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|2012-12-12, 18:49
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ANEGO Worshiper
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: By the vending machine, drinking tea.
Indeed, as some have been saying...the fact that she's a hot giant gun carrying maid helps distract us from the topic of her misery being turned into a gag. Personally the second time I read the chapter (usually read it 5 times on the release day...just because, don't judge me!) it really did get me thinking "Donfla keeps killing her soulmates...but is it really to protect her from her personality?" But nhhhaaaaa it's Donfla so he's gotta be doing it for another reason, like keeping her in check...but if that's the case "She keeps trying to kill him but still follows his orders...why? Is it because of her personality quirk?"...possibly but that also leads me to wanting the SHs to "save her" from Donfla's grip but then again we've only known her for a couple of pages! She could be pure evil in a damn fine ass...but still, for one I'd love for her to fall for a SH.
Plus her devil fruit power? So freaking epic...I want!
As for their level...well yea, they are most likely bellow Vergo's level but Vergo was also kicking Sanji's ass before they got separated and it took Law, who I'm guessing is around Luffy's level, to take him out. So I'm betting they are still hella strong.
Screw the possible Lucci!! I wanna know more about the old man smoking a cigar and sporting the awesome aviator look (Oh please let it be a flying pirate crew!)
|2012-12-12, 20:03
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Uh... you wouldn't happen to be insinuating that the majority of male fans are insensitive clods now, are you?
Putting that aside.... I'm pretty interested in learning who that "Jack" guy is. It sounds like he's a real threat to watch out for considering how nervous one of those brokers got when he was mentioned. I'm also still wondering if Kaidou was one of the pirates watching that broadcast.....
|2012-12-12, 21:25
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I am sure Oda senses that his fanbase is craving another sexy female Nakama. WE HAVE A GAWD DAMN SKELETON, ROBOT AND ANIMAL DOCTOR. I really hope she joins the crew for few reasons.
1- She is exactly what all Pirates need long range support GUNNER. I have been waiting for a Nakama like this since Usopp decided to trade in his gun for a pachinco and flower seeds-HUGE FAIL.
2- Baby 5 ability makes it easier for the crew to confront enemy ships, cannon balls, also to clear out large groups with her bazooka.
3- Her chemist with Franky, Sanji and Brooke will be Insanely funny
4- She is hot chick with guns, lara croft?
I would be real disappointed if Oda does not add her. I seriously been waiting for a gun using nakama to be added (damn you usopp).
Also If she does join does any one think oda may be hinting at a Sanji x Baby 5 pair at the end?
|2012-12-12, 22:20
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|2012-12-12, 22:48
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^Actually, I wasn't being serious in that post in the first place. Like I already said, I have no issue with Baby-5's gag (I just found it curious that there wasn't anyone ELSE that did).
BTW, I meant to mention this earlier, but I had figured that Franky transformed into his Shogun mode as a means to protect himself from the gas. It doesn't seem like the stuff affects metal, after all (and Franky himself is only part-metal, so I'm sure he would have been petrified too if he breathed in that stuff).....
|2012-12-13, 00:17
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No let me take that back.
majority of males are insensitive clods.
Ahh that sounds more accurate. *sits back and chugs Smirnoff*
Let me demonstrate.
|2012-12-13, 00:29
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Chapter 692
That was a good chapter. Law should not be mad at the results he gets from Luffy, If he truly knows Luffy he should have known Luffy is a very emotional person. We finally get to see Baby five and Buffalo at the scene.
Looks like a lot of disgruntled viewers in the underworld. I wonder if any of them will make an appearance. Killer looked like he was in deep concentration. While the chaos is happening why not join the fun and see what you can get from it. That would be a nice twist if someone else got CC and not Luffy & Law alliance or Daflamingo.
Either Luffy's devil fruit or the haki, maybe combination of the two offers him resistance against the gas.
|2012-12-13, 01:01
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This made me lol.
Well, there was also kind of the fact that he survived a lethal dose of Magellan's poison thanks to Ivankov's hormone treatment.....
|2012-12-13, 01:55
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Location: Indiana
That would make more sense.
Bio Hazard
If Vergo gets caught in the explosion I wonder what would happen if he was exposed to a lot of SAD. Imagine if his Zoan form was a combination of animals instead of one. Or he has two Zoan powers and he becomes a freak of nature, kinda like Resident Evil. From were I am standing this arch has a chance to be very interesting with what has transpired right now. I wonder how SAD works on individuals who already have a devil fruit power?
|2012-12-13, 02:10
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|2012-12-13, 03:37
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Although Oda would have to tone down the OTT-ness of the characters..
|2012-12-13, 06:51
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Let's face it, by now many fans (mostly male) want a new female nakama to join the crew permanently (either that or Vivi somehow comes back for good...) and while many want a hot babe (I would never complain of course) I'd be cool with her just being female...I dunno, I just think a new female would balance the crew better. I love the Strawhats as they are and would never take anyone away from the crew but it kinda feels weird with the only females being Nami and Robin for such a long time.
I joke whenever a new cool female shows up by saying she'll be the next nakama but honestly...to me an awesome nakama would be Lily from the current anime filler. Sadly she's an anime filler character so that's never gonna happen so I'm stuck with wishing for every hot chick that shows up to join.
The perfect next (and final) Nakama for me would actually be a female Ancient or Mythic Zoan user. The crew needs more females and zoans! We have 3 Paramecia and 1 zoan so far...Logia are kinda Meh when it comes to being main cast.
|2012-12-13, 13:13
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|2012-12-13, 13:25
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Or she takes Luffy's invitation as a proposal and even if Sanji goes after her she claims to be married and faithful.
Or boobs...legs...boobs...boobs...ass...legs...
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Court: Ganim still can't practice law
State Supreme Court says former mayor failed to show remorse for 2003 conviction for corruption
BRIDGEPORT -- Joseph P. Ganim might run for mayor again, but he'll have to do it without a law license.
The state Supreme Court, in a 26-page decision that questioned Ganim's lack of remorse for past political corruption and the local panel of lawyers that says he is fit to practice law again, said Ganim cannot be a lawyer again.
"The defendant's failure to either explain, or acknowledge any responsibility for, his extensive criminal wrongdoing, or to express remorse for that wrongdoing, was a highly relevant consideration in the particular reinstatement proceeding in the present case," the court stated in its ruling.
Ganim declined to comment on the ruling.
"This is a blow for decency in state politics," proclaimed Bridgeport City Councilman Rick Torres, R-130. "I know Joe was waiting for this decision, hopeful that a ruling (that) he could have his law license back would be an impetus for getting back into city politics, and I'm glad the Supreme Court has rejected him.
"He violated the public's trust in a massive way and he should never get his law license back or be allowed to be involved in Bridgeport politics again."
Democratic Town Committee Chairman Mario Testa said he was unhappy the appeals court won't allow Ganim to regain his license, but he said he didn't feel it would affect Ganim's political future.
"As far as I know, he doesn't intend to run for anything again," Testa said.
Councilman Robert Halstead, D-132, also spoke in support of Ganim after the ruling.
"I know he did things that weren't right, but I also think he has suffered enough and should get his law license back," Halstead said. "After a while, grudges should be forgotten."
Former City Councilman John Olson had previously supported the return of Ganim's license.
"I think if he had showed some remorse and said, `Yeah I screwed up,' he would be getting it back, but he just won't do that," Olson said Wednesday. "It's a real tragedy."
In 2012, a panel of three Superior Court judges rejected Ganim's request to restore his license, ruling that Ganim, who had been convicted and served time in a federal prison on corruption charges, had shown no remorse.
