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Sriracha, the incredibly popular Asian condiment that has gone so far beyond mainstream it's practically "everystream," earned another distinction recently when Trader Joe's introduced its own branded version.
The red sauce with the familiar rooster, green cap and what seems like a million languages on the back is quickly replacing ketchup as America's condiment of choice. Subway's got its eye on a Sriracha mayo and Lay's recently made a flavor of potato chip inspired by the sauce. (Most of us squirt it directly on our chips anyway.)
The fiery combination of eight ingredients, chili, salt, and garlic to name just three, was created by David Tran, a major in the South Vietnamese army who fled to the U.S. and started making the stuff in buckets in the 1980s. The business now generates $60 million a year.
Here's a look at some memorable Sriracha moments in pop culture:
Bart Simpson eats faux Sriracha on "The Simpsons": If Bart Simpson likes it, it has to be good. In a 2011 episode of "The Simpsons," the show paid homage to some popular food trends in what Executive Producer Matt Selman called "a love letter to foodie culture." In the episode, Bart enjoys some kimchee and what looks like a bottle of Sriracha. It's red in color with a green cap.
The Sriracha water bottle: If you're one of those people who thinks the condiment is so good you could drink it, here's your chance. Well, sort of. In 2012, the company Cage + Desoto came out with a Sriracha water bottle. The plastic bottle was red in color, had a green top and was complete with the rooster illustration and all the nutrition facts on the back. Technically it was a water bottle, but you could have filled it with Sriracha for those times when you're on a hike and you just need a squirt of the good stuff.
Sriracha shoes: For the fashionable Sriracha enthusiasts, the condiment has gone from Vietnamese pho table-staple to your closet. The folks at Hourglass footwear have made Sriracha shoes. They have printed stilettos and flats with what they called the Rock Out print that features a white rooster on a red shoe with a green heel. These bad boys will set you back $180.
Sriracha in the 626: The Fung Brothers, the duo from the San Gabriel Valley who rap about all things SGV -- think boba tea houses and late-night cafes -- have made the hot sauce a popular fixture in their YouTube videos. In the video appropriately named "Best Asian Sauces," the boys break down some popular condiments and, of course, start with Sriracha.
Sriracha iPhone case: Techies who love the stuff can wrap their smartphones in it. Squigglecase.com makes a Sriracha phone cover for the iPhone 4s for $15.95.
Sriracha skate deck: There's nothing like squirting a good amount of Sriracha on a hot bowl of fried rice. The brand SGV For Life brought this popular combo to its fried rice skateboard that features a skate deck with a picture of fried rice and the letters SGV written in Sriracha printed on the board, $45. Nowhere on the board does it actually say Sriracha but the sauce's signature green cap is visible in the print.
Sriracha dance team: A hip-hop dance team from UC Berkeley named itself "Sriracha" after their favorite hot sauce. They're pretty good dancers and they all incorporate a little red into their dance attire. You can check out their moves in the video below:
Sriracha Lay's potato chips: The chip flavor was in the running to win the brand's recent flavor contest but was beat out by cheesy garlic bread. This could have been because the chips tasted nothing like actual Sriracha. But if you want to sample, the Sriracha Lay's will be on shelves through summer.
Sriracha rap: The word Sriracha rhymes with banana, panda, mantra... OK, so maybe the sauce doesn't make for the best song lyric, but the boys from the group Spiderfang managed to squeeze it into a song they wrote called "Jonathan Gold," named after the L.A. Times' restaurant critic. There's a line that goes "banh mi so hot, Sriracha."


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The 1993 revision of the NEC brought us Art. 90. It's a short (three pages in the loose-leaf edition) but important introduction to the NEC. However, did you know the NEC also contains an Art. 80? You won't see this in the Table of Contents. If you open the front cover and just start flipping pages, the first Article you will find is Art. 90. Then you get to Art. 100.
So where is Art. 80, and what exactly does it say?
To find Art. 80, you need to look in the back of the NEC. Specifically, you need to look at Annex H. You can think of Art. 80 as a supplement to Art. 90. It is seven pages long in the loose-leaf edition.
Article 80 addresses five major functions:
- Electrical inspections.
- Electrical fire investigations.
- Review of electrical construction plans.
- Design, modification, construction, and maintenance of electrical equipment.
- Electrical equipment at special events.
80.2 provides three definitions:
- Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ). Rather than refer you to the Art. 100 definition, 80.2 provides a different one. This could put you in an odd position, as the final arbiter of interpreting the NEC is the AHJ.
- Chief Electrical Inspector. This is the person responsible for administering the NEC in relation to your facility or project. The CEI could be either the AHJ or someone designated by the AHJ to be the CEI.
- Electrical Inspector. This is someone authorized to conduct electrical inspections and who meets the inspector requirements detailed in 80.27.
In future issues, we'll look at the first four of those five major functions more closely.


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One would use a "community school" approach to deliver an arts-integrated curriculum. A study of the arts — visual arts, music, dance, etc. — would be intertwined with the study of core subjects, such as English, math or science.
One would use a "community school" approach to deliver an arts-integrated curriculum. A study of the arts — visual arts, music, dance, etc. — would be intertwined with the study of core subjects, such as English, math or science.
The other would operate a dual-language program designed to reach students lacking proficiency in English. Instruction would be conducted in both English and Spanish.
They are the innovation schools that have been proposed in New Bedford, and the debate over whether they should be given the green light has raged for months. Monday night, that debate reaches its climax when the School Committee hears final arguments from the public, then presumably votes up or down on the plans.
We see no reason the schools should not be approved.
