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Posted: Thu 05 Apr 2007, 08:31
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GrafPup (First Impression)
Subject description: Because first impressions are important
Within the first three seconds of a new encounter, people are evaluating…
even if it is just a glance.
With Nathan F. gearing up for the next release of GrafPup I believe at first glance GrafPup will sell, you see with Grafpup presentation means a lot. And this is what helps give GrafPup the edge over other distributions sure it does not by default use the more popular xfce, kde or gnome instead GrafPup relies upon a developer and suggestions.
Nathan F. has long been known to be compatible with most people in the GrafPup / Puppy community. And when it comes to user input the creator & lead developer of GrafPup takes this very seriously. I personally find this feature of Grafpup very attractive if not the best. Of course everyone cannot be pleased but this does not mean that anyone cannot either..
What sets GrafPup apart is that when the user hits the desktop for the first time they will find that it looks a little different than what they (windows users) are used to but they realize it looks nice. I personally think that the naming of menu and desktop applications could be better as to give the everyday user an idea of what xyz app is and does, but with a simple click this is resolved.. hmm I should make this suggestion on the Grafpup forum as to give this suggestion a chance of becoming a real included feature !
The looks are not the only thing going for this hot blonde linux distribution. No, there is more.GrafPup has an ever growing server full of applications that are ready to use with the click of a button (934 applications and growing).
All of the credit cannot be given to Nathan himself a lot of the people that use GrafPup are quick to help find bugs, errors, etc.. And without this public support GrafPup would not be as good as it is. Many distributions get caught in the web of where the credit should go but with GrafPup credit is given without hesitation, maybe delayed but Nathan F. has good reason. Nathan F. is also co-owner of Texas Angel Photography among other trades.
Texas Angel Photography
There are some areas that are in need of improvement for one instead of using the more popular, useful and helpful freenode irc server GrafPup relies upon
Of course with the web site getting an overhaul this issue might be taken care of ? Another area that needs improvement is the /etc/rc.d directory. GrafPup follows in the footsteps of puppy when it comes to /etc/rc.d but a quick look at
can show the whole linux community how it should be done.
So the next time you think about trying Grafpup remember the three keys that set GrafPup above the rest.
1. The developer listens to the community
2. The nasty bugs and errors are eliminated when they surface
3. Your input is counted & needed
This has been a revolutionary moment brought to you by your friendly
Heaven is on the way, until then let's get the truth out!
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Posted: Thu 05 Apr 2007, 14:36
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brought to you by your friendly
This forum got some VERY friendly persons, and you are definitive one of them.
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Location: Manila
Posted: Thu 05 Apr 2007, 19:56
Post subject: yes
Yes, hail to the chief ! (that's NathanF)
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Posted: Thu 05 Apr 2007, 23:26
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One very important thing I try to do with Grafpup as a project, is to add in some farly cutting edge features and try to trickle them back into Puppy when possible. Like for instance aufs, and the color management library lcms (which only this year started shipping with even most multimedia distros). Consider it a test bed of sorts, a least the 2.xx branch anyway.
Let's not forget that the thing would not have happened at all without Barry Kauler and Puppy. Also, alot of others have helped along the way too. Bombayrockers was the first to get KDE working in Puppy, and I based the usr_kde.sfs on his work. MU has contributed more little bits of programming than most of us will do in a lifetime. And David May has donated both artistic talent and hosting space for quite some time now.
Even other distributions have at times been helpful. I occasionally correspond with Wolven, the creator of Wolvix, and learned a lot from Slax about the workings of unionfs, aufs, and correctly compiling a kernel.
More recently I have been priveledged to recieve a bit more direct help from both Dougal and PlineJ.
And lastly I would like to recognize that a lot of people have provided me with links and ideas I might not have found if not for them. It was klhrevolutionst who brought up the Slim login manager, and made me aware of Lxpanel, and probably a whole host of other things. Leon (from the Grafpup forum) has made a whole host of suggestions and observations that are now being incorporated into the base, everything from the simple numlockx program to getting me to see the light about Abiword. Joey Cagle has helped a great deal with pulling together all of the audio production software, as well as hosting grafpup.com for quite some time.
In short, Grafpup is far from being a one man show at this point. I see that trend continuing in the future, just as it is doing so with Puppy. I welcome all the help that is offered, and am always grateful for the kind reviews and comments. Really for the most part my experience with Open Source software has been that of a utopian ideal. The longer I stay and hack away, the more interconnected it all seems, and the smaller the world gets for me. A lot of people are under the mistaken impression that Linux has to show one unified face to the world and have a huge market share to be a success, but frankly the diversity will always be it's strongest asset, and the amazing communities that spring up spanning continents show that Open Source is already more successful than proprietary commercial software.
So I would like to invite anyone reading this thread, to get involved on whatever level you can and help to make the community and the sofware even better. If you must have hero's that's OK, but try to follow their example by being cooperative.
Bring on the locusts ...
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Posted: Thu 05 Apr 2007, 23:54
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Well said, Nathan. I second most of what you said about open source software. Hope you don't mind my very brief second to klh. I did that 'coz klh's original post is already long.
(no offense meant for klh)
In the next days or weeks, I hope we can focus on the legal implications of distributing Puppy Linux in devices (that are actually sold to users). It seems this is a tough front for the open source community, and again as a community, we will need each other for forging ahead.
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Russian experts are calling it the "Putin Doctrine."
In an iron-fisted Kremlin response to a mass hostage-taking by Chechens last month, Russia has launched a major drive to crush Chechnya's decade-old rebellion. And Mr. Putin may ask the United States to accept a greatly increased use of military force even if it means preemptive strikes into neighboring Georgia by Russian troops.
The doctrine includes new rules allowing the Russian military to attack terrorist threats across international borders, a diplomatic offensive to convince the world community that Chechen rebels are terrorists, rejection of any future peace talks with even moderate Chechen opposition leaders, and tough restrictions on journalists covering the conflict.
"Our answer No. 1 to this terrorist act is: Wipe them out!" says Vyacheslav Nikonov, director of the Kremlin-connected Politika Foundation in Moscow.
Russia has asked the US State Department to add Chechen rebels to its international terrorist blacklist. Moscow is also attempting to extradite an emissary of Chechnya's elected president, Aslan Maskhadov, from Denmark.
Following the hostage tragedy, in which more than 150 rebels and hostages died, Moscow wants the US to see that Russia is engaged in a similar death struggle with terrorism and agree to work more closely with Russia.
"The Americans must see that the fight is the same, and it requires tough methods," says Sergei Kolmakov, an expert with the Foundation for the Development of Parliamentarism, which is linked to the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament.
This week Russia's Defense Ministry canceled plans to reduce the 80,000 troop presence in Chechnya and began a security crackdown in the tiny breakaway republic.
"People in Chechnya are panicking," says Aslanbek Aslakhanov, a pro-Moscow Chechen deputy of the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament. "The military is greatly mistaken if it believes this is the way. They cannot make people give up by using force."
Refugees are streaming out of Chechnya, after a long period of relative stability, he adds.
Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov on Tuesday announced that his forces have received the Kremlin's approval to hit terrorist bases and personnel abroad, much as the US did this week when it killed six suspected Al Qaeda leaders with a missile-firing unmanned drone in Yemen. Mr. Ivanov said that Russia is also developing high-precision weapons for such purposes, capable of dealing "extensive destruction" over large distances.
