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While Americans are not protein-deficient, the nutrients roles in food and health are becoming more appreciated, and its connection to satiety is skyrocketing.
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How do we as a nation measure up to these recommendations? Americans, according to a USDA survey, consume on average 75g of protein per day. Individual intakes vary, but in general, we are not a protein-deficient land. Yet forces other than government recommendations shape public awareness of protein needs.
In the 1970s, this awareness got a jolt with the publication of the best-selling book, Diet for a Small Planet, by Francis Moore Lappe. Though criticized by some for overstating the need to mix and match proteins at every meal, the book raised public consciousness of amino acid balance by showing how vegetable proteins could complement each other to provide the full spectrum of essential amino acids.
Despite the criticism, the message stuck: There were in fact many ways to fulfill our protein needs in addition to the traditional meats that graced the table at nearly every meal. This awareness paved the way for the acceptance of true variety in protein sources. Today if you ask a vegetarian "Where do you get your protein?" you'll probably get a pretty sophisticated answer.
Expanding protein awareness
"While 2.5 percent of America is classified as 'vegetarian,' 35 percent or more fit into the 'flexitarian' category, which is defined as eating three or more meatless meals per weak. Flexitarians are mainly health-driven in food choices and are looking to cut down intake of fat and cholesterol," says Seth Tibbot, founder of Turtle Island Foods Inc. (www.tofurky.com), Hood River, Ore.
Turtle Island started out making Tempeh, a fermented soybean cake from Indonesia. The company now is better known for Tofurky, one of the most innovative protein products on the market.
"Tofurky is a combination of organic tofu, vital wheat gluten (the protein part of the wheat) and natural flavors. Tofurky has an elongated, stranded meat-like texture and resembles turkey white meat in flavor," says Tibbot. While Tofurky may be new to many, if you're a vegetarian, this very well may be the gobbler you feasted on during the recent holidays.
"Tofurky was first marketed by our company in 1995 during the Thanksgiving holiday," Tibbot continues. "It grew out of my personal dismal experiences of trying to find a tasty, high-protein, convenient vegetarian centerpiece for the Thanksgiving table. Every year on 'turkey day,' my meat-eating friends would be having a grand old time with the bird while the plant eaters were left only with salad, potatoes and such disasters as our "stuffed pumpkin" and, in another year, a gluten roast that you couldn't cut with a chain saw."
The story of Tofurky is an example of protein awareness emerging from a small group and filling a niche that was greater than expected. "With the marketing of the first Tofurky, which weighed in at 3.5 lbs. and served eight people, we realized that we were not the only ones looking for a vegetarian alternative to turkey. It was an immediate hit in spite of its $32 price tag," says Tibbot. "It violated pretty much all the retail conventional wisdom, which said, 'Never price anything in the freezer above $3.99.' "Although it was difficult to convince retailers that the market existed, once Tofurky hit the shelves, it didn't stay there very long. Sales were brisk right from the start."
Vegetarianism is more than avoidance of meat. Hence, finding high-quality sources of vegetarian protein is critical to the maintenance of a healthy active lifestyle. "We want to show how an active, sustainable and organic lifestyle can improve the overall health and well-being of everyone," said Maria Emmer-Aanes, director of marketing of Nature's Path Foods (www.naturespath.com), Richmond, British Columbia. Nature's Path sponsors the Whidbey Island Marathon & Half Marathon as a way of promoting its Optimum Rebound cereals, formulated for "optimal post-exercise muscle recovery and fuel replacement." Rebound, a high-protein cereal, provides 10g of protein per serving from a mix of whole grains, nuts, soy nuts and seeds.
About the time that Diet for a Small Planet hit the shelves, Barbara's Bakery Inc. (www.barbarasbakery.com), Petaluma, Calif., began providing baked goods free of preservatives, hydrogenated oils and refined sugars. Today its offerings include wholegrain cereals, yogurt and fruit bars, plus higher-protein Puffins (named after the sea bird) cereals and cereal and milk bars. High in fiber and protein from whole grains and soy, milk, whey and yogurt, the bars are designed to provide a satisfying and sustaining alternative to the typical nutrient-poor snacks.
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Hello everyone, first time posters here, and apologies if this has been covered elsewhere, but we have two nine month old kittens. Archie was the runt of his litter but has now grown into a very boisterous and healthy boy. The problem being, he is obsessed with food. He is fed every day the same vet-approved amount of food (same as his sister) but he seems to be compulsively searching for food. Strange behaviour includes licking anything slightly resembling or smelling of food. Even if he's just been fed he runs back into the kitchen if anyone walks into it where we keep the food. No bin, left out food or washing up is safe from him! We are thinking this might be to do with the fact that he was a runt and did not get enough food when he was a baby. Any way we can change his attitudes? He constantly tries to steal food from his sister and is making her anxious, so we now feed them separately, although he kicks up a fuss if she is still eating and he can't get to hers.

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June 22, 2013
DES MOINES, Iowa – Florida State junior James Harris matched his personal-best time in the finals of the 400-meter dash at the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday, placing fifth in 45.23.
Harris, who came into the finals as the No. 7 seed, was just .01 seconds out of fourth place at the finish. Josh Mance, who was enrolled at FSU in the spring and trained in Tallahassee, was fourth (45.22).
LaShawn Merritt, the 2008 Olympic champion, won in 44.21 and was followed by Tony McQuay (44.74) and Arman Hall (45.01). Harris will have an opportunity to compete for Team USA at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia later this summer as the member of the 4×400 relay pool.
His fifth-place finish comes one day after Seminole teammate Dentarius Locke placed sixth in the 100-meter finals to earn a spot on the Team USA 4×100 relay pool at the World Championships.
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Byram, a multi-time All-American for the Seminoles who completed his eligibility in 2011, got things going by winning heat 3 in 20.21, which was the fourth-fastest qualifying time in the preliminary rounds. Mitchell and Clark, who combined for three consecutive NCAA 200-meter titles while representing the Seminoles, also moved on.
Clark was the first to grab an automatic spot in the semis, finishing second to 100-meter champion Tyson Gay in the first heat of the preliminary round. Clark checked in with a time of 20.57. Mitchell followed with a runner-up finish to his former collegiate rival Ameer Webb in heat two, posting a time of 20.38.
The top four finishers in Sunday's two semifinal heats, set for 3:05 p.m. (ET). will advance to the finals later in the day.
Also on Saturday, incoming transfer Otniel Teixeira notched a personal-best time of 3:56.55 to place 10th in the finals of the Junior Championships 1500-meter run. Teixeira will enroll at FSU in the fall as a transfer from USF.
In addition to the 200 semifinals, two other Seminoles will compete Sunday as the USA Championships draw to a close. Lacy Harper (Janson), a 2012 Olympian, is vying for her third trip to the IAAF World Outdoor Championships as a member of Team USA.
Harris will also get another crack at earning a medal Sunday in the high jump competition, where he enters as the No. 5 seed.
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Florida State junior Chelsea Whalen grabbed her second silver medal in as many days of competition at the Canadian National Championships Saturday, setting a new personal-best in the javelin with a throw of 51.15 meters (167-9). That marked moved Whalen to No. 2 on FSU's all-time list, behind school record holder Kari Keith (53.30m, 1990).
Whalen eclipsed her previous personal-best mark on three of her six throws in the competition at Moncton, New Brunswick, including an opening throw of 50.11 meters. That marked the first time she had eclipsed the 50-meter mark in her career.
The Liverpool, Nova Scotia native now holds the Province record in both the shot put and javelin.
"My main goal going in was to hopefully PR," said Whalen, who was seeded fifth entering the javelin competition. "I had shot put out the way, so my attitude was just do the best you can. … There was more in there, but it didn't come out there in the end."
Whalen claimed her first silver medal in the shot put on Friday with a mark of 16.20 meters (53-1.75). This marked just her second appearance at Canada's Senior National Championships.
"It definitely is [a highlight] and it's great that it's so close, so my friends and family could come up and watch," said Whalen, whose home is just four hours away from the championship site.
Whalen will represent Canada at the World University Games in Russia next month.
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Trevorano Mackey, who will enroll at FSU in the fall, will bring a national title to Tallahassee with him after capturing the 200-meter dash gold medal at the Bahamas Open Nationals Saturday. Mackey backed up his No. 1 qualifying time of 20.60 on Friday with a winning time of 20.71.
It was the second medal of the meet for the NJCAA All-American from South Plains (Tex.) Community College. Mackey finished third in the 100 on Friday (10.25).
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FSU freshman and school record-holder Kellion Knibb placed fourth in the discus at the Jamaican National Championships on Saturday in Kingston.
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|2012-12-04, 06:04
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As for those fights that you speak off, there could always be done in the form of a flashback or something like that.
What I believe happened... is the fact that Ikeda probably noticed that this arc has already became too long, and that's why he skipped a few of the side character battle's in favor of, pushing toward the plot of the current arc.
And frankly speaking, I don't mind him doing something like that...
|2012-12-04, 06:19
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It felt strange but..yeah it felt strange just reading the outcome of the fight. Either way, I just hope a flashback happens at some point or this is just Gyo assuming the side characters are dead.
|2012-12-04, 07:49
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Haaa.... That would be nice....