Opponents claim the schools — in-district schools that enjoy certain autonomies from the broader district — would create a system of haves and have-nots, with some students enjoying the additional services proposed by the schools' design teams and others not.
Proponents argue the schools would target areas of specific need in the district and would provide much-needed choices for parents and students.
Both sides have made valid points. The bottom line, however, is that the New Bedford school system is in deep trouble. And while we are now seeing some signs of a possible turnaround, decades of failure suggest that evolutionary gains occur too slowly. Time is running short. And there is so much to be gained.
New Bedford teeters on the edge of state takeover. Its graduation rate, astoundingly, hovers close to 55%, far below the state average of 85 percent and even well off Fall River's 69 percent. To say some kids are falling through the cracks is a gross understatement.
The innovation schools aim to catch them, while also offering some of our most gifted students a real chance to soar.
The Renaissance Community School for the Arts — with its arts-based curriculum — would be located at Gomes Elementary School and would serve up to half the students living within the Gomes attendance zone. Students would be selected by automatic lottery, and parents would have the right to opt out.
The Gomes School is ripe for change, with its disappointing fourth-grade math and English MCAS scores. The Renaissance model was crafted to bring together three proven strategies for improved student outcomes: recruiting of staff, arts integration and strong community engagement.
The Esperanza School of Language and Culture — with its dual-language immersion program — would be situated at Roosevelt Middle School and would serve students from the South End. Parents would apply through a lottery and the student body would be split evenly between English and Spanish speakers.
With one of every five students — more than 2,600 kids — not speaking English as their primary language, it is obvious that New Bedford must find a way to deliver satisfactory educational results to this highly challenged group.
It is undeniable that innovation schools provide some children a different experience and different resources. But that is not necessarily a bad thing, is it? Not when our kids are performing well below state averages.
Small, autonomous schools offer the ability to adapt to the precise needs of the neighborhoods they serve. It's an opportunity for grass-roots educational policy that puts the day-to-day decisions about student needs and success in the hands of those closest to the students.
If there has been insufficient planning that has gone into the two proposals, that should be about the only reason for the city to reject them — for now. But there has been nothing, so far, to suggest that is the case.
Both teams have made efforts to answer objections about shared buildings, about the spurious argument of setting up haves and have-nots. The community partners are formidable and all have track records of solid community involvement.
If innovation schools are approved, other city schools can adopt best practices.
Let's give them the green light and get this show on the road.


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You got an organ goin' there, no wonder the sound has so much baaawdy.
Other great quotes from songs that aren't actual lyrics?
If I Knew it was going to be that kind of party I would have sticked my dick in the mashed potatoespheripheral, ma0sm, incandenza_, and moker this'd this
it's a cold world out there...
...yeah, sometimes i think i'm getting a little frosty myself.badmanreturns, harman_kardon, couldbebrianmay, rushmore, incandenza_, and DaddyorChips this'd this
They told me that the classics never go out of style but they do, they do
somehow baby, I never thought that we'd do too.
Just what is it that you want to do?
We wanna be free. We wanna be free to do
what we wanna do. And we wanna get loaded. And we wanna have a good time ..._TheBeautifulOnes_, JaguarPirate, thosegoldsounds, and berksy this'd this
This negativity just makes me stronger, we will not retreat, this band is unstoppable.badmanreturns, JaguarPirate, Comaboy, seanneale, berksy, and subbero this'd this
What were dealing with here is a total lack of respect for the law
But you can't be any geek off the street
gotta be handy with a steel if you know what i meanthemolegerald, thosegoldsounds, and moker this'd this
Just all of this song
There could be a sub-thread just for DOOM.emmettcruddas this'd this
On guard! I'll let you try my Wu Tang style!
could def be a sub-thread just for Wu Tang stuff
Very good
You give me so much at one time.
I may have bigger for you.
My, my.Matt_was_taken and Antpocalypsenow this'd this
The whole outro for Gihad off Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II
Put some bologna on your face or something
- Thought_Dreams, Antelope, and seedler this'd this
Poor soldier, despite all his charms,
when he was sleeping they cut of his arms. And he said "Thank you sir, THANK YOU SIR"Comaboy this'd this
- badmanreturns and Rhymenocerous this'd this
Can I include the whole of BBF3 in this thread?
Or does that count as lyrics?Antelope and pichaelmarker this'd this
Come on people now, smile on your brother,
everybody get together
try to love one another
nowJaguarPirate this'd this
It was Coney Island, they called Coney Island the playground of the world.
There was no place like it, in the whole world, like Coney Island when I was a youngster.
No place in the world like it, and it was so fabulous. Now it's shrunk down to almost nothing...you see.
And, uh, I still remember in my mind how things used to be, and...uh, you know, I feel very bad.
But people from all over the world came here...from all over the world...it was the playground they called it the playground of the world...over here.
Anyways, you see, I...uh...you know...I even got, when I was very small, I even got lost at Coney Island, but they found me...on the...on the beach.
And we used to sleep on the beach here, sleep overnight..they don't do that anymore. Things changed...you see.
They don't sleep anymore on the beach.bruised_blood, Thought_Dreams, DaddyorChips, pichaelmarker, berksy, and subbero this'd this
- rich-t this'd this
You are shan-te?
You're crazy.
the old man been teaching you some tricks has he?
You can buy her, you can buy her
This one's here, this one's here, this one's here and this one's here. Everything's for sale.thosegoldsounds, Antelope, and incandenza_ this'd this
Why are niggas always crossing over, huh?
I mean, what's the matter? They can accept our music as long as they can't see our faces? Cross over ain't nuthin' but a double cross.
