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6. God of War 2 | Sony Computer Entertainment Has any video-game hero ever been quite as angry as Kratos, the Spartan lead of God of War? When the first game ended, he had slain Ares and assumed the god of war's throne. But you know how some people are: no matter how much they have, they're never happy. For Kratos, that meant another trek through Greek history, dispatching mythical figures like Icarus and Theseus with a fury that seemed to rend the earth itself. Games don't often come as polished or as tightly constructed as God of War 2. It provided a fitting farewell for the PlayStation 2.
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Today's quests are: While most of the dailies Blizzard has labeled as "the Regrowth dailies" do not take place in the region of Mount Hyjal actually labeled the Regrowth, this pair of quests does! You will be sent right into the middle of the zone, which has been overrun by minions of the Firelands. Again. The Regrowth, the portion of the Firelands you personally regrew with the help of Aessina, has managed to get torched away for the second time in one expansion. Way to go, Guardians of Hyjal. You are almost as ineffective as the Argent Crusade.
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***Need a last look before i start my Hdrol cycle monday***
***Need a last look before i start my Hdrol cycle monday***
I finally recieved my CEL Hdrol today after like 2 or 3 weeks of being on backorder from supp warehouse, and i just wanted to get some last words of advice before i start. its my first time with ph's and i want to make 100% sure that im doing everything properly for gains as well as sides. (Im 21, 6"0 and 200 lbs)
So i have...
CEL Hdrol (2 bottles of 60)
planning on doing 50/50/75/75/75
Animal Pak Multi-vitamins
Fish Oil (100 softgels of 1000 mgs each)
Whey protein
Testabolan V2
Kre-Alkalyn 1500
That's what i have gotten in so far, so my questions are...
Do i need to get Nolvadex for the PCT, and/or are there any other things i need to make sure i dont harm my body?
Also, at what times should i take the different supplements? (ie 25mgs hdrol at like 9 am then 25 mgs before workout at 3ish pm? then what about when it ups to 3 pills a day?)
im a noob at the ph thing so all help is great ! - 09-30-2009, 11:51 PM
First off it's recommended that you run some sort of cycle support for your liver/blood pressure/cholestoral etc. I like annabolic innovations life support, since it's in pill form. There are plenty to choose from though.
Second I don't know what Testabolan V2 and I don't feel like looking it up but i'm assuming its some sort of test booster, that and creatine for PCT = Fail
You really should have nolvadex(NOT novedex XT) or clomid, or some other type of SERM. If you insist with going OTC for PCT then you should use reversitol, along with some test booster(the Testabolan V2 might work there if thats what it is).
H-drol has a long half life so dosing times aren't too crucial but try to space them about evenly. Like one at 7 am, and another at 7 pm. When I got up to three i just did the third one at like 2 pm, but you can add it to the morning or evening dose if you want. -
Thanks for the advice, last time i asked where exactly to buy the nolvadex people acted weird so could anyone pm me and let me know what exactly i need and where to get it and how to take it? TravisG recommended Testabolan V2 to me and also kre-alkalyn, so this is not a good idea? So i need reversitol AND nolvadex added to my list? - 10-01-2009, 12:27 AM
Thats because asking for sources for SERMs on these boards is a no no. They are a legal grey area.
Testabolan V2(though i'm assuming this is a test booster) and kre-alkalyn are fine for PCT but not enough, you need to add reversitol to that at the very least.
Though really you should just get nolva or clomid. If you get nolvadex you do not need the reversitol. - 10-01-2009, 03:49 AM
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A family from Bothell, a TV host and a high school sophomore take a shot at cutting greenhouse gas emissions. See how they're doing.
Sacrifice? Hardly
Posted by The Fraleys at 09:44 AM
We approach the date of reckoning, May 31, having reached several goals this past month.
We drove less.
We got substantially better gas mileage when we DID drive.
We saved many kilowatts of electricity. (Seriously, kilowatts? Can this country make up its mind, are we going to go metric or are we going to slog on for centuries with that other incomprehensible/illogical measuring system?)
We made less waste, by composting and conserving and recycling more diligently.
We ordered renewable energy through the Snohomish County PUD website.
We unplugged our extra freezer. (We emptied it first.)
We reduced our junk mail and planted some trees through greendimes.com. We unplugged minor appliances and chargers religiously.
And wow - 28 days later, and none of that hurt. Our standard of living remained pretty privileged overall. We still drove to Camano Island for a weekend. We continued to take hot showers that lasted a little too long. We once even took home some styrofoam boxes when we ordered Chinese. (Those we do feel pretty bad about, come to think of it.) We still turned the heat on when we needed it, which was a lot in the first half of the month. We still ran the computer for hours each day, just not endlessly as we had before.
So did we really sacrifice? Some, we suppose, but it was of the mild, painless variety. Instead of depriving ourselves, we lived more responsibly. I guess you could say we acted more like adults and less like spoiled children. Had to eventually happen.
Now, can we trim more off of our carbon footprint? Sure. And we'd love to. This was a great jump-start for our family, a chance to get serious about our environmental impact because for once, we were being held a little accountable.
We'll measure our May emissions in a few days and feel good about ourselves and how much we slashed in a month. Then instead of reverting to "we're-too-busy-to-make-a-difference" mode, we'll do our best to maintain our good new habits. Maybe it'll matter.
"Do I really need ... ?"
Posted by Nancy Guppy at 04:35 PM
Had a late lunch with "B" the other day. My delicious turkey sandwich, served on wax paper, was rather generous, so I decided to take half home.
As I prepared to ask the sandwich server for a transport bag, "B" said:
"Do you really need a bag?"
"Well, yeah, I'm taking it home".
"But do you really need a bag?"
Am I not enunciating? Is "B" going deaf?
"Yes 'B'," I replied, "Unlike you, I didn't scarf down my entire sandwich, so I'm taking the uneaten half home, which means I need a bag."
"B"'s normally cute eyes began to glow.
"Do. You. Really. Need. A. Bag." This time there was no question mark.
I finally got it.
"Ohhhh. Right. You're asking if I need a bag, but you mean, 'can't you transport the leftover half sandwich in the wax paper, YOU GLOBE-WARMING, RESOURCE-SQUANDERING, LANDFILL-FILLING, WASTEFUL WASTREL?'"
"B" put on her "prissy teacher-who's-just-launched-a-teachable-moment" face.
This project is either going to deepen our friendship or end it.
My feelings of joy and triumph were, I'm sure, similar to climbers of Mt. Everest
Posted by Nancy Guppy at 10:09 AM
In my first entry/introduction, I mentioned my weakness for UFO's, the delicious mint chocolate disks sold at Trader Joe's that I like to eat in a very specific way* every night.
At any rate, unbeknownst to you dear reader, the UFO's have been out of stock for weeks, months, years even! Okay, just weeks. But weeks that have been filled with near daily phone conversations like this:
Them, all happy sounding:
"Thanks for calling Trader Joes."
