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LA teacher accused in lewd 'tasting games' to plead no contest to molestation charges
LOS ANGELES – A former Los Angeles elementary school teacher has agreed to plead no contest to molestation charges involving more than 20 students.
Mark Berndt is accused of blindfolding children and spoon-feeding them cookies laced with his semen in what he called "tasting games."
A source close to the case said Thursday that Berndt plans to enter the legal equivalent of guilty pleas to 23 charges at a hearing Friday. The source spoke only on condition of anonymity because the hearing is pending.
The plea agreement, first reported by the Daily News of Los Angeles, calls for Berndt to be sentenced to 25 years in prison.
The district attorney's office and Berndt's lawyer refused to comment. But the prosecutors said Berndt's next court hearing had been advanced to Friday.
Parents filed suit against Los Angeles Unified School District for failing to protect their children from Berndt. Settlements have cost the district tens of millions.
The allegations against Berndt came to light in 2009 when a drugstore photo technician noticed dozens of odd photos of blindfolded children and reported them to authorities. Investigators said they discovered a plastic spoon in Berndt's classroom trash bin that was found to contain traces of semen.
The case led to a wide-ranging overhaul of how the nation's second-largest school district handles allegations of sexual abuse after it was revealed that previous complaints about Berndt's behavior were ignored.
It also shined a light on how slowly state officials act to censure teachers and led to a flurry of allegations of teacher-student sex abuse in the district and in other school systems.
Shortly after Berndt's arrest, the school district temporarily removed all 76 of the school's teachers along with staff and administrators, putting them on leave and having them report to an empty high school nearby.
Six months later, when the new school year began, 43 of them returned to a restructured Miramonte with a new principal. The rest either retired or went to new schools.
Parents settled lawsuits with the school rather than put their children through the trauma of litigation, their lawyers said later.
A few of the cases involved another Miramonte teacher, Martin Springer, who was charged with lewd acts on a child in a case involving a second-grader that authorities said was fondled in class in 2009. He is awaiting trial.

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November 20 – Happy Birthday Jay Johnstone
Jay Johnstone turned the role of a team's fourth outfielder into a twenty-year big league career that included parts of the 1978 and '79 seasons in pinstripes. Nicknamed "Moon Man" because he once claimed to have lost a fly ball he misjudged in the moonlight, the Manchester, CT native came to New York with outfielder Bobby Brown from the Phillies in a 1978 trade for reliever Rawley Eastwick. He played well enough for Manager Bob Lemon's World Champions that year to make the Yankees' World Series roster but when he got off to a slow start the following season, he was jettisoned to the Padres for someone named Dave Wehrmeister. Yankee fans' most notable memory of Johnstone came while he was playing for the Dodgers during the 1981 Fall Classic, when his two run pinch-hit homer in the sixth inning of the fourth game against New York cut a three run Yankee lead to a single run, in a game LA eventually won to tie that Series at two games apiece. He was a genuine "Flake" who loved playing tricks on teammates. The Yankees were one of the eight teams he played for and he retired after the 1985 season with a .267 lifetime average and 1,267 career hits.
Also born on this date is the second Manager in Yankee franchise history.


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The state of California yesterday issued its first annual data-breach report saying for 2012 it recorded a total of 131 data breach incidents that put the personal data of more than 2.5 million Californians at risk.
According to California's report, the retail industry reported the most data spills last year, accounting for 26% of the total, followed by finance and insurance at 23%. More than half of last year's incidents reported in California involved Social Security numbers. And more than half of all the reported data breaches -- 55% -- were the result of deliberate intrusions by outsiders or unauthorized insiders.
"Particularly striking is the impact of the failure to encrypt sensitive personal information," said California Attorney General Kamala Harris in her statement accompanying the state's 2012 data-breach report. "It has been ten years since we realized the vulnerability of personal information on stolen laptops, lost data tapes, and misdirected emails. If encryption had been used, over 1.4 million Californians would not have had their information put at risk in 2012. That number represents more than half of the 2.5 million people affected by the 131 breaches covered in the report."
California has had data-breach notification statutes in effect since 2003 which require California residents to be notified if their personal information is acquired by an unauthorized person, or believed to have been acquired. In 2012, for the first time, those subject to the California law were required to provide copies of their notices to the Attorney General when the breach involved more than 500 Californians, the report points out.
The type of personal information deemed sensitive includes Social Security numbers, driver's license of California ID cards, financial account or health-related information. Yesterday was the first time California published a report summarizing annual data-breach incidents.
According to the report, of the 131 breaches, government held responsibility for 8% of them, healthcare industry 15%, education 8%, professional services 5%, retail industry 26% and financial and insurance industries 23%, with 15% of the remainder lumped as "other."An analysis of "type of failure" showed that 55% were tied to computers and security failures, including point-of-sale devices at merchants being compromised by skimming devices used by criminals to steal financial information.
In this category called "logical failures," the California data-breach report noted that "two of the five largest breaches affecting more than 100,000 individuals were caused by outside hackers. Valve Corporation, an online game software company, reported an intrusion affecting 509,000 individuals in February 2012, and Global Payments, Inc., a processor of electronic payments transactions, reported an intrusion affecting 139,034 individuals in July 2012. Ten percent of the breaches (13) were caused by insiders -- employees, contractors, vendors, customers -- who intentionally accessed systems and data without authority."
In the report, "physical failures" -- comprising 27% of the total -- were said to be related to lost or stolen hardware. Two of the five largest incidents there were said to be the California Department of Social Services reporting a lost computer storage device containing information on 845,000 parents, children and caregivers in March 2012, and Emory Healthcare, reporting missing data disks containing financial and medical information on 318,000 patients in May 2012.