"Allowing an applicant to be readmitted to the practice of law following a conviction on 16 counts of racketeering, conspiracy, extortion, mail fraud, bribery and filing false income tax returns without any apology, expression of remorse, or explanation, and with only a vague acceptance of an unspecified event, simply would set the bar for readmission too low in the state, and we are unwilling to do that," the panel of Superior Court judges, Julia DiCocco Dewey, Elliot Solomon and Barbara Bellis, stated that 36-page decision.
The three-judge panel held several days of hearings to make a final decision on the application.
The closest Ganim came to showing remorse was when he testified before the Fairfield County Standing Committee, a committee of local lawyers that in 2012 recommended his reinstatement.
"I had a fair trial, I had good lawyers, I had a fair judge and I live and stand by the result," he said. "I accept the verdict, I was found guilty. I accept that, I acknowledge that. I took an appeal. I lost."
Ganim, who served as Bridgeport's mayor from 1991 to 2003 and at one time was considered a contender for a Democratic gubernatorial nomination, was convicted March 19, 2003, on federal racketeering and bribery charges. He was sentenced by federal Judge Janet Arterton to nine years in prison, fined $150,000 and ordered to pay $148,617 in restitution.
According to testimony at trial, Ganim and his associates operated a "pay-to-play" operation in which local developers had to pay them bribes to get preferential deals with the city.
Following his early release from prison in 2010, Ganim has worked as a legal assistant at his family's law firm here and started a counseling firm for others headed to federal prison.
In its July 2012 recommendation that Ganim get his law license back, the standing committee said he had "met and exceeded" the requirements for admission.
But in its decision, the Supreme Court ruled the committee ignored a number of serious factors in reaching its decision.
"In the face of receiving neither an acknowledgment of responsibility, nor some other plausible explanation, for the defendant's extensive record of proven criminal misconduct, and in light of the other factors weighing against him, the Standing Committee simply was not justified in concluding that that misconduct no longer disqualified the defendant from practicing law due to his moral unfitness," the court said.
"It bears repeating that the purpose of suspending an attorney from the practice of law is not to impose additional punishment," the court stated, "but to protect the courts and the public."
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No. 1 seed Victoria Azarenka, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova were among the big names who advanced at the Australian Open on Wednesday.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams cautiously walked onto the court, and tried to keep the points short to avoid irritating her injured right ankle as she advanced to the third round at the Australian Open.
Apart from a swollen lip from hitting herself in the face with her racket in the sixth game, she emerged unscathed.
Summoning all her experience from 15 major titles, including the final two of the last season, Williams lifted her tempo on the biggest points — winning an 18-minute game to open the second set, finally cashing in on her fourth break chance.
Nineteen minutes later, she finished off a 6-2, 6-0 win Thursday over No. 112-ranked Garbine Muguruza with an ace at 128.7 mph — the fastest she can remember serving.
"I'm on the up and up, I feel. It can only get better from here," she said, adding that she wasn't bothered by the ankle during the match. "Obviously when you go out to play you're heavy on adrenaline and you're really pumped up," she said. "Usually I feel injuries after the match but so far, so good. I felt pretty, much better than I ever dreamed of expecting to feel."
Williams said she was bleeding from the lip at one stage, "But it's OK. It's a war wound."
"I think it happens to everyone, but I have never busted it wide open like that," she said. "So, yeah, I was like, 'Oh, no. I can't have a tooth fall out.' That would be horrible."
Despite the injury concerns ever since needing medical timeout to treat her ankle during her first-round win on Tuesday, Williams planned to play doubles later with sister Venus, and will play her next singles match against Japan's Ayumi Morita on Saturday.
Defending champion Victoria Azarenka practically danced into Rod Laver Arena for the match before Williams' victory, and said she's starting to find some rhythm after beating Eleni Daniilidou 6-1, 6-0 in 55 minutes.
With temperatures expected to top 102 degrees, Azarenka didn't want to be out in the heat.
"I felt like I'm back into the competitive mode," she said. "I was really focused — that was for sure the best part of the game for me."
The No. 94-ranked Daniilidou only won 10 points in the first set and was shut out in the second despite having triple break point in the fourth game.
Top-ranked Azarenka had her friend and musician RedFoo in the stands watching and signing autographs, and said she went onto the court listening to a "great mix of disco music and a little bit of new music. I really start to like it a lot — there's no words really."
The 23-year-old Belarusian won her first Grand Slam title in Melbourne last year, during a 26-match winning streak to start the season.
"It's pretty difficult to duplicate something like that," she said. "All I can do is try."
She didn't win another major in 2012, dropping the U.S. Open final against Serena Williams, but held the No. 1 ranking for most of the season.
The temperature hit 93 degrees during her match, the first of the day on the center court.
Also advancing were No. 14 Maria Kirilenko, who beat China's Peng Shuai 7-5, 6-2, No. 16 Roberta Vinci and Elena Vesnina, who beat No. 21-seeded Varvara Lepchenko of the United States 6-4, 6-2.
U.S. Open champion Andy Murray had a 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 victory over Joao Sousa of Portugal. Murray, who ended a 76-year drought by British men in Grand Slam tournaments with his win at Flushing Meadows last year, didn't allow Sousa a single break point chance in steamy conditions.
Standing in the way of a potential second Grand Slam title for Murray is a likely semifinal against No. 2 Roger Federer, who was playing his second-round match Thursday night.
Others advancing Thursday include: 2008 Australian finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who pretended to do pushups to disguise a fall during his 6-3, 7-6 (1), 6-3 win over Japan's Go Soeda; No. 17 Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany , who edged Israeli qualifier Amir Weintraub 6-2, 7-6 (4,) 6-4; and Lithuanian qualifier Ricardas Berankis ousted No. 25 Florian Mayer 6-2, 6-3, 6-1.
Novak Djokovic advanced on Wednesday night, extending his winning streak at Melbourne Park to 16 with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 win over 20-year-old American Ryan Harrison and remaining on track for a third consecutive Australian Open title.
No. 4 David Ferrer, No. 5 Tomas Berdych and No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic all went through on day three, along with No. 20 Sam Querrey, the highest-ranked American left in the men's tournament.
Women's No. 2 Maria Sharapova overwhelmed Japan's Misaki Doi in 47 minutes, even less time than she needed to beat fellow Russian Olga Puchkova two days earlier in her first competitive match of 2013.
The first woman to post back-to-back 6-0, 6-0 wins at a Grand Slam since 1985 next plays seven-time major winner Venus Williams in the third round.
"It's not really the statistic I want to be known for," Sharapova said. "I want to be known for winning Grand Slams."
Sharapova leads the head-to-head series 4-3 against Venus Williams, but Williams has won both of their Grand Slam meetings.
Venus is still on the comeback trail after missing seven months after the 2011 U.S. Open to deal with Sjogren's Syndrome.
Now seeded 25th, she dropped only one game in her first-round win and then went down a break early to Alize Cornet of France before winning 6-3, 6-3.
No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska, 2011 French Open champion Li Na, No. 5 Angelique Kerber and 17-year-old American wild card Madison Keys all advanced in straight sets.
The biggest upset Wednesday was 2011 U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur's 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 loss to China's Zheng Jie.
Stosur led 5-2 in the third and wasted two chances to serve out the match, finally giving it away with a double fault on match point.


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|2012-12-07, 13:37
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Honestly? I have mixed feelings about this..... while this is awesome news indeed, it's gonna be mighty strange to NOT see the characters as anything but (mostly) static cardboard cutouts with voices.