Me, furtive whispering:
"Are they in yet?"
Them, impatient sighing:
"No, Ma'am. Have you considered therapy?"
Me, furtive loud whispering:
"I'm in therapy! What the hell do you think I talk about every week?!"
So, yesterday I re-worked my strategy, deciding to drop the harassing phone campaign for a surprise, in-person shelf scan. First though, "How can I use this for my blog?" Ah yes, DON'T DRIVE, that old chestnut...
I changed into sensible shoes and, 20 sweaty minutes later, beheld this most beautiful sight: groaning shelves of UFO's! My feelings of joy and triumph were, I'm sure, similar to climbers of Mt. Everest.
Call it "my old testament god" or "my karma" (or "my craziness"), but I am convinced that, because I did the right thing to combat global warming by walking instead of driving, I was divinely rewarded with this cosmic manifestation of my favorite treat.
* Lying in bed reading, I balance a small robin's egg blue colored bowl holding 12-UFO's on the bedcovers and eat the disks one by one, sucking them down into little flattish balls and then gently biting them into a final melt of deliciousness in my mouth.
I walk the line
Posted by Nancy Guppy at 01:15 PM
This whole carbon footprint thing has got me thinking about NEED versus WANT. And I realize that I have absolutely no idea what constitutes appropriate amounts of resources.
Obviously, I can figure out the appropriate amount of mashed potatoes I want on my plate, but when it comes to resources like electricity, water, gas, etc., I get all confusey. If only electricity, water and gas would fit on my plate and I could look at it and make a decision. We're talking portion control.
Take showering for instance: do I NEED 500 gallons of water per shower or do I just WANT 500 gallons and really only NEED 2 tablespoons?
And then what do I do about the WANT part?
Is it okay to WANT, or does NEED always trump WANT?
I need! I want! I need! I want!
I need AND I want!
I walk the line.
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Spring scents
Posted by Nancy Guppy at 03:36 PM
There are a number of differences between "destination walking" and "meandering walking," namely structure.
"Destination walking" involves intense structure -- an action agenda, a well-thought out route, and constant wristwatch-watching.
"Meandering walking" is loose and free, much like Woodstock, sans nude mud bathing and Jimi Hendrix's inspiring rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner."
That said, here is an important similarity: Walking of all kinds is probably the best way to lessen your carbon footprint.
Plus it gets you up close and personal with the world. You see, feel and smell so much more than when you're driving fast with the windows rolled tight and the global-warming, self-cooling A/C blasting.
Which brings me to my most recent sojourn.
Walking to the video store to return a movie (eco-points, please), I passed through a new'ish smell. Spring brings out so many interesting scents and this one was hard to peg. Not exactly a flower -- a little too pungent and forced for that -- but something sweet and fruity. I quickly flipped through my brain card catalog* of smells:
Sweet tarts? No.
Old lady perfume? No.
Children's orange flavored aspirin? No.
Grape Kool-Aid? YES!
Okay, now for the source. Let's see, stalks of bamboo... trees... bushes... Sanikan... uh oh. Sanikan. That was my source.
Kinda wrecks my memories of grape Kool-Aid. On the plus side, I really needed to go.
*Card catalog: The Neolithic way we once located books in the library.
An eco-opportunity
Posted by Nancy Guppy at 12:14 PM
An eco-opportunity par excellence has presented itself:
A couple weeks ago I drove my Toyota Prius to Trader Joes... yes yes yes, I could have walked but it's a hybrid, damnit! Don't I at least get a few points for that?!
Sorry, I'm feeling a bit sensitive. Hormones.
Anyway, I was parked on the street facing east--I live west--so when taking my leave, I decided to save time and back up around the corner where I could then easily take a left/west, instead of pulling out/east and looping around the block in order to head home/west.
Smart girl! I slid into reverse, hit the gas, and slammed into an unseen telephone pole. Now, let us not ponder the sound of moving metal object hitting inert pole of wood, the rapt and unwanted attention from nearby shoppers, the incredible stupidity of the original time-saving idea, nor, most of all, the $2,000 + body shop estimate.
No. For our eco-purposes, I want to focus on what this would mean for my carbon footprint. Fixing the Prius will take, according to the super nice guy at CSI in Ballard, 5-7 business days. That would force me into a walking/busing/hitchhiking mode of transportation, and that, my friends, would look so most excellent in this blog!
The problem is that being car-less right now, at this time in my life, would be terribly inconvenient. Of course, that's what everyone says, but I really mean it!
Stay Tuned.
Negotiating with Id
Posted by Nancy Guppy at 10:26 AM
When this project started waaaay back in early May, I was excited. "What's going to happen? What am I gonna learn? How will this change my life?"
Now it's boring.
Unplugging my phone charger after my phone is juiced up, rather than leaving it conveniently plugged in forever, isn't particularly sexy.
Trudging to the video store to return the Agatha Christie "Hercule Poirot" DVD, (Joe and I are crazy for that anal retentive Belgian sleuth), rather than driving the 10 blocks, is positively funereal. And there is no Dixie-land Jazz band swaying along behind me.
I suppose it's like dieting or not drinking. Fun'ish at first, especially with the beautiful fantasy of what thinness or sobriety is going to mean. But then the cravings appear right on schedule, and my Id let's out a roar:
"It's 4:00 pm-- where's my Macrina Bakery chocolate chip cookie?"
"It's 5:00 pm-- where's my vodka on the rocks with twist?"
"Dang it! I don't want to walk to the video store and I don't want to unplug my phone charger-- it's too inconvenient!"
At this point the best answer to myself isn't: "You'll never again have a Macrina chocolate chip cookie or a stiff drink or drive to the video store or not unplug your phone charger!"
Better to talk as if to a confused child:
Super Ego: "Yeah, I totally hear you. Driving to the video store does sound way better. And we can do that. (PAUSE) It sure is nice outside. It might feel kinda good to get some fresh air."
Id: "Maybe.
Super Ego: "We can walk past Macrina."
Id: "Sold!"
Feeling good so far
Posted by The Fraleys at 10:23 AM
It feels like we've accomplished a lot in the first part of the month, when we take the time to list off all the changes we've made to cut emissions.
We installed all new energy-saver lightbulbs throughout the house, about 50 of them.
We drove less than usual, and when we did drive, we took the Prius almost every time. LOVE that thing!
We bought fancy powerstrips that save electricity.
We unplugged appliances and chargers when not in use.
We used a pushmower on our lawn.
We've been running the heat only seldom.
We cut our garbage can waste to two bags' worth over the whole week by composting better and not using disposable diapers.
We turned off the computer each night.
The thing that feels really good is how little work it took to make these changes. Sure, the lightbulbs took a while to replace, but we did a few every night, and voila!, we have electricity conservation for years to come. Cori learned the bus schedule, and John reworked his driving schedule slightly to make fewer long trips, and together we sliced 100 miles off our weekly driving habits, which will save us serious money. The rest of the stuff just took a couple of days to get used to, and now we've formed good habits. Maybe we can even keep this up after May 31 comes and goes.