Once we lose our audience we never get them back.
d'you think the end of the world is coming?
the preacher man says it's the end of time...he says that america's rivers are going dry. the interest is up, the stock market's down. you guys have to be careful walking around here this late at night... this...(no we don't mam I'm sorry) this is the perfect place to get jumped.
but d'you think the end of the world is coming?
no. so says the preacher man but... I don't go by what he says.
You're all the same, the lot of you,
with your long hair and faggot clothes. Drugs, sex…every sort of filth. And ya hate the police, don't ya?codpieceface, anal_schwarzenegger, and DaddyorChips this'd this
hyou make it easy
- emmettcruddas and stalecloud this'd this
- stalecloud this'd this
LET'S HAVE SOME APHEX ACIDMatt_was_taken, harman_kardon, themolegerald, plasticniki, warplp101, anal_schwarzenegger, Antelope, gonad, and berksy this'd this
You are Shante?
Not sure why the first post didn't work:
Original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iYM6R1FIwo
Depthcharge: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtRMeI3zmNY
How much you willing to pay for that?
Four cents.
Fo-our say-nts? That's miiiighty little.
It's the price of four bullets. One. Two. Three. And four.
You can take that mail
and that franking machine and all that other rubbish I have to go about with, and you can stuff 'em right up your arse!
OR ANYTHING ELSE?DaddyorChips and meths this'd this
"Hello, mother leopard.
I have your cub.
You must protect her,
But that will be expensive...
10,000 kola nuts,
Wrapped in brown paper...
Midnight, behind the box
I'll be the hyena, you'll see."Oissin_, badmanreturns, plasticniki, Comaboy, orangejuice, incandenza_, The_Excession, and berksy this'd this
Wake Up....
Time to die!!!
The essential early 90's indie intro......
"When you're young
you can eat what you like
drink what you like
and still fit into your 26 inch waist trousers and zip them closed
then you reach that age
24 - 25
your muscles give up
they wave a little white flag
and without any warning at all you're suddenly a fat bastard.
YOU FAT BASTARD!!!GaryEleven, pheripheral, and Royter-Hatfood this'd this
I am not the son of Sha-Clack-Clack
I am before that
I am before
I am before before before death is eternity after death is eternity
there is no death there's only eternity
and I be riding on the wings of eternity like
It began when they took me from my home & put me on Death Row
Of which I am nearly on the end cell
And I say again - I'M NOT AFRAID TO DIE!DaddyorChips this'd this
Yes son?
What does regret mean?
Well son, a funny thing about regret is, that it is better to regret something that you have done than to regret something you haven't done.
And by the way, if you see your mom this weekend be sure to tell her... SATAN!!!splitterwill, anal_schwarzenegger, heartworms, fuck_this_band, shimmetry, incandenza_, lemonbrickcombo, and DaddyorChips this'd this
This is a song about life, love, death, poverty, racism
Just a few things been running through my head.
Yeah. Mine were alright. Wasn't my best one but who cares?
That's the spirit.thosegoldsounds, JaguarPirate, and codpieceface this'd this
When problems overwhelm us and sadness smothers us, where do we find the will and the courage to continue?
Well, the answer may come in the caring voice of a friend, a chance encounter with a book, or from a personal faith. For Janet, her help came from her faith but it also came from a squirrel. Shortly after her divorce, Janet lost her father, then she lost her job, she had mounting money problems. But Janet not only survived but she worked her way out of despondency and now she says life is good again. She told me that late one autumn day when she was at her lowest, she saw a squirrel storing up nuts for the winter. One at a time, he would take them to the nest. And she thought, if that squirrel can take care of himself with a harsh winter coming on, so can I. Once I broke my problems into small pieces, I was able to carry them, just like those acorns, one at a time.berksy this'd this
- andyvine this'd this
Umm, as far as supportive, he would have to support me financially
Umm, I like a man that has money, that has goals in lifebadmanreturns and emmettcruddas this'd this
Somewhere in the middle!
Somewhere in the middle!GaryEleven this'd this
Welcome! To! Americana!
Please! Make! Your! Selection! Followed! By! The! Pound! Sign! Now!
'Mommy, Daddy! Mommy, Daddy!
Don't touch me, don't call me that in public...
Aww... DiS cut down the quote! :(
Child: "Mommy! Daddy...Mommy! Daddy!... Mom? Dad?"
Man: "You have no mother or father."
Child: "Yeah I do!"
Man: "No, they left; they went somewhere else."
Child: "No, you're right here! I do!"
Man: "I'm not; I don't know you."
Child: "Daddy ? "
Man: "Don't touch me; don't call me that in public."Spicer this'd this
- pichaelmarker this'd this
From whence shall we expect the approach of danger? Shall some transatlantic giant step the earth and crush us at a blow? Never! All the armies of Europe and Asia could not, by force, take a drink from the Ohio River or set a track on the Blue Ridge in the trial of a thousand years. If destruction be our lot, we ourselves must be its author and finisher. As a nation of free men, we will live forever...
...or die by suicide.
i am now the most miserable man living
if what i feel were equally distributed to the whole human family, there would not be one cheerful face on earth
Now we're going to try an experimental number
One written using some contemporary techniques
Though we are alive, death surrounds us
Though we are alive, though-though we are alive, death-deathdeathdeathdeathdeath
Death surrounds us
most of these are just samples/tapes
they shouldn't count REALLY
But but but
The OP is a sample on a DJ Shadow tune
it shouldn't count REALLY
it's not a great quote from a song, it's a great quote from elsewhere sampled in a song?
so there's this woman and she was on an airplane
and she was flying to meet her fiance etc. the best
Me and him, we're from different ancient tribes. Now, we're both almost extinct. But sometimes, you've got to stick with the ancient ways.