And honestly, I'd kinda like it if the anime took its own spin on things and combined the contents of both the first AND second games, but I think that's just a little too much wishful thinking at this point. But I do think it would nonetheless still be interesting if it switched things around a bit (like change the order of victims or something). Actually, I think it would work best if the show were actually written by the game's writer, but again, wishful thinking.....
Oh, and for those interested in the game the anime is based on, I made a thread for it a while back (and I assure you, I'm very careful when it comes to spoilers ).
Why? I think the pink fits the series' style all too well....
|2012-12-07, 17:23
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Location: France
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I suppose it's a good sign I had never even heard of the game until now.
|2012-12-07, 17:44
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Heh posts in this thread piqued my interest.
When I talk about Seiji Kishi, I always mention Seto no Hanayome (& Sunred)
|2012-12-07, 17:47
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Well, like I said above, the DR thread here is pretty careful about leaving spoilers out in the open.....
Otherwise, I'm 100% with Natsuki Hyuga on this one. If you're just interested in the anime and not the source material, then don't go to ANY of those sites. Danganronpa (and its sequel) has crazy plot twists up the wazoo and there's already more than a few pieces of fanart out there involving said twists.... so you've been warned.
And for the record, I'd also add Youtube to that list because I've seen some spoileriffic vids posted there, as well. Otherwise, if you are interested, then just check out Orenronen's LP thread at SA and leave it at that.....
|2012-12-08, 05:01
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I would have thought that news articles announcing the series' adaptation would be spoiler-free, but no. The Crunchyroll news article for that has either accidentally or deliberately included artwork samples from the games which contain super high school level spoilers. As in massive, massive spoilers for things that were the greatest mysteries of the game, which people deliberated on all the way through the gameplay. "The culprit was [name redacted]" level spoilers.
They even included some pictures and clips from Dangan Ronpa 2, which the writer had done a previous game announcement news article on. That's so lazy.
Shame on you, Crunchyroll! http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-new...ime-adaptation
Anyway, since Dangan Ronpa is getting an anime, maybe Dangan Ronpa 2 will get one eventually as well? I would love to see that, too. I imagine that Dangan Ronpa's anime will get pretty popular. Sales will probably be good.
|2012-12-08, 06:22
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Ah, forgot to post the staffs. Or more like, internet went MIA, and I'm leeching internet atm. *cough*
Source: Yaraon
Director: Kishi Seiji
Series Composition: Uezu Makoto
Character Designer: Morita Kazuaki
Animated Monokuma Design: Amisaki Ryouko
Production: Lerche
- Uezu Makoto is also working with Kishi Seiji in DeSu2 anime as of the announcement.
- Kishi and Morita had worked together for Persona 4, Seto no Hanayome, Sunred and Carnival Phantasm.
- The staff team is composed mainly of... Carnival Phantasm and Fate/Prototype members.
- I have no idea why Monokuma has its own designer wwww
Don't know if it is confirmed atm, but highly probable.
|2012-12-08, 14:51
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I guess Monobear is just so awesome that he deserves THAT much attention.
And honestly, more than anything, I'm wondering how the anime will handle the court scenes? They're the most unique experience of the games, after all. Heck, the series is even titled after the main feature of the trials (Danganronpa=something like "Bullet Debate" in Japanese).....
|2012-12-08, 16:37
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The problem with P4 for me wasn't Kishi but rather AIC. If A-1 had been the one producing P4 (...which they should have been) I think it would have been much better than it was. Instead we got derpy art and jerky animation that really limited Kishi's ability to direct. With a better, or at least wild card, studio here I'm hoping we can expect more from the quality department.
|2012-12-08, 16:44
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Nothing to do with AIC but rather the budget they were given. P4 is a huge property so the production committee knew they'd make money regardless of how bad it looked.
That was hardly the only problem with the P4 anime either.
|2012-12-09, 00:03
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Ah, the game that always looked interesting, but we never got. Glad to see it's popular enough that it got an anime.
|2012-12-09, 00:35
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Yeah, the games' plots connect with each other, so it's strongly recommended that you check out the original first before tackling the sequel. In fact, there's even a novel called Danganronpa Zero that serves as a prequel to the series which also ties things together with the games. So yeah, that should just about answer your question....
|2012-12-09, 23:55
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The official site is up: http://www.geneonuniversal.jp/rondor...e/danganronpa/
Same cast as the games.
|2012-12-11, 11:40
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Not really related to the anime, but.... I figured I should mention now that the LP translation for the sequel has already started (which I already linked to in the game's thread). Therefore, anyone who doesn't want to be spoiled on the series' plot needs to be even extra-vigilant from this point onward.....
|2012-12-11, 15:07
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Sounds good. Hopefully if the show gainers enough attention we will see the second game animated especially since there will most likely be unresolved plot threads at end of the show.
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The existing bathroom consisted of the developer standard 30" x 60" tub, 24" vanity and toilet all of which felt very cramped. I really wanted a standard shower and a tub. Growing up my parents had a Japanese soaking tub that I loved, so this was my solution. Borrowing 6" from the existing kitchen I built a custom sink, shower and tub, all clad in mosaic glass tile. An interesting feature of which is the drain of the sink where the water seemingly disappears into the wall. One corner of the shower was removed and replaced with translucent glass walls to allow some natural light into the bathroom. In the entry of the apartment this same glass transitions into a two story light wall.
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|Statement by Ambassador Zhang Yishan at 2nd Committee of the 58th Session of the General Assembly on Agenda Item 100: Globalization and Interdependence
|11 November 2003, New York
I wish to start by thanking the Secretary-General for the comprehensive report submitted under this agenda item. I appreciate the report's detailed analysis of such issues as the developing trend of globalization and the relationship between globalization and the Millennium Development Goals. China also associates itself with the statement made by Morocco on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Mr. Chairman,
Globalization represents the trend of world economic development as well as an inevitable result of the growth of productivity. As one of the most salient features of our times, globalization has profoundly impacted our economic and social lives and even our way of thinking. Globalization has increased the links and interdependence among countries. At the same time, however, we have also noted that globalization has brought with it a series of problems and challenges and that the benefits of globalization are unevenly distributed. During the course of globalization, the gaps between the North and the South and between the rich and the poor are steadily widening, a stark reality that we cannot but face and address. While developed countries are enjoying the dividends of globalization, the large numbers of developing countries are beset with serious problems, such as poverty, lack of financial resources for development, heavy debt burden, deteriorating terms of trade, increasing financial risks and low level of technological development, that further marginalize some of the developing countries. These problems not only impede the healthy development of the global economy, but also pose a threat to social stability of some countries and regional, even global, security.
The challenge facing us is not globalization itself, but rather how to secure common development during the course of globalization, and achieve worldwide justice and equality.As is clearly stated in the Millennium Declaration, "the central challenge we face today is to ensure that globalization becomes a positive force for all the world's people." In this connection, I wish to stress the following points:
1. The international community should take better management of globalization as its primary task. Blind pursuit of globalization can only benefit some. Only well-regulated globalization can work for all countries and peoples. There is an urgent need for the international community to come up with a set of well-coordinated and well-functioning globalization management strategy, the most important components of which include reforming the global economic system; complying with multilateralism and principles of justice, democracy and rule of law; establishing open, equitable, rule-based, predictable and non-discriminatory multilateral trading and financial systems; and expanding the right to participation and decision-making of developing countries in these systems so as to reflect the interests of the majority of countries in the world. As the most universal and representative organization in the world, the United Nations should naturally play a central role in managing and regulating globalization. This should also be an important part of the UN reform.
