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80,000 hybrid vehicles strong
Toyota is set to sell its 80,000th hybrid vehicle in Australia – a milestone that occurs almost 20 years after the first Prius was launched in Japan.
The local company's hybrid sales counter started ticking in 2001 with the arrival in Australia of the first of four generations of the iconic Prius.
Since then, Toyota has expanded its hybrid range to include Camry (2010), the Prius c city car, the seven-seat Prius v (both 2012) and Corolla (2016).
Camry accounts for more than half of all Toyota hybrid sales in Australia with a total of almost 45,000 sedans being driven out of dealerships since its launch in 2010.
This makes Camry the top-selling hybrid vehicle in Australia by far, followed by Prius with more than 20,000 sales. Prius is the world's best-selling hybrid vehicle with total sales approaching four million cars.
These significant hybrid sales achievements align closely with the Toyota-sponsored 2017 National Tree Day, which occurs on Sunday July 30.
Based on global TMC calculations, Toyota's 80,000 hybrid cars have saved Australian motorists approximately 232 million litres* of petrol and reduced CO2 emissions by 560 million kilograms*.
Toyota Australia's executive director sales and marketing Tony Cramb said Prius started a revolution that has resulted in hybrids becoming mainstream vehicles with global sales topping one million a year.
"When Prius arrived, the focus was on how hybrids could save fuel and reduce emissions – both of which remain central to their benefits," Mr Cramb said.
"Now, with the fourth-generation Prius and hybrid variants of Camry and Corolla, you can add driving enjoyment and greater emotional appeal to the mix," he said.
Toyota regards hybrid technology as a core platform that will lead to more advanced solutions with low or zero tailpipe emissions. Hybrids achieve excellent fuel consumption and low CO2 emissions with virtually zero output of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) or particulate matter.
Toyota's hybrid cars drive like their petrol and diesel equivalents. The hybrid battery recharges itself while the car is being driven and offers the ability to operate on electric power alone for short distances.
Prius celebrates 20 years on global markets
Toyota Prius turns 20 in December this year, celebrating the release of the first-generation car that was launched in Japan with the tagline "Just in time for the 21st century".
The idea for an alternate drivetrain for cars began forming in the 1960s at Toyota due to overwhelming environmental challenges such as air quality, climate change and the supply of and demand for energy.
In the 1990s, Toyota started to investigate a path for technological development which continues today in the quest for sustainable mobility.
Toyota's G21 project began in 1994, in which the company aimed to create a car for the 21st century with impeccable environmental credentials while offering the convenience and driving pleasure of a conventional vehicle.
The first-generation Prius was shown as a concept car at the 1995 Tokyo Motor Show and released in Japan two years later as a production model, with a 1.5-litre petrol engine working in tandem with an electric motor.
It won Japan's Car of the Year award and went on to be acclaimed around the world as the forerunner of a new era of automotive environmental consciousness and automotive electrification.
In 1997, the debut of Prius raised a lot of eyebrows and some sceptical comments, but Toyota engineers and leaders never gave up.
The completely restyled second-generation Prius was launched at the New York International Auto Show in 2003. It achieved even better fuel economy, and its "triangle silhouette" made it the forerunner of hybrid design.
The third-generation Prius, again restyled, adopted a larger 1.8-litre petrol engine and was once more named Japanese Car of the Year from its 2009 debut. It marked a breakthrough for hybrid technology, which had matured to the point where it appealed to a much greater number of customers around the world.
In early 2010, Toyota broadened its line-up by introducing hybrid versions of the best-selling Camry sedan. Two years later, the Prius nameplate was expanded into a family with the arrival of the Prius c city car and the seven-seat Prius v.
The fourth-generation Prius, which was launched in Australia last year, offers substantially improved efficiency and driveability, with cutting-edge styling and chassis dynamics that make it fun to drive.
* Based on TMC estimates that its 10 million hybrid vehicles sold globally have saved approximately 29 billion litres of fuel and 70 billion kilograms of CO2 emissions when compared with conventional petrol cars of similar size and driving performance.
