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Getty Images Some of the survivors of the Boston Marathon bombings are crying foul over the way money from the charity dedicated to the victims is being distributed. A group of people, suffering from what they call "invisible injuries," plans to voice their concerns at a news conference Friday over the second round of fund distributions from The One Fund Boston. They say they suffer from symptoms like loss of hearing and traumatic brain injury. They claim the draft protocol from the second round of funding will leave them with a very small sum or nothing at all of the $19 million being distributed. Get More at NECN
AP A judge said at a hearing Wednesday that he's not happy with alleged leaks by the prosecution in the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. But Judge George O'Toole also said he thinks holding a hearing on the alleged leaks would only make matters worse. Prosecutors have repeatedly denied that there have been any leaks, saying that some of the defense complaints relate to anniversary news stories about the bombing containing information that was already public. Other issues that came up at Wednesday's hearing were whether an FBI agent should be allowed to listen in when Tsarnaev visits with his sisters and his attorneys, motions to suppress evidence and scheduling. Get More at NECN
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Marcia Mitchell Two airplanes sustained damage after a Southwest flight bound for Kansas City backed into an empty JetBlue aircraft at Boston's Logan Airport, NECN reported. Southwest Flight 4552 was being pushed back from the gate when its wingtip struck the horizontal stabilizer of a parked JetBlue plane Monday morning. Employees were working to get the 108 customers on the flight to Kansas City booked on other flights. There were no injuries. Get More at NECN
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Adversaries in the legal dispute over a planned Middle Smithfield Township strip club found something to agree on Nov. 16 — at least for now
Adversaries in the legal dispute over a planned Middle Smithfield Township strip club found something to agree on Nov. 16 — at least for now.
HOTTPA agreed not to open its nude female dance club on the Werry's Motel property until the township rules on its site plan Dec. 11 and until Monroe County Judge Arthur Zulick has ruled on pending motions filed by the three parties. The judge isn't expected to take up the motions until January.
Fifteen residents have filed suit against the township to overturn its 2011 procedural approval for putting the club on then-Supervisor Bob Spano Sr.'s Werry's property. The township, which is controlled by a new supervisors board following last year's resignations of Supervisors Spano and Scott Schaller, has filed motions seeking to overturn its own original approval.
HOTTPA and New Jersey developer Daniel Russo have asked Monroe County Judge Arthur Zulick to force the residents to post a $1.5 million bond to cover any potential damages that would result from not being able to open while their case moves forward.
The residents expressed fears the club might open before their suit is resolved, since Spano has been building a "shed" at the precise club location, using a permit issued by the township before the strip club was proposed on the Route 209 property. They asked Zulick to issue an order preventing the club's opening until the case is decided.
Zulick met privately Nov. 16 with HOTTPA attorney Joseph Wiesmeth, residents' attorney Don Miles and township attorney Michael Gaul for about 25 minutes. They emerged with an agreement that the strip club won't open until any and all legal motions have been addressed by Zulick. Motions on the financial bond sought by HOTTPA and lifting the ban on opening the club will be heard simultaneously.
Wiesmeth made it clear he is "in no way conceding" that residents have proven their case for preventing the club's opening. He said he will file motions, when and if the township rules favorably on the club's site plan, for the court to allow the club's opening.
The site plan shows building configurations, drainage, parking, landscaping, setbacks from neighbors, and other features.
Any party will be able to come back to court following the site plan decision, Zulick said.
Miles said he is satisfied the agreement makes sure the club doesn't open before all issues are resolved.
The residents have cited nine grounds for overturning the 2011 procedural approval, including charging that Spano, while supervisor, voted illegally to approve the club despite a personal conflict of interest. Spano contends he was allowed by law to vote, after citing his own conflict, to break a tie.
The township filed a motion last month asking to present "additional evidence" that the 2011 approval violated the state Municipalities Planning Code. The township says Spano and Schaller voted to appoint Donald Karpowich as a hearing officer and to accept Karpowich's decision on the proposal as final, if HOTTPA agreed.
They said HOTTPA, through Wiesmeth, agreed to the condition, so Karpowich's recommendation to reject the application should have been final.
The township says Spano failed to honor a subpoena by residents to testify at the township hearing, that Spano and HOTTPA failed to produce the sales agreement for the property and that HOTTPA wasn't a legally registered corporation when the application was filed.


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The Nebraska baseball team came up one win shy of the NCAA Tournament, as the Huskers fell to the No. 12 Indiana Hoosiers, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon at Target Field in the title game of the Big Ten Tournament.
After the Huskers won on Saturday night on a walk-off homer by Tanner Lubach in the 11th inning, the Hoosiers returned the favor with a walk-off win in the ninth inning on Sunday. With a 29-30 overall record on the season, the Huskers are not eligible for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Sunday marked the first time since 2006 that the Huskers have played for a conference tournament title.
Will Coursen-Carr went all 9.0 innings for the Hoosiers, giving up three runs (all earned) on eight hits and three walks, while striking out three. NU countered with sophomore Kyle Kubat, who was starting on three-days rest after beating Michigan in the opening game of the tournament. The NU lefty limited the Hoosiers to one run over 5.0 innings, walking one and striking out two.
All-tournament performers Bryan Peters and Pat Kelly each had a pair of hits, including Peter's first triple of the season. Kelly drove in a pair, while Lubach added a double and a RBI.
Trailing 3-1 going into the seventh, the Huskers scored a run and tied the game, 3-3, in the eighth.
Coursen-Carr stayed in the for the ninth and sent the Husker bats down in order, setting up an opportunity for the Hoosiers to win their third tournament title and their first since 2009.
Following a leadoff double by Will Nolden, the Huskers intentionally walked Kyle Schwarber and then tournament MVP Sam Travis worked a walk to load the bases with no out. Sitting 0-for-3 on the day, Scott Donley singled to left field off reliever Josh Roeder, plating the game-winning run.
The Hoosiers opened the scoring on the day by getting their leadoff man, Justin Cureton, on in the bottom of the third on a single. Cureton moved to second on a sacrifice but by Chris Sujka and to third on a fly out from Schwarber. With Kubat in position to get out of the inning, Travis notched his fourth extra-base hit of the tournament with a RBI double off the right-field wall. Kubat retired Donley on a ground to end the inning, but not before the Hoosiers took a 1-0 lead.
With just two hits over the first four innings, the Huskers strung together a pair of hits in the fifth, tying the game 1-1. Peters picked up his second hit of the day with a one-out stand-up triple into the left-field gap. Indiana brought in its infield and Kelly was able to bounce a RBI single up the middle that scored Peters. Coursen-Carr quickly ended the NU rally, getting Michael Pritchard to bounce into a 5-4-3 double play.
Brandon Pierce took over for the Huskers in the sixth and promptly gave up a double to Travis, who moved to third on a groundout by Donley. Pierce then hit Michael Basil to put runners on the corners, forcing Head Coach Darin Erstad to bring in Luke Bublitz for his third appearance of the tournament. Bublitz got a ground ball to Kelly, but a throwing error by the sophomore plated a run, while also putting runners on second and third. After a walk to Casey Smith loaded the bases, Ricky Alfonso came in as a pinch hitter and delivered a sacrifice fly to put the Hoosiers ahead, 3-1. Bublitz was able to strand a pair in scoring position on a groundout to Peters at short.