"This may seem surprising, but a war has been virtually declared on us," Mr. Ivanov said. "It has neither fronts, nor borders, nor a visible enemy. But war it is."
The immediate object of the new policy is likely to be Georgia, a former Soviet Caucasus republic which Moscow has long accused of harboring terrorist forces from neighboring Chechnya and even Al Qaeda members.
Many experts say that, with the winter loss of foliage cover in mountainous Chechnya, some fighters may drift across the border to areas such as the Pankisi Gorge, where they rest before returning to battle in the spring. Georgia insists that recent security operations have brought this lawless area under control a claim Moscow derides.
"What is Georgia?" says Mr. Nikonov. "It is a failed state that controls nothing on its own territory."
But Moscow's hand has been stayed, at least so far, by clear US warnings not to interfere in independent Georgia. American Special Forces have been in Georgia since March, training a special antiterrorist unit of local forces to deal with security problems like the Pankisi Gorge. Whatever the merits of Moscow's case against Chechen rebels, there are suspicions that the Kremlin is using the issue to intimidate pro-Western Georgian leader Eduard Shevardnadze and promote its own neoimperial interests in the region.
"A Russian military strike against Georgia would probably not have much effect on Chechens, since they seem pretty good at hiding," says Dmitri Furman, an expert with the official Institute of European Studies in Moscow. "But it might serve as a kind of demonstration to Shevardnadze that it's not a good idea to defy Russia."
If the Kremlin succeeds in convincing the world that even moderate Chechen leaders such as Mr. Maskhadov are terrorists, however, opposition to broader Russian military action could evaporate. Maskhadov, the military leader of Chechen resistance in the 1994-96 war of independence against Russia, was elected president in the republic's only democratic poll in 1997. Though he condemned last month's Moscow hostage-taking after the fact, Russian leaders say that such a large operation must have taken place with Maskhadov's knowledge or, that if he was unaware ot it, he is incapable of controlling Chechen rebel forces and thus not worth talking to.
The persuasiveness of Moscow's argument is being tested in Denmark, where a close aide to Maskhadov, Akhmed Zakayev, was arrested on a Russian warrant last week and is being held by Danish authorities pending documentary proof of his connections with terrorist activity.
If Denmark accepts the Russian evidence and extradites Mr. Zakayev, it may mean the end of Maskhadov as the leader of Chechnya's national struggle for independence.
"If Maskhadov is discredited as a leader, then there is no one with any credibility left in Chechnya to talk to," says Alexander Iskanderyan, director of the independent Center for Caucasian Studies in Moscow. "This will suit the hawks who want to impose terms on Chechnya by force, not negotiate peace."
Cracking down on the home front as well, Russia's Press Ministry announced tough policies on journalists covering antiterrorist operations such as the war in Chechnya, which include a ban on interviewing terrorists or their supporters.
The pro-Kremlin Duma majority earlier approved tighter rules, which will bar anyone from analyzing terrorist demands "on an amateur level" in the Russian media without first consulting security forces an apparent reaction to the open, audience-participation format used by two Moscow TV networks to cover last month's hostage crisis.

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Gerard Depardieu has issued an official apology after urinating on a plane in Paris.
The French actor has insisted that he is "very sorry" for the incident in which he felt he had no other option but to urinate in a bottle while the seat-belt sign was turned on.
He described himself as being in a state of "irrepressible need" when French actor and friend, Edouard Baer, passed him an empty bottle.
His companions claim that Gerard went through with it "without any provocation and after making sure he wasn't seen."
When some urine spilt on the carpet, however, his fellow passengers were quickly enraged and the 62-year-old was forced to leave the plane before take-off.
The CityJet aircraft then had to be emptied and cleaned before it left two hours later.
The friends who accompanied him have said: "No proceedings or fine were signalled to him and he had the feeling the misunderstanding and the inflexible attitude of the hostess were understood by his interlocutors."
They also say that the actor-director is "very sorry for the inconvenience caused."
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iluvk9 wrote:Man, it just gets worse and worse....
Looking for a bright spot in this mess, he had his last few months with you, Jeanine. He was a lucky pup.
I am sorry.
This is Doogie and not Dash. Doogie was my second foster dog ever and was adopted and returned twice so just stayed with us. I've had him for six years or so. He's a good and quirky boy.
We gave him some pain meds and fluids and he perked up so I think we're going to wait on the PTS. I just can't do it when he's looking at me so hopefully for a donut. I know we're just delaying the inevitable but I'd like to take him home and spoil him rotton for a couple of days at least.


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Hydrogen fuel cells have been hailed by some as the solution to our country's dependency on foreign oil, particularly when it comes to fueling automobiles. But a new study by Phoenix-based research firm Energy Business Reports predicts that electric power generation and consumer electronics — not automobiles — will lead the way in using fuel cell technology in the future.
The firm's recently published "Fuel Cell Technology and Market Potential" report states that the global fuel cell market is expected to reach $2.5 billion by 2009, and electric power generation is expected to represent more than half of all demand in 2008. It also predicts that the portable electronics market will report the strongest advances over the next decade.
With the increasing power consumption requirements of electronic devices, the report notes that lithium ion and lithium-polymer batteries "have almost reached their functional limits." With approximately a dozen companies worldwide active in the field of miniaturized fuel cell systems, what the report refers to as "micro fuel cells" are expected to hit the consumer electronic market for portable devices such as laptops and PCs well before automobile fuel cell technology.
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According to Energy Business Reports, stationary applications for fuel cell technology, such as institutional electrical generators, will follow the commercialization of portable electronic applications, but will also precede commercialization of automobile fuel cell technology. "Aerospace and motor vehicle applications may lag somewhat in the near term, but are projected to grow rapidly between 2008 and 2013," the report says.


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Also, Clint Eastwood's Cowboy Favorites to be reissued on vinyl for first time.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Real Gone Music, the reissue label that has won many critical kudos in its initial months of operation, has announced its March 2012 releases. Featured are B.J. Thomas' The Complete Scepter Singles, Frankie Avalon's Muscle Beach Party: The United Artists Sessions, The Tubes' Young & Rich/Now, Rick Springfield's Beginnings..., David Axelrod's Messiah, Wishbone Ash's Live Dates II and Clint Eastwood's Rawhide's Clint Eastwood Sings Cowboy Favorites.
From his 1966 recording of Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" through his 1972 double-sided hit single "That's What Friends Are For"/"Happier Than the Morning Sun," B.J. Thomas enjoyed a string of hits rivaled by few artists of that time. And the fact that he did this on an indie label, Scepter, makes the achievement even more impressive. Various compilations of Thomas' Scepter sides have come and gone. But Real Gone's 44-track anthology is the first to offer A- and B-sides of every one of the artists' Scepter singles, including his 19 hits. Many of the B-sides never appeared on albums. DJ/journalist Michael Ragogna wrote the notes, which feature quotes from Thomas.
