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Four Leadership Lessons From the Pope
Adam Rubenfire
He may not have an M.B.A., but Pope Francis can teach you a thing or two about running a business.
The pontiff, who landed in South Korea on Thursday, marking the first papal visit to Asia in 15 years, has been dubbed a turnaround artist on the level of Apple Inc.'s Steve Jobs and International Business Machines Corp. Lou Gerstner by the Economist magazine. He has worked miracles in steering a bloated bureaucracy ridden with scandals and a decline in followers, according to his admirers.
Jeffrey Krames, a Chicago-based author, was so inspired by the Pope's leadership that he decided to write a book on the topic, Lead with Humility: 12 Leadership Lessons from Pope Francis.
So, how do you lead like a pope? Here are four lessons from the book:
1. Be humble.
Pope Francis has written that humility is one of the most important qualities a true leader should possess. But it's not enough to act humble: Francis says it has to be authentic.
Krames writes that the Pope has consistently put himself on the same level of his followers, and notes that business leaders like former eBay Inc.EBAY -0.06% CEO Meg Whitman, now chief of Hewlett-Packard Co.HPQ -1.52%, and former Travelocity CEO Michelle Peluso, now head of online fashion retailer Gilt Groupe Inc., have done the same by ditching corner offices for the commoner's cubicle.
"There's plenty of room for CEOs to become far more humble," Krames said in an interview, noting that the Pope isn't anti-capitalist, but likely thinks the wealthy could be more charitable.
2. Have an open mind.
Pope Francis's motto is "people first, and then everything else follows," according to Krames, who writes that the Pope's career has been much less about holding Catholics to the age-old tenets of their faith and more about serving people. For example, though previous popes have ceremonially cleansed the feet of only Christian men, Pope Francis has washed the feet of both men and women of varying faiths.
Krames writes that the Pope has refused to judge individuals that would otherwise have been shunned by the Church, including the LGBT community. He notes that good leaders don't talk down to their followers—rather, they engage in open dialogue:
"It is important, says Francis, not to deliver a monologue when speaking with your people and to take into account the changing nature of our culture," Krames writes.
3. You can't do everything from your desk.
Pope Francis thinks the Church should be run like a military field hospital, Krames writes, in that leaders can't just stand idly at the altar.
"He doesn't want pencil pushers," Krames says. Similarly, he writes that great businesspeople spend time in the field getting to know their clients. And, great managers decentralize decision making by avoiding micromanagement and trusting their employees to get the job done in the field.
4. Don't let failures get you down.
In a move that stunned many, Pope Francis gave his own confession this past year before hearing the confessions of others, acknowledging that he too makes mistakes. Referring to the handling of child sexual abuse scandals faced by the Church, Krames notes that Pope Francis himself has learned that "sidestepping adversity seldom works."
"Dwelling on past injuries will not help you in the future. To be a leader of the magnitude of Pope Francis, you have to recognize that sometimes you will falter, and that mistakes are acceptable as long as they can contribute to future triumphs," he writes.
"Lead with Humility: 12 Leadership Lessons from Pope Francis" will be released in September.


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Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita, the named respondent in this case, speaking from the steps of the United States Supreme Court as Indiana's Chief Election Officer:
"First, I wish to thank Tom Fisher for his powerful advocacy for Indiana's common sense law. The nine Court Justices also deserve our gratitude. The questions asked displayed non-political, thoughtful consideration of this issue. Finally, the American public should be thanked because we overwhelmingly agree that this law is a good step forward in the way we select our leaders.
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ATLANTA -- The maturation process of the Marlins continues.
Showing signs of growing up, Miami pulled off some late heroics at the plate and in the field on Thursday night.View Full Game Coverage
ATLANTA -- The maturation process of the Marlins continues.
Showing signs of growing up, Miami pulled off some late heroics at the plate and in the field on Thursday night.View Full Game Coverage
Donovan Solano provided the decisive hit, lining a pinch-hit RBI single in the ninth inning off Craig Kimbrel to lift the Marlins to a 4-3 comeback win over the Braves at Turner Field.
To preserve the one-run lead, Giancarlo Stanton made a diving catch in the ninth to rob Dan Uggla of a game-tying, extra-base hit.
Marcell Ozuna homered and drove in two runs.
The all-around team effort enabled the Marlins to take two of three at Turner Field. Miami has now won four straight series.
"It sure feels good," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "I know those guys out there are fired up. That first game they beat up on us pretty good, and we endured some rain and got some big hits and big pitches."
After rallying from three runs down in the first inning, the Marlins responded off one of the best closers in the game.
Kimbrel issued ninth-inning walks to Ed Lucas and Logan Morrison. With two outs, Solano laced an 89-mph slider into right field, scoring Lucas with the decisive run.
Solano had two strikes on him, and he was thinking fastball when he ripped an offspeed pitch into right.
"I know it is not easy coming off the bench and facing a good pitcher," Solano said. "I just focused on getting a good pitch and just hitting it. I waited for the fastball and I made the adjustment for the breaking ball."
The surging Marlins are 19-11 since May 31, and they improved to 13-15 in one-run games.
Closing out the ninth on Thursday was a challenge.
Steve Cishek picked up his 17th save, but he needed an assist from Stanton. With one out and Freddie Freeman on first, Uggla lined a ball into the gap in right-center.
Stanton is listed at 6-foot-5 in the media guide, but he says he is actually 6-5 3/4. He reached out fully and made a remarkable catch to save a run.
"I needed every bit," Stanton said. "In watching Uggla all day, I didn't think he was going to try to flick it over first base [for a base hit]. I figured he would either try to get into one or nothing. So I was conscious about the gap already. The gap is more important in that situation anyway. If he hits it into the gap, he can score."
Redmond called the play one of the greatest catches he's ever seen.
In disbelief, Uggla stood in frustration, looking in Stanton's direction.
"I was surprised he went and got it, because off the bat, it had them split perfect," Uggla said of right fielder Stanton and center fielder Ozuna. "It must have had a little bit of fade, and it just hung up there enough for him to run it down, so he made a good play."
A year ago, the Marlins were 4-14 against the Braves, including 2-7 at Turner Field. So rebounding from an 11-3 loss on Tuesday to take the series was satisfying for a team striving to come of age.
