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Who Owns Employee Social Media Accounts? 'The Correct Answer Is: Shut Up'
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Still, an anonymous reader sent over this recent take on the same issue by lawyer Jay Shepherd that gets right to the heart of the matter, brilliantly, in saying that if you're even asking the question as an employer, you're probably in trouble:
Who owns an employee's LinkedIn contacts?His overall argument is pretty much exactly how we feel: employers need to let go of some things, and an employee's ability to build up relationships that they could potentially take with them when they leave is one thing to let go. The benefit of allowing this is much greater in the long run for a company. If you're going to try to claim ownership over employees' social media accounts, your employees are going to recognize that, and they won't care or invest as much effort into those accounts, meaning the company ends up getting very little benefit, even if they technically end up "owning" the account at the end of the day.
Or Facebook friends? Or Twitter tweeps? If an employee is using these social-media sites in his or her professional capacity, does the employer have the right to take the contacts away once the employee leaves?
The correct answer is: shut up.
Seriously. If you're an employer or a manager and you're seriously asking these questions, you just don't get it when it comes to social media. You're missing the whole point of these social-networking sites.
One of the key lessons that we try to point out over and over again on this site is that you don't have to control everything. Quite frequently, by letting go of control, you stand to benefit much, much more. And this is yet one more example where that's true.


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Students that have a physical disability or a health concern that requires specific housing arrangements may request a reasonable accommodation in housing. Students should complete all of the following to request this accommodation:
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Located next door to the Allianz Stadium (Sydney Football Stadium) at Moore Park, it's Sydney's primary venue for cricket and Australian Rules Football.
The Sydney Cricket Ground originally opened in 1886, and has developed over time to become the great stadium it is today, accommodating around 48,000 people. Before the Allianz Stadium was built next-door, the SCG was also the major venue for Rugby League in Sydney with grand final matches held here for many years. It also boasts an impressive history of rugby union, soccer, baseball and cycling.
Almost every famous Australian cricketer, league and rugby footballer has competed within its precincts. Many of the Sydney Cricket Ground buildings are originals, with the Members Pavilion (built in 1886) and Ladies Stand (built in 1896) among the nation's architectural treasures.
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The SCG Tour Experience is a behind the scenes historical journey through the Sydney Cricket Ground and the Allianz Stadium. On the tour you'll see the dressing rooms where the players prepare for the big games, be able to run down the player's tunnel, experience the tradition of the Members Pavilion, and see the champions featured in the Walk of Honour. Visit the hallowed turf where Michael Clarke brought up his triple century to claim the highest SCG Test score; along with many other legendary players from Sir Donald Bradman to Shane Warne.
Stroll through the historic SCG Museum, which is dedicated to collecting, documenting, preserving and displaying the unique sporting and social activities that have occurred on the grounds of the Sydney Cricket Ground and the Allianz Stadium since the mid 1800s.
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The Centennial Parklands that surround the Sydney Cricket Ground and the Moore Park Entertainment Quarter offer plenty of fun activities for all the family. Also in Sydney's eastern suburbs you'll find the 150 year-old Randwick Racecourse. The Sydney suburbs of Surry Hills, Paddington and Bondi are also close by with plenty of choices for fine dining and shopping. Paddington Markets, held on Saturdays, are a Sydney institution with some of the city's top designers starting out here.
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Author: Raymond, Henry J.
Date: September 18, 1857
Raymond, editor of the New York Times, denied Hutchinson's accusation that the Times did not actively support the Free State cause in Kansas because of his failure to publish all of Hutchinson's article submissions. Raymond requested that Hutchinson, who was a special correspondent for the Times, strive to produce unbiased articles about affairs in Kansas.
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: William Hutchinson Collection, # 400, Box 1, Folder 2
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The Invisible Plane was Wonder Woman's primary mode of transportation for long distance travel.
