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9-1-07 (8:44PM EDT)---- Negima! Drama Lead Selected
13 year old actress Kashiwa Yukina will play the roll of nine and three quarters-year-old child prodigy, mage and teacher Negi Springfield in the forthcoming TV Tokyo Live Action drama Maho Sensei Negima! Parallel. The news came out during a production symposium held in Tokyo September 1st.

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I guess in this case we won't be getting a hot springs/pool episode for a swimsuited Negi to stumble in upon the girls in their swimsuits.

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Well, maybe. But, according to this CBC News article, the Shaolin Temple might take a Japanese internet user to court if he doesn't apologize for saying a ninja beat them all...
(Having not heard anything about the alleged match at the time, I suspect the Shaolin are in the right in this one... but I have no proof either way.)

-Rob Kelk
"Read Or Die: not so much a title as a way of life." - Justin Palmer, 6 June 2007
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

According to this blog post, there's a flight simulator built into Google Earth. Two aircraft are available - an F16 fighter jet and a Cirrus SR22.
I haven't tried it myself, and I'm not going to - I suck at flight sims. But I have forwarded the article to my relative who's a pilot...

-Rob Kelk
"Read Or Die: not so much a title as a way of life." - Justin Palmer, 6 June 2007
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

For all you technophiles out there.
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Epsilon

From: www.angryzenmaster.com/
This is Rebuild of Evangelion.
Its been twelve years since Neon Genesis Evangelion hit Japanese airwaves and theyre still making toys, manga, and video games based on the series. Check out this growed up version of Rei Ayanami along with this highly articulated Rei. Eva fandom is still very much alive.
Instead of launching a new series to continue where the first left off as many anime and manga tend to do, Gainax has decided to revamp Neon Genesis Evangelion with four feature length movies. Now dubbed Rebuild of Evangelion, the first three films will retell the television series using modern animation techniques including CG assisted animation while the fourth movie will cover all new material. From the trailer footage, it looks like some scenes will be redone shot for shot along with completely new animation. Unit 1 is sporting a slightly revamped design which looks quite good. I cant wait to see it in action.
The first film hits theaters September 1. Could be good. Could be just as confusing as the series which is always fun.
Youtube promo links:
uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9M5F2Yr0NEw
uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ql8bxKTzJME
uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bmMal5YjDmA

Link for picture of mentioned slightly nsfw rei figure:
www.dannychoo.com/blog_en...i+Ayanami/

stage6.divx.com/user/gree...Evangelion
stage6.divx.com/user/Mall...-Rebuild-2
Edit: Stage 6 links to the two trailers!

Lady Nogitsune/QB Kitsune - Jan Kurotaki
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''

-- James Nicoll

Hi, I'm thinking of trying to join in but I've got a few questions to ask.
First, what is the state of shipping in fenspace, specifically between mars,venus, and earth.
Second, is there room for a moderately large vessel (say a 'waved container ship) and attendant ships (cars) to be a profitable (if minor) shipping business, or does Hermes Universal Deliveries have that pretty much covered.
I had more questions but I'm drawing a complete blank now, sorry.Thanks in advance though.

