It’s been a long while since I’ve heard anything from Dewa or Manami – so I think it’s time to know some news about them.
As for Manami Watanabe, I believe she has already released a new single with titles 深海 and 恋ほたる which is available somewhere in the region of ¥ 2300 to ¥ 2500 (album art shown above). She also had a show entitled 歌百花−第一夜- last May 6. And no longer than 24 hours from now, she will have a live appearance on 初夏のニュース from 18:30 to 19:00 local time (I believe her single will be sold on the event as well). As a sample for her new singles, here are the clips:
Damn, I still get chills from this. ＼(*T▽T*)／ I can never forget Manami’s voice or any of Jyukai’s music for that matter. (ღ˘⌣˘ღ)
Aside from this one, she’s also writing songs for other Japanese artists. Let’s all support her! (≧∇≦)/ Follow her on Twitter or through her website.
So the situation in the Barclays Premier League table looks like this:
TEAM||POINTS||GOAL DIFFERENCE||REMAINING FIXTURES
1. City ||83 pts. ||61 GD ||Newcastle; QPR
2. United ||83 pts. ||53 GD ||Swansea; Sunderland
3. Arsenal ||66 pts. ||24 GD ||Norwich; West Brom
4. Tottenham ||65 pts. ||23 GD ||Aston Villa; Fulham
5. Newcastle ||65 pts. ||9 GD ||Man. City; Everton
6. Chelsea ||61 pts. ||21 GD ||Liverpool; Blackburn
Arguably, Arsenal has the easiest remaining fixtures while Newcastle faces a tough stretch to the finish line.
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If City gets beaten by Newcastle, then the title is United’s to lose. If City beats either of the two, United will have to replicate the game against Arsenal where they scored a bountiful of goals in order to get the title.
Only a double win for Arsenal ensures them of a Champions league spot. Anything less than that may prove to be futile in trying to defend 3rd place.
Should Tottenham win both of the remaining games, they are ensured 4th place finisher in the league (unless of course the Toons beat the Citizens 10-0 and the Toffees 9-0).
Newcastle will only be a top 4 finisher if they beat Man. City and Everton convincingly as Tottenham has an easier two-match set against them. They will have to pray Tottenham drop points as well.
Chelsea – well, they need a miracle. The odds are stacked firmly against them to finish in 4th. HOWEVER, should they beat Bayern on May 19, then they will be ensured the precious Champions League spot – dropping whoever is 4th in the league.
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On a slightly different and biased note, COME ON YOU SPURS!
For many reasons Dev and I decided to put an Emergency Kit together for the inevitable “Big One” that will strike sometime in our future. It was fun to put together and we feel much more comfortable about our preparation for earthquakes. Now everything we need is in one ice chest, we can grab it really quickly.
Given the seismic pattern these days, I believe it is highly advisable that every househould create something like this.
You never know when or where the 'big one' is coming anyway. Stay safe!
HIROSHIMA, JAPAN: Experts have warned the country of Japan that they could likely see a Tsunami bigger than expected in the coming months just a short time after the country’s coast was ravished by one last year.
Officials are saying the next Tsunami could very likely be over 100ft (big) or (34metres) once again off of the country’s coast. A 2003 forecast put the expected Tsunami at around 30ft big, but the new revisions came this morning via a government website after careful examination of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan earlier this month followed by the Tsunami itself.
1. Feb. 27, 2010 – magnitude 8.8 quake in Chile. 188 days later…
2. Sept. 23, 2010 – magnitude 7.0 quake in New Zealand. 189 days later…
3. March 11, 2011 – magnitude 9.0 quake in Japan. 188 days later…
4. Sept. 15, 2011 – magnitude 7.3 quake in Fiji. 187 days later…
5. March 20, 2012 – magnitude 7.9 quake in Mexio. 188 days later…
6. Sept. 24, 2012 – ?
Unsurprisingly, all these areas lie in the Pacific Ring of Fire. Whether these are all just uncanny coincidence or in fact a trend, it is better to be prepared. But the question is, how?
FINALLY! Another series to look forward to! Ok, there’s too many exclamation points there, so I’ll stop.
Anyway, KEY have been outstanding in producing light novels for everyone so there is no doubt that this will be a good one (though I haven’t started reading this yet because I’m still finishing Planetarian).
Minutes before the crucial quarter-final match between Spurs and Bolton, I prepared some food to eat so I can enjoy the game. It started off horribly unlucky for us which has seen Bolton take the lead with just 6 minutes into the game, thanks to another hapless marking in set-pieces. Thankfully, after Bale’s own goal, he made amends 5 minutes later with a delightful cross that Walker guided at the back of the net with his head – 1 apiece.
Minutes passed by and the game started to flow evenly for both teams, with chances back and forth either way. But at the 42nd minute mark, just when Bogdan was about to take the goal kick, Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba was found lying with his face on the floor. According to those who have witnessed it, there was nobody near him and he just collapsed. I think this excerpt from the Guardian‘s feed should explain it:
7.07pm For those who did not experience the incident when it happened, there were no players near Muamba when he collapsed. Within 10 or 20 seconds it became apparent that something very serious had happened, and we soon found out that he had stopped breathing. He was treated on the field for almost 10 minutes, with a defibrilator used in an attempt to resuscitate him, before being taken off on a stretcher. Howard Webb took the players off the field, and the game was officially abandoned a few moments later.
The time that was written there is in GMT. White Hart Lane is dead silent for the next 10 minutes or so, with a couple of people chanting his name. According to the training staff of Bolton, he’s one of the fittest guys on the team, so everyone is still in a shock. The food I’m eating tasted bitter and I couldn’t even swallow it. ESPN coverage would not show the incident, but instead, showed almost all people in great pain and disbelief, may it be the players, the coaching staff, or the crowd. Some people were praying, some were crying, and eventually, he was stretchered off the field and taken to the hospital, together with team manager Owen Coyle and club captain Kevin Davies.
At this very moment, there have been tweets saying that they managed Muamba to get breathing again, but this is yet to be confirmed. What we do know is that even if we are not a fan, this is a matter of life and death situation and it’s nice to see that we are humans first before fans/rivals/footballers, especially after a couple of recent animosities shown in sports. The referee’s decision to suspend the match was, I believe, the correct move, and the behavior shown by the fans and the media is admirable.
What we can do for now is pray and hope that my next update is that he’s in a better condition now.
COYF! Come On You Fab! Hang in there!
I know I had to put this up either way:
UPDATE/8:04PM GMT: BBC, ESPN and Sky News are saying that he is somewhat stable now. Will update the links if I found one. Thank goodness!
According to the weekly Blu-ray disc ranking released by Oricon on Wednesday, 43,000 copies (rounded to the nearest thousand) of the first Fate/Zero box set of were sold in its first week of release, making it the highest-selling television anime Blu-ray box set to date. The set also topped the week’s overall Blu-ray release sales rankings. The previous record was held by the The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya box set, which sold 31,000 copies (rounded) in its first week.
The contents of the Blu-ray package include:
Original editions of the first 13 episodes with extra footage and JPN/ENG subtitles.
A collection of trailers and commercials, credit-less OP/ED sequencess.
Fate/Zero Original Soundtracks Vol.1 CD by Yuki Kajiura.
An original drama CD by Fate/Zero author, Gen Urobuchi.
Fate/Zero Animation Material book with interviews and production material.
English-translated booklet for the Material Book.
Packaged in a box illustrated by Type-Moon co-founder, Takashi Takeuchi.
The catch here, however, is that the retail price is valued at 39,900 yen, which is around $480!!! Surely, it’s a bit unwise?! But the sales record says otherwise! Looks like ufotable has made a larger name for itself!
With nearly 15,000 people dead and about 3,000 more missing – The Great Tohoku Earthquake of Japan is surely one of the deadliest natural disasters to have hit us in the modern times. Nobody ever thought that on March 11, 2011 at 14:46 JST (local time), a magnitude 9.0 earthquake will occur near the coastline of Miyagi prefecture. It was so strong that it shifted the Earth’s axis by 25 centimeters! The ground-shaking lasted for a staggering 5 minutes before it came to a halt. Moments later, warnings of tsunami (some reached heights of about 40 meters!) was spread out all over Japan – but the worst is yet to come.
One year has passed, and it still leaves about 340,000 people homeless, not only because of the damage caused by the violent tremors, thousands of aftershocks, and massive tsunami, but also the increasing fears and tension over the fallout at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Living within 20km of the power plant is still not allowed and traces of radioactive materials can be traced out as far as 50 km off the plant – and this has impacted Japan’s economy in unbelievable depths.
Some say it would take at least 10 years to fully recover from this catastrophe – and this is considering that not a single earthquake of this strength will ever hit again near this recovering nation.
If I was there in the unfortunate moment, witnessing before my very eyes all the events unfolding, I’m not sure if I have recovered well enough to move forward without looking back time and time again. This IS the definition of life-changing events. It is no secret that I am following the recovery path Japan is taking, and even if they are, at the moment, doing an inspirational comeback from this, it would take all their efforts, prayers, and hope.
This will also serve as my inspiration as I try and attempt to win in my 4th attempt at Nanowrimo. This is for all of you.
がんばって！
P.S. Visit this site to view images at the anniversary.