Plus, now we're looking FORWARD to getting our next energy bills. Is that a little demented?
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Mozzarella from across the Atlantic
Posted by Nancy Guppy at 03:44 PM
I am most happy to report some positive self-control in the carbon footprint department.
A few days back I was shopping at Trader Joe's — love the store and but hate the tiny parking lot that makes me want to play bumper cars with the other drivers.
Now, before I go any further, I know what "B" would have to say:
"Hang on, Nancy. We both know how close you live to Trader Joe's, so instead of driving, why not walk?"
"Yeah, thanks for your input 'B', but this particular entry is about a positive decision I made, plus it's my blog, so quit butting in."
Anyway, I had a craving for fresh mozzarella cheese — you know, those soft white cheese balls that come packed in water. I headed to the cheese section and voila!, a single, beautiful large fresh mozzarella ball was staring me in the face — perfect! Now, I wasn't fond of the plastic container encasing the cheese, but hey, fresh cheese has to be transported somehow, so into the basket it headed. But first, the label. I started reading food labels a while back, searching for any evidence of those axis-of-evil trans fats, but mostly to find out where products are produced and shipped — city/state/country.
Uh oh. This beautiful ball had been flown in (first class?) from Italy. Huh. My first thought, "How fresh could it be"? My second, much more important thought, "How much fuel was expended to get this way-less-than-a-pound item to it's final destination — Seatte/Washington/USA? Here's a very rough calculation:
1) Car/truck transport from the Italian dairy farm where the cheese was made, to the waiting jet plane
2) Jet plane across the Atlantic
3) Refrigerated truck picks up cheese from the plane and drives to the food distribution center
4) Refrigerated distribution center truck drives the cheese to my local Trader Joe's
Needless to say, I went home empty handed, and instead of soft white cheese, I ate a snack of potato chips that were manufactured in Addison, Illinois, and purchased by my loving but seriously un-enlightened husband.
"But Nancy, by eating those shipped-from-far-away potato chips, don't you become un-enlightened as well?"
"Oh, can it, 'B.' Illinois is a lot closer than, Italy, okay?"
Another one rides the bus
Posted by The Fraleys at 12:49 PM
Contrary to our preconceptions, riding the bus has been efficient, up to a point. Cori and Aaron now take it to and from preschool one morning a week, so it's kind of a fun event for Aaron, plus it's quality time for the both of them. Cori takes it to her Kirkland school from Canyon Park once a week.
That's been a theme for us these last few days. As we've cut down on car trips, we've also spent some quality time together as a family. (Insert your own Waltons or Leave it to Beaver joke here.) On Monday afternoon all us Fraley males went on a walk down our hill to the commercial area 3/4 of a mile away, where we ordered Chinese, parked the double stroller over on the Starbucks patio, and met Cori for a picnic when she stepped off the bus. We even all got a spot of exercise that way, God forbid. And then this coming Wednesday, all four of us are planning to hop on at 8 in the morning, ride to preschool, drop off Aaron, then spend a couple hours at the library and Caffe Ladro (love that place!) before heading back home together.
When we signed up for this challenge, we basically ruled out bus riding as an energy conservation tool. It was impossible for John, because his schedule is very tight and very specific. It seemed over-inconvenient for Cori, meanwhile, because the routes from our home (in north Bothell) to her school (in south Kirkland) were too long or slightly off in their timing. But a little time spent with the Trip Planner tool on the Metro King County transit site fixed most of those issues, and Cori can now make the trip in easily under an hour each way, which is just about how long it would take in the car on a bad traffic day anyway.
So, all that to say, riding that bus can cut down on the miles. Who knew?
(P.S. Filled the Prius up at the pump for the first time today. Got 445 miles on my first 8.2 gallons. I think I might have snickered out loud at the other drivers in their assorted pickups and minivans. Am I a snob already? Drat.)
Good intentions
Posted by Nancy Guppy at 11:01 PM
Let's talk about good intentions.
I intended to take the bus to the Seattle Art Museum yesterday morning, but suddenly it was 8:45 and I had to be there by 9:15. Oh well.
I intended to walk to On the Boards yesterday afternoon to buy tickets for an upcoming performance, but suddenly it was 5:50 and the box office closed at 6:00. Oh well.
Now, to be fair to myself (someone has to be!), changing my eco-behavior is hard, but then, so is making behavioral changes of any kind.
I don't think it's literally the action part that's so tough (taking the bus, walking to buy tickets). It's the psychological decision to take the action. In other words, if I had really WANTED to take the bus to the Seattle Art Museum, I would have looked at the bus schedule. Instead, I only got as far as thinking about what a good idea it would be to take the bus.
If I had really WANTED to walk to buy the performance tickets, I would have found out the box office hours and timed my walk accordingly. Instead, I fantasized about how good my walking to buy tickets was going to look in this blog and, by the time I returned to reality, I not only had to jump in the car and drive for the tickets, but I had to speed.
"Yes Officer, I know I was going 75 in a 25 mph zone..."
The road to a really expensive ticket is paved with good eco-intentions.
P.S.-- I have a sinking feeling that "B" will have something to say about the use of the word '"had" in this sentence: "'Had to jump in the car...', Nancy, or you chose to jump in the car?"
Zip it, "B."
A day without motor vehicles
Posted by Kimberly Roberts at 05:22 PM
Just for fun, I woke up this morning, and decided I wasn't going to set foot inside a motorized vehicle for the entire day. Yes, that's right — no cars, not even buses. The morning was a breeze. I walked to school like I always do. After my lacrosse practice, I was tempted to ask my neighbor Isabel for a ride home — actually, she even offered! I replied, "No thank you,"almost cringing, as my legs were a tad trembly from the seven sets of sprints we had done that day. The longing for a ride subsided, however, when I plugged my I-pod in and selected some Belle and Sebastian. I arrived home shortly and began doing homework.
At about six o'clock, my friend called me, urging me to do a crash study session at her house for this Japanese test we had tomorrow. I knew I needed this study session, but Sara's house in Laurelhurst seemed worlds away.
"No motor-vehicles, no motor vehicles..."I chanted from within. Despite my exhaustion, I decided it was time to resurrect my bicycle from the depths of my garage. After making my way through old suitcases and unwanted cassettes, I found my bike. It was slightly dusty, but that hot pink with purple stripes shown through. Okay, so I guess my bike suits 6th graders more than me, but it gets the job done. I pumped some air into the tires since it hadn't been used for years.
I took the Burke Gilman over to Laurelhurst, to be passed countless times by bikers with yellow spandex and skinny tires. The ride was actually quite refreshing. The breeze was invigorating and I arrived within half an hour.