2.Full attention should be paid to the important role that trade plays in promoting
development and distributing fairly the benefits of globalization. For many developing countries, trade is the only most important propeller of development and for some, it may even be the sole channel of development financing. What is worrisome is the fact that there are still many distortions and unfair practices in the current international trade that hamper the efforts of developing countries to achieve development goals by means of trade. At the present time, the agricultural subsidies of developed countries amount to more than 5 times the level of their official development assistance. Such a practice has not only adversely affected the competitiveness of developing countries in international trade, but also offset the efforts of all parties in international development cooperation. It is therefore essential that the international community should, drawing lessons from the failure of the WTO Cancun Ministerial Conference, take resolute actions to treat trade issues from the development perspective and open up markets to products from developing countries, with a view to promoting the healthy development of international trade.
3.Effective domestic policies should go hand in hand with proactive international
cooperation. In the course of globalization, countries should, proceeding from their own specific national conditions, adopt practical and feasible development strategies and strive to achieve poverty eradication and sustainable development and other Millennium Development Goals. Meanwhile, at the international level, a real partnership aiming at common development should be built among countries. Only with effective domestic policies and an enabling international environment can the enormous potentials of developing countries be tapped and economic globalization achieve win-win results.
4.It is imperative to promote, throughout the world, the progress of science and
technology and narrow the "digital divide". While the development of information technology has greatly advanced globalization, the new type of economy, based on the progress of knowledge and information technology, is centered mostly in developed countries, posing therefore new challenges to the developing countries at large. The international community should provide assistance to developing countries in the field of science and technology and information, coordinate actions at the global, regional and national levels and create "digital opportunities" so as to enable developing countries to catch up with the new round of technological progress and ensure that information technology does indeed contribute to the development of countries and the well-being of all people.
As a result of economic globalization, countries in the world have become interdependent. We prosper or perish together. Only by joining hands can countries prevail over the challenges in the course of development and usher in a peaceful, prosperous, just and civilized world.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.


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Assemblyman John Ceretto said Monday that his lead over Bob Restaino in New York's 145th Assembly District race has grown by 147 to 1,052 votes; up from an election night total of 905.
Ceretto's lead grew after all "paper" ballots from the Erie County portion of the 145th Assembly District (Grand Island) were counted. Paper ballots refer to both absentee and affidavit ballots.
"I remain very confident that after all valid ballots are counted, it will confirm my re-election to the State Assembly," Ceretto said.
With Erie County ballot counts final, eyes turn to Niagara County, which will begin opening paper ballots at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Only 2,245 absentee ballots and 911 affidavit ballots remain to be counted.
"I am honored to have earned the trust of so many voters in the 145th Assembly District," Ceretto said. "I am eager to get back to work. While we've made tremendous progress the last two years, (but) difficult work remains."


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I was recently contacted through my comments section regarding a multiple purchase of artwork. As I progressed through this sale I started to suspect that I was the victim of an attempted scam. On reading back over some former posts on the forum there seemed to be many similarities to some earlier warnings, i.e: customer seemed to be in a hurry, foreign cheque incorrectly filled out with too high a sum paid and a request for the difference to be paid back to the sender.
I emailed the potential customer asking them to state exactly which pieces they wanted to buy and to send another cheque made out for the right sum and have had no reply which leads me to suspect that this is another scam. I just wanted people to be aware that this is an on-going problem and to be on their guard. I have added the original message I recieved so people can get the general idea.
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Moderate Muslim leader killed in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Gunmen shot and killed a moderate Muslim leader on Tuesday, an official said, the fourth prominent Muslim to be shot dead in the coastal city of Mombasa in two years.
Sheik Mohamed Idris, the chairman of the Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya, was shot as he left his home for a mosque early in the morning. A Mombasa police commander, Henry Ondiek, said neither the motive nor the identities of the killers are known.
Human rights activists allege that the government is behind a long string of killings of Muslim leaders. Sheik Aboud Rogo Mohammed was killed in August 2012. Sheik Ibrahim Ismael was killed in October 2013. In April gunmen shot and killed Abubakar Shariff Ahmed, known as Makaburi, near a mosque.
All those murders remain unsolved.
But while the three previous slayings of Muslim leaders were against men seen as radical and tied to extremists, Idris was known for opposing radicalism in the Muslim community, a fact that opens up the possibility he may have been targeted by a religious extremist and not a government agent.
Also unlike the previous killings, Idris' death attracted immediate statements of condolence from top political leaders.
President Uhuru Kenyatta described Idris as a committed religious leader "who stood for what was good for the country." Kenyatta extended condolences to Kenya's Muslim community and said the government would do all it can to find the killer.
"Sheikh Idris was at the forefront in the fight against the radicalization of the youth and therefore his death is a big blow to the country's efforts to stop religious extremism," Kenyatta said.
Opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga said he was "greatly saddened" by the killing and that he would go to Idris' burial.
The U.S. ambassador and British high commissioner to Kenya both condemned the murder and called on the Kenyan government to investigate and hold those responsible to account.
"We call for calm and restraint on the coast, and underscore the need to prevent any possible spread of violence. Equally, we urge everyone to respect Kenya's cultural and religious diversity, which is a source of Kenya's strength," U.S. Ambassador Robert Godec said.
Idris was among several clerics targeted by Muslim youths who stormed mosques on the coast in December in what is seen as evidence of a split between more moderate leaders and radicalized youth. Several mosques in Kenya are seen as incubators and recruitment centers for radical extremists loyal to al-Shabab, an al-Qaida-linked militant group in neighboring Somalia.
A wave of terror attacks believed to be perpetrated by Somali Islamic militants and their supporters has hit Kenya, including the attack on an upscale mall in the capital, Nairobi, that killed at least 67 people in September. Rights groups say the government kills high-profile suspects because prosecutors cannot build a case that would lead to a conviction in court.
A prominent moderate Muslim leader, Al-Amin Kimathi, said he is "terribly distributed" by Idris' death. He called it "so senseless."


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The following list consists of former standout athletes with ties to the Northern Neck playing in college, semi-pro or professional sports.
