我以為鵝要去7-11買飲料
不過後來他走向另一邊
走樓梯
不知道在看什麼
完全不怕人
這隻是以前棲息在雲林科技大學的白鵝，因為都出現在雲夢湖附近，所以我通常都叫它雲夢鵝啦
但是在去年寒假回到學校的時候，就沒有看到這隻白鵝的身影了
還有兩隻黑天鵝也同時消失，學校後來有放了兩三隻白鵝
但是新來的鵝就沒有那麼可愛，就跟一般養鵝場飼養的肉鵝一樣
以前這隻鵝真的是超級囂張的，你看跟人類這麼接近都不害怕
如果你侵入他的地盤，他還會作勢攻擊你
不過這都是歷史了
2005年8月28日 星期日
雲科大雲夢湖的雲夢鵝
我以為鵝要去7-11買飲料
不過後來他走向另一邊
走樓梯
不知道在看什麼
完全不怕人
這隻是以前棲息在雲林科技大學的白鵝，因為都出現在雲夢湖附近，所以我通常都叫它雲夢鵝啦
但是在去年寒假回到學校的時候，就沒有看到這隻白鵝的身影了
還有兩隻黑天鵝也同時消失，學校後來有放了兩三隻白鵝
但是新來的鵝就沒有那麼可愛，就跟一般養鵝場飼養的肉鵝一樣
以前這隻鵝真的是超級囂張的，你看跟人類這麼接近都不害怕
如果你侵入他的地盤，他還會作勢攻擊你
不過這都是歷史了
2005年8月23日 星期二
台鐵烏龍播音
某日我在搭乘台鐵116次復興號恰巧遇到台鐵烏龍廣播，在列車經過新市高鐵路線後準備進去新市車站，車上人員見新市車站快到了，馬上廣播：「各位旅客，新市。」講到最後一個字時，列車已經快過新市車站月台的一半了，後來那位大哥也發現這班車不停新市，在關閉麥克風前還不小心發出「阿」的一聲，可惜我的相機的收音似乎沒有收的清楚。這班車已經是停站超多的車了，如果還要停新市，我可能會殺人吧XD.
下面是未剪輯的影片，從永康到新市 (高畫質)
Taiwan Railway from Jack Kuo
窗外的道路就是台一線，0:45過了鐵橋就進入新市鄉，1:15過國道八號，1：32與台一線立體交會，2：00通過高鐵橋下，2：12新市站，2：41台19甲線平交
其他鐵道相關：
Early Streetcars 早期的輕軌
LRT Toronto 多倫多輕軌
LRT in Hong Kong 香港輕軌
LRT in LA, San Jose, Portland 加州輕軌
北美鐵路之旅 White Pass & Yukon Route
新疆鐵路平交道
2005年8月18日 星期四
美國網球公開賽
網球美女
Why do female tennis players always wear skirts?
以下轉自 Wikipedia
Why do female tennis players always wear skirts?
以下轉自 Wikipedia
The US Open tennis tournament is chronologically the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam tennis tournaments. It is held annually in August and September over a two-week period (the weeks before and after Labor Day weekend). The main tournament consists of five championships: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles, with additional tournaments for senior, junior, and wheelchair players. Since 1978, the tournament has been played on acrylic hard court at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in the Queens borough of New York City. The complex was renamed after King during the 2006 US Open. King is a pioneer in women's tennis and the founder of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), the Women's Sports Foundation and World Team Tennis (WTT), which she founded with her former husband, Larry King.
The US Open differs from the other 3 Grand Slam tournaments in that there are final-set tiebreaks. In the other three majors, the fifth set for the men and the third set for the women continue until someone wins by two games.
2005年8月17日 星期三
Mitsubishi Global Lancer 廣告
三菱汽車 Mitsubishi Global Lancer 廣告片段
中華汽車-三菱GLOBAL Lancer-設計的感動
在我高三時一天大概只能看30分鐘的電視，也是一天當中唯一的娛樂
而我每天必看的就是ESPN在午夜重播的世界體育中心，
三菱汽車的廣告總是出現在每節廣告時間中的第一位
加上長達一分鐘比其他廣告要長許多，所以讓我留下深刻的印象
畫面和音樂我覺得相當搭配，而且很符合我每天午夜十二點那時收看的心情
讓人感覺很放鬆很好入眠
不清楚這個廣告何時結束，但也陪我度過不短的高三時光。
中華汽車-三菱GLOBAL Lancer-設計的感動
在我高三時一天大概只能看30分鐘的電視，也是一天當中唯一的娛樂
而我每天必看的就是ESPN在午夜重播的世界體育中心，
三菱汽車的廣告總是出現在每節廣告時間中的第一位
加上長達一分鐘比其他廣告要長許多，所以讓我留下深刻的印象
畫面和音樂我覺得相當搭配，而且很符合我每天午夜十二點那時收看的心情
讓人感覺很放鬆很好入眠
不清楚這個廣告何時結束，但也陪我度過不短的高三時光。
China-Pakistan relationship
左：巴基斯坦軍 中：中國人民解放軍 右：台灣代表
As the United States and India celebrate an increasingly warmer relationship, attention has focused on the reaction of Pakistan. Many experts predict the new closeness between the world's only superpower and Islamabad's fiercest rival will prompt Pakistan to develop even closer ties with its longtime strategic security partner, China.
What is behind the relationship between China and Pakistan?
"Traditionally, the driving factor for China was a hedge against India, and for Pakistan it was gaining access to civilian and military resources," says Kenneth Lieberthal, a noted China expert and professor at the University of Michigan. Pakistan was one of the first countries to recognize the People's Republic of China, in 1950. In the 1960s, Pakistan and China grew closer as China's relationship with India worsened, leading to a border war in 1962 in which Chinese forces easily defeated the Indian army. Islamabad and Beijing have had close relations since, with Beijing providing economic, military, and technical assistance to its western neighbor.