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🍁 9월, 2022
US Stocks Open Lower; Dow Tumbles 300 Points 16 Sep, 14:22, Benzinga • 확대
U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Dow Jones dropping around 300 points on Friday. Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded down 0.98% to 30,659.18 while the NASDAQ fell 1.73% to 11,352.63. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 1.31% to 3,850.34. Also check this: Volatility In Markets Increases As Nasdaq Tumbles 200 Points Leading and Lagging Sectors Utilities shares climbed 0.1% on Friday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Star Group, L.P. (NYSE: SGU ), up 2% and FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE ) up 2%. In trading on Friday, industrials shares fell by 2.1%. Top Headline The University of Michigan consumer sentiment rose to a five-month high of 59.5 in September from 58.2 in the previous month. Equities Trading UP Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAOI ) shares shot up 33% to $3.3282 after the company announced the sale of its Chinese manufacturing facilities to Yuhan Optoelectronic Technology for $150 million. Shares of Alaunos Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TCRT ) got a boost, shooting 23% to $2.5908 after dropping 38% on Thursday.
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Star Group, L.P. (SGU) CEO Jeff Woosnam on Q3 2022 Results - Earnings Call Transcript 08 Aug, 03:05, Seeking Alpha • 확대
Star Group, L.P. (NYSE:NYSE:SGU) Q3 2022 Earnings Conference Call August 4, 2022 11:00 ET Company Participants Chris Witty - Investor Relations Jeff Woosnam - President and Chief Executive…
Star Group GAAP EPS of -$0.29, revenue of $439.1M 03 Aug, 20:43, Seeking Alpha • 확대
Star Group press release (NYSE:SGU): Q3 GAAP EPS of -$0.29.Revenue of $439.1M (+55.1% Y/Y).
Star Group, L.P. Reports Fiscal 2022 Third Quarter Results 03 Aug, 20:30, GlobeNewswire • 확대
STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Star Group, L.P. (the "Company" or "Star") (NYSE:SGU), a home energy distributor and services provider, today announced financial results for the fiscal 2022 third quarter and nine months ended June 30, 2022.
Nasdaq Turns Positive; Crude Oil Moves Higher 02 Aug, 16:16, Benzinga • 확대
U.S. stocks pared losses midway through trading, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite turning higher on Tuesday. The Dow traded down 0.37% to 32,676.26 while the NASDAQ rose 0.26% to 12,401.57. The S&P also rose, gaining, 0.03% to 4,119.76. Also check this: Bitcoin Declines Below This Major Level, Here Are The Top Crypto Movers For Tuesday Leading and Lagging Sectors Utilities shares climbed 0.6% on Tuesday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Otter Tail Corporation (NASDAQ: OTTR ), up 11% and Star Group, L.P. (NYSE: SGU ) up 3.5%. In trading on Tuesday, information technology shares fell 0.4%. Top Headline Caterpillar Inc (NYAE: CAT) reported second-quarter FY22 sales and revenue growth of 11% year-over-year to $14.25 billion, missing the consensus of $14.38 billion. Adjusted EPS was $3.18, beating the consensus of $3.01. Equities Trading UP AMTD IDEA Group (NYSE: AMTD ) shares shot up 285% to $8.00 after jumping 18% on Monday. The company owns 90%+ of AMTD Digital. Shares of Berkshire …
🌞 7월, 2022
Star Group, L.P. to Host Fiscal 2022 Third Quarter Webcast and Conference Call August 4, 2022 28 Jul, 12:00, GlobeNewswire • 확대
STAMFORD, Conn., July 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Star Group, L.P. (the "Company" or "Star") (NYSE: SGU), a leading home energy distributor and services provider, today announced that it will release its fiscal 2022 third quarter results after the close of trading on August 3, 2022. Members of Star''s management team will host a webcast and conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time the following day, August 4, 2022, to review the three and nine months ended June 30, 2022.
Star Group: Dividend Insights 19 Jul, 15:34, Benzinga • 확대
Thursday marks the last chance for investors to receive the next dividend payout from Star Group (NYSE: SGU ). What''s Happening The company announced on Thursday that it would pay shareholders a quarterly dividend of 15.25 per share. On Friday, Star Group will go ex-dividend, meaning the stock will trade lower to reflect that payout. In … Full story available on Benzinga.com
Star Group declares $0.1525 dividend 14 Jul, 18:04, Seeking Alpha • 확대
Star Group (NYSE:SGU) declares $0.1525/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous.Forward yield 6.38%Payable Aug.
