One Piece is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same title written by Eiichiro Oda. Produced by Toei Animation, and directed by Konosuke Uda, Munehisa Sakai and Hiroaki Miyamoto, the series premiered in Japan on Fuji Television on October 20, 1999. As of September 26, 2010 (2010 -09-26)[update], 468 episodes of the series have aired, spanning thirteen seasons. One Piece follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a 17-year-old boy, who gained supernatural abilities by eating a magical fruit, and his ragtag crew of heroic pirates, named the Straw Hat Pirates. Luffy's greatest ambition is to obtain the world's ultimate treasure, One Piece, and thereby become the next King of the Pirates.
In 2004, 4Kids Entertainment licensed the series for an English-language broadcast. This dub was heavily edited for content, as well as length, reducing the first 143 episodes to 104.[1] The series premiered in the United States in September 2004 on the Fox network as part of the Fox Box block, and later premiered on the Cartoon Network as part of the Toonami block in April 2005. In December 2006, 4Kids cancelled production due to financial reasons.[2] In April 2007, Funimation Entertainment acquired the license of One Piece from 4Kids and would use their in-house voice cast in preparation for the series' DVD releases.[3] The new dub of the series aired from September 2007 until it was canceled in March 2008.[4] In Australia, Cartoon Network resumed airing new One Piece episodes in November 2008, starting with episode 170,[5] lasting until January 2009 following episode 195.[5] The first unedited, bilingual DVD box set, containing 13 episodes, was released on May 27, 2008.[6] Similarly sized sets followed with eleven sets released as of July 6, 2010 (2010 -07-06)[update].[7]
The series uses thirty different pieces of theme music: thirteen opening themes and eighteen closing themes. Several CDs that contain the theme music and other tracks have been released by Toei Animation. After experimenting with an English dubbed version of "We Are!", 4Kids decided to create its own theme music with "Pirate Rap" voiced by Russell Velasquez. 4Kids created four vocal versions of the rap as opening themes, one of them unused, and two instrumental versions as ending themes before they lost the rights.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
jimmie johnson
Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975), nicknamed "Superman" by fellow driver Mark Martin, is an American stock car racer from El Cajon, California. Johnson started his NASCAR career in 1996 and currently drives the 48 Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Chevrolet Impala co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon operated by Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson is a four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, and in 2009 he became the only driver to win four consecutive Sprint Cup Series Championships.[1] He is the 2009 Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press, 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Driver of the Year, as well as being considered as 2000's "Best Driver of the Decade."
Shanghai Rolex Masters 1000
The Shanghai Rolex Masters (formally the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 presented by Rolex) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour. It will be held annually in October at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.[1] The inaugural edition took place from October 11–18, 2009
wisconsin badgers
The Wisconsin Badgers are the collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This NCAA Division I athletic program has teams in football, basketball, ice hockey, volleyball, soccer, cross country, tennis, swimming, wrestling, track and field, rowing, golf, and softball. The Badgers have several major on-campus facilities, including Camp Randall Stadium, the UW Field House, and the Kohl Center. They compete in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except men's and women's ice hockey and crew. Ice hockey competes in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and crew in the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC).
The athletic director is Barry Alvarez, former head coach of the football team. The Badgers team colors are cardinal and white, and the team mascot is named "Buckingham U. Badger," known as "Bucky Badger." Additionally, people sometimes use "Bucky" to refer to the university's teams, much like what is done with "Sparty" at Michigan State University.
The athletic director is Barry Alvarez, former head coach of the football team. The Badgers team colors are cardinal and white, and the team mascot is named "Buckingham U. Badger," known as "Bucky Badger." Additionally, people sometimes use "Bucky" to refer to the university's teams, much like what is done with "Sparty" at Michigan State University.
carlos condit
Background and training
Condit formerly fought in the UFC's sister promotion, World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), where he was the final WEC welterweight champion[1] and also competed for Pancrase.
Condit now trains at Jackson's Submission Fighting out of Albuquerque, NM. Condit is currently ranked the #10 welterweight in the world by Sherdog.[3]
[edit] World Extreme Cagefighting
Condit made his debut for the WEC at WEC 25 where he defeated Kyle Jensen in the first round via submission (Rear Naked Choke). Condit's second fight would be for the vacant WEC Welterweight Championship against John Alessio at WEC 26. Condit would win this fight in the second round, once again, by Rear Naked Choke and became the WEC Welterweight Champion.
Condit would then defend the title against Brock Larson at WEC 29 and Carlo Prater at WEC 32, defeating both by submission in the first round. Condit's final defense would be against Hiromitsu Miura at WEC 35. The fight would end via TKO in the fourth round, winning Fight of the Night honours, which meant that Condit would be the last ever WEC Welterweight Champion after the UFC dissolved the title and division. Condit's record in the WEC would end at a perfect 5–0.
[edit] Transition to the UFC
Condit would make the move to UFC after the WEC buyout and he made his debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) organization, losing via split decision against Martin Kampmann at UFC Fight Night 18.
He was then scheduled to fight Chris Lytle on September 16, 2009, at UFC Fight Night 19, but Lytle had to drop out due to a knee injury.[4] UFC newcomer Jake Ellenberger would step up to replace Lytle.[5] Condit then defeated Ellenberger via split decision to get his first win in the UFC. Condit later had to drop out of a scheduled fight at UFC 108 against Paul Daley due to a hand injury.[6]
Condit defeated Rory MacDonald via third-round TKO at UFC 115[7] in a bout that earned the Fight of the Night award. Although MacDonald seemed to get the better of the first two rounds with effective striking and takedowns, Condit came back with a more aggressive attitude in the final stanza, finishing MacDonald with a combination of elbows and short punches that prompted the referee to end the bout with only seven seconds remaining.[8] It was later revealed after analysis of the judges' scorecards, that had MacDonald not been finished in the last seven seconds, then he would have picked up a split decision victory.[9]
Condit faced Dan Hardy on October 16, 2010 at UFC 120. In the first round, Condit connected with a powerful left hook during an exchange, which dropped Hardy. Condit then landed two punches to Hardy on the ground before the referee stopped the fight at 4:27 of the first round. This victory made Condit the first man to defeat Hardy by way of KO, and was also Condit's first KO victory via a punch
Condit formerly fought in the UFC's sister promotion, World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), where he was the final WEC welterweight champion[1] and also competed for Pancrase.
Condit now trains at Jackson's Submission Fighting out of Albuquerque, NM. Condit is currently ranked the #10 welterweight in the world by Sherdog.[3]
[edit] World Extreme Cagefighting
Condit made his debut for the WEC at WEC 25 where he defeated Kyle Jensen in the first round via submission (Rear Naked Choke). Condit's second fight would be for the vacant WEC Welterweight Championship against John Alessio at WEC 26. Condit would win this fight in the second round, once again, by Rear Naked Choke and became the WEC Welterweight Champion.
Condit would then defend the title against Brock Larson at WEC 29 and Carlo Prater at WEC 32, defeating both by submission in the first round. Condit's final defense would be against Hiromitsu Miura at WEC 35. The fight would end via TKO in the fourth round, winning Fight of the Night honours, which meant that Condit would be the last ever WEC Welterweight Champion after the UFC dissolved the title and division. Condit's record in the WEC would end at a perfect 5–0.
[edit] Transition to the UFC
Condit would make the move to UFC after the WEC buyout and he made his debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) organization, losing via split decision against Martin Kampmann at UFC Fight Night 18.
He was then scheduled to fight Chris Lytle on September 16, 2009, at UFC Fight Night 19, but Lytle had to drop out due to a knee injury.[4] UFC newcomer Jake Ellenberger would step up to replace Lytle.[5] Condit then defeated Ellenberger via split decision to get his first win in the UFC. Condit later had to drop out of a scheduled fight at UFC 108 against Paul Daley due to a hand injury.[6]
Condit defeated Rory MacDonald via third-round TKO at UFC 115[7] in a bout that earned the Fight of the Night award. Although MacDonald seemed to get the better of the first two rounds with effective striking and takedowns, Condit came back with a more aggressive attitude in the final stanza, finishing MacDonald with a combination of elbows and short punches that prompted the referee to end the bout with only seven seconds remaining.[8] It was later revealed after analysis of the judges' scorecards, that had MacDonald not been finished in the last seven seconds, then he would have picked up a split decision victory.[9]
Condit faced Dan Hardy on October 16, 2010 at UFC 120. In the first round, Condit connected with a powerful left hook during an exchange, which dropped Hardy. Condit then landed two punches to Hardy on the ground before the referee stopped the fight at 4:27 of the first round. This victory made Condit the first man to defeat Hardy by way of KO, and was also Condit's first KO victory via a punch
amanda knox
The murder of Meredith Kercher occurred in Perugia, Italy, on 1 November 2007. The following day, police discovered the body of the 21-year-old British student in the upstairs flat that she shared with three other young women.
On 6 November 2007, police arrested three suspects: Amanda Knox, an American student who shared a flat with Kercher, Raffaele Sollecito, an Italian student, and Patrick Lumumba, a bar owner. On 20 November 2007, Rudy Hermann Guede, a resident of Perugia, was also arrested and Patrick Lumumba, completely exonerated, was released.
Guede was convicted on 28 October 2008 of the sexual assault and murder of Kercher. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison. On appeal, his sentence was reduced to 16 years. Guede filed a second appeal in May 2010.
On 4 December 2009, Knox and Sollecito were found guilty of murder, sexual violence and other charges. Knox was sentenced to 26 years in prison, while Sollecito received 25 years. Appeals in these two cases are expected to be held in the autumn of 2010.
The case received much media attention in Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States with some questioning the fairness of the trial.
On 6 November 2007, police arrested three suspects: Amanda Knox, an American student who shared a flat with Kercher, Raffaele Sollecito, an Italian student, and Patrick Lumumba, a bar owner. On 20 November 2007, Rudy Hermann Guede, a resident of Perugia, was also arrested and Patrick Lumumba, completely exonerated, was released.
Guede was convicted on 28 October 2008 of the sexual assault and murder of Kercher. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison. On appeal, his sentence was reduced to 16 years. Guede filed a second appeal in May 2010.
On 4 December 2009, Knox and Sollecito were found guilty of murder, sexual violence and other charges. Knox was sentenced to 26 years in prison, while Sollecito received 25 years. Appeals in these two cases are expected to be held in the autumn of 2010.
The case received much media attention in Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States with some questioning the fairness of the trial.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
weeds season 6
The sixth season premiered on Monday August 16, 2010 at 10ET/PT on Showtime. In May 2010, Elizabeth Perkins (Celia Hodes) announced that she will be leaving the series.[10][11] Linda Hamilton will be joining the cast as Linda; along with her partner Fiona, Linda will help Nancy in her business.[12] It has been confirmed that Mark-Paul Gosselaar has been cast in one episode in the upcoming season.[citation needed] A teaser for the new season was released on June 3, 2010, depicting Nancy disposing of the croquet mallet and evading the police. Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alanis Morissette will also be reprising their roles.[13] Actor Richard Dreyfuss has signed on to appear in at least four episodes of the season.[14] The season premiere was leaked on August 1, 2010.[citation needed]
On the run again, Nancy abruptly leaves—along with Shane, Silas, and the baby—bringing the croquet mallet with her, which she later disposes. In need of a larger car, the three stop off in Ren Mar to pick up Andy's minivan. Discovering Audra to be held at bay with a cross bow by an anti-abortionist, Nancy helps Andy subdue the attacker. Audra rejects Andy because he had fled and left her alone with the armed attacker, causing their relationship to end. Reluctantly, Andy flees with the family. Meanwhile, Cesar and his brother-in-law have discovered security footage of the murder, which Cesar orders destroyed. Esteban and the FBI begin a hunt for Nancy and the rest of the family as Nancy continues to ignore their persistent phone calls. Andy has new identities created for the family in order to become hidden—switching from the Botwins to the Newmans. Shane's alias is Shaun; Silas' is Mike; Nancy's is Nathalie; and Andy's is Randy. Nancy resides with her sons and brother-in-law in Seattle, Washington, while believing they can establish a real family with ordinary lives. In more recent episodes, Nathalie (Nancy Botwin) is sprung back into the world of marijuana by making hash.
On the run again, Nancy abruptly leaves—along with Shane, Silas, and the baby—bringing the croquet mallet with her, which she later disposes. In need of a larger car, the three stop off in Ren Mar to pick up Andy's minivan. Discovering Audra to be held at bay with a cross bow by an anti-abortionist, Nancy helps Andy subdue the attacker. Audra rejects Andy because he had fled and left her alone with the armed attacker, causing their relationship to end. Reluctantly, Andy flees with the family. Meanwhile, Cesar and his brother-in-law have discovered security footage of the murder, which Cesar orders destroyed. Esteban and the FBI begin a hunt for Nancy and the rest of the family as Nancy continues to ignore their persistent phone calls. Andy has new identities created for the family in order to become hidden—switching from the Botwins to the Newmans. Shane's alias is Shaun; Silas' is Mike; Nancy's is Nathalie; and Andy's is Randy. Nancy resides with her sons and brother-in-law in Seattle, Washington, while believing they can establish a real family with ordinary lives. In more recent episodes, Nathalie (Nancy Botwin) is sprung back into the world of marijuana by making hash.