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Wonder Woman's first plane was a product of the Lansinarian Morphing Disk, gifted to her by the Lansinarians. The subterranean technology could transform into a number of transparent items, and both Diana and Hippolyta used it to create a plane during their tenures as Wonder Woman. The disc eventually lost sentience, and was locked in plane shape.[1] It was, however, nonfunctioning.
One year later, Batman provided Wonder Woman with a jet that had the latest in Stealth technology. It was not as invisible as the Lansinarian technology, but still fit her purposes.[2]
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System Optimization and PC Performance
I went in to my NVIDIA driver and tried updating, and this is what I got:
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You tried updating from Device Manager? You need to download the drivers from Nvidia.
This is what came up for Win7 64 for the GT 720:
Ultimate Boot CD 5 Guide
Thank you! OK I'll try the Nvidia site. Do you know if I should do the x32 or x64 driver? I see that I have both on my computer.
According to your screenshot, you have Windows 7 64-bit (x64).
What do you mean you have x32? Do you have more than one version of Windows installed?
No I am sorry about that confusion. When I go into programs that are installed on my PC, one file says "Programs" and the other says "Programs (x86)". That was what I meant to say - what is X86?
x86 = 32-bit
Programs (x86) is the folder where 32-bit apps are installed.
Thank you for your help! Please forgive my ignorance in this, but I went to the GeForce site and it looks like they are drivers for people who play games, what would this have to do with my problem about the computer not being able to sleep?
Did you check out the links I posted on post #15? The video card drivers can affect the sleep mode. Also, there is a yellow exclamation point warning on your video card in Device Manager.
Even if you don't play games, the GT720 still needs to have the proper drivers installed.
I tried but failed with NVidia- here is a screenshot
I just checked Windows Update- there's something about NVIDIA drivers! I think I'll try this:
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So you downloaded 385.69-desktop-win8-win7-64bit-international-whql.exe and it gave you that error?
You can try the Windows Update driver, I guess. I prefer to get the driver directly from the vendor.
You could also check out the Dell support site for your model. It would probably be an older set of drivers, but the main thing is to get the video working properly.
Here's a quick update-
I went to the link from Nvidia, and tried the download, and got the error message back. When I went into Windows Update, I saw that Nvidia update and tried it, but I got an error message. I'll post a screenshot when I get home (at work now).
Did you try the drivers from the Dell site yet?
I'm guessing it would be the nVIDIA GeForce 5xx/6xx/7xx Series Graphics Driver
Midknyte- thank you so much for your patience. I tried the Dell site you linked and they were able to download 1 of 2 driver updates. After I shut down, Windows Update tried to update the driver software and failed.
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I went back into GE Force NVIDIA and tried to register with the GE Force Experience to see if they could trouble shoot, but I need to create an account, after I put my email, another required field is "Display name". Everything I try gets a pop up saying name already exists. I tried my name, the display name GT720, nothing works.
My biggest problem is all these programs that I am going to
Windows Update
My antivirus is eset, but they give me a pop up to allow these other places to run.
I don't know what else I can try with my limited technical skill. I just wish there was a PC trouble shooting program I can use that can detect and update all my existing drivers and clean up all the unnecessary ones. Is there such a thing?
For now, I am just shutting down my PC when I'm done, but it would be so nice to get back to just letting it sleep when I'm gone and jiggle the mouse to get me back up and running. I appreciate your help with this and sorry if I am not understanding the proper methods to fix this.
Who is "they" at the Dell site? I only see one driver file listed.
Did you download "Video_Driver_77P69_WN_220.127.116.1185_A00.EXE"?
Like I said, I don't use Windows Update to install drivers.
Sorry, but you may need to get a more tech savvy friend to help you. There is only so much we can do on a forum.
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Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron (10) hugs teammate Alabama wide receiver Christion Jones (22) after throwing him a 29 yard touchdown pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Western Carolina at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. At right is Alabama offensive lineman D.J. Fluker (76). (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. Alabama players don't even have to leave their couches to be one of the big winners in college football's national championship sweepstakes.
The second-ranked Crimson Tide (10-1, 6-1 Southeastern Conference) has benefited the past two years from a pair of late-season upsets by other teams, proving that patience is sometimes as important as perfection.