Frankie Avalon's late '50s/early '60s recordings practically define an era in pop music. But while there have been many reissues of his legendary Chancellor recordings, his later output has proven elusive. Frankie Avalon: Muscle Beach Party: The United Artists Sessions features 20 stereo tracks recorded in 1964 and '65. The set's centerpiece is Frankie's album Muscle Beach Party and Other Movie Songs, which features music from his films (notably a version of "Runnin' Wild," his spotlight solo in the Muscle Beach Party movie). In addition are his rare UA singles plus tracks from the soundtrack of I'll Take Sweden, a Bob Hope comedy in which he co-starred. The set features liners by Tom Pickles and photos.
One might think that the debut solo album, sporting two hits, from one of the '80s' biggest heartthrobs would have been reissued long ago, but Rick Springfield's 1972 Capitol release Beginnings... was indeed the "beginnings" of a series of misadventures in the music business that were to plague the singer until he broke through with "Jessie's Girl" and a role on the soap opera General Hospital. Springfield had scored a major hit in Australia with "Speak to the Sky" (the song appears here in its re-recorded U.S. hit version) when he moved to the States and made Beginnings, but there was a serious disconnect between the music and the marketing. The label seemed bent on selling him as a Tiger Beat teen heartthrob but Springfield's songwriting betrayed an artist with loftier ambitions, switching from Big Star-esque power pop ("Mother Can You Carry Me") to T-Rexish glam ("Hooky Jo") to McCartney-esque balladry ("What Would the Children Think"). Springfield left Capitol following disappointing initial sales; this album deserved a wider audience then and still does now.
Having previously set a Catholic Mass to psychedelic guitar in 1967 with the Electric Prunes album Mass in F Minor, in 1971 legendary arranger/producer David Axelrod went for Baroque and set Georg Friedrich Handel's signature work Messiah to contemporary instrumentation as well. But he didn't do it alone — frequent collaborator Julian "Cannonball" Adderley conducted the orchestra. The result was a record far more restrained, even respectful, than Mass in F Minor, with psychedelic guitar, a funk rhythm section, flute and electric piano contributing tasty, swinging instrumental passages. This cult favorite is given its first reissue here of any kind, with new liner notes and photos. Another Real Gone (ahem) resurrection, just in time for Easter!
Clint Eastwood has demonstrated a deep love and aptitude for music as both an actor and a director (e.g. Play Misty for Me; Bird) during his entire career. On Rawhide's Clint Eastwood Sings Cowboy Favorites he is fresh from his success on the TV series Rawhide, crooning (and quite competently so) a collection of Country & Western favorites. Real Gone has added both sides of his 1962 single "Rowdy" b/w "Cowboy Wedding Song" to the CD release of this 1963 stereo album; the vinyl release (the album's first‐ever reissue in the vinyl format) features 180‐gram vinyl pressing.
The fact that two albums by The Tubes, Young & Rich and Now (their second and third releases) have been out of print for years — and Now never even issued on CD in this country — is eloquent testimony to the fact that they are one of the most underrated bands of the '70s (though not underrated by all — used CD copies of these albums sell for staggering figures online). Salacious Zappa-like satire? Check. Over-the-top theatricality à la Alice Cooper? Check. BOC-like hard rock? Check. Even avant-garde, Beefheart-ian atonality cropped up in unexpected places. The two-disc set features liner notes by Gene Sculatti drawn from a new interview with drummer Prairie Prince.
When a band has not one, not two, but three releases entitled Live Dates, it's a pretty good bet that the band in question is pretty good in concert. And in the case of Wishbone Ash, that's an understatement; various line-ups of the group have been rocking the globe with their patented brand of twin-guitar hard/progressive rock for 40 years now. Though Live Dates (1973) charted, and Live Dates III (2001) is well-thought-of by their fan base, it's Live Dates II (released in 1980 and assembled from various 1976-1980 shows) that's considered the real gem of the three; it ranks as probably the key document of the Wishbone Ash version 2.0 lineup of guitarists Andy Powell (he of the Flying V) and Laurie Wisefield, bassist Martin Turner and drummer Steve Upton. Real Gone's reissue features the complete, limited-edition double-album of which only 25,000 copies were originally released, and only in the UK—80 minutes of guitar bliss on a single CD.
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Most *rare* anime you've ever seen?
By rare, I mean what anime have you watched that you think has the least number of other people here who have watched it (or even heard about it). Of course rare anime includes both good and bad, but luckly all the rare anime I've seen is good. Here are my top 3 (that I can remember):
Photon, a short 4-6 episode series about a boy who is incredibly strong and saves a very intergalactic female warrior/princess (and man did she have boobs!) It was absolutely hilarious.
Infinite Ryvius could be my favorite anime of all time. Think of the novel "Lord of the Flies", but make the characters more interesting, the plot more outstanding, and the setting in outer-space. I absolutely ate this series up
Blue Seed was alright, but nothing special. Definitely worth the $40 I shelled out for the whole series Plus the omake theater at the end was hilarious
These are just series that I THINK are rare. I don't know, they could be totally popular, but I've never heard anyone mention them in the last 15+ or so months since I registered here. (I do know, however, that all 3 of those series are licensed)
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New York, USA
Windaria: One of the best anime I have ever seen in my life. Unfortunately Carl Macek hacked it into a piece of garbage called "Once Upon a Time." As a result almost no one has seen the original masterpiece.
Luna Varuga: Very funny. Very weird. Very poorly known.
Dirty Pair TV: Lots of people have seen the movies, but almost noone has seen the original TV series. I was lucky to see this subbed on VHS.
Dragon Century: Only 2 OVAs were made and then the company went bankrupt. It is a shame because I really liked the first 2 OVAs.
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Finland
Chocchan's Story - Movie made in 1997, it tells semi-biographical story of Cho Kuroyanagi during WWII in Japan. Almost as gripping as the famous Grave of the Fireflies. There is no information about this in Animenewsnetwork or Animenfo, but maybe it has another title.
I bought finnsh subbed VHS-tape, so I quess that there are some finnish anime-fans who have seen this.
|2004-04-12, 03:45
|Link #4
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Netherlands
Age: 32
I've seen everything there is in the Macross-universe and I've seen all Ghibli-films.
I've also seen 14 Lupin III films by now, and I suppose most people have only seen some of them.
Ashita no Joe Movie 1: Haven't seen anything from the series, but as the movie was supposedly a recap of the first series, I decided to just go and watch it.
GoShogun The Time Étranger: Even though it's out on DVD in the US, I don't think a lot of people have seen this one.
Marine Express: A movie containing several characters made by the Astro Boy-man, including Astro Boy himself and Black Jack.
Mazinger Z Movie 2 - Mazinger Z vs The Great General of Darkness: Found this one on Direct Connect after having just seen both MazinKaiser OVA's. Decided to download it, only to found out that the second MazinKaiser OVA I had just seen was somewhat of a remake of this movie.
Mermaid's Scar: Not many people have seen this, as it isn't available with subs. I watched it raw, and it was pretty easy to follow.
Queen Emeraldes: A not so well known Leiji Matsumoto OVA, which wasn't all that good, actually.
Robot Carnival: Somewhat of a predecessor to Memories, where all the shorts are related to, well, robots.
Rumic World: I've seen three of the four OVA's. Ofcourse Mermaid's Forest, but also Fire Tripper and Maris the Chojo. Now only if I could find The Laughing Target.
|2004-04-12, 03:54
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Well I'm not sure about these but compared to others like Trigun and Cowboy Bebop, these have better chances of being "rare".
I would say the rarest would be Excel Saga, Macross Zero, Shineman and Sol Bianca.
|2004-04-12, 04:39
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Killing Intent
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Cyberspace
Hmmm, I saw this anime called Mermaids Forest. Found it on the backshelf at the videostore all covered in dust. It was quite good. It's about people that can get immortal if they eat mermaids flesh, well, they get immortal or die. It was kinda weird, but good.
|2004-04-12, 07:01
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I can see time itself!
Don't think Sei Jyushi Bismarck or however you spell it is very "rare" since it was brought over to the US as the fantastic Saber Rider in the 1980's, but I don't know if many of the people on this forum have seen it. It's bloody fantastic.
Also, what about Galaxy Express? Anyone have seen this classic series?
|2004-04-12, 08:36
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: "Post a Photo of Yourself!" Thread
Iria - my favorite anime out of all of them ^_^ it was hell trying to find the vhs in any store...and one day i lucked out and found 1 copy of a dvd
Tekkaman Blade - the person in Slade xTekno's Ava
8-Man - gave only a couple of times on the Sci-Fi channel (available on dvd...but i think it comes bundled with the live action...so not many people might know the anime is available)
Dominion Tank Police/Venus Wars - a couple more that gave on the Sci-Fi channel
and along with Blue Seed/Blue Seed 2 and Robot Carnival there are a few other older ones that some people might never see...just cause of the rarity of finding them on dvd etc etc...
|2004-04-12, 09:33
|Link #15
The Invincible Dawn
Join Date: Apr 2003
X-men made by japanese animators.
It was just a preview really, shown to me by a fan who came to our anime meetings years back. Cyclops was there along with the other x-men. I think it was less than 30 seconds but was certainly japanese made...anime style.
It was impressive at that time...no way near X-men (US).
Alas, i never able to copy it.
Master Ran
|2004-04-12, 09:45
|Link #17
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Middle of Atlantic Ocean
Age: 38
Of what has been listed here before, I have seen:
Goshogun: Time Etranger
Infinite Ryvius
Robot Carnival
Other I have seen are:
Kokoro Library (well I think it is rare to finish it )
I wish you were here (Gonzo TV 4 eps)
Spring and Chaos (movie)
|2004-04-12, 09:52
|Link #18
Killing Intent
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Cyberspace
Hmm, yeah I saw that one....it was on RTL2 if I remember right... But it's true...I never heard anyone about it.
Just remembered > Blue Submarine..or something like that....It was on Canal Blue?...Don't know if it's rare...
And of course the kiddy animes, off which at the time, I didn't even know it was anime....
|2004-04-12, 10:08
|Link #19
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Looking for his book...
Although I disagree with calling a licensed series 'rare' there are some cases where it could be considered rare, such as a copy of AnimEigo's Spirit of Wonder DVDs.
Now, for the rare series I've seen:
Space Cat Full House: An interesting series, think Love Hina in space with a large amount of singing.
Eatman: Both '98 and '99. Both are liscensed but with Bandai ceasing distribution of Eatman '98 and never having had released Eatman '99, it's one of the few licensed series I consider 'rare.'
Maya the Honey Bee: This is actually licensed, by whom I don't know but Dic did an English adaptation, but they ceased airing it on television here around 1989.
Good Series.
|2004-04-12, 11:39
|Link #20
rare.. i guess most of the stuff I have
all my shounen-ai stuff are rare... not many people collect them..
Suddenly Princess: funny anime about some dimwitted princess..
Yu gi oh first series.. not releases in US..
but most rare anime are licensed and not available on Bittorrent..
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Cisco Packaged Contact Center Enterprise (Packaged CCE) is a predesigned, bounded deployment model of Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise. Customers whose contact center requirements fit the boundaries of the solution can enjoy the advantages of the simplified management interface, smaller hardware footprint, and reduced time to install. These customers can also benefit from the comprehensive feature set of Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise and Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal. The solution comes packaged with Cisco Unified Intelligence Center for comprehensive reporting and Cisco Finesse desktop software for an enhanced, next-generation desktop experience.
This wiki page consolidates and catalogs the resources that are available for Packaged CCE.
Packaged CCE Sales Enablement
Cisco Sales and Partner Access Only
- Partner Community - Sales enablement material for Cisco field and Cisco partners, including sales and technical presentations, sample BOM, screenshots, etc.
- Ordering Guide - Cisco Customer Contact Solutions Ordering Guide.
Packaged CCE Technical Documentation
- All Technical Documents - Link to the top-level folder for Packaged CCE guides.
- Product Specifications – Details the design, software / hardware requirements and capacity limits for Packaged CCE.
- Installation and Configuration Guide – Explains how to install Packaged CCE, including both Golden Template cloning method and Direct Install method.
- Administration Guide - Explains Unified CCE Administration tools and the Packaged CCE interfaces with Unified CCE reporting, scripting, and Configuration Manager.
- Optional Features Guide - Explains how to configure optional features available on Packaged CCE such as Outbound Option, Mobile Agent, Agent Greeting, etc.
- Developer Guide - Link to the API documentation on the Cisco Developer Network.
- Release Notes - New features, notes, and defect resolutions for each release.
- Troubleshooting – Troubleshooting Tips for Packaged CCE are a sub-section of Troubleshooting Tips for Unified CCE.
Packaged CCE Training Videos
Short Training Videos
- Video 1 - Introduction to Packaged CCE 9.0. (13:49 minutes)
- Video 2 - Install and Setup Overview. (13:03 minutes)
- Video 3 - Install using Golden Template cloning. (12:22 minutes)
- Video 4 - How to Script with Packaged CCE. (20:57 minutes)
- Video 5 - How to Manage Agents and Teams. (2:13 minutes)
- Video 6 - How to Configure Mobile Agents. (8:49 minutes)
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Packaged CCE Discussion Forums
- Discussion Forum - for Cisco sales and Cisco partners.
Packaged CCE Developer Community
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FRANKFURT, Germany, July 23 (UPI) -- Germany's leading economic indicators rose marginally in May, climbing for the fourth month out of the past five, the Conference Board said Tuesday.
In the six-month period ending May 30, the leading index rose 2.2 percent, an annual rate of about 4.5 percent, the Conference Board said.
The trend represents a reversal from the previous six months, when the leading index slipped 1.5 percent or about a 3 percent annual rate.
From November through May, the Coincident Economic Index, which measures current business conditions, rose 0.7 percent, which is an annual rate of about 1.5 percent.
In the previous six months, the CEI was also in decline, dropping 0.3 percent or at an annual rate of 0.6 percent.
In May, the Leading Economic Index for Europe's largest economy rose 0.1 percent to 104.9. The coincident index, also up 0.1 percent, rose to 107.7.


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Not sure which one you mean but i'm guessing you mean the star its self? That was BDs work as far as i know.SSX Fahd wrote:I think it was Killjoy with some help from Blackdove and Lightspeed who designed the final logo.
Think you must be thinking of someone else there mate, maybe Ava?. I don't remember Quiz ever playing WoW, think he'd shudder at the thought hehe.enlightened wrote:(Ah i loved the AV battles when Arche and Inquisitor charged into masses of hordes and took them out, good days)
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You're only 23?! I recall someone saying you were... 30 or something. (I'm only 22)
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I don't remember Quiz ever playing WoW, think he'd shudder at the thought hehe.
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I really can recall Inquisitor in WoW, pink level 60 NightElf warrior . I could be hallucinating though, all the studies can get tiring haha
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- Give an explanation of the Sea Scout emblem and tell how and why is is used. Prove that you have a general understanding of the customs and courtesies of the sea.
- Give a brief history of the U.S. flag, and show when to fly it and how to hoist, lower, fold, display, and salute it.
Active Membership
- Attend at least 75 percent of your ship's meetings and special activities
for six months.
Note: Check with your ship's yeoman.
- Complete quarterdeck training, either as a petty officer or as a prospective petty officer, as provided and required by your ship and council.
- Recruit a new member for your ship and follow through until the new member is registered and formally admitted. (This requirement may be waived by the ship committee if additional membership is not possible at the time the Sea Scout applies.)
Special Skills
- Boats:
- Know the identifying features and special advantages of 10 of the following types of boats: Canoe, catamaran, dinghy, dory, kayak, motor cruiser, motor lifeboat, motor sailer, motor whaleboat, pram, pulling whaleboat, punt, runabout, self-bailing surfboat, skiff, trimaran. Name the principal parts of the type of craft commonly used by your ship
- Know the proper display of boat flags and courtesy on small boats.
- Demonstrate your ability to handle a rowboat.
- Marlinspike Seamanship:
- Using line appropriate to the craft you normally use, tie the following knots and explain the use of each: overhand knot, stevedore's knot, bowline on a bight, timber hitch, rolling hitch, marline hitch, midshipman's hitch, and double bowline (French bowline).
- Name the various materials used for rope, the advantages and disadvantages of each, and the characteristics of laid and braided rope. Understand the meaning of lay, thread, strand, and hawser.
- Demonstrate the ability to secure a line to pilings, bitts and rings, and to coil, flake, and flemish a line. Know how rope is sized and measured. Demonstrate how to cut and heat seal a synthetic line.
- Ground Tackle:
- Describe five types of anchors. Describe how each type holds the bottom, the kind of bottom in which it holds best, and any other advantages or disadvantages.
- Name the parts of a stock and stockless anchor.
- Demonstrate the ability to weigh and set anchor.
- Piloting:
- Explain the degree system of compass direction. Explain variation and deviation, and show how corrections are applied to correcting and uncorrecting compass headings assigned by your consultant.
- Name relative bearings expressed in both degrees and points. Be able to report objects in view and wind directions with respect to the boat, and know the duties of a lookout.
- Name three kinds of devices used aboard ship for measuring speed and/or distance traveled and, if possible, demonstrate their use.
- Make a dead reckoning table of compass and distances (minimum three
legs) between two points, plot these on a chart, and determine the final
Note: It is best if this requirement can be met while under way. If this is not possible, it may be simulated, but the courses and charts used must be those in the normal cruising area of the ship.
- Communications:
- Name the three principal methods of visual signaling and explain the advantages and limitations of each method.
- Name the three principal types of radiotelephone equipment in marine use and demonstrate your knowledge of correct radiotelephone procedures.
- Time:
- Understand Universal coordinated time (Greenwich mean time) and zone time, and demonstrate the ability to convert from one to the other for your local area.
- Name the seven watches and bell time.
- Understand the 24-hour system of telling time.
- Swimming: Meet the requirements for the Swimming merit badge.
- Cruising:
- Take part in the planning and make a 2-day (including overnight) cruise in an approved craft under leadership. Submit a satisfactory log of the cruise.
- Name the wheel or helm orders specified in the current Pilot Rules
manual. While on the cruise, perform the duties of a helmsman.
Note: For each day of the cruise, fill out a cruise log.
- Safety:
- Know the man overboard, fire, abandon ship and all other drills used by your ship.
- List the equipment that should be contained in an abandon ship bag, and list the duties to be performed before abandoning ship.
- List safety equipment required by law for your ship's main vessel. Discuss BSA Safety Afloat with a ship's officer.
- Galley:
- While on a cruise or at a camp, prepare or take charge of a breakfast, lunch and dinner, including boiled, fried, and uncooked dishes. Demonstrate your ability to properly use the galley equipment or personal cooking gear aboard your craft. Demonstrate appropriate sanitation techniques for food preparation and meal cleanup.
- Submit a menu, list of provisions, and estimated costs before meeting the above requirement.
- Explain the use of charcoal, pressurized alcohol, propane, and compressed natural gas stoves including safety precautions for each.
- Sailing:
- Name the principal parts of the masts, booms, spars, standing and running rigging, and sails of a gaff- or Marconi-rigged sloop, schooner, and ketch or yawl.
- Describe the identifying characteristics of a sloop, ketch, yawl, cutter, and schooner.
- Work: As a Seaman Apprentice log at least 16 hours work on ship
equipment, projects, or activities other
than regular ship meetings, parties, dances, or fun events.
Note: Arrange this through the ship's officers.
- Electives: Do any three of the following.
Note: Many ships place emphasis on differing skills because of the nature of their programs. Check with ship's petty officers before selecting electives to ensure that they will be consistent with the ship's program.
- Drill: Demonstrate your ability to execute commands in close-order drill.
- Signaling: Send and receive semaphore messages using proper procedures at a rate of at least 30 letters a minute.
- Compass: Box the compass to 32 points and demonstrate your ability to compute the degree heading for each point. Describe the relationship between the 32 points and the relative bearing system using points.
- Yacht Racing: Describe the procedures used in yacht
racing, and the signals used by the race committee to start a race,
and serve as a crew member in a race sailed under current International
Sailing Federation Rules.
Note: Secure the help of your ship's officers to obtain a copy of the current version of the ISAF racing rules from the U.S. Sailing Association and secure a berth on your nearest qualified yacht club race, or sail in your local council or regional sailing races.
- Sailing: In a cat-rigged or similar small boat, demonstrate the ability to sail singlehandedly a triangular course (leeward, windward, and reaching marks). Demonstrate beating, reaching, and running. A qualified instructor must observe this.
- Ornamental Ropework: Demonstrate your ability to
make a three-strand turk's head and a three-strand monkey's fist. Using
either ornamental knot, make up a heaving line.
Note: Most ornamental ropework is far too complicated to describe and illustrate effectively within a manual of this type. Secure the help of a consultant and read the literature the consultant recommends.
- Engines: Perform routine maintenance on your ship's propulsion system, including filter, spark plug, oil changes, and other appropriate proper fueling procedures. Refer to operation manuals or ship officers for correct procedures.
Source : Sea Scout Manual (#33239C), 2002 Edition
For more details on Sea Scouting,
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Eddie Rifice Named Skyline Rookie of the Week
Farmingdale State freshman attacker Eddie Rifice (Babylon, N.Y./Babylon) was named the Skyline Conference Rookie of the Week for men's lacrosse on Monday, March 31st.
Rifice earns Rookie of the Week honors after recording four goals and two assists in a 1-1 week for the Rams. Rifice had a goal and two assists in a 12-11 loss at Vassar. He then scored three goals as Farmingdale State earned a 9-8 win over Morrisville State. It was the first win of the season for the Rams following four losses by two goals or less.
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SAN ANTONIO, April 12 (UPI) -- Tony Parker returned to action after a two-game absence Friday and produced 22 points to send San Antonio to a 108-101 win over Sacramento.
The Spurs continued to put heat on Oklahoma City in the battle for the best record in the Western Conference, having started the evening a half game behind the Thunder.
Tim Duncan had 18 points and Kawhi Leonard scored 15 for the Spurs, who began the final period with a 10-point advantage. That lead did not dwindle below 10 points until the closing minute.
Sacramento, which has lost five out of six, was paced by 19 points and 12 rebounds from DeMarcus Cousins.
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EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Insurgents ambushed an Egyptian army convoy in northern Sinai early Tuesday killing a soldier and a civilian, the local government and the military said, the latest in a rising wave of attacks in the volatile peninsula.
Military spokesman Col. Ahmed Mohammed Ali said the attackers targeted two buses transporting soldiers, detonating three explosive devices and spraying the vehicles with gunfire as they drove down a main road linking the border town of Rafah with el-Arish, the capital of northern Sinai.
In a statement published on his official Facebook page, Ali said forces securing the buses returned fire, forcing the attackers to flee.
He added that one soldier and a civilian driver died in the attack and five soldiers were wounded. The wounded soldiers, some described as being in critical condition, were taken to the military hospital in el-Arish.
A statement soon after the attack from the northern Sinai security department gave different details of the ambush. It said attackers fired three rocket-propelled grenades at an armored military vehicle and a troop carrier, and that seven soldiers were wounded. The military's reports of incidents involving its forces are generally considered more definitive.
Violence in Sinai has increased since the military toppled President Mohammed Morsi on July 3 following demonstrations by millions calling for him to leave office. Several al-Qaida-inspired militant groups have stepped up attacks on security and military targets in the peninsula. The Egyptian military has responded with intensified operations to eliminate the militants and their sanctuaries in the lawless desert area.
Meanwhile, Egypt's prosecutor general ordered the detention of four policemen on the basis of accusations related to the August deaths of more than 30 detainees held in a prison truck, a security official said. The police were accused of committing manslaughter by firing tear gas into the trucks.
The incident happened after police cracked down on pro-Morsi protest camps in Cairo, killing hundreds. The prisoners were mostly supporters of the ousted president.
Many policemen have been referred to trial over allegations of killing protesters and other abuses since the 2011 overthrow of authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak, but convictions remain rare.
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Characteristics of Parkinson s Disease Associated With the LRRK-2 Gene Mutation
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00467090
Recruitment Status : Terminated
First Posted : April 27, 2007
Last Update Posted : December 3, 2018
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This study will identify symptoms and other characteristics of Parkinson s disease that may be associated with changes in a gene called leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2). Changes in this gene have been found in patients with and without a family history of Parkinson s disease. This study will examine people with Parkinson s disease to try to identify how symptoms develop over time. First-degree relatives of patients will also be studied.
People 18 years of age or older with Parkinson s disease or people who have a first-degree relative with Parkinson s disease may be eligible for this study.
Participants visit the NIH Clinical Center every other year for 10 years for some or all of the procedures listed below. Each visit requires 3-4 days of testing, which may be done on an inpatient or outpatient basis. Telephone interviews are conducted during the alternate years.
- History and physical examination.
- Smell testing: Subjects are asked to identify 40 different scents.
- Sensory testing: Objects with grooves and ridges are touched to subjects fingertips. With their eyes closed, the subjects are asked to say which way the grooves and ridges run on the objects.
- Neuropsychological evaluation: Subjects are asked about their memory and thinking and may be asked to complete some pen and paper tests.
- Psychiatric evaluation: Subjects are asked about psychiatric symptoms, including anxiety and depression.
- Blood drawing: Blood is drawn through a needle in the arm.
- Magnetic imaging resonance (MRI) scans of the brain: MRI uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to obtain images of body organs and tissues. During the test, subjects lie on a table that can slide in and out of the MRI scanner (a metal cylinder surrounded by a strong magnetic field). The procedure lasts about 30 minutes, during which the subjects may be asked to lie still for up to 5 minutes at a time.
- Transcranial sonography (TCS): TCS uses sound waves to obtain images of the brain. Subjects lie on their back and an ultrasound device is moved around the scalp.
- Sleep study (1-2 night hospital admission): Subjects brain waves are recorded during sleep using electroencephalography (EEG). Their breathing rate, pulse and oxygen level are also monitored.
- Questionnaire: Subjects complete several questionnaires designed to obtain information on symptoms or traits that have been reported to be associated with Parkinson s disease.
|Condition or disease
|Parkinson Disease
Parkinson s disease is a common neurological condition that was originally thought to develop from environmental factors. More recently, genetic factors have been implicated. In this study, we are interested in studying the phenotypic presentation of patients with Parkinson s disease due to a specific defect in a gene called the Leucine rich repeat kinase 2 gene (LRRK2) found in some patients with Parkinson s disease. In addition, we plan to study family members whose genetic status is unknown to develop a pre-clinical description of Parkinson s disease progression.
- To develop a pre-clinical description in first-degree family members of patients with Parkinson s disease who have the LRRK2 mutation. The first-degree relative may or may not carry the LRRK2 mutation.
- To phenotypically characterize Parkinson s disease patients who have the LRRK2 mutation.
200 adult subjects including:
- Patients with a diagnosis of PD due to LRRK2 mutation
- First degree family members of patients with PD who have the LRRK2 mutation.
This will be a longitudinal prospective natural history study.
- Pre-clinical signs of disease in first degree relatives of Parkinson s disease patients who have the LRRK2 mutation.
- Characterization of a pre-clinical phenotype in first degree relatives of LRRK2 positive Parkinson s disease patients.
- Progression of Parkinson s disease patients who have the LRRK2 mutation.
- Genotypic characterization of first-degree relatives
- RNA expression profile determination comparing mutation carriers to non-mutation carriers in search for early biomarkers
|Study Type :
|Actual Enrollment :
|34 participants
|Time Perspective:
|Official Title:
|Expanding the Phenotype of the LRRK-2 Mutation in Individuals With History of Parkinson s Disease and Their Relatives: a Prospective Study
|Study Start Date :
|April 23, 2007
|Study Completion Date :
|February 3, 2014
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
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|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
- Subjects at least 18 years of age.
- Ability to provide consent or have appointed a Durable Power of Attorney able to provide consent.
Patients with a diagnosis of PD with a known LRRK2 mutation.
- First degree relatives without a diagnosis of PD with a family history suggestive of inherited PD due to LRRK2 mutations.
- Subjects with a history of severe head injury, encephalitis, chronic use of drugs that cause parkinsonism or a clinical history of strokes.
- For the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), exclusion criteria include the following: pregnancy, pacemakers or other implanted electrical devices, brain stimulators, dental implants, aneurysm clips (metal clips on the wall of a large artery), metallic prostheses (including metal pins and rods, heart valves, and cochlear implants), permanent eyeliner, implanted delivery pump, or shrapnel fragments. Patients will be screened for these conditions prior to having the MRI scan performed.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00467090
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|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|Principal Investigator:
|Grisel J Lopez, M.D.
|National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
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|February 3, 2014
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Parkinson's Disease
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Parkinson Disease
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Parkinsonian Disorders
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
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With all respect to the author. If mind is empty, where is the "fact" kept? Either you have empty mind, or mind holding the fact that "that the causal arising of each thought is actually non-arising". The order should be reversed. First, have faith in the emptiness of thoughts, then, and only then, you will be able to empty your mind and reflect with clarity.Astus wrote:From the Mirror of Seon:
"Empty your mind and reflect with clarity. You must have faith in the fact that the causal arising of each thought is actually non-arising." (32)
And here few words from Bodhidharma:
"A Buddha doesn't observe precepts. A Buddha doesn't do good or evil. A Buddha isn't energetic or lazy. A Buddha is someone who does nothing, someone who can't even focus his mind on a Buddha. A Buddha isn't a Buddha. Don't think about Buddhas. If you dont see what I'm talking about, you'll never know your own mind. People who don't see their nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are lairs and fools."


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Participating in youth sports can be a deep passion for families, but it also appears to be taking a toll on young athletes. Parents, if you've played chauffeur, calendar coordinator and cheerleading squad for your kids, you know how taxing their athletic commitments can be.
Why are kids dropping out of youth sports by the time they hit high school?
"The majority of the kids are dropping out because sports is not fun," said Brooke De Lench, founder of MomsTeam.com, producer/director of the new documentary "The Smartest Team: Making High School Sports Safer" and author of "The Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports." "The statistics we have show the age slipping down to 11 as the median age for kids to drop out."
How to juggle family life and youth sports? What to do with sports-obsessed kids this summer? Is there a trick to keeping them from burning out? De Lench offered some tips in our Spreecast on Friday. You can listen to our chat or read this recap of highlights from our conversation:
Why are kids dropping out?
There are too many demands on them. Kids are just overwhelmed. You have to make sure that their life is balanced with your life as a parent. The happiest families are the ones where the balance is working out really well and no time is being overloaded to one child too much. Some of these kids who are being asked to do too much are the ones who are burning out and won't go out for the high school team.
Is sports specialization dangerous for young children?
The earlier kids begin a sport, the earlier they are going to burn out. Sometimes they even get pushed out. The kids who are waiting longer are the ones who come to a sport very passionate about it. They are ready to play.
Does repetitive stress influence burnout?
We do know that certain joints and body parts need a break. That kids who are doing a lot of pitching are setting themselves up for serious injuries. Burnout is fatigue and being tired of doing the same repetitive activity over and over. Many factors come into play. We need to look at the coaches. Are they demanding too much of these kids? Are there too many games? Are they psychologically fatigued? They are setting themselves up for injury because they are tiring themselves out. Accidents happen when their heads are not in the game.
How can parents balance family life with sports activities?
It's amazing how much pressure parents are under. But this is all in your control. You are in charge of your checkbook. You don't have to sign on.
There is always a place for a good player with a lot of heart who wants to be there. Much more important at a younger age is letting children play with their friends. If kids play up [an older age group], you want to start asking serious questions. Who are the kids? Is the team traveling to a different area where the child may be bullied? Is your kid being recruited to a summer camp because there are not enough kids who can afford it? Youth sports is a big business. It's up to the moms and dads and grandparents who are writing these checks to understand what's going on. Are you watching out for the balance, or are you caught in this crazy vortex? It feels so good to just say no. Say 'No, my child is staying home for the summer and I'm going to take that $1,000 and buy a canoe. Or a kayak.' Buy something that you can use as a family over and over again. Enough is enough.
Summer is a popular time for sports camps. How can parents gauge what is appropriate for their child?
Over the summer, look at a camp that is not hyper-focused on one sport but one that will give your child a chance to hike, canoe, kayak. Those camps are a better bet for a child. Limit the specialized camps and try to give them a varied menu of activities over the summer. This is the time of year when kids are already burned out. But I also worry about the moms and dads. It's a significant amount of work. Children take cues from their parents. If the parent is overwhelmed or exhausted, kids will think 'I'm not sure this whole sports thing is good for me.'The most important thing parents can do over the summer? Swim lessons. Swimming is the only sports activity that our children need to survive.
How can parents set limits?
We're not talking about kids in elite sports, we're talking about a broad spectrum of kids. You're the one who is going to define what they are going to do. One of the most powerful things for them to understand is family finances. Even if you have to take the cash and put it out on the table and start piling up the money. I don't think kids can comprehend it until they see a visual of what it is doing to a family. Now is a good time to be thinking about fall sports for 2013. Start with a calendar. Think about the entire life cycle of your child. What will their bodies look like when they are 30, 40 or 50? How many of these players will get to 50 and need new knees and shoulders? How many players are still playing their sport? We are the guardians of children at play. We need to think about it more holistically. What do we want our kids to remember?
What are the warning signs that your child is burning out?
They are going to start complaining about an ankle injury. Or a knee injury. That's the No. 1 sign. Or not hustling or putting their gear bag together ahead of time. The passionate kids are the ones who are scrambling to get their bag ready because they are really eager. When they are not eager, they are losing things and putting it off to the last minute.
When is it OK for a child to quit?
Is it because they are being asked to play too many games or too many practices after a very long school day? The coach may be asking the kids to play when they are exhausted. These kids need nine hours of sleep a night.
Their bodies need it so they don't burn out from everything. We have to determine why is it they are asking to quit? Is it because they are burned out and overscheduled? Is it because a coach is harassing them? This is a very serious problem – how a coach treats a child. It's important to identify red flags. Are they being pushed out? Harassed out? Bullied out?
How to empower our kids to speak up about concussions?
I spent an entire year with a team in Oklahoma and worked very closely with the parents and the kids. The boys are in a warrior mentality and culture. They fear that the coaches and other kids are going to harass them and bully them if they speak up about concussions. They will tell you they do not want the responsibility for telling the coach they have a concussion. They want the adults to come to them and tell them, "You have a concussion." How do we get our kids to understand? There are kids who have died from playing with a concussion that has not healed. We hear from parents of kids who had a concussion and go back in too soon and have a second impact concussion that will result in a child being permanently disabled. Or dead. One of the best indicators are their eyes. Are they wandering? Are they blurring? Can they focus? It's a window to everything. Know what the signs and behaviors are. Be able to show them.
How to handle burnout when it happens:
If a child has said "enough," take a look at other things – ultimate Frisbee, fencing, rowing and crew – sports the kids will be playing into their adult life. Find something they like. My son was a phenomenal lacrosse player and now he is a nationally recognized rock climber. He loves it. I think we have to search for things that our kids absolutely love.


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The winter weather many have prayed for has finally arrived. However, along with the beauty and potential fun, the snow and ice bring dangerous road conditions.
At press time, while snow continued to accumulate with the predicted storm moving in, the Hood River County Sheriff's Office had not yet received reports of any serious accidents on county roads. Schools, however, were given a two-hour delay on Tuesday, with potential closures eyed for Wednesday.
Over the weekend however, following the snow's first arrival, accidents and near-accidents were a common occurrence across the county highways.
A dramatic ice-related accident occurred near Tucker Bridge close to noon on Sunday when a car failed to negotiate the ice-covered curve near the Apple Valley Store and slid off the road and onto the bank of the Hood River. No one was reported injured.
On Sunday, according to Oregon State Police reports, several cars were involved in ice-related accidents along I-84 between Hood River and The Dalles.
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Weeds: Season Four (US - BD RA)
Gabe's still inexplicably hungry, and wonders if Weeds isn't responsible...
Weeds has definitely fallen into a pattern over the last four seasons, and the fourth season is a testament to the structural foundation of that pattern. Nancy can't fight her overwhelming need to dig her hole deeper while continuing to sleep with all the wrong people. Celia awkwardly fights with her wise beyond her years daughter and tries to become part of Nancy's circle. Andy finds a new goofy enterprise, which Doug becomes a part of. Silas meets a new pot-head girl, and gets all angsty about his place in the family, while Shane feels socially lost. It's a formula, which is a bummer for what started as a loveably original show.
The writers still manage to impress with a few perverse little extras, like Nancy's youngest masturbating to photos of his own mother (which is followed by a really great speech on Parker's part), but there aren't a lot of surprises at this point. Fans all know where it's going to end up—things will look impossibly bad, then everything will be suddenly cleared up, only to be thrown back into hellishness seconds before the final episode ends. And yet I can't help but enjoy the series even in these waning years. I find myself frustrated by the lack of character arch, and guessing every twist in the narrative, but I'm still laughing at most of the jokes, and genuinely loving the stagnant characters.
Season three has the advantage of tiny additions like running gags, and some subtle undercurrents and juxtapositions, but it had a kind of lame season finale that tied things up way to neatly. Season four is a little dippy and repetitive overall, but it does feature a strong final couple of episodes, and left me wanting at least a little more. I was a little mean to the series in my season three review where I compared it to the fully comparable Breaking Bad. Since then Breaking Bad has started its second season, and the show is now so intense it's becoming hard to watch. I definitely couldn't see myself sitting down to an entire season viewing like I am with the more docile and fan friendly Weeds. I suppose predictability has its place in entertainment without requiring laziness or stupidity.
I feel like an awful, superficial male pig for saying this, but the increase in definition really shows off a blue vein on Mary Louise Parker's chest. I… I can't stop looking at it. I suppose that's kind of an endorsement of the transfer, right? This season four hi-res transfer is quite comparable to the season three hi-res transfer—colourful to the point of slight blooming, warm, reasonably sharp detail, and a general lack of noise. I've seen cleaner transfer for sure, but there isn't an excess of artefacts. Really it's all about those candy coated colours, which aren't as precisely cut as those found in more contrast heavy features and series, but that's sort of the point of the show's look I suppose. A generally soft focus is also in-keeping with the show's usual style, but compared to the DVD release the small details are pretty impressive, and there's a clear lack of digital compression in the warm colours and along the harder edges. The only real problem with the transfer is darker scenes, which become a bit muddled due to the relative lack of harsh contrasts.
DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 is surely overkill for this series, which is mostly dialogue and music based. There are occasional surround flourishes—outdoor ambiance, doors closing stage left or right, the ocean rolling through the surround speakers—but the majority of the non-musical sound is pretty much centred on the track. The LFE channel doesn't come into the sound effects equation too often, but does support the soundtrack pretty effectively, especially the pop songs that find their way into the final credits. The music features some attractive surround moments, including some effectively rendered ghost channels between the stereo and surround speakers.
The extras here follow the same projection as the previous season collections, starting with a few commentary tracks with varying participants, and ending with some brief featurettes. Disc one features four commentaries total—'Mother Thinks the Birds are After Her' with creator Jenji Kohan, 'Three Coolers' with Roberto Benabib, 'No Man is Pudding' with Kevin Nealon and Justin Kirk, and 'Excellent Treasures' with Elizabeth Perkins and Allie Grant. Kohan starts things off with a quiet and assured tone, and is full of factoids, Benabib takes a technical producers route, Nealon and Kirk act just like their characters, but don't entirely miss out on sharing factoids, and Perkins and Grant are sweet, if not a little uninformative.
The first disc featurettes start with 'Little Titles' (05:30 HD), a collection of commentaries from Kohan discussion the change to the series titles, which no longer include the song 'Little Boxes'. 'Moving Weight' (09:30 HD) features Guillermo Diaz discussing the concept of smuggling things into the United States from Mexico with a real criminal defence attorney. 'I'm a Big Kid Now' (09:30 HD) is a brief interview with the three kid actors about growing up on screen. Things end with a gag reel (08:30 HD).
Disc two features three more commentaries—'I am the table' with Kevin Nealon and Justin Kirk, 'Head Cheese' with Hunter Parish, and the season finale with creator Jenji Kohan. Nealon and Kirk continue to be endearingly identical to their characters, yet still rather informative, Parish seems nice enough, but mostly laughs at the jokes and pays compliments to the cast and crew, while Kohan covers the most intriguing aspects of the season finale. I apologize for not getting any of the Spaghetti Western homage.
Disc two featurettes start with 'The Real Hunter Parish' (06:00 HD), who is fluffily interviewed about his husky puppy, his childhood, his city preference, his band, working on the show, and other generic interview usuals. 'Tour of Bubbie's House' (07:40 HD) briefly explores the ocean side cottage set, including a tour with the set designer, and quick interviews with the cast and crew concerning the new sets as a whole. 'One Stop Chop Shop' (05:30 HD) concerns the production design of the series' new mini-Tijuana sets, specifically the chop shop and tunnel sets, again including cast and crew interviews. 'The Weed Wranglers' (06:00 HD) briefly covers the production of the pot plant props (no, it's not real pot). 'Burbs to the Beach' (06:30 HD) finishes things with an arching look at the spatial changes made in the fourth season. I had no idea that bringing Albert Brooks into the fold created a Finding Nemo reunion.
It's getting repetitive, and season four is overall weaker than season three, but Weeds is still a very appealing little series. The writers made an effort to change up the more cosmetic aspects of the series, but the themes and plots are still pretty much the same. The set up for season five makes way for a lot of growth, and I hope things really freshen up (I won't be seeing it until the next Blu-ray set comes out myself). This Blu-ray set is identical in quality to the previous releases. It's colourful and bright, though details aren't as sharp as they could be, and the audio is minimalist but clean. The extras are adorable, but not particularly meaty.
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Review by Gabriel Powers
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this is my favorite tv show and more than one viewing of season four is recommended. its very different and a little hard to get used to, but if you embrace it, you will certainly enjoy it. I cant wait for season five.
takashistorm Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: United States Posts: 191
great show. and the seasons have the COOLEST special features. like weed recipes and video games!
Chamboosy Member Join Date: July 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 111
Can't wait for this. My wife has increasingly grown to dislike the show, but every episode I feel even more in love with the show. Fantastic stuff. And what a cover too.
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F U C K Region Coding!
Its an selfish act to put LOCK on the discs
Its an selfish act to put LOCK on the discs
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Disc Details
Release Date: 2nd June 2009
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master 7.1 English
Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish
Extras: Cast and Crew Commentaries, Little Titles, Moving Weight, I'm a Big Kid Now, The Real Hunter Parish, One Stop Chop Shop, Tour of Bubbies House, Weed Wranglers, Gag Reel
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Various
Cast: Mary-Louise Parker, Elizabeth Perkins, Allie Grant, Justin Kirk, Kevin Nealon, Hunter Parish, Tucker Gates
Genre: Comedy and Drama
Length: 362 minutes
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