Nebraska got a run back in the seventh and nearly added more. After Kelly drove in Austin Darby with a two-out single, Pritchard worked a four-pitch walk that loaded the bases for Christensen. The senior got a good swing on the first pitch he saw, but lined out to Basil at shortstop.
Freshman Jeff Chesnut took the mound in the bottom of seventh, facing the top of Indiana's lineup. The Omaha native walked Nolden, but then got Schwarber to bounce into a fielder's choice, clearing Nolden. Travis, arguably the hottest hitter at the tournament, stepped in and work a full count. Chesnut stayed composed and got a 6-4-3 double play ball to end the inning, the Huskers' third double play of the game.
The Husker offense used the momentum to tie the game in the top of the eighth on a pair of hits. Kash Kalkowski led off with a single and moved into scoring position on a sacrifice from pinch-hitter Rich Sanguinetti. Blake Headley came through with his eighth hit of the tournament, an infield single that put runners on the corners, setting the table for Lubach to deliver a game-tying sacrifice fly to center field.
Indiana was poised to take the lead in the bottom of the eighth, as it loaded the bases with one out following an error at third by Headley. Chesnut came through once again though, getting pinch-hitter Nick Ramos to pop out and pinch-hitter Trace Knoblauch to fly out.
Eight seniors played their final game in a Husker uniform on Sunday, including Christensen, Ryan Hander, Peters, Tyler Niederklein, Scheffert, Kalkowski, Dylan Vogt and Sanguinetti.


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Nava pleads guilty to attempted strangulation
BLACKFOOT — Erik Matthew Nava, age 27, pleaded guilty to attempted strangulation Monday. He appeared before District Judge Darren Simpson.
"This is an Alford plea because he has no recollection of these events," said public defender Cindy Campbell.
In an Alford plea, the criminal defendant does not admit the act but admits the prosecution could likely prove the charge.
Some of the evidence presented by Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Randy Smith included the fact the victim's throat had been squeezed and she had passed out. The reporting officer said the victim had a raspy voice and difficulty breathing which are evidence of strangulation.
Smith said, at one point, the victim had her head pushed into the wall. The arresting officer noted an impression in the wall that was the same shape as the victim's head.
Nava is unmarried, however, the victim is the mother of his daughter.
Judge Simpson ordered a pre-sentence investigation, a mental health investigation and a domestic violence evaluation.
Nava has applied to mental health court.
The maximum sentence Nava could face is 15 years in the Idaho State Penitentiary and up to a $50,000 fine. He also could be required to pay restitution to the victim of the alleged crime.
The victim of the alleged crime was in the courtroom.
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An attorney for a teenager who said his jaw was broken in an encounter with Baltimore police dismissed the city's civilian review board as a "proxy" for police after nearly three years have passed without a ruling on the case.
In July 2010, Yardell Henderson, then 16, filed a complaint with internal affairs in which he said he was beaten by police in Northwest Baltimore during an incident that did not result in his arrest or criminal charges.
He also contacted the civilian review board, a volunteer panel formed to great fanfare in the late 1990s, to provide a check on police.
After nearly a year, internal affairs told Henderson that "the available evidence did not meet the burden of proof necessary" to sustain his allegation, according to documents provided by his attorney.
The civilian review board acknowledged receiving his complaint and assigned an investigator, the documents say, but didn't determine whether it agreed with the police finding. The board does not have disciplinary power, but can make a recommendation to the police commissioner.
"They completely dropped the ball," said Henderson's attorney, Jarrod S. Sharp. "They are a proxy of the BPD. They absolutely refused to cooperate with us — ignored multiple calls and emails."
Alvin Gillard, who provides support to the board as head of the city's Office of Civil Rights and Wage Enforcement, confirmed that the case remains open. But he said the case was an outlier.
"Routinely, the board investigates or reviews complaints and reaches a conclusion and notifies a complainant," Gillard said. "They won't be happy in many cases, but the board has done its job.
"In this case, it appears that the investigators were having difficulty getting information from internal affairs. It's an anomaly and not what routinely happens."
The nine-member civilian review board has four longstanding vacancies. Four of its sitting members have overstayed their term limits by years and want to leave, but the city has not appointed replacements.
Those members also complained that their recommendations, which are not public, are often ignored.
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake appointed three new members in 2011 who were never sworn in. She has called it "critically important" that the board be made whole again.
Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts has said he wants to strengthen the board and make it more relevant, but hasn't presented any proposals.
In Henderson's case, his attorney said he waited for the process to play out only to be let down.
According to a copy of his initial handwritten complaint, Henderson, who is black, was urinating in a Northwest Baltimore alley when officers pulled up and began making racially charged comments.
He said he was fearful and ran. The officers, who are white, gave chase.
Henderson said the officers asked him if he had drugs or had tossed a gun as he fled, and put him in the back of a police cruiser but eventually let him go. He said he was treated at Franklin Square Hospital for a broken jaw.
Henderson filed a lawsuit this year against the officers, first in Circuit Court and later in U.S. District Court.
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Wendy M. Amdahl 9/30/2004 6:50:40 AMI thought I would include a shot of the wheel when it was stopped so the difference could be seen. Some things look better in motion! #174063
cj patterson 9/30/2004 7:02:40 AMbeautiful wendy!!! love the colors and the motion...excellent!! #813615
Murry Grigsby 9/30/2004 7:19:49 AMSuper exposure and colors Wendy! The motion looks great!! #813656
Dale Ann Cubbage 9/30/2004 7:22:10 AMAwesome!! This looks like to me the weave of a basket. It looks like the lid to an asian basket to me! I love it! Great colors and wonderful pattern!
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Karma Wilson 9/30/2004 7:29:35 AMCool! I agree, it looks like a basket. I think this must have taken a lot of effort and is PERFECT for the SE cat which seems to get a lot of entries that should be in DD. I think lots of people just don't know the difference in the two categories. This is great!
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Leanne M.E. Boyd 9/30/2004 7:33:34 AMGood eye! I thought it looked like a woven basket. Good colour and texture. #813713
Cathy Gregor 9/30/2004 7:39:22 AMVery cool night shot, Wendy! Is it about 7:25?
Mellanie 9/30/2004 8:16:55 AMWonderful shot, Wendy!!! #813825
Danilo Piccioni 9/30/2004 11:43:01 AMGreat capture! so what time was it? 5.35 or 7.25? LOL
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Doug Wean 9/30/2004 12:07:33 PMWonderful Wendy!Very creative 'time exposure'! Beautiful color/Neat abstract!