In retrospect, each decision I made to walk or ride my bike did take some effort, but after doing it, it honestly was not that much of a hardship. The time was hardly a sacrifice. I got some exercise, and got to show off a sweet set of pink wheels. I'm sure I couldn't do this every day, but exercising my will power will make environmentally conscious decisions easier and stop me from being lazy.
Today I dried my hair sans hair dryer ...
Posted by Nancy Guppy at 10:08 AM
Man, the dawn, for me, is so slow to break.
My good friend, B, read my blog entry from a few days ago, and one particular line I wrote, "As I was drying my hair it occurred to me..." prompted her to pose this question: "Were you drying your hair with a towel or with a hair dryer?"
Answer: hair dryer. Argh. B then observed that because I already take super short showers, I should shift my focus and concentrate more on areas where I don't naturally conserve.
"Oh, shut up!" I thought.
"Interesting idea," I said aloud.
After we hung up, I spent a number of minutes sputtering defensively to myself, then had to admit that there was a kernel, or perhaps a whole cob, of wisdom in B's "suggestion". So, today I dried my hair sans hair dryer. How does it look? Not so good. At least that's what the bathroom mirror says, although honestly, between you and me, it probably looks no different from any other day. So thanks for the input, B. Seriously. I mean it. Really. I do.
Argh. Baby steps.
I thought I was treating the environment just fine ...
Posted by Kimberly Roberts at 09:28 PM
Before deeply contemplating my carbon contribution, I was quite haughty about my relationship with the earth. I walk to school every day, don't eat meat, and take three-minute showers. Compared to the gas guzzling, meat eating, and garbage dumping ways of the average American, I thought I was treating the environment just fine.
Yet when I read articles in the Times and saw "An Inconvenient Truth", which discussed the consequences, current and future, of global warming, I was completely humbled. Polar bears are swimming for hundreds of miles because of the way humans are pumping excessive amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. Our atmosphere does not care where the carbon came from; it will warm the earth just the same. I now realize that my contentment with my carbon footprint will do nothing in the fight against global warming.
There will always be something that I can change in order to better the environment and reduce my carbon output. This month I plan to break this "what-I'm-doing-is-good-enough" mentality and actually take action in the fight against global warming. To start, I will unplug my cell phone and laptop chargers when they are not in use. I will also wash my laundry in cold water.
Prius lust
Posted by The Fraleys at 01:25 PM
For more than two years now we've lusted for a Toyota Prius, but the circumstances have not yet been right — until last week. Mid-April we finished a very satisfying refinance while John was busy signing up three new piano students to completely fill his schedule. So after a few minutes of research online, we began our hybrid shopping at Magic Toyota in Edmonds, which turned out very well. Kevin and Tyson were extremely helpful at the dealership: we test-drove one Prius, predictably fell in love with it, got a favorable deal on it, bought it, and drove off that same afternoon with giddy grins.
That act alone will probably slash our emissions by 15 percent — our household's gas mileage just shot from 27-28 mpg to 45 mpg or above, since we'll use the Prius for at least 80 percent of our trips. So now we set ourselves a new goal: Can we still cut 15 percent from our CO2 output EXCLUDING vehicle use? Almost all our lightbulbs are changed, our heating habits are re-programmed, and we're better about managing waste. Let's see where that gets us. Game on.
(Oh, and anybody want to buy a perfectly OK '97 Taurus, whose only fault is not being a gas-electric hybrid?)
I can only start where I am
Posted by Nancy Guppy at 01:20 PM
I think it's safe to say that, by the end of this experience, I won't be living in a yurt, or collecting my showering and drinking water through a homemade system of pipes and troughs that funnel the rain into a large stone cistern placed strategically on my Queen Anne condominium deck. In fact, it's quite possible that my eco-efforts will result in such a small, petty pile of nothing, that everyone reading this will hate me. Oh well. I can only start where I am — small, and yes, petty. So, with the bar set on the low'ish side, here's what's happening today:
During my morning shower, I turned off the water while I shampooed my hair. This saved at least 90 seconds worth of water. I felt cold during the 90-second break, but that's a sacrifice I am willing to make... at least for one month. As I was drying my hair it occurred to me that I could turn the water off while I'm soaping myself up as well. This would probably save another 2 or so minutes of water. I'll try that tomorrow, if I remember.
It's now 1:10 in the afternoon and my friend, Keri Learned, is holding a jewelry trunk show at a store on Queen Anne avenue. I sooooo want to drive, partly because I'm lazy and partly because I'm still feeling that not-needed third glass of wine from last night, but I'm going to walk because it's a beautiful day and this blog-thingy makes me accountable for my actions. Plus, a hangover isn't a good excuse for getting out of anything.
Energy conservation does NOT mean shivering in the dark ...
Posted by The Fraleys at 12:34 PM
Feedback from friends and family about the Climate Challenge has been very encouraging. Thanks to everyone who has our back! But a small clarification seems in order... when we (meaning John, it's entirely his fault) made the comment about keeping the thermostat in the 50s, we didn't mean to imply that we'd freeze our family all month long in the name of "winning" this challenge. Everyone who comments on the story says something along the lines of "gonna set the heat to 50, huh?" and that's not really our strategy.
A good line I read recently goes something like this: Energy conservation does NOT mean shivering in the dark or wearing parkas all day long.
So maybe we'll keep the down comforter on the bed, but we certainly will not be freezing our children overnight, defrosting them in the morning, and putting on five sweaters and a flannel to get through the day if this May turns out to be a chilly one. We will use the heat if it's needed. It's just that we'll redefine our idea of "needed." And we won't heat an empty house. Maybe there will be three weeks during which the thermostat stays untouched at 58. But if it's cold and the heat is on a lot out of necessity, we'll conserve somewhere else. Maybe we won't turn any lights on.
Just kidding.
Earth Day
Posted by The Fraleys at 12:54 PM
We spent a lot of Earth Day doing research - found some "going green" tips on Oprah's website, miraculously located a stash of energy efficient lightbulbs under a pile of kid toys in the garage, set up a composting system, and surfed some Toyota dealerships' websites to see how much a Prius would cost. We've been wanting to buy a hybrid for quite a while now... maybe this is as good a time as any. Is it cheating if we buy one during the month of May? Just curious. Hanging on our kitchen wall is the graphic from last week's Times that shows how to reduce your carbon footprint by doing little things around the house. It's now impossible to miss, and it gets us motivated every morning. That's a terrific tool. Thought we should mention that Aaron, our oldest son, turned 4 on Earth Day. It's a happy coincidence. P.S. Good luck Nancy and Kimberly.
A chance to be part of something bigger
Posted by The Fraleys at 07:10 PM
We've always wanted to do something positive about climate change, but what can you really accomplish on your own? Sure, we can think globally and act locally, we can recycle, we can resist the urge to buy a 3-miles-to-the-gallon suburban assault vehicle, and we can even support politicians who appear to care about the environment. But will our single family's attempt to minimize our carbon footprint have any measurable effect on the planet? Hard to buy into that. That's why we jumped at the chance to be a part of something bigger. Thanks, Seattle Times, for providing us with that chance.