Stanton's great grab wasn't the only big defensive play on the night for Miami.
Shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria made one of the team's top gems of the season in the sixth inning, snaring Jason Heyward's liner earmarked for left field.
The series finale marked the Marlins debut for Henderson Alvarez, acquired from the Blue Jays last November. Alvarez opened the season on the disabled list with a right shoulder inflammation. He worked five innings, allowing three runs on five hits.
Atlanta starter Julio Teheran also was not involved in the decision, giving up three runs on six hits with seven strikeouts in five innings.
It was a highly contrasting first inning for the two starters, who threw almost the same exact number of pitches. Teheran got through the first on 22 pitches with 13 strikes, compared to Alvarez's 23 pitches, also with 13 strikes.
The results were dramatically different, as Teheran struck out the side in order, while Alvarez was tagged for three runs on four hits.
Andrelton Simmons led off the first by lining an infield single off Lucas' glove at third. Heyward's double put runners on second and third, Freeman ripped a two-run single and Brian McCann delivered an RBI double.
"I felt like my command wasn't there in the first inning," Alvarez said in Spanish. "After that, I was able to get into the zone."
After McCann's double, pitching coach Chuck Hernandez made a mound visit, and whatever he said worked. Alvarez retired the next two batters on two pitches, and he retired eight straight through the fourth inning.
"Chuck said to focus on spotting a good fastball on the outside part of the plate and get a ground ball," Alvarez said. "That's a first-place team, and I'm happy I was able to contribute."
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro.


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Garden Goodies Salad
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- Prep Time:30 Minutes
Serves: 1
Cups of Fruits & Vegetables per Serving: 2 1/2
1/2 cup shell pasta, medium, cooked
1/4 cup carrots, shredded
3 oz. fresh turkey tenderloin, roasted
1 1/2 cups Romaine lettuce
1/2 cup cucumber, peeled, sliced
6 cherry tomatoes, halved
2 tablespoons fat-free ranch dressing
Cook pasta according to package directions. Cube roasted turkey. Toss together carrots, turkey, Romaine lettuce, cucumber, and tomatoes, drizzle ranch dressing over top. Refrigerate until chilled.
Each serving provides: An excellent source of vitamins A and C, and potassium, and a good source of folate, magnesium and fiber.
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- Total Fat: 1.9g
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Top 5 Consulting-Specifying Engineer articles, Feb. 24 – March 2, 2014
Were you out last week? Miss something? Here are the Consulting-Specifying Engineer's five most-clicked articles from last week, Feb. 24 – March 2, 2014, including articles about the 40 Under 40 program, avoiding corrosion in electrical systems, designing laboratory ventilation systems, lighting control, and a column about female engineers.
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I spent a little bit of time recently profiling and optimizing some code.
This is not a usual thing to do for lots of programing tasks, because these days, often code is fast enough to do the job. However fast enough for which computer? One of the machines I run is an old duron 850 mhz from around 1999. Some programs are starting to get a little slow. Because developers are only testing to make sure their programs run on the latest hardware. Lots of people I know still have computers even older than this! So I want things to run really nicely on my slow machine at least. In the hopes that it will run nicely on other peoples slow computers. Luckily it often doesn't take too mucheffort to speed things up.
Most things I do run ok even on my old slow machine. However on two demanding applications I am working on there is a needfor profiling and optimization.
Here are some of the things I found...
Python game optimization.
My game holepit was leaking a little bit of memory between levels. It turned out that a destructor was not being called for the level, so a dislay list was not being freed. I think there may have been an error in the destructor(which doesn't tell python if there is an error there), or python was waiting to garbage collect it. Whatever. I just put an explit clean up call there.
Also the display list was getting compiled and executed every frame. Rather than reusing the previously compiled display list. This gave quite a big speed up too. The moral of the story... memory leaks are bad, and so is garbage collection in performance intensive situations requiring os cleanup(opengl resources, and file resources).
For mouse motion events, sometimes three or four could be delivered per frame. So my 'turn the avatar around' code was being called up to four times times a frame. This turned out to be a major cause of slow down in the intro sequence because there the time is sped up. The intro uses recorded mouse events to control a character which writes the word 'holepit' on the screen. It was getting up to eight a frame. Once I filtered these events to only update on the last mouse motion event every frame then the intro sequence ran a lot better. Such that it didn't skip between sections of the word. Much nicer looking :)
It had less of an inpact in the main game though.
One thing that did come up though was a place where I was using the dreaded 'exec'. This was in some code which interfaces with C++ code. Finding a class name encoded into a string pointer, and constructing that class. So I removed the exec call by storing the classes in a dict keyed by thier names, then constructed the classes from that instead.
This did make a noticable performance impact.
There were a number of other low hanging fruit in holepit for increasing the performance. However the game was now runing quite a bit faster than before such that it is running faster than vsync on my slow computer(over 75 fps). So now it is 'fast enough'.
Javascript website optimization.
Now the tactic I used to optimize www.pretendpaper.com was quite a bit different.
As of this writing the website still needs a bunch of work to make faster. But it is getting close to usable now. It takes 4-5 seconds to load on my slower computer, less on my faster one.
I already knew without profiling some of the slow bits. There is *lots I can do to pretendpaper.com to speed it up. But I knew of a couple of sure things which would give massive speedups. Also I knew that by chosing this one thing, it would only take me very little time, and not require much reworking of code.
I just put eight requests into one request. Those eight requests always happened anyway, so I might as well do them at once all the time. The overall time to request one big thing is less because 1) there is no latency between the requests. 2) there is better compression because some of the data in the requests is the same.
During changing the requests to use the same one I found quite a bit of duplicated code. As well as some things which could be easily done(and cached) on the server side. Saving the client side quite a bit of work.
More waffling on about the differences.
So even without a profiler, you can sometimes just know what bits are slow. However a profiler can definitely help you out. Especially for a large amounts of code, or when you did not write the code in the first place.
Optimizing towards fast enough is a good goal. As long as you optimize for fast enough on the computers that it will run on, not your brand new really fast machine. Just optimizing to fast enough is important when there are still lots of features needed to add, and bugs to fix.
Saturday, September 03, 2005
A-profiling I a-go.
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An old barn looks out at the Sweetgrass Hills. Photographed near Milk River, Alberta.