Personally the short chapter was because Ikeda is keeping the tension high and left a great cliff-hanger and probably has an extremely long chapter after this, imagine a normal chapter with the 15 pages we're missing from this chapter.
So I'm thinking we're going to have some awesome stuff!
I mean, there are hundreds of possible outcomes (not hundreds, but you know...), but I do think Tsukune is going to lose control and be forced to learn how to handle his monstrous side like any other monster.
Its not something that you can "train" persay, its a natural ability most monsters have in restraining their bloodlust. Hokuto seems to have gone through the same thing Tsukune is going through right now, giving him advice and stuff. So its not farfetched for Tsukune to finally out-will his bloodlust and gain control of his vampire/ghoul powers.
Thats my opinion, that Tsukune will bring his ghoul form under control eventually. Because a rational, sane Jet-Black Tsukune would just be... I don't know.... Awesome?
|2012-12-04, 09:05
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I belive grokuro makes the same mistake as funai did... she thinks tsukune is going to turn into a ghoul... funai first too throught that tsukune was a ghoul but after short time he changed his mind and marked tsukune as very dangerous entity and mostly unknown somehow... he even pointed out that tsukune is "NOT a Ghoul"
so it might be that tsukune will turn into that black monster of his but gyokuro wont have any control over him
but it would be interesting if gyokuro grabbed tsukune and reteated... leaving moka in sreams and tears... so it would be like this time girls will try to rescue tsukune...maybe after kurumus line about tsukones soul still beign there as it happened at the training...kinda make ura admit her love for tsukune without the tsun side but honest
maybe after that akua would want to help moka find tsukune ^^ after seeing mokas suffering
but still this month chapter was really short ;/ its strange since normaly december should have a short chapter since christmas is near and not much time to draw... but he had time to draw it in november yet only 14-15pages...damn
|2012-12-04, 09:17
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I do agree that the pacing was off and it might be that the author recognized this, however like I said it didn't flow well with lasts months chapter.
|2012-12-04, 20:16
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|2012-12-04, 21:38
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The way I'm seeing it right now, Hokuto tries to keep Tsukune from being consumed by his Shinso blood and becoming the new Prince of Darkness, while Moka takes on Gyokuro, one on one. She attacks with a vengeance and manages to push Gyokuro back a tad, but the megalomaniac quickly turns the tables and fells Moka with a furious assault. But before she can finish her off, she'd forced back by a familiar attack. At first she thinks it's Touhou, but then realizes it's not Touhou, it's Akuha. Siscon proclaims she'll kill Gyokuro, protect Moka, seize the remote, control Alucard, and rule the world (all in that order). Needless to say Gyokuro's rather nonplussed, and "allows her to entertain her for a moment." Ura-chan finds her quite dubious at Akuha's motives, and warns her if she makes a move towards Tsukune, it's on. They double-team the maniacal matriarch, and though they hold her off for a time, in the end they're both felled in defeat. After that, I'm not sure, but it's definitely not looking good. Hopefully Akihisa can fill in the blanks and create an epic finale to this tragic fairy tale. Until then...
|2012-12-05, 18:34
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also i think he is already half vampire thanks to the body modification he went through
|2012-12-05, 21:57
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A vampire Tsukune is not. Every time the vampire blood within him has surged and subverted his human blood, he's always degraded into a ghoul-like being - no exceptions. It's going to take a miracle to make him un-ghoul - and for that miracle, I call Akasha.
Akasha's gonna come out - she HAS to now... It would have made a great Christmas present too...
...*nosebleeds* .. Ooops, just imagned both Akasha and Moka wrapped in ribbon and nothing more for Christmas...XD
|2012-12-05, 23:46
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But really, the 100th chapter? I bet we're getting one long, actionpacked chapter. I can't wait. 25 days to go!
|2012-12-06, 00:36
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Will see, although I can't shake the feeling that this all part of Tsukune's and Moka's destiny, that Jack Frost talked about... since he did say that bad things might happen to people, who follow them... and considering the current situation, it looks like he was correct.
In other words, I think that Moka and Tsukune are going to somehow resolve the current problem of Tsukune's transformation on their own... and I will see, in the future chapter's, if my prediction has been correct.
|2012-12-06, 01:12
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Well, if anyone can 'control' Tsukune, it's Moka...but then, we'll have to see if it's a repeat of when he turned ghoul the first time and Moka fought him.
For some reason, I STILL don't think that he would have attacked Moka, even in that state. Let's see if he does attack her in his Alu-Ghoul mode... Which, if he does, might cause her to fully unleash her own Shinso (creating the risk of getting rid of Otome), and from there... who knows what might happen.
Maybe Miyabi will come flying in and knock Tsukune out...(boo!)
|2012-12-06, 02:04
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Also, considering the behavior of Tsukune's berserk form, during the human modification ritual incident... I doubt that Tsukune in his "Alucard like, berserk mode" will try to attack Inner Moka.
We don't even know, if Tsukune's berserk mode, is even going to appear... after all, I believe that Gyokuro underestimates Tsukune's determinator nature.
Well, I just hope that, this time, we will actually get some hints on what Tsukune is actually becoming, since at this point... even if Tsukune's condition is still referred as a "mutation", I doubt he can be still considered as a human...
|2012-12-06, 11:57
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If he's still considered 'human' it's because he was a human before all of this. All the other ayashi/youkai were that long before they had human forms. Tsukune (and Hokuto) are pretty much the opposite of that. But I suppose that a term similar to 'halfling' would also be okay in this situation.
The amount of successful vampire conversions from humans must be extremely low considering that there's a ban on it on the vampires' side. All the strength and none of the restraint - that and it probably offended them to have a creature so similar to them and yet so ugly.
Unless Tsukune manages a dice save throw of d22...I don't see how he's gonna get past this without outside help, namely Akasha or someone with comparable power. I'd also have to see how Moka reacts to it to draw anything more conclusive.
And yes, I know, there is no d22 - that's why I said it like that. :P
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|2012-10-10, 09:35
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(Checked something I remembered. The Episode 1 manga has a continuity glitch wrt Eva's room. And the door has a vertical chain slot.
Chapter 13, page 40, panel 3 vs Chapter 14, page 3, panel 1
And while it's possible to force the chain off the doorframe by pulling the door hard enough, it's also possible by pushing the door hard enough. It's easier to force off a chain that opens inwards because each object will be pulled in one direction, and you can get a short running start before hitting the door.
And Natsuhi's door isn't mentioned as having a chain.
Looking through the original VN: Do any of these mention "pulling / pushing a door open / shut" in the original Japanese?
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|2012-10-10, 10:04
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Generally speaking, doors with chain locks or door bars (the U-shaped metal pieces that flip over a center bar) always open into a room. It's certainly possible to do otherwise, you just usually don't.
And yes, I realize Natsuhi's room may not have a chain on the door. One is never mentioned specifically. However, other bedrooms in the mansion apparently do, and it's relatively unusual for a floorplan to include similar or identical rooms with different door hinge directions. Not impossible, but it's a general architectural faux pas for doors to similar rooms to swing different directions. Usually only external doors would swing outward (into the hallway instead of outside), but I can't say I'm an expert on older building design.
Generally you don't have doors opening into a hallway because you don't want to obstruct the hallway.
The main issue though is that most of the descriptions of the bedroom doors in the series appear to suggest that they swing inward, yet this one particular scene intimates the opposite. But I think there are better explanations than "this inconsistency is some sort of clue," such as the aforementioned notion that it was just a mistake. Ryukishi forgot an entire door exists, I'm sure he'd readily forget that doors usually only swing one direction.
|2012-10-10, 18:59
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ShKanon Theory
I posted this some time ago, albeit really badly explained! So, this time I hope to have explained myself better.
I just want to say that Rosa is still my murderer. This is to do with the most vital of clues...but I want to discuss something which is way more important! Don't worry I shall talk about why later.
The ShKanon Theory in my opinion is not right and does not work. I will explain now why:
1) EP5 - Erika talks to everyone
Of course the biggest piece of all and the one thing every person in this thread must be sick of reading but still stands. Erika saw both Kanon and Shannon in this room together. NEVER WAS ERIKAS POSITION DISCUSSED and anyway even if it had been, so we cannot justify ShKanon by saying that one could have been behind her. Eirika is the objective detective she will see through illusions. Also Knox's 8th states:
It is forbidden for the case to be solved without clues that are presented.
There was never any indication of Erika's position being significant, or that Shannon/Kanon could be behind her.
2) EP2 - 1st Twilight Paradox
Shannon and Kanon were seen together here again but by Battler. When he came in, he saw the bodies and saw everyone else who was already there. Shannon and Kanon held George and Jessica back respectively. That was pointed out by Battler himself. Battler is the detective in EP1-4. Thus, he will see through illusions. Kanon and Shannon are different people because they were noticed by Battler to be 2 different people
3) EP6 - People Count, Erika's Finale
Erika says I am the visitor, the 18th human on Rokkenjima, and Beatrice and Battler refute the claim and say Even if you do join us - there are 17 people.