Colonial Beach
Tristan Carey (Colonial Beach '09)—Men's Basketball, Longwood
Dylan Farinet (Colonial Beach '10)—Men's Basketball, Mary Washington
Chelsea Davis (Essex '09)—Softball, Norfolk State University
Lyndon Garner (Essex '10)—Football, Christopher Newport University
Reggie Johnson (Essex '12)—Baseball, Hampden-Sydney College
Rahiem Rolling (Essex '13)—Football, Lackawanna College
Megan Wade (Essex '09)-Softball, Chowan University
Will Barrack (Lancaster '10)—Baseball, UMass Boston
Joseph Betts (Lancaster '11)–Track & Field, Radford University
Mike Coleman (Lancaster '12)—Men's Basketball, Catawba College
Melvin Gregory (Lancaster '12)—Men's Basketball, Richard Bland College
Tiko Henderson (Lancaster '11)—Football, Concord College
Sedale Mullen (Lancaster '11)—Football, Ferrum College
Kentel Noel (Lancaster '10)—Football, Christopher Newport
Whitney Spence (Lancaster '11)—Women's Cross Country, Roanoke College
Andrea White (Lancaster '10)–Women's Basketball, Georgetown
Jatavious Adams (Northumberland '10)—Football, Ferrum College
Carrie Crowther (Northumberland '10)—Swimming, Bridgewater
Kyle Elmore (Essex '13)—Football, Apprentice School (Newport News)
Ryan Parker (Northumberland '12)—Men's Golf, Shenandoah University
Levi Payne (Northumberland '12)—Football, Ferrum College
Kaitlyn Rochelle (Northumberland '12)—Women's Basketball, University of Virginia's College of Wise
Brenda Santamaria (Northumberland '12)—Women's Soccer, Mary Baldwin College
Kelly Sumner (Northumberland '10)—Women's Golf, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Carlie Clark (Rappahannock '13)—Softball, Texas A&M in Kingsville
Flannery Collins (Rappahannock '12)—Baseball, University of Mary Washington
David Furrow (Rappahannock '12)—Football, Christopher Newport University
Olivia Gaulding (Rappahannock '13)—Softball, Milligan College in Tennessee
Kaitlyn Milstead (Rappahannock '10)—Swimming, Randolph Macon College
Hannah Pierson (Rappahannock '12)—Softball, University of Mary Washington
Jacob Roberts (Rappahannock '12)—Baseball, Guilford College
Andrea Walker (Rappahannock '12)—Women's Golf, Bridgewater College
Washington & Lee (Montross)
Dylan Clark (Washington & Lee '12)—Baseball, Guilford College
Josh Fones (Washington & Lee '12)—Football, Christopher Newport University
Nigel Jenkins (Washington & Lee '11)—Men's Basketball, Virginia Wesleyan College
St. Margaret's School (Tappahannock)
Heather Chastain (St. Margaret's School '11)—Softball, Western Carolina
Hannah Davis (St. Margaret's School '12)—Volleyball, Ferrum
Renee Greenslade (St. Margaret's School '12)—Field Hockey, Randolph-Macon
Betsy Joslyn (St. Margaret's School '10)—Field Hockey, Bridgewater
Meghan Sisk (St. Margaret's School '09)—Rowing, Clemson University
Non-local schools with ties to Northern Neck
Justin Anderson (Westmoreland, Montrose '12)—Men's Basketball, University of Virginia
Jermon Bushrod (King George)—Football, Chicago Bears
Chris Johnson (Colonial Beach)—Basketball, Minnesota Timberwolves
Torrey Smith (Colonial Beach, Stafford '07)—Football, Baltimore Ravens
To be included: If there is a standout missing on this list that should be considered, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com, fax 804-333-0033 or write to Northern Neck News Attn: Sports Desk. Please include subject as "rnn" provide name of student, what high school they graduated from and the college they attend.


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Are you frustrated by the upcoming presidential election? Did the Chicago Cubs or Cleveland Indians make a bone-headed move during the World Series? Did your kid back his junker car out of the garage and into your brand-new SUV?
Daily events beg for instant, accurate emotions, and Apple is providing new emojis that cover a wide range of them — a shrug, crossed fingers, and the facepalm.
On Tuesday, Apple released its first beta version of its iOS 10.2 software update for its iPhone, iPad and iPod touch products. The developer preview will include 72 new emojis. Other additions include job descriptions like teacher, astronaut, scientist, firefighter and pilot.
Apple has not announced an official release date for the iOS 10.2 software, but the new symbols, approved as part of Unicode 9.0 in June, are expected to be available later this month.
So when you hear something ridiculous that makes you want to roll on the floor laughing, well, Apple will have the emoji available for you to express your feelings.
Buzzfeed compiled a complete list of the new emoji, covering the bases from clown faces to avocados.
Apple was awarded a U.S. patent in June for a system that can force iPhones into disabling video-recording functions at concert venues.
The system uses infrared signals to send messages to the smartphones to force them to shut down video recording capabilities. Apple's patent illustration shows a phone at a concert with the words "recording disabled" on screen.
Various artists have been outspoken about fans filming their shows, with many claiming that it spoils the experience for other fans.
During a show this summer, Adele publicly told a fan who was filming the performance: "You can enjoy it in real life, rather than through your camera ... I'd really like you to enjoy my show because there's lots of people outside that couldn't come in."
It's not known whether Apple plans to put the patent into use.

Yondr is another company with a mission to eliminate cellphone distractions at concerts.
The company creates "phone-free spaces" at events where attendees must seal their cellphones in one of the company's lockable pouches. The pouch stays locked inside the phone-free zone but unlocks once you leave it.
"If you haven't been to a phone-free show, you just don't know what you're missing. There's something about living in real life that can't be replicated," Yondr founder Graham Dugoni told The Washington Post.
Video includes clips from Expedia.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Expedia have teamed up in a seriously cool way to help sick children.
The "St. Jude Dream Adventures" campaign, the 360-degree virtual experience room at the Memphis, Tennessee, location, lets children too sick to leave the hospital experience what it's like to travel the world.
Here's how it works: An Expedia employee will travel to the child's dream location, which can be anywhere from an underwater tour to watching wild horses in Argentina.
Once there, children will have the experience in real time with the employee, which gives kids the opportunity to ask questions and learn from tour guides.
The project is the brainchild of the 180LA creative agency. While this initial exhibition only featured four children, the agency said it's talking with the hospital about making it a permanent installation.
180LA, St. Jude and Expedia have teamed up before. A few years ago, the trio released an ad where Santa flew coach around the world so he could donate his Expedia+ points to the hospital.
Google's identity has changed once again.
After it recently announced its allegiance to Alphabet, the know-it-all, do-it-all company has unveiled its new logo Tuesday.
Of course it didn't happen without another infamous (albeit simple) doodle.
Also new are Google dots and the 'G' icon.
Google's reasoning behind the change to its insignia is to be more compatible and prevalent on a wider variety of platforms (i.e., mobile, TV and even cars!).
The dots represent action and the 'G' has more color to it now as well.
The logo itself has animation now as well.
The font, called Product Sans, is a Google original.
Apple's new operating system, iOS 8, comes with a "killswitch" feature already activated—unlike all the systems before it.
The lock is a part of Apple's "Find My iPhone" app, which allows users to not only lock the phone that has been stolen but also prevents thieves from wiping the phone clean. Phones that operate on iOS 7 have the lock option, but they have to turn it on for it to work.
The difference with iOS 8 is that when anyone installs the new software, the activation lock will be on by default.
Although Apple has made this change to its software with this latest update, many in the law enforcement community claim the major tech brands have been dragging their feet on this feature.
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"This was not a matter of urgency. You had Ray Kelly, the police commissioner of New York City, Kathy Lanier, the chief of police of Washington, D.C., ... haranguing them saying look the minute you make this – not a smartphone – a really dumb phone, a paperweight, the thefts stop."
And there seems to be some tangible evidence to support this claim. The San Francisco District Attorney gathered data from New York City, London and San Francisco which shows since Apple unveiled "Activation Lock" last year, iPhone thefts have dropped significantly.
The evidence was so convincing to California lawmakers who crafted a bill signed into law last month that it requires all tech companies make the "killswitch" feature standard on all smartphones sold in the state after July 2015.
As it stands, Samsung and Apple devices have the killswitch feature available, while Windows and Android devices do not; though they both say they plan to build in the feature.
Maybe the most highly anticipated Apple release ever, the iPhone 6 went on sale at midnight on Friday, Sept. 12. As expected, a large number of people logged on to order or upgrade their phones. Some find it surprisingly simple, and others had predictable difficulties.
Read below for a sampling of posts from social media about shoppers' experiences trying get their orders in for the new phones.
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2014: 90-72, first place, lost to Giants in NLCS.
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Going campin': Were it not for the shocking death of promising outfielder Oscar Taveras last fall, the Cardinals might have needed just minor tweaks coming off...


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Shimla : After Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh Friday announced to open his academy in association with the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) in its picturesque stadium in Dharamsala.
Both academies are being set up to boost the standards of cricketing talent across the region, the HPCA said in a statement.
"HPCA is the best-in-class facilities available to cricketers. I am certain that cricket enthusiasts all over the region will soon benefit from the cricket academy that I plan to set up there," Harbhajan said in a statement.