Home Sweet Homestaed
An old Homestead in the Cochrane, Alberta area.
Into the Light
Sunrise at McDougall Church.
On Any Sunday
I figured it was Sunday so I went to Church. McDougall Church in the cool light of a winter sunrise.
Abandonded Farm
The old mission at Fort Liard.
Built in 1925 the Connop house is featured in the Glenbow Archives as one of Albertas finest homes.
Old Barn near Gull Lake
Old grain elevators stand as amonuments to the agricultural past near Mosley, Alberta
Life and Death
Moonrise at the Old Barn
The Neal Homestead near Golden, BC
The Elevator from the Church Window
Old Homestead near Golden, Alberta
Old Barn in Cochrane - HDR
Moonrise over an Old Barn near Cochrane, Alberta
Abandoned Farmhouse in Canola Field
Old Farmhouse under a big Alberta sky
Old Farmhouse in Southern Alberta
The (Almost) Red Barn
Old Farm Buildings near Dorothy, Alberta
Two Barns near Calmar
Dawn at the Catholic Church in Dorothy, Alberta
The Churches at Dawn, Dorothy, Alberta
St Mary's Church, Southern, Alberta
The Centurion
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HEY YOU, UP IN THE CLOUDS, PULL OVER! - Sheriff Carlus Gay had arrested many drunk drivers during his twenty plus year career in law enforcement. But, he never dreamed one might come out of the sky. J.B. Daniel, a 40-year-old resident of Swainsboro, landed his private plane on Georgia Highway 29. Daniel then taxied his plane down for two miles down the highway to the Cile Cook Home at the junction of the highway with the Old Savannah Road. Gay could smell the scent of liquor on the breath of the pilot, whom he promptly arrested for flying under the influence. Augusta Chronicle, April 14, 1958.
THE POWER OF PRAYER - Brammer Cecil, of Mt. Airy, North Carolina, was
driving his truck through Laurens County carrying a heavy load of glass. When the glass shifted, Cecil's truck overturned. Cecil was buried under many slabs of heavy glass. Pinned, cut, and bleeding, Cecil had no hope of being extracted from the cab of his truck. The Rev. J.S. Wetzel, of Century Methodist Church, was the first motorist to arrive on the scene. Rev. Wetzel tried and tried to remove the glass. Then he prayed to God for the strength to get the man out. Cecil was praying too. Then, that's when another motorist, a resident of Toccoa, showed up. With the young man's help, Wetzel managed to free Cecil from the crushed truck. You see, the young man was no ordinary man. He had garnered world wide fame for his ability to lift heavy weights. That young man, you may have guessed, was none other than Paul Anderson, the reigning Olympic champion weightlifter - who was forever billed as the "Strongest Man in the World." Augusta Chronicle, March 14, 1960.
SHINE ON - Charlie Williams enjoyed a good shoe shine business in Dublin. Lots of men lined up to get their shoes looking like they were new. Trouble was that Charlie's real shine was not the shoe shine, but moonshine, which he kept in a five-gallon bucket next to his stand. Those customers who knew what was up ordered a "double shine" until law enforcement officers busted the money making operation. Augusta Chronicle, October 24, 1954.
"COURIER HERALD" GOES WORLD WIDE - Bernard Geeslin was walking along the seawall in Manilla in May of 1945 when he saw a Filipino sitting on his heels in the curve of the wall reading a newspaper. He took a closer look, and to his utter amazement, it was a December 14, 1944 issue of "The Courier Herald." The headline read "Nazis Smash American Lines." Geeslin was unable to ascertain the subscriber of the paper or what the reader thought of it. Dublin Courier Herald, May 25, 1945, p. 3.
THE OTHER LIBRARY - Did you know that the first Laurens County Library was established in 1938. The Carnegie Library in Dublin gave free service to only city residents at the time. The ladies of the Parnassus Club sponsored a library for county residents. The library was located in the county office building on East Madison Street, which served formerly as the post office from 1912 until 1936. Virginia Graves served as the first and only librarian. After a few months the Laurens County Library merged with the Carnegie Library. Countywide service began with the help of the W.P.A. which funded a traveling librarian. Dublin Courier Herald, 8/6/1938, Laurens Co. History, 1807-1941, p. 239, 248.
PSYCHIC FUND RAISER - One of the first fund raising events for the new Carnegie Library was held at the high school auditorium. Professor William Irving Fayssoux displayed his talents as a clairvoyant and psychic. The proceeds from the event went to the book fund of the new library. At three o'clock, Fayssoux blindfolded himself. He then drove madly and daringly over the main streets of Dublin. He promised the crowd that he could find a letter which had been hidden by a prominent Dublinite. Dublin Times, October 15, 1904, p. 1.
THE COTTON KING - Roswell King, a Connecticut native, left his home for Darien, Georgia, in 1788. King served in a variety of public offices including surveyor, justice of the peace, justice of the Inferior Court, and state representative. In 1802, King was hired as Major Pierce Butler's overseer on his plantations on Butler Island and at Woodville on the Altamaha River and Hampton plantation on St. Simons Island. During the next 36 years, King developed efficient methods in the cultivation of rice and sea island cotton. In 1816 Roswell King purchased a building on the northwest corner of the courthouse square in Dublin. In 1829, King sold the building which may have burned. In the 1830s, King was sent to Dahlonega to establish a branch of the Bank of Darien. King was much impressed with the beauty of the woodlands. He returned to North Georgia and purchased a large tract of woodlands. He dammed Vickery Creek and operated a large cotton mill. King named the new community after himself, and the community of Roswell was born. King appreciated the value of industry in the South, the lack of which led to the loss of the Civil War. Dictionary of Georgia Biography, Kenneth Coleman, Vol. 2, page 579; Deed Book G, page 192, Deed Book I, page 201, Laurens County Records.
SPICING UP OUR INDUSTRIES - The Dublin-Laurens Chamber of Commerce from its inception has sought out new industries and businesses for the county. In the spring of 1941 the Chamber worked with state officials and private industries in an experimental new crop in the Laurens County agricultural community. The new crop came from central Europe with the plants being donated from spice making firms. The new crop was a mild European pepper which when ground up would become a popular spice known as paprika. Dublin Courier Herald, May 3, May 14, 1941, p. 1.