Remember please Erika says she is the 18th person, but Beato and Battler refute that and what happens? SHE DIES IN THE METAWORLD. The whole reason Erika died was that in reality it had been acknowledged that she had died the reality that she was not actually alive in EP1-4 was being acknowledged.
HOWEVER, in red it is acknowledged that she is the 18th HUMAN (which means then that dead people are included) and even being included in the total people count (notice people and not humans are being said here), there are only 17 people, she cannot be this 17th person because it already acknowledged in red that she is the 18th, meaning she has to be dead. THUS, there are 17 people alive on this island and so Kanon and Shannon have to be 2 separate people (notice, Erika cannot be the 17th person as she is DEAD I cannot emphasise this enough, no my maths is not bad AuraTwilight, you just didn't understand the argument).
THUS, if dead people are counted towards the total then the people count should be 18 at least as Kinzo in gold was revealed to be dead and it would be 19 actually because the dead Kuwadorian Beato NEVER left the island + all of those people which Kinzo fought like 50 years ago would be included (the Japanese and Italians), but we do NOT include dead people otherwise we have massive problems with this. ERIKA IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL. Shannon and Kanon must be 2 SEPARATE PEOPLE for this to work to bring the total up to 17.
5) The Master Keys
EP3, EP8 - it is said in red that There are five master keys, one for each of the five servants.
It had been acknowledged in red that there are 5 servants, so surely S & K must be different then because the servants are counted as 2 different people. They EACH have 1 master key, the red here implies that Kanon and Shannon are carrying 2 DIFFERENT keys and so are 2 different entities (to bring the servant count up to 5).
6) EP3 - Chained Rooms, 1st Twilight
In EP4, in the tea party, this is taken a step further, Beatrice said in reply to closed room chain: All five master keys were discovered, each in the pocket of one of the servants. This must mean that the parents when they went into the Kanons and Shannons respective rooms, THEY FOUND ACTUAL BODIES OF BOTH.
7) Shannon & Kanon are acknowledged BY THE RED as 2 separate people, time and time again:
a) For example, 6 PEOPLE: Kinzo, Genji, Shannon, Kanon, Godha and Kumasawa are dead, it's not so much the dead bit here (because you could say oh Shannon and Kanon are dead but Yasu isn't), but the fact that Shannon and Kanon are counted as 2 DIFFERENT PEOPLE to bring the total up to 6 people. Otherwise, if they were the same person (which is what Yasu counts for just 1 person) then it should be counted as 5 people.
b) This is emphasised time and time again in EP3 - 1st Twilight (everything said here points to the presence of 6 people), the 6 people died instantly and Nanjo's murder, the 15 people mentioned are dead.
c) And in EP4, it was said that Among the five people in Kyrie's group, Kanon was the first to die. In short, he was the 9th victim. People count bit which is interesting here. It suggests that Shannon and Kanon are counted as 2 different people.
S & K ARE ALWAYS ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE RED INDIRECTLY/DIRECTLY TO BE 2 DIFFERENT PEOPLE. This is shown in EP2, 3 and 4.
8) EP1 Paradox, Shannon and Kanon are next to each other in the Shed.
People say that the Shannon was a fake, 3 counters to this, coming from EP4 which people seem to forget:
a) Regarding the unidentified corpses, all of their identities are guaranteed. What does this mean exactly? Well, it obviously means that the corpse that was apparently Shannons in the shed was definitely Shannons. Why is this ignored?
b) There were no unidentified corpses, and all the survivors have alibis in reference to Natsuhis suicide, lets ignore the 2nd part. The fact that existence of unidentified corpses has been denied means Shannon cannot have substituted a body which is not from the 18 people. At the same time, No body double tricks exist was also said, so we know that it cant even be one of the 18.
c) In reply to people who say that there was no 6th body, Battler had acknowledged it himself and had seen it, he didnt confirm its identity was all. Battler is the detective and so there definitely exists a corpse.
Following these trails of logic, we can conclude therefore that the corpse (which Battler had seen therefore making it an actual corpse) was Shannons.
Kanon was in the shed at the same time, he was identifying Shannons body with Hideyoshi. The fact that he and Hideyoshi had both IDENTIFIED THE CORPSE AS SHANNONS, it means that the corpse was Shannon. Shannon was confirmed by Kanon himself to be in a different body to himself.
9) Another point about the Shkanon theory, why must Kanon not leaving a corpse behind mean Shannon = Kanon? There are 2 points I want to raise with this:
a) Kanons corpse is said to be hidden, but in EVERY episode except EP2 we are provided with some sort of explanation for WHERE IT IS, but why then are these explanations ignored? There exists no evidence to say he couldnt be in an actual location in EP1, it is clear he is in the room where Nanjo treated him, yes we dont see him, but we are provided with an explanation for where he is, in EP3 he is dead in the church, in EP4 he is dead in the well, the existence of which has been alluded to in EP7, and EP8. Yes I admit he may not really be in those locations. BUT ONLY IN EPISODE 2 are we provided with an instance where it is unclear where Kanon had disappeared off to.
b) Kanons corpse can be HIDDEN (why is this immediately seen as an unsatisfactory solution?). There exist COUNTLESS places to hide Kanons corpse, where NOBODY except a select few would know: 1) Below the Chapel, i.e. where the gold is hidden, 2) Kuwadorian Mansion, 3) The passage to Kuwadorian alluded to in EP4 The Dungeon (remember?), 4) Secret Passage where Beatrice, Battler and Eva are escaping in EP8, 5) Remember at the end of EP8, there was the bit where Beatrice and Battler were diving together, Kanons corpse could be here, 6) Ocean (brilliant place to hide corpse).
Hiding places are alluded to all the time. Secret passages exist THAT CAN BE USED because they have been alluded to in the story and which the story primarily revolves around (i.e. Kuwadorian Mansion and below the chapel with the hidden gold).
10) Gender Confusion, no evidence
Knox's 8th prevents ShKanon from occurring in the 1st place, because there was no evidence to suggest that Yasu was sexually confused, there was never anything written in the story that her physical appearance, her genitalia primarily, were mangled. The story had never given alluded to Yasu/Shannon/Kanon were physically disabled. Also regarding body doubles, don't clues have to be presented for this to work, was it ever shown that Shannon could pass off as Kanon or vice versa?
ShKanon is purely metaphorical. Yasu is completely metaphorical concept, used to explain the closeness of 2 people rather than Yasu herself being a person creating 2 different people.
The suffering, the anguish of 2 different people are brought together into Yasu. I think it's not at all Yasu creating 2 different people but the fact that Kanon and Shannon (2 distinct people) were immensely close and so shared with each other their ideas and dreams and then when one died, the other would take up their ideas and dreams (so become one with them) and as a result create Yasu who would then complete both people's dreams instead of just the initial one.
Here's my theory:
1) Kanon and Shannon are 2 different people to begin with
2) They are close and share their dreams/ideas with each other
3) One dies by accident or EP6 duel actually happens
4) The one who survives takes up the ideas and dreams of the other and thus is living one life but for 2 people
5) whether this includes murder or not (so whether they are the culprit or not) is not being contested FOR THE MOMENT, it may be limited
Please comment, any criticism on my theory would be much appreciated. I will follow up with why I think Shannon and Kanon are not culprits and why Rosa is...
|2012-10-10, 19:13
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Who is the reader in Ep2?
I understand that it's Beato game-board, however then is Battler the reader? Does that mean that there's no falsehoods in any narrated text because Battler is the detective in Ep2? If Battler is seeing the game-board directly from Beato then how come he doesn't see what really happens?
many times throughout EP2 (I'm reading EP2 right now, but I assume also in EP1).
As for your point on the red it's possible for them (Kanon and Shannon) to mentioned separately in red because of persona being separate from physical bodies (without love it cannot be seen), however the point of the parents collecting 5 keys from different pockets is a good one, but there are also ways around that. That said this doesn't deny that shkanon is actually R07's red herring. I don't follow the discussion, so I don't know the consensus on this stuff.
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|2012-10-10, 22:50
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Dea ex Kakera
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Personal belief: Even the rule that Piece-Battler's perspective can't contain fantasy is nothing more than etiquette on Beatrice's part so that their mystery versus fantasy game can take place. Once she's done presenting mysteries, there's nothing actually stopping her from having demon goats show up and eat him, which is pretty much what she did at the end of EP2.
|2012-10-11, 00:56
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Generally demon goats only show up after midnight, the implication being that Battler has just died in the explosion and Beatrice can show whatever she wants, as there are no witnesses.
|2012-10-11, 01:36
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Pikablu, do you really think we haven't heard all your arguments before?
If you still don't believe me, you might find this thread interesting. I managed to convince several people who had previously disbelieved in Shkanontrice over there.
|2012-10-11, 04:43
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|2012-10-11, 05:06
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I can't believe this is still ongoing.