A tiny bit about us: We're a fairly typical family in many aspects. Cori is 30, I'm 32. Our boys are almost 4 and almost 2. We live in a mid-size home in a ferociously middle-class subdivision in a mostly non-swanky town. We're politically independent (although I admit we lean to the left), she teaches in the public school system, I'm a piano instructor, we pay most our bills on time, we love our adorable boys, and we're pretty sick of receiving 14 offers each day to refinance our mortgage at historic low rates.
It'll be an interesting challenge to cut down on our emissions significantly, since I'm pretty much locked in to driving 350 miles a week to give lessons in people's homes. But we can heat less, we can recycle even more diligently, we can make a couple lifestyle choices to reduce our footprint, we can cut down a car trip here and there, and we can accomplish something. Probably not without some effort and a hint of sacrifice, but then again, when is the easy road the right road?
Let the games begin
Posted by Nancy Guppy at 06:05 PM
Hi, my name is Nancy Guppy. I've always considered myself to be an enlightened, earth-friendly type citizen — I compulsively save worms that are stranded on city sidewalks. However, the following personal facts may point in a different direction: I often take way too long of showers; I am occasionally lazy about recycling; and I've been known to take spur-of-the-moment driving trips in search of those chocolate mint medallions called UFO's that are only to be found at Trader Joes. (In my defense, we are a 2-Prius family, so my UFO adventures don't pollute like some cars, but still.)
So, I'm taking part in this project as a wake-up call, to get to the facts about my real behavior and its consequences. It's kind of like saying "you know". It doesn't seem like you say it that often, you know, but if you start, you know, noticing and counting, you know, then it turns out, you know, to be a lot more than you know. You know?
Let the games begin.
Why I'm taking the Climate Challenge
Posted by Kimberly Roberts at 10:06 AM
As an active member in my school's Earth Service Corps, I know what I can do to better the earth and reduce my contribution to global warming. Being in the debate team has taught me the economic, political, social, and, of course environmental, implications of humankind's excessive carbon emissions. I am compassionate about our planet and those who inhabit it, but thus far in my life, I have not taken initiative in putting actions to my words and ideas regarding global warming. By participating in this climate challenge, I hope to create habits that will reduce my contribution to global warming and influence others to do the same.
Because teenagers such as me are the future legislators, lawyers, writers and everyday workers of the world, it is crucial that the environment is made an issue for us now. Currently, affairs other than global warming occupy our attention. This climate challenge will hopefully make minding the environment a more prominent part of my life. Giving my input and perspective, as a teen, will hopefully inspire my peers to be more proactive in the fight against global warming.
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javabeans: We can add another hat to the many already worn by Lee Seung-gi, since he's apparently coming out with a photo essay in conjunction with his mini-album "Forest," which is already a hit. You know, to make Korea's mothers-in-law love him more, because he wasn't popular enough with them.
girlfriday: But… he doesn't look good in hats. It's to do with his problematic hair.
javabeans: I'd think hats would benefit the problematic hair. Because for a huge star with access to lots of stylists, he's always rocking some really weird perm or something.
girlfriday: And yet, problematic hair and all, I'm just wondering: Will there be any pictures of Seung-gi in this photo essay??
javabeans: I'm wondering more: Can you really call him a photo-essayist when he's snapping pics of sheep with a smartphone? (This is a cross-promotion for Samsung's NX20.)
girlfriday: I take pictures of my cat on my smartphone. It's Samsung (the phone, not the cat). Does that make me a photo-essayist too?
javabeans: Where's MY variety show? And mini-album. And CF contract?
girlfriday: Seriously. Do you ever think that Seung-gi's management team should really be running the country or something?
javabeans: I have no idea whether they'd be able to get anything accomplished, but you know South Korea's image would be awesome and pristine and making lots of money. Maybe bad at cooking, though.
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Dizzy gratitude in the laze of noon, Ink parading splendour on sheets of paper, Gone is the beautiful world, Reduced to minute filigree, And hello to grades of redshift ladder, Ascend my passion to prestige, where Lecturers' preaches are to the deafs, Words come in sleepless thousands, Words within words in disillusion, Oh imagine the look on inspired immortals, Seeing us digging in slavish faints, for No pot of gold. No pursuit of searing passion, Just a piece of paper at the end of the rainbow, Seeds of knowledge to sow, an echoed Numbness in cavernous silence, Our lives a game of chasing tail, Awaiting the end of a sentence. Time's up. Stop writing.
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- Timeline for December 2015
The government endorses exemptions for food in the country's upcoming consumption tax hike, the Supreme Court upholds a law requiring married couples to have the same last name, and Japan and Korea reach a potentially ground-breaking agreement on the "comfort women" issue. Here are the top Japan-related stories for December 2015.
- The All Japan Obachan Party: A Political Voice for Middle-Aged WomenTaniguchi Mayumi
Seventy years after women's suffrage was first recognized in Japan, the number of female representatives in Japan's National Diet is still stuck in the doldrums. Here Taniguchi Mayumi introduces the "second women's suffrage movement" launched by obachan (middle-aged women), who have raised the flag of revolution against their male ossan counterparts through the new medium of Facebook.
- Timeline for May 2015
The volcano Shindake erupts on the southern island of Kuchinoerabujima, a plan to reform local government in Osaka is defeated, and debate over new security legislation begins in the Diet. These are the top Japanese stories for May 2015.
- Timeline for February 2014
Japanese athletes experience success and disappointment in Sochi; a new governor defeats antinuclear candidates to win election in Tokyo; and record snowfall brings chaos to parts of Japan. Look back on the top Japanese news stories of February 2014.
- Ishihara Shintarō's New Party and the "Third Force" in Japanese PoliticsHitora Tadashi
Eighty-year-old Ishihara Shintarō has put the cat among the pigeons again, announcing that he will resign from his position as governor of Tokyo in order to form a new political party and stand as a candidate in the next elections for the House of Representatives. Ishihara caused an international furor earlier this year with his plans for the metropolitan government to purchase the disputed Senkak…
- An Uncertain Year Ahead Following the Leadership ElectionsMasuzoe Yōichi
Leadership elections for Japan's two largest political parties took place in September 2012. While Prime Minister Noda Yoshihiko easily retained control of the governing Democratic Party of Japan, the contest was considerably more eventful for the opposition Liberal Democratic Party. The incumbent president, Tanigaki Sadakazu, withdrew from the competition, leaving a battle between five contenders…
- Consumption Tax Bill Repercussions Have Just BegunGotō Kenji
As we all know, the last phase of deliberations over the consumption tax bill took place on August 8, at a meeting between Prime Minister Noda Yoshihiko of the Democratic Party of Japan and Tanigaki Sadakazu, leader of the opposition Liberal Democratic Party.(*1) It was then that Noda promised Tanigaki that he would dissolve the lower house and call a general election "soon," persuading Tanigaki t…
- Gearing Up for the General ElectionMasuzoe Yōichi
Setting aside their political differences, the Liberal Democratic Party, the New Kōmeitō Party, and the Democratic Party of Japan joined together to pass a bill in the Diet for a comprehensive reform of the taxation and social security systems. Leading up to this, Prime Minister Noda Yoshihiko promised LDP President Tanigaki Sadakazu(*1) that he would dissolve the Diet to hold a snap general ele…
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The package of bills that will raise the consumption tax was passed by the House of Representatives at the end of June. Political parties that had opposed each other came together to pass the bills. Political scientist Takenaka Harukata discusses some of the reasons for this sequence of events.