THE LAST OF THE ONE ROOM SCHOOL HOUSES - A 130-year-old educational practice came to an end on September 9, 1937. The Laurens County Board of Education voted to close Burch's Academy, the last of the one room - one teacher schools. The school was located at the southern end of the county on the south side of Alligator Creek. The students of the grammar school were transferred to Cedar Grove School. Cedar Grove was the second largest county school with 11 grades. Dublin Courier Herald, September 10, 1937, p. 1.
THE THREE-SEATER BABY CARRIAGE - D.S. Brandon was one of Dublin's leading wholesale grocers. His wife was of the northern persuasion, a Yankee. She often ridiculed the women of the South for having so many children. Mrs. Brandon compared the high number of children to litters of puppies. The women of Dublin had the last laugh when Mrs. Brandon gave birth to triplets in 1909. The Brandon triplets were heralded in this area as much as the Dionne Quintuplets of the 1930s. Mr. Brandon was reading a newspaper when he saw an article about Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Robinson of Griffin, Georgia. The new parents of triplets were in need of help to pay the cost of caring for the babies. Brandon made arrangements to ship the custom made three-seater baby carriage to the Robinsons, for which the new parents were eternally grateful. Dublin Courier Herald, June 4, 1914, p. 1.


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By: Chris Hosking, Category: At The Museum, Date: 05 Apr 2012
Two young Eastern Water Dragons are being displayed in the Australian Museum's hands-on enquiry center; Search & Discover.
The Eastern Water Dragon Physignathus lesueurii lesueurii, is a subspecies that occurs along the east coast of Australia from Cooktown in the north down to the New South Wales south coast (approximately at Kangaroo Valley) where it is replaced with the Gippsland Water Dragon Physignathus lesueurii howittii.
It can be found in a variety of habitats, from tropical rainforest in the north to temperate woodland in the south. Flowing water with ample tree cover and basking sites appear to be the key to habitat preference for this species. Water dragons can also be found in cities and towns within its range.
The Water Dragon is more often heard than seen as it dives into the water when disturbed. It can remain submerged for around one hour. This species has a much lower preferred body temperature than other large dragons and can remain in the water or in shade on hot days. They are often seen on overcast days or in the morning basking in the available heat.
Water dragons are omnivores, feeding on both plants and animals, mainly invertebrates such as insects and spiders. In Sydney, the breeding season begins in September when courtship and mating begins and concludes in January when the last clutches of eggs are laid. Females lay 6 to 18 eggs in a shallow hole under dirt or sand and take from 68-120 days to hatch.
The hatchlings start at around 10cm in length and will take approximately three years to reach a mature size of about 70cm. Some males will continue to grow, reaching a maximum size of 90cm, making them the largest species of dragon lizard in Australia and second largest in the world after the Philippine Sail-finned Water Dragon, Hydrosaurus pustulatus.
More information can be found at the Water Dragon page.
Search & Discover has received many photos of Water Dragons over the years to either identify new backyard visitors or share their sightings of these magnificent reptiles. Here are just a few.
The dragons can now be seen in their exhibit in Search & Discover, on Level 2 , where staff can answer questions you have and provide resources about the Museum's collections.


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Storms trigger power outages
As Cherokee residents have learned in the past, power outages don't happen very often, but they do occur with enough frequency that should force families to be safely prepared if they're left in the dark.
The following home safety tips are quite timely for this time of year:
*Have flashlights, fresh batteries and candles on hand. Hide batteries from children so they don't end up in toys instead of emergency equipment.
*Keep fresh batteries in a battery-powered radio so you can hear the news if power is out. And keep a battery-powered clock handy.
*If your telephone line is plugged into an electric answering machine, disconnect it and plug the phone directly into the phone jack during a power outage.
*Keep your local electric cooperative telephone and account numbers handy so you'll have them when you call to report the power outage.
*Stock your cupboards with unrefrigerated prepared foods, so you won't have to open the freezer or refrigerator during an outage. A tightly shut refrigerator will keep food from spoiling for up to eight hours, and the freezer should stay safely cold for 24-48 hours.
Above it all, keep your family calm, do not panic and do your best to ride it out. Normally, the outages are restored in a hour or two,
And remember, if you lose your TV signal but still have power to the rest of the house, you can still play videos on the VCR or DVD player which do not need a television signal to function.
Be prepared for the severe weather spring and summer storms can bring in the Midwest!


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One Christian's plea : the life, ministry, and controversies of Francis Johnson. (2006-10-13)Francis Johnson (1562-1618) served as pastor of the English Separatist congregation that became known as the "Ancient Church" from 1592 until his death in 1618. The congregation was first gathered in London under the ...


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IMPORTANT MESSAGE: Apologies to those who use this thread, I've been negligent towards my duty of updating this thread; I'm currently in a quasi-busy moment in life and have neither passion nor dedication of maintaining this thread. As of the moment, I am contemplating the idea of dropping this thread and allow a user who is much more dedicated than I to take on my duties. In the meantime, I shall update the thread to the Spring Season.
This thread is an index to all, if not most, of the current season anime threads. It may be used to discuss series without threads.
Last updated: 5/2/2013. Indexed Uta no Prince Sama 2.
After experiencing the hassle of going through several pages to find the threads of current season anime for discussion, I decided to make a "General Anime Discussion Thread" for the purpose of linking those threads.
Note: I will not always be able to update this thread, so request a Mod to maintain this thread. Also, if I missed any series, just post a reply in this thread (with the link preferably). If any errors are spot, please point them out bty messaging me or posting about it in the thread.
Future Seasons:
Summer Anime 2013
Current Season Threads: Spring Anime 2013
Continuing onto next cour:
Licensed Streams:
Unlicensed Streams:
Ending this season:
Licensed Streams:
Hataraku Maou-sama Available at Funi
Red Data Girl Available at Funi
Date A Live Available at Funi
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S Available at Funi
Uta no Prince Sama 2 Available at CR
Mushibugyo Available at CR
Henneko Available at CR
The Severing Crime Edge Available at CR
My Teenage RomCom SNAFU Available at CR
Devil Survivor 2 Available at CR
Aiura Available at CR
Yuyushiki Available at CR
Gargantia on The Verdurous Planet Available at CR
Sparrows hotel Available at CR
Arata Kangatari Available at CR
Flowers of Evil Available at CR
Majestic Prince Available at CR
Haiyore! Nyaruko-san W! Available at CR
PhotoKano Available at
Karneval Available at CR
Hyakka Ryoran: Samurai Brides Available at CR
Valvrave The Liberator Available at CR
Unlicensed Streams:
Past Seasons Threads (From Spring 2011 onward)
Year 2011 - Spring, Summer, Fall
Year 2012 - Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Year 2013 - Winter
Other Threads:
In loving memory of Cryska.