@roger I couldn't find anything about pushing or pulling a door in those quotes. Also that last quote is not a translation error. Maybe it's worthwhile noting "しかし、それより最初に目に入るのは、@………部屋を入ってすぐのところにうつ伏せに倒れている 郷田さ んの遺体だった…。" doesn't -explicitly- mention anything about a door (it says Gohda was lying face down in the place you get to as soon as you enter the room).
|2012-10-11, 07:03
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Eaten by goats
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Rokkenjima
I agree with Drifloon's arguments countering your points, Pikablu, but there are some things I'll add to that, and some questions for your conclusions and theory.
But since you're on that topic - counter this section from ep 8, if you can. Why does Kanon go missing forever any time that Shannon gets killed? If Kanon and Shannon are not the same person, what does this section mean?
- If Shannon and Kanon are fully separate people, why was Beatrice also a participant in the Love Duel?
- Why is it that only one of Shannon, Kanon and Beatrice's loves could be fulfilled, and why is it that they could only become human and fulfill their love if the other two were defeated and disappeared? Can you explain this with your theory without contradicting the game?
The reason given in the games is that they did not possess a complete soul, and in order for one of them to realise their love and obtain a complete soul, the "incomplete souls" of Kanon, Shannon and Beatrice had to become one. The three of them add up to one person. The duel was a way of deciding who must vanish/die in order for the victor to be complete.
- Knox's 8th: It is forbidden for the case to be resolved with clues that are not presented. What is your evidence for saying that when one out of Kanon or Shannon dies, the other one takes on their hopes and dreams and lives for two people?
I say that extremely clear evidence contradicting your idea of them taking on the other's dreams exists.
Shannon and Kanon's dreams conflict with each other. Early in the game, they talk about their dreams as "contradicting dreams". Later, the Love Duel makes it clear that only one of their dreams can be realised, and that for one of them to get what they want, it will be be by "crushing" the happiness of the other. Shannon wants to leave the island and marry George. Kanon wants to stay on the island and develop his relationship with Jessica.
How can one of them live for two and fulfill both of their dreams the way you claim?
- If they are completely separate people, why did Shannon go all blue screen of death at Will back in ep 7 when she was asked to bring Kanon so that Will could talk to the pair of them at the same time?
|2012-10-11, 07:48
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Detective, Witch, Pirate.
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Ruins of the Golden Land
Or, if Erika was in on the Shkanon stuff by then, it's possible to show an illusion with both of them in the same place at the same time.
But even if he were, that doesn't mean he'd know they're two different people right away.
Okay, Erika says '18th human' but the red truth has a bad history of term-definition, so that doesn't even count.
You can get round it by many ways. Human refers to personalites and not physical bodies, Erika can say 18th because she is witnessed by almost everyone as the 18th person and therefore 18th is a title and not an actual thing, you name it.
Plus the red truth is Even if you join us there are 17. It means that it becomes 17 if Erika joins in, so it's 16 without Erika. What is there not to get?
At any rate, it is generally accepted in the context of Umineko that personalities can be counted as different people as long as we are not reffering to their 'physical existence'. Let me give the first twilight of EP3 as an example, since this has been brought up countless times about it. You can't say Six dead bodies were found., but you can say Six dead people were found, people here reffering to the personalities. The same can be said for the master keys.
Plus, I know this will sound kind of ridiculous, but anyway, if Kanon and Shanon are one body but two different personalities, can't we say the same thing goes for their possesions? Or to be specific, their clothes? For example, we have Kanon's uniform and Shannon's uniform, and it's more stable than calling them different people to say that Kanon's pocket is different than Shannon's pocket. You're just twisting this too much to suit your theory.
And it's obvious Hideyoshi is lying to George.
Thing is, Yasu's gender is not one of the mysteries a reader has to solve. You can just wonder once you realize Shannon is Kanon, like, 'so, is it fake boobs or the other way round?'. It's not impossible, (rather, it's likely) to get there.
"Furniture isn't allowed to love."
"I'm grateful for your feelings, Milady, but I can't return them because I'm furniture."
"Furniture is inferior to humans because they can't love."
We could go on about this all day long.
I don't know, but you call Shkanon just wrong, this is, in my opinion, more twisted and unrealistic.
|2012-10-11, 09:10
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Location: Gnawing away at Rokkenjima
In other words, your interpretation is thematically inelegant compared to an interpretation that also incorporates the 17 people line as relevant to the logic error argument.
There are five (master keys), one for each servant.
The only master keys are the ones that each servant holds, one per person.
"Servant" in this case can refer to the position, not the person. This is apparent by the following thought experiment:
If all the servants but Genji died and the statement "There are five master keys, one for each servant." was made, would you call a logic error because only 1 servant (Genji) exists at the time? I don't think you would.
And before you point it out, in the "one per person" part of that second red, the word "person" there is a translation artifact. "Person" is never said in that line in the original Japanese:"マスターキーは使用人たちがそれぞれ持つ一本のみ". I think it would be better translated as "The only master keys are the ones that each servant holds, one per servant".
A 'person' is a union between a living body and a single personality (of course dead bodies cannot unify with personalities at all). However, this does not mean that living bodies always contain the same personality.
In other words, when counting existing people, you always count by living bodies. However, it's possible to kill a person by killing only their personality and not their body, so the number of dead people and dead bodies can be different.
1) "Kyrie's group" is a factual reference to 5 people who were together. But we don't necessarily know who those people are besides Kanon and Kyrie. Obviously, this interpretation gets around any kinds of ShKanon issues. But this is actually not how I interpret it.
2) "Kyrie's group" is a logical category consisting of the 5 people presented as being together: Kanon, Shannon, Nanjo, Krauss, Kyrie. In this case, since it's an entirely logical categorization, the actual status of these people is irrelevant to whether they are included in the group; they are a group by definition. Even if none of these people were together or even if none of them existed, "Kyrie's group" would still be defined as consisting of these 5 people. So, add in ShKanon Replacement Theory and we can have a group consisting of 5 people that never had more than 4 of those people existing at a time, but still had all 5 of them die.
By the way, EP4 is really, really hard to explain without using a culprit from the people in "Kyrie's group". It's not a good episode for Rosatrice theory.
George guessed there was a 6th corpse lying at Hideyoshi's feet entirely by Hideyoshi's posture. It's reasonable to imagine Battler did the same, especially since he didn't know who the corpse was either.
Knox's 8th, it is forbidden for the case to be resolved with clues that are not PRESENTED! Until now, you have been the DETECTIVE! Was it ever shown that you were not the detective this time, and that you were an observer with a subjective VIEWPOINT?!! Unless it was, you do not have the right to falsify your point of VIEW!!
Although I find it kind of iffy myself. Feels like that part should be blue.
|2012-10-11, 09:35
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You guys waste an awful lot of time when we could all just point out that Shkanon is clearly, by text and interviews, Ryukishi's intended solution, so it doesn't actually matter how stupid it is, or how specifically it works (as I've pointed out repeatedly, Ryukishi doesn't really consider in any detail how it actually works, but he clearly intends that it does work).
I don't like it either, but other than that one ep5 scene you're not going to find something in there that contradicts the notion. Admittedly, one counter-proof ought to disprove the whole thing, but there are enough problems surrounding that story which are never explained (such as "how does it even work in the first place?") that it isn't clear that it is a counter-proof.
And even if it's just a mistake, you can't change the author's interpretation based on a mistake. You can argue the author's mistake hurts the work, but honestly at this point I think he's staked his claim on what he actually intends and there's not much point saying otherwise. There are other things he left pretty vague, but this is one he basically hammered home about as hard as he possibly could after Dawn.
|2012-10-11, 10:09
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Eaten by goats
Join Date: Dec 2011
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There's no real way around Shkanon and Shkanontrice without making a mockery of the entire series, true, but some people evidently dislike the solution enough that they're willing to ignore that and say that Shkanontrice makes more of a mockery of the series. (...I'm not so sure how they get to thinking that, but okay.) And so, it's fun to argue the situation, if people bring interesting theories. I don't think that, say, Pikablu's theory above could be correct because of its conflicts with the series, but I would enjoy seeing if they can come up with a creative/interesting/plausible solution to the problems a non-Shkanontrice solution would pose regardless.
|2012-10-11, 10:16
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Detective, Witch, Pirate.
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Ruins of the Golden Land
Well, maybe Battler fulfils those requirements, so maybe if he'd stepped into the shed to look for Shannon's corpse he'd ruin everything, but I really think he's just duped before investigating.
So, he's.... a lazy/dumbass detective?
My guess is people are totally hitting that uncertainty because they are dissatisfied with the actual answer.
I've come across countles insane, fun and even genious theories in this forum which totally kicked my mental ass, but none based on the premise of some ridiculous conspiracy theory about a fake mystery novel set in a mystery novel which has yet another mystery novel hidden in its inner layer. Trying to get round the offical explanation for fun, just because there are other possibilities isn't making a mockery of the series, it's actually what was intended in the first place. Going all KnownNoMore about it is.
|2012-10-11, 11:19
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I don't like the solution and am dissatisfied with it on multiple levels... but it's the one he clearly meant to be true. Testing it for flaws is one thing, and speculating on silly things understanding they're intentionally silly is another. Hell, even making fan fiction that explicitly alters certain premises with the understanding that such a thing is non-canon but intended to be interesting is perfectly fine.