HPCA president Anurag Thakur said "it's indeed a proud moment for all of us at HPCA to associate ourselves with truly world class cricketers like Harbhajan and Yuvraj".
The HPCA stadium, some 250 km from here, is located at an altitude of 4,000 feet above sea level, with the mighty snow-clad Dhauladhar Ranges forming the backdrop.


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Joining the Be Rich movement | News
(WXIA) -- Something happened in this city a few months ago that made us take notice and want to be part of.
Five million dollars was raised by a local church to help fund charities in Metro Atlanta. It took just 14 days in a campaign called "Be Rich" at North Point Community Church in Alpharetta.
MORE | North Point Ministries launches 'Be Rich' campaign
The success of the Be Rich campaign took just about everybody by surprise - even the ministry that started it. In fact, North Point senior pastor Andy Stanley got a little push-back from his staff when he first introduced the idea as a sermon series.
"When I came in and said I want to title this series 'Be Rich,' I could just see 'Oh, no,' there goes a megachurch again; a pastor of a megachurch talking about money, trying to get money'," Stanley said.
But they would come to learn Be Rich isn't about how to get rich. It's about how to live richly, through generosity.
"As Americans, we're not very good at being rich. In our country, the more money a person makes, the less money they give away percentage-wise," he said. "So I challenge our congregation as hard as I know how to - hey, you need to become a percentage-giver so that as your income increases, the amount of money you give away increases. Basically this series says, you have already been blessed with more than you need -- then you need to give to those in need."
They chose 57 local charities based on leadership, financial efficiency and their reputation in the communities they serve. Since its inception in 2008, the congregation embraced Be Rich, giving away millions of dollars to those charities year after year.
But last year when they rolled out the annual campaign, something happened. North Point - hoping to raise $500,000, instead, raised $2 million - in just one week.
"I thought, maybe that was a fluke," Stanley said. "Maybe that was just an emotional thing."
But they moved on faith that maybe it was something more. So they went to their partner charities with a new pitch.
"'In your wildest dreams, what would you love to do in your community?'"
This year, they set what seemed to be a courageous goal.
"I came back and said, 'we have a million and half dollars worth of projects that we've vetted. We have another million and a half just in case you guys get wild and crazy with your generosity,' because I didn't know," Stanley said.
They got wild and crazy, all right. In less than two weeks, North Point raised over $5 million.
11Alive's Brenda Wood asked Stanley, "What did you think of that? Did you get goose bumps? Did you get chills?"
"I did," he said. "I was so proud. Every single penny of that, every penny of that went to these organizations."
And they got some big checks.
"We do what we do best - that's raise money and send out volunteers," he said. "They do what they do best, that is the charity that they've created to impact their community, and it's been amazing."
Amazing -- and life changing. The power of generosity.
"It really is more blessed to give than it is to receive," Stanely said. "It really is."
It means lives are changing for the better in Atlanta. And because 11Alive is committed to helping our community, we've now joined in the Be Rich movement.
On Thursday, we'll introduce the organization we've chosen to help - Wellspring Living is taking on sex trafficking, and you'll meet a young lady who was able to get her life back.


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2012 model year changes
The Sierra got a refresh in 2011, so not much changes for this year. A new Texas Edition package and a Premium package become available, both including 20-inch forged aluminum wheels, heated power-adjustable mirrors, heavy-duty trailering, a locking differential and dual-zone climate control. Denali models get standard heated and cooled front seats and heated steering wheel and a rearview camera standard.
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The Sierra range continues to be one of GM's biggest sellers. This means the automaker works hard to improve and innovate in truck design. As a result, the consumer wins--whether hauling equipment to a job site, working a farm or towing a boat, the Sierra 2500 and 3500 are built for tough work, and are some of the best-designed trucks available from any manufacturer. Made in either short or long bed form, with 2- or 4-wheel drivetrain, optional dual rear wheels and with a choice of several impressively powerful engines, the Sierra can be set up do just about anything asked of it. The 2500, even simply configured, is capable of towing over 10,000 pounds and base prices start around $29,000.
Arriving as either a regular, extended or crew cab configuration, the 2012 GMC Sierra 2500HD is a lead performer in the 'professional grade' segment of pickup trucks. Built on a rigid hydroformed box frame, the 2012 GMC Sierra 2500HD rides on a heavy-duty suspension package suited to extreme chores that includes trailer towing. Optional items designed to improve the capabilities of the 2012 Sierra 250HD pickup truck includes automatic locking rear differential, back-up heavy-duty battery and an Integrated Trailer Brake Controller. Powerplant selection for the 2012 GMC 2500HD consists of either a gasoline or diesel fueled engine. Standard on the pickup truck is the Vortec 6-liter V-8 generating 360 horsepower and 380 foot-pounds of torque. The optional engine is the 6.6 liter Duramax turbo-diesel V-8 which is design to move rear or all four wheels with 765 pounds-foot of torque. Towing ability with the 2012 GMC Sierra 2500HD sees up to 14,700 pounds available using the 6-liter V-8 engine and as much as 17,500 pounds of trailer pulling ability with the Duramax turbo-diesel engine.


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The return of Fairy tail and Magi, sign me the fuck up
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Don't know what your tastes are, but since you like SAO you should check out Log Horizon. It has quite the same synopsis that SAO had. This is the synopsis from MAL: ''The story begins when 30,000 Japanese gamers are trapped in the fantasy online game world Elder Tale. What was once a sword-and-sorcery world is now the real world. The main lead Shiroe attempts to survive with his old friend Naotsugu and the beautiful assassin Akatsuki''
that sounds interesting
Thought that you would think it as interesting I'm not sure yet that will I watch it.
sounds very good to me.
Yeah, but I wasn't the hugest fan of SAO.... But we'll see! Usually for me the characters make it even better so I'm going to see what kind of characters it has and then decide.
And I moved Yowamushi Pedal to will watch list. It's supposed to be three cours so that's interesting. Also does anybody know that is the Yowamushi Pedal OVA a prequel to the anime? Since it airs on August and the anime on October.
my first ever anime was SAO love it made me watch more
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Fairy Tail isn't returning yet. There's no news of this from what I've known although Hiro Mashima mentioned some sort of good news. Even if it returns, I doubt it will debut for Fall.
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For now, I'll be using AniChart's Fall page as a base for the lsit for Fall 2013. I'm also basing the list on Moon Phase and what they list.
On a related topic, I notice Countdown is MIA. According to what I could find out, this has been the case since the end of May.
Hopefully it will return at some point, as it was a great resource.
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pistolsaf wrote:
For now, I'll be using AniChart's Fall page as a base for the lsit for Fall 2013. I'm also basing the list on Moon Phase and what they list.
On a related topic, I notice Countdown is MIA. According to what I could find out, this has been the case since the end of May.
Hopefully it will return at some point, as it was a great resource.
Yeah, I noticed that Countdown is MIA, which is too bad since it was a great resource to use. I know that eventually FansubDB will do the Fall 2013 shows, but right now, it's just Moon Phase, AniChart(which uses a lot of the same info MAL does) and Fansubwiki: http://www.fansubwiki.com/Who_Subs_What:_FALL_2013. Of course Fansubwiki is still very irregular with updates.
EDIT: MAL confirms Toaru Hikuushi e no Koiuta as a Fall 2013 anime and has http://myanimelist.net/people/12535/Toshimasa_Suzuki as the director. I'm guessing the studio could be Xebec.