AsuraCryin wrote:
Lab Member 004 goes beyond the the impossible
If you add a few more, (off the top of my head Azazael-san, Dog Days, Hanasaku Iroha, Deadman Wonderland)
Then I wont accidently ingest those calories you left in the fridge, next time.
- Found the Azazael link
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I'll look for some of the biggest show threads lying around here
Edit - more links
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All i could find for now, including these
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Alot of these threads have been deserted for awhile since the season has gone on, but hopefully this thread should rectify that.
Nice job on this thread AsuraCryin.
I'm guessing it's a White Hole
You need to add Sofuteni. No thread on CR that I know of.
My Jumbo Jet Flies Cheerfully.
I believe this thread should get a sticky, or it'll end up like all the other 'impression' threads, pages away.
Smilin' every day
We should ask the mods to turn this into a sticky thread. After all, it's kind of a hassle to search several pages of this section or use the search button... In a way, this is a great convenience for those who seek the hot topics.
EDIT: For those who did not know about this, there's a new gundam series coming this Fall called Gundam AGE.
I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.
No wait, got a link for the Health and sex-ed for 30 year olds thread.
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Oh and X-men
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I can't find a thread for Sengoku Otome, Sofutenni or Hoshizora.. So if anyone wants to create an impressions thread then we can post the link on here to get most of the shows for this season on the page
I'm guessing it's a White Hole
OMG thanks for making this thread.
Sticky please!
Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?
Well, if there's no establish thread, this thread can also be used to discuss series without a thread. Although... Those discussions would be most likely ignored.
I normally post on half of the linked threads but I've been too lazy to put up constructive thoughts on any except for Steins;Gate. I'll try and get this thread sticky. Time to visit the "talk with mods" thread.
In loving memory of Cryska.
Meh, I don't like how people will later come in this thread and say thank you etc, and spam the entire thread. Hope it won't be like that. :c
'' Insert meaningless quote ''
Kippu wrote:
~Went ahead and stickied it due to many requests.
Reminds me of Mauz's index threads:
Thanks for the sticky, hopefully I stay long enough on CR to keep this thread alive. I think I'll post Mauz's index thread in the first post, but that could possibly cause necro-posting.
Question for the people who browse through these forums.
Should I keep the current season anime threads and put them in spoilers when a new seasons starts?
In loving memory of Cryska.
Put it in spoilers. I got a feeling that there will be a long list of threads this Fall.
I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.
hmmm i know that there is no soft tenni thread but then agian it's censored worse than qwaser as at some points. The whole " cut off of 4 minutes in ep 5 was just bull" I will try to keep the threads I made updated as soon as possible.
Living life one day at a time
Working hard on this thread - I'll be happy if thread makers post their links for any current season anime discussions so I don't miss any. Seeing as I frequent CR forums 8 hours a day, it seems unlikely for me to miss any but it'll be helpful if links are provided and I am notify.
Thanks in advance.
In loving memory of Cryska.
a bit off topic but if anyone else wants to make "impressions threads" be my guest. I have my own site in the mean time but when the new higurashi ova's do come out I will be sure to let you all know.
Living life one day at a time


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Eastleigh MP Chris Huhne is expected to be appointed energy and climate change secretary in a Conservative-Liberal Democrat government, the Daily Echo understands.
Mr Huhne, who is currently the Lib Dem home affairs spokesman, is one of a handful of the smaller party's senior figures expected to be given cabinet posts as a way of smoothing the path to creating Britain's first national coalition government since 1945.
The MP's Eastleigh seat was thought to be at risk of being taken by the Conservatives at last Thursday's general election. But in the event the former Lib Dem leadership challenger increased his majority from 568 to 3,864.
Mr Huhne has previously held the position of environment spokesman on the Lib Dem front bench. If confirmed, his new post will see him take charge of the UK's international negotiations on carbon emissions and climate change and policy on renewable and nuclear energy.


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More Yallourn mine flooding not expected to impact power generation
The operator of the Yallourn power station says extra water flooding the open-cut mine will not affect energy generation.
The Morwell River diversion collapsed in June last year, flooding the mine.
Since then, the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) gave Energy Australia emergency discharge approval to pump 150 million litres of water out of the mine and into the Latrobe River each day.
Recent heavy rain is proving too much for the system to handle and extra water is now flowing into the mine.
Energy Australia says the company will not need to go back to the EPA to ask for permission to release bigger volumes of water.
A spokeswoman says the flooding may create problems with coal transportation but energy generation at Yallourn power station will not be affected because coal can be sourced from elsewhere in the mine.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, floods, water-management, yallourn-north-3825, sale-3850


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James Harden scores 29 as Houston Rockets top Cleveland Cavaliers 112-104
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CLEVELAND – Surrounded by two superstars in his first three seasons, James Harden had few opportunities to take over games in the fourth quarter.
He sure looks comfortable in that role right now.
Harden scored 29 points, including 16 in the final period, and the Houston Rockets defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 112-104 on Saturday night.
"James sure made a couple of big shots, no doubt about that," Rockets coach Kevin McHale said. "He made some great plays and as a team, we found a way to make plays through him. He waved the (post player) off a couple of times because he wanted to go one-on-one. He was really feeling it there."
Playing alongside Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, Harden helped Oklahoma City reach the NBA Finals last season. He was traded to Houston in October and is averaging a career-best 26.3 points with the Rockets.
"You saw him in a situation in OKC where he was part of that three-headed monster," Cavaliers coach Byron Scott said. "Sometimes guys want that to have that spotlight and want to be the man and some of them can't handle it. Obviously he's been able to handle it extremely well."
Harden, who had four points in the first half, made 6 of 17 field-goal attempts, but was 14 of 15 at the line and had a career-high seven steals. He had no explanation for his struggles early in the game.