2005年8月15日 星期一
Early streetcars in Manhattan, New York
紐約曼哈頓早期的路面電車
這是早期路面電車運作的情形，電車必需要和以馬為動力的路面電馬車在同一軌道上運行，原本早期路面的輕軌車輛大多是以馬匹作為動力，但伴隨而來的是路上大量的馬糞，進而造成都市嚴重的衛生問題，而且馬匹一次只能工作4-5個小時，加上需要馬廄以及飼養照料等等，所以在電車問世後，迅速取代成本較高的馬匹，到了20世紀之後，美國幾乎沒有條輕軌鐵路以馬匹運行了。
延伸閱讀：
LRT Toronto 多倫多輕軌
LRT in Hong Kong 香港輕軌
LRT in LA, San Jose, Portland 加州輕軌
北美鐵路之旅 White Pass & Yukon Route
這是早期路面電車運作的情形，電車必需要和以馬為動力的路面電馬車在同一軌道上運行，原本早期路面的輕軌車輛大多是以馬匹作為動力，但伴隨而來的是路上大量的馬糞，進而造成都市嚴重的衛生問題，而且馬匹一次只能工作4-5個小時，加上需要馬廄以及飼養照料等等，所以在電車問世後，迅速取代成本較高的馬匹，到了20世紀之後，美國幾乎沒有條輕軌鐵路以馬匹運行了。
延伸閱讀：
LRT Toronto 多倫多輕軌
LRT in Hong Kong 香港輕軌
LRT in LA, San Jose, Portland 加州輕軌
北美鐵路之旅 White Pass & Yukon Route
Michael Garcia 統一 凱撒/味全 賈西
棒球
凱撒/賈西 首度亮相
這個老影片是職棒七年的開幕戰，由味全對上時報鷹，打者正是鷹隊萬年開路先鋒曾貴章，相信老棒球球迷一定對這位開路先鋒有印象，除了安打產量高(在1996創下單季最多安打紀錄，11年後才由統一高國慶打破)，同時長打率也十分突出(生涯 0.466)。甚至在職棒五年在投手天堂屏東球場出戰統一獅時，相中投手謝長亨所投出的第一球，就把球送到全壘打牆外，創下中華職棒史上首局首打席首球就擊出全壘打的紀錄。
而味全龍隊的投手是否有些面熟呢，他就是前幾年統一獅隊的終結者凱撒，除了身材比就瘦外，事隔七年再度回台，他的招牌抬腿動作還是一模一樣。
你可能還想看：觸身球王子---喬伊 Joe Davenport
凱撒/賈西 首度亮相
這個老影片是職棒七年的開幕戰，由味全對上時報鷹，打者正是鷹隊萬年開路先鋒曾貴章，相信老棒球球迷一定對這位開路先鋒有印象，除了安打產量高(在1996創下單季最多安打紀錄，11年後才由統一高國慶打破)，同時長打率也十分突出(生涯 0.466)。甚至在職棒五年在投手天堂屏東球場出戰統一獅時，相中投手謝長亨所投出的第一球，就把球送到全壘打牆外，創下中華職棒史上首局首打席首球就擊出全壘打的紀錄。
而味全龍隊的投手是否有些面熟呢，他就是前幾年統一獅隊的終結者凱撒，除了身材比就瘦外，事隔七年再度回台，他的招牌抬腿動作還是一模一樣。
你可能還想看：觸身球王子---喬伊 Joe Davenport
2005年8月14日 星期日
LRT Toronto
多倫多輕軌
LRT Toronto Street Boaring and Bus transfer Pre-Metro
不同於一般重軌系統，輕軌不需要第三軌供電，能夠減少人員受電擊的危險，輕軌系統車站較簡單，可以很容易升級成較高運量的系統，所以被稱為Pre-Metro先期捷運。
LRT Toronto Power system
LRT Toronto Advantages
電車可以依據乘客數量決定是否多列並聯，這樣的軌道運輸因為具有機動性、可以和現有其他運輸工具結合、對環境影響較低、還可以減少空氣污染和車輛擁塞、都市停車空間的需求，並且容易擴充，所以很適合作為許多城市的優先選項。
延伸閱讀：
Early Streetcars 早期的輕軌
LRT in Hong Kong 香港輕軌
LRT in LA, San Jose, Portland 加州輕軌
北美鐵路之旅 White Pass & Yukon Route
LRT Toronto Street Boaring and Bus transfer Pre-Metro
不同於一般重軌系統，輕軌不需要第三軌供電，能夠減少人員受電擊的危險，輕軌系統車站較簡單，可以很容易升級成較高運量的系統，所以被稱為Pre-Metro先期捷運。
LRT Toronto Power system
LRT Toronto Advantages
電車可以依據乘客數量決定是否多列並聯，這樣的軌道運輸因為具有機動性、可以和現有其他運輸工具結合、對環境影響較低、還可以減少空氣污染和車輛擁塞、都市停車空間的需求，並且容易擴充，所以很適合作為許多城市的優先選項。
延伸閱讀：
Early Streetcars 早期的輕軌
LRT in Hong Kong 香港輕軌
LRT in LA, San Jose, Portland 加州輕軌
北美鐵路之旅 White Pass & Yukon Route
LA SanJose Portland LRT
LA SanJose Portland LRT
LRT San Jose LRV at LP Station
LRT San Jose ROW Introduction
延伸閱讀：
Early Streetcars 早期的輕軌
LRT in Hong Kong 香港輕軌
LRT Toronto 多倫多輕軌
北美鐵路之旅 White Pass & Yukon Route
LRT San Jose LRV at LP Station
LRT San Jose ROW Introduction
延伸閱讀：
Early Streetcars 早期的輕軌
LRT in Hong Kong 香港輕軌
LRT Toronto 多倫多輕軌
北美鐵路之旅 White Pass & Yukon Route
LRT (Light Rail Transit) in Hong Kong
香港輕鐵
香港的輕軌電車營運的區域在新界西北方的屯門與元朗，這兩個地方大部分都是住宅區，1970之後填海造地，屯門發展出許多新市鎮，當時香港政府也有預留興建鐵路的空間，第一期路網於1985年動工。
HK LRT crossing Safety
輕軌有許多路段沒有高架或是地下化，與一般道路同在路面，在準備營運試車時，發生多起傷亡事故，這也導致當時無法如期通車。
HK LRT Network
第一期路網於1988年通車營運，主要目標是連接屯門碼頭和元朗市區，沿途經過該區主要的住宅區、工業區及商業區，每天大約有270,000人次搭乘輕軌。
HK LRT Opening Ceremony
HK LRT Station-in-Bluiding
輕軌車站可以輕易的融入其他建築當中，香港許多地方都是這樣設計的，像是許多公車站就設置在百貨公司的一樓，不是在門口，而是在建築物之內，民眾可以下車後馬上就可以搭電梯進入賣場內，不僅方便而且也不用日曬雨淋。
HK LRT Ticket Validation
就跟世界其他輕軌相同，月台多為開放式空間，但是會有staff抽查驗票。
延伸閱讀：
Early Streetcars 早期的輕軌
LRT Toronto 多倫多輕軌
LRT in LA, San Jose, Portland 加州輕軌
北美鐵路之旅 White Pass & Yukon Route
中國新疆人工鐵路平交道
香港的輕軌電車營運的區域在新界西北方的屯門與元朗，這兩個地方大部分都是住宅區，1970之後填海造地，屯門發展出許多新市鎮，當時香港政府也有預留興建鐵路的空間，第一期路網於1985年動工。
HK LRT crossing Safety
輕軌有許多路段沒有高架或是地下化，與一般道路同在路面，在準備營運試車時，發生多起傷亡事故，這也導致當時無法如期通車。
HK LRT Network
第一期路網於1988年通車營運，主要目標是連接屯門碼頭和元朗市區，沿途經過該區主要的住宅區、工業區及商業區，每天大約有270,000人次搭乘輕軌。
HK LRT Opening Ceremony
HK LRT Station-in-Bluiding
輕軌車站可以輕易的融入其他建築當中，香港許多地方都是這樣設計的，像是許多公車站就設置在百貨公司的一樓，不是在門口，而是在建築物之內，民眾可以下車後馬上就可以搭電梯進入賣場內，不僅方便而且也不用日曬雨淋。
HK LRT Ticket Validation
就跟世界其他輕軌相同，月台多為開放式空間，但是會有staff抽查驗票。
延伸閱讀：
Early Streetcars 早期的輕軌
LRT Toronto 多倫多輕軌
LRT in LA, San Jose, Portland 加州輕軌
北美鐵路之旅 White Pass & Yukon Route
中國新疆人工鐵路平交道
2005年8月13日 星期六
White Pass and Yukon Route
對我來說，這趟鐵路行還真的有點莫名奇妙，因為剛從車禍中康復，整個人都迷迷糊糊、神智不清。
所以很多資料是行程之後才知道的
White Pass是一條在1897興建的鐵路，橫跨阿拉斯加和加拿大的B.C.省，會在這種鳥不生蛋的地方興建鐵路是因為在klondike發現金礦，也就是有名的"Klondike Gold Rush". Klondike那個地方生處加拿大的Yukon內陸，地勢不平，翻開世界地圖可以發現在加拿大西北方的Yukon Territories幾乎是一片空白，最快的方法就是興建一條鐵路到Alaska的Skagway港口，這樣才能把金礦運出去。
地圖
這條應該也算是高山鐵路吧，導覽手冊上面寫說路線從港口到3000 ft.只有20 miles. 因為爬坡還有曲率的需要所以是北美罕見的窄軌。
老實說整個過程還滿無聊的，來回大概一個多小時，也就是帶你上山然後就下山了，幾乎都是待在車上聽廣播講述歷史發展等等，重點是竟然要價 USD100.同樣價格再台灣都可以環島一圈了吧，真是比扯鈴還扯。
這其實是已經停用的木橋了。
現在已經都改成鋼橋。
四台動力車並聯。
經過30分鐘後到達美加邊境，在畫面左上角就是兩國國旗。也就是因為這樣剛好要到加拿大境內，竟然要我辦加拿大簽證，但是實際上這裡並沒有海關人員，當然也就沒有人來檢查護照、簽證，但就為了摸一下加拿大國土，我們這群台灣人還是被要求需具備加拿大簽證。
這邊是少數植披較有生氣的地方。
客車內部刻意保留復古風格。
退役的鏟雪車，偷摸她的X頭
導覽人員說現在已經不掏金了，改掏觀光客了。
其他相關文章：
早期的路面電車
LRT Toronto 多倫多輕軌
LRT in Hong Kong 香港輕軌
LRT in LA, San Jose, Portland 加州輕軌
所以很多資料是行程之後才知道的
White Pass是一條在1897興建的鐵路，橫跨阿拉斯加和加拿大的B.C.省，會在這種鳥不生蛋的地方興建鐵路是因為在klondike發現金礦，也就是有名的"Klondike Gold Rush". Klondike那個地方生處加拿大的Yukon內陸，地勢不平，翻開世界地圖可以發現在加拿大西北方的Yukon Territories幾乎是一片空白，最快的方法就是興建一條鐵路到Alaska的Skagway港口，這樣才能把金礦運出去。
地圖
這條應該也算是高山鐵路吧，導覽手冊上面寫說路線從港口到3000 ft.只有20 miles. 因為爬坡還有曲率的需要所以是北美罕見的窄軌。
老實說整個過程還滿無聊的，來回大概一個多小時，也就是帶你上山然後就下山了，幾乎都是待在車上聽廣播講述歷史發展等等，重點是竟然要價 USD100.同樣價格再台灣都可以環島一圈了吧，真是比扯鈴還扯。
這其實是已經停用的木橋了。
現在已經都改成鋼橋。
四台動力車並聯。
經過30分鐘後到達美加邊境，在畫面左上角就是兩國國旗。也就是因為這樣剛好要到加拿大境內，竟然要我辦加拿大簽證，但是實際上這裡並沒有海關人員，當然也就沒有人來檢查護照、簽證，但就為了摸一下加拿大國土，我們這群台灣人還是被要求需具備加拿大簽證。
這邊是少數植披較有生氣的地方。
客車內部刻意保留復古風格。
退役的鏟雪車，偷摸她的X頭
導覽人員說現在已經不掏金了，改掏觀光客了。
其他相關文章：
早期的路面電車
LRT Toronto 多倫多輕軌
LRT in Hong Kong 香港輕軌
LRT in LA, San Jose, Portland 加州輕軌
2005年8月11日 星期四
中國新疆鐵路平交道
花了九牛二虎之力，才從北疆跨過天山山脈抵達南疆，在路途上剛好目睹到南疆鐵路
列車所載運的應該是石油吧，新疆有石油以及天然氣，現在中國正在修建從新疆至上海的輸氣管。
路線是單線無電氣化，但是...道路與鐵路是立體化的
不過經過數分鐘的路程，我們還是遇到了鐵路平交道，發現柵欄是放下的，原本以為會有列車通過，但是在鐵路一旁的小屋中走出一位大叔，他轉動安裝在地上的轉輪，把柵欄打開讓我的通行，沒想到這裡的平交道柵欄是由人工控制的，我想是因為這裡的車流量太少，我們開了兩個小時沒有看到過其他車輛，所以那位大叔就乾脆把柵欄放下，等有車輛通過時再打開。
開了那麼久的車，覺得在這裡火車比一般路上的車輛還多。
其他相關文章：
早期的路面電車
LRT Toronto 多倫多輕軌
LRT in Hong Kong 香港輕軌
LRT in LA, San Jose, Portland 加州輕軌
北美鐵路之旅 White Pass & Yukon Route
列車所載運的應該是石油吧，新疆有石油以及天然氣，現在中國正在修建從新疆至上海的輸氣管。
路線是單線無電氣化，但是...道路與鐵路是立體化的
不過經過數分鐘的路程，我們還是遇到了鐵路平交道，發現柵欄是放下的，原本以為會有列車通過，但是在鐵路一旁的小屋中走出一位大叔，他轉動安裝在地上的轉輪，把柵欄打開讓我的通行，沒想到這裡的平交道柵欄是由人工控制的，我想是因為這裡的車流量太少，我們開了兩個小時沒有看到過其他車輛，所以那位大叔就乾脆把柵欄放下，等有車輛通過時再打開。
開了那麼久的車，覺得在這裡火車比一般路上的車輛還多。
其他相關文章：
早期的路面電車
LRT Toronto 多倫多輕軌
LRT in Hong Kong 香港輕軌
LRT in LA, San Jose, Portland 加州輕軌
北美鐵路之旅 White Pass & Yukon Route
2005年8月9日 星期二
NADIA MECHANIC ANTHOLOGY (part 1/2)
海底兩萬哩 Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Nadia MECHANIC ANTHOLOGY (part 1/2)
Nadia MECHANIC ANTHOLOGY (part 2/2)
This is the 30 minutes highlight from all the episodes of the classics animation "Nadia: the Secret of Blue Water". The video was divided into 2 parts due to the files host's limitation to the length of videos. <Go to part2>
影片由於長度的關係，分成兩個部份，上面的影片是第一部分，第二部份在這裡。
這是卡通「海底兩萬哩」(或為 海底兩萬里，也有人寫作海底兩萬浬)全片的所有精華片段，這是我小時候唯一能讓我衝回家的卡通，他之所以令我如此著迷，是因為「海底兩萬哩」有別於當時其他卡通的固定劇情，每一集主角都會遇到破壞世界和平的敵人，然後在節目的第二個廣告播出後，主角按照慣例招喚出機器人、把敵人幹掉，之後世界又恢復了平靜；而「海底兩萬里」像是長篇電影，整個故事有完整的架構，是建立在法國小說「海底兩萬哩」、舊約聖經、亞特蘭提斯等這些迷人的傳說上，整個故事是一個冒險的旅程，不會像其他卡通一樣劇情就如同陷入無限迴圈一樣。這部卡通的總監督是庵野秀明，正是新世紀福音戰士的作者，相信一見到他的名號，大家就不難想像這是一部有深度、故事性十足的動畫。
以下轉錄自Wikipedia
Nadia MECHANIC ANTHOLOGY (part 1/2)
Nadia MECHANIC ANTHOLOGY (part 2/2)
This is the 30 minutes highlight from all the episodes of the classics animation "Nadia: the Secret of Blue Water". The video was divided into 2 parts due to the files host's limitation to the length of videos. <Go to part2>
影片由於長度的關係，分成兩個部份，上面的影片是第一部分，第二部份在這裡。
這是卡通「海底兩萬哩」(或為 海底兩萬里，也有人寫作海底兩萬浬)全片的所有精華片段，這是我小時候唯一能讓我衝回家的卡通，他之所以令我如此著迷，是因為「海底兩萬哩」有別於當時其他卡通的固定劇情，每一集主角都會遇到破壞世界和平的敵人，然後在節目的第二個廣告播出後，主角按照慣例招喚出機器人、把敵人幹掉，之後世界又恢復了平靜；而「海底兩萬里」像是長篇電影，整個故事有完整的架構，是建立在法國小說「海底兩萬哩」、舊約聖經、亞特蘭提斯等這些迷人的傳說上，整個故事是一個冒險的旅程，不會像其他卡通一樣劇情就如同陷入無限迴圈一樣。這部卡通的總監督是庵野秀明，正是新世紀福音戰士的作者，相信一見到他的名號，大家就不難想像這是一部有深度、故事性十足的動畫。
以下轉錄自Wikipedia
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (ふしぎの海のナディア Fushigi no Umi no Nadia, lit. Nadia of the Mysterious Seas) is a Gainax series inspired by various Jules Verne novels, particularly Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and the exploits of Captain Nemo. The series was chiefly directed by Hideaki Anno, director of other Gainax productions such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, His and Her Circumstances and Top o Nerae! Gunbuster, with character designs by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and music by Shiro Sagisu. (Gainax co-founder Shinji Higuchi served as director from episode 23 onward.) The series won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize in 1990.
The lead characters are an orphaned young inventor named Jean, who lives with his aunt and uncle, and a dark-skinned former circus performer named Nadia, who wishes to return to her home in Africa. Many of the designs in the series, including characters' appearances and several machines, showed up in later Gainax works. In particular, several characters in Neon Genesis Evangelion vaguely resemble Nadia characters due to the same head design artist, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, working on both. Sadamoto has said that the design of Shinji Ikari, the protagonist of Evangelion, is basically the result of giving Nadia a "masculine makeover".
About two-thirds into its run, the production ran into financial difficulties, since the series was a huge hit and NHK wanted more episodes than had been originally planned. It had to be budgeted to cheaper overseas animation, resulting in a sharp decline in animation quality and an odd shift in the use of sight gags.
In its original Japanese broadcast, it aired from 1990 to 1991 and ran for 39 episodes. The complete television series and aforementioned movie are currently available in the United States from ADV Films on DVD. ADV's Anime Network has broadcast the series in the United States. Reportedly, the series was to have been screened on TV in the United Kingdom in the mid-1990s, but the UK distributor balked because of the amount of violence in the series (which is never gratuitous but is at a greater level than most English-speaking viewers might be used to in TV animation).
Titles of the series in other languages include:
- الماسة الزرقاء (Arabic)
- Il mistero della pietra azzurra (Italian)
- Die Macht des Zaubersteins (German)
- El misterio de la piedra azul (Spanish)
- Nadia et le secret de l'eau bleue (French)
- Nadia: Sinisen veden salaisuus (Finnish)
- Ang Mahiwagang Kuwintas (Filipino/Tagalog)
Characters
Nadia
- Full Name: Nadia Ra Alwar
- Born: May 31, 1875
- Species: Atlantean (a race that came from M78 to Earth thousands of years ago)
- Origin: Tartessos, forgotten city in central Africa.
- Height: 156 cm
- Weight: 38 kg
- Bust: 79 cm
- Waist: 58 cm
- Hip: 83 cm
- Foot size: 22.5 cm
- Ring size: 7
- Hair: Straight black
- Eyes: Emerald green
- Blood Type: A
- Likes: French Fries, Potatoes, Beans, Milk, Bread
- Dislikes: Meat, Fish; Onions, Green Peppers, Mushrooms
- Nadia is a 14 year old (15 toward the end of the series) who works in a circus as an acrobat in order to survive, since she is an orphan and of unknown origins. She is chased by Grandis and her associates Sanson and Hanson, who are looking for the jewel that Nadia possesses, the Blue Water. While escaping from them, she meets Jean, and from that moment the two of them will be together in the series, where she tries to discover her origins and find out the truth about her past and the Blue Water, the jewel that seems to have an enormous intrinsic power.
- Nadia is quite stubborn, easily irritable, socially inept, and has the ability to talk with animals. For example, she is able to communicate easily with her little lion, King. Nadia is also known among those who have knowledge of the blue water for being its possessor. She even happens to be a strict vegetarian and believes that there is no excuse for eating meat or killing (although her friends attempt to justify their reasons for doing so). Because of her unhappy past, Nadia is even extremely suspicious of all grown-ups--particularly Nemo. As a result of her growing love for Jean however, she comes to learn valuable lessons about friendship, respect, and trust for those around her.
- In the epilogue told by a grown-up Marie in the last episode, Nadia has married Jean and they have a child. While Nadia is still a dedicated vegetarian, she is not aggressively so (as evidenced from her meals of meat and fish for Jean and their son).
Jean
- Full Name: Jean Roque Raltique
- Species: Human
- Origin: Le Havre, France
- Born: March 28, 1875
- Hair: Orange
- Eyes: Blue
- Blood Type: B
- Jean is a young 14 year old orphan who fell in love with Nadia ever since he first laid eyes on her; unlike her, however, Jean has a completely different personality and interests. He is very generous, patient, friendly, and devoted to the things he loves, which are his friends and the love for science. He is also genius inventor, in fact he is capable of creating complex machines at a very young age. Jean's father is a wealthy trader and ship's captain, but was recently lost at sea and is presumed dead. (We later find out that there has been a rash of mysterious disappearances of ships lately and the rumors are that a sea monster has been attacking them) Jean, however, chooses to deny them and is determined to finally find his father along with his big adventure with Nadia to find about the Blue Water. Despite being somewhat awkward when it comes to social graces around the opposite sex (such as giving compliments or lack of awareness in some cases where he's inventing and/or reading when Nadia wants his attention), Jean is genuinely well-behaved and is nice to everyone--even Gargoyle finds something to admire about his courage and cleverness.
- His relationship with Nadia is one of the more central aspects of the show. When they first meet on the Eiffel Tower, Nadia refuses his overtures, but when Jean rescues her, he earns her trust. A close friendship forges between the two of them--Jean is consistently loyal to her and vows to take her to Africa someday; later their relationship begins to turn romantic, but Nadia does not know how to express her feelings to him. This leads to outbursts of anger often misdirected at Jean, yet he continually forgives her. When she is not brooding over their relationship, Nadia often goes out of her way to do something nice for him, such as cooking, encouraging him to build a gyrocopter, or comforting him when he grieves about his father (in Episode 16). Likewise, each time Nadia gets into trouble, Jean continually rescues her. Occasionally a disagreement will occur between them about certain issues (notably eating meat or the use of technology vs. nature), but they do not last long. As a result of Jean's love, Nadia is gradually transformed as a person; his optimism overcomes her pessimism, and she becomes more trusting, respectful, and caring of others.
- In the epilogue, Jean is married to Nadia (as mentioned above), still inventing things alongside his uncle... and his son!
Nemo
- Full Name: Eleusis Ra Alwar
- Species: Atlantean
- Origin: Tartessos, Africa
- Born: October 28, 1843
- Hair: Black
- Eyes: Black
- Blood Type: A
- Nemo is the captain of the submarine called Nautilus, whose purpose is to destroy the Neo-Atlanteans at all costs. He is a mysterious man with a dark past; in fact only step by step we discover that he is Nadia's father and the real Emperor of Atlantis. Though he could have all mankind under his command, he chooses to live peacefully along with them on Earth, as he believes in humans and in their ability to love. While he acts cold and aloof when he first meets Jean, he nonetheless warms up to his outgoing cheerfulness and enthusiasm. Nadia, meanwhile, is very distrustful of him and is quick to accuse him of murder when he shoots a Neo-Atlantean to save her from death. However, she eventually learns to respect Nemo, and, at the end, at last acknowledges him as her father. Nemo then dies after overloading the Neo Nautilis's reactors to blow a passage out of Red Noah, permitting the rest of the cast to return to Earth.