The post in the MAL news thread: http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=600911&show=40#msg22819185
I have been using this one in place of Countdown:
Update to initial message:
Last updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 @ 3:17 PM EDT
Added Walkure Romanze Shoujo Kishi Monogatari listing
EDIT: Walkure Romanze Shoujo Kishi Monogatari studio is 8bit and has a website for the anime now:
EDIT2:. FansubDB now has their Autumn 2013 page: http://fansubdb.com/wiki/Autumn_2013
FansubDB lists Magi as a TV series and they also have a Freezing Vibration listing. I will add the Freezing Vibration listing in my next update.
Also, Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 2 delayed until September 14th so that will be updated under the Movies section as well:
Interested to see how Fall 2013 will look. Only two are peaking my interest right now
*Ace of Diamond (will definitely check out)
*Kuroko no Basket 2
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Last updated: Saturday, June 22nd, 2013 @ 4:47 PM EDT
Added studio and updated website for Walkure Romanze Shoujo Kishi Monogatari
Added FansubDB to Resources
Added Freezing Vibration listing
EDIT: I don't list regular OVAs, but this news should be interesting to Chuunibyou fans.
The tentatively titled Theme Song Pack CD for the film Takanashi Rikka • Kai ~Gekijō-ban Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai!~ (Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai! the Movie: Rikka Takanashi's Revision) lists a track for a brand-new Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai! Lite. The first Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai! Lite anime shorts debuted online before and during the broadcast run of the main television series.
EDIT2: Moon Phase lists Ore no Nounai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Come wo Zenryoku de Jyama Shiteiru(also known as Noucome) for Fall 2013. Yes that is quite a mouthful.
EDIT3: Two more confirmations from Moon Phase. Nagi no Asukara confirmed for October, and Non Non Biyori confirmed for Fall 2013. FansubDB also lists them too. That brings up the count of new TV anime to 20
Enjoy every daily, little things that life has to offer cause life is too short
There is NO WAY that I won't watch
- Code Geass Akito The Exiled
- Magi Season 2.
Crunchyrolling is my thing -ttebayo!
Ooooh that's right. Nagi no Asukara is supposed to be a 2013 anime... However, the Fall season begins and ends, for me, with Golden Time! That is a story I have been waiting to see animated for as long as I have known about the books. Everything I have read so far is wonderful and I can't wait to see how the story unfolds.
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Last updated: Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 @ 4:52 PM EDT
Added information on Nagi no Asukara , Ore no Nounai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Come wo Zenryoku de Jyama Shiteiru and Non Non Biyori
Wow, I am so pumped for fall!!! Way more than for summer which is odd... So many great light novel adaptations coming!!!


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Memorial Day BBQ Baby Back Ribs
I've had my Viking Charcoal Capsule for a year now, and it has instantly become my favorite cooking tool, hands down. Because of the ceramic liner and finely tuned vents, I can load up with natural charcoal, easily get the temperature as low as 250 degrees, and keep it there long enough to roast a pork shoulder –that's a good six or seven hours! This kind of barbecuing is favored by the masters of the art in Texas and other points south; there's no better way to get tender meat and sweet, smoky flavor.
One of the best things in the world to cook this way is baby back pork ribs; the slow approach allows the smoke to permeate the meat, giving it a lovely, pinkish-red color. And by the way, while some people seem to find ribs intimidating, they're among the easiest foods in the world to cook. The longer you leave them on, the more tender they get.
Happy Memorial-Day BBQing!
Memorial Day BBQ Baby Back Ribs
Mix all the spices for the dry rub. If you're using hickory chips, place a cup of them in water to soak.
Prep the ribs: rinse under cold water and pat dry with paper towels. On the back side of the ribs, there is a tough membrane that must be removed; starting at one end, loosen the membrane from one of the bones, and, using a paper towel to get a good grip on the slippery membrane, peel the membrane off and discard. Repeat for second rack.
Sprinkle the dry rub liberally over both sides of the ribs; rub and pat into the meat. You can do this a day ahead for maximum flavor; even a couple of hours will give the meat a really nice marinade.
Prepare the charcoal capsule: Open top and bottom vents all the way. Remove the rack, wad up five full broadsheet pieces of newspaper, and place in the bottom of the cooker. Pile natural charcoal on top of the newspaper and light from beneath. Close lid.
Now is an important time to keep an eye on your temperature; within 10 or 15 minutes, you can easily heat the capsule past 700 degrees, and if you get it too hot, it will take too long to cool it down. At the same time, you need to make sure to get all the coals well-lit. I like to let the grill go up to about 500; I then close both the top and bottom vents almost all the way, working to bring the temperature down to 250 or 275, adjusting the vents slightly as needed. This is a great temperature range for classic, slow and low cooking.
If you're using hickory chips, drain them and throw on top of the coals. Put the rack back in place, place the ribs in a disposable foil pan, put on rack, and close the lid. Roast for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, monitoring the temperature closely, until the meat pulls back on the bones and is fall-off-the-bone tender.
When the meat is tender, brush ribs with barbecue sauce and cook only for an additional 10 minutes. Cut racks in half or into individual ribs, and serve, passing additional barbecue sauce.
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Latest installment in the propaganda war between actual vs. virtual books. Courtesy Reading Books Facebook page.
Found at Atlanta librarian Tom Budlong's Facebook page
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Found at Atlanta librarian Tom Budlong's Facebook page
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Professional sports are full of sons who have taken up the mantle of their fathers and gone into the family business. There's Bobby and Barry Bonds. There's Archie Manning, who spawned a professional football dynasty in his sons Eli and Peyton. And then there's the Ken Griffeys and the Cal Ripkens, junior and senior.
Unlike some who follow their fathers into the family business, none of these pro athlete sons can be accused of gaining their careers through nepotism. They may have famous pedigrees that make coaches interested in them initially, but the fact is they still have to be able to cut it on the playing field or on the court, or they'll simply get cut from the team. Fans and shareholders will see to that.
Who are some professional athlete fathers whose sons have followed in their footsteps? Click ahead and find out.
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Monday – Friday
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LISTEN TO the HUNTER & MICHAELS PODCAST HERE: http://huntermichaels.podomatic.com/
When Hunter was in grade school, the nuns told the students to come to school dressed as what they wanted to be when they grew up. While fellow students wore suits and lab coats, Hunter wore sunglasses and a radio station t-shirt. The school never had career day again.
Born and raised in Ohio, she escaped and went to college in Virginia Beach because the brochure showed students on the beach. After 4 years of radio there, she moved to Florida and has been with WIND-FM since 1999.
She is a breast cancer survivor (2012) and hopes a cure will be found in her lifetime. She helps raise funds for research and to help with the needs of others battling the disease. Hunter resides with her husband Steve and their dog Benny.
Favorite WIND-FM moment? The day I was hired.
First rock concert? The Monkees
First album: Sesame Street
First 8 Track: The Eagles Greatest Hits Vol. 1
First cassette: Led Zeppelin IV
First CD: Aerosmith Permanent Vacation
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Barry Michaels can't remember a time when he didn't want to be on the radio. Well, except for that brief time when he either wanted to be a jet pilot or a gunslinger. Over 41 years, Barry has worked in such diverse markets as Miami, Baltimore, Phoenix, Sacramento, Houston, Dallas, and at one time via The ABC Radio Networks. Barry has been recognized with ADDY awards for excellence in broadcast commercial production. Most recently, Barry received an ADDY from the Gainesville Ad Federation for a commercial he wrote and produced about his 1973 VW Bug. Barry's tireless efforts on behalf of charities across the United States have literally raised hundreds of thousands of dollars. Barry is married and found time to raise four sons. First rock concert?KISS Your best rock and roll moment? Meeting The Eagles. First rock vinyl?Beatles I Want To Hold Your Hand First rock 8-track?Red Fox-The Truckstop Tapes First rock Cassette?Steely Dan First rock CD? Anything I could lift from my current station.