Star Group announces new $400M credit facility 07 Jul, 20:50, Seeking Alpha • 확대
Star Group (SGU) stated Thursday that it has entered into a sixth amended and restated asset-based credit facility for up to $400M. The facility expires in July 2027 and provides…
🌤 6월, 2022
IPL viewership: Falling ratings and rising rates queer advertising pitch 26 Jun, 19:29, Economic Times India • 확대
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) auctioned media rights for the next five years to Disney Star and Viacom18 at over three times the Rs 16,347 crore that the Star Group paid in 2017.
Star Group Stock: 30% Increase In Sales But Volumes Contract In Q2 (NYSE:SGU) 22 Jun, 15:29, Seeking Alpha • 확대
Gross Profit falls in Q2 on higher costs. Cash flow generation remains negative on higher working capital requirements. See what this means for SGU stock.
🌼 5월, 2022
Star Group, L.P.''s (SGU) CEO Jeff Woosnam on Q2 2022 Results - Earnings Call Transcript 08 May, 03:57, Seeking Alpha • 확대
Star Group, L.P. (NYSE:NYSE:SGU) Q2 2022 Earnings Conference Call May 05, 2022 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Alison Ziegler – Investor Relations Adviser Jeff Woosnam – President and…
Star Group GAAP EPS of $1.75, revenue of $782.45M 04 May, 22:06, Seeking Alpha • 확대
Star Group press release (SGU): FQ2 GAAP EPS of $1.75.Revenue of $782.45M (+29.5% Y/Y).
Star Group, L.P. Reports Fiscal 2022 Second Quarter Results 04 May, 20:30, GlobeNewswire • 확대
STAMFORD, Conn., May 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Star Group, L.P. (the "Company" or "Star") (NYSE:SGU), a home energy distributor and services provider, today announced financial results for its fiscal 2022 second quarter ended March 31, 2022.
Star Group, L.P. Declares Quarterly Distribution of 14.25 Cents per Unit 15 Jul, 16:00, Intrado Digital Media • 확대
STAMFORD, Conn., July 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Star Group, L.P. (the "Company" or "Star") (NYSE:SGU), a home energy distributor and services provider, today declared its quarterly distribution of $0.1425 per common unit for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
MINING PEOPLE: Ameriwest, Grizzly, Liberty Gold, MIRARCO, Nicola Mining, Signature Resources, Tri... 30 Jun, 18:47, Canadian Mining Journal • 확대
Management appointments announced this week include: Ameriwest Lithium has named Graeme Wright as its new CFO. Grizzly Discoveries has announced that COO [] The post MINING PEOPLE: Ameriwest, Grizzly, Liberty Gold, MIRARCO, Nicola Mining, Signature Resources, Trillium Gold appeared first on Canadian Mining Journal .
Signature Resources Announces Appointment of Rickardo Welyhorsky as COO & Provides Lingman Lake P... 24 Jun, 12:00, Intrado Digital Media • 확대
TORONTO, June 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Signature Resources Ltd. (TSXV: SGU, OTCQB: SGGTF, FSE 3S3) ("Signature" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Rickardo Welyhorsky as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Signature. The appointment of Mr. Welyhorsky will be key in advancing Signature Resources preparation for the most recently announced increase in drilling, site logistics and operations.
Signature Resources (TSXV:SGU) announces $3.5 million private placement 21 Jun, 18:00, The Market Herald • 확대
Signature Resources (SGU) has announced a C$3.5 million private placement led by The post Signature Resources (TSXV:SGU) announces $3.5 million private placement appeared first on The Market Herald .