[This time, I'm advancing the character a bit from her original appearance in the pages of GURPS Supers. As of 2007, she's the Team Administrator and Field Commander of IST Tokyo, and has served with a lot of other teams. She's also a world-reknowned marine biologist, and is famous for having been played by Halle Berry in a 1999 film loosely based on IST Japan's fight with Gojira.]
[Yes, really.]
Black Pearl -- 809 points
Attributes: ST 11 [10], DX 14 [80], IQ 16 [120], HT 13 [30].
Secondary Characteristics: Dmg 1d-1/1d+1; BL 24 lbs; HP 11 [0]; Will 16 [0]; Per 18 [15]; FP 13 [0]; Basic Speed 6.75 [0]; Basic Move 6 [0].
Social Background: CF East Asian [1], Western [0]; Lanaguages: English (Native) [0], Japanese (Native) [6]; TL 9^ [0].
Advantages: Absolute Direction [5]; Acute Detection 3 [6]; Acute Hearing 2 [4]; Amphibious* [9]; Beautiful [12]; Combat Reflexes [15]; Danger Sense [15]; Dark Vision* [22]; Detect (Marine Life)* [18]; Doesn't Breathe (Gills, -50%)* [8]; Enhanced Move 3 (Water Move 48)* [54]; IST Membership [86]; IST Rank 7 [35]; Mind Control (Area Effect 4 [16 yard radius], +200%; Specialized, Marine Life, -30%)* [130]; Nictitating Membrane 3* [3]; Pressure Support 2* [9]; Regeneration (Regular)* [22]; Regrowth* [36]; Reputation +3 ("great hero!"; people who saw the movie, large group, 12 or less) [3]; Speak with Animals (Specialized, Marine Life, -40%)* [12]; Unusual Background (Super) [50].
* Super (-10%).
Disadvantages: Bad Sight [-10]; Honesty (12) [-10]; Snese of Duty (Everyone "good") [-10]; Truthfulness (12) [-5]; Vulnerable (Heat/Fire, x3) [-45].
Quirks: Braids seawead in her dreadlocks; dislikes sushi bars and lobster restaurants; embarrassed by her "exaggerated" heroic reputation; tries to work within the system at all times; wants to honor her parents' memory.
Skills: Administration (IQ-1, A)-15 [1]; Aquabatics (DX, H)-14 [4]; Area Knowledge (Australia) (IQ, E)-16 [1]; Area Knowledge (Earth) (IQ, E)-16 [1]; Area Knowledge (Hawaii) (IQ, E)-16 [1]; Area Knowledge (Japan) (IQ+2, E)-18 [4]; Area Knowledge (Los Angeles) (IQ, E)-16 [1]; Area Knowledge (New Zealand) (IQ, E)-16 [1]; Area Knowledge (Sydney) (IQ, E)-16 [1]; Area Knowledge (Tokyo) (IQ, E)-16 [1]; Area Knowledge (United States) (IQ, E)-16 [1]; Area Knowledge (Wellington) (IQ, E)-16 [1]; Biology (Marine Biology) (IQ+2, H)-18 [12]; Chemistry (IQ-1, H)-15 [2]; Computer Operation (IQ, E)-16 [1]; Computer Programming (IQ-2, H)-14 [1]; Current Affairs (Science & Technology) (IQ+2, E)-18 [4]; Dancing (DX+1, A)-15 [4]; Detect Lies (Per, H)-18 [4]; Diplomacy (IQ, H)-16 [4]; First Aid (IQ, E)-16 [1]; Geography (Regional [Pacific Ocean]) (IQ+2, H)-18 [12]; Gesture (IQ, E)-16 [1]; Karate (DX+2, H)-18 [8]; Leadership (IQ-1, A)-15 [1]; Meteorology (IQ-2, H)-14 [1]; Navigation (Sea) (IQ+2, A)-18* [1]; Public Speaking (IQ, A)-16 [2]; Savoir-Faire (Dojo) (IQ, E)-16 [1]; Savoir-Faire (High Society) (IQ, E)-16 [1]; Stealth (DX, A)-14 [2]; Survival (Open Ocean) (IQ, A)-16 [2]; Survival (Reef) (IQ, A)-16 [2]; Tactics (IQ-1, H)-15 [2]; Teaching (IQ-1, A)-15 [1]; Weird Science (IQ-2, VH)-14 [2]; Writing (IQ, A)-16 [2].

New thread specifically for logging/reporting updates to the FenWiki ( fnord.sandwich.net/fenwiki/doku.php )Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979

Iowa court rules same-sex couples can marry.
And the Polk County recorder's office was accepting applications for less than a day before the ruling was stayed.
20 same sex couples applied, but apparently only one went through the steps necessary to get the application approved before the stay went into effect. (It's not stated where I've seen whether the applications that were already submitted will continue through the approval process or not.)
It really makes me wonder, don't some of these people have anything *better* to do with their time?
-Morgan.
"When you enter combat, please focus on the enemy!"
-Shurelia