Susan T. Evans 9/30/2004 12:33:42 PMVery cool capture Wendy, love the motion and color! #814285
Colleen Braun 9/30/2004 3:22:25 PMlooks like a giant fan, kool... #814502
Terry R. Hatfield 9/30/2004 3:44:59 PMNice Title Wendy Love The Long Exposure And The Colors Achieved Nicely Done:-) #814534
Dan Holm 9/30/2004 4:03:09 PMWonderful shot, Wendy! Love the colorful effect you've achieved with this! Outstanding work! #814560
Jennifer Rennison 9/30/2004 5:03:46 PMWonderful design element with those lights, great capture, Wendy! #814638
Wendy M. Amdahl 9/30/2004 5:42:52 PMHey thanks everyone for your creative feedback today! I really appreciate it! Some of you saw other interesting things that I didn't even think of! Cool! :o) #814709
Stephen Zacker 9/30/2004 5:48:43 PMJust the right exposure.. Cool Image! #814727
Patricia Marroquin 10/1/2004 1:07:07 AMVery psychedelic looking, very cool photo, Wendy! :-) #815020
Wendy M. Amdahl 10/1/2004 6:52:01 AMThanks Stephen and Patricia! #815669
Susan T. Parady 10/15/2004 3:45:02 PMCongrats, Wendy!!! #843792
Terry R. Hatfield 10/15/2004 3:48:14 PMHi Wendy:-) A Big Congrats To You Nice Job!! #843805
Colleen Braun 10/15/2004 4:02:09 PMcongratulations #843885
Stanley J. Contrades 10/15/2004 4:11:24 PMCONGRATULATIONS!!, Wendy, and good luck in the next stage!!
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Kelly Abernathy 10/15/2004 5:06:25 PMBeautiful! Congratulations! -K #844374
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Sharon Day 10/15/2004 6:10:53 PMFantastic image, Wendy!!! Congratulations and good luck! #845006
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Diane Dupuis 10/15/2004 7:31:46 PMWendy - well done! Congrats! #845629
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Although it's based in Kansas City, CFCA is a global organization with more than 4,000 employees around the world.
Though many of our international colleagues speak English, we occasionally encounter the odd phrase or sentence that makes us wonder, "How come we're speaking the same language but not always understanding one another?"
1) "He was promoted into glory."
Means: He died.
Context: An elderly widow is awaiting sponsorship in Kenya, and three members of our communications staff encountered this strange phrase on the description the project sent us: " Ö after her husband was promoted into glory." Only one of us knew what that meant; the other two had no idea.
2) Which "DUI" is it?
Can mean: "Documento Unico de Identidad," or unique identity document in El Salvador
Context: In the U.S., a DUI means "driving under the influence." On the other hand, the national ID card in El Salvador lists a DUI, or unique identity document, for every citizen. Very different …
3) "I'm fighting to help my children."
Means: "I'm struggling to provide for my children."
Context: That pesky English language strikes again! Our child services department routinely gets descriptions of parents "fighting" to provide for their children who are living in poverty. We change it to "struggling" lest readers think these parents are champion boxers or prizefighters.
4) Help yourself … ?
Can mean: I need to use the restroom.
Context: In the U.S., we routinely say "Help yourself" when offering something to someone. For example, if there's a cake on the table, we might invite guests to "help themselves." In Kenya, that phrase is often a polite excuse to use the restroom ñ "I would like to go and help myself."
For our sponsors who have been on mission awareness trips or perhaps seen a funny phrase in your sponsored friend's letters, was there anything that ever puzzled you? Feel free to share with us in the comments below!


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With the end of the school year on the horizon, Rockville Centre School District administrators were forced to make a choice for eighth-grade algebra students: Which of the two Regents exams that will be administered in June should they prepare them for?
New York state has recently ruled that eighth-graders taking algebra do not have to take a state mathematics exam, but will still have to take two Regents exams: one based on the new Common Core
curriculum, to be administered in early June, and another based on the old curriculum, in late June.
Because the two exams are so different in approach and content, administrators concluded that teachers would not be able to prepare students for both, so they will focus on the old Regents, Integrated Algebra. "If we were to try to do both, I think we'd come up short for both," Superintendent Dr. William Johnson said at a Board of Education briefing session on Jan. 8.
This is the last year Integrated Algebra will be given by the state. By next year, all algebra classes will have made the switch to the Common Core curriculum.
Johnson said that only the higher of the two Regents grades will be listed on students' final report cards. According to Johnson, the state has said that it would try to finalize the Common Core results at the same time as the Integrated results, but is not promising it will.
The reason the Common Core Regents grading will take longer is that the state is using what it calls a "post-administration standard setting" on the exam — it will decide what grade is the pass/fail mark after all the exams are graded. "It's like telling the kids to run the track, and we'll decide where the finish line is," Johnson said.
Amid discussion of the tests, concerns were raised about the way the new Common Core curriculum is structured. The curriculum — which the state calls "modules," and which is available online — is divided into 180 lessons designed for hour-long classes. Rockville Centre has a total of 180 days of school a year, and classes are not an hour long. And students lose days of class to field trips and in-school activities.
Teachers, administrators and Board of Education trustees said they were concerned not only about teaching the curriculum, but about some of the questions. One sample question, for example, required that students watch a video of a man diving into a 1-foot-deep pool. The video sparked concerns about students emulating the video, thinking it may be safe because it is part of their instruction.
"I have worries about the math education our students are going to receive," said Dr. Carol Burris, principal of South Side High School.
Administrators said they were also concerned that, even if teachers focused on the Common Core exam, students would not have the background in that curriculum to do well on the Regents, since this is the first year they are taking Common Core math.
The focus on the Integrated Algebra Regents will mean that, as Johnson said, students will be "somewhat underprepared" for the Common Core test.
"We have to make a choice," Johnson said. "We don't know how to fully prepare somebody for the Common Core because we've never seen it before; we don't know what it is. So I don't even know how to fully prepare them for that. I do know how to prepare them for the Integrated. So we're going to prepare them for the Integrated and do our best to fill in around the edges, and make sure the kids at least make a serious run at doing well on the Common Core."


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The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry held a hearing to review animal identification systems on Wednesday. The National Animal Identification System is a voluntary program that has been in place since 2004, but many are pushing for the program to become mandatory.
"I believe a mandatory system is necessary and carries with it many benefits," said Committee Chairman David Scott, D-Ga. "It would help protect producers against the spread of minor animal diseases, as well as from the devastating economic effects of major diseases. And, it would save the government money and provide a vital tool in maintaining the safety and integrity of the food supply."
The National Pork Producers Council urged Congress to support and fund the NAIS as a mandatory program applied to all relevant livestock species, and allowing each industry to develop its own effective and affordable system.
NPPC President Don Butler told the panel that a mandatory animal ID system will provide tools to manage swine herd health through disease surveillance, control and eradication programs, maintain and promote access to international markets, and strengthen the security of the nation's livestock industry.
The dairy industry also favors a mandatory system. Karen Jordan, chairperson of the National Milk Producer Federation's Animal Health and Welfare Committee, testified that the dairy industry collectively believes that the industry will be best served when all dairy operations, and ultimately, all dairy cows, are identified in a national central database.
However the National Cattlemen's Beef Association and R-Calf USA are opposed to a mandatory animal ID system. R-Calf President Max Thornsberry, a Missouri veterinarian, questioned the fact that NAIS would improve food safety, saying that every animal that goes through the livestock auction he works at gets a back-tag that identifies it to the owner and where it came from before it goes to slaughter, so he doesn't see how this system would improve safety.
"There are many disease traceback systems already in place," Thornsberry said. "We do not oppose animal identification, but we do oppose it being mandatory. Our policy is very simple: if you want to participate, fine, and if you don't, fine. We've had very successful systems in the past that have worked and functioned to control and eradicate diseases, and those systems are being disingenuously negated by USDA indicating that we must have a National Animal Identification System in place."