Signature Resources Announces $3.5 Million Non-Brokered Private Placement LED by Commodity Discov... 21 Jun, 12:00, Intrado Digital Media • 확대
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STAR remains leader among broadcasters 15 Jun, 07:35, Sify.com • 확대
New Delhi: STAR continued to remain the undoubted leader among broadcasters in May, with group level viewership share of 39.4 per cent, slightly down on high base of IPL viewership in April''21, according to a research by Elara Securities. STAR Utsav retained its top spot across genres at 13.7 per cent viewership share, up 117bp MoM, regaining lost share on IPL in April. SunTV followed at the second spot, with 13% share, up 107bp MoM. Star Plus, STAR Maa and Sony SAB stood third, fourth and fifth, with 12.7 per cent, 11.2 per cent and 11.1 per cent share, up 130bp MoM, 10bp MoM and 252bp MoM, respectively. STAR continued to remain the undoubted leader among broadcasters, with group level viewership share of 39.4 per cent, slightly down on high base of IPL viewership in April''21. Reckitt Benckiser India maintained its top spot for the third consecutive month, despite a 107bp MoM viewership loss to Hindustan Unilever (HUVR IN) in May 2021 to 34.6 per cent share. HUVR''s ad viewership market scripted a strong return to 33.2 per cent, after touching a low of 29.8 per cent in March 2021, as per the research.
Signature Resources (TSXV:SGU) makes discovery at Lingman Lake Gold Project 07 Jun, 17:30, The Market Herald • 확대
Signature Resources (SGU) has intersected 14.90 g/t Au over 1 m and The post Signature Resources (TSXV:SGU) makes discovery at Lingman Lake Gold Project appeared first on The Market Herald .
Signature Resources Intersects 14.90 g/t Gold Over 1.0 Metre and 5.81 g/t Gold Over 6.0 Metres at... 07 Jun, 11:30, GlobeNewswire • 확대
TORONTO, June 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Signature Resources Ltd. (TSXV: SGU, OTCQB: SGGTF, FSE 3S3) ("Signature" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the first three diamond drill holes (515 metres) of its ongoing 15 diamond drill hole (3,260 metres) winter-spring drill campaign at its 100% owned Lingman Lake Gold Project (Project). Drilling was designed to expand the known envelope of mineralization on the western side of the diabase dike (Exhibit 1). The Company expects several batches of diamond drill hole assay results to be released over the coming four to six weeks.
Star Group LP Stock Appears To Be Fairly Valued 05 Jun, 18:00, GuruFocus • 확대
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STAR Group police storm Murray Bridge property after tense stand-off | 7NEWS 18 May, 01:17, The Global Herald • 확대
7NEWS Australia published this video item, entitled STAR Group police storm Murray Bridge property after tense stand-off | 7NEWS below is their description. A man has been arrested after a tense stand-off with police at Murray Bridge overnight. Heavily armed STAR Group officers descended on a property following reports of a domestic violence incident. Read more STAR Group police storm Murray Bridge property after tense stand-off | 7NEWS
A Look Into Energy Sector Value Stocks 13 May, 16:45, Benzinga • 확대
A value stock is traditionally defined in terms of how investors in the marketplace are valuing that company''s future growth prospects. Low P/E multiples are good base indicators that the company is undervalued and can most likely be labelled as a value stock. Below is a list of notable value stocks in the energy sector: PBF Logistics (NYSE: PBFX ) - P/E: 6.34 Star Group (NYSE: SGU ) - P/E: 5.41 Vermilion Energy (NYSE: VET ) - P/E: 5.0 Green Plains Partners (NASDAQ: GPP ) - P/E: 6.57 CrossAmerica Partners (NYSE: CAPL ) - P/E: 7.07 Most recently, PBF Logistics reported earnings Full story available on Benzinga.com
Signature Resources Increases its Land Position to 90% of the Lingman Lake Greenstone Belt and Pr... 11 May, 12:30, GlobeNewswire • 확대
TORONTO, May 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Signature Resources Ltd. (TSXV: SGU, OTCQB: SGGTF, FSE 3S3) ("Signature" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has acquired an additional 45 claims (720 hectares) along the Southern contact of the Lingman Lake Greenstone Belt. The acquisition increases Signatures land position to over 90% of the Lingman Lake Greenstone belt.