Although not a follower of hseroK divaD
She's a devoted Branch DavidianFuzzy_Dunlop this'd this
Hey lady, won't you be my dog
And I'll be your tree
And you can pee on me!
Hey brah! How we doin' man?
Hey it's been a while man, life's so rad. This band's my favourite man, don't ya love them?
Oh man, you want a beer?
Aw man, hell bro, this is the best man. I'm so glad we're all back together and stuff. This is great.
Hey you know about the party after the show?
Aw man, it's gonna be the best. I'm so stoked. Take it easy brah!harman_kardon, 84joe, badmanreturns, and pichaelmarker this'd this
I think it's time to discuss your
Philosophy of drug use as it relates to artistic endeavour.
"...call this old bitch. see what this bitch doin. call this bitch"
(phone rings)
"Hello, what you doin?"
"Nuthin, just kickin it."
"You all done?"
"Naw, what you gonna do
"Um, pick up my clothes
from the cleaners, I'm gonna get my
nails done..."
"Hey, did what's his name get
at you yesterday?"
"Deeeeeezzz Nutsss!"
"Aw, shut up nigga."
PHASE ONE, IN WHICH DORIS GETS HER OATS!meths this'd this
You're killing me. You're killing me.DaddyorChips this'd this
I didn't hear voices-with me it was more of a power thing. I acted...on my fantasies
With me it was more of a power thing...I didn't hear voices.
And I am not frightened of dying.
Any time will do, I don't mind. Why should I be frightened of dying? There's no reason for it – you've got to go sometime.
look at her butt
it is so big
She looks like one of those rap guys' girlfriends
Who understands those rap guys anyway?stalecloud this'd this
YOU FUCKIN' DIE! I said to her
I said YOU FUCKIN' DIE! to her. Huh? What? No, no! I was talking to Kim. I said "you fuckin' die". No, I was just- we were just goofing around. No, no. It didn't have anything to do with anything. She said: "Don't anybody touch this is my stuff", and I said "You fuckin' die" like that.
I was finishing her part for her
You know what I mean?Royter-Hatfood, Antelope, and berksy this'd this
See, this guy left the state for seven years
Seven fucking years, he was hiding out
Figured he'd come back, let everything blow over
Came into a local bar, he walked through the door
Who's this? This fuckin' guy, when I was... friend of mine got murdered
I was collecting for his funeral, you know
This guy stole the money, then he split, he left, he was gone for seven years, figured things would blow out
Came into a local bar, like fucking 2 o'clock in the morning
He walked into the fucking door, my fucking leg started going like this
Your leg ever start shaking? Fucking adrenaline, I saw him, my leg started fucking shaking
Turned to another guy, and I told my friend, see that motherfucker, I'm gonna take him out right here, you got my back? He said yeah, I got you
I fucking walked up to him, and hit as hard as I could in his fucking face
His fucking face fucking exploded, boom, boom, face, and the floor, was fucking spraying, his whole fucking shirt, they had to fucking take the fucking floor up fucking from all this fucking blood off the motherfucking sidewalk
I'll tell you something, I went after the guy, at the time, in 1984
I went after the fucking guy, but my friends held me back, my clothes got all fucking ripped
They held me back, the cops came, the guy got away, he was gone for years
First fucking time I saw him was in a fucking bar
He came walking in, I fucking snapped, fucking snapped
All I needed was one person watching out for me, said you got my back? yeah, I got your back
This guy was a heavyweight wrestler, not... I ganged up on somebody
He was fucking my height, weighed about fucking 270 pounds
Big fat fucking black motherfucker, piece of shit motherfucker
And I fucking took him out, man, I had so much fucking aggression, years of aggression
Right or wrong, right or wrong?
That's it, man.
Let's Get Killed is full of these
What year you born IN?
I'm more like a punter: if you ask me "does that guitar sound nice" I say "yes, it sounds nice" if it's a nice smooth distorted sound, it's not completely interfering and overloading. We've had about three of them so far already today. They are nice sounds to me. But what you two are paid to do is to make sure the frequencies don't interfere so there's no point asking me if it sounds all right .....ThirstyDog this'd this
*Oh great we're getting a band together, let's get all our mates. And then you find out your mates can't play*
I undid her tartan miniskirt
...pulled off her black wool tights, my lips moved up her legs... What the fuck? I had a large hard dick poking me in the eye.
I thought we were doing spoken word bits
If it's just asides, then I consider myself duly chastised. But hearing the words "What the fuck? I had a large hard dick poking me in the eye" on a Tindersticks album is surely worthy of note.
- Do you think a girl should go to bed with a fella, if she doesn't love him?
- No. Unless it's me.berksy this'd this
It's not always true that time heals all wounds
There are wounds that you don't wanna heal
The memories of something really good
Something truly real, that you never found again
Sonic Boom!!
From Zomby's U Are My fantasy (Street Fighter II Theme Remix)pichaelmarker this'd this
- andyvine this'd this
There is the theory of the mobius, a twist in the fabric of space where time becomes a loop, time becomes a loop, time becomes a loop, time becomes a loop.......
People see rock and roll as youth culture
and when youth culture becomes monopolised by big business what are the youth to do? Do you have any idea?
I think we should destroy the bogus capitalist process that is destroying youth cultureThirstyDog this'd this


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I got really curious all of a sudden.