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'How to be green? Many people have asked us this important question. It's really very simple and requires no expert knowledge or complex skills. Here's the answer. Consume less. Share more. Enjoy life.' Penny Kemp and Derek Wall
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Really like 'Flesh and Blood' about 3.33 minutes in, nice rap!
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Universal Corporation Announces Expansion in Africa
Oct 31, 2013, 04:00 ET
RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- George C. Freeman, III, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV), announced today that the Company has approved several new capital projects in Africa which will increase and enhance the Company's infrastructure in that region. Universal currently operates in six African nations. The largest of the new projects is in Mozambique, where the Company is expanding tobacco production and processing capabilities to meet strong customer demand.
The Mozambique project includes the addition of a second processing line at the Company's factory in Tete which will double processing capacity there. Universal opened its state-of-the-art facility in Mozambique in 2006, where it processes leaf tobacco purchased from more than 100,000 Mozambique farmers. The expansion costs will be reduced through efficient redeployment of idled equipment from Brazil, where the Company recently consolidated operations. In addition, the Mozambique project includes agronomy investments to support the expanded crop production. The projected capital expenditure to expand the crop and upgrade the factory is expected to be between $40 and $45 million over the next two years. The new processing line is targeted to be operational in September 2014. The other African projects involve efficiency improvements and equipment enhancements at the Company's facilities in Tanzania and Malawi.
Mr. Freeman stated, "We are excited about these opportunities to expand our capabilities in Africa to meet strong customer demand. Mozambique tobacco is a compliant product that is highly desired by many of our customers, and we believe that these investments position us favorably for future growth. We expect Africa to continue to grow in importance as a tobacco source and to eventually lead increases in tobacco production outside of China. Due to our expertise in working with grower communities there, we believe that we will continue to be a leader in this important region."
Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Universal Corporation is the leading global leaf tobacco supplier and conducts business in more than 30 countries. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, were $2.5 billion. For more information on Universal Corporation, visit its website at www.universalcorp.com.
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Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
Remarks by Secretary Eric K. Shinseki
National Veterans Small Business Training Symposium and Exhibition
Remarks of Secretary Eric K. Shinseki
National Veterans Small Business Training Symposium and Exhibition
August 8, 2013
St. Louis, MO
August 8, 2013
Tom, thank you for that kind introduction and, more importantly, thanks for your leadership of our veteran-owned small business initiatives, including this one.
My thanks, as well, to:
- Rhett Jeppson—Associate Administrator for Veterans Business Development at the Small Business Administration;
- All the procurement officials who joined us this week—49 of them from 25 non-VA federal agencies;
- The VSO's—American Legion, AMVETS, Disabled American Veterans, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Vietnam Veterans of America;
- IVMF—the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University;
- The Bob Woodruff Foundation—the grants enabling 100 Veteran-entrepreneurs to be here to train and to network this week were magnificently generous;
- VA colleagues; fellow Veterans; distinguished guests; ladies and gentlemen.
This week's annual training symposium and exposition was designed to do one thing—help you succeed in business by providing you access; by creating a dynamic, learning laboratory; and by enabling you to network, real-time, with key decision makers.
First, access: You were provided unprecedented access to key government and commercial procurement decision makers. More than 400 federal procurement officials from across government—through whom goods and services are acquired—and more than 30 large, commercial firms that came here seeking to do business with Veteran-owned companies.
Access also meant providing you the latest information, policies, and procedures for doing business in the federal and commercial marketplaces. In short, this was intended to be a venue unlike any other, a truly unique opportunity for establishing your stance in the buyer-supplier arena. Handshakes are important, and this was your opportunity to engage decision makers.
Our second objective was to design this training symposium as a learning laboratory for teaching the fundamentals of:
- Navigating the federal and commercial acquisitions processes;
- Building a start-up;
- Surviving the critical first years;
- Expanding your business;
- Writing proposals that bring in contracts;
- Managing growth, and increasing your competitive edge.
Third, and most importantly, this symposium was designed as a premier networking experience. More than just establishing business contacts, it was an opportunity to work at creating those high-payoff collaborations that win contracts. "Teaming" to pool expertise and experience has been the more powerful contracting strategy, but it takes effort to find the right partners who have talent and are willing to invest in a partnership. Well, this was your week for courting likely collaborators—and getting a look at the competition.
More than just an "observe and advise" exercise, we wanted to get you to the graduate level in business entrepreneurship. We push you to be at your best because we have a vital interest in your business and financial successes.
Small businesses are crucial to our economy—they represent over 99% of all employer firms in the country. Success of Veteran-owned small businesses means employment for others, especially other Veterans. Why? Because Veterans hire Veterans. They know what they are getting: mission focus, discipline, experienced team players, a strong work ethic, and tough, "can-do" attitudes.
The other reality is that, today, less than 1% of our population serves in uniform. Veteran employment rates for younger Veterans are headed up; that's a very good thing. But there are still simply not enough Veteran small business owners to hire Veterans who need jobs, and mentor others, like yourselves, who dream of owning their own businesses.
You have no greater champion in realizing that dream than the President and the First Lady. President Obama has said many times: "Veterans who fought our wars should not have to fight for jobs." His goals are repeatedly reflected in his State of the Union addresses, in the tax incentives he has made available to businesses that hire unemployed Veterans, and in allowing us to conduct training symposiums, like this one, which are designed to hone your competitive skills, knowledge, and attributes.
For more than four years, I have witnessed, firsthand, his staunch and unwavering advocacy for our Nation's service members, Veterans, and their family members. The President knows that Veterans, including those dealing with issues like PTS, PTS-D, TBI, and even depression, are not damaged goods. He knows that what Veterans need are jobs, education, and quality healthcare—the things which give them a legitimate shot at joining the middle class so they can help rebuild our economy. You can help us here with jobs.
Let me touch on the healthcare law that's about to go into effect. Veterans have put their lives on the line for this country, and deserve to know and understand what this law means and what choices they have. Six key points:
- The law was designed to provide healthcare for as many Americans as possible;
- VA wants all Veterans to receive quality care that improves their health and well-being—they earned it;
- All Veterans currently enrolled in VA healthcare do not have to take any additional steps. VA care meets the new law's standard;
- Veterans not currently enrolled in VA healthcare can apply at any time. I encourage you to give us a good look. You won't be disappointed;
- Veterans and family members who are not eligible for VA healthcare, and who do not have health insurance through their employers, should use the new Marketplace to get coverage under the law;
- Ensuring that Veterans receive quality healthcare is a fundamental obligation for VA, and we intend to help Veterans understand their options as the new healthcare law is implemented later this year.
All of us here this week have a contribution to make in helping rebuild a vibrant middle class for our country, with Veteran-entrepreneurship as the centerpiece of our efforts. We are vitally interested in helping you compete in business, in general, and for federal contracts, in particular, because as you "grow" your businesses, you become a catalyst for creating jobs, enabling other Veterans to support their families, buy homes, and invest in the future of our country.