If, however, you're going to say "Ryukishi didn't actually mean it when he said all these things in favor of Shkanon, here's what he actually meant," you need to be willing to present a pretty airtight theory that accounts for everything in some fashion. It need not be right necessarily, as most of the solutions won't be unless they're Shkanon variants since Ryukishi has basically stated outright that Shkanon is true (at least in the board stories), but it needs to address flaws and say "this is generally interpreted like this, but it's wrong because of this." Yes, that leads to insane nine hour Youtube videos, but at least he's pretending to support it with something.
However, we've gone over just about every angle possible and at this point I don't see how the intended solution can be any clearer short of Ryukishi coming on here and posting "Yes, this is exactly what I meant."
Of course none of this is to say Rosa couldn't have been the Prime culprit. I suppose she's just as (un)likely as anybody else.
|2012-10-11, 19:25
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People don't use her position to prove ShKannon. It's after ShKannon was proved and confirmed by Ryukishi they deducted something should have stopped Erika from observing them both at the same time.
And no rule say Yasu can't own 2 keys, one for Shannon and one for Kanon. Actually the red seems to imply exactly this.
And again Ryukishi confirmed this.
And there's all Ep 6 that imply that Shannon adn Kanon are the same person pursuing different dreams of having a love story with 2 different people of different sex.
I recommend though to read Our Confession whom Wanderer kindly translated as well as Ryukishi's interview and to wait for the translation of Ep 8 manga version. They can answer to many of the things you pointed out in a better way than me.
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|2012-10-11, 20:38
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Yes I realise that I have posted something similar to this before but I didn't explain myself as clearly as I would have wanted to.
EP2 – 1st Twilight, tbh I have forgotten what it was like in the VN but in the manga and anime Rosa tells Shannon and Genji to go AFTER she has seen the bodies. Check it out:
See for yourself…when Battler comes in, Shannon and Kanon are right in front of him. Also happens in the anime version check out EP8 – II-III. If the VN shows something different (I can't remember and I've lost my data), then I'll be fine to budge on this point.
And I think it's pretty well established that Kinzo is dead (no need to be patronizing man).
EP6 – People Count, Erika's Finale
That's not my point at all. And your argument is completely wrong anyway. She says 'I am the 18th human on Rokkenjima' – the way she says it does not restrict the number of people who are counted as humans (including the dead). She's not saying 'There are no more than 18 people like is usually said'.
My point is that Erika dies in the meta world because it is being acknowledged that she is actually a dead person. The 17 people count does NOT include dead people, Erika's not the 17th person. Shannon and Kanon are the 16th and 17th people.
EP3 – 1st Twilight, yes fine I agree there is a loop hole now for Shannon to jump down to chapel (or vice versa, judging by the fact that it is on the 1st floor) BUT…
Body Count = People Count, from that thread you've shown me it's very hard to work out what everyone means…(that could just be my own problem tbh)…I don't understand it, if the red in EP6 is used then it means people = bodies which means Shannon and Kanon have different bodies which means that surely Shannon is not Kanon then? I'm having real trouble understanding what people are saying about this.
EP1 – 1st Twilight, you are right in the anime and manga he does not see it, but I forget what is said in EP1 VN…can someone remind me what actually Battler said (I lost my data) but he did acknowledge Shannon's body somehow…
And about the personality deaths – we cannot say that personality DEFINITELY = people as EVA Beatrice exists (and Ronove, Virgilia and Beatrice sort of) and if we count personalities = people then we have to include these people too in the people count. It's actually slightly confusing if personalities are counted because there are so many flying about the place.
My use for Knox's 8th is not to disprove Shannon = Kanon but to eradicate any sort of confusion about EP5. There is a contradiction about the solution in EP5 and nothing about Erika's position or ShKanon's positions were discussed relative to each other to allow Erika to see one but not the other. From the way it was put it actually seemed like she was looking at everyone, so looking at Kanon and Shannon at the same time.
Also people use ShKanon to explain Kanon's disappearance from the games. I'm just saying that there other explanations for how the Kanon can go missing.
The bit about EP8 – this is such a red herring, this red only applies to Bern's game and not the core question arcs. If this did apply so literally then one could raise an eyebrow at Battler being the culprit.
The bit about EP7 – this only applies to EP7 again, Shannon going BSoD in one moment does not prove ShKanon for everything. Yes Shannon = Kanon in that kakera but that doesn't mean anything in the wider context.
My Own Theory (The Pikablu Theory hehe):
1) Ok if Kanon and Shannon are fully separate people, why can't Beatrice participate? It's to do with love then anyone who loves anyone has a right to enter, Beatrice can enter as a separate entrant.
2) Couldn't it be that each couple LACKS SOMETHING and thus only one can fulfil their love? Rather than being about if 1 wins then the other 2 lose? There is no mention in an actual contradiction of love between their respective matches. There is definitely evidence of a lack of confidence in both Kanon and Shannon.
3) Maybe they lack not being actual humans, but the FEELING of being human, there are loads of hints that they FEEL not human as in Kanon calling himself furniture, Beato being a witch transcending humans, Shannon not having enough confidence. And by winning the duel against the other, one can gain enough confidence and get to be with their loved one. So e.g. if Shannon won against Kanon, by defeating her brother (her closest companion), she's effectively fighting the world to be with George, it's about confidence.
4) My evidence for Kanon and Shannon taking up each other's dreams? Well the fact that they are extremely close and know what the other's dreams are. The EP6 duel illustrates this too that Kanon disappears because he dies (yes it could be a personality death but equally as possible is that it is metaphorically transferring ideas between 2 different people)…please tell me if I haven't explained that well because it's important for my argument.
5) And actually their dreams are not contradicting but extremely similar; don't both just want to be with their love? I don't think that it's specified WHERE they would have to be.
@Captain Bluebeard
Yeah there was a red on the Battler detective thing which Wanderer thankfully provided. And shouldn't it generally be accepted Battler is the detective? Why else would Beatrice repeatedly confirm that 'obviously Battler is not the culprit'. We don't such flashy confirmations about being the detective from other detectives in other fiction stories (albeit yes detectives in other stories are never dealing with magic in such a way). But isn't Battler generally acknowledged to be the detective, just like Poirot is at the beginning of an AC story? We don't need an Erika level of flashiness to prove it, it's just accepted that it is that way. And didn't Will say that if he stepped in he would ruin everything, also the fact that HE NEVERS SEES ILLUSIONS BEFORE MIDNIGHT (when bomb goes off). Everything points to him being the detective. We see the factual story through his eyes and this is accepted.
About the EP6 bit, you're not getting what I'm saying. ERIKA IS NOT THE 17TH PERSON, you do not include dead people in this total otherwise Kinzo would be counted for (and so would a lot of other people). The whole result of that scene/duel is that ERIKA DIES. It has been acknowledged that in reality she is dead, she calls herself the 18th human anyway IN RED. 18th Human does not mean 17th person.
Beatrice can certainly 'cheat' with the red, but again red is the undeniable truth ONLY in its time and place, she plays around with words and timings/places to 'cheat', the red itself is unbreakable in its context.
Furniture – could this not simply be a reference to social standing rather than jumping the gun to humans/half-humans. That servant house where Kanon and Shannon were sent to, could have taught them such etiquette for when they around family members that they were serving. It would be wrong to offer opinions, think you're on the same level as everyone else…there are societies which exist to dehumanise you (this is not so far-fetched an idea)…
And there have been plenty of indications to say that ShKanon is purely metaphorical, the very basis of it extends to Shannon = Kanon at SOME POINT…this doesn't have to mean that Yasu was there and gave birth to 2 separate personalities.
And no need to be rude…yeah I remember Knox's existence all the time because isn't that the basic tool of a detective novel, to go around the rules to make something interesting for the reader? In that case, why can't I use it to deduce what I need to? Didn't R make it a necessity for the story to follow Knox's Decalogue (I'm not just quoting it for the heck of it)…I also am sort of asking you guys questions too (the more knowledgeable uminekos!) to help me with my understanding of what's going on.
Also I now have another problem guys (yes there is more…sorry), if you need to buy off people, and we know money is a powerful incentive. But, surely we know about Genji and in certain other cases like Natsuhi and Jessica…we know money is NOT a motivator for helping out. Genji is no known financial difficulties and has spent his ENTIRE life with Kinzo, one can therefore conclude that he is very loyal to Kinzo whether this extends to the rest of the Ushiromiya family is questionable but we therefore know that certain people cannot simply be 'bought off' as accomplices.
So my question is this, if Nanjo was helping Shannon, what was in it for him. Money is a powerful motivator but what is it ever revealed whether Nanjo would be willing to take a bribe; in fact, the opposite was shown. It was shown that he was VERY dedicated just like Genji to Kinzo, so money again I don't think is an important factor with him…if R says that that is how Nanjo helped Shannon/Kanon I do not want to accept it…
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One page shows: Rosa screaming, Shannon and Kanon looking shocked, Rosa collapsing, and some people leaving.
The next page shows Battler, George, and Jessica arriving, and the corpses.