A third category, "procedural failures," constituted 18% of the overall breach incidents, and of these processing errors such as misdirected physical and electronic mail or unintentional web postings, an incident reported May 2012 involving First Data Corporation was highlighted as information on 108,500 merchants was "inadvertently transmitted to outside firms," according to the report.
Ellen Messmer is senior editor at Network World, an IDG publication and website, where she covers news and technology trends related to information security. Twitter: MessmerE. E-mail: [email protected]


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The Ruth Underhill Collection here at the Denver Museum of
Nature & Science, is currently being processed by Archives
Technician Aly Jabrocki, with the help of a generous
Save America's Treasures grant. Aly is working with the
Anthropology and Archives Departments to process, preserve, catalog
and digitize the collection. Currently we have over 50 linear
feet of materials relating to Underhill, which is more than any
other institution in the country.
At 47 years of age, Ruth Underhill embarked on a second career
in anthropology, starting graduate school at Columbia University in
1930. Professor Franz Boas asked her to study the Tohono O'odham in
southern Arizona for a few summers and gave her a small stipend of
$500 and an old Model T. Due to her age and the fact she was a
woman, Underhill was allowed to live and study the nation much more
closely than previous anthropologists. In a 1977 interview with the
Denver Post, Dr. Underhill said,
"The Papagos [Tohono O'odham]
compose long, beautiful poems and songs on such subjects as how
corn grows and how rain falls. They thought I was a witch
because I could write those things down [using a phonetic alphabet]
and read them back to them. Often, those songs, as the old people
sang them, contained archaic words no longer used…then I would have
to have one of them tell me what the old words meant, and finally I
would translate the whole thing to English."
These field journals were donated to the museum as part of her
personal papers and contain some of the earliest known
transcriptions of their language. There is no doubt that these
field notebooks are some of her most important contributions to the
study of anthropology and nations of the Southwestern United
Underhill lived in Denver from 1949 until her death in 1984. She
served as a consultant for many of the Museum's Native American
dioramas in the 1970s and donated her papers to the Museum upon her
death. Her collection also includes correspondence, publications,
motion pictures, sound recordings and photographs.
For more information on Ruth Underhill, please check out
her Wikipedia page. You
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Peterbuilt Truck After-Market Grill Accessory Mock Up part 1of 3Thursday, November 18th, 2010
Here is a close-up look at the riveted louvers of a stainless steel grill accessory. This grill is an after-market piece designed to customize the look of a classic Peterbuilt truck grill. This is the first of three pictures that will illustrate how Orlock rivets have been re-designed into the application to solve some
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Rhythmic beating on the outside of a washing machine which is a great way to sound like a mechanical device is malfunctioning. Lots of samples in this set with different rhythms, intensities, and speeds. This is a pair of tennis shoes flopping inside an empty washer.
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Bulletin Issues
Current Issue
Past issues of the Bulletin are available here, or through the ASIS&T Digital Library.
Bulletin, February/March 2011
First ASIS&T Conference Contribution Awards
ASIS&T 2010 conference chairs Cathy Marshall and Elaine Toms offered a couple of new awards this year to honor the tremendous contributions made by the hundreds of scholars and practitioners who submit their work for consideration as part of the technical program.
In this first effort, awards went to researchers for the Best Conference Paper and Best Conference Poster, for which there was a tie.
Best Conference Paper honors went to Soo Young Rieh, Yong-Mi Kim, Ji Yeon Yang and Beth St. Jean, all of University of Michigan, for their paper, A Diary Study of Credibility Assessment in Everyday Life Information Activities on the Web: Preliminary Findings.
The first of two Best Conference Poster honors went to Margaret E.I. Kipp and
Soohyung Joo, both of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, for their poster,
Application of Structural Equation Modeling in Exploring Tag Patterns: A Pilot
Study. The second honorees were Justin Brinegar and Robert Capra, both of University of North Carolina, for their poster,
Understanding Personal Digital Music Collections.
Articles in this Issue
First ASIS&T Conference Contribution Awards
ASIS&T 2010 Plenary Session: Restoring Information's Body
2010 ASIS&T James M. Cretsos Leadership Award
International Collaboration - Needs, Essentials and Pitfalls
Collaborating - Key to Providing Complete Answers Online and Off
Independent Information Professionals in Europe: Using Geopolitical and Cultural Boundaries to Advantage
How to Generate Income from Teaching and Training
Think Strategically: Add Value to Your Business
Strategic Communication: Making Your Marketing and Website Content Work for Your Business
IA Column: Challenges with Context


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At this year's conference much emphasis was placed on the upcoming legalization initiatives. Former NORML Board Member and writer for The Stranger, Dominic Holden delivered an impassioned speech.
NORML's annual conference is the premiere gathering in America of cannabis law reform activists and organizations working for public policy alternatives to the country's failed Cannabis Prohibition laws. This election year, voters in as many as four states will have the opportunity to vote in the affirmative on legalization initiatives. Additionally, numerous states have passed cannabis law reform measures, placing much needed pressure on the federal government to follow suit.
NORML's annual conferences are always informative, community building and fun!
This year's conference featured former CA Assemblyman and peace activist Tom Hayden speaking on Thursday morning. Best-selling travel author and TV host Rick Steves and NORML Founder Keith Stroup addressed attendees at Friday's Keynote luncheon, "Observations on the Final Days of Prohibition".
Conference Roundtable Panel Topics Include: (Full schedule is listed below.)