Alabama jumped right back into win-and-in mode with Saturday night's losses by Oregon and Kansas State.
Last year, the one-loss Tide got a reprieve with Iowa State stunning Oklahoma State and Oregon toppling Stanford.
"It's college football," Tide safety Robert Lester said. "Just like last year, crazy things are going to happen. Crazy things are going to happen next year. The only thing we need to worry about right now is to play our football and not worry about what's going on outside Alabama and handle it the way we need to handle it."
What's going on inside Alabama is that rival Auburn (3-8, 0-7) visits Saturday for the Iron Bowl.
With a win, the Tide would play No. 3 Georgia for the SEC title and a chance at a second straight national championship. Alabama, which spent most of the season ranked No. 1, only needed a week to move back to the front of the line along with top-ranked Notre Dame.
The Tide was coming off a 29-24 loss to No. 9 Texas A&M. Last season, Alabama earned a rematch after losing to LSU partly thanks to the Cowboys and Cardinal finally losing.
Still, coach Nick Saban said he is focused only on the state title, a prize that's still pretty substantial in this heated rivalry.
"I just want to make everybody understands here that we're not in any conversations about anything other than the game that we're playing," Saban said Monday. "Unless we win the next game, we don't have another game. We're trying to work our way into a conversation by how we play. We're not trying to hold a position. We're trying to create one by what we do and how we play.
"Everybody in this organization needs to understand that we're dismissing all talk about anything except playing Auburn."
Not every Tide player said they were glued to the TV Saturday night hoping for a helping hand or two and celebrating the upsets.
"I think somebody sent a message to me on Facebook," linebacker Nico Johnson said. "Other than that, what came across my mind was, 'We've got an opportunity, but we can't look past the team we have this week.' We kind of got ahead of ourselves the Texas A&M game. It showed what happened. Now we understand that. We learned from that lesson. Now we've got to stay focused on us and control what we do and worry about Auburn this week."
Johnson said defensive end Damion Square reminded the players of that after their run on Sunday that: "We can't overlook our opponent. Never."
The reality is, an Auburn win would be a bigger upset than Baylor over Kansas State or Stanford beating Oregon. Alabama is a 31.5-point favorite over the Tigers.
Still, last weekend's upsets took care of two of the teams standing in Alabama's way.
Linebacker C.J. Mosley said the Tide can't lose sight of the other two teams that will actually line up against them before a national championship shot can come.
"I'm glad that it happened, but if we don't win these next two games, all that really doesn't matter," Mosley said. "So we're back in the picture for it, but that's really not what I'm worried about. We've got these two games coming up. They ought to be big for us. We've got a chance to do something good. We've got to make sure we take advantage of it."
Saban said teams can get "emotionally stressed out" when the stakes of the games are so high. He's trying to keep that from happening to the Tide.
"You're worrying emotionally, which affects your ability to focus and you don't play as well," Saban said. "None of these things are bad things. There's nobody taking anybody out and shooting them behind the barn because we've got an opportunity to play in this game. We've got an opportunity to play in this game and maybe another game, that's a good thing. That's something that everybody worked hard to create. You know, be positive. It's what great competitors love to do, go compete and play your best games. Don't get emotionally stressed out or start playing to keep from getting beat and be tentative about your approach to what you're doing.
"I think it did happen to us and it probably happened to some other people. That's what we try to guard against."
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Hi Hungry Girl, Can you explain to me why the Turkey Burger at Ruby Tuesday has to have 700 calories and nearly 40 grams of fat? I ordered this for dinner the other night thinking I made a smart choice, and then (silly me!) looked at the stats online. I was appalled and very upset by what I found. What gives? Troubled by Turkey Burgers
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I agree with you -- restaurant turkey burgers can be really deceptive. It's actually pretty common. Even though turkey burger patties are often reasonable in terms of fat and calories, there are a lot of other factors that can cause a turkey burger's stats to skyrocket. Besides the patty itself, things like cooking oil, fatty toppings, and oversized (sometimes buttered) buns all play a role. Take the regular Turkey Burger at Carl's Jr., for example, which has 490 calories and 23 grams of fat. The mayo alone is responsible for 109 calories and 13 grams of fat. ICK! Luckily, I've got some tips and tricks for reducing the fat and calorie counts of any restaurant turkey burger...