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Cut a piece of leather large enough to accommodate your laptop
This is so cute! The embroidery really does make it (:
I have been loving that color too! It's so pretty! It gives you a warm and bright feeling...not dying heat like the summer but more like a fire flame...ha okay I'm done. You're laptop cover is UH-mazing! Great job!
That turned out great! Your tutorial looks really easy to follow too. Thanks.
Gorgeous! I was just looking for inspiration for an ipad cover, you may have just done the trick! Great job!
Brilliant! I think I might have to use this as a starting point to make my husband an art supply case. Thanks for the inspiration!
this looks so great!!! very fancy looking!!!
I have to go back to school in august too :( booo. i want a longer summer!!
Wow, I love this idea! Thank you for sharing!
This is great! And it looks fantastic too :) Thanks for sharing!
you are SO creative... love this idea! this would be so much more beautiful & easier to hold than my current laptop case! thank you!!
My jaw still ajar. I want. To make this rightttt now!!
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This is SO adorable, I love it! I already have a laptop sleeve, but I just may have to make one of these! I'm your newest follower! :)
Looks great! This would make a great gift for some guys in my life. Thanks!!
great idea! i can't wait to try it out and carry one across campus myself!
you. are. so. good. I'm so glad you're blogging. I love this idea. pinning immediately. :)
And now I know what I'm making my brother for Christmas. THANK YOU! I had to bookmark this till I could check it at home!!
Sweet! Thanks for sharing--my hubs just bought a macbook too so my masculine black case will go to him and I need to make a new one. Perfect! Thanks!
Okay! So I've been wanting to do some leather (faux or not) lately, but I can't seem to find it anywhere! Where did you purchase your's?
Thanks so much-- definitely love your blog!
I found it at Joann. It's in the upholstery section on the big, long rolls. Thanks so much! Good luck (:
I featured this tutorial in my blog last week for an iPad case for my boyfriend! He loved it! Linking it up!
Awesome tutorial. I just made an iPad sleeve for my husband using it. Thank you so much!
I just discovered your website on www.stumbleupon.com and I LOVE Your ideas!! SO CUTE!! and seem fairly easy!
I'll be sure to pass it on!
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This is a brilliant idea, and so easy to follow step-by-step.
I do have a question though, if I can't find, or afford faux leather, what material should I use?
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Amazing! I pinned this and am linking it up to my "gifts for men" in my Christmas series! Thanks for the tutorial. :)
Sooo nice! Congratulations!
I couldn't find leather to do one for me.. I got the felt only.. lets see if I will find it in a different place or end-up creating a new format!
I ll post the link here, if I manage it!
Great design!I think it's a very sweetlaptopsheeve!
This is awesome. Thanks.
this is so great! awesome tutorial! I'm almost finished making mine right now. It's exactly what i've been wanting to make for my husband for fathers day. thank you so much :)
I love it!!! And following you now :)xxx
This is awesome! I definitely want to make one before school starts in the fall!
This is exactly what I have been looking for, thank you! Do you have any advice to alternate to an envelope style?
This is lovely!!
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Wow, nice one. Your post really encourage me to make this amazing cover for my notebook. I have recently collect Louis Vuitton agenda PM notebook cover for me but now I also want to make this one. Its very cute.
Thanks for the best tutorial I have ever seen on internet about making of laptop bags. Thank you so much. This is so helpful.
Hi,I have a question. I want to make this for my dad's laptop but I only have the measurements, so I am nervous about making it since I won't be able to test the size before I sew and cut everything! What are the dimensions of your Mac? That way I can compare them to the dimensions of my dad's computer and hopefully make the best decision about the measurements of the felt/leather! thanks.
Very informative and well written post! Quite interesting and nice topic chosen for the post.
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have been looking for some time that kind of tutorial its easy, simple and outcome is fabulous. Thank you so much!!! Inna
This is absolutely cuuuuuuute! Can you make one for this laptop (acer aspire v5-572g-6679) and post it on etsy or something similar?
I would definitely buy this bag.
Thanks so much for this tutorial! I made a version as an ipad case for my Dad as a fathers day gift. It turned out well and I think he is going to not even believe I made it! This was easy to follow and I really appreciated tips about where you got materials. Thank you : )
Thx for showing this! You would not believe that I just went to a local leather shop TODAY, and got a 12x18 inch peice of mustard yellow leather to use as a new cover (the actual leather cover) of a Bible I inherited from my Grandma! I also used this same spray adhesive to adhere the leather to the paper inside. I will be doing a post about it on my blog at www.asucculentlife.blogspot.com , as soon as I can. Hopefully by June 23. This is my fav color and I am looking for a perfect purse in mustard as well.
Take care!
Julie P.S. I hope you will do more embroidery in the future! For inspiration, google search FREE HAND EMBROIDERY PATTERNS, and there is so much fun out there!!!!!
thank's for share your your idea and views
Brilliant work really awesome hand made covers. We use laptops everyday but hardly care for cleaning the dirt on it. Laptop skins do not let darts stick on the laptop surface. These are easy to be cleaned. There are many laptops with a smooth surface which may cause the laptop slipping out of hand during mobility. The easy-grip of the laptop skins does not let the laptops slip out. Moreover, you can change the skins with the changing trends whenever you wish.
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The imminent arrival of the next-gen Xbox One and PS4 has reignited the age-old debate of PC gaming versus console gaming with the former usually in the minority. However Steam, the popular PC gaming platform, is set to change the board.
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"To rationalize their lies, people -- and the governments, churches, or terrorist cells they compose -- are apt to regard their private interests and desires as just."
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0. phoneArena 30 Apr 2013, 22:52 posted on
Of course Apple will definitely be announcing a new iPhone by Q3, but the timing of the actual release could mean that its global market share will take a substantial hit. There is a solid chance that we will see the announcement for the iPhone 5S in September, but it may not be released until October. And, according to Toni Sacconaghi of Sanford Bernstein, that could lead to Apple's global market share dropping below 10% in Q3...