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text: On Mon, 29 Sep 2008, Lawrence Stewart wrote: > > The IEEE-1588 "Precision Time Protocol" can provide such levels of > > global clock > > synchronization. > That's the one I was trying to remember, but I didn't compose a good > query and couldn't find it. > > IIRC the NIC timestamps arriving packets right off the wire? We have > an on-chip logic analyzer gadget that can do that, but the > synchronization problem we have is > only to find one-time offsets, so we didn't need to go this deep. Only a very few NICs add a timestamp at receive time, and the Linux kernel doesn't have a portable way to extract those timestamps. Even with a hardware receive timestamp, the number is less useful (and accurate) than you might initially expect. Some chunk of code really should correct for inaccuracies in the NIC clock -- apply a offset and linear drift factor. If you want real accuracy from the timestamp you need to know if it represents the initial symbol, header, final byte or terminating symbol of the packet. Oh, and the sending system has to synchronize transmission of the packet. There is only one NIC I know of that had a "defer transmission until time T" feature, and it appeared that no one had actually used/debugged that feature. (It appeared to be intended for low-rate, higher priority quasi-isochronous traffic, as it was a separate transmit queue.) Back to the original topic: why is there a belief that the we need accurate time synchronization? The paper referenced was: > "The Case of Missing Supercomputer Performance: Achieving Optimal > Performance on the 8,192 processor ASCI Q" (Petrini, Kerbisin and Pakin) > http://hpc.pnl.gov/people/fabrizio/papers/sc03_noise.pdf If you read it you find that they started by suspecting the already-known problem: that the performance hit they were seeing with large-node-count, lock-step applications was because of scheduling "noise". They were running a bunch of daemons that were frequently waking up, doing a trivial amount of work and going back to sleep. Their first, too-simple tests didn't confirm this. Only when they re-wrote their tests to use all of the cores on a node busy were they able to accurately reproduce the effect and confirm that indeed it was OS daemons (in their case, TruCluster and Quadrics network control) causing the performance loss. It's easy to mis-remember what the paper actually says. They addressed the problem by mapping processes that management nodes kept one core free for OS daemons and random kernel work. What the paper DOES NOT say is that you need a globally synchronized clock to fix the problem. They happened to have Quadrics, which had global synchronization operations. Given that large, expensive hammer it was natural to propose using the network to synchronize the execution of the "noise" (junk jobs), rather than re-think the need for running them at all. IIRC, it was companies such as Octiga Bay that actually implemented global-clock gang scheduling of system daemons, again with a network that implemented global synchronization operations. -- Donald Becker becker at scyld.com Penguin Computing / Scyld Software www.penguincomputing.com www.scyld.com Annapolis MD and San Francisco CA


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Group exercise classes remain at the heart of most fitness centers' success stories. So how do you make sure your studios stay filled?
It's Saturday morning at The Fitness Group, a full-service health club in Vancouver, British Columbia, and the 9:30 "Power Moves" class is just letting out. The studio doors open, and slowly, dozens of sweaty, smiling members exit the room. All told, there are more than 100 people making their way through the doors. Most clubs would be happy to reach even half that number, though at The Fitness Group, even weekday morning classes can approach the three-digit mark.
The secret to this Canadian club's success? "We give our members what they want," says Julie McNeney, program director of the club (and also the 1999 winner of IDEA's Program Director of the Year). "It's something that changes from day to day and time slot to time slot, but it's constantly staying on top of members' requests and needs."
Keeping your members happy sounds simple enough. But for many health clubs, it's an ongoing challenge to balance the needs of all their patrons, from newcomers to veterans. How do you make an exercise program fresh and exciting enough to keep people filing into the studio week after week, without making it too difficult for novices to get involved? Here's how clubs with some of the most successful group exercise programming consistently keep members coming back for more.
First of all, clubs with great classes find that members tend to follow the leader. What draws a member into a particular class each Thursday night at 6:30? Usually, the instructor. "The first thing someone will tell you about a class is whether or not they like the teacher," says McNeney. "And from what we've found, that ideal person is a combination of an educator and an entertainer."
A Teacher for All
Qualified instructors (those who can correct a hyperextended elbow while keeping the rest of the class fully engaged) can convince experienced members to come back for more while making it comfortable for someone who's never set foot into a studio to try something new. "You have to have a dynamic instructor who can provide a certain level of challenge for all individuals," adds Valerie Powers, programming director at Wenmat Sports and Fitness Center, based in Sacramento, Calif.
And while it's often a matter of luck to finding that special someone, there are steps you can take to cultivate talent in your backyard. The Boston Athletic Club (BAC), for example, is setting up an internship program with students from area colleges and universities to learn protocols and become familiar with program development. The club also works closely with its instructors, outlining what it expects from each class, making sure that biomechanics are safe and that it includes everything from a proper warm-up to a cooldown.
"One of the key things of a successful program is that a class has both structure and leadership," says Ken Baldwin, director of personal training and wellness programs at BAC. "When a member goes into a class, they want to know that the person who will be guiding them along has experience."
Finally, if you're introducing a new class or concept, pull in your top instructors to teach it, and members will likely try it, says Donna Cyrus, national group fitness director at New York-based Crunch Fitness. "People will follow their favorite teachers, at least for awhile," she notes. "It's a great way to build word of mouth for a new program."
Speaking of word of mouth, if you listen to what your members have to say, you'll know exactly how to improve group exercise programs. Stay aware of your members' concerns by keeping them involved in your programming decisions. "We're constantly evaluating our classes, and we keep suggestion boxes around the facility so that our members can always tell us what they think," says McNeney of The Fitness Group.
The club also conducts biannual "benchmark" surveys that explore members' psychographics - everything from their favorite type of exercise to concerns over equipment to musical preferences. To get a bigger response rate, the club offers members the chance to win something for filling out the form, like a gift certificate to a local restaurant or a pair of running shoes at the pro shop.