The customers you've met this week, both federal and commercial, simply want to obtain the best value and quality for their purchases, and to buy those goods and services with little bureaucratic overhead—time is money. One-in-four attendees, responding to our survey, reported they had won a contract award as a direct result of last year's symposium. Our goal is to up that number this year, so my staff will be scheduling a follow-up meeting with each of the businesses they've made contact with this week. We're ready to do business. I'm sure you are, as well.
As the 4th largest contracting agency in government—after Defense, Energy, and Health and Human Services—VA purchased over $17.5 billion in services, materiel, and supplies in FY 2012—everything from medical and IT equipment to construction services and grave markers. Thirty-five percent, or $6.1 billion, went to small businesses—and more than $3.8 billion specifically to Veteran-owned small businesses. Of that amount, $3.8 billion, $3.4 billion went to service-disabled Veteran-owned small businesses. For the past five years, VA has spent more through service-disabled, Veteran-owned small businesses than all other federal civilian agencies combined. This improved performance results from:
- Expanding of our Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization;
- A results-oriented programming strategy;
- Beefed-up partnerships;
- Networking events like this one, and;
- Leader responsibility for specific small business goals. Every VA senior executive's performance evaluation includes a small business metric.
Our Veterans First program demonstrates VA's commitment to Veteran-owned small businesses. Since 2008, this program has given you contract priority over any other class of small business, and we are committed to protecting this Veterans' advantage.
In 2007, only 10% of VA's procurement dollars went to Veteran-owned small businesses. By FY 2012, that figure had more than doubled, to 21.8%--well beyond the federal goal of 3%, and even beyond our own stretch-goal of 12%. We are on track to exceed our goals, once again, in FY 2013. We are now beginning our discussions with the Small Business Administration regarding FY 2014 goals, and we intend to keep VA at the forefront in Veteran contracting.
Verification is our most important tool for safeguarding the Veterans First program for eligible Veteran-owned small businesses. As many here know, this has been a bit of a forced march to implement Congress' mandate and best serve our eligible Veterans. We have resolved most of our start-up challenges by fielding over the last 18 months:
- A verification education program;
- An on-line application system;
- A simplified renewal process;
- An expanded help desk, and;
- Web-based guides, information, and assistance.
Today, we offer counseling on verification and renewal processes in partnership with the VSOs and the procurement technical assistance centers—more than 100 counselors in all. And we continue to make the process more agile and user-friendly.
In May, we launched our new Pre-determination Findings program, designed to reduce denials by identifying and giving companies the opportunity to correct easy-fix findings on their applications prior to receiving a final determination letter. This initiative significantly increases your chances for approval to participate in the Veterans First program.
In the past year-and-a-half, the average processing time for an initial verification application dropped from 130 days to 30 days, while the approval rate rose from 58% in 2012 to 84% today. More than four-out-of-five businesses that use the Verification Assistance program, receive approval on their first submission. Similarly, the processing time for requests for reconsideration decreased from more than 140 days to less than 60 days last month—and the approval rate increased from 49% to 62%.
We recognize that the regulation itself poses challenges for Veteran-owned small businesses. So, we've harmonized our regulation with SBA's Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business regulation, and are looking at ways to improve it.
In May we published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to solicit your recommendations to further streamline the Verification program; improve regulation clarity; and, encourage more businesses to apply for verification.
We received a number of comments that will influence the draft of the Proposed Rule, which is now underway in consultation with SBA. We intend to publish it for comment by May 2014. That will be your opportunity to help us design what works best for you.
Verification protects Veteran business owners. Every contract going to a company that is not verifiable means lost business and lost revenue for legitimate Veteran business owners. We will continue to aggressively pursue those who falsely claim Veteran-owned business status or use their Veterans' status to front for non-Veteran-owned businesses. As I've said before, "For those who choose to ignore the rules, there will be consequences." Our Center for Veterans Enterprise will be conducting more than 1,000 post-verification audits in 2014, in the effort to protect the preferential procurement opportunities for legitimate Veteran-owned businesses.
In the same vein, our Subcontracting Compliance Review Program was established two years ago to review the performance of prime contractors in meeting their subcontracting targets for Veteran- and service-disabled Veteran-owned small businesses. Our compliance reviews, so far, show that the majority of VA contractors are taking meaningful steps to comply with our standards. Our review program will continue to ensure that prime contractors provide meaningful opportunities for subcontractors—and investigate when they do not. For VA, the "bottom line" in serving Veteran-entrepreneurs is maintaining the integrity of our contracts with them.
For the past several years, I've highlighted VA's IT strategic sourcing initiative and how Veteran-owned businesses can compete as part of VA's T-4 program—Transformation Twenty-one Total Technology, T-4 This past year, more than 60% of the awards under this contract went to Veteran-owned small businesses.
At VA, rapid advances in technology—and our increasing reliance on it—have been dramatic. President Obama's 2014 budget request includes a record-breaking $3.68 billion for our IT requirements, reflecting its vital role in our daily work. For those of you in technology services, this is an opportunity to explore.
Entrepreneurs like you have historically formed the bedrock of our economy. America's stories are written by the do-ers—those innovators and risk-takers who see possibility, seek opportunity, resist handwringing, remain fixed on their goals, and overcome the barriers to progress by working long and hard to achieve their dreams. You are the next chapter in that ongoing story. Dream big dreams for all of us.
We wish you success in your businesses. It is not a matter of "if" you succeed, but "when" you succeed, hire Veterans. That's the return on investment for our having underwritten this training symposium and exposition. Like you, other Veterans are looking to make a contribution. They, too, deserve that chance to join the middle class and achieve their dreams. That's my ask of you today. Help us rebuild the middle class—with Veteran-entrepreneurs as its centerpiece.
God bless the men and women who serve, and have served our Nation in uniform. May God continue to bless this wonderful country of ours. See you all next year! Thank you.


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The Two Men Behind the 787
Boeing's Jim McNerney and Alan Mulally, Now at Ford, Pushed for the Dreamliner
Two prominent U.S. chief executives have big bets riding on the outcome of Boeing Co.'s BA -2.06% crisis with its 787 Dreamliner, the first jetliner model grounded by U.S. regulators since 1979.
The man with the most at stake is Jim McNerney, Boeing's chairman and CEO since July 2005, who presided over the Dreamliner's problem-plagued launch. Sharing paternity for the 787 is Alan Mulally. He oversaw the plane's conception and early development as head of Boeing's commercial airplanes division before departing to become head of Ford Motor Co. F 0.24% in 2006.
Investigators in the U.S. and Japan are probing what caused lithium-ion batteries to burn on two Dreamliners owned by Japanese airlines, triggering the grounding. It's unclear when the 50 787s now in service globally will be able to fly again. A prolonged delay could disrupt plans to accelerate 787 production that are important to the financial future of Boeing, the world's biggest commercial plane maker and the No. 1 U.S. exporter.
Mr. McNerney has kept a low public profile since a Jan. 7 battery fire on a parked Japan Airlines Co. Dreamliner triggered the current crisis. His only public comment has been three brief written statements expressing confidence the plane is safe and promising to work with regulators to find out and address what went wrong.
Commercial airplane chief Ray Conner was dispatched to represent Boeing at a Jan. 11 news conference with senior U.S. government officials, and Mr. McNerney has assigned Mr. Conner and other executives to handle much of the contact with airlines, according to a person familiar with the customer conversations.
