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#20 – Still Life
Gritty. Disturbing. Dark. Still Life, Microïds' fabulously grim follow-up to Post Mortem, follows FBI agent Victoria McPherson in modern day Chicago, and her private detective grandfather Gus McPherson (star of the original game) through flashbacks in 1920s Prague. From its stylish cinematics splattered in blood to the gruesome crime scenes to investigate, Still Life immerses players in an adult-themed story of murder, family, seduction, and art, as Gus and Victoria both track down a very similar series of brutal homicides. Atmospheric graphics that paint a disturbing picture of a serial killer who preys on and viciously mutilates lost souls forgotten by society blend with a phenomenal musical score, pumping techno tunes in Chicago and haunting carnival strains in Prague, helping set the game's richly sinister tone.
Both protagonists are impressively fleshed-out: Gus, a man haunted by murders from his past, and Victoria, an agent wearied by the daily horrific grind of a crime-ridden city. Though the settings and storylines are vastly different for each character, the gameplay remains rooted in real-life logic. Enter a crime scene and you'll simply take note of objects and clues; it's not until you obtain forensic tools that you'll fully interact with them. Locking puzzles aren't just strewn around to draw out play time; you'll encounter them only when it's time to secretly infiltrate new areas in your investigation. Logical puzzles, haunting animations, complex characters – what more could you ask for? Well, a sequel from the same talented development team would have been nice. If there's one major blemish on this otherwise stellar crime thriller, it's the cliffhanger ending that teases more than it resolves. Alas, after the French Canadian studio shut down, a lacklustre follow-up by a different developer showed just how compelling the original was by comparison, superbly managing to breathe life into a story drenched in blood and death.
You might also like: Post Mortem, Still Life 2
#19 – Beneath a Steel Sky
Revolution Software has built its reputation largely on the Broken Sword franchise, so it can be easy to forget the wonderful game that put the company on the adventure roadmap, 1994's Beneath a Steel Sky. In a dystopian, cyberpunk-flavoured future ruled by computers and corporations, Robert Foster must discover why he has been dragged from his home in the harsh outworlds into Union City, and why the LINC computer that controls the city has apparently saved his life. The story is a remarkable blend of cold, sometimes chilling, science fiction with a brilliantly dry sense of humour – often topped off with a bit of genuine emotion, whether from your robotic sidekick Joey (possibly the best sidekick in the genre's history) or from the family dynamics that play into the incredibly moving ending.
A game of this great size and scope resulted in an arduous and stressful production process for its small developer at the time, but the fruit of their labour is still an enjoyable adventure experience today. The dialogue is uniformly brilliant, the voice acting is top-notch, the art is colourful and vibrant (especially the beautiful introductory comic sequence, drawn by Watchmen creator Dave Gibbons, who also drew the game's gorgeous backgrounds), and the entire experience feels like a true genre classic. Better yet, the game has been legal freeware since 2003 and is now available in iOS formats as well, ensuring there will never be any excuse for adventure fans not to play this landmark game.
You might also like: Broken Sword series, The Moment of Silence
#18 – Myst
Perhaps the game most guaranteed to produce a strong love-or-hate reaction amongst adventure fans, Myst first arrived back in 1993, and has delighted and dumbfounded in equal measures ever since. For many years, this adventure from Cyan Worlds was the best-selling PC game of all time and helped usher in the era of CD-ROMS. Beginning on a surreal island in the role of an unnamed stranger, players are required to unearth four books that link to completely new "Ages" dreamed up by a man named Atrus. But something has gone wrong. Through two other books, Atrus's two sons claim that their father has been killed, each blaming the other and asking you to retrieve their missing pages and set them free. Which to trust? Only by visiting the other worlds can you hope to piece the true story together.
With its simple but effective first-person slideshow presentation, Myst was one of the first games to create a world that not only looked real but felt alive. Its four Ages (and Myst Island itself) provide diverse settings to explore, with virtually no plot or direction pointing the way. Instead, there are a series of logical, interrelated puzzles to complete, with objects and information discovered in one Age sometimes required to solve puzzles in another. Depending on which order you visit the Ages, this makes the puzzles feel either ingenious or frustratingly complex – or both, depending on your perspective. The solitary exploration, non-linear gameplay, and absence of any guiding narrative are what make the experience so divisive, but no matter which side of the fence you're on, with numerous ports and a proliferation of so-called "Myst clones" over the years, there's no denying the game's tremendous impact on the genre.
You might also like: realMYST, Myst V: End of Ages, Uru: Ages Beyond Myst
#17 – Machinarium
Amanita Design made waves in 2003 with Samorost, a peculiar, minimalistic point-and-click adventure playable for free from a browser. It merely teased of the designers' enormous potential, however, and we longed with anticipation to see what the indie Czech studio could do with a bigger budget and a full-scale adventure. We finally got our wish in 2009, and Machinarium immediately became both a commercial and critical darling. In a sweetly amusing story conveyed entirely through pictographic thought bubbles and on-screen action (there is no dialogue, written or spoken), a recently-scrapped robot must find his way back into a rusting metallic city to foil the bomb plot of a gang of criminals, win the robo-girl and save the day. Cute anthropomorphic robots are hard to screw up, but they're equally hard to master, yet Amanita has made a masterpiece that's charming in ways that few other (if any) games can match.
Despite the grungy mechanical backdrop, Machinarium's beauty is a wonder to behold. Entirely hand-drawn, the game's characters and backgrounds are truly jaw-dropping creations. Every scene is a work of art, its own reward for progression, as each decaying detail in this surreal world is carefully orchestrated and designed, inhabited by a cast of automatons that make it feel like a robot fairy tale awash in a muted colour palette. The gameplay is an ideal marriage of simplicity and complexity, its puzzles often involving manipulating environmental Rube Goldberg-esque contraptions, yet rarely becoming overwhelming or confusing. The brilliantly eclectic soundtrack is a relaxing mélange of minimalist electronic, glitch-pop, ambient, and even the odd bit of folk. Really this is a near-perfect game, succeeding on almost every level, and the sheer amount of polish applied at every stage of the presentation makes Machinarium truly exceptional.
You might also like: Puzzle Bots
#16 – Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
When Jane Jensen approached Ken Williams with her ideas for a new adventure, many were skeptical about the chance of success for such a dark, grim tale of guilt, horror and loss. Of course, time proved all doubts wrong, as the first title in the Gabriel Knight series was an instant hit and is now frequently hailed as one of the highlights of the genre's glory years. Sins of the Fathers introduced the beloved titular character, a down-on-his-luck novelist who owns St. George's bookshop in the French Quarter, and his assistant Grace, a student spending the summer in New Orleans. Gabriel is plagued by nightmares as he investigates a string of ritual murders supposedly connected with voodoo, and his journey of self-discovery ultimately spans three continents and changes him forever. Powered by a slightly more complex version of the SCI engine seen in Sierra's earlier VGA titles, Sins of the Fathers amazed players with its engrossing storyline that didn't shy away from mature themes.
Enriched by a lively supporting cast of fleshed-out characters, some of whom returned in the later series sequels, it's easy to see why the game holds such a special place in the hearts of countless adventurers around the world. The abundantly detailed backgrounds, from the Louisiana swamps to an ancient, tumbledown European castle, are gorgeous even today; the soundtrack by Robert Holmes is both evocative and haunting; and the puzzles are well thought-out and seamlessly integrated with the storyline, making players feel like real occult detectives. Last but certainly not least, the top-notch writing, highlighted by the beautiful poem whose verses open each new day, is among the best ever seen in a computer game. And unlike earlier Sierra games, no unpredictable dead ends mire the flow of the tale, resulting in an experience that is as powerful today as it was in 1993.
You might also like: Blackwell series
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Great idea, i loved the Top 20 list. Though, I'm already sad to see Toonstruck go this high, but oh well.. that's the thing with the lists.
This would also be a good reminder for the games still to play, i've already got my eye on Faust from Day 1.
I Already Hate[TM] this list…
Seriously, I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I can't help but see how inherently silly it is to try to rank things as wildly different as Faust and Toonstruck on the same scale—- and no amount of handwaving in the introduction is going to change that. But on the other hand, I'm already getting caught up in the horse race, glad to see that the Runaway series ended up with the dregs where it belongs, hoping that Day of the Tentacle will join it soon (rather than being at the very top of the list as it was last time), hating that The Dig is at such a low spot, wondering what I would put on the top spot (I guess Monkey Island 1 is, for better or worse, the quintessential adventure game), etc.