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Police say Ronald A. Postreich, 70, of 150 Morgan Road, was wearing a Halloween mask at about 3 p.m. Wednesday, when he attacked Russell Callenberg in the front yard of Callenberg's home at 146 Morgan Road, while he was mowing his lawn.
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The U.S. Coast Guard was searching Friday for two workers missing after a fire erupted on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, sending an ominous black plume of smoke into the air reminiscent of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion that transformed the oil industry and life along the coast.Only two workers missing and four badly burned this time, which is a heavy price to pay for our voracious appetites for oil and gas. During the campaign, Republicans mocked President Obama for investing in clean energy.
The fire, begun while workers were using a torch to cut an oil line, critically injured at least four workers who had burns over much of their bodies.
The images were eerily similar to the massive oil leak that killed 11 workers and took months to bring under control. It came a day after BP agreed to plead guilty to a raft of charges in the 2010 spill and pay a record $4.5 billion in penalties.
Still, the accident was a vivid reminder of the dangerous business of offshore drilling and the risk it poses to the Gulf of Mexico's ecosystem and shoreline.We can only hope the drilling disaster will not worsen and pray the missing will be found safe and the injured will heal. The platform, which is 25 miles SE of Grand Isle, LA, is owned by Houston-based Black Elk Energy. We shall see.
A sheen of oil about a half-mile long and 200 yards wide was reported on the Gulf surface, but officials believe it came from residual oil on the platform.
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The mocking Republicans remain in denial about climate change which will result in further violent weather, extreme weather, and rising ocean levels. Even now, a bi-partisan group of senators urge Obama to proceed with the Keystone XL pipeline. When will we ever learn?
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That aside, Kuroneko dazzled me pretty good this episode. I know it took a considerable strength to accept and admit the ugliness within you (the jealousy, the relief people get seeing others got hurt), and to the point of making even Kyousuke realized it.
The first half was a really turn off for me, for the aforementioned reason, but some have said that these arc is ended(?), hopefully it continued to be charming in the rest of its episodes. As for me, I'm hoping for more Kuroneko now thanks to this little discovery.
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It's almost strangely fitting that the most rational and in-control character in the entire series aside from the parents would sum up the entire problem with Kirino, and the show itself in particular, in one straight-faced yet passionate monologue.
Too many questions, not enough answers.
This was a perfect time for reality to finally bite Kirino in the ass and give her some perspective on her actions and intentions, which makes it suck that Kyousuke had to bail her out once again. On the other hand, it gave Kuroneko the perfect opportunity to sum everything up which I really, really hope would finally get tackled with the final life counseling event, which I assume is the final arc of the show. Kirino really needs to get jacked down from her high horse and made to see life and reality from the eyes of others. I was thinking that I should have been offended that things are going her way given the way she acts but hey, c'est la vie.
I do really hope that Kyousuke takes to heart what she said in the meeting to make him think just why he really does what he does, and to ask himself why Kirino is the way she is. If this episode succeeded in anything more than annoying me with Kirino and Kyousuke, it's that it verbalized most of everything I've been asking myself when this show started. Kuroneko was probably the first one to actively wonder why in the hell Kirino is the way she is, and maybe now Kyousuke will be forced to ask the same questions himself. As the representative extension of the viewer, Kyousuke's participation in the matter will hopefully allow us to learn and understand the way Kirino's mind works.
Returning to Kyousuke... my respect and sympathies for him almost became outright pity and "WTF dude!". The ultimate shame of grovelling and begging on her sisters behalf is something I'd expect one to do only in the most extreme and most life-threatening of cases short of killing and suicide. He's racking up the karma points for ridiculous ways and ridiculous reasons, and he'd better cash in the chips when the time comes. I'd be completely pissed if he doesn't.