"To be honest, during shootaround and before the game, my shots all felt good," he said. "Then I couldn't get them to go in the first half. It's weird."
Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 30 points, including 11 in the final period, but tied his career high with eight turnovers. Although Irving kept Cleveland in the game, he blamed himself for not taking care of the basketball.
"I take full responsibility," he said. "That's the difference in the game right there."
The Cavaliers were trying to win two in a row for the second time this season. Center Anderson Varejao, the league's leading rebounder, missed his ninth straight game with a bruised right knee.
Harden has topped the 20-point mark in each of his last 16 games. He scored seven straight points for Houston during one key stretch in the final period. He made a foul shot and converted a three-point play to help the Rockets build a 91-86 lead.
Then Harden made a 3-pointer with the shot clock winding down, making it 94-88 with 5:52 remaining. He lost control of his dribble at the top of the key, hurriedly retrieved the ball and hit the shot over Dion Waiters.
"The regular shot feels good, but the shot that I heaved up and prayed about to go in went in," he said.
Jeremy Lin added 20 points for Houston, which has won 11 of 14 and is 14-2 against the Eastern Conference.
Harden added another 3-pointer with 3:58 left for a 100-92 lead. Lin's three-point play and Carlos Delfino's 3-pointer helped Houston maintain the lead, but Irving hit a pair of 3-pointers and a foul shot.
Harden made a jumper with 45.7 seconds left and added two free throws at the 29.6-second mark to make it 110-103.
The Rockets trailed by 18 in the second quarter of Friday night's 115-101 victory at Milwaukee. They trailed by 10 in the first quarter against Cleveland, but managed to rally for another win.
Patrick Patterson scored 15 points for Houston while Marcus Morris and Greg Smith had 11 apiece. Smith also had 11 rebounds.
Alonzo Gee scored 18 points for Cleveland. Tristan Thompson added 14 points and 16 rebounds.
Irving, whose jump shot with one second left gave the Cavaliers a 106-104 win over Charlotte on Friday, brought the crowd to its feet in the first quarter when he spun around a defender while dribbling at midcourt and drove in for a layup.
Houston took its first lead midway through the second quarter on Harden's layup. Irving's three-point play gave the Cavaliers a 39-37 lead, but Lin, who scored all 14 of his first-half points in the quarter, hit two 3-pointers and a jumper to help Houston take a 54-50 lead at halftime. The Rockets hit six 3-pointers in the quarter.
Irving and Harden each scored nine points in the third quarter and the game was tied at 78 going into the final period.
NOTES: Asked about rookie F Royce White's status with the organization, McHale said, "I have no idea." White, the 16th overall pick in the June draft, has spent most of the season on the inactive list while he and the team figure out how to handle his anxiety disorder. He refused his assignment to Houston's D-League affiliate last week. ... Scott hopes Varejao will be able to practice Tuesday. "The last report was he went through his workout the other day and felt the best that he's felt," Scott said. ... Cavs G Daniel Gibson (concussion) missed his fourth straight game.


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Israel disputes French TV claim on boy's death
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Sunday completed an investigation into a decade-old French TV report that claimed Israeli forces killed a Palestinian boy in a gunbattle with Palestinian militants, saying the video was misleading and unfairly blamed Israel.
France 2 network's images from Sept. 30, 2000, days after a Palestinian uprising erupted, allegedly showed the death of Mohammed al-Dura, cowering with his father during intense gunfire between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. The circumstances remain disputed.
The government report released Sunday raised doubts about Israel's role in the death, saying the France 2 report blamed Israel without having enough proof to do so. It says al-Dura was shown alive toward the end of raw video obtained from France 2, an image that was not included in the edited report.
In a response, France 2 said it was not contacted by the committee investigating the video. It said it would be willing to help al-Dura's father, Jalal, exhume his son's body to "clarify the circumstances of the incident."
Al-Dura has become a symbol for Palestinians who accuse Israel of using excessive force. Israel says the video has been used by militants as an excuse to attack Israelis.


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PEORIA — Julius Erving is not proposing a medical/residential/retail complex for newly annexed land in Northwest Peoria. Srinivas Jujjavarapu is.
Over months of consideration, with significant neighborhood opposition, his project was far from being a slam dunk. But with City Council approval Tuesday night, it's free to proceed.
"I would say I'm very relieved," Jujjavarapu said following a series of votes regarding annexation, rezoning and comprehensive-plan changes on the 34-acre parcel adjacent to Illinois Route 91.
"I'm not used to this long haul of a process," said the oncologist who shares a nickname — Dr. J — with a legendary basketball player. "I think it's for a good reason. It made me understand better what the concerns are and how to address the concerns that will make it a better option for everybody."
A vote on Jujjavarapu's petition had been deferred four times, in part because neighbors complained about a lack of a site plan for the property. A subject-to-change plan Jujjavarapu and his attorney, Bob Hall, discussed Tuesday was multifaceted.
It included Jujjavarapu's cancer-treatment practice, a 40,000-to-60,000-square-foot complex that might include at least a dozen doctors. A maximum of 225 apartments, with monthly rents in the $1,300-to-$1,500 range, also is an option. So is retail development and, perhaps, a hotel.
"This is exactly the type of project we need in our city," said 5th District Councilman Casey Johnson, who will represent the newly annexed area.
Those who live nearby and who attended the council meeting didn't appear to share Johnson's enthusiasm. They cited conflict with the city's comprehensive plan. They also suggested the apartments might attract more children than the local school district, Dunlap Unit 323, can accommodate.
One nearby resident, Angela Anderson, presented a petition opposed to the annexation. She said it contained about 600 signatures, gathered over two weeks.
"Give me another two weeks and I'll be back with 1,000 signatures," Anderson told the council. "If you need your phones ringing off the hook and your emails on fire, that can be arranged.
"So many dominoes have to fall in place for this project to maybe someday get off the ground."
Per the annexation agreement, development can't begin until early 2016. Stipulations regarding building materials for the apartments, among other things, are part of the covenant.
Beth Akeson was the only council dissenter on all four votes necessary for approval. Fellow at-large colleague Beth Jensen voted no on the comprehensive-plan and zoning changes. Another at-large member, Chuck Weaver, abstained.