The page after that shows Genji, Kanon, and the cousins.
Advancing, I don't see Shannon until after Kanon leaves.
Rosa, Genji, Shannon, Kanon, Gohda are in the chapel.
Rosa sends Genji and Shannon to ask Kinzo for instructions.
She then sends Gohda and Kanon to summon Nanjo.
The cousins wake up and go to the mansion.
They see Gohda enter the servants' room and Kanon talk to Nanjo.
Gohda leaves Kanon with Jessica.
Shannon and Genji meet with Kinzo.
Battler doesn't see Shannon on the 5th until they meet in the dining room.
And the anime also clearly has Shannon leave the chapel before the cousins arrive.
In other words, Battler does not see Shannon and Kanon at the same time in Episode 2 at the chapel.
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19 - Kinzo equals 17.
Battler and Beatrice say in Red that Everyone Else + Erika = 17.
Therefore, Everyone else - Erika = 16.
If there are only 16 people, then one of the 17 members of the cast must be a false identity. Work it out, homeslice.
Evatrice and the others do not count as personalities because they are magical beings that do not actually exist. Eva never 'becomes' Evatrice and pretends to be her. Shannon and Kanon are unique in this regard.
At no point, in any episode, does the Detective ever see Shannon's AND Kanon's dead bodies. When one is confirmed to be dead, the other just vanishes into thin air.
And Kanon himself has never left a corpse, ever. Not even in Episode 1, since Battler never observes him die.
His body is unseen in EP1, EP2, EP3, EP4, EP6...
[QUOTE]The bit about EP7 – this only applies to EP7 again, Shannon going BSoD in one moment does not prove ShKanon for everything. Yes Shannon = Kanon in that kakera but that doesn't mean anything in the wider context.[QUOTE]
Why would Shannon and Kanon be the same person in the kakera meant to show us the Truth of everything, the "inner guts" of Beatrice....but not apply to every other episode? Bernkastel has no interest in any further deceptions, pretty metaphors, secrets, allegories, or mysteries, so why would she pull the wool over Will's eyes just because?
And what would be the point of Lion's existence?
Your statement makes the entirety of EP7 an absolute and complete waste of time that tells us absolutely nothing.
2) Why can't both of them gain confidence? Why does Kanon need to make Shannon and Beatrice both lose so he can win? Why is he described as only having PART of a soul?
3) ...But Kanon, Shannon, and Beatrice HAVE confidence! Kanon had a lot of development in EP6. As Jessica herself observes, nothing is really getting in the way here. Nothing like confidence, or parents, or social stigma. Your confidence theory is shot down by the actual text.
4) So...in EP7 when Shannon makes Kanon up before he shows up at the mansion? That meant...?
5) Zepar and Furfur claim that Shannon, Beatrice, and Kanon do not have the RIGHT to love. Their soul is a single soul divided between three loves, and one soul should only love one person. If Kanon is not Shannon and Beatrice, why does he have to share a soul with them?
Erika was already dying. They could've just waited to die. But they decided to give her an honorable death that answered her final questions in life. By giving her that Red, Erika learned the beauty of Beatrice's gameboard and passed on peacefully, understanding how Beatrice was able to solve the Logic Error.
Admit it, Pikablu. You're not resisting Shkanon because it doesn't make sense. You're rejecting it because you personally dislike it, and don't want it to be true.
Every other character who calls themselves Furniture is a supernatural, imaginary being that does not truly exist. Beatrice herself calls herself Furniture.
Ergo, Shannon and Kanon = Furniture = Imaginary Beings.
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Addendum: June 4th 2014. Verdict on the Olivier Cousin case, guilty of putting the name Anjou on the label, but his fine? 1 euro. And so to read more about the issues and the attorney who handled his case......
Impressed by the handling of the Olivier Cousin case, I stopped in to talk lawyer Eric Morain when last in Paris.
With a case of Frank Cornelissen 2009s resting against the wall, the avocat sat behind his desk in his art-filled office. His handsome-cherubic face is angled in by a gently silvering beard. Mail constantly beeped into his computer. With the help of my friend, Alon Rozen who is acting dean of the ENPC MBA, Paris, we started to talk about life, natural, Voltaire, French and wine.
Fraud was the primary issue in the case. Accused of sticking the region's name, Anjou on the bottle (as in Anjou Pur Breton), Cousin then removed it from the label and snuck it on the cork.
Because Cousin left the appellation and bottles under Vin de France (wine-can-come- from-anywhere de France) it is forbidden to put his wine's origin on the label.
This might be fine for industrial wine, where the grapes can be culled from anywhere in the country, even from someone's bathtub. But what about wine such as Cousin's, that come from his own biodynamically grown grapes from land in the family for generations? After all, his wines are ones that have raised the reputation of Anjou.
I was curious whether this trial could change future wine law. Could the findings, if Cousin was successful, change the laws of Vin de France to permit place on the label? In fact, could the case lead to a way to separate the industrial Vin de France from the artisinal?
Morain assured me nothing could change. "We are not trying to prove he is innocent, he is not." The lawyer sounded very talmudic when he added, "Here the argument is about the spirit of the law, not the law itself. We can't win the case, but we can win a reduced fine."
The irony of the case was prominent for Morain. "I call this the boomerang effect," he said. "Terroir is monopolized by the AOC, and they're using it as a boomerang against Olivier. They appropriated the notion of terroir, they stole it. Today Anjou is an artificial notion of the region." Then he added, "Do you know that someone is also being sued for creating Anjou cola?" He shook his head at the absurdity.
The AOC and the Wine Fraud Committee is in attack dog mode of late. Morain knew of ten court cases currently threatening French vignerons and cavistes. He missed representing Emmanuel Giboulot's (forced spraying case )because he was on vacation at the time. But there are others coming and Morain will be trying four of them before June.
Take Saint Aubin vigneron Dominque Derain. He is in hot water for bottling his 2012s fifteen days earlier than the AOC allowed. He will most likely have to rebottle his most prestigious bottles, Pommard and Gevrey as a Vin de France and pay a to –be-determined fine.
The other case Morain referred to was that of the Toulouse caviste and bar à vin, Les Temps des Vendanges. Very much like the Enoteca Bulzoni case in Rome, they were hauled in for deceiving the public because of their signage that stated natural wine.
"We might as well be North Korea. Imagined that this is happening in the country of Voltaire!"
French hero, Voltaire exalted the concept of human freedom and argued that argued that no authority should be immune from challenge by critical reason. Ironic indeed.
While Cousin's and Derain's cases are about illegal labeling, the issues as Morain sees it is all about the attack on natural wine. He pointed out that under the European Union, the word nature and natural had been so codified that its meaning has become polluted and destroyed and France has done nothing to protest. In addition, this codification is only extreme for wine. "For example, if you can write natural on a yogurt even if its industrial and packed with chemical ingredient. The word natural is only denied to wine. If the word 'naturel' is going to be allowed for wine, it is France who would have to go to Brussels and petition for a change, not the individual."
Listening to Morain, the fashionable Avenue Montaigne was just outside his window, the image of Kronos eating his sons came to me.
Was France eating its natural winemakers just as Kronos ingested his progeny? After all, the Fraud committee, the INAO had been in attack mode. InterLoire the marketing arm of the region had just published a map of the region omitting Bourgueil, Montlouis, Fiefs Vendéens and Cheverny. Yes, France as Kronos, it made sense to me. that France was very much like the Titan who ate his sons fearful they would grow up to kill their father. But France has it wrong. The vin naturel folk are not killing French wine, they are saving it.
It is because of producers such as Cousin that the Loire has become so well known. It is because of those working naturally that depressed areas like the Muscadet have started to proper and thrive. It is why Anjou, dominated by commercial, chemical producers, that the area has new life. It are these wines and producers who have captured a generation that was on the verge of decamping to vodka. Go to Brussels? No, Morain said, it won't happen.
Morain said that his client was not trying to be a spokesperson of a movement. He was not trying to attack the AOC. "Look, 10-15 years ago, when the natural wine movement became this 'thing,' the AOCs looked internally. "They started to protect itself from anyone who wanted to do something different, and this meant natural wine."
Morain said, Cousin had this idea to create a new category for artisinal wines. This thought keeps on coming up. Last week I heard that Claire Naudin in Burgundy is working with the BIVB to form a new definition of wine, one that can have the Appellation but would have a sticker that would say something like not typical for the AOC but worthy. Cousin beliving that was the answer as well, went to do something about it.
At the beginning of this court affair he and another vigneron, Bernard Belhassen of Domaine Fontedicto, paid the consumer protection office on the national level a visit. "They walked in to the meeting with seven administrators with magnums of their wines. They wanted to show them what natural wine meant. What it tasted like.The first question the council ask him was how many people do you hire and how many people they represent?
Morain laughed at this concept. "The administrators used the winemaker's artisinal qualities as a flaw," Morain said. "These people are individuals who don't have the time to organize into a group. How many people work naturally in France? There's no number. No one is tracking this. They dont represent money so to the council, they don't count."