In any case, this list has already given me ideas for good games I haven't played yet and that I should give a chance to, and I'm sure there will be many more in the coming days, and for that I am grateful.
Awesome, this'll be something to look forward to each day! :-) Nice to see that Gold Rush! made the list.
Why don't you review some of these games, like Space Bar and Gold Rush? I would love to read your take on them, but they're conspiciously absent from the review boards.
We reviewed Gold Rush, but yes, there are some we haven't, and revisiting these older games for the list has motivated us to get those covered. Really it's as much a matter of availability and compatibility at this point. We don't all still have 20-year old games on hand anymore, or have success getting them to run. But we'll try! Kurufinwe, that's the spirit!
Finally, the TOP 100! Every thematic website should have one of those) I remember earlier TOP 20s on AG, but they weren't that fulfilling, and they were really only one man's point of view.
So far I've only got one big complaint - The Dig. It is not only a great adventure game on its own, but it is also one of the best sci-fi games, with an original, developed story and universe. It is one of the earliest and most organic adventure/puzzle mixes that overshadow Myst. And I'm not even talking about the music, which is arguably one of the best scores in gaming history. The game is at least TOP 50 material.
And I'm also with Kurufinwe with hopes for DoTT. It has seen enough first places already
Won't there be a vote for top 2011 adventure games?
That's the Aggie Awards Totally different animal. And yes, that'll happen in February, as usual, including the reader vote.
I think the last Top 20 list was in April 2004, so this Top 100 list is long overdue. There have been some great games in the last 7 years so it's natural to expand the list. Plus, it helps people like me who like to organize lists of games they've played, plan to play, etc.
already have to disagree, strongly. Toonstruck is far better than The Dig, for starters, yet precedes it. Runaway is just tripe not worth revisiting.. not sure I will bother with the rest to be honest.
Bugger the fact you allready went through the ***1/2 section probably means no BS3, SF: Tunguska or Lost Horizon on the list. I never expected them to end up very high but not at all? Shame. Also imo: Runaway 2 wipes the floor with Runaway 3 whom I consider to be the least good of all installments.
I'm not looking at the rankings at all. Already half the games posted are ones I haven't played, and that's why I read these lists. I don't really care whether my favorite game is at #1 or #100 if it's on the list.
Looks good so far. Iv played half of these first 10 games and i agree with their positions. Iv never been a big fan of the dig, despite its nice production values. The puzzles are boring and tedious and the story goes real flat imo. The atmosphere is nice though and its certainly worth a look for anyone who considers themself an adventure-gamer.
The first snow fell yesterday and now THIS! I cant believe that 2 of my wishes became true on the same day! I have to quote the great Homer on this because I am at a loss for words. "Tramampoline! Trampopoline!"
I have to put this list on my Top 100 things that happened this year
Woot, this is so much fun! I can't wait to see how many of the games in the list I have played! And it's a perfect opportunity to find out what games I missed but really must play. And yes, of course I already hate this list but of course when composing a list like this you are like a politician in the sense that you never do it right. One request: when everything is published, can you then make a list of links to the descriptions of all the games?
Oh yes, there will be a complete list of all the games at the end, with links to their respective article pages, if that's what you mean.
Kudos for giving respect to The Dark Eye! That said, I will very disappointed if there are no Legend Entertainment titles featured.
It would be nice to have the year of release next to each title.
But nice work! , i love these lists although you can never agree 100% with them.
Some great choices on Day 2! Good to see Laura Bow. Also, very pleased to see Dark Fall 1 - a classic I only recently played. The 7th Guest absolutely had to be included on this list. It's hard to overstate how exciting it was when my brother and I got a CD-ROM drive and loaded up this game. It was so different and exciting.
Sordy-wordy, the release year is listed in each and every write-up. Have to give people some incentive to actually read them.
So far I can't agree or disagree with any selection. When it gets closer to the top ten or twenty is where my hackles might rise.
It's nice to see Spycraft and The Dark Eye made it to the top. While not mainstream or well-known, they fully deserve it.
What a fun feature! Several of these games bring back fond memories. I also see quite a few classics I haven't played, some of which I had completely forgotten. I'm enjoying those informative write-ups as well.
I'm very excited to discover the remaining 80!
List continues to look very good. Quest for glory 2 is a favorite of mine and would definitely rank better on my list (especially if you count the drastic improvement by the agd remake), but still a solid write-up of the game.
I already love AG's top hundred! I'm surprised and delighted to see The Space Bar and Spycraft included. So what if nobody agrees with the ranking. I bet not even the staff members themselves agree with it. And this is undoubtedly the most interesting part. When we've reached 35-40, the territory will become all-too familiar: Syberia, Still Life, MI, more LucasArts, the Gabriel Knights, more Sierra, TLE, TLJ, etcetera
Awesome list, I'll save it for future reference!
Should the Quest for Glory series even be nominated for the TOP100 Adventure game?
These games are clearly RPG's in essence. If these are featured on the list, then also "The Elder Scrolls" series (and maybe others) should be featured aswel…
In our books, they should. QFG is a breed all its own, but clearly as much adventures as RPG, unlike Elder Scrolls or any other RPG series.
QFG is definitely "adventure" with "RPG" elements more than the other way around. It also helps they come from Sierra.
I just hope Day of the Tentacle does not retain its #1. =)
Yay SH: The Awakened made it to the list! You might wanna review that review though considering you placed right in the middle of 4 star territory. Plus I think it deserves that extra star.
Oops, actually that's not correct. The further I get the more the ratings drop. That can't be right, can it?
Review scores have nothing to do with this list. Obviously most will be highly rated in both, but not all. For one thing, a review is ultimately just one person's opinion, and this is a full staff effort, and a review is also frozen in time. It doesn't factor in legacy, subsequent enhancements, etc. The Awakened, for example, was considered at least in part because of its remastered version, which did something no other game has ever done.
Steam just now has an excellent offer of the Frogware Sherlock series including Awakened. Bargain prices.
I'm really enjoying this list, too. I know the greatest game of all time probably won't make the pinnacle but I can live with that…I guess. It's entertaining to read what seem to be well considered opinions about so many games I haven't played and might like to one day.
@Jackal: I see, that makes sense. Thanks for clarifying that.
Maniac Mansion should be in the top 20 the least…
IMHO it's very dangerous to make all-time lists. But i think this list is very successful and useful so far. or was until #64, The Book of Unwritten Tales. it musn't be in top 100 (imho again.)
Loom is No. 61??? It would be a sin to not include it in the top 25.
Agreed, Loom is one of the most unique and wonderful adventure experiences, way ahead of its time. And BoUT, Drawn, The Awakened might belong to the "Top decent adventure games of the last 5 years", but Top 100… Well, at least Shadow of the Comet made it. Now my soul can rest in peace.
I like Black Dahlia's inclusion. It's a great game, apart from some extremely difficult puzzles and a silly ending. The first 2/3 or so of the game are fantastic AG storytelling.
It's funny that this site's review is 2/5 stars, but the game made it onto this list. Huzzah!
I would have liked to see Toonstruck and Loom a little higher. They're both very charming. I'm hoping to see The Curse of Monkey Island near the top.
from other comments here too, i see that the Loom is the first miss in this nonetheless great list..keep on giving them!as you may say the list depends on the staffs views on each game but still the readers show otherwise. i didnt expect it to reach #1 as it is in my own list (And yes im playing adventure games for 20+ years now) but it should be among t he 25 best titles based on story, MUSIC, interface ,g raphics (For its age)...
I just recently started playing Black Dahlia again so I'm really happy to see that it made it into the top 100. It's a wonderful game!
I found an installer that extracts all 8 cd's into one neat bundle on your HD so you can play if from there with no cd swapping. Also had an option to remove those lines from the FMV sequences and to slow it down on dual core machines so it runs really well on XP.
So it's like playing for the first time…all over again :-)
Nice idea I can't wait to see top games. My favorite games so far are not on the list )) Also this list is going to help me find out about games I missed to play.