"I believe a vote against this project will continue to perpetuate a misconception that we are not business friendly in the city of Peoria," Johnson said. "If this were asked by the village of Dunlap, or if Dr. J were to take this across the (Illinois) River somewhere, they would be welcomed with open arms."
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PEORIA — Julius Erving is not proposing a medical/residential/retail complex for newly annexed land in Northwest Peoria. Srinivas Jujjavarapu is.


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Defeater of Robot Masters
I'd like to mention Norris Packard in 08th MS Team. Getting cut in half after being shot at by 3 MS, destroying and overturning a chunk of highway on a Gundam, using the same Gundam as a shield, being beaten with a removed left arm, and he still manages to take out a guntank before the top section hits the ground. Amazing...
As for dumb deaths...
Treize in Wing,
Katz in Zeta,
South Burning in 0083,
Dozle Zabi in MSG
Miharu (Kai's spy girlfriend) in MSG
|2007-11-02, 14:24
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Well, we all know Tomino was smokin' some kinda corporate crack back then.
That, and he has this tendency to get really depressed, and then take that depression on his characters.
I watched the series without knowing these small details, and in turn, I had a horrific experience. I never watched it, again. In fact, I vow not to watch anything Tomino directs until I first made sure that he was sane during the production process.
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|2007-11-04, 16:48
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|2007-11-04, 17:03
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More death that I remembered
Spoiler for Zeta:
Spoiler for 0083:
Spoiler for 8th ms Team:
|2007-11-05, 01:40
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Spoiler for Duker's Death:
Does that clear things up a bit more?
|2007-11-05, 10:03
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Catholic = Cat addiction?
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: MURICA!!
Yeah, a lot of people believe Heine's death was pretty screwed up.
But I think Talia's death was screwed up even more. Why? She actually had a choice. Her death was ... ... beyond pointless, even by Gundam standards.
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|2007-11-05, 12:59
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The saddest part is, I see this type of practice in other series too, albeit from different angles. Popular Seiyuu cast as characters in order to sell something.
|2007-11-05, 17:43
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Rau takes badass, while Char & Amuro take significance. Jerid wins LOL over EVERYTHING, like WOW, he just got WIPED OFF the rival menu JUST LIKE THAT. Stuff like that really made UC "realistic" as there were times when crap WASN'T settled and you felt "it wasnt his/her time yet". That's what war should be. And yeah, Rau is plenty obvious, one of the best fights before dying. Char & Amuro chatted a BIT too long to enter the badass category, but their deaths were huge mainly due to their pull. It's Char and Amuro. You cannot deny them.
And uh, pointless deaths were what made Gundam remotely realistic. Not everyone is going to die and be in heaven/hell going "hey, not a bad way to go" it's more like "aw crap, I wasted my life or got owned before I did anything significant". That's the point gundam tries to give across. That war takes away any chance for a lot of people to do with their lives. Whether it's cannon fodder, civilians, or characters, it's trying to show "WAR IS BAD, BUT WE MAKE GUNDAMS FIGHTING LOOK COOL, BUY OUR MODELS, BUT DONT INCITE VIOLENCE!" kinda deal. I always thought it was hypocritical, but it's not like I care for anything about gundam other then FREAKING ROBOTS FIGHTING EACH OTHER. Everything else is an afterthought.
And I mean it. How many of you would watch these series if they replaced every single mobile suit or mobile armor or whatever with hover trucks and balls? I sure as hell ain't. OOOO ITS KIRA YAMATO IN HIS SUPER SOAKER 9000 BUBBLE BOY, SAVE US FROM THE MASSES OF CARDBOARD BOXES.
Nvm, that would be bad ass.
If you want a series where not many people die, and generally only those who "deserve it" get owned, Gundam X would fit. And it's a decent series too, shallow but I thought the designs for that time were incredibly cool. Double X and Versigo was like, prototype Freedom and Destiny. Cept Versigo was crazy weird T_T though cool!
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|2007-11-07, 23:52
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Although I'm not a person that actually enjoy death scenes...
Stupid deaths: The Grunts being PWNED in Gundam Wing. They're all like: "IT'S A GUNDAAAAAAAAAAAAM!!!" and then *boom*
But the greatest of all will be from Char's counterattack. We salute thee, Amuro Ray...
|2007-11-08, 00:12
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Well most of the death's in V Gundam give me that scissors in the stomach feeling, but if I have to pick one I gotta go with Treize Khushranada dying in Gundam Wing simply to prove a point of philosophical debate to Wu-Fei Chang..I will never forget how I felt inside when I saw that...The honor, the nobility, the arguable stupidity...It was too much to take...That day he became one of my alltime favorite anime characters...I mean this guy was beyond whatever triteness that ever existed when talking about the concept of fighting in Gundam...
Finally, an honorable mention would have to be Katz in Zeta Gundam...I nearly fell on my WTF sword when I saw that...But that's what was so great about Zeta, it's unforgiving, it's endless cold, it's war not being a game; living was the game, and Katz lost...
|2007-11-08, 00:21
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
When Shinn Asuka died and became Darth Vad--oh you mean physical deaths. Ok.
Not gonna bother with spoiler tags.
In W, when Treize died, but not for the reasons everyone are saying so far. I found it memorable because he was the only important character to actually DIE. I was like WTF, he DIED? In Gundam WING? No one freaking dies in Gundam Wing! If your MS explodes with you in it, you live! But Treize DIES? WTF!!!!
In SEED, Nicol's death because blood filled his helmet.
IN SEED, Tolle getting his head popped off. Pretty graphic if you ask me.
IN GW: EW Dekim Barton buying it was memorable because he was killed by this random dude. Ok so he's built up to be this evil guy and you're expecting him to be offed somehow by the Gundam pilots of someone we give a shit about, but instead, some random nobody pops him one. That was awesome. Now me and some buddies say that if we ever make a movie, we're gonna build up this story, and then at the climax have the main bad guy off'ed by some random shmoe. You can almost hear the collective "WTF!!" from future audiences...
And in SEED: Destiny, Shinn Asuka dying and Darth V---oh yeah. Nvm.
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2013 Chevrolet Volt: New Car Review
Pros: Zero-emissions potential; 300-mile plus range; very low fuel cost; nice roster of amenities; refined styling.
Cons: Pricey; poor rear visibility.