Also slightly off-topic, but the amount of spoiler tagged LN posts in this thread just to even clarify most of anything in this show at this point only further reinforces my belief that the show is failing at bridging the gap between reader and viewer, again putting anime-only viewers at a disadvantage that makes discussions on the show pretty one sided when someone can just come out and whip out an LN spoiler to reinforce their point. One of the reasons I don't really feel like talking about the show sometimes anymore if I'm just going to feel like I'm posting things in ignorance.
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After I came back to U.S. and read them I was completely hooked, and went online and bought the next 2. Too bad the official Chinese translation doesn't come out that quick so I read the fansubs for volume 7 online but I will buy it once Chinese version is out.
Other than the last 2 episodes, the series were pretty well adapted, but there are a lot of setting and character related issue/development for a plot that was pretty well constructed compare to LN.
This is one of those series that really got shafted by the constraint of it's length. similar to Toradora which had some pacing issue towards the end, and would benefit be having and extra 5-6 episodes. With Oreimo being a 1-cour series, there is not enough length to conver the original material. The natural breaking point is volume 5 and I believe the perfect length for it would be 15-17 episodes. but that's not enough for a 2-cour. The pacing issue gets more and more apparent after volume 3 where the lack of character setting is starting to really shows itself.
I'm feeling your pain, I would love to talk about the anime only, but this adaption is not letting me do so because the question that most anime viewers had are right in the novel. What went wrong was the basic characterization and setting were taken off due to the length of the show. It would be different if this series was like say Asobi ni Iku Yo where there are not much development with the plot and the format is more episodic where its easy to grasp the character's personality and feelings.
In stead of the anime filling in the blanks of LN, the LN is filling in the blanks for the anime. At this point it is really hard to see what the animation team is trying to accomplish here. It almost like Kuroneko's fan-fiction that requires 200+ of reference to understand the reason behind each character's action at this point.
The series were fine with the first 4 episodes, yeah there are still lack of info to tie everything together, but it was controlled at acceptable level and then episode 5-8 just destroys it. I rather they rip apart everything and did what Full Metal Alchemist (1st series) and Bamboo Blade did and re-work the whole damn thing instead of them doing what they are doing right now. They can still get back to what LN is and end at its natual point, but it'll be abrupt and ends as a series with good begging and ending but shitty middle.
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Makes me wonder why they keep rushing stuff last few episodes, then suddenly throw out half-original stuff this episode that makes no sense. As I said already, they could have take out (or modify) Kuroneko's speech if that's make the episode more logical, but no, they want to be faithful to the LN, and decided to throw that in anyway. Then, you can see Saori being nothing more than a background character, of course, she doesn't even appear in this part (other than those meeting in restaurant), and serve no purpose anyway...
Although one fact is certain - it's hard to like Kirino even if you read the LN. But then, by volume 3, Kirino is already showing much more dere. Anime = turn Kirino from Tsun 7 Dere 3 into Tsun 9.5 Dere 0.5, talk about inverse development of a character...
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and this
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I'm not too negatively biased towards any character so I don't dislike Kirino, but I'd say the most striking part for me was when Kyousuke said that he hated Kirino a lot in his mind. Still, I should hope that all Kirino needs is a good old setting straight to throw her back on the -dere path, 'cause what Kyousuke does is only support her tsun which is great and all but I felt he tried to play the idiot this episode, which he did.
And whow, pretty diversive rating for supposedly being the best anime this season for many.
|2010-11-22, 12:03
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I would strongly encourage every anime-only viewer (like myself) to read what Undertaker revealed under the spoiler section in his post here, from earlier on in this thread.
I don't think it's too spoilerrific of what is to come, and it also shows where this anime is really diverging quite a bit from the source material, and that's greatly impacting how many of us (including myself) are viewing Kirino and Kyousuke.
With such incredible irony, this might be one of the worst cases of an anime butchering its source material that I've ever seen.