Other clubs keep both an eye on the number of students who fill the exercise room each class and an ear to the ground regarding what members are saying about a new program. "We like to have strong word of mouth when we begin a new class or concept," says Cyrus. "It has to show growth - starting at eight members, say, then building to 15 and then 20. If it doesn't fly within three months, we drop it."
Keep Newcomers Coming
Make exercise rookies feel welcome by putting introductory classes on the workout schedule. "Don't force beginners to be in a class with more advanced members when it comes to a challenging workout like indoor cycling or boxing," notes Kathie Davis, executive director of IDEA. "Make sure you have classes on the schedule that are designed with the beginner in mind."
One club that does this well is Wenmat Sports & Fitness Center, which offers introductory Step, aerobic and cycling classes the first Saturday of each month. "We try to encourage people who have never done those type of classes to give it a shot," Powers says.
The club also instructs all of its teachers to inquire about newcomers at the start of each class, so they can discuss pacing and better keep an eye on them. "We want members to keep coming back for more," Powers says.
But just as important as making beginners feel welcome is keeping your long-term members challenged. For some clubs, that means incorporating an incentive program, such as putting together teams of friends who can compete against fellow members, or for points toward merchandise in the pro shop, or tracking things like number of miles rode across the United States in a group cycling class.
Fresh Ideas
Then again, challenge can also come just by adding some fresh programming into the mix. "People are constantly looking to see what's hot and exciting. That's the best motivator out there," says IDEA's Davis. "If there's something new and different, they want to try it."
According to a recent survey from IDEA, the hottest group exercise classes today include group strength training, stretching/flexibility, Step aerobics, abdominal exercises, circuit training, boxing-oriented programs, low-impact aerobics, interval training and yoga. Boxing, yoga, martial arts and group cycling classes have all experienced the greatest growth over the past three years.
The link between these studio must-haves? According to Davis, a class must meet four criteria in order to have success with members: It must be fun, effective, easy to learn and diverse, with enough variety to keep it interesting.
"Step aerobics, which recently celebrated 10 years since inception, meets all of those demands," says Davis. On the other hand, a program like slide, which has largely fizzled over the past few years, didn't provide enough variety, or was too difficult for members to pick up.
Variety is certainly important, but out of the four criteria Davis named, fun is perhaps the most crucial. And part of what makes exercise classes fun is the opportunity to interact with other exercisers. After all, group exercise, by nature, is a social activity.
"I think that's what really keeps people coming through the door," says Powers of Wenmat Sports & Fitness. "They know they have to be somewhere at a certain time. They know they're going to see their friends, and some familiar faces. At the heart, there's a social nature to group exercise, and that's a powerful motivator."
Building a Market
There are exercise studios, which deal exclusively in group classes, and there are full-service gyms, which give members one-stop exercise options, from classes to equipment. Today, though, some clubs are trying to be a little bit of both by "unbundling" group exercise programs as a separate membership package.
One operator doing this successfully is Club Sports International (CSI), which has been testing niche programs through its six Wellbridge clubs over the past few months. There, nonmembers can choose from disease-management packages like weight management, hypertension and arthritis, or more general programs like women's strength training, relaxation and retreat (a combo spa services program), personal best (working with a personal trainer and dietitian), or prime time (for middle-aged participants looking to get back into physical activity).
Those who sign up for the programs attend lectures with other group members, then take part in exercise classes, either in the water, on equipment or in a studio. They're eligible to use the club only on the day of the service, and the programs last for eight to 24 weeks.
Thus far, the concept has been highly successful, says Jennifer Turgiss, national director of programming at CSI. "The attrition rate is practically zero," she notes. "People will either sign up for another program, or join as a full member of the club. It's a great way to get people who wouldn't otherwise join a health club, and it keeps them coming back."
Class of 2000
What's on the agenda for group exercise in the new millennium?
* Group wellness: At Boston Athletic Club, medicine gets sweaty with the addition of wellness-oriented workouts like cardiac rehab and sports-injury classes. The club has hired physical therapists to take part in the program, overseeing exercises for safety and promising members a little more hand-holding than they might find in a larger group exercise program. "Wellness and medically based fitness facilities are the way of the future," says Ken Baldwin, director of wellness programming, who envisions classes for members with heart disease, diabetes, even low-back injuries.
* Mind and muscles: The mind/body fitness explosion shows no sign of weakening, as classes like yoga and Pilates continue to grow in popularity. "The population is aging, and people are looking for a kinder, gentler workout," says Kathie Davis, executive director of IDEA. But you don't have to be a senior to appreciate the desire to strengthen your spirit along with the rest of your body. "We need a break from the stress and tension of everyday life," adds Julie McNeney, program director of The Fitness Group. "Mind/body exercises can provide a great release."
* Clowning around: Clubs like Crunch continue to keep their members grinning by incorporating innovative classes. The latest: Circus Sports, which features a trapeze, juggling, cartwheels, handstands and a human pyramid. "People work harder if they don't realize that it's actually work," says Donna Cyrus, national group fitness director. Classes like Graviology and Latino Grooves make it seem more like a nightclub act than a workout - and that can draw serious lines out the studio door.


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Chapter 7: The Promise of Treatment [7:09]
Andrew shows his treatment regimen, which includes pills, therapy, and exercise.
Transcript: Chapter 7 - The Promise of Treatment
NARRATION: (ANDREW SOLOMON WALKING INTO KITCHEN) Most cases of depression are treatable and yet, only about fifty percent of people experiencing depression seek help. For Andrew, a complex mix of medications is one component of his treatment.
ANDREW SOLOMON: (OC, EXPLAINING PILLS) That's Remeron, it's an a-typical anti-depressant, it supplements the affect of other anti-depressant. That's Zoloft, that's my primary anti-depressant , and SSRI. This is Wellbutrin. Wellbutrin is also an anti-depressant, but it's also somewhat stimulating and some of the others are sedating. That's Zyprexa it's an a-typical anti-psychotic which is also useful in controling anxiety associated with depression.