Behind the scenes, Mr. McNerney has been actively involved in other ways, according to Tom Downey, Boeing's senior vice president of communications. The CEO has met with FAA chief Michael Huerta, and Mr. McNerney is running daily meetings on the status of the investigations and being updated regularly. He is also conferring with outside technical experts on the electrical issues to supplement the work of hundreds of Boeing experts assigned to the problem, Mr. Downey said.
Friends of Mr. McNerney say the low profile is consistent with his style throughout his career, which included a stint heading the aircraft engines unit of General Electric Co. , where he was the runner-up to Jeff Immelt in the race to succeed Jack Welch as CEO. "He is cool. He is not emotional about things," Mr. Welch said in an interview.
But some governance specialists think the Boeing CEO should be more visible. The Dreamliner mess "is a huge hit to the company," says Richard Leblanc, who teaches law, corporate governance and ethics at York University's School of Administrative Studies in Toronto. "For a CEO under fire, firing off a press release is wholly inadequate."
Through a spokesman, Mr. McNerney declined to comment. The company says Mr. Conner appeared at the Jan. 11 news conference at the FAA's request because as the head of jetliner production he is Boeing's main liaison to the regulator.
Mr. McNerney, who moved to 3M Co. as CEO after losing out to Mr. Immelt, joined Boeing's board in 2001. Two years later he joined the other directors in unanimously approving plans to proceed with the Dreamliner. The plane represented a big bet on new technology for Boeing: The plane's lightweight frame was to be built using mostly carbon-fiber composites, and it was to have an enhanced electrical system to power more systems and use less fuel than other jets.
At the time, Boeing had cut back investment in new products. Mr. Mulally, then head of Boeing's commercial airplanes operation, had to persuade CEO Harry Stonecipher and others to pursue a costly, all new aircraft. Mr. Mulally's previous project, the 777, introduced in 1995, was considered a success but had cost twice as much as originally planned. Mr. Stonecipher and his allies were reluctant to commit to a new jetliner unless the cost fell by billions of dollars.
Mr. Mulally was "under terrible financial constraints from Chicago" to cut the price tag of an all-new airplane, says Aaron Gellman, a professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management who has known Mr. Mulally for decades.
- 63 years old; born in Providence, R.I., and grew up in the Chicago suburbs
- Education: B.A., Yale, 1971; M.B.A., Harvard, 1975
- Résumé: CEO of 3M (2001-2005), GE executive (1982-2001); current director of Procter & Gamble and IBM
- 2011 Pay: About $23 million, including bonuses, base salary and incentive compensation
- Mentor: his father Walter McNerney, former CEO of Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Source: the company
During a 2003 board meeting, Mr. Mulally and Dreamliner program chief Mike Bair made a strong pitch to launch the 787 project, recalls a former Boeing director. "Mulally was an optimist" about how much money the new plane could make, but Mr. McNerney and fellow directors were skeptical, the ex-board member says. They nevertheless agreed to go ahead, figuring that "it's a wonderful plane. If we get half of that (projected) return, we would be delighted," according to the former director.
In response to the pressure to reduce costs and risks, Boeing spread out the Dreamliner's construction and design over a larger network of global suppliers than in earlier phases, requiring them to share costs and use their own capital for factories and equipment.
And in summer 2005, it hired Mr. McNerney as CEO, succeeding an interim chief after Mr. Stonecipher, who had resigned suddenly because of an affair with a subordinate. A short while later, Mr. Mulally, who had also been a contender for the CEO job, left.
Boeing soon stumbled as a string of supply-chain and design delays pushed back delivery of the Dreamliner by 3½ years. "We are trying to witch-hunt the issues in this program right now," Mr. McNerney told investors in October 2006 as the problems became apparent.
The delays strained the company's credibility with customers and investors and hurt the bottom line. Boeing initially set a goal of keeping 787 costs to about $5 billion. Barclays Capital conservatively estimates the program ended up costing around $14 billion, not including the penalties Boeing has had to pay customers for late deliveries.
While Mr. McNerney had approved the Dreamliner's heavily outsourced business model as a director, his allies say that much of the 787's initial difficulty was beyond his control.
The former Boeing director and other industry officials say that Mr. Mulally was aggressive about fulfilling the timetable for the plane. "The outcome would have been dramatically different if he had stayed," the former board member adds. But the ex-director said that ultimately the commitment to deliver the 787 by 2008 was a mistake that "cost Boeing a lot of money."
Ford spokesman Jay Cooney said "it would not be appropriate" for Mr. Mulally to "comment on Boeing's business operations."
Last week, Mr. Mulally voiced confidence in the 787. "Clearly, I haven't been at Boeing for six years now, but I will assure you that the 787 is going to change the flying experience again, just like every other Boeing airplane," he said at the Detroit auto show. "New airplanes are very hard; the issues that they're having right now in the big scheme of things are relatively small."
In 2008, as problems and delays continued to mount for the Dreamliner, Mr. McNerney toured several of Boeing's key suppliers. At one plant, which made part of the fuselage, he asked managers what was keeping their production line from moving. They told him they were waiting on a part that Boeing itself made. Mr. McNerney expressed surprise, according to someone present at the meeting.
Mr. McNerney has conceded that Boeing went too far in spreading out the 787's supply chain. "We got a little bit seduced that it would all come together seamlessly and the same design rules would be applied everywhere in the world and corners wouldn't be cut and financial realities wouldn't hit certain folks," Mr. McNerney told an audience at an event in September.
To hasten completion of the complicated new aircraft, the CEO aggressively replaced key managers. Mr. Conner is the third head of the commercial airplanes division since Mr. Mulally left. Mr. McNerney also acquired several subcontractors in North Charleston, S.C., setting the company on a major expansion outside of its traditional Seattle commercial base.
It's still unclear whether Boeing's supply-chain decisions over the years played a role in the firm's Dreamliner difficulties. Aviation officials in the U.S. and Japan are trying to determine if the two major incidents this month were caused by malfunctions in the lithium-ion batteries or if some other part of the electrical system was at fault.
Boeing's investors have held relatively steady in recent weeks, with the share price down just 3% since the crisis began. Still, the stock has been lackluster during Mr. McNerney's tenure, rising about 14% in the 7½ years since he took over, less than half the increase in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, of which Boeing is a component.
In late spring 2011, Mr. McNerney told fellow directors that they "ought to be ready" to replace him when he turns 65 in August 2014, the former Boeing director says. Some Boeing watchers thought he might stay beyond that mandatory retirement age. But the CEO role is a "brutal job" requiring considerable stamina, and Mr. McNerney may find it "scary if the (787) fleet is down for several months," the ex-director says.
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|2011-12-10, 12:47
|Link #83
I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
I just finished playing Canvas 2, the VN and loved it, and just now i happen to know there was an anime after it. I wonder why it didn't get suggested so far.
Going to watch it now. Actually, knowing already the story behind makes me less likely to watch it, since it's 24 episodes long, but i'll still go for it. Fuck it.
If there are animes like Canvas, let me know, since i really loved the VN.