🌱 3월, 2021
Star Group LP Shares Near 52-Week High - Market Mover 26 Mar, 22:30, Kwhen Finance • 확대
Star Group LP shares closed today at 0.8% below its 52 week high of $10.52, giving the company a market cap of $420M. The stock is currently up 12.5% year-to-date, up 61.7% over the past 12 months, and up 62.0% over the past five years. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.4%, and the S&P 500 rose 1.7%. Trading Activity Trading volume this week was 52.0% higher than the 20-day average.Beta, a measure of the stocks volatility relative to the overall market stands at 0.4. Technical Indicators The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the stock was between 30 and 70.MACD, a trend-following momentum indicator, indicates a downward trend.The stock closed below its Bollinger band, indicating it may be oversold. Market Comparative Performance The company's share price is the same as the S&P 500 Index , beats it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis The company's share price is the same as the Dow Jones Industrial Average , beats it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis The company share price is the same as the performance of its peers in the Utilities industry sector , beats it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5 year basis Per Group Comparative Performance The company's stock price performance year-to-date lags the peer average by -55.5% The company's stock price performance over the past 12 months lags the peer average by -67.8% This story was produced by the Kwhen Automated News Generator. For more articles like this, please visit us at finance.kwhen.com. Write to editors@kwhen.com. © 2020 Kwhen Inc.
Star Group LP Shares Approach 52-Week High - Market Mover 25 Mar, 22:30, Kwhen Finance • 확대
Star Group LP shares closed today at 0.8% below its 52 week high of $10.52, giving the company a market cap of $420M. The stock is currently up 12.5% year-to-date, up 55.5% over the past 12 months, and up 62.0% over the past five years. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.4%, and the S&P 500 fell 0.1%. Trading Activity Trading volume this week was 52.0% higher than the 20-day average.Beta, a measure of the stocks volatility relative to the overall market stands at 0.4. Technical Indicators The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the stock was between 30 and 70.MACD, a trend-following momentum indicator, indicates a downward trend.The stock closed below its Bollinger band, indicating it may be oversold.The stock closed at 0.5% higher than its 5-day moving average, 1.7% higher than its 20-day moving average, and 6.7% higher than its 90-day moving average. Market Comparative Performance The company's share price is the same as the S&P 500 Index , lags it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis The company's share price is the same as the Dow Jones Industrial Average , beats it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis The company share price is the same as the performance of its peers in the Utilities industry sector , beats it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5 year basis Per Group Comparative Performance The company's stock price performance year-to-date lags the peer average by -55.5% The company's stock price performance over the past 12 months lags the peer average by -64.6% This story was produced by the Kwhen Automated News Generator. For more articles like this, please visit us at finance.kwhen.com. Write to editors@kwhen.com. © 2020 Kwhen Inc.
☔ 10월, 2020
Star Group (NYSE:SGU) Stock Price Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average of $8.73 24 Oct, 01:22, Daily Political • 확대
Shares of Star Group, L.P. (NYSE:SGU) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $8.73 and traded as high as $9.73. Star Group shares last traded at $9.60, with a volume of 80,396 shares. Separately, TheStreet upgraded Star Group from a "c+" rating to […]
Signature Resources Announces Significant Gold Assay Results 21 Oct, 12:33, Investing News Network • 확대
Signature Resources Ltd. (TSXV: SGU, OTCQB: SGGTF, FSE 3S3) ("Signature" or the "Company") is pleased to announce gold assay results from its Exploration Program conducted in September, 2020. The post Signature Resources Announces Significant Gold Assay Results appeared first on Investing News Network .