This is Namenda, it's actually an Alzheimer's drug, but it has mild anti-depressant effects and it's sometimes helpful with the cognitive slow down you can get from the Remeron and Zyprexa. That's Remenedine it counter acts the weight gain effects associated with the Remeron and Zyprexa. That's one kind of fish oil. I take two kinds.
That's my morning.
NARRATION: (ANDREW SOLOMON'S MEDICINE CABINET) Antidepressant medications have been around for over 50 years. There are currently about twenty-five approved drugs to choose from, all of which target mood influencing chemicals in the brain.
NARRATION: (ANIMATION OF NEURAL NETWORK #3) In the healthy brain, each of the neurons release chemicals called neurotransmitters that communicate with adjacent cells. They function like an elaborate circuit board.
In the depressed brain, it appears that some neurotransmitters like serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine stop working properly and communication breaks down. When that happens, symptoms of depression start to manifest themselves.
DR. CHARLES NEMEROFF: (VO, ANIMATION OF NEURAL NETWORK #3) There's not a single neurotransmitter that's
DR. CHARLES NEMEROFF: (OC) responsible for all of those symptoms, namely the fatigue and-- and trouble concentrating and decreased memory and decreased libido and inability to experience pleasure. That's not a single neurotransmitter. But we do know that there is a relative serotonin deficiency in many patients with depression. We know that norepinephrine appears to be dysfunctional in depression. And more recently we've learned that dopamine, which is the neurotransmitter involved in the ability to experience pleasure, is also awry in depression, and other neurotransmitters as well.
NARRATION: (ANIMATION, ZOOM INTO CLOSE UP OF NERVE CELLS AND SYNAPSE #4) Many antidepressants like Zoloft and Prozac work in a similar way, targeting malfunctioning neurotransmitters and restoring communication. This process can take six to eight weeks, a long time for a person seeking relief.
ANDREW SOLOMON: (VO, ANDREW SOLOMON SITTING ON BED PREPARING PILLS) The Cronson's are coming...
NARRATION: (ANDREW SOLOMON SITTING ON BED PREPARING PILLS) For some people, a single drug isn't enough to restore the brain's balance. It took Andrew nearly six years of trial and error to arrive at the right medications with the fewest side effects.
He believes that he would not need as many pills today if he had started on medication sooner.
ANDREW SOLOMON: (OC, ANDREW SOLOMON SITTING ON BED) Sometime I look at this whole thing of pills and I think over the next month I'll eat all of those pills and just the quantity of them completely overwhelms me, it seems like so much stuff. And I look at them when they're in my hand like that and I think to myself, that's what stands between me and insanity. It's a very unsettling experience.
NARRATION: (ANDREW SOLOMON WALKING DOWN HALLWAY) Finding the right drug is a trial and error process that many patients go through, as Andrew's psychopharmocologist knows only too well.
DR. RICHARD FRIEDMAN: (VO, ANDREW SOLOMON WALKING DOWN HALLWAY) So if you walked in my office and said, "My sister was depressed. And she really did well on Effexor," that would be a reasonable guess
DR. RICHARD FRIEDMAN: (OC) because, you know, you're biologically and genetically related to your sister. But if you walked in my office and said, "No one in my family's ever been depressed. I've never been depressed. It's the first time I've ever had this happen," and you said to me, "How do I pick an antidepressant then?" I could literally flip a coin.
(ANDREW SOLOMON: I was going through a period of feeling a little...)
NARRATION: (ANDREW SOLOMON IN DR. FRIEDMAN'S OFFICE) In addition to regular check-ups with Dr. Friedman, Andrew makes weekly visits to a talk therapist. Talk therapy used in conjunction with medication is seventy to eighty percent effective in most patients.
New evidence shows that the act of talking, like medication,
NARRATION: (ANIMATION - FLAT IMAGE #5) Also produces changes in the brain, impacting a group of regions including the frontal area and the hippocampus, which is associated with learning and memory.
NARRATION: (ANDREW SOLOMON IN DR. FRIEDMAN'S OFFICE) Talk therapy also has the added value of providing patients with concrete skills to challenge negative thoughts and establish healthier ways of thinking.
NARRATION: (ANDREW SOLOMON IN DR. FRIEDMAN'S OFFICE) Early intervention is also critical to the treatment process.
ANDREW SOLOMON: (VO, ANDREW SOLOMON IN DR. FRIEDMAN'S OFFICE) Your first episode is bad, wait till you get to your seventh episode.
ANDREW SOLOMON: (OC) And in the same way that if you had a heart condition you would take medication in order to avoid having persistent heart attacks because those persistent heart attacks would eventually do you in, every time you have a depressive episode, you have lesioning of cells in your brain, you have a breakdown of mental functioning.
NARRATION: (ANDREW SOLOMON IN DR. FRIEDMAN'S OFFICE) Talk therapy is a primary way to reduce stress, a major risk factor in depression.
It is thought that the stress hormone, cortisol, may cause nerve cell death or shrinkage.
DR. CHARLES NEMEROFF: (VO, ANDREW SOLOMON IN DR. FRIEDMAN'S OFFICE) There's a lot of controversy
DR. CHARLES NEMEROFF: (OC) in the field about whether there's actually neuronal death associated with depression. And there is evidence that stress in the presence of a lot of cortisol, which is the adrenal hormone that's hyper-secreted in depression, can cause shrinkage of neurons and maybe even cell death.
NARRATION: (ANIMATION #6) Illuminating new studies of the brain have shown that the prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus are smaller in some patients with depression. But it appears that antidepressants might actually reverse the damage.