What's New: Hold mode to save battery; PZEV model for CA and NY HOV lane access; body-colored roof and liftgate; new interior color and material choice; available driver assistance technologies; navigation through MyLink.
The decades-long obsession with green technology continues, as more hybrids and electric vehicles (EVs) are seen on US roads with every passing year. Among them, the 2013 Chevrolet Volt--part hybrid, part EV--has become a common sight.
Really, the Volt is a plug-in hybrid. But a significant electric-only range, which is now up to 38 miles for the 2013 model year, allows the Volt to run solely on electricity from the grid and operate like a pure EV. If the juice runs out, the Volt recharges its batteries and runs down the road with the help of its gasoline-powered engine. With a full charge and a full tank, the Volt has a 300-mile range that easily outpaces any production EV. The all-electric Nissan Leaf, for instance, has a range of about 80 miles.
If the Volt is driven less than 40 miles between recharging sessions (20 miles each way to work, for example), the gas generator will never require usage. In that case, the Volt operates as a pure EV with zero emissions. If the Volt is being driven for more than 40 miles between recharges, then the range-extending 4-cylinder engine will be used, requiring an occasional trip to the gas station.
For 2013, the Volt comes with a Hold mode that allows the driver to save battery power for city driving. A new PZEV model makes the Volt eligible to ride with a single passenger in HOV lanes in California and New York. Also new for 2013, the Volt gets body-colored roof and tailgate finishes and a new interior color choice. New driver assistance technologies are available, such as lane departure warning and collision warning. Finally, MyLink gets navigation functionality, and options packages are rearranged.
Harnessing the best of two worlds, the 2013 Volt is a viable and attractive solution within the realm of green motoring. And Chevrolet offers lease deals on the Volt that take the sting away from its high sticker price.
Comfort & Utility
The Volt interior displays a very techno-savvy style. The clean dash is treated with modern-looking white and black accents among its touch-sensitive buttons and controls. The gauges are defined by a pair of LCD screens that display the usual vital signs as well as the flow of energy cycling through the electric-drive system.
The front seats are firm and well contoured but lack any power adjustments, which is a bit of a surprise considering the Volt's higher-end overall package. The back row is composed of two bucket seats divided by a center console that hides the car's massive lithium-ion battery beneath it. Headroom and legroom are in short supply for both rows. And getting in and out of the back seat takes a little extra effort because of the car's low-slung roofline.
The rear cargo hold is accessed by way of a convenient hatch, but the storage area is only 10.6 cu-ft. The rear seats fold down to expand this space, but not enough to call the Volt spacious.
Standard convenience features for the Volt include remote start, a tilt/telescoping steering wheel, automatic climate control and a touchscreen 6-speaker stereo. Notable options include leather upholstery, heated seats and a premium sound system.
On the standard side, the Volt has MyLink with Bluetooth and USB connectivity. New for 2013, MyLink offers GPS-enabled navigation. Optional electronics include conventional navigation with a digital music storage component and a premium energy-saving sound system that uses only half the power of conventional car stereos.
Performance & Fuel Economy
The Chevy Volt is propelled by an electric motor making 149 horsepower and 273 lb-ft of torque. This unit is powered by a 16-kWh lithium-ion battery pack fitted in the central tunnel and under the rear seat. The Volt is capable of traveling 30 to 40 miles at speeds of up to 100 mph on pure electric power. As the battery becomes depleted, a gasoline-powered 1.4-liter 4-cylinder becomes an alternate power source for the electric motor, giving it a range of more than 300 miles. This engine will also provide some direct power to the wheels at certain speeds.
The Volt's battery back can be recharged in about ten hours using a standard 120-volt outlet.
As far as efficiency goes, there are two distinct measurements for the Volt. Running on electricity from a plug-in charge, the Volt is EPA-rated at 98 MPGe in combined city/highway driving. This means that the Volt can go about 98 miles on the electrical equivalent of the amount of energy in a gallon of gasoline. Once the battery charge runs out, however, the Volt achieves less impressive fuel economy than some typical non-plug-in hybrids. It's rated at 35 mpg city and 40 mpg highway driving when using no electricity from the grid.
Occupant protection comes from eight airbags, including two side curtains and two at the driver's and front passenger's knees. The Volt is also equipped with ABS, stability control and OnStar emergency telematics.
Two new safety packages provide further assistance. Safety Package 1 gets rear parking sensors and a backup camera along with an auto-dimming rearview mirror. Safety Package 2 adds parking sensors up front, forward collision warning and lane departure warning.
Driving Impressions
The most noticeable thing about driving the Chevrolet Volt is its superb off-the-line acceleration. This is a common trait among electric vehicles due to their high torque output at low engine speeds. For the same reason, the Volt is an assertive left-lane passer. The acceleration contributes to making this car positively fun to drive.
The Volt's ride is smooth and quiet, especially in all-electric mode. And the change-over to generator mode is almost seamless, preserving a ride that feels refined in most driving conditions.
The Volt's road manners are nicely balanced. Its well-tuned suspension makes it a capable handler, able to take corners with confidence. Road grip is good, and body roll is minimal. Despite its hefty weight, the Volt feels reasonably nimble at virtually all speeds.
The only peculiarity is the twitchy feel of the Volt's brake pedal, which mainly can be attributed to the car's regenerative braking technology.
Nissan Leaf - As the first and only mass-produced pure electric car for the U.S., the Leaf delivers a range of about 80 miles with zero tailpipe emissions. But with that comes a lot of range anxiety. The Leaf does not come close to the Volt's 350-mile cruising range. And the Volt's dynamics are skewed in a sportier direction.
Toyota Prius Plug-In - The Prius plug-in offers only one-third of the Volt's all-electric range. But operating as a normal hybrid, its fuel economy is about 35 percent higher than the Volt's in gas-generator mode. The Prius is also considerably less expensive and offers quite a bit more cargo space.
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The 2013 Chevrolet Volt comes in only one trim level, but it offers multiple stand-alone and packaged options. We recommend two add-ons. First is the Safety Package 1, to combat the Volt's poor rear visibility, and the other is the optional navigation system. Although OnStar offers turn-by-turn directions, it doesn't compare to the upgraded system's voice-command touchscreen setup with real-time traffic and a digital music storage device. These enhancements add to the Volt's already comprehensive list of amenities, making it a very complete package.


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