I was really wondering which anime's y'all would most likely recommend to other people. Some people have a bunch of anime's they would recommend but what would be your NUMBER ONE suggested anime?
Mine would probably be Dog & Scissors for right now. I seen some amazing anime's but I think Dog & Scissors would make anyone laugh and the story is very interesting, although random at times.
Give me some reasons why
It could be for people that are already into anime or people that have never watched anime before. Which ever you prefer.
The first and foremost anime anyone should watch is: Samurai X, Trust and Betrayal. This is an anime everyone should watch.
and for the dark side: bible black.
His Holiness Optimus Maximus Decimus Meridius Colossus Nemesis Nexus Genesis
Are we talking to someone who is already into anime or someone who has never watched an anime before?
*wonders if people are sick of him yammering about Toradora!*
I guess I would say Toradora!
Reason 1: A romance that actually ends with people together.
Reason 2: The Christmas bear scene.
Reason 3: Not too many of the anime tropes that would throw off non-anime watchers.
Reason 4: Excellent portrayal of real, non-romantic (at first) love.
Reason 5: Pretty deep cast of characters, each with their own strengths and weaknesses.
Reason 6: I just finished it, so I'm still thinking about it a lot.
But seriously, I don't think you could go wrong watching this anime. There are a lot of things to love, and while, sure, you could nit-pick it to death, it's a pretty incredible love story.
Weekly posts on the season's best anime! (http://mageinabarrel.com)
Angel Beats
Not very long. Great action. Emotional. Characters are good. Loved the ending.
But seriously, Deathnote, Attack on Titan and/or The World God Only Knows
Dog and Scissors? lol
I would recommend Btooom! People could get engaged with it quickly.
Did he just walk up...slowly...and ban me? @GoldTStar117
Guilty Crown, Steins Gate, Higurashi, My little Monster, Durarara
out of these five, I can't choose a favorite.
❄ ❅ ❆ ❄ ❅ ❆
The best thing about Dog & Scissors is the OP since it reminds me of Someone Else from Working!! I guess I could recommend it for that.
The anime I recommend to most people is probably GitS.
If they are looking for a very light hearted anime thats just fun to watch, Dogs & Scissors certainly isn't a bad choice.
But for me personally I would recommend
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Angel Beats
And, Nyarko-san for something that more light hearted
There's no way I could pick just one...
Grave of the Fireflies (and everything else by Hayao Miyazaki)
5 Centimeters Per Second (and everything else by Makoto Shinkai)
Usagi Drop
Time of Eve
Bakemonogatari series
Death Note
Black Lagoon
And it hurts to leave many others, including romances and comedies off the list.
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To people who aren't already familiar with anime, I'd say Cowboy Bebop and Black Lagoon are good gotos, so long as the viewer doesn't mind some violence.
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I like warmer fare;
Haibane Renmei (which is still the only Anime I'm unable to rewatch because its' paradoxically just too good), for your warm, visually striking, slightly bittersweet.
Aria for the sheer calm and beauty in every possible direction.
For both of them, they're not huge action or battle shows at all, but just stunningly beautiful and deeply uplifting.
Edit: My prescriptions only work for some people though, they're pretty dry fare for most people.
There are two ways to endure it.
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I'm typing this from the point of view that these people have never watched anime
Kuroko's Basketball (Very well-done shounen that doesn't need you to be familiar with old shounen tropes to fully enjoy)
My Little Monster (my favorite shoujo, out of the few I've seen. Funny and mostly drama-free)
Sword Art Online (the vast majority do like this anime, believe it or not)
The World God Only Knows (extremely easy to watch shounen rom-com, and the manga is good)
Baka and Test (accessible and lol-worthy every episode)
The Devil is a Part-Timer! (deeper-than-you-would-think comedy with a silly premise and surprisingly good execution)
Monster (Really good seinen series that's very believable, with a very involved plot)
Toradora! (A rare harem comedy that has well-executed romance that develops evenly through the story. Seinen rom-com)
Attack on Titan (cause why not)


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My husband is currently an ESL teacher (5 years experience and management experience in another field) and I have 3 years ESL teaching experience. Any advice and opinions would be greatly appreciated. Back to top bnixJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 645 Posted: Mon May 26, 2003 5:00 am Post subject: A Few Suggestions... Of course,it is your business where the "very desirable tourist location is...and perhaps you do not want to post it.But perhaps we could give you better advice if we knew the location. For real information,I suggest you contact the embassy of the specific country in the US or wherever you are posting from.Depending on the country,there may also be specific organizations set up to help foreigners who want to start a business in that country.Again,it is hard to tell without knowing which country. Setting up a business is usually not easy,not even in your native country.The problems are compounded in most foreign countries for a number of reasons,including language,licensing requirements,other paperwork requirements, taxes,building codes etc,etc,etc. Are you sure you and your husband actually want a formal school as opposed to just giving some private lessons?Again,with a school,you will almost undoubtedly have to hire other teachers(probably some foreign). It is not an easy task.I have not done it myself.But I know a man who did it in Mexico.He quit after three years,and sold his school.He said "Never again.The problems are immense."Of course,it might be a bit easier in some countries than others.Best of luck Back to top bohinjJoined: 03 Mar 2003Posts: 30 Posted: Mon May 26, 2003 9:56 pm Post subject: We're thinking of Hawaii for the school Sorry, I should have included more details. We are considering Hawaii for the location of the school. It would be located within walking distance of the beach and probably targeted to Japanese primarily. (FYI-We are Americans.) Fortunately, we both taught in Japan and have quite a few friends who can help us create marketing materials (website, ads, etc.) in Japanese, based on our English text. I know many of the pitfalls of starting a business but am wondering some specifically for starting a school. Such as visa issues, as you mentioned. Back to top bnixJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 645 Posted: Mon May 26, 2003 10:19 pm Post subject: Very Interesting. Well,since Hawaii is in the US,you will probably have no more difficulties setting up a school than you would anywhere else in the US. If you are talking about visa issues for your students(?) the Japanese,I suggest you contact someone official, like the US Embassy,who could give you detailed info on all the ons and