Syberia II: you might also like: "A New Beginning" *tries to clean up coffee that slpashed around the screen*
You guys did tremendous work here so one really shouldn't complain but…Dreamfall on #51? I mean in terms of gameplay it might not be perfect but storywise it's by far the best game ever made! Imo it deserves a place in the top 20 but then again it's not my call. Still I think not even in the top50 is very harsh on such a magnificent and awe inspiring game.
Hand me that rag, moonbird. My monitor's dripping, too.
Sharing one's lack of motor control doesn't tell us anything contructive. I stand by the Syberia 2/ANB recommendation 100%.
The only linking thing between the two is that they are 3rd person adventures. Even if I think my brain to breakpoint, I can't see anything else in common. Even the gameplay is totally different. Syberia is uninteractive, ascetic and includes a lot of running, while on the other hand ANB is a crystal clear oppisite: Rich in hotspots, detailed and no running at all. I really would like to hear an explanation for this recommendation. I'm not trying to brag, i'm really just curious, because I can't find the point there.


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|2011-06-25, 02:03
|Link #4121
The Last Loner
Also, didn't Tanigawa once say that Nagato was his favorite? Maybe he changed his mind over the course of the last few years.
In any case, Haruhi is a blast to write, so I can see why he'd like her so much.
|2011-06-25, 03:00
|Link #4122
Logician and Romantic
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Within my mind
Age: 38
Yuki was liked by Tanigawa for her character develoment possibilities. But now that her story has been told, everyone had to learn to move on.
|2011-06-25, 04:46
|Link #4123
The Last Loner
Of course, Yuki shouldn't need a MAN to get more character development. Go feminism go!
|2011-06-25, 07:32
|Link #4124
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Gaijinland
|2011-06-25, 09:20
|Link #4125
Logician and Romantic
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Within my mind
Age: 38
Feminism is all well and good, but anyone who doesn't interact with Kyon might as well be made of ether. It's the limits of the story telling method being employed. It is either Kyon or nothing.
|2011-06-25, 09:51
|Link #4126
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: On Earth
But i'm just speaking hypothetically.
|2011-06-25, 10:05
|Link #4127
The Last Loner
|2011-06-25, 18:02
|Link #4128
Before I post part II, I have a brief correction of Part I:
The Observation of Haruhi Suzumiya
Chapter 3: Question-and-Answers
Part II: Noizi Itou Collection
1. Of the Haruhi Suzumiya series which is the character you like best (or is most impressive)?
I love all five SOS Brigade members. I couldn't possibly choose just one. My most impressive character is Sasaki.
Spoiler for Surprise:
2. What's your favorite story?
It has to be the first story Melancholy. It's the one book I think is most concentrated on just the SOS Brigade.
3. Are there any rules or guidelines you go by when you draw Haruhi illustrations?
When I draw Haruhi characters, I try to draw freely in order to capture the strong intentions of the characters in the images.
Spoiler for Surprise:
5. Please tell us any memories you have from designing Haruhi, Nagato, and Mikuru in Melancholy.
Miraculously I had no problems with designing those three. Almost instantly an appropriate image popped into my head. If I had any problems it was the difference in height (there is a slight difference) between Nagato and Mikuru.
Spoiler for Surprise:
7. Who do you think is the strongest between the aliens, time travelers, espers, and sliders?
Probably aliens, right? But they still stand no chance against Haruhi (laughs).
8. Please give some advice to any Haruhi cosplayers.
When I was designing her, the female uniform itself has this very vivid blue cloth came instantly to me. Don't forget that the neckline ends in a V in order to imitate the North High uniform.
9. Please tell us if you have spoken with Tanigawa-sensei about the events that happen from here on.
I get the sense that big events such like the ones that happened in Disappearance and Surprise will happen in the future. It's on the scale of things that involve the whole world.
10. Who do you think you most resemble in the SOS Brigade?
I can't say I resemble any of them. If I have to pick one it'd be Kyon. His soul's voice tends to penetrate fiercely.
11. Haruhi always keeps an eye on events that happen each season. Itou-sensei, do you have any plans for this summer?
I've not really decided on anything yet . probably I'll end up doing normal summer activities (like going to the beach).
12. Please tell us any impressions you have of the Haruhi fans when you've given autographs.
I've seen both Japanese and international fans who both enjoy the works as well as seen all emotions from tears to smiling faces. It's very surprising yet wonderful at the same time. The fans were dancing to Hare Hare when I went to France! It was quite impressive.
13. Haruhi always keeps an eye on events that happen each year. Itou-sensei, do you have any big event you look forward to each year?
It'd have to be New Year's Day. That day I can choose whether I want to be very busy or slowly get through the day.
14. What's your favorite genre of books?
I like mysteries and scary stories.
15. What's your favorite type of game?
I haven't played many lately but I do enjoy playing RPGs.
16. What's your favorite sport?
If pushed I'd have to say indoor events. When I was in middle school I was on the badminton club, but I've not played in such a long time.
17. What's your favorite food?
I like spicy foods. Oh, and sweet or salty foods are good too.
18. What don't you like to eat?
I can't think of anything but I've not eaten sashimi yet.
19. Please tell us what your favorite item you've bought lately would be.
When I was in South Korea I went into a Banila co store and bought this hand cream. It's so smooth!
20. What creators are you taking notice of lately?
My schedule is too hectic to take note of people, but I know that mebae-san and Hidari-san have good taste.
21. Please tell us any movies you like.
I like horror movies; in particular vampire and gothic horror films.
22. Do you keep any pets?
I'd like to get a dog or cat but right now I have a Melopsittacus undulatus (parakeet).
23. What kind of music do you listen to while drawing?
I can hear anything and make progress, but quiet is nice too. I do like to listen to techno and pop genres though. M-flo, Nakata, and Sutaka bring good feelings to me.
24. What must you have beside you when you are drawing?
25. What do you do when you're discouraged when drawing?
I do something different like go to bed.
26. What did you do when you were a student? Was there something like the SOS Brigade in your school?
There wasn't any nonsense like that at my school. I did pass the time by drawing pictures of my classmates. It was very ordinary.
27. Please tell us any special memories you had from your high school days.
Well One of my friends fell in love with our teacher and I got ambushed every day to listen to her. Again, that's just ordinary life.
28. Do you have any memories from your school festivals?
I was in the art club so I remember frantically trying to finish my oil paintings.
29. What was your favorite subject in school?
I'd like to say the fine arts, but they weren't my strong points at that time. It'd have to be Japanese.
30. You have a very enjoyable motif in your drawings. Do you have anything that stands out as fun?
Since I'm usually drawing young girls the fluttering ribbons are what stand out. That and the lines around the fingers/toes.
31. What do you think is the most important point when drawing girls?
It has to be their facial expressions. The face is how their character comes together.
32. You used to work in the game industry. What did you learn there that helped you when illustrating novels?
How to finely draw the characters. In the industry there are times where there are only slight differences in the characters so you end up having to re-draw them over and over. That helped a lot.
33. You've drawn Haruhi several times. Is there any particular one that is memorable to you?
I drew the three girls with a giant "BANG!" for some type of campaign. I've used that several times as it's my favorite.
34. How old were you when you had your first love? What kind of person was he?
It was a refreshing boy in my elementary school class (laugh). All of the girls in our class had a crush on him.
35. How old were you when you drew your first illustration?
I had been scribbling since kindergarten but it was officially when I was in middle school that I started illustrating.
36. Do you wear glasses, contacts, or do you go without eye correction?
No glasses at all. I have super great eyesight.
37. What image is on your cell phone now?
Just a default image. That Q-pot is really cute!
38. Has anyone among your family or friends stopped and talked to you about Haruhi?
The child of my mother's tennis partner loves Haruhi and so we talk from time to time (laugh). It's alright though.
39. Please tell us about the history of your pen name.
I just borrowed the two names of musicians I liked and combined them into one.
40. Please tell us what you think of the new head of the Sneaker Bunko editorial department.
As we've worked together on various things he's always had some wise choices to help me. I had that impression of him when we met for the first time after he requested an illustration. I was so nervous.
41. Please tell us any memories you have with the new heads.
From U-san I received some homemade candy and from the handsome I-san I got a beer mug for White Day presents (laughs).