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My order arrived yesterday and I am very pleased with the size and condition of the orchid plants. Thanks so much for the bonus Scarlet Imp!Doralys A.
Orchids arrived yesterday and look good. Thank you for the bonus plant. I miss the central coast!Rusty R., Brattleboro, Vermont
Hello! I just got my Slo Orchids plants tucked into their new pots / mounts. Thank you so much for the "bonus plant" that was a lovely surprise. I was also thrilled to see the E. tampensis and A. didieri are in spike/bud. What a delight! I really hope that they do not blast, so I can experience the blooms in the near future. They were packaged wonderfully and did not look stressed on arrival, so I am very hopeful. (fingers crossed) Thanks again for the beautiful plants. I will do my best to help them flourish.Adria B., Olympia, Washington
Thank you very much for the new orchid. It is up to the standards of all of the other ones I have gotten from you. It is nice to do business with someone who cares about customer service. Unfortunately, it is a difficult thing to find in the world today. Thank you again.Susan S., Florida
Hi Rudy, The orchids arrived a couple of days ago,they are nice plants thanks a lot, and l appreciate the good communication and good service. l will definitely purchase orchids in the near future from you. Have a great weekend.Nora T., San Jose, California
I wanted to say thank you for the orchids you sent and selecting ones that were near blooming for me. I greatly appreciate it and I will be buying from you guys again soon! Thank you. Blessings.Nate S., Orlando, Florida
Rudy, My order came in on time and as advertised! Thanks for the Encyclias I ordered and for the freebie bonus plant as well.Bill C., Bokeelia, Florida
Rudy - Just wanted to let you know that the orchids you sent are doing well and are really happy in their hanging basket.Larry S., RPh, JD, Somerville, Massachusetts
Thanks so much. Everything looks great. Thank you for bonus plants!Bret F., Indianapolis, Indiana
Hi Rudy, I just received the orchids and they look great! Also, thank you so much for the bonus polybulbon! I am kind of an orchid geek and do not yet have this species. I looked up info online and saw that it seems to do well as a mount, and I love making mounts. So I mounted it and love it.Sarah R., Denver, Colorado
Hi Rudy, I wanted to be sure to thank you for the lovely extra plant you sent with my order, it should fit in great with my collection. The Encyclia cordigera is great, and a spike no less! Very nice quality plants. Here is a pic of the chacoensis I got from you a few years back. At first I was disappointed, ans is was slow to bloom. Then, boom...4-5 spikes that lasted forever. I think that species just take longer to adjust to their new location than hybrids, as a sedirea japonica I was ready to toss is spiking now. Patience needed with orchids! Well, thank you again for the great plants. I would never hesitate to recommend you folks to someone looking for something special.Kathy C., Eugene, Oregon
Mr. Bachmann, Thank you so much for adding the heatpack, and for the beautiful orchid! There is even a bud on one of the pseudobulbs. I will definitely be a repeat customer.Deb B., Bloomington, Indiana


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Banks in the United States will have to test whether they can survive a halving of the stock market during a severe U.S. recession, the Federal Reserve said on Friday, as it set the rules for next year's model runs to gauge the health of the financial system.
Eight large U.S. banks must also test for the first time whether they can cope with the hypothetical default of their largest trading partner, the Fed said in documents laying out the so-called "stress tests."
(Read more: Policing banks: Federal regulators' big fail)
"The capital planning and stress testing program ... has contributed to a significant increase in capital at the largest banking organizations in the United States," the U.S. central bank said in a press release.
The stress tests were mandated by the Dodd-Frank law—aimed at preventing a repeat of the 2007-09 credit crisis - and measure how a bank's loan books and security portfolios hold up under a range of adverse economic scenarios.


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At Moore: elected to the Board of Managers 2004. Chair, Board of Managers, 2009-present. Member of: Executive (Co-Chair) Committee. Ex-officio on all committees.
University of Michigan Law School (1978)
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Jim Brickman joins the BPO for a calming night of New Age music
Jim Brickman got his start writing advertising jingles in his hometown of Cleveland. "I mostly did regional stuff, for grocery stores and banks, the Ohio lottery. I thought it was really fun," he told The News several years ago on a visit to Buffalo. "It also honed my skills at writing melody."
Thank those jingles, then, for the calming New Age tunes that Brickman will be bringing to town Saturday when he joins the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra for an evening of his hits including "If You Believe," "Valentine," "Simple Things" and "The Gift." His clear, transparent piano playing has won him fans across all walks of life. It particularly soothes the stressed, and there is a reason for that. "I am one of those people," Brickman said to The News. "I have trouble saying no, chilling out."
Rafaelle Ponti will be the guest conducter. – Mary Kunz Goldman
Jim Brickman and the BPO – When: 8 p.m. Saturday. Where: Kleinhans Music Hall. Tickets: $27 – $74. Info: 885-5000


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It's official: Jack starts preschool on September 14. That's exactly 40 days. That's how long LENT lasts, people, and yet it seems like the first day of preschool is practically TOMORROW. I suppose time goes faster when you're not giving up chocolate and also worrying about sending your baby into the Big Crazy World.
Oh, do you think I'm being slightly ridiculous? I DON'T CARE! It took me forever and a day to decide to send him to preschool in the first place. Change is hard! Especially change that involves writing car payment-sized checks every month.
A few weeks ago I hit up the outlet malls with my sister-in-law, and while she was trying on cute jeans and little dresses, I was hunting down every pair of elastic waist 3T pants in the Carter's store. I was biting my nails in front of deeply discounted Stride Rites, trying to decide what size shoe Jack will be in the fall. I was holding up jackets with zip-out fleece liners, wondering how much rain is required to cancel outdoor recess in preschool.
Oh dear God, I thought to myself. I AM BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING.
I am not ready for this! And it all started with those stupid elastic waist pants. They're not the cutest, you know. I like the jeans with the snaps, or the carpenter style khakis with buttons. But in PRESCHOOL you must wear pants that you can pull up and down all by your little three-year-old self. That means elastic waists! And sweat pants! And fleece pants! And all sorts of decidedly less cute boy clothes, and let's face it, boy clothes are already not as fun to buy as girl clothes ANYWAY. But I don't want to be the mother of the kid who can't go potty by himself, am I right?
And then: shoes with velcro! He's already wearing those since I am Lazy with a capital L and laces are beyond my patience threshold. We also already have a backpack, purchased for summer airplane trips. I sure hope Thomas the Train is still in vogue when preschool starts. He won't be eating lunch at preschool, so I don't have to worry about a lunch box or a lunch tote or whatever the cool three-year-olds are packing their organic yogurts and Trader Joe's snacks in these days. Am I missing anything else? I think he's a little too young for Trapper Keepers and gel pens.
I don't know, you guys. This does not bode well for ACTUAL back to school shopping, I think. I used to love it when I was a kid. We lived overseas, but headed stateside every summer to visit family and hit up every big box store in existence for new clothes and school supplies. I want to be cooler than my mom, who always said no to the Right Jeans, and my husband's father, who cut off the little red fabric Levis tag on his new jean jacket, transforming it from "Cool" to "Generic" with one snip.
And yet, it's PRESCHOOL. I think I need to sit down and have a nice restorative glass of liquid Xanax. Any advice for the SAHM about to ship her pweshus wittle baby off to preschool? Any preschool teachers out there want to give me the lowdown? And don't worry, you have plenty of time (forty days!) to think about it. Aaaaand go!