Finished watching Canvas 2, and i really enjoyed it. I would put it on par with Toradora, as far as my classific goes. The story actually went a bit far from the VN developing, and that's what made me watch it to full. Get me something like this, definitly
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|2011-12-16, 18:01
|Link #84
I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
Since i had finished the hi-priority animes, i went for the titles left and i noticed that i had dropped Ah my goddess for no actual good reason; i happen to remember that i stated somewhere it looked too old for me, but taking a second look, the graphic is like the one of onegai teacher, so i started watching it and it gives me the same feeling "alien who comes from far, is gentle blabla, to random boy"; plus, it seems like the female voice is the same of the teacher.
Anyways, this is it, i think i'm liking it. Thanks for suggesting me this title, and sorry if i skipped it so fast, shouldn't have. Going for the 5th ep. Thank you again, UT.
|2011-12-16, 22:40
|Link #85
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: U.S.
no problem. There is also a movie available which offer better visual (due to budget), although the story is no really related to the manga or TV series. Also there a 5 episode OVA that was release some 15 years ago as a stand along series. In any case Kikuko Inoue is the voice of Belldandy.
And you are right she is also the VA for the teacher in Onegai Teacher. She is one of the more legendary VA from late 80s to early 00s. Not as active right now due to age but she was dubbed as Goddess Voice because she does these type of roles extremely well. However, her voice style is very broad with more then a few cold, egotistic roles, though most of those are in games.
Since you pretty much done with 2000s anime it might be time to give a few 90s anime a shot. If you want, I would suggest you to try El Hazard. Graphically it is great for it's time and it'll still hold up right now IMO. The story also has a Zero no Tsukaima feel to it. Just keep in mind that there are two continuity for the franchise. The 3 OVA series forms it's own timeline while TV series showed another. General consensus is that OVAs (original) is the better of the two but TV is the "cuter" romance.
And considering this season is coming to an end in a week or two I also suggest Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, Ben-to, Maken-ki, and C3 as potential series that could suit your taste.
EDIT: Apparently you have already started Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, Ben-to is just as good, those a little bit more perverted and action heavy. Maken-ki on the other hand is pretty ecchi but doesn't have as good the story similar to Sekirei. Also just to make sure you know that this season also includes the final series for Shakugan no Shana.
BTW, have you checked out any other series from you maybe list like Hayate the Combat Butler!, Tokimeki Memorial ~Only Love~, or Kimikiss Pure Rouge
|2011-12-17, 02:32
|Link #86
Black Steel Knight
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Indonesia
Yeah, Undertakers right. Maken-Ki! might be up your alley even though I never seen the anime, only read the manga source. From the story that I get from the manga, Maken-ki! actually has bigger plot involving some politcs & conspiracy than simply get-the-girl. Also, unlike Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Girls, the bigger plot in Maken-ki! is not and idiotic excuse for the male-protag to get more women, its a serious stuff. Oh, dont worry about the girls. Theyre all gorgeous; fanservice are abundant; and the main protag is not a total useless-idiot. One more plus to Maken-Ki! Is that other male characters got decent screentime (or page-time in this case) and characterization, making this series not boring. Once again, this comes from the manga. I have NO idea what the anime like and how its story told.
As for the other suggestions: Ben-To is worth a try. C3 has potential too.
PS: How's your playing-VNs-&-eroge activity, Classified-Info? It's fun, isn't it?
|2011-12-17, 08:42
|Link #87
I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
Oh, so there are still some titles to watch, excellent.
Thank you really much, i'll try em all. At the moment i'm at episode 11 of Ah my goddess, and i'm liking it. Planned to finish it within today, and then start with the other titles you suggested me.
As far as VN's playing goes, i've only played G-senjou no Mahou and Canvas 2. The first was overall better, graphic wise, plot wise, even music wise, but i still preferred canvas 2 for the lighter themes and the more interaction it provided.
Anyways, since now i'm open to the many possibilities animes got to offer me, i should have no problem watching older animes. Thank you again.
Read up the sheets on AP about Ben-To, Maken-ki and C3 and should totally fit my tastes. Boku wa was awesome, and i can't wait for the next episodes. I also noticed they are all running series, but i should be okay. Thanks again for the suggestions, after all there were still totally valuable titles i didn't check, i'll make sure not to skip even once.
About Tokimeki Memorial, i had planned on watching it after AMG, but after these new super appealing titles came out, i have to delay it. Same goes for Kimikiss (which i had already tried but with no success, since all the versions i had checked all had orrible video/sound sync)
|2011-12-17, 15:44
|Link #88
I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
I finished watching Ah my Goddess, and i discovered there are hell more titles about it, be them either ovas, movies or second series, or dvd specials. Now, out of this list http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/al...=&to_episodes= , which ones are related to the first series (i'm talking about the 2005 tv)? Is Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy the directly second series? Do i need to watch anything else before going for it? Since i'm sticking with the 2005 TV story, be free to skip other secondary parallel substories or bonus episodes (Like episode 25 and 26 that were random, concerning the two other sisters). Looking for something that continues what the first series started, or the name of those specials that actually add up important infos about the characters.
Thank you for having suggested me this title, i really liked it. It was a bit disappointing that the figure of Keichi, who was the protagonist, became some secondary background filler character. Hope a second series clears up this. At the moment i would rate it 8.9
Nvm, i started watching the second season anyway, skipping all those suspicious oavs/specials. For tonight i'll stop at ep 12, since i'm tired, but i have to admit that the second season is focusing way more on relationships rather than the first season, which provided half romance and half fantasy fighting. I'm liking it more this way, since it gives me an Onegai teacher-like feeling. It was a bad move skipping this anime just after having watched the first 3 mins. The graphic wasn't so bad, and i found out i could get over the "symbols on forehead" issue.
However, to be honest, there still were titles on a sidenote. I just had stopped watching animes because i was trying out those VN games. The list with all the maybe to watch titles:
Green Green
Astarotte no omocha
Kimikiss pure rouge
Tokimeki Memorial
It's just that they were so much of maaaaayyyybeee titles, that i didn't bother to actually check them out. I found more appealing the last ones you suggested.
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|2011-12-17, 20:49
|Link #89
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: U.S.
Yes, the two TV series are directly connected. Flights of Fancy/Sorezore no Tsubasa/Everyone Has Wings is the second season. DVD specials should associate with them as well but double check the years to be sure. The 2 TV seasons basically follows the manga albeit in a condensed, rearranged form. (considering the manga is currently on-going for 23 years on a monthly magazine). The OVAs released in 2007 (Fighting Wings) and thiis year (Itsumo Futari de) is also the continuation as well as the OVA episode
There is also a 5 episode OVA is release in the '90s so it is not connected to either and can be treated as stand-along series.
TV series called Adventure of Mini-Goddess is related to manga but the series is about super-deform goddess presented in a slap-stick comedy so that's not really you cup-of-tea
The movie, as I mention is a stand-alone story that doesn't really fit into any continuum (but at same time can fit to every continuum as well) but it is a great film that was well-executed and can add to the story.
If you want more story about Keiichi I suggest you pick up the manga because as I said the TV series is more or less a summery of 15 years of manga (at time) and as such it focus on more relationship building stories and stories feature side characters. The movie also add a lot of Keiichi's character and really show who he is in manga. Be warn though, as the manga started in 1988, the art of first 30-40 chapters were pretty messy and a huger difference to his current glamorous style. The creator Kosuke Fujishima is a very well-known mangaka whose You're Under Arrest is also very popular and is known on videogame scene for he character designs for Sakura Taisen and Tales-of- RPG series.