But they were not unsympathetic, merely clueless. Morain said the administrators retorted, "What are you talking about? Bio wine was passed in the EU. Aren't you happy?"
He saw me look over at the Cornelissen. "Do you know the wine?" He asked. Of course I did.
"We both know," he said, "that once you start hanging out with people who like to drink and make natural wine you understand the difference with the other wines. People who don't drink natural wine have no idea what it is and they attack it. What is needed is education. But the alcohol lobby is so powerful, they'll never allow the education. That's why the confusion between organic and natural is so profound, people aren't allowed to know."
The only answer he said, was an ingredient label. "The wine of France is the only food product that doesn't have to list ingredients. Even mineral water has to have ingredients. If the five big chateaus had to list what they put in, this could threaten the whole wine establishment."
At the end of the 45-minutes, as we were leaving, he surprised me by telling me that he had read my books. I was touched and highly flattered. Morain, despite his fancy 8th arrondissement address defends the little guy, the individual who is working with a horse and adds nothing. He himself came to natural wine a few years back though Omnivore food events. "I met the winemakers, drank the wines and realized that few people were focusing in wine law, an no one was on the side of the small vignerons," he explained.
They might not be his best paying clients, but he does get to drink well and sleep well at night, knowing he's upholding the ideals of Voltaire and the truth of France.


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By: Dr Lynda Kelly, Category: Lifelong Learning, Date: 28 Feb 2011
Great article in today's Sydney Morning Herald about how teachers and schools are adapting to using social networks (or not...).
Teaching the Facebook Generation makes some salient points about how educationalists need to embrace social networking in order to guide students to engage with these sites in useful ways without compromising their privacy. Some things I picked up:
The article mentions Lisa Nielsen, who writes a blog called The Innovative Educator. The post Kids and teachers are interacting. Everybody panic is well worth a read.
In our Web to Classroom workshops we also found that teachers were really engaging with these tools and finding innovative ways to use them, even if blocked, and an acceptance that it is important to understand this world.
The upshot is, as stated above, if you're not in these spaces you run the risk of being out of the loop. But you've all heard me say that before, right?!


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During the past 20 years, the Tuscaloosa County Commission has spent millions to ensure that people in rural areas have access to clean drinking water by helping expand water lines.
During the past 20 years, the Tuscaloosa County Commission has spent millions to ensure that people in rural areas have access to clean drinking water by helping expand water lines.
However, it's time the county's water authorities consider stepping up and paying for needed expansion projects through their water rates and not depend on the county to pay for it, said County Commission Chairman Hardy McCollum.
"I love for people to get water, and I'll fight for people to get water, but these water authorities have to take responsibility in their rate structure for future expansion," McCollum said. "They have a monopoly on areas, and if they want a monopoly, they need to be able to serve those areas."
A heated discussion arose Wednesday when Commissioner Stan Acker and Commissioner Reginald Murray both brought water extension projects before the commission for approval.
Acker's request would have extended a line on public right of way in the Carroll's Creek Water Authority area, bringing water to four homes on a single piece of property that now depend on wells.
Murray requested expansion of a water line on Hillview Road from Libby Road to Pate Road, part of the Coker Water Authority. That project would also be a benefit to about three residences, he said.
During the meeting,
McCollum questioned the legality of using public funds to extend a water line that would benefit a single property owner or benefit land that could later be used for development.
As long as it's on the public right of way, it is legal, said County Attorney Robert Spence.
"I agree this should be built into a rate structure of the water authorities, but this is a political question," Spence told the commission.
There needs to be an official policy in place for the county to go by when it comes to funding water extension projects, suggested Commissioner Jerry Tingle.
Acker agreed.
"I don't want us to always have to reinvent the wheel every time we get one of these projects," Acker said. "I want us to have a standard procedure we can follow and our staff to follow and all of us commissioners to be held to that policy."
In the 1990s, Tuscaloosa County helped multiple rural water systems expand their systems through applying for grants, said county planner Farrington Snipes, and the matching funds required by the grants were paid for by the water authorities, he said.
"The county helped fund multiple millions of dollars in water extension projects through those grants," Snipes said.
But, by the early 2000s, the number of large-scale water extension projects had been exhausted, and the smaller projects that impacted fewer homes weren't usually eligible for grants, Snipes said. Around 2001, the county adopted an informal policy in which rural water authorities were to pay 50 percent of the project and the county would pay the other 50 percent.
"When the county set up its policy, it worked well. We had over $2 million in projects during that cycle," Murray said.
"There was not a written, adopted procedure, but it was a way the commission tried to help pick up additional areas around the county that weren't grant eligible," Snipes said.
Over time, the policy was abandoned, Snipes told the Commission Wednesday.
"That's why we have a history in the last 10 years of being all over the map," Acker said, referring to various water extension projects funded by the county.
"The problem is, the [extensions] are being initiated by individuals and the commission and not by the water authorities," McCollum said.
Acker requested that Spence look into any legal issues regarding water extension projects, including the one he proposed off Alabama Highway 69 North. The commission also requested that Snipes work with Spence to help the commission come up with a formal policy regarding water extension projects.
"I'm an advocate of getting good, clean water to the rural areas if we can do it in a financially responsible way," Acker said.
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Like you, John Deere understands the need for economic growth and how supporting community development can help make sustainable, lasting impacts.
That's why John Deere works with local chambers of commerce and development groups to leverage the strengths of our communities, making them more attractive to potential employers. A thriving business environment with new and growing companies and added employment ultimately will improve the lives of all who live in the region.
At John Deere, we promote community development by contributing our time, leadership and money to a variety of worthy not-for-profit organizations and programs.
While our primary relationships in the Human Services area are with United Way agencies, we also support other like organizations when appropriate.
United Way
With a mission to improve lives and make a positive impact in their individual communities, United Way organizations throughout the U.S. are supported by John Deere. Through United Way, we help promote the betterment and welfare of communities and residents where Deere has a major presence.
As part of our commitment to community betterment, John Deere supports strategic arts and cultural venues, both at the corporate and unit levels. Our commitment to fine arts and music is being recognized by the communities in which we have a presence.


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Talk:L (2008): RUSA Chapter
Tasks for Project:
- Get list of "existing" RUSA units.
- Contact units. How many are there?
- Identify history of local involvement. What is your role as a unit? What is your contribution to RUSA as a whole?
Preparing the Project Plan
- Key components of the project: Learning the history of RUSA units. Learning the history of the first Emerging Leaders group. Identify possible areas of cooperation, contact local units, produce proposal. Recruitment? is this a key component? How do we define local? Maybe local can be defined by interest. How do you create avenues for participation? How do you encourage discourse? We need to research to see what worked and what didn't from previous chapter paradigm.
- Project Goals (what we want to accomplish): Outcome: how to create a vibrant local chapter system for RUSA to improve recruitment, communication and collaboration.
- Who are the customers? RUSA, local units, current members. Library/information professionals who are potential members or users of RUSA resources. What does RUSA want? Recruitment. Librarians who are potential members want: discourse, resources (articles, access to strategies, new ideas, workshops, meetings, strategy sharing, opportunities for local entities to share ideas, professional development that's accessible, local networks).
- What are the deliverables? What will be produced?
Better collaboration between RUSA units. We can't deliver collaboration. We can create a proposal that will outline how RUSA can facilitate establishment of local units and collaboration between those units. We need to recommend a size or scale that would be feasible for the separate units.
- List the specifications for each deliverable. What criteria are customers likely to use to determine their satisfaction with a deliverable?
- List the activities or steps to follow to achieve the goals and produce the deliverables.
- What is the desired time frame? When do you hope to complete the project?
-Tangibles: Poster, final proposal -What backup do we need? Internet survey? Phone interviews with each chapters. Open-ended questionnaire with followup by phone? Or call every one, a sample.
Creating local chapters & connecting them -use listserv to drum up interest -Library 2.0 possibilities to keep connected -consider RUSA liaisons for different regions to maintain links
Roles 1. Update wiki/blog: Kim 2. Keep in touch with mentor/ALA contact: Nicole 3. Lead poster project: Emily 4. Write up findings: Rob 5. Monitor teamwork: Kim
Next Steps 1. Get list of RUSA "units" still in existence (mentioned in project description) & Find out background of local chapters and why they fragmented, and results of last EL group that led to this project. 2. Draft a survey/questions 3. Research models in other sections/divisions to see what they are doing & if working
Questions for Mary and Joe/Things we need answered or are wondering... -Tell us about the history of units and involvement, what worked for local chapters, what didn't. -precursors -Is it possible to talk to members of Group A from last year to give us


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"Silver Linings Playbook"
March 21-23. Life doesn't always go according to plan … Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper) has lost everything – his house, his job, and his wife. He now finds himself living back with his mother (Jacki Weaver) and father (Robert De Niro) after spending eight months in a state institution on a plea bargain. Pat is determined to rebuild his life, remain positive and reunite with his wife, despite the challenging circumstances of their separation. All Pat's parents want is for him to get back on his feet and to share their family's obsession with their favorite Philadelphia football team. Rated R. Shows 7:30 p.m. nightly.