DR. CHARLES NEMEROFF: (VO, ANIMATION #6) In contrast, antidepressants
DR. CHARLES NEMEROFF: (OC) increase the rate in which neurons actually are born and grow. So the idea has been suggested that depression is, in part, a disease where neurons in the hippocampus are degenerating, dying, or shrinking, whereas antidepressant treatment actually reverses that process. And that's a viable hypothesis. It's just not yet proven.
NARRATION: (ANDREW SOLOMON WORKING OUT) What has been proven in animal studies is that exercise stimulates nerve cell growth in the hippocampus, which might explain exercise's positive impact on depressed patients.
For people with mild depression, exercise alone can dramatically reduce the symptoms of depression. For others like Andrew, it has become an essential component of his treatment.
ANDREW SOLOMON: (VO, ANDREW SOLOMON WORKING OUT) I think medication and certain kinds of talk therapy seem to have the most proven record.
ANDREW SOLOMON: (OC) it's not as though there's one thing that works for everyone. But keep questing and keep looking until you get to the point at which you can function again. And try whatever there may be.
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NLP stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming. 'Neuro', for nerve, refers to the way we gather information from the outside world with our five senses. 'Linguistic', the study of language, refers to the way we make sense of that information by organising it into the structure of language. 'Programming' is a way of controlling something. In this case it refers to the way our interpretations of the world control our actions, choices and behaviours in day-to-day life. NLP teaches us that by changing how we make sense of the world, we can then adjust our behaviours and actions in order to make the most of ourselves and our lives.
Neuro-Linguistic Programming is a model of interpersonal communication skill concerned with the relationship between successful patterns of behaviour and the subjective experiences (esp. patterns of thought) underlying them & a system of alternative therapy based on this which seeks to educate people in self-awareness and effective communication, and to change their patterns of mental and emotional behaviour. NLP is considered by many to be one of the most powerful tools to come from modern psychology. NLP can help in stress management, empathises by improving and communication skills, it can help in resolving destructive relationship patterns and encourage peoples to come out of their comfort zones. It takes us towards fuller, happier, and infinitely more satisfying lives.
NLP is a holistic, therapeutic technique that addresses the way in which individuals think and store information differently. It aims to combine the most influential factors known to influence human experience, which includes:
* The neurological system, responsible for body function regulation;
* The language system that controls how we interact and communicate with others;
* It defines the models of the worlds we create in our lives.
Techniques Used in Neurolinguistic Programming
NLP practitioners may use three different techniques to rewire the client's thinking process from a negative to a more positive state of mind. These techniques include:
* Anchoring, which refers to the refers to the transference of the client's positive response from one group of events/circumstances to another
* Reframing, a technique also employed by other forms of psychotherapy. Reframing functions to give an additional set of references or new perspectives from which the patient can view his or her world.
* The use of metaphor
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text: Paleo Dieters Suffer as Panera Fights Protein Price Jump June 18, 2014 07:25 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Bloomberg Email Eating like a caveman is getting costlier. That's dour news for the growing number of Americans adopting diets that mimic the eating habits of their hunter- gatherer ancestors. The Bloomberg Protein Index, which tracks the prices of beef, beans, bacon and nine other protein sources, has jumped 28 percent in the five years through May. The measure has increased 5 percent this year, twice as fast as the gain for all food prices, as beef and pork got more expensive. While more than half of American consumers are looking to eat more protein and millions are adhering to the Paleolithic, or Paleo, diet, the higher cost of the muscle-building amino acids threatens to curb their enthusiasm and send them in search of cheaper alternatives. That reversal may hurt foodmakers such as Kraft Foods Group Inc. and restaurant chains like Taco Bell that are advertising more protein-heavy fare. "For people who wanted to add protein just because it's healthy, if they start to get sticker shock, they might pull back a little bit," Darren Seifer, an analyst at researcher NPD Group Inc., said in an interview. Consumers may switch to smaller sizes or substitute cheaper options such as chicken for higher-priced sources like beef, he said. The idea of high protein consumption as a key to staying fit was popularized in the 1960s with Irwin Stillman's book "The Doctor's Quick Weight Loss Diet." Robert Atkins followed in the 1970s and 1980s with diets designed to boost energy and drop pounds by limiting carbohydrates. Paleo Diet More recently in vogue is the Paleo diet, which encourages people to eat only whole, unprocessed foods like those available to humans in the Stone Age. About 1 million to 3 million Americans may have adopted the diet, according to an online study conducted by Hamilton Stapell, a professor at State University of New York at New Paltz. Now, prices for some of the most common types of meat are surging this year. Pork has climbed as a virus killed as many as 8 million hogs, reducing supplies. Beef prices are up after years of drought shrank cattle herds to the smallest since 1951. Prices for eggs and dairy products also have gained in the past 12 months as export demand grows. Not all customers are willing to pay the higher prices, said Panera Bread Co. Chief Concept Officer Scott Davis, who came up with the chain's protein-rich egg-and-ham breakfast sandwich while dabbling in the Paleo diet. Higher meat costs make it "a challenge to do more with protein today," he said. Power Menu Panera has a Power Menu that includes steak-and-egg breakfast bowls and Mediterranean roasted-turkey salads. The St. Louis-based company also recently added black bean and curried lentil flavors of hummus, made from protein-heavy chickpeas. The high-protein salads and bowls are just about 20 cents more, on average, than regular salads because consumers would consider even an extra $1 a "hefty increase," Davis said. Panera shares fell 0.1 percent to $147.73 at 9:57 a.m. in New York. Yum! Brands Inc.'s Taco Bell chain last year tested a Power Protein Menu with chicken and steak burritos and bowls -- each with at least 20 grams of protein and 450 calories or less. The items were literally beefed up with double portions of meat, as well