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14. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
Huh? I'm saying that because this may be real. Yes, it won't happen right now but it will happen in the future, if Apple keep doing the same thing. :)
For attention? I don't get it! This is not Youtube bro! :(
1. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
Even though the new iPhone is launched, the global market share will drop as well.
5. raunak (Posts: 507; Member since: 12 Oct 2011)
How can you know that? Just out of sheer ignorance and hate? Every time Apple launches a new smartphone, it gains market share, then it remains constant for a quarter or two and then goes down again until the new phone comes out.
When Apple launches a mid range smartphone, Android's going to take a hit because mid range Androids lag as hell whereas the mid range iPhone will run smoothly even if it has 4s's specs.
6. dan86 (Posts: 298; Member since: 17 Mar 2012)
Market Share and profit will go down if Apple don't come up with something NEW and yes that means something NEW! Not just an S with the existing number 5.
7. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
Yes, they will launch a "new" smartphone, but the word "new" is impossible for Apple right now, they keep doing the same thing, the design of their products and their iOS is boring.
And yes, the iPhone never lag like Android smartphones, and it's easy to use, but there's nothing new on the iPhone and iOS. We want something new, a new INNOVATION, Apple needs to change, this is not 2007 any more!
8. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
I agree! We want something NEW, not just an S with the existing number 5!
13. darkkjedii (Posts: 22965; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
You said that for attention xperia. That's never happened, did get ya lotsa green thumbs though. +1 for achieving your mission lol.
17. darkkjedii (Posts: 22965; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Why are you so adamant that there's no changes coming at apple?
18. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
I believe that Apple will have something new in the FUTURE, but that's not a good idea.
Dark, just think about it, if Apple make something new in the future, Apple will lose the competition, and they will fall slowly into the sinkhole.
The only good idea is Apple needs to make something new ASAP, I hope they will make it in time, before 2015!
19. anywherehome (Posts: 971; Member since: 13 Dec 2011)
No, this is not 1990 any more = just an iConboard where you even can not open any object in any app (default app) = dumb phone
20. anywherehome (Posts: 971; Member since: 13 Dec 2011)
Don't expect any real innovation like Google glass from outdated apple :-)
21. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
Actually, the only INNOVATION from Apple is the iWatch. xD
22. darkkjedii (Posts: 22965; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Ok I see your point and I agree, but what do you think that something needs to be?
25. lyndon420 (Posts: 4772; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
The iwatch will be new for apple yes, but please don't refer to it as innovative since there are many smart watches out there already.
2. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
RIM saw their market share crater when they passed on the 2012 holiday season sales. Apple is not RIM/BB, but....
4. Topcat488 (Posts: 1396; Member since: 29 Sep 2012)
Apple, even until now, has only put out 1 iphone a year... And they can't seem to manage that!!! What in Hell are they doing all day, at Apple... My goodness, Google employees take naps, and play games at work... And are still able to help out Apple with Maps and Google Now. SMH
9. krimHD (Posts: 106; Member since: 23 May 2012)
Great New...a nice way to start the day :D
10. roscuthiii (Posts: 2228; Member since: 18 Jul 2010)
Apple does always reap in the profits with a minority market share... the problem however is that there is less profitability wiggle room. If even a few people leave the ecosystem it equates to a much larger loss than if the same number converted away from a company like Samsung, as an example.
Analogy: (numbers used are purely for demonstrative purposes for those sticklers out there)
Apple: 10 people each give 100 dollars > 1000 dollars
Company X: 100 people each give 10 dollars > 1000 dollars
If Apple loses 1 of those 10, they only take in 900 dollars. 2 people and they are down to 800 dollars. 3... 700 dollars.
If company X, that has the much larger market share, loses people, it will take a whole lot more to equate the same kind of profitability loss.
Basically, even though Apple rakes in the money with fewer people, it also means they can't afford to lose any.
15. palmguy (Posts: 617; Member since: 22 Mar 2011)
Very good explanation.
11. Peter27 (Posts: 233; Member since: 13 Jul 2012)
nice picture Michael. I like.
12. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Yeah. Next time around, maybe a pic of an apple being eaten by a Samsung logo could be used?
16. StreetNerd (Posts: 833; Member since: 08 Dec 2010)
their 'new innovation' is adopting the WP styled UI :') good game well played!
23. McLTE (Posts: 920; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
PA.. can we just please please stop receiving ANYTHING considered a prediction by an "analyst"??
24. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Why? The article got 23 posts before this one. 23 is a reasonable number. It is all about eyeball metrics. There were at least 46 eyeballs that saw this article. Probably more that saw the article but didn't post.


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Get a room you two! The high school president was the only girl this episode who wasn't incredibly mean. High school girls can be so vicious! She did start a fight, but to be fair the guy clearly provoked her. He kind of had it coming. The first and last segment were kind of duds though. I can't believe they reused that joke as I could see it a mile away the second time. I'm also probably the only one who doesn't like the girls are funky bit. They try too hard to break the fourth wall. Glad Karasawa put them in their rightful place. Brofist!
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^^What are you saying, Nago is clearly the best girl in the last episode. Sure she had some harsh words, but those are necessary to deliver the message. Also, is it bad that I'm actually a bit shocked that she's still high-school age? I thought she was at least college age...I'm being shallow here, but she really looks better when she dress up like she did with the convex mirror.
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I don't know about you guys, but one of the main 'attraction' of this episode was seeing the girls get pwned for once in comedy Too often are guys depicted as... Well, as what the girls have described in this episode So it's good to see something different
And lets face it- Highschool girls are usually less bishoujo and more like Chocolate-hungry Monkeys And somehow the only big name male VA that still has a role in H-OVAs
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I strongly disliked the way the girls were behaving in this episode..... but thats just me, I never was a friend of violent humor.
This is a series about hormon driven and girls deprived male teenagers... so i think the girls should play a minor role in this anime. Lets hope the next episode is low on tsundere characters. |
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And as you should probably be able to tell from this episode- The guys aren't THAT hormone driven and girls deprived.
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This was a good one, and my favorite part was probably the greeting table scene. Yeah that bit was quite spot on! And I did enjoy the new characters a lot, but in the preview did I see more new characters? If so, I'm again, excited for next week's episode. It really helps me get through the first half of the week!
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This is probably the first episode that didn't have a skit containing the main trio (Takenori, Hidenori, and Yoshitake), but the North Sanada High Student Council more than made up for that deficit. The president, with his playful heckling, and the vice-pesident, who looks like a delinquent, made for some good humor (at the expense of the pride of a few girls).