- Where:
- Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., Sandpoint, ID
- City:
- Sandpoint
- Neighborhood:
- Sandpoint/Priest River
- Cost:
- $7/adults, $6/seniors/students
- Phone:
- (208) 263-9191
- Email:
- email@example.com
- Website:
- http://www.panida.org/
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Today, women across the country still routinely face inequality at home, at work and throughout society. And too often, the issues we care most about seem not to matter.
Twenty-one years ago today, the nation's first – and only – federal law designed to help people manage the dual demands of work and family took effect.
Yesterday brought further evidence of strong support for paid sick days when city councils in San Diego, Calif., and Eugene, Ore., passed ordinances that would guarantee workers access to this basic workplace protection. If the bills become law, it would mean that an additional 300,000+ workers gain the right to take up to five paid sick days a year. But the future of both bills is uncertain.
Can you imagine not knowing from day to day or week to week whether you will be scheduled to work or what your paycheck will look like?
The gender-based wage gap is a serious problem for women and families across the country, and it's appreciably worse for African American women. Today, we're reminded of just how much worse.
The preeminent medical journal The Lancet has just released its Midwifery Series, a major project to take stock of the contribution of midwifery to the well-being of childbearing women and newborns.
On Monday, hundreds of lawmakers, businesses, workers, advocates, administration officials and President Obama will gather for a historic White House Summit on Working Families in Washington, D.C.
The gifts, greeting cards and time that will be shared for Father's Day are wonderful, heartwarming tributes. But lawmakers should pay tribute, too, with policy changes.
Oklahomans pride themselves on the way our citizens pull together in emergencies and tragedies. But many residents, unfortunately, also like to call ours the most conservative state.
Mother's Day is here. That means that if you're like many people, you've recently spent some time asking yourself what your mother (or the mothers in your life) need.
As Mother's Day approaches, we're making it easier for women to manage their families' health by providing tools and information to help them use their health insurance to access affordable, quality care and to make the best possible health care choices.
It's no surprise these days that women's wages are essential to their families and our economy. That's why, as our #WhatMothersNeed week of action continues, we're talking about the urgent need for fair pay.
For a country that claims to value families, the United States does little to show it when it comes to the workplace.
Mother's Day is this weekend. And at the National Partnership, we have joined with our allies, members of Congress and activists across the country to take a week-long look at what mothers truly need this year – beyond messages of gratitude.
As Mother's Day approaches, we renew our commitment to improving the quality of maternity care so women can enjoy safe, satisfying pregnancies and births, and babies can have a healthy start in life. We ask you to join us.
In good news for patients and families, the federal government recently took two important steps to increase transparency. These actions exemplify a changing health care culture that recognizes the need for openness.
At the National Partnership, we couldn't be more inspired to make history on the issues of paramount importance to women and their families.
Budgets reflect priorities. Last week, House Budget Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the House Republican budget. If adopted, it would take health insurance away from millions of Americans, turn Medicaid into a block grant, and put seniors' access to comprehensive Medicare coverage in jeopardy.
There is a reason many of us bristle at the thought of what the nation's workplaces were like for women during the Mad Men era: the almost universal recognition that it was a time when sexism was rampant, when women were routinely devalued, disrespected and blatantly discriminated against.
The quality of maternity care in our country needs improvement. While transforming the maternity care system will take time, there is progress to report.
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Ridiculous, But You'll Still Want This Bluetooth Device
You know when something is registers as utterly ridiculous and unnecessary, but there's still this itch in back the head telling you "WANT THIS"? That's the illogical reaction upon seeing this 1980's Brick Phone Bluetooth handset/earpiece...
You just pair the 80's Brick Phone with your Bluetooth capable cell phone and when you get a call on your phone, you answer it on your Brick Phone. You don't even have to take your "modern day" cell phone out of your pocket. When you're done with the call, you just hang up. That's it. The 80's Brick Phone charges via a mini usb cable that you can simply plug in to your computer.
Put away your velcro closure wallet, Zac. The 80's Brick Phone is currently in funding mode, so you'll need to hope (and perhaps invest yourself) the project receives sufficient funding over at indiegogo. Los Angeles industrial designer, Brad Helmink, will send you one at a pre-order funding price of $45, a small price to pay to satiate you inner Gordon Gecko.
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By BEN PROTESS, PETER LATTMAN and AZAM AHMED
Published: March 9, 2012
CENTER STAGE Fender Musical Instruments, whose guitars have been plucked by the likes of the Beatles and other top artists, filed on Thursday for an initial public offering of stock as it looks to reduce debt.
Fender expects to raise $200 million from the offering, according to a regulatory filing. The company has yet to say how many shares it will sell, or at what price. The company claims to have the No. 1 market share by revenue in electric and acoustic guitars. It said it would offer its shares on Nasdaq under the ticker FNDR. BEN PROTESS
A FADING BUSINESS The private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, run by the billionaire investor Stephen A. Feinberg, is known for buying businesses that others have left for dead. Its latest potential deal would only burnish that reputation.
Cerberus is in discussions to acquire a majority stake in the Yellow Pages division of AT&T in a deal that would value the unit at about $1.5 billion, according to a person with direct knowledge of the talks. AT&T would keep a minority stake in the business. PETER LATTMAN
NEW ROLE Guggenheim Partners, the upstart Wall Street firm, has hired Henry Silverman, left, the financier who served as a director and vice chairman at the private equity giant Apollo Global Management.
Mr. Silverman resigned after just three years at Apollo. At Guggenheim, he will be vice chairman of the firm's investment management business. PETER LATTMAN
STRONG START After a dismal 2011, the new year seems to be breathing life into the hedge fund industry, according to the year-to-date return figures aggregated by industry trackers.
One industry index, Eurekahedge, went so far as to say returns were as good in the first two months of 2012 as they had been in 12 years. The index reported that through February, hedge funds were up 4.3 percent. Another well-known index, Hedge Fund Research, reported on Wednesday that hedge funds were up nearly 5 percent through the year. AZAM AHMED


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Learn about upcoming opportunities in Public Interest Matters. This newsletter, published twice a month, contains information about current volunteer opportunities and upcoming public interest events at the law school. Paper copies are also available throughout the building, such as on the table outside the Spak and in the student lounge.
Submit your timesheets-- make your hours count toward the Chicago-Kent Certificate of Service! You can submit your hours online or drop them off at the office (Room 654). If no one is available when you stop by, just slide them under the door and we can add them to your file. This year, the award reception will be on Monday, April 24, 2006, 5-6 pm.
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ROCK HILL, S.C. – Coker women's soccer player Lizz Morris has been named the South Atlantic Conference Soccer Player of the Week, the league office announced today. Morris is the first Coker athlete to receive a weekly award from the SAC.
Morris, a goalkeeper, posted a six-save shutout to secure a 2-0 victory over Mount Olive College last week. For an encore, Morris stopped 10 more shots in a scoreless draw against Carson-Newman College. The Cobras finished the week 1-0-1 thanks to her two shutouts and 16 saves.
For the season, Morris has a 1.80 goals-against average and four shutouts. She also has 133 total saves, which rank No. 1 in the SAC as well as in the nation for NCAA Division II.
A junior from Stillwater, N.Y., Morris is a biology major with a pre-medical concentration. She is the daughter of Frederick and Karen Morris and Maria and Dave Goyer.
Release written by sports information intern Sharod Williams '13.


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Chuck McConnell: Costly to rural Colorado
April 23, 2013
If the Colorado Assembly has its way, the electric bills of hundreds of thousands of rural Colorado families, ranchers, farmers and businesses will increase needlessly. Senate Democrats introduced Senate Bill 252, which will expand by 150 percent the amount of high-cost electricity from renewable sources required by Colorado's electric co-ops.
In 2007, Colorado lawmakers passed a bill that created a 10 percent renewable standard for electric co-ops, which largely serve rural Colorado, by the year 2020. Senate Bill 252 mandates co-ops to now purchase 25 percent of their electricity from renewable sources. This will increase electric rates to rural customers significantly. It already costs more to bring electricity to rural areas with customers farther apart and infrastructure costs more expensive than urban areas.
High-cost energy hurts economies and retards job creation. The significantly greater dependence on renewable sources will have the added negative effect on Western Colorado communities whose economic base depends on jobs from low-cost power supplied by conventional sources such as coal.
Senate Bill 252 now includes coal mine methane gas capture (which I wrote about in a Feb. 27 letter) and waste-to-energy as renewable electricity sources. Earlier this year, Sens. Randy Baumgardner and Kevin Grantham introduced bills to accomplish this, but their efforts were killed in committee by the Senate majority. While inclusion of these two renewable energy sources is a positive, it will not be enough to meet the new higher requirements of SB 252. Unfortunately, most of the new renewable electricity will have to come from high-cost sources, some of which will be bought from out of state.
It is sad in these rough economic times that our single-party Colorado state government would impose a law that has the same effect as a tax increase on its people by passing expensive legislation cleverly introduced under the cover of environmental benefit. This just does not make common sense.
SB 252 now looks certain to pass in the Senate. Let our representatives know this bill is costly to the people of Northwest Colorado and should not be passed into law.
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