Star Group, L.P. to Host Fiscal 2020 Third Quarter Webcast and Conference Call August 4, 2020 ↳ 12:00, GlobeNewswire • 확대
STAMFORD, Conn., July 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Star Group, L.P. (the "Company" or "Star") (NYSE: SGU), a leading home energy distributor and services…
🌈 4월, 2020
Crown and Star casinos outline survival strategies for coronavirus shutdowns 16 Apr, 06:19, The Guardian • 확대
Staff stand downs and debt-funding facilities detailed, while terms agreed to allow Barangaroo build to continue Sign up for Guardian Australia's daily coronavirus email Download the free Guardian app to get the most important news notifications Australia's two big casino groups, Crown Resorts and the Star group, have released details of their survival strategies in a bid to reassure investors they can weather the shutdowns of their businesses due to the coronavirus. The government announced that casinos must close on 23 March, resulting in two of the nation's biggest employers laying off thousands of staff and closing their casinos. Continue reading…
🎉 1월, 2020
Grammys pays heartfelt tribute to Nipsey Hussle with John Legend and Meek Mill 27 Jan, 04:26, Irish Mirror • 확대
Rapper Nipsey Hussle was honoured by a tribute at the Grammy Awards 2020, with an all-star group, 10 months after Nipsey was killed
ISRO's first launch of 2020 will ensure Indians settled abroad can continue to watch Tata Sky, St... 13 Jan, 10:03, Business Insider India • 확대
ISRO's GSAT-30 will launch on 17 January. The satellite will replace the INSAT-4A satellite currently used by cable operators like Tatasky and STAR group to
⛄ 12월, 2019
Gold Forecast 2020: Bullish Gold Holds Optimism for Juniors 20 Dec, 00:55, Investing News Network • 확대
Execs from PDAC, Guyana Goldstrike, Aben Resources, Pancontinental Resources, Monterey Minerals, Signature Resources, Chilean Metals and Goldspot Discoveries share their gold forecast for 2020. The post Gold Forecast 2020: Bullish Gold Holds Optimism for Juniors appeared first on Investing News Network .
🌧 11월, 2019
Signature Resources Announces Closing of First Tranche of Private Placement | INN 07 Nov, 12:50, Investing News Network • 확대
Signature Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has closed the first tranche of a non-brokered private placement.

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By Heath | December 21, 2009 at 11:51 pm
Scans below are of Last Ranker (PSP), Dragon Quest VI (DS), Fate/Extra (PSP), Queen's Blade (PSP), and Atelier Lina (DS). Let's start with Lina:
PSP RPG scans for 12/18
By Heath | December 18, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Fate/Extra, Persona 3 Portable, and Phantasy Star Portable 2, in that order.
Various RPG scans 11/28/09
By Heath | November 28, 2009 at 4:04 am
Resonance of Fate/End of Eternity (360/PS3), Tales of Graces (Wii), Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (Wii), Persona 3 Portable (PSP), and Fate Extra (PSP), in that order. So here's End of Eternity:
Various RPG scans for 11/23/09
Phantasy Star Portable 2 (PSP), Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (Wii), Ar Tonelico III (PS3), Star Ocean The Last Hope International (PS3), Persona 3 Portable (PSP), Zettai Hero (PSP), Fate Extra (PSP), Last Ranker (PSP).
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By Heath | October 2, 2009 at 10:06 am
Last Ranker, Shiren the Wanderer 4, SMT: Strange Journey, Pokemans, SaGa 2, Persona 3 Portable, Rune Factory 3, Queen's Blade, Phantasy Star Portable 2, Blue Dragon DS 2, Valkyria Chronicles 2, Mana Khemia 2, Ys 7, Dragon Quest VI, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Fate Extra, Inazuma Eleven, Linebarrels, Lunar: Siver Star Harmony Iron Master, and Princess Antiphona. Starting with…
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HEAVEN, HELL FOR ODD SOULS
On my list
By Joe Brown
YOU MAY HAVE wondered, at one time or another, what Heaven is really like.
Depends on what you listen to.
Talking Heads tell us it's "a place where nothing ever happens."
According to Belinda Carlisle, it's "a place on earth."
Actually, it's a place in Adams-Morgan.
Heaven is the name of a new mixed-use club at 2327 18th St. NW, up the stairs from the Isola Verde restaurant, which features a unique menu combination of Eritrean and Italian foods.
A typical night in Heaven: In the front room lined with funky old sofas and easy chairs, patrons drink and chat while TV monitors play reruns of the old "Batman" series. The walls are adorned with big, colorful abstract paintings by Mike Walberg, who is also manager of the club. A recent graduate of UDC's arts program, Walberg gave himself an exhibition as a graduation gift, but says he will be showing other artists often. In the adjoining room, DJ Tommy Berard ("Psycho Tommy") dances with himself to his propulsive sequencing of Ride, Jesus Jones and Cop Shoot Cop; the club's music mix is alternative/progressive, he says, but all the DJs have been instructed to take requests. In back, there's an outdoor patio with a bold mural of angels, gods and clouds. And the breeze is truly heavenly.