Which reminds me you would probably enjoy Sakura Taisen/Sakura Wars TV series as well.
As for Ben-to and co. Yes they are on-going but as I said this season is coming to a close (each season or cour is 3 month hence 11-13 episodes) in a week or so so you should be fine.
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|2011-12-18, 09:37
|Link #90
I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
I had stopped at ep8 of Boku wa Tomodachi because the other episodes hadn't been yet released. Yesterday i noticed they made up to 11th ep, and so i watched it all. Ep12 should be 23 dec as far as i heard, so can't wait.
I think i'll wait for Ben-to & co to finish, because i want to watch them without any interruption. Once again, i'm really thankful you brought up these titles. I really like this genre.
Now getting back to AMG. Let me know if there is any other title like this coming out, or if there are new seasons of animes i watched, like Zero no Tsukaima, or Hidan no aria or anything else.
|2011-12-18, 16:46
|Link #91
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: U.S.
I know that Amagami is getting a second season starting next month. It's going to be a 1-cour series that acts as side stories that adds depth to each of the arcs so each girls is getting about 2 episodes. Other than that I haven't really checked on next season's list yet. I'll get back to you in a week or so when this season ends and there is about 1-2 week where there will be no new anime airs until next season/month.
|2011-12-20, 18:31
|Link #92
I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
Finished watching the 10th episode of Ben-to; the graphic/art design totally fits my taste, the characters are also good and well built, beside it being filled with ecchiness and cute girls. Said this, my vote would surely pass 9. However, this non-sense irrational plot just makes everything crash down. What the fuck, really, fighting to blood to get a discount on a fucking lunch? U serious? Also totally non-sense when there are super rich people that make up a whole organization to fight in the market. What the hell dude, if you are that rich, why the fuck do you fight to get the equivalent of 2 euros discount on a shit meal? Also, are all those boys that poor and desperate?
Really, it's such a waste of characters, because i really liked them all. The plot is awful, but it got awesome characters. This is sad. Oh yes, it surely is fun, and i guess that's the reason of this anime, but still the story is too much non-sense. There could have been much some romance, but i gave up the idea. I liked the blonde girl.
I will watch ep11 when the series ends, so that i don't get to forget some parts. I guess what's upcoming is the payback on those two devil girls that move like supersayans whatsoever. Anyways, it was nonetheless an enjoyable and not boring show, and that's why i would still rate it something like 8.8.
Tomorrow i'll start maken ki, if i'm in the mood.
|2011-12-20, 20:38
|Link #93
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: U.S.
Bento is definitely exaggerating, but in East Asia, such sales do exist because most stores don't keep those lunch boxes over nights. (2 days at most) They also hold timed sales on perishables like meats and veggie which is known for causing fights and chaos among housewives mainly due to high population density and the custom that you buy your grocery everyday or every other day instead once a week.
So in reality it is actually not a such inconceivable plot. Keep in mind that most of those wolves are student living along or adult who lives on eating out, any pennies they save is money they can use elsewhere.
|2011-12-22, 22:44
|Link #95
I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
Maken-ki and C3's season ended, so i'm now going to watch them. I also watched the 12th episode of Boku wa, but considering how it went, i guess it wasn't the last one for sure. Can't wait for the other episodes, hoping there will be some development and some kiss. Ben-to is still stuck at ep11, but i didn't see any track of romance, if not some perverted looks from the boy towards the ice witch.
In the meanwhile, since i felt nostalgic, i watched again the first season of Zero no Tsukaima, and noticed how much i loved this anime, especially how cute Luise looked. I guess that would be my kind of favorite female character.
While i'm fucking around, i came up with a title that seems to be loved by many: Spice and Wolf. Do you think it would suit me?
Already tried Clannad and found it pretty slow and boring. Didn't hear of White album, so i might try it at a later moment.
|2011-12-22, 23:00
|Link #96
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
ZnT has 3 seasons probably another one will come to end it.
Spice and Wolf
I love it tho but for you, i got to go fifty-fifty. Ecchi not really unless it shows her naked but theres nothing really to see. The comedy is special in this I say, u can call it witty. The economics im not sure you will like. Though the relationship development is very well done. Very hard to say for you. Once you run out of like ecchi/romance because I did, im sure this show will pop out alot more.
I finished Maken Ki!(Thanks Undertaker) and its almost like Freezing since you like that.
|2011-12-22, 23:13
|Link #97
Black Steel Knight
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Indonesia
I also have to warn you though, that Spice & Wolf are loved by many because of its unusual story-element. To be valid, heres a review about the plus and minus of Spice & Wolf 1st season from a profesional reviewer who familiar with anime from Blu-ray.com whose opinion mirrors mine (he do loves this anime though):
Spoiler for The Review:
|2011-12-22, 23:27
|Link #98
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: U.S.
As Elegance says, Spice and Wolf might be a bit slow for your taste, but it's a great series that deserves at least a look. And considering you liked AMG a slow romantic series in it's own, Spice and Wolf might surprise you.
Other than that, my only other suggestion would be the El Hazard series I mentioned earlier and start going back to your on-hold and might-watch list for now and give shows like Hayate no Gotoku [Hayate the Combat butler] a shot.
Edit: I just remembered another potential series in Yumeria and if you are ok with El Hazard's animation level then Love Hina would be a good series for you as well.
|2011-12-22, 23:59
|Link #99
I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
I had already tried Love Hina (It got even translated in my language), but i only like Hina out of those girl, and the boy always gets beaten up like he's some weak shit, so i dropped it.
I'll pass on S&W. The only catgirl i could bear was in Omamori Himari, because Himari was in her catgirl mode only 1% of time, and it was funny.
I wanted to try El hazard, but when i happened to read the sheet in AP, i found out i was reading the sheet of the second season, that basically spoiled me the end of the first season (Now X and Y are married and. ... what the fuck synopsis). There is no fun when you know from the start that they'll get together. I'm of the idea that even tho the main couple is clear from the beginning, there should still be that 1% chance that story evolves into another way, making the spectator constantly hope that it goes how he wants.
Anyways, started C3, but i feel there is something fucked up with this anime: first of, what's the story about? I don' t quite get it. This guy is some sort of living talisman anticurses, whose father always sends him cursed objects for no reason, and his childhood friend is a big titted girl that is... a sword? What the fuck? Also, the beginning was kinda acceptable, it had pants shots, ecchiness, but now turned in some gruesome sadist game. Also it looks like people in this story are used to weird things. WOuld you mind clearing up some of these things? Thank you.
Ps, i know that ZnT has 3 seasons. Watched em all, i just felt nostalgic about the first one.
Last edited by Classified Info; 2011-12-23 at 00:10.
|2011-12-23, 00:43
|Link #100
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Maybe try these though they dont exactly match what ur looking for
Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi
denpa onna to seishun otoko
Really hard to find you some ecchi romance :P
Also i noticed u didnt like the idea of zombies/gore for Highschool of The Dead. Its known very there over the top ecchiness
Last edited by Elegance; 2011-12-23 at 00:54.
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