outs,etc.I doubt if anyone on this forum can give you detailed info like that. I know I can't. It sounds like a very interesting possibility.Good luck with your plans. Back to top SherriJoined: 23 Jan 2003Posts: 749Location: The Big Island, Hawaii Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2003 2:17 am Post subject: It sounds like a great opportunity. Just do your homework carefully. Check out your competition, find out what they are offering and for how much. Decide what you can do to be unique in the market--why students should choose your school and not another. Think also carefully about how you will advertise. I know you mentioned websites which is great, but you have to think about how to get people to look at them. You may have to advertise in the Japanese media which can be very expensive and/or hire agents to get students for you. Hope this helps--good luck. Back to top kimoJoined: 16 Feb 2003Posts: 668 Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2003 1:06 am Post subject: I don't know if you know anything about market research, but there are a lot of details you need to consider. Start-up costs, licenses, rent/facilities, equipment, insurance, competition, your clientele (sp), and on and on. Your idea about afternoon tours - is that a new idea or not. What can you do special to attract students? Hawaii is a tough place to do business. It's laws border on the socialists fringes. People are close knit there. It's expensive. Palm trees and breezes are nice, but you better know what you're getting into. Your idea is not new. Back to top IrishJoined: 13 Jan 2003Posts: 371 Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2003 6:26 am Post subject: Dis ain't gonna be easy, sistah Sherri and Kimo have made the key points here. As Sherri said, you must come up with something unique to set yourself apart from the language schools already in existence. (We're talking about real schools, of course, not the visa mills--that's a whole nuther story.) Kimo is also correct about the expense and the importance of knowing people. If you've got long established connections here, wonderful, but it's still no guarantee. But nothing is ever guaranteed, is it? The fact that you and your husband have experience with Japanese students is a definite plus. I'm not entirely clear on the "sightseeing" part of your venture. If you mean using tours as part of English instruction, yes, this is done (at least it's done by my school). Since you mention this, I presume that you know Hawaii very well--another must if you're going to make this work. After all, you'll be competing with the hungry grads of UH-Manoa, HPU, and BYU-H for these customers. Broadly, the outlook is not good right now--we've got falling enrollments in existing language schools and fewer Japanese arrivals in general. Several international students have told me that getting a visa is increasingly difficult due to new governmental restrictions so many of them are cutting back on their study plans. (Thanks, George and John.) My apologies for painting such a bleak picture but I feel like I should give you fair warning about this. If you like, feel free to PM me and pick my brain (won't take you more than a minute or two, what with it being so small). If I can't answer your questions, I'll try to find someone who can. Remember: making it in Hawaii is simple provided you have buckets of cash, connections, and buckets of cash. Oh, and bringing some cash wouldn't hurt either. Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15323 Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2003 11:44 am Post subject: how to make a small fortune An remember that old one which distills a lot of folk wisdom : A. How do I make a small fortune in this business ? B. Start off with a large fortune. Negative ? Or realistic ? Back to top kimoJoined: 16 Feb 2003Posts: 668 Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2003 6:01 am Post subject: There will always be naysayers. There will always be people who want to throw good money after bad. Some things are not easy to get off the ground even with wads of cash. Just ask nasa. Check out the following link for more thought on this thread. http://eflplanet.com/teachers/viewtopic.php?t=133 Back to top kimoJoined: 16 Feb 2003Posts: 668 Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2003 9:22 pm Post subject: Any update on this post? Seems everyone would like to open a school in Hawaii. Back to top IamtheWalrusJoined: 20 Feb 2003Posts: 20Location: San Francisco Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 11:19 pm Post subject: Hi, I have been thinking of the same thing. Actually, seems like a lot of esl schools operate in california, where I am. From what I have been told by students, it;s a good way to get into the country since school visa is easier to obtain. The school issues a certain form to the student that goes right to the embassy so they can get the visa. This software/authorization to use the software from the US in order to get the student visa, seem to be the biggest hurdle to starting your own business and be very successful. So that's my question...what's the process in getting this done? Anyone? Thanks! Back to top bohinjJoined: 03 Mar 2003Posts: 30 Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 3:21 pm Post subject: Update on Hawaii venture Well, my husband and I are still in the thinking about it phase. We are a little short of cash to start so we're thinking of a stint in the Middle East for a couple years to beef up the bank account. Also, I think we're going to wait a bit for the economy to improve. My husband works in a school in California and students are having a harder time paying tuition although I think general enrollment is stable. About the visa issue...we imagine our school to be more like a vacation/camp than a traditional language school. So, instead of the traditional package tour that insulates the foreigner from English, we would offer a chance to improve their language skills while on vacation. We would offer a maximum of 3 weeks, so the visa issue wouldn't come into play--they'd be on a tourist visa. I'm sure this will not make us millionaires but that's not what we are looking for--we just want to do something we enjoy, make a little money and live where we have an ocean view. Back to top CoreyJoined: 05 Jul 2003Posts: 112Location: Canada Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 5:22 pm Post subject: I have done the math for this. It can't be used for your specific situation, but you can use the general parameters. Send an PM if you want more info. 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June 30, 2002, 08:18:03 AM »
I will be attending the Academy of Art College in San Francisco this fall, majoring in graphic design. I would like to go to law school upon graduation, but was wondering how difficult that would be, since I am majoring in graphic design, not pre-law, English, history, etc. Is it going to be difficult to get into law school w/ a creative arta background? Or will that be looked upon as "well-rounded"? I'm kinda freakin out b/c my friends are saying that if I know that I want to go into law, I should pursue a more "practical" major for my bachelor's. Any feedback would be great. Thanks!
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April 18, 2003, 07:53:26 AM »
If I were an admissions official at a law school, I would be intrigued by your background, but would want to know how your college courseload was divided between liberal arts (presumably involving the critical thinking and writing skills law students need) and creative arts. I would have little choice but to ignore the creative arts portion of your transcript as largely irrelevant. As a result, if law school is truly your goal, you really need to do well in your liberal arts required courses, as well as doing most of your electives in liberal arts as well. Good luck!
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April 23, 2003, 04:58:24 AM »
I strongly disagree with this. At the very top-tier schools (top 15 or so), creative artists are among the most highly prized applicants, precisely because their area of concentration tends to favor those who can think critically and creatively, essential in theoretical legal study. Musicians in particular are highly sought, as critical analysis of classical music is extremely similar to the process of legal analysis, and therefore a useful predictor of success.
The rub comes with schools below the top tier, which may be concerned more less with advanced legal theory than with simply giving students the specific skills and knowledge they will need for employment. Here, more enlightened schools may still favor artistically inclined applicants, but many others may not have formed the appropriate correlation. Finding the right program is essential.
Should a student choose a major in the arts with the specific purpose of gaining admission to a law school? No. But an outstanding student in the arts may find that his or her education provides the perfect background for a top law school.
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June 02, 2003, 05:41:45 AM »
I am attending law school next fall, and graduated with a BFA (painting and drawing). Everyone told me that schools would appreciate the different background I would be bringing. I think that this is likely true. However in some respects it hurt me, but only because I had a low GPA. If you attend art school, and focus on your GPA, your will be good to go. In my opinion, as much as schools like to talk about looking past the numbers, they are the most important thing. The problem is that schools are ranked heavily on the average GPA and LSAT scores they admit. I did well on my LSAT, above average at almost all the schools I applied at. The low GPA, in fine arts no less, stood out on my application as a negative. I think that many people who don't understand the art world, expect it to be easy to get a high GPA when you are drawing all day. What they don't realize is the huge amount of work that goes into an art degree. Hours and hours more then my friends were doing in other classes. Also, many art teachers are out to proove everyone wrong about how easy art is. I had one teach who flat out said no one gets A's from him.
Long story short, get the GPA and LSAT scores, and your art degree will be a plus. Get a low GPA, and it will hurt you.
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I ran into this as well as a music major. In music, a high GPA was often actually looked down upon. It was seen as the wrong priority, when that person could instead use his/her time to practice. I once had a professor tell me *never* to spend the time to make an A, as auditions are conducted behind a screen anyway. And sure enough, the best musicians were rarely the ones graduating with honors.
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I agree with most of the above that an art major will be a HELP to you in getting into law school.
If you are worried about starting out with less knowledge than the rest of your fellow 1Ls, don't be. Law school is unlike other graduate programs, in that it does not really build on the degree you got for your BA or BS... it is a completely new track of knowledge.
I graduated with a duel degree in Political Science and Music... and honestly, nothing I learned in college, except for writing skills, is useful here in law school. Everybody, except those older students who worked in law firms before coming to law school, is at about the same level of knowledge, regardless of major. So, an art major will not hurt you. This is true for both the big oldies, and the newer more liberal schools. Remember... ALL LAW SCHOOLS ARE OBSESSED WITH DIVERSIFICATION! So make sure you point out those things that make you DIFFERENT.
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September 22, 2003, 11:05:06 AM »
What about background in computer science? Do you all think it would present a similar situation?
I've always wanted to go to law school, but ended up going into computers because it was the "it" thing to do at the time. A couple years later, I have a bachelors in Computer Science, a hatred for coding, and the industry is pretty bad......
any thoughts?
p.s. my gpa was good
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September 23, 2003, 03:46:59 PM »
Computer Science is a great major for those wishing to attend law school. I had a friend recently who majored in CS (3.99gpa), who is enrolled at Harvard Law.
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August 12, 2013, 04:09:21 AM »
Hi all,
I know this is almost ten years later! But I am currently facing the same dilemma. I went to arts school as well and graduated with a second upper class honors from a UK school. Having worked as a graphic designer for two years, I plan to take my LSATS in October this year and want to apply to law schools in the US. Was just wondering which schools you guys got into? Any tips for the personal statements?
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My son is a student of computer secience school !!! this school provide good faculty to their student
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If only there was a A/V Gaim version that worked, and a port of Sony Vegas (no, there is no video editing app on Linux that does things *as well and as stable* as most Windows/Mac NLEs do it, so please don't suggest to me your favorite Linux video editing app -- I tried them ALL).
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PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Jake Peavy and Clayton Richard will always be linked as the key pieces of a trade between the San Diego Padres and Chicago White Sox.
The two pitchers faced off Sunday, their first starts of spring training.
Richard pitched two scoreless innings, leading the Padres to a 4-0 win over the White Sox. Peavy was hit hard, giving up three runs and five hits.
Peavy yielded RBI doubles to Chase Headley, Cameron Maybin and Nick Hundley. Despite the result, Peavy was happy with his performance. He focused on fastball command, throwing just two sliders as a strikeout pitch.
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Peavy was surprised that the Padres were so aggressive, with nine of his 15 batters faced swinging at a first-pitch fastball. Being aggressive within the zone has become a point of emphasis with the Padres dating to last season, especially against top-flight pitchers.
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In terms of the 2009 trade, Black thinks it came out relatively even. Richard has been healthy and consistent in recent years, and Peavy, the 2007 NL Cy Young Award winner, has had injury issues while being more dynamic when healthy.
"You never know how a trade's going to turn out, and sometimes you have to wait a while to evaluate them," Black said. "In this case, it turned out to be good for both teams. Clayton has been an integral part of our rotation, just as Jake has for the White Sox."
Peavy had more of an attachment to his old team. Richard made 22 starts in two big league seasons, but Peavy was a Padres star for five full seasons.
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Over the weekend, the first flying insect of the season — a sluggish mayfly — trembled in uneven arcs around my head as I returned home from the grocer's. The owls are evident almost every evening, silent as death, here and gone and back again before you know it.
All the borders of the world are crumbling, as the season comes apart at the seams and spring seeps into the air. Porcupines in trees. They've always been there, I know now. But for a moment, they snapped my self-oriented thoughts like worn piano wire, snapped them sure, and put me where I belong, in harmony with nature and back in tune.
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I wanted to outline my reason for not accepting the Intelligent Design
inference, which relates to Bayesian inference, which is at the heart
of modern probabilistic methods. Although it's a technical term, I'll
try and explain it by way of example, without the maths. I think even
if we don't directly use Bayes's Theorem to make inferences, we
implicitly do something like it, which can't carry over into making
the kind of design inference that the ID community want to make.
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You walk into a room where there is a computer with the monitor
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Tails. Seems pretty fair. You run a lie detector on the scientist.
She's telling the truth.
So now you're thinking, incredible as it seems, that it's the monkey.
Maybe monkeys can be trained to do such a feat.
What you're implicitly doing is estimating a _prior probability_ on
which subject was chosen. Ten coin tosses all needing to be heads
makes a prior probability of 1/1024 of it being the human and
1023/1024 of it being the monkey. Then you get more data, and as a
result you recalculate your estimate of which of the subjects typed
the sentence. From the observations, you modify your prior
probabilities to get _posterior_ probabilities. The nature of the
evidence might swing your estimate right round. If one wants to do
this calculation rigorously (although you are implicitly doing it
roughly anyway), you would use Bayes's theorem to compute the
posterior probabilities. This is the way it's done in all sorts of
modern expert systems, for example for medical diagnosis. I was told
by my PhD supervisor, a director at Microsoft Research Labs in
Cambridge, that a little Bayesian inference engine powers the "printer
troubleshooter" in MS windows. (Though it's never helped me much!!)
(Or maybe it was the infamous "paper clip" cartoon character that gave
you hints all the time that you didn't want to know - can't remember
Now take an example that has been cited by Dembski as "design
detection". It relates to the case (if I recall the details
correctly) of Nicholas Caputo, who was in charge of arranging the
ballot tickets in elections in one particular ward (state? - I don't
know the correct term). It is well-known that the name that appears
first on the list of a ballot paper has an unfair advantage because
lots of people are too stupid to check and just put an X on the first
name on the list, irrespective of the party. Hence lots would be
drawn to determine which party was at the top of the list each time.
It was found that under Caputo's direction, a democrat had appeared 40
times out of 40. He was convicted on the grounds that this was so
unlikely to happen by chance, that he must have rigged it. This is
cited as a clear instance of design detection.
However, even here, implicitly one is using a Bayesian technique.
This is because you have concrete independent evidence that humans can
be corrupt and prone to rigging elections. Most people are honest but
a small minority are corrupt. You've therefore got a reasonable idea
of the prior probability of a corrupt person determining the first
name on the ballot paper. The 40 out of 40 democrats is further
evidence that modifies your posterior probability that Caputo is
There are other pieces of evidence that could swing it back the other
way. Suppose that Caputo, like Pinocchio has an affliction that
causes his nose to grow every time he tells a lie. He stands up in
court and swears that he the way he conducted the drawing of lots was
above board, and the result was just a freak; he was as surprised as
anyone else to see the result. His nose stays the same size. That
would make you more likely to accept the freak result, because your
prior probability of his telling the truth just took a massive
Now take the case of the intelligent design inference. In the
publicity for his new book, Stephen C. Meyer states that DNA is like a
computer code with immense amounts of information. In every case we
know about, information implies an information giver, and a program
requires a programmer. Hence design (the nature of the designer
remaining unknown and unspecified) is the best explanation.
But it seems to me that this is entirely different from the Caputo
case. In the Caputo case you have independent verifiable evidence
that people exist who rig elections. Many of them, hopefully, are in
jail! So you can assign a prior probability. But by definition, you
don't KNOW about the existence of an unspecified designer - the fact
that you don't say anything about the identity of the designer
undermines the whole argument. There is therefore no meaningful way
to assign a prior probability. Indeed what you are trying to do is to
infer the _existence_ of a designer responsible for the perceived
design. In the Caputo case, the software programmer case etc, you
already know that corrupt people, computer programmers, etc exist -
you are trying to determine whether your evidence is explained by one
of these people whom you know exist, or by coincidence.
In a nutshell: Inferences we make are all implicitly Bayesian,
because we have a prior idea of the probabilities of the different
inferences that could be made. But with the Design inference, where
the nature of the Designer is unknown (as is tenaciously held by the
ID community), then you can't assign a prior probability and hence
can't begin to make a meaningful inference.
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