as guacamole, corn and reduced-fat sour cream. While the chain previously had a low-calorie, low-fat menu, it no longer resonated with customers, said Melissa Friebe, the chain's senior director of strategy and insights. Customers said they wanted to "feel full without feeling weighed down," she said. Portable Packs Foodmakers are also getting behind the trend. Kraft's Oscar-Mayer introduced P3 Portable Protein Packs with meat, cheese and nuts earlier this year. There are four different versions -- ham, chicken and two kinds of turkey -- that have at least 13 grams of protein and 170 calories or less. Recent commercials tout the $1.79 packs as "back to basics" in a world filled with diet fads. "It came down to keeping it simple," Joe Fragnito, the brand's vice president of marketing, said in an interview. While the company had experimented with other high-protein foods, such as salads and empanadas, most people think of meat, cheese and nuts as "the original sources of protein." Kellogg Co., facing declining cold cereal sales, plans to introduce two new Special K protein bars. It's also trying to spur sales by pointing out the protein content in milk and cereals. "Consumers are seeking protein," CEO John Bryant said on a conference call last month. "We're talking about the benefits of protein that comes with cereal and milk, which is very much on track with the consumer today." Seeking Protein More than half of adults want more protein in their diets, according to a March study from Port Washington, New York-based NPD. The percent of adults who look for "protein" on nutrition labels rose to 24.9 percent in 2013, the highest since at least 2004, the study shows. Consumers are experimenting more with non-meat protein, as well, in part to find cheaper sources of the nutrient, according to the study. Along with obvious choices such as yogurt, nuts and seeds, more are flocking to pea powders, quinoa and lentils. The Bloomberg Protein Index includes prices for ground beef, eggs, whole milk, pork chops, whole chicken, sliced bacon, dried beans, cheddar cheese, sirloin steak, whole turkey, creamy peanut butter and ham from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Beef, pork and ham have gained the most this year, while turkey, eggs and peanut butter prices have fallen. Daily Recommendations An adult weighing 180 pounds needs about 54 grams of protein a day, while a 130-pound person should have 39 grams, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Eating more protein and fat can aid weight loss by making people feel better satiated and helping them avoid snacks, said Domingo Pinero, professor of nutrition and food studies at New York University. Dieters should proceed with caution as some can develop kidney or cardiovascular complications from too much protein, he said. Almost all Americans, as long as they're eating sufficient calories, are probably getting enough protein, Pinero said. About 35 percent of adults in the U.S. are considered obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "There's no such thing as protein deficiency in this country," he said. Back to news


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I was skeptical.
When I first heard that Middlebury College was considering an Athletic Hall of Fame, I had reservations.
A hall of fame can be a can of worms, producing as much discord as concord, as much dismay at who's not included as celebration of who gets in.
Halls of fame are by their very nature exclusive. We preach in schools the joy of competition and the benefits of participation, but we know the most highly accomplished are not always the most highly dedicated.
MONTPELIER — Gov. Peter Shumlin on Wednesday put the brakes on the state's multi-year quest to convert to a universal, single-payer health care system, saying the cost and financing scheme of such a plan would be "detrimental to Vermonters, employers and the state's economy overall."
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I would like to thank you for your incredible, good and solid work on health care.
I admire your tenacity just as much as your compassion. And I so appreciate your service.
I hope you know that what you have helped set in motion has not been in vain.
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BRISTOL — Bristol Republican Fred Baser on Tuesday rattled what had been a decade of Democratic dominance in the Addison-4 House district, and his victory will also likely have a big impact on the complexion of the Legislature's health care reform debate during the next biennium.
Baser, in his second bid for one of Addison-4's two House seats, was the top vote-getter in the four-town district with a total of 1,872 tallies. Rep. Dave Sharpe, D-Bristol, finished second in the race with 1,765 votes.
BRISTOL — Officials in Bristol are at odds with the state over when to close the town's landfill and how to pay for it.
In August, the Agency of Natural Resources sent the town four notices of alleged violations for the landfill, which is located off Pine Street. The town was able to address three of them, but one, that alleges that Bristol has failed to save enough money every year to pay for the closure of the landfill, has left the selectboard in a bind.
My husband and I retired to Vermont in July '06. We first met Mike Fisher and Dave Sharpe the following March at the Starksboro Town Meeting. Since then we've gotten to know both men better. We find them to be thoughtful, fair and honest men, who care about their constituents. Dave is now the ranking member of the House Ways & Means Committee, and Mike is the Chairman of the House Health Care Committee. Both jobs bring extra work and greater responsibility.
BRISTOL — It was decades in the making, but Bristol finally has a new bridge on Route 116.
A cadre of local officials and legislators joined state Transportation Secretary Brian Searles Monday afternoon for a ribbon cutting ceremony at the center of the new span, which crosses the New Haven River on Route 116 between River and Carlstrom roads.
I have known and worked closely with Mike Fisher for a number of years. He has my vote because he is hardworking, trustworthy and has the best Vermont values.
There are candidates out there who believe that the way to get elected is to promote fear and attack the integrity of their opponents. This is not the Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton or Starksboro way of gaining support.
We live in a comfortable, friendly and very interesting place and, this November, we are fortunate in having four competent candidates compete for two seats to represent our district in the Vermont House of Representatives.
I plan on voting for Mike Fisher for one of these seats, to continue in helping him in his strong work of helping us govern ourselves, and hope you, too, will consider voting to return him to this important work.
Robert Bernstein
BRISTOL — More than 60 people showed up at Bristol's Holley Hall this past Wednesday evening to hear a debate between the candidates vying for the two seats representing the Addison-4 House district.