42. Are you a morning, afternoon, or evening person?
I'm a morning person, but I don't mind working until late at night to finish an illustration.
43. Is there anything you really wish for now?
I'd like a cat. At times I have a freeloading parrot that comes by and I think he'd stop with a cat in the house (laughs).
44. What spots would you like to visit?
I'd like to go to Isetan but I'd also like to go to Umeda as well.
45. If it's possible to freely go to the past, what year would you go to and what would you do?
I don't really look back into the past too much. If I had to go somewhere it'd probably be sometime I already experienced (laughs).
46. Up until now, who would you say most influenced you?
Kokawayun-sensei at Capcom immensely influenced me.
47. What do you find yourself most enthused about in your spare time recently?
I've got too many side interests that I'm not that interested in. If pressed I'd say hand creams?
48. Please tell us what you look forward to in the future.
I hope to continue living in harmony with my family and pet.
49. What were your thought about the worldwide simultaneous release of The Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya?
It was an extreme honor for my work to be thought of so highly around the world. It's an immense pressure that I want to yell sometimes.
50. Please give a message to the fans who are awaiting your next work.
I too look forward to see what Haruhi and everyone gets into next. "I look forward to the next situation!" is what I would send as a fan letter to Tanigawa-sensei. Surely he would make it very exciting (raising expectations).
--This is all I will translate as I have to prepare for two big events coming up. If anyone is heading to AX next weekend, I hope to see you there.
|2011-06-25, 18:31
|Link #4129
North American Haruhiist
Join Date: Oct 2010
Age: 38
Thanks Megax for translating the interviews with Tanagawa-sensei, and Itou-sensei. They had some interesting responses.
I can see Yuki further developing as a character in ways that don't involve romance. Ways that she slowly gains more humanity, and perhaps this leads her to discover the path for her own evolution. I can also see Yuki as the kind of character that nobly sacrifices herself at the end and goes out with a smile. I don't see Tanigawa-sensei going that route though. I know I want to see more Yuki smiling though, but I imagine that would take a long time to get to.
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Having her interact with other would be something on its own. Kyon getting in on part of it so we get to know about it, but otherwise not be part of it would work. Even if it is only her going around with the Computer Club.
There was that guy that was into her as well, though that disappointed her (that in itself is a reaction more than simple observation). So it is possible for there to be things going on with Yuki outside the SOS-dan.
Having her speak freely would even be somthing...not just to Kyon, though I don't know how that will happen since Kyon has a tendancy to omit things that don't relate directly to his situation...though he will omit his own name.
With Yuki, simple things still work. An honest smile for instance.
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Yuki could start dressing normally outside of school, and even start clothes shopping. This would be evidence that Yuki is starting to care about how she looks. Kyon would notice this during one of the Brigade's "City-wide Searches." This is plausible given that Yuki has already started sprucing up her own home a little bit.
Or one time during a City-wide Search, Yuki decided to skip the library and go do something more stimulating, liking going to the arcade (cue the Haruhi-chan version of Yuki). Again, Kyon could witness this while being paired up with her.
Or Yuki could realize that after years of reading hundreds of novels that she wants to write her own novel (perhaps the events of Editor inspired her to become a writer). Kyon could discover this in one of two ways: Either he spots her using the laptop during club time, or he is approached by Yuki later so he could read the novel and tell her what he thinks.
All three of these are relatively simple examples of possible character development that don't require Kyon to be anything more than a friend, nor do they require him to be a stalker to find out about them. And I came up with these off the top of my head. I'm sure Tanigawa could do better with months of brainstorming.
Her personality doesn't have to alter drastically for it to count. Small changes over the course of several novels can add up.
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If you're thinking of Tikka like you think of BMW and Mercedes—foreign made = expensive—you'll be in for a treat with this sleek rifle from the Finnish maker. Though guns from Tikka and its more expensive brethren brand Sako are not the obscure names they used to be, thanks to some intelligent marketing by Beretta, the names still don't trickle out of your mouth like Winchester and Remington. Too bad, because these slick-actioned bolts, with their rigid, free-floating barrels and hand-cut muzzle crowns,have a big reputation for some fairly phenomenal accuracy.
I hesitated to recommend this one, because Beretta's website doesn't list a full set of specs, and when I couldn't find the length of pull, thought maybe this was better left for the adults. Alas, after 30 minutes of Googling and a thorough look at the Tikka brochure in PDF, I found that the stock has shims for adjustment; one online writer had his Tikka Lite at 13 5/8 inches. That'll work.
The bolt throws 70-degrees, which means little hands won't get mashed against a scope, and the trigger is adjustable through the magazine well (i.e., no fancy-schmancy gunsmithing required), from the factory-set 4 pounds down to 2. Scopes can be mounted low and close to the receiver—good for small faces trying to get lined up for a full sight picture—thanks to the dovetail rail that accommodates the brand's Optilok scope-mounting system and available Super-Lo 1 rings. Combine these features with the gun's overall light weight of 6.2 to 6.4 pounds, and I think this is one rifle hard to pass by as you look the available choices for your youth's whitetail or mule deer gun.
MSRP: The Beretta website has this rifle at $595-$625 in blue, $675-$720 for the stainless. In five calibers, three of them–.243, 7mm-08, and .308—deer ready.
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Peter King of Sports Illustrated and NBC Sports reported Monday that Mr. Obama recently called Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie to praise the team for giving Vick a chance.
Lurie said Mr. Obama told him that "So many people who serve time never get a fair second chance," King reported on SI.com.
Lurie said Mr. Obama was "passionate about it," adding that the president said "it's never a level playing field for prisoners when they get out of jail. And he was happy that we did something on such a national stage that showed our faith in giving someone a second chance after such a major downfall.''


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You don't run across a story this inspiring every day.
Dawn Loggins, a North Carolina high school senior who was left homeless by her parents the summer before her senior year, is graduating tonight from Burns High School in Lawndale, NC.
While that's quite the accomplishment, what comes next is truly amazing: Dawn is going to Harvard University in the fall.
CNN traveled to Lawndale and wrote a feature on the teen, who will appear on Anderson Cooper's AC360 tonight.
Dawn grew up in a less-than-ideal situation, to say the least. Her house had no electricity or running water, so she was forced to do her homework in the dark and go days, even weeks, without showering. She lived with parents who abused drugs.
"We would get water jugs and fill them up at the park, using the spigots in the bathroom. And we would use that to flush the toilet or cook with. Stuff like that," she told CNN.
At Burns, Dawn was nominated and accepted to Governor's School, a one-month summer program in North Carolina for gifted high school juniors.
Dawn left for the program in June. She returned to Lawndale in July to find her house empty, with an eviction notice on the front door.
Dawn was officially homeless.
After learning she was homeless, employees at Burns helped her in any way they could. Sheryl Kolton, a custodian and bus driver at Burns, even let Dawn live at her house.
Dawn didn't let her situation stop her drive to be successful. As a senior, she participated in typical high-school extracurricular activities at Burns: band club, photography club, cross-country and National Honor Society. She also started a program collecting letters for active military troops and worked as a janitor at Burns to earn extra money — all while making straight A's.
And like any other bright high school senior, she decided to go to college.
"When I was younger, I was able to look at all the bad choices — at the neglect, and the drug abuse, and everything that was happening — and make a decision for myself that I was not going to end up like my parents, living from paycheck to paycheck," Dawn told CNN.
Dawn applied at four North Carolina schools and her dream school, Harvard. Earlier this year, she got an acceptance letter from the Ivy League school.
On top of being accepted, Dawn received a full scholarship to attend.
CNN wrote that since Dawn's story has circulated worldwide, people have sent encouragement and money to the teen. Dawn doesn't want the money for herself, though.
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Dawn hopes to start an organization to help other students with similar barriers in continuing their education.
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In parts of Kansas, wheat stands are poor from the effects of dry soils, winter heaving, late planting, and other factors.
In some of these cases, producers might be considering recropping the fields to a row crop. Before making any decisions, said Dallas Peterson, agronomist, Kansas State University, growers should consider potential herbicide carryover that might cause problems for the spring-planted crop.
If producers still are not sure whether to keep their wheat, but want to keep their recrop options open, their best options for weed control at this time of year would be MCPA, 2,4-D, dicamba, Affinity, or Harmony products, said Peterson, who is a weed science specialist with K-State Research and Extension.
"MCPA generally has better crop safety on small wheat than 2,4-D," he said. "MCPA can be applied to wheat from 3-leaf until the early boot stage, while 2,4-D can be applied between full-tiller and early boot stages. Dicamba can only be safely applied to wheat prior to the jointing stage. Application after jointing increases the risk of crop injury, he said. Harmony GT, Harmony Extra, and Affinity BroadSpec or TankMix can be applied to wheat until the flag leaf is visible."
All of these products have very short crop rotation restrictions, Peterson said. However, it is also important to remember that these herbicides do not provide much residual weed control.
"In contrast, many of the commonly used sulfonylurea herbicides, including Ally, Ally Extra, Agility, Amber, Finesse, Finesse Grass and Broadleaf, Glean, Maverick, Olympus, Olympus Flex, Peak, and Rave, are very persistent and have fairly long crop rotation guidelines," the scientist said.
In general, the most tolerant summer crop to residues of these herbicides is STS soybeans, followed by grain sorghum. Product labels tend to specify grain sorghum, but forage sorghum and sudangrasses would likely have similar levels of tolerance.
One major exception to this guideline is sorghum and Maverick herbicide, Peterson said. Sorghum is extremely susceptible to Maverick and should not be planted for at least 22 months after application.
More information on cropping restrictions associated with herbicides is available in the K-State Research and Extension publication 2008 Chemical Weed Control for Field Crops, Pastures, Rangeland, and Noncropland (SRP 994). The publication is available at county and district Extension offices and online at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/crpsl2/srp994.pdf.
Always refer to the specific herbicide label regarding crop rotation guidelines and restrictions, Peterson said.
"Label guidelines for crop rotation are often complicated by soil pH and geography. Some product labels have very rigid crop rotation restrictions, while other labels allow shorter intervals in the case of catastrophic crop failure, as long as the producer is willing to accept the risk of crop injury.
"Another confusing issue may be the existence of supplemental herbicide labels with shorter crop rotation guidelines than the regular label. Herbicides with supplemental crop rotation labels include Finesse, Ally, and Ally Extra," he said.


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Drawing from a set of sixteen architectural details from Hindu and Muhammadan buildings in India, including Colgong, Deo, Bodhgaya. 1788-93 1776
Artist: Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840)
Medium: Pencil on paper
Date: 1790
Pencil drawing by Thomas and William Daniell from an album of 16 drawings of architectural details from Hindu and Islamic buildings in India, including Colgong, Delhi (Nizamuddin complex), Deo and Bodhgaya, dated 1788-93.
Thomas Daniell (1749-1840) and his nephew William (1769-1837) travelled throughout India from 1786 to 1794. During this period, they produced a large collection of working drawings of the landscape views and monuments they witnessed that they later used for their aquatints and oil paintings. On their first tour in North India of 1788 to 1791, the artists set up from Calcutta and proceeded up the Ganges by budgerow visiting all the well-known places such as Bhagalpur, Patna, Ghazipur, Benares and Allahabad. From Cownpore they proceeded by palanquin to Agra, Mathura, Delhi and visited the pilgrimage place of Hardwar. They returned through Rampur, Bareilly, Shahjehanpur and Lucknow and proceeded by boat to Benares (Varanasi). After reaching Patna they returned to Calcutta by budgerow. Their journeys are recorded in the pencil sketches and wash drawings represented here that they made almost every day.


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This statue of James Harlan was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol by Iowa in 1910. This statue was replaced in 2014 by statue of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug.
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James Harlan was born in Clark County, Illinois, on August 26, 1820. The young Harlan supplemented his pioneer education by reading and was admitted to Indiana Asbury (later DePauw University) in 1841. After his graduation, he and his bride moved to Iowa, where Harlan became principal of Iowa City College. He was a staunch Whig and ran for state superintendent of public instruction in 1847. The election was, unfortunately for him, declared illegal. Undaunted, Harlan then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1850.
He served as president of Iowa Wesleyan University, once from 1853 to 1855 and again from 1869 to 1870. During the intervening years, he served as a U.S. senator, first as a Free Soiler from 1855 to 1860 and then as a Republican from 1860 to 1865. As senator he concentrated on western measures, homesteads, railroads, and land-grant colleges. In 1865 he resigned his Senate seat to become Secretary of the Interior under President Andrew Johnson; in 1866 he resigned from this post when he no longer supported the president's policies. He was elected again to the United States Senate in 1867 and served until 1873. In 1868 Harlan's daughter married Abraham Lincoln's son, Robert Todd Lincoln.
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Minimal change disease is a kidney disorder that can lead to nephrotic syndrome, although the nephrons of the kidney look normal under a regular microscope.
Minimal change nephrotic syndrome; Nil disease; Lipoid nephrosis; Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome of childhood
Each kidney is made of more than a million units called nephrons, which filter blood and produce urine.
In minimal change disease, there is damage to the glomeruli -- the tiny blood vessels inside the nephron where blood is filtered to make urine and waste is removed. The disease gets its name because this damage is not visible under a regular microscope. It can only be seen under an electron microscope.
Minimal change disease is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in children. It causes about 80% of cases in young children. It is also seen in adults, but makes up only 10 to 15% of nephrotic syndrome cases.
The cause is unknown, but the disease may occur after or be related to:
There may be symptoms of nephrotic syndrome:
Minimal change disease does not reduce the amount of urine produced. It rarely progresses to kidney failure.
The doctor may not be able to see any signs of the disease, other than swelling. Blood and urine tests reveal signs of nephrotic syndrome, including:
A kidney biopsy and examination of the tissue with an electron microscope can show signs of minimal change disease. An immunofluorescence exam of the biopsied kidney tissue will be negative.
Corticosteroids can cure minimal change disease in most children. Some patients may need to stay on steroids to keep the disease in remission.
Adults do not respond to steroids as well as children, but many still find steroids effective. Adults may have more frequent relapses and become dependent on steroids.
Patients who have three or more relapses may do better with cytotoxic therapy instead of steroids. In most cases, this involves a medication called cyclophosphamide. Other medicines that have been used include cyclosporine and chlorambucil.
Swelling may be treated with:
You may also be told to reduce the amount of salt in your diet.
Children with minimal change disease usually respond better to corticosteroids than adults. Children often respond within the first month.
A relapse can occur. However, patients may improve after long-term treatment with corticosteroids and medications that suppress the immune system (immunosuppressive medications).
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if:
There is no known prevention.
Appel GB. Glomerular disorders and nephrotic syndromes. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 122.
Nachman PH, Jennette JC, Falk RJ. Primary glomerular disease. In: Brenner BM, ed. Brenner and Rector's The Kidney. 8th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 30.
Pais P, Avner ED. Nephrotic syndrome. In: Kliegman RM, Stanton BF, St. Geme JW III, Schor NF, Behrman RE, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 521.


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A day after he was burned while playing a fire-breathing stilt walker at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, actor Wesley Daniel was doing well and sending out photos of himself at the hospital, according to friends and relatives.
"He's all bandaged up but he's got this funny look in his eyes like, 'Look at the mess I've got myself into,' " said David Kersnar, who directed Daniel in Lookingglass and Next Theatre productions last year.
Daniel was performing in a dress rehearsal of the opera "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg" Monday afternoon when the mishap occurred. Daniel picked up a torch and a little jar of fluid and blew two fire balls, according to his father, Clifton Daniel, who was in the audience.
Then suddenly his son's mask appeared to be on fire and he started patting his neck and chest before walking across the stage toward stagehands who were carrying fire extinguishers, Daniel's father said.
Clifton Daniel said he ran to his son backstage, where he was being treated with compresses. Paramedics had already been called and his son was upbeat, even giving a thumbs-up, the father said.
"It's horrifying," said Clifton Daniel, 55. "You don't believe it. At first, everything's fine. You're proud of him. You're amazed at what he's learned to do, and suddenly he's in trouble."
The 24-year-old actor was taken in serious-to-critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital suffering burns to his throat and second-degree burns to his face, fire officials said. He was transferred to Loyola University Medical Center, where doctors inserted a breathing tube, officials said.
Clifton Daniel said there was no damage to his son's lungs or airway and the tube was removed Monday night. "Doctors likened them to a severe sunburn and he will heal," his father said of the burns. "He shouldn't have any scarring."
The hospital told him his son should be released Thursday.
Clifton Daniel said his son graduated from Roosevelt University and has been acting for about three years. He was hired as a back-up for the opera in case someone called in sick or didn't show up. Wesley Daniel stepped in when an actor was involved in a mishap last week, his father said.
Drew Landmesser, the Lyric's deputy general director who focuses on backstage activities, said the company is still trying to determine the accident's cause.
"We don't exactly know the cause of the accident, just that it was a terrible accident and he seems to be doing well," Landmesser said.
He stressed that Daniel was experienced with such a fire-spitting stunt, which he characterized as routine in the entertainment world.
"You've seen this a thousand times: at carnivals, at Renaissance fairs, at kids parties," Landmesser said. "It's a common routine for a performer like this."
That said, Daniel was the replacement for a previous performer who was removed after a mishap involving the same stunt. "He had a handlebar mustache, and handlebar mustaches and fire-spitting don't go well together," Landmesser said, noting that the mustache "got singed, but there was no injury."
Landmesser said Daniel's mask never caught fire, nor did his costume.
"The fuel he was spitting was the only thing that was on fire," he said, adding that the stunt has been removed from the production mostly so audience members won't become distracted during one of the opera's climatic scenes. "I think that frankly the press made something hysterical that was a rather calm event, but why upset people, let anyone misunderstand what happened or how safe it is?"
Tribune photographer Jason Wambsgans, who was at the rehearsal, said it resumed after a 30-minute break but was finally cut short, ending about 6 p.m.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened up an investigation into the incident after hearing about Wesley's accident through the media, said agency spokesman Scott Allen. A compliance officer went to the Lyric Opera House this morning and talked to witnesses and employees to find out what may have caused the accident and if the opera house violated any OSHA regulations, he added.
Kersnar, who worked with Daniel at Roosevelt University, described the young actor as an experienced physical performer with circus training.
"It was the first time he was on the Lyric stage, but this is what he does," said Kersnar, a Roosevelt adjunct professor. "He's very funny, very strong, very skilled and smart. He doesn't do stupid stuff. I was very surprised to hear this went wrong."
Kersnar said Daniel performed various stunts for him, such as dressing as an ingenue and lifting the title character of "Pulcinella," at the Lookingglass performance with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. "This is the actor life. They do a lot of different things. He's a jack of all trades."
Clifton Daniel said he is the grandson of former President Harry S. Truman and Wesley Daniel is the president's great-grandson.


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Parents to vote on Hove Park academy status
By Gareth Davies Tuesday 3rd June 2014 from The Argus
Parents celebrated from the public gallery when councillors voted to hold a ballot on a city school's proposal to become an academy.
The group cheered and applauded at Hove Town Hall when Brighton and Hove City Council's children and young people committee voted in favour of holding a parents' ballot to gauge opinion from the Hove Park School community.
Councillor Sue Shanks, chairwoman of the committee, will now ask parents whether they want the school to become an academy and then present the results to headteacher Derek Trimmer and his senior leadership team.
A parent pressure group – Hands Off Hove Park – set up by parent Sharon Duggal, has gathered thousands of signatures on a petition opposing the proposals.
Even if the results show an overwhelming opposition to the school becoming an academy, the governors may still push ahead with the conversion.
She said: "It's difficult to predict the outcome of the ballot, but we hope people will be of the same opinion as us.
"We know the governors will have the final say, but as parents we deserve to have our views listened to.
"This is not about politics – this is about principles."
Labour councillor Penny Gilbey told the committee it would affect people in her ward of North Portslade.
She said parents had picked Hove Park over Portslade Aldridge Community Academy because they did not want their children educated in an academy.
She said: "This is not about whether we agree with academies or not, this is about whether parents agree or not. "It's by no means a criticism of the school or the headteacher, the parents should be given the opportunity to be consulted."
Conservative councillor Andrew Wealls did not support the ballot and said the move towards all schools becoming academies would continue regardless of the result.
He said: "I think this has become a Hove v Gove debate, and that's a real shame. "We're big supporters of the management team at the school and we trust them to make the right decision."
Mark Drayton, governor at West Hove Junior School, a Hove Park feeder school, said: "It will give the governors something else to think about – it just adds another element to the debate."
Labour councillor Gill Mitchell voted in favour of the ballot.
She said: "Governors and the school should be given the space to make this decision."


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Lewis T. Powell was the youngest (by 9 days) of the conspirators in the plot to assassinate Pres. Lincoln and other government heads on the night of 14 April 1865. He was born in Randolph County, Alabama on 22 April 1844 to George C. (a Baptist clergyman) and Caroline Powell. He was the youngest son of 9 children, according to the 1850 census of Burkes' Division, Stewart County, Georgia. The family moved around, as those of clergy usually did, living in Alabama, Georgia and Florida where Lewis joined the Confederate Second Florida Infantry as a private in 1861. He was wounded at Gettysburg and taken prisoner on 2 July 1863. Because he had some experience caring for wounded creatures, he was consigned as a POW nurse at Gettysburg Hospital, where he met Margaret Branson.
After he was transferred to Baltimore in September, he escaped and made his way back to Virginia, where he joined John Mosby's Partisan Rangers (he is likely the S. T. Powell listed in Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - Virginia available on Footnote, the L. having been mistaken for an S.). In January of 1865, he made his way back to the North, claiming to have deserted his regiment. He signed the Oath of Allegiance to the Union using the surname Paine, and that was the name he was tried under. Settling in Baltimore, he stayed at the boarding house of Margaret Branson and it was while he was in Baltimore that he was introduced to John Surratt who introduced him to John Wilkes Booth.
When the plot turned from kidnapping Pres. Lincoln to killing him, Powell was one of the few who actually attempted to carry through his part of the plan. He was accompanied the night of 14 April 1865 by David Herold to the home of Secretary of State William Seward, where he pistol-whipped Frederick Seward and injured several servants in his attempt to assassinate the Secretary. Seward's life was saved only because of the neck brace he wore as the result of a previous carriage accident.
Powell was arrested 3 days later at the home of Mary Surratt as she was being interrogated by military investigators. He claimed, at 11 p.m., to be there to dig a gutter. Mrs. Surratt claimed not to know him; witnesses later claimed that he had spent a great deal of time at her home and in the company of J. W. Booth, thus implicating both of them. Blood spots on his sleeve and the initials "J W B...th" inside his boot were claimed as further evidence of his participation.
At his trial on a charge of conspiracy to murder, he remained detached and almost aloof from the proceedings. There was never any question about his guilt, but his attorney W. E. Doster argued that Powell was a fanatic swayed by those around him. Doster went on to say, "We know now that slavery made him immoral, that war made him a murderer, and that necessity, revenge, and delusion made him an assassin." He attemped suicide by banging his head against the wall - an act which won him a hot and uncomfortable padded hood. Sentenced to be hung at the same time as Mary Surratt, David Herold and George Atzerodt, he was the last to die. Powell's skull was found in 1992 at the Smithsonian Institution and returned to a family member who had it buried in Florida.


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Chirpify, a social commerce vendor that lets brands sell directly to consumers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, is moving into payment processing.
To make a purchase using Chirpify, a consumer has to go the vendor's web site and enter either his credit card, debit card, bank routing information or connect his account to PayPal. After setting up his account he can make a purchase from a retailer using Chirpify by replying to a tweet, or commenting on a Facebook or Instagram post with the words "buy," "donate" or "gimme."
The vendor today announced its users can use Chirpify's payment processing service to accept American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa credit and debit cards, as well as send and accept automated clearing house payments in which consumers directly deduct funds from their bank accounts. Previously it relied on PayPal to accept payments.
The move gives brands more options, says Chirpify CEO Chris Teso.
"Our brands and members want optionality when it comes to paying and payment acceptance," he says. "With direct payment processing we are making the transaction as frictionless as possible for consumers, eliminating the need to connect with another payment platform outside of Chirpify."
The move into payment processing will also enable Chirpify to offer brands lower fees, Teso says. If retailers can avoid using PayPal to process their transactions they can avoid PayPal's 2.9% transaction fee, a Chirpify spokesman says.
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There have been a lot of questions this week about where the name came from.
First, we wanted a name that let people know this is not a fluffed up class. It will be hard work and you'll come out stronger on the other side of it.
Second, we wanted dads to know this class is for them too. Our branding and color schemes were created with him in mind. He plays a crucial role in the pregnancy, labor, and birth -- even if he doesn't know it yet!
And third, this course is about natural birth. In fact, after many hours of debate, the Birth Boot Camp Board established the importance of an instructor having had a natural birth in order to teach others how to have a natural birth.
Rest assured, there are no whistles or push-ups involved, although we did run with the military theme for the names of the classes:


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OAKVILLE, Ont. — You could expect Jack Nicklaus might have lost some of his love for the Canadian Open, where he always challenged — he was a runner-up seven times — but never won. But the Golden Bear still has fond memories, especially at Glen Abbey.
"I always enjoyed the Canadian Open," Nicklaus said on a conference call Thursday. "But I never seemed to quite … I was always the bridesmaid and never quite the bride on that one."
Nicklaus thought he was going to break through in 1984, an tournament he says he "should've won and almost did win." He lost by two strokes to Australian star Greg Norman.
The 18-time major champion designed Glen Abbey, the first he "ever did by myself." It is now hosting its 26th Open.
"I sort of came up with the idea of putting the clubhouse in the centre of the property and then having like spokes of a wheel going out, playing holes out and having the gallery go out on those spokes," he said. "It's one that's obviously very dear to my heart."
Out of gas:Last week, 49-year-old Woody Austin became the eighth oldest player to win a PGA Tour event — a playoff victory at the Sanderson Farms Championship in Madison, Miss.
This week, Austin expects to "go home" early. The 27-year pro finished his round in a tie for last place after shooting a 10-over 82.
"The train left the station today and I wasn't stopping it from going where it wanted to go," he said. "I think the big guy upstairs wanted to let me know really fast that last week was his control."
Five alive: Matt Kuchar put on a par-5 clinic in the opening round.
Save for a birdie on No. 11, Kuchar's 6-under 66 was built on the back of four birdies and one eagle on Glen Abbey's four longest holes (2, 13, 16, 18). The eagle came on No. 18.
"The course is in great shape. We had very little wind, good temperature, so it was a great opportunity to shoot," he said. "The par 5s are all attainable."
He wasn't alone either. First-round leader Brendan Steele made birdies on the second and 16th holes as part of his 7-under 65.
"You're definitely going to have to take advantage of those holes," Steele said.
Dull defence: Scott Piercy's post-round comments were about as quiet as his play on Thursday.
"I felt good," he said.
The defending champion shot a 1-under 71 to stay in contention, albeit quite a ways away from the top of the leaderboard.
Piercy's win in 2012 was only his second career victory but he's pretty comfortable with where he sits heading into the second round, especially with his group mates Graeme McDowell (76) and Ernie Els (71) playing to higher scores.
"I think you try to build on it, you know, at least use the confidence of knowing you're the last one to win," he said.


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The world's longest rail tunnel – the Gotthard Base Tunnel – was officially opened in June 2016. Switzerland had every reason to celebrate, and Credit Suisse joined the festivities. Various events were held as part of the celebrations, known as Gottardo 2016, prior to the new tunnel being commissioned in December 2016, to enable people to experience the significance of this historic project.
It was 160 years ago that Alfred Escher founded Schweizerische Kreditanstalt – today's Credit Suisse. It was founded in part to develop the railway system in Switzerland. Not only was Alfred Escher the founder of Credit Suisse; he was also the driving force behind the Gotthard railway and the first Gotthard tunnel, which was a masterpiece of its day. For Credit Suisse, it was thus both an honor and an obligation to support "Gottardo 2016" – the opening of the construction project of the century, the Gotthard Base Tunnel – as a main partner.


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Located in Westchester County, New York, the College is chartered by the Regents of the State of New York and accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH), the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), and the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.Points of Pride:
- We are a national leader in educating some of the most highly skilled and sought-after primary care physicians.
- We sponsor one of the largest Graduate Medical Education programs in the country.
- Our network of affiliated hospitals, including large urban medical centers, small suburban hospitals, and high-tech regional tertiary care facilities, afford outstanding clinical training opportunities for medical students and residents in the tri-state area.
- We serve as the academic health sciences center and principal academic public health resource for eight county health departments in New York's Hudson Valley region, one county health department in central New York, and one county health department in southwestern Connecticut, a catchment area more populous than twenty states.
- Our researchers and physicians play a leadership role in preventing, diagnosing, and treating significant and emerging public health threats including cardiovascular and renal disease, infectious disease, cancer, and the neurosciences, with a concentration in Lyme disease, hypertension, Parkinson's disease, melanoma, hepatitis C, and toxoplasmosis. In the public health arena, the College contributes expertise and leadership in disaster management, including psychiatric illnesses and stress related to trauma, disaster and terrorism.
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A couple of trail ultramarathons took place last weekend; let's discuss. Up north, near Mt. Hood, the Pacific Crest Trail 50 Mile Ultramarathon went off. Among the 126 finishers were three of our favorites:
Clyde Aker, 10:00:47
Annie Crispino-Taylor, 10:29:45
Ben Benjamin, 11:01:11
Further north, in the state of Washington, the National Trail 50 Mile USA Track and Field Championships took place. Set at the foot of Mt, Rainier this course has it all: riverside running, breathtaking views and pulse racing climbs. TheWhite River 50 Mile Trail Race attracted several of southern Oregon's ultrarunners. Here's who did what:
Hal Koerner, 7:43:01
Darcy Kleiman, 10:11:20
Carly Varner, 10:29:06
Mark Sherbow, 13:32:19
Chris Rennaker, "50 kilometer option"
We'd like to do a little shout out to former RVR employee Anton Krupicka's awesome finish at White River as well. Not only did he win, he cruised to a seemingly unbeatable course record in the process! 6:32:07!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Pacific Crest Trail and White River 50 Mile Trail Races
Posted by Rogue Valley Runners at 3:15 PM
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- Thursday, July 30, 2009 7:44:00 PM
- Darcy said...
It was so much fun hanging with all you cats. Can't wait to do it again!
- Thursday, July 30, 2009 10:01:00 PM
- Annie said...
Yes, I literally had just "hit the trail" prior to this photo. I couldn't control my emotions: those puppies were so cute!
A dip in a cold lake never felt so good at the end of a run.
Great job everyone!
- Friday, July 31, 2009 11:43:00 AM
- Justin Ricks said...
Chris should have tried the marathon option. It is a closer trip to the car.
- Friday, July 31, 2009 5:38:00 PM
- Anton said...
It makes me so happy that someone captured a picture of Hal residing in the brush. Also, remind me to spend more tapers partying with Mr. Koerner.
- Friday, July 31, 2009 7:36:00 PM
- Rennaker said...
It did cross my mind.
- Saturday, August 01, 2009 5:17:00 PM
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If those teams are smart enough, one of them should try to 'flush' the Express Pass that Gallory have by using U-turn on them...fortunately I don't think they are, so go team Gallory!!!
U-Turning Gallory would flush the Express Pass but it would waste a U-Turn and create an enemy. Besides Mal helped Luke, I don't think Margie would U-turn her after that.Margie and Luke will most likely U-Turn either Zev and Justin or Ron and Christina because neither of these teams would team up with her in previous legs. This seems to be important to her and they may be worried that R/C have to much of a knowledge advantage in China. Kynt and Vxysin may or may not U-Turn Jaime and Cara to save themselves.However, all of this is speculation.
Ron and Christina did give them the answer to the flag puzzle in Sydney. But I agree with you, I think these two teams are the most likely ones to get U-Turned. Also in an interview Luke said that Ron and Christina were the only team that he was worried about...
Managed to decipher the cap! (With a lot of guessing involved...)西山区棕树营城中村改善 (Renovation of Inner City, Zhongshuying, Xishan District)二号片区指挥部 (Command centre for Plot #2)I'm not sure if the command centre is within the plot itself, but here are the boundaries of the plot, about 500m across and 500m wide.
EP05: Lijiang, China to Kunming, ChinaFilm Date: NOV 29Air Date: MAR 20Leg Route/Tasks:ROUTE INFO: Travel by train to Kunming, China; teams arrive 5:18 AM 11/29 (Source 1), (Source 2); Gary/Mallory and Jaime/Cara spotted (Source)ROUTE INFO: Find Dounan Flower MarketEVIDENCE: Local information (Source)ROUTE INFO: Find Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Archway, receive DETOUR optionsEVIDENCE: Local information (Source 1), (Source 2)U-TURN?: Possible U-Turn this leg? (Source)PIT STOP: Green Lake ParkEVIDENCE: Local information (Source)TIMING: Jet/Cord, Gary/Mallory, Margie/Luke, LaKisha/Jen (1:31pm), Kent/Vyxsin (not first, receive penalty) (1:53pm) (Photo), Herb/Nate (2:00pm), Ron/Christina (2:16pm), Zev/Justin (2:16pm), Jaime/Cara (3:51pm) (Photos 1), (Photo 2); (Source)Safe from Elimination at End of Leg: Jet/Cord, Gary/Mallory, Margie/Luke, LaKisha/Jen, Kent/Vyxsin, Herb/Nate, Ron/Christina, Zev/JustinPossibly Eliminated: Jaime/Cara
ROUTE INFO: Find Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Archway (金马碧鸡坊), receive DETOUR options
PIT STOP: Green Lake Park
This picture just throws a whole wrench in the works.
The nine remaining teams continue on from the faux Pit Stop at the Eternal Tower in Lijiang, China, with two teams yet to check in - one of which has lost their passports on the next episode of The Amazing Race.
Quote from: The Prophet on March 14, 2011, 02:07:31 PMThis picture just throws a whole wrench in the works.what???So Kent & Vyxsin are using w-turn first?
I have a question, W-TURN should always be after a Detour clue correct? It will never ever be placed before a Detour clue correct?So Margie and Luke must have completed their Detour task darn early at dusk and reached the W-TURN "supposedly" in first place?Because by the time trailing teams like Jaime and Cara and Kent and Vyxsin reached the W-TURN, it is completely broad daylight already!
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Kiersten's Ride: In memory of a local teen
Kiersten's Ride will raise funds for local suicide prevention programs Saturday, Aug. 17 in East Jordan.
The Clavier family and friends will host the 12-mile horse ride in memory of Kiersten Clavier, who died at the age of 17 in August 2012. She was the daughter of David and Lisa Clavier of East Jordan.
"We decided it was a nice way to honor her and bring awareness to the cause because horseback riding was something she loved to do," said Lisa Clavier, Kiersten Clavier's mother. "Everybody's afraid to talk about suicide. Nobody wants to say the word, and not talking about it doesn't help."
The event will raise funds for North Country Community Mental Health to further develop suicide prevention programs in Charlevoix and Emmet counties. North Country Community Mental Health provides behavioral health services to residents of six Northern Michigan counties, said Dr. Michael Lucido, a North Country Community Mental Health psychologist who worked with Kiersten Clavier. The agency served 845 children between five years old and 17 years old in 2012.
Kiersten's Ride participants will leave East Jordan Aug. 17 at 9:30 a.m. The memorial ride through the back roads between East Jordan and Charlevoix will conclude at Family Farm & Home in Charlevoix. There, the Clavier family and friends will offer lunch and greet visitors from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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A love for horses
Horseback riding and a love for animals were Kiersten Clavier's greatest passions. She and her twin sister, Crystal Clavier, grew up riding horses on their family's 70-acre farm and often invited friends to join them. Together, the sisters rode 250 miles across the state on the Shore-To-Shore Trail with the Michigan Trail Riders Association.
Kiersten Clavier had a special place in her heart for the Exceptional Riders Program at the Equestrian Center of Bay Harbor. She frequently arrived early with a car full of her friends to help groom and prepare the therapeutic riding horses. Wearing a cowboy hat over her long brown hair and blue jeans, she led the horses while teaching people with disabilities to ride.
"She talked to the kids like they were little brothers or little sisters," said Mary Lee, an Exceptional Riders Program instructor and Kiersten's Ride participant. "She really made an effort to get to know them. It didn't matter who they were, how little they were or if they were a big teenager, that's how she greeted and treated them."
The Clavier family continues to volunteer with the Exceptional Riders Program and donated one of their horses to the organization after Kiersten's Clavier's death.
During the first half-mile and last half-mile of Kiersten's Ride, Kiersten Clavier's horse, a white-and-chestnut paint horse named Eugene, will be riderless and led by her older sister, 20-year-old Stephanie Fuller.
"It's to symbolize that she should be here to ride her horse," Lisa Clavier said, adding that Kiersten Clavier purchased Eugene with her own money when she was 11 years old.
The case for suicide prevention
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds in the U.S., and approximately 4,600 people in this national age group take their lives each year, according to a 2010 report from the American Association of Suicidology.
There has been a 28 percent national increase in suicides committed by adults between the ages of 35 and 64 over the past decade, Lucido, the North Country Community Mental Health psychologist, said.
North Country Community Mental Health will set aside donations from Kiersten's Ride specifically for local mental health awareness initiatives, Lucido said. The funds will help to further develop programming through a collaborative suicide prevention workgroup that is facilitated by the Human Services Coordinating Body of Charlevoix & Emmet Counties.
"I think it's important for people to understand that it can be anybody," said Gretchen Spedowske, a Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District career and college readiness consultant who serves as a member of the suicide prevention workgroup. "Even if someone's talking about it, take it seriously because you don't know. Life is so important."
Warning signs of suicide or risk factors include mental health issues such as anxiety and depression, substance abuse, previous suicide attempts, nonsuicidal self-injury, firearms in the household and low self-esteem, Lucido said.
"Getting to the help that is needed is most important," he said. "Sometimes all someone needs is a little encouragement to help them get through a difficult time in their life. Be a support. Let them know moods are temporary states and are never permanent."
The vision for Kiersten's Ride
Lisa Clavier said she hopes Kiersten's Ride will become an annual, weekend-long horseback-riding event.
"We've got to do something," she said. "Every time I hear something like this I keep thinking, "What have I done to make it better?' So this is my attempt at helping. I just want people to know that we're trying to make a difference and help somebody."
For more information about participation in Kiersten's Ride or sponsorship, contact Lisa Clavier at [email protected]
Donations will be accepted at the event or may be mailed to the Clavier family directly: 04316 Cosier Road, East Jordan, MI 49727. Checks are payable to North Country Community Mental Health.
Visit North Country Community Mental Health's website at www.norcocmh.org. For immediate professional assistance regarding suicide prevention, call your doctor, nearest emergency room, or the local emergency Third Level Crisis Line at (800) 442-7315.
A version of this story also appears in the Aug. 15 issue of The Charlevoix County News.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Charlotte retirement home will pay $20,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had sued Lawyers Glen Retirement Living Center, LLC on behalf of a former employee who was discriminated against when she became pregnant.
In its lawsuit (EEOC v. Lawyers Glen Retirement Living Center, LLC, Civil Action No. 3:08-cv-00447) in U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, the EEOC charged that Ashley Wilhelm, a certified nursing aide, had her hours reduced when she informed Lawyers Glen management that she was pregnant. Lawyers Glen, in accordance with its written "maternity policy," continued to reduce Wilhelm's hours during the course of her pregnancy, even though Wilhelm was fully capable of performing her job duties and was cleared for full-time work by her physician, the EEOC said.
Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement.
In addition to paying $20,000 in damages to Wilhelm, Lawyers Glen must also take other actions set forth in the consent decree resolving this case, including providing anti-discrimination training to its staff and posting a notice about the settlement. Further, the company is enjoined from engaging in further pregnancy discrimination, and has agreed to implement a written anti-discrimination policy that is in compliance with federal law.
"Pregnancy discrimination continues to be a problem in the American workplace," said Lynette A. Barnes, regional attorney for the EEOC's Charlotte District Office. "Under federal law, employers must refrain from imposing their own paternalistic ideas about pregnancy on their employees. The EEOC will continue to actively pursue cases where an employee is subjected to discriminatory treatment because she is pregnant."
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov.