A 25-year-old African Penguin at San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences was losing its feathers making him too cold to swim. So, as AP Correspondent Haven Daley explains, biologists took a page from local surfers to keep him warm.

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I’m reprinting the email that went out to get more people interested:

Hello fine folks,

It’s that time of the year again! Bay to Breakers 2008 planning has begun! I’m inviting you to this annual 7-mile walk/run/inebrianza!

I am trying to organize a 25+ group for discount, so if you are interested in being on the team (yes, we must finish this year!!) or you and your friends just want to cash in on the 10% savings, send me your names. It’s Glazing something so far. (=

If you missed out on the Foot Clan action of last year, here’s a few photo recaps:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/faithy/sets/72157600243112648/

Thanks to Justin we are working on getting sponsored by Bob’s Donuts. Not sure what this means yet, but it’ll probably involve and donut costumes made out of innertubes and maybe free donuts. But that’s our theme and if you got team names, send them my way!

E V E N T   I N F O

Date: Sunday, May 18
Time: 8:00am (you can do it!)
Distance: ING Bay to Breakers is a 12K (7.46 miles) course. From sea level at the Embarcadero the course rises steeply along Hayes Street Hill. The remainder of the course gradually flows alongside the Panhandle, through Golden Gate Park and ends at Ocean Beach. (http://www.ingbaytobreakers.com/)

SOCAL PEEPS! My place is your place to stay! (If you need)

Please let me know if you’re interested by Friday, 3/21. I’ll reply back with the discount code when I get it.

Don’t sleep on this! It’s going to be a lot of fun, guaranteed. Serious.

-Faithy

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There is no other TV series that is more precious to me than Macross (マクロス). I even enjoyed those parts that are lambasted by most; Macross II (isn’t considered canon) and Macross 7 (kiddy and repetitive). As a kid, Robotech introduced a generation to mecha and is “frequently credited as the series that helped spur a greater American interest in Japanese animation, leading to the current anime industry in North America.” Now I don’t consider myself an otaku, but I love all things related to Macross. I’ve bought numerous copies of the show, soundtracks, and even still collect some of the toys.

That said, I don’t like Macross Frontier (マクロス F). It started airing in Japan just a few weeks ago, and coincides with the 25th anniversary of the original series. I’ve only seen the first episode, so it’s a bit early to start complaining, but it suffers from a lot of the same issues that I find with current day anime. Unlikeable, somewhat anonymous characters (especially the enemy, they look like something out of Neon Genesis Evangelion), annoying kids (Air Gear), and well, it’s following it’s preceding shows a bit too closely. Just how many concerts are going to be uninterrupted by alien invasion?

There is a lot to like though, and I will continue to watch — it has some amazing visuals and it’s soundtrack is composed by Yoko Kanno, one of my favorite composers of all time. If you’re curious, you can easily find an English dubbed copy from various sources online. I really hope it improves.

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