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1. Those that have read the LN - give much lower rating (5-7, and obviously the 1's and 2's) for obvious reason.
2. Those that have only watch the anime and don't seems to see what's wrong with the episode (8-10)
3. Those who always rate every episode with a 6 or 7 but keep watching the series for some reason.
Given that group 1, who usually rate the episodes 8-10 (This is the first episode that I didn't rate 9 or 10, for obvious reason), now rate it down to 5-7, you got the diversive rating.
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Not too keen on this episode (three guesses as to why lol), but goddamn, I love Kuroneko. Especially the way Hanazawa delivers her lines. Not quite mai waifu status, but darn close to it. <3
LOL@ the LN events. What is talked about this episode is highly ironic indeed.
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But totally agree with you, the best tsundere (imo) are alway 3 tsun, 7 dere or 4:6. Haruhi of being 6:4 is already pushing the boundary. Kirino been a 7:3 in novel is already unlikeable and she did have the any "super-dere" scene or unique traits to balance it out a bit like Hitagi Senjōgahara. It's the setting that Kyosuke is her brother and the fact that there seems to be some reason behind her tsun that saves her, but Anime is not making her sympathetic by jacking up her tsun and taking away her dere.
As for Angel Beat, I do want to see a re-make, but that series doesn't have much original material to speak on and with Key involved what we see is what we get a nice little sad story that you can't help to wish for a better ending.
As for the next episode, I guess I'm focusing too much on the Eroge part of the title.
I'm one of the people downgrade from an 8 to a 6. I was expecting an original episode that will have similar effect to the stuff it replaced but instead I got a wannabe that is a shell of itself that don't really make any sense.
I can bypass last episode's date part and write it off as necessary evil and still give it a 8 but not this one I just can't rationalize this episode even when I try to block away all the LN stuff, it only make things worse.
Again, I have nothing against original material but I hate when it ends up being just a shadow of itself. If they are going to keep the scenes at the end, why change the rest and ends up taking away the impact of the scene and destroys the character process. Even talk strictly anime, Kyosuke is acting unlike himself compare to past couple episode, and there is no dere in Kirino anymore and they cut away more Kuroneko goodness and while she still shines in the episode, her words still felt a bit awkward.....
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This is the reason I'm glad that I'm an anime-only watcher; it saves me alot of RAEG when the adaptation goes haywire, while I can always go for the source material later for maximum enjoyment. It lets me see the story in the episode for what it is instead of what it isn't.
And in this case, I can see that the part where Kirino, a middle-schooler, gets an anime for a shitty self-insert fanfic is pretty ridiculous, but I thought it was also that sheer ridiculousness that made the message of jealousy Kuroneko was conveying much more pronounced. The thing is, most stories tend to circle around the outside where it's all butterflies and flowers; this one though actually delved into the darker aspects which bind people to people, in this case by having Kyousuke/Kuroneko admiting their envy of Kirino, a child clearly loved by God. The juxtaposition between Kyousuke's envy for Kirino and his caring for his sister is a topic I hope will get revisited sometime down the road again.
But yeah on the other hand, having Kirino's friends and her brother be nukes that can blow away problems with a single button is starting to get irritating and detrimental for the story. Sometimes I wonder if something is motivating Kyousuke other than that simple "because I'm her brother" sentiment. His babying her almost borders on the edge of obsession... almost as if he's trying to repay some kind of debt.
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well one thing was made transparent, the fact that many original storys (be it manga or light novel) are often botched when they are made into an anime. ALL THX TO THE GUYS WHO PRODUCED SPICE AND WOLF, that was a good job. i thought oreimo was pretty decent at the start, but now its easy to see all the holes in the story which leads to a heavy decrease of enjoyment.
|2010-11-22, 14:42
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Kuroneko was(and is) awesome, Kyosuke being such a sandbag for his sister is really pissin' me off, and Kirino is a bitch, esp what she did at the end. I hope when Kirino falls, she falls HARD, like, close to suicide levels.
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In before someone says "I get the joke but don't find it funny". That's even worse.
Anime is serious business.
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It's not like 9:1 tsun:dere ratio doesn't work for me. Right now Kirino is not even a tsundere anymore, more like tsun without the dere. Well, good adaptation (Even though Kirino do have her dere moment in LN) for early part. Is it annoying? Yes. But then you have Kyousuke being a tsundere himself and not admitting that his reason for keep helping Kirino is more than "she's my sister", more like he's a siscon...
And yeah, as I mentioned way back in first page, it's almost an irony / self-parody on the staff that create this episode...
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Too bad, I really had high hope for this one and love the series so far until really, this episode.
To be clear, I have no problem with the episode been about anime adaption part, what I had problem was that they virtually kept Kuroneko's rant and Kyosuke's begging in tact. which to me felt really awkward even without LN influence.
Like Eater of All said, yeah, the anime want to make Kirino the child love by God, I get that, but its getting too far to a point where its impossible to like her, and now they are dragging Kyosuke along for the ride. The excuse of "I'm her brother" just doesn't convince me anymore and it makes me have to re-read LN just to make me believe in their characters again and I don't want to do that.
I really wanted to enjoy this sereis on its own with having to go back to LN to fill in critical information that would filled the gap.
I just can't help but wonder how they can show any character progression with 4 more episodes?
BTW, V3 is my least favorite book and I only skip through it and didn't really read it. Which was the one reason I can't wait to watch this episodeb before. But after watching it, it just makes no sense to me and I fail to connect this episode to the prior episodes and can't figure out why the character acts they way they did that had me go back and actually read the volume through and post that summary...
As for what relentlessflame is saying, I have to agree that the only purpose I can think of for thsi episode is exactly that. I'll still watch through this series but I'm hoping for FMA (1st series), Bamboo Blade, Dragonball GT type of result where I can say it was not source material, but it was a damn good series in its own right.
I'm now can't wait for ep 9 after reading about its synopsis, sound like another original work and it better turns out better than this one.
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Do dancing dolls, feisty mice, live snowflakes, and synchronized flowers really exist?
Certainly, Friday night at Twichell Auditorium in Spartanburg, they did!
Opening night for Ballet Spartanburg's annual "Nutcracker" ballet weekend offered celebration, imagination, surprise and mystery, all intertwined to cast an early holiday spell of alchemic theatrical magic, much to the joy of the multigenerational audience.
Additional performances will be Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 3 p.m.
This exemplary performance of the "Nutcracker" delivered energetic and stylized dancing of many types. An elegant and classic interpretation of the party scene was followed by a fanciful and fun view into a young girl's dream, seasoned by a tussle with mice, a transition through a snowy forest, and then a playful visit to a Land of Sweets where Clara and her Prince host national dances with exquisitely costumed young student dancers.
This well–known and frequently performed ballet tells an engaging and timeless story of family traditions and youthful wonder, but always with a few new twists artfully added by Artistic Director Carlos Agudelo.
This year's "Nutcracker" also served as a homecoming for professional dancer McGee Maddox, a former student at Ballet Spartanburg under the tutelage of Agudelo and Ballet Mistress Lona Gomez, and currently dancing with the National Ballet of Canada. Maddox had danced a number of "Nutcracker" roles as a student and youth here , and his appearance as a principal dancer this year gave Spartanburg a chance to see how successfully he has developed as a performer.
Of course, music is the platform for dance, and the fantastic score by Tchaikovsky is a multifaceted treasure trove of musicality, with catching or haunting melodies, prominent strings, signature brass from tuba to French horn, and soaring harp swirls. Rhythms and tempos are integral to the dancers' performances and how they portray their moment, and this Russian composer provides a delightful variety - swaying waltzes, rhythmic mazurkas, regimented marches, and even adds a tinkering celeste, a toy piano-like instrument which Tchaikovsky introduced via this composition to a wider audience in St Petersburg, Russia, where the ballet was first performed in 1892.
This choreographic interpretation is definitely the refined creation of Agudelo, but the Yuletide tale, familiar classical ballet musical score, and numerous internationally performed versions of this story ballet are steeped in a wonderful tradition dating back to 1890s. The ballet is presented in two acts, first the Party Scene and Dream, and then the Land of the Sweets.
Clara (Charlie Rae Carrouth)) was danced with theatrical energy but also a visible sensitivity to both her childhood friends and an awakening interest in her prince. She glided through her mime and steps with ease. As always, Fritz (Zachary Kushubar) can be a scene stealer, but here was appropriately portrayed in his rebellious mischief making. The family and friends acted wonderfully, and danced naturally. The Battle with the Mice is always a crowd pleaser, especially for the tots in the audience, whose glee at the demise of the Mouse King was audible throughout the moment.
The transition to the second part of the dream was flawless as walls of the living room fall away, and the Waltz of the Snowflakes in the Land of the Snow commences, this time with great coordination and patterning by the corps.
At the opening of the second act, Clara and her Prince Nutcracker (Quinn Barrett) are in the Land of the Sweets, an imaginary kingdom over which they rule, and dancers from many nations perform for their entertainment. Here also is the opportunity for Ballet Spartanburg and the guest principals to shine.
Of course, all this leads to the famous and demanding Grand Pas de Deux for the Sugar Plum Fairy (Lara O'Brien) and her Cavalier (McGee Maddox). Maddox thrilled this audience with his skill and natural personal appeal. He partners brilliantly, with deferential yet visibly affectionate respect for his ballerina while artfully shadowing her moments. His lifts were effortless, his flourishes nuanced, and he embodies the mood and emotions of the different musical themes. During his solos, he commanded the stage with his speed, strong technique, athleticism, and confident presence.� O'Brien layered a visible lyricism over solid technique, and whipped through some very difficult steps with agility.
Other very fine performances are too numerous to mention, but the Snow Queen ( Colby Treat ) and Snow Cavalier (Sean Armstrong) sequences were very well danced, and Dew Drop ( Caroline Harris) brought excellent upper torso lilt to her interpretation. Ballet Spartanburg's Company draws exceptional solo and ensemble strength from its school where the basics for success are nutured afternoon after afternoon.
Over the last century, many stagings and choreographic reinterpretations of the Nutcracker (American revolutionary, Texan, dark, modern, and everything in between) �have been presented in an attempt to improve or evolve the ballet for a more contemporary audience, but this Ballet Spartanburg interpretation, choreographed and evolved by Agudelo over his series of 21 annual performances, seems to strike a most engaging and entertaining version. This Nutcracker possesses all the traditional elements of the Balanchine New York City Ballet version from 1954, but�Agudelo challenges himself to refresh the narrative and choreography each year, adding a new mime or step sequence here, a whimsy inserted in a scene there, always a new treat for both the kids and their returning parents in the audience.
The delight of the young members of the cast was universal through each scene, present in their gleeful faces and their linked light steps. Many students have danced several different parts over the years, each year graduating to roles of greater complexity and character. Junior members watch senior members and the pre-professionals within the company with wonder and envy, hoping that next year will be the year they can dance Arabian or Dew Drop or perhaps be a Snowflake.
Additional kudos go to the costume masters for the coordinated, festive costume colors and styles throughout (party girls have matching outfits for their dolls), especially the national garbs in Act 2. As always, the scenery in Act 1 for the Party scene and the sidewalk preludes in front of the scrim are memorable and familiar each year, but recently Agudelo added three giant multicolored striped boxes in front of the Christmas tree, from which emerge wind up dolls. Their distinctive colors blend perfectly with the fabulous fir behind and the sophisticated living room from the late 1800s.
The Nutcracker ballet celebrates nostalgia, fantasy, beauty, movement, and music, and this version melds all these ingredients into a special episode that is a true gift to the Spartanburg community.
Review: Ballet Spartanburg's Nutcracker delivers dance magic
Do dancing dolls, feisty mice, live snowflakes, and synchronized flowers really exist?