But really. The entire episode struck me as a huge "Take That!" towards the trend of overflowing High School Girl-themed titles in anime today, that's mostly in the last skit though. The boy's side is horribly underrepresented, so now we have this. That last skit, for instance, was satiric comedy gold. Thus far, Karasawa is standing out as the most awesome character in the cast. Not only can he read the mood ("Can you provide some BGM?"), he even knows the secret to pacifying hostile high school girls ("Sweets!"). My only concern... Spoiler for ep4:
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As to Tadakuni, I agree, he did seem very sad and lonely. As I mentioned earlier, he's the least ironic character on the show - the closest thing to a sympathetic character, and certainly the most sensitive. I'm of two minds about this - on the one hand, even acerbic comedies can sometimes be well-served by a little bit of heart. OTOH, the strength of a really dark character comedy like "Seinfeld" is that it pulls no punches and brooks no sentiment. I like Tadakuni, and if he becomes too pathetic and isolated, that could put a damper on the fun a bit. I rather hope this was just a one-episode gag and the trio is back together next week. It does add to the authenticity, because when you're a teenager there's not much more upsetting than the notion that your friends are having fun and you're not invited.
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Sanada North Student Council President for MVP. I loved every moment he was featured. I'm hoping FukuJun's character will be as funny as him (C'mon Sunrise, bring him out already!).
Much funnier episode overall than 2 & 3. I like the growing cast of characters since it helps bring in fresher jokes. As amusing as the show's attempts at satirical revenge on high school girl anime by making them look really really awful may be, I hope they don't keep pulling that schtick too much or else it'll end up going from satire to just trying too hard to be funny. That said, I still laughed at this week's Funky Girls skit because of how ridiculous it was. Yu Kobayashi and her animal screeches never cease to amuse. I really doubt they'll go that way considering it's genre and 10 pages per chapter manga origins. This show doesn't appear to be anything more than a gag series so it'd be odd for them to do anything that remotely resembles development or more. It's probably best if it stayed that way too.
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But my problem with this is if they just hand wave this in the coming episode, the (semi-)serious scenes with Tadakuni in this episode would have served no purpose, wasting valuable time for precious jokes in the process. In the end though, I'd prefer this to remain the shameless satiric high school comedy I fell in love with three episodes ago. Quote:
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Just caught up with this and given I don't have much time for new anime this has now pushed few new animes onto my "will watch later" list now, it's just too funny to pass up!
The whole boys vs girls thing of ep 4 was hilarious, one where the guys actually getting the upper hand in very funny and witty ways. I loved the reception switch that was comedy gold Like alot of others, this does remind me of my youth and the stupid and silly stuff I done. And indeed Karasawa is awesome He's that type of character that you want to see more of but know that if you do they would lose the charm they hold cause it's exactly the small doses of them that make them so great.
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It was precisely 8pm and the US Senate chamber was nearly empty when Republican Ted Cruz started reading Green Eggs and Ham aloud.
Facing an increasingly likely defeat in his tangled procedural fight over funding the US government, Cruz had taken to the Senate floor on Tuesday and declared he would speak "until I cannot stand" to rally voters against President Barack Obama's new health-care law.
But it was also his kids' bedtime, Cruz explained. They were watching him on TV and needed their bedtime story.
Hopefully, they weren't counting on it too much. Less than two stanzas into the famed Dr Seuss rhyme - just about where "Sam I am" declares "I do not like green eggs and ham" - Cruz changed the subject back to Obamacare.
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Yet outside the chamber, his party colleagues had worked against his efforts to block a vote to take up the House-passed bill that does precisely what he wants: financing the government until mid-December while cutting off money for the Affordable Care Act. Cruz called on his colleagues to stonewall the measure they technically supported, arguing that Senate Democrats would be successful in stripping the health-care provision from the funding bill once the way was cleared to a Senate vote on the issue.
His basic demand was an agreement that a final vote require 60 supporters, a demand Democrats rejected.
Other Republicans said they saw no reason to oppose debating a measure they backed.
"We'd be hard-pressed to explain why we were opposed to a bill we're in favour of," said Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader.
Others warned of political repercussions if Republicans, who hope to regain control of the Senate in next year's elections, were seen contributing to a shutdown of the government. "Getting the majority in the Senate in 2014 is possible, and we don't want to go down roads that make it harder," said Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican who is up for re-election next year.
Cruz's lonely stand was not technically a filibuster. The first vote in a long process to get to a final showdown was set for yesterday, and Cruz cannot prevent that vote. Senior Senate Republicans had pushed Cruz on Tuesday to give up his stalling tactics and let the Senate take its final votes as soon as possible to strip out the health-care language and other policy prescriptions, then approve new language to keep the government operating until mid-November.
Cruz's performance evoked Jimmy Stewart's role in the 1939 film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, when the fictional Jefferson Smith collapses from exhaustion on the Senate floor after 24 hours.
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With this 22 inch WaterWand by Unger, you get a nice durable soft double black foam rubber squeegee. It can be used with any tapered handle, like our tapered wood broom handle, because the reinforced handle socket has a tightening screw to hold the handle in place. Both this 22" and our 30" double edge rubber floor squeegee are great for use on uneven floors like concrete and grouted tiles. Unger's line of Water Wands are an economical floor cleaning squeegees that can be found in our full line of push squeegees for floors.
Brand | Unger |
Manufacturer Sku | HM550 |
Color | Black |
Length | 22" |
Quantity Per Carton | 1 |
Operating Weight | 1.05 lbs. |
Packaged Weight (lbs) | 12 |
Internal Search Number | 129036 |


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Renishaw's new RESOLUTE ETR (Extended Temperature Range) encoder brings all the benefits of the revolutionary RESOLUTE absolute, fine pitch angle encoder to harsh, low-temperature applications. With operation guaranteed down to -40 °C (-40 °F) in non-condensing environments, RESOLUTE ETR is highly suited for use in demanding applications such as telescopes, scientific research, military and aerospace.
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While gold zoomed up by Rs 410 to Rs 30,810 per ten gram, silver jumped up by Rs 990 to Rs 51,200 per kg on increased offtake by stockists on the back of firm global trend. (Agencies) Latest News from Business News Desk
Sentiment turned bullish after gold jumped the most in 15months in overseas markets after the Federal Reserve unexpectedly refrained from reducing the pace of monthly US bond purchases, increasing demand for the metal as a store of value, traders said.
Gold in New York, which normally set price trend on the domestic front, shot up by USD 55.30 to USD 1360.30 an ounce and silver by 5.64 percent to USD 23.04 an ounce.
Meanwhile, hike in import duty raised fears of restricted arrivals and further influenced the market sentiment, they said.
On the domestic front, gold of 99.9 and 99.5 percent purity zoomed up by Rs 410 to Rs 30,810 and Rs 30,610 per ten gram, respectively. It had gained Rs 300 in the previous session. Sovereign followed suit and rose by Rs 100 to Rs 25,100 per piece of eight gram.
In a similar fashion, silver ready rallied by Rs 990 to Rs 51,200 per kg and weekly-based delivery by Rs 1,140 to Rs 51,200 per kg. The white metal had gained Rs 680 on Tuesday's trade.
Silver coins spurted by Rs 1,000 to Rs 85,000 for buying and Rs 86,000 for selling of 100 pieces.