This is a club in progress, still in search of an identity. But so far, the concept of Heaven seems to be comfort, no cover charge and a follow-your-bliss attitude.
"Welcome to Heaven," the club's owner, Eritrean-born Muhari Woldemarian, is fond of saying. "If you don't like it, go to Hell."
He's referring to the restaurant's intriguing basement bar. Woldemarian says he applied to the ABC board for approval to use the name, but the board rejected the idea, so Hell is merely an official nickname.
A sign on the curiously shaped metal door warns, "Please be careful of the art," and beyond it is the sort of funkily postapocalyptic-industrial, art-directed, low-key hangout you can find on every corner in New York's East Village. Hell's denizens hunch over eccentrically shaped copper-encrusted cocktail tables and at the bar, which features a dense mural combining images of Santeria, voodoo and Catholic iconography -- including the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse -- Hieronymus Bosch and a bartender's sign that says "The Devil is IN."
While nursing a Rolling Rock at the bar, a young woman in a Sisters of Mercy T-shirt plays with melted wax from the flickering votive candles on the bar.
"I'm making a man," she says to the fascinated fellow next to her. And so she is -- there's a sprawling, screaming-red voodoo doll homunculus on the bar before her.
The lighting -- wall sconces covered by fiber-glass life masks and pairs of hands clutching the amber ceiling fixtures -- creates a strangely comforting gloom, and the whole place has a scorched and melted appearance. It even looks as if the designers set fire to the linoleum for effect. At this point, Hell seems like more fun -- it clearly has more of a sense of what it's about than Heaven. And oddly enough, it's air-conditioned. Call 202/483-2709.
AFTER BEING banished from Hell -- he created it, then left after "tragic business differences" with Woldemariam -- Al Jirikowic moved a few blocks away and created Chaos, a new bar upstairs from the Asmara Ethiopian restaurant at 1725 Columbia Rd. NW. Two flights of red stairs sprint up a narrow silver-painted corridor, leading into a cozy, indescribably eclectic space where the likes of Iggy Pop, Warren Zevon and Kraftwerk take turns ruling the sound system. Improving on the design of his impressive Hell, Jirikowic's Chaos has burnished metals, silvered bas-reliefs and devotional altars and a window front affording an aerial view of mesmerizingly chaotic Columbia Road street life. Call 202/797-4637.
NOT CONTENT to join other clubs in complaining about lack of press, the spunky little downtown club 15 Minutes set to doing something about it. The club's owners have started their own free monthly music and nightlife scene magazine. About 22,000 copies of Crackdc, an irreverent 24-page tabloid, hit the street Wednesday at eight downtown street boxes and 55 area bars, restaurants and retail spots.
Features in the debut issue include Band Clips, a guide to local bands offering blurby description, for those who wonder what Mother May I ("Minneapolis on the Potomac") or Officer Ruckus ("female fronted slam-groove-punk") sound like before you venture out to hear them; an editorial attack on sacred-cow radio station WHFS; a captioned photo essay on the venerable Waffle Shop ("to capture this atmosphere Boogie's Diner in Georgetown spent a couple million. They didn't come close"); a wickedly funny "Band Booker's Quiz"; and a cover story about that mysterious graffiti artist-around-town who signs himself Cool Disco Dan.
The formula is indisputably cool, but it's an expensive risk.
"We know it's going to work," says Joe Englert, one of 15 Minutes' owners. "People are always whining and badmouthing D.C.: 'Everybody's yuppie,' 'Everybody goes home at 5.' But D.C. is a town full of people who love to go out and love to be entertained. It's a very underrated city for nightlife. You have to remember we didn't have an industrial boom here to give us a bunch of available warehouse spaces for clubs. So people have to be more creative in the club situation here. And that's what we'd like to push for. We're all for competition -- it just makes other clubs better."
Given the city's drug problems, the magazine's name is already controversial; Englert acknowledges receiving objections from several club owners.
"Some people really hate it," he says. "It is a provocative, attention-getting name, and that was intentional. But we're not advocating taking drugs or anything. We mean it as a crack in your face to get going and do something."
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