- Nemo's name is a reminiscence of the Greek city Eleusis, the place in Greece where the followers of Demeter met annually to initiate members into the ways of the Earth-goddess, and Ra, the sun-god of Heliopolis in ancient Egypt. He is based on Captain Nemo (literally meaning "no man" in Latin). He also bears a striking resemblance to another famous anime captain, Bruno J. Global/Henry J. Gloval of the SDF-1 Macross in Macross/Robotech. Additionally he is wearing a uniform similar to Captain Junzo Okita from Space Battleship Yamato.
Marie
- Full Name: Marie en Carlsberg / Marie en Löwenbräu
- Species: Human
- Origin: Marseille, France
- Born: April 10, 1885
- Hair: Orange
- Eyes: Blue
- Blood Type: B
- Marie is a 4 year child orphaned by the hands of Gargoyle and the Neo-Atlantean troops, who killed her parents. She is soon found by Nadia and Jean, who decide to keep her and to take good care of her. Although she is a kid, Marie is a very strong character, who is at the same time a child but also acts like an adult in difficult situations. She has a good relationship with King, her playmate. In fact, she later comes to see him as husband and wife and Nadia and Jean as her new parents. Later on, however, she will develop an interest in Sanson; in fact, in the epilogue, a grown-up Marie tells us what had happened to all the characters... and finishes her story by telling us that she has married him, and is expecting their first child.
- The spelling of the name is uncertain. In the episode guide she appears as "Marie", in the Japanese series books she is "Mary", Streamline Pictures calls her "Mari", and in episode 24 she signs one of her drawings as "Marry". Even so, Marie is probably the most accurate spelling, as the French one.
King
- King is a small lion, and he is Nadia's best friend before she meets Jean and the others. He will become eventually Marie's playmate during the episodes, playing with her all day. He is a very jealous animal, especially when Nadia and Jean become more intimate.
- In the epilogue, King is still living with a now married Nadia and Jean, and has several cubs of his own.
Grandis
- Grandis is a 28 year old who grew up in a royal Italian family. At first she was rather rich, spoiled and powerful young woman, but later when she was tricked by her first husband, who married her just for her money until he leaves her broke and alone. After her frail mistake she is exiled by her relatives and the only people who remained faithful and loyal to her were Hanson and Sanson, with whom she then formed the Grandis Gang, a group of jewel thieves. Her life and behavior change dramatically when she meets Nadia and the others; having to first steal the Blue Water, then wanting to protect them after finding out she has soft spot for them when learning about their troubles with Gargoyle. Once aboard the Nautilus she falls hopelessly in love with Captain Nemo competing and having a strict rivalry with Electra. She tries to seduce him with any power she has until the very end, but her love for him is never returned.
- In the epilogue, a grown-up Marie tells us that she is alive and well, but still looking for a serious and stable love. She's quite popular though with men and is seen at the end in a golf court surrounded by them. Every man there offers her to use their club and according to Marie, "Grandis is always gallivanting around."
Sanson
- Full Name:Sanson
- Species: Human
- Born: February 22, 1862
- Origin: Nice, France
- Hair: Brown
- Eyes: Blue
- Blood Type: B
- Sanson is the brawn side of the team. His strength overcomes even the most powerful of mecha. When he was younger he was slim and girls made fun of him; as he trained day by day he became stronger but incredibly vain. Sanson also is an outstanding marksman. He was the chauffeur to Granva's family before they lost their fortune, and he remains faithful to her until the end of the series. In the epilogue, he has married a grown-up Marie and they are expecting their first child.
- His name is reminiscent of the biblical figure Samson, who appears in The Book of Judges Chapter 13 - 16., which tells the story of a man who had enormous strength, but if he were to cut his hair he would be breaking his promise with God and therefore lose all his strength. The Sanson in the series is very vain and pays particular attention to his hair.
Hanson
- Species: Human
- Born: September 30, 1862
- Origin: Nice, France
- Hair: Brown
- Eyes: Emerald green
- Hanson is the mechanic of the Grandis Gang. He has exceptional skills; he built the Gratan and lots of other devices. He is in love with Electra, but alas, his love is not returned. Jean and Hanson become close friends thanks to their mutual fascination with technology, they spend a lot of time together discussing technical details and ideas about mecha.
- In the epilogue, Hanson has become an industrial giant, rich and respected-he lives in fictional world's equivalent of the Chrysler building. Having made his fortune as a manufacturer of automobiles, he still claims that he will find a girlfriend someday.
Electra (Medina)
- Electra is an orphan since the destruction of her hometown, after which she is saved by captain Nemo and she is the First Officer of the 'Nautilus', fighting Gargoyle and the Neo-Atlanteans. Electra is deeply in love with Nemo, although she also burgeons a deep grudge toward him for the deaths of her family. Even so, she becomes extremely envious of Grandis' mad infatuation for the Captain, igniting a heated rivalry for his love. She grows fond of Jean and his determination to learn about technology, seeing him as the equivalent of her long lost brother. Nadia, on the other hand, detests Electra and becomes increasingly jealous of Jean's friendship with the First Officer (her inability to tell Jean how she feels nearly damages their own relationship); likewise, Electra fears that Nadia will somehow steal Nemo's heart away from her. Eventually, however, both open up to each other.
- In the end of the series, Electra is revealed to be pregnant with Nemo's child, and Marie tells in the epilogue that she gave birth to him and raised him with love, like Nemo asked her.
Gargoyle
- Full Name: Nemesis Ra Algoras
- Species: Human
- Born: July 21, 1833
- Origin: Tartessos, Africa
- Hair: Blonde
- Eyes: Green
- Gargoyle is the head of the Neo-Atlantean forces. He was the prime minister of Tartessos, and his main objectives are:
- He considers himself an Atlantean, but he is not aware of the fact that he is one of the humans that he despises, as the mere creation of the Atlantean technology. He is a cunning yet brutal villain who speaks in a soft voice and taps into other people's weaknesses to make them comply with his wishes. We never see the face behind the mask until the final episode (and even then, his face is only briefly shown before he dies).
- His name is also a mix of Latin and Greek mythology, as for Nemo and Electra.
Emperor Neo (aka Venusis Ra Alwar; aka Icon Epiphanes)
- Species: Atlantean, Mecha
- Born: December 29, 1870
- Origin: Tartessos, Africa
- Hair: Straight black
- Eyes: Emerald Green
- Blood Type: A
- Emperor Neo is apparently the leader of the Neo-Alanteans. Later in the story we discover that he is Nemo's son and Nadia's brother, but his body was destroyed in the collapse of Tartessos, and was mechanically recreated by Gargoyle. He is then controlled like a puppet by him; he tries to take over the world using his psychic powers and technology, and also shoots his own father against his will.
- In the end he will eventually liberate his free will and love for his family, sacrificing himself to save Nadia.
Ayerton (Eaton)
- Species: Human
- Born: November 15, 1860
- Origin: London, United Kingdom
- Hair: Blonde
- Eyes: Blue
- Ayerton is first seen in the series as a scientific officer aboard US warship Abraham; he states he's been sent on a secret mission to investigate the sea monsters phenomena. Later in the series, Jean and Nadia meet him again partially buried on a mysterious moving island, completely drunk and telling stories about a strange witch who inhabits the island (who naturally turns out to be Grandis). While on the island, Ayerton falls in love with Grandis, and to strike her, he pretends to be an English nobleman who's going to inherit a large wealth from his family.
- Ayerton is quite a weird, loudmouthed character, who is never really able to completely grasp the reality around him, and to tell good from evil. In the epilogue, Marie says that Ayerton was really a noble and wealthy man, and eventually he returned to his homeland.
Eiko Villan
- Eiko is Nautilus' sonar operator and founder of Ikolina's fan club. In episode 16, Eiko reveals that he is the sole survivor of the shipwreck of Elise Le Havre, Jean's father's ship.
Mecha
Gratan / Katherine
- Designed and built from scratch by skilled mechanic Hanson, Gratan is a small multi-purpose vehicle: it has wheels for ground movement, but may also fly using a hot-air balloon and propellers, and even travel underwater. Configuration can be switched by the pilot using a piano keyboard in the cockpit. Gratan, whose original meaning is "Grandis' tank", is the common name for the vehicle, while Grandis prefers to call it "Katherine." After being damaged and repaired countless times during the series, Gratan is eventually crushed by the igniter of Red Noah's Light of Babel, a sacrifice needed to avoid destruction of a defenseless Excelion.
Nautilus (Eritrium)
- Length: 152 m
- Mass: 12,000 tons
- Powered by: Pair-annihilation engine
- An Atlantean space-ship converted to submarine, Nautilus' is Nemo's main weapon against Gargoyle and his minions. Notable features of this ship are: ability to withstand high pressures and depths, exceptionally resistant Space Titanium armoured hull (the clear ports are made from Tektite), and water-jet magnetic propulsion.
- The name of the original spaceship was Eritrium, as is discovered by Jean and Nadia in episode 15, while the origin of the Nautilus is explained at the end of the series. Eritrium (sometimes spelled Elitrium or Eltrium) is also the name of a space ship in Gunbuster.
New Nautilus (Excelion)
- Length: 333.33 m
- Mass: 38,000 tons
- Powered by: Orpheus engine (main) + Pair-annihilation engine (auxiliary)
- Weapons: Pulse Cannon Model-98 calibre 50, Freezing Cannon Model Third-Year calibre 60, Autocharging Laser Turrets Model-98, Phaser Cannon calibre 88
- One of Atlantis' most powerful warships, it's been reactivated after 12,000 years by Nemo's crew after the demise of Nautilus in episodes 21 and 22. New Nautilus' Orpheus engine draws power from aberrations in the gravitational field of two black holes orbiting one around the other. The ship has other weapon systems which were damaged in previous battles, and cannot be repaired. (Excelion is also the name of one of the most powerful ships in Gunbuster.)
Red Noah
- Diameter: 12.222 km
- Powered by: Multiple Orpheus engines regulated and powered by the two Blue Waters
- Weapons: firepower is reported to be 50 times greater than the New Nautilus'
- One of the three space-arks used by Atlanteans to leave their home in Nebula M78 and reach the Earth. It is disguised as a moving island on which take place episodes 27-31. Red Noah finally reveals its nature when Nadia and Jean enters the ship in episodes 30-31, as a giant flying saucer operated by a sentient android, which wants to bring Nadia to Atlantis in order to start a new Atlantean empire. Eventually Red Noah is retrieved by Gargoyle who'll be using it as the final weapon for the restoration of Neo Atlantis and the subjugation of the human race.
2005年8月8日 星期一
NADIA MECHANIC ANTHOLOGY (part 2/2)
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water 海底兩萬哩
The video above is the second part of "Nadia Mechanic Anthology".
Nadia MECHANIC ANTHOLOGY (part 1/2)
Nadia MECHANIC ANTHOLOGY (part 2/2)
已下轉貼自Wikipedia
The video above is the second part of "Nadia Mechanic Anthology".
Nadia MECHANIC ANTHOLOGY (part 1/2)
Nadia MECHANIC ANTHOLOGY (part 2/2)
已下轉貼自Wikipedia
Trivia
- This show's origins date back to the mid-1970s when Hayao Miyazaki was hired by Japanese movie giant Toho to develop ideas for television series. One of these concepts was "Around the World Under the Sea", (adapted from Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea), in which two orphan children pursued by villains team up with Captain Nemo and the Nautilus. It was never produced, but Toho retained the rights for the story outline. This explains why Anime fans often liken Nadia to a Miyazaki production; the animator reused elements from his original concept in later projects of his, notably the Sci-Fi series Future Boy Conan and his action-adventure film Castle in the Sky.[2]
- Approximately ten years later, Gainax was appointed by Toho in 1989 to produce a TV series which would be broadcast on the Japanese educational network NHK. Miyazaki's outline for "Around the World Under the Sea" was the one which captivated Gainax the most. Under the direction of Hideaki Anno, the animation studio took the central story and setup Miyazaki had developed and touched it up with their own creativity.[2] (incidentally, Anno had previously worked for Miyazaki as an animator on Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.)
- Nadia showed up on the Japanese Animage polls as favorite Anime heroine, dethroning the then top champion, Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaa.
- Nadia was originally intended to have an estimated 30 episodes. Since the show was so popular in Japan, however, NHK requested Gainax to produce more episodes, extending the episode count to 39. These episodes, dubbed as the "infamous island episodes" (which begin on Episode 23 and conclude on Episode 34), took hits for poor animation (since, as mentioned, other animation studios in Japan and Korea produced these episodes), ill-conceived plotting, and character stupidities; consequently, they drove many fans away. Only by Episodes 35-39 does the show return to its initial roots wherein lies its appeal. The setting of these episodes was suggested by Jules Verne's other novel featuring Captain Nemo, Mysterious Island.
- According to the notes found in the DVD sleeve of the Italian edition, the true reason behind the difference between the "infamous island episodes" and the rest of the series, would be that production was late on schedule. Starting with episode 11, Anno was working up to 18 hours a day on the series, and yet he was unable to cope with the screenplay, which was then handed to the storyboard team. After episode 20 (aired September 21, 1990), NHK put Nadia on hold to make space for news coverage on the Gulf War: the series returned about a month later with episode 21 (aired on October 26). Nonetheless production was still late, and Anno asked friend and Gainax co-founder Shinji Higuchi to take over the direction of the series, while he was going to focus on the ending. According to the same source, Anno would have stated that episodes 30 and 31 were the only he would have saved among the Island Chapter ones, while episode 34 was entirely scrapped and replaced by edited sequences of previous episodes.
- At the start of each episode, a Japanese inscription appears on screen (written in the Latin alphabet) and is read by a man's voice challenging the viewer to follow him for an adventure. "Are you adventurers? Do you seek the truth behind the mythical being that lies beneath the blue waterfalls named The Perilous. If you are, then you must first find me." This derives from the perplexing challenge of Arne Saknussemm in Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth.
- Shortly after Nadia completed its first broadcast in Japan, Carl Macek and his company, Streamline Pictures purchased the license for Nadia in the hopes of bringing the show to U.S. television, but because of financial difficulties, Streamline could only dub the first eight episodes. (Coincidentally, Anno worked on Macross, which Macek adapted into the successful Robotech). The original VHS release of the episodes was one per tape and not being sold at bargain price, was not popular with budget minded consumers. The episodes were eventually collected as two compilation tapes at a more bargain price. The dub's cast included Wendee Lee as Nadia, Ardwight Chamberlain as Jean, Jeff Winkless as Captain Nemo, Cheryl Chase as Mary, Melanie MacQueen as Grandis, Tom Wyner as Sanson, Steve Kramer as Hanson, Edie Mirman as Electra, and Steve Bulen as Gargoyle. In 1996, Streamline's rights for the show expired. Later, ADV Films purchased the rights for Nadia, and commissioned a new dub to be recorded at their Austin-based Monster Island studios. This dub cast actual children in the roles of Nadia, Jean, and Marie (in the Japanese and Streamline versions, all three parts were played by adult actors). In ADV's version, Nadia is portrayed by Meg Bauman (who was, like Nadia, 14 years old at the time she recorded the part), Jean by Nathan Parsons (12 years old), and Marie by Margaret Cassidy (11 years old). Interestingly, Cassidy originally auditioned for the Nadia role.
- A complete dub was produced in Mexico around the time Carl Macek first got his hands on the series and released the first few episodes on VHS. This Spanish dub's cast included Xóchitl Ugarte, Enzo Fortuny, Álvaro Tarcicio, Leyla Rangel, Mónica Manjarrez, Jorge Arvizu, Francisco Colmenero, María Fernanda Morales, and Blas García.
- The series contains numerous nods to other Japanese television series, as is to be expected in a series by Gainax, which is famously comprised of "otaku" (fervent anime fans). Ostensibly, the Grandis Gang are modeled after the villains from Tatsunoko's Time Bokan series, and M78, the home system of the Atlanteans, is also the home of Tsuburaya's Ultraman.
- There are various Biblical references in Nadia: Secret of the Blue Water. "Noah's Ark" and the "Tower of Babel" are two such examples. One example presented near the end of the series, a giant artificial human called "Adam", is faintly reminiscent of the Adam and Evangelions of Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Jean's family name, Raltique, is derived from the name of the famous French photographer Jacques Henri Lartigue. Lartigue started talking photographs of aircraft at the Ligue Aérienne in 1908, at the age of 14, incidentally the age of Jean in the Blue Water series.
- In the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual, authors Michael Okuda and Rick Sternbach state that the superconducting crystals used in Starfleet phasers are called fushigi no umi. Sternbach is a noted fan of anime.
2005年8月7日 星期日
觸身球王子---喬伊 Joe Davenport
果然是畜生球王子
大家應該對這位統一美國籍洋投有印象，他於2004創下單季最多觸身球的紀錄，因此有觸身球王子的稱號，而且他在2004年6月2日對誠泰的比賽中因為教練團球員登錄上的問題，使喬伊有上場打擊的機會，這時大家都很期待看看誠泰投手克萊柏Kleber會不會採取報復手段，結果是沒有，且喬伊擊出一支內野滾地球讓二壘的跑者推進到三壘，留下了一個難得的打擊紀錄。
以下是喬伊上場打擊的片段；
Joe Davenport is a former American pitcher in Tainan-based Uni-President Lions Baseball Team. He was a quality starter with a 2.80 ERA from 2002 to 2004, however, at the same time he was highly controversial. Since he threw many inside sinkers, it easily hit batters when pitching were out of control. He held a record of the most HBP pitcher during a single season (2004) in Taiwanese Professional Baseball League. At the same year, he threw at least one HBP in consecutive 7 games which is also a highest record in Taiwanese Baseball League.
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