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Boat1234 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 152 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
Selva Marina Country Club
UPDATE! 12/14/10 10am EST
Please look at our current logo and an older font from the 1960's that we like - we want to steer this contest in the direction of incorporate this logo and font into a newer modern logo - We feel that the laurels should go as they make the logo look dated -
Selva Marina Country Club is located in Atlantic Beach Florida - 3 blocks to ocean
Established in 1958
Name of Selva Marina means "Forest by the Sea"
There is NO actual Marina or boats nor is it on the water
Tradtional Club with no homes on course - stand alone golf and country club
Website - http://www.selvamarina.com
Orignal Course for The Players Championship - Known as Greater Jacksonville Open at the time
Club offers, Golf,Tennis, pool, fitness and dining
Great Heritage and History within the community
Targeted demographics age 30 to 60 singles and families
All will live within 15 minutes of club
Atlantic Beach is town of 10,000 people - Suburb of Jacksonville FL
Atlantic Beach has a small town feel
Socially Active - Community Oriented
Community spends alot of time outdoors, execising and enjoying the sun
Family Income in excess of $100,000
Area has many northeastern shingled cottages and beach homes
Goal is refresh Logo - Perserving the past but building for the future
Logo needs modern traditional feel
Area incudes Palm Trees, Windsweep oaks, beach, located close to intercoastal waterway (Does Not need to include any of these but can)
Full Name to be included in Logo but have symbol that can stand on its own
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Miley Cyrus Channels Rihanna in Crazy Two-Toned Jeans at Myspace Event
Ohhh Miley. You're going to be kicking yourself in five years time for this fashion faux-pas.
The 'We Can't Stop' songstress was at the Myspace re-launch even in Los Angeles wearing a weird baggy jean/sweatpant hybrid look with a black crop top and an oversized black leather (is it leather?) jacket that resembled a Glad garbage bag. It was like the mullet of pants -- party on one side, lounge wear on the other.
Of course, this outfit immediately conjured up Rihanna's two-toned jean look, which she designed for her River Island Collection. Does Miley have a girl crush on RiRi?
Though Miley is beginning to channel RiRi in more ways than just her clothing. Not only did Cyrus record 'We Can't Stop' after Rih passed on it, but she's gunning to be like her peer in some ways they may not necessarily be possible. According to songwriters' Rock City (via VIBE), who penned 'We Can't Stop,' Miley had some choice words about what direction she wanted her sound to go in. They said, "She was like, 'I want urban, I just want something that just feels Black.'" Uh, that's an interesting choice of words.
Theron Thomas, one half of Rock City explained, "They played it for Miley and she had just come from partying. She was like, 'I was just partying with my friends and everything you just said in this song [I've] seen. I was looking at it from standing on a couch with my friends, just chilling in the cut and looking around the club like whoa...I'm hearing the song like that was my weekend. I have to do this song.'" Hmm, sounds like Miley is more of a party girl than she leads us to believe!


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'Octomom' Nadya Suleman Facing Welfare Fraud Charges [VIDEO/POLL]
The state of California has been looking into the finances of Nadya Suleman, a.k.a. Octomom, and she's now being charged with welfare fraud, a felony which may put her behind bars for up to five years.
As a CNN report states, Suleman is allowed welfare benefits provided she makes under $119,000 a year, but it is estimated that she made over $200,000 in 2012. The mother of fourteen claims that food stamps are the only assistance she has been receiving, and though it is $2,000, it only covers about half of her food costs.
Authorities say that Suleman failed to report at least $30,000. "While applying for public aid, the mother of 14 children allegedly failed to disclose that she was also getting checks for personal appearances and residuals from videos," the district attorney's office said.
The specific public appearances and videos were not mentioned, but it's no secret that "Octomom" has posed topless for several publications, took a twirl on the stripper pole, recorded a single, as well as appeared in at least one adult film.
Suleman was famously dubbed "Octomom" in 2009 when she gave birth to octuplets, but much of the public became bitter when they discovered that she became pregnant through in vitro fertilization, already had six children, was unemployed, and on public assistance.
While some feel that she should most certainly be aided by welfare programs, others believe she put herself into this situation and should have been able to support the children all along.
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Meet AnnaLee, a 27-year-old SuicideGirl who says she likes baking cakes, ornithology and Orson Welles' voice and that pockets make her happy.
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i'm guessing I won't get many comments on this post, considering that all of the Shakugan no Shana reviews have come and gone from everyone, but mine's the only one anyone should be concerned about, because I've been one of the biggest fans for the past 5 years.
Shakugan no Shana officially ended for me on April 2nd at 1:54 in the morning. I shed a tear almost (I actually tried really hard to cry but in the end I couldn't get anything more than a little choked up). The show was over. Now, I'm a gigantic Shakugan no Shana fan. It opened it's arms to me long ago and invited me into the world of anime, and introduced me to Rie Kugimiya, the greatest seiyuu who ever lived (who by the way, was FUCKING PHENOMENAL in this season). So clearly I must have a completely bias opinion of the show, right?
So in a nutshell, Yuji joins the bad guys (fuck, he leads the bad guys), starts a war that kills everyone, and then waits until thousands are dead before he finally tells Shana what his plan was from the beginning, at which point Shana pretty much tells him that he's a fucking idiot and should have just said his plan from the start since it's not a bad plan at all.
And believe me, it really wasn't a bad plan. In fact, it was brilliant. Yuji pretty much solves every single problem on Earth: from the Tomogara, to the fighting, to torches that have disappeared. Fuck he even gets his power of existence back, so he's no longer a torch. I'd go so far as to agree with Riyoga and say that because of his plan, Shakugan no Shana was one of the few anime that had an ending where every single loose end was tied up. Sure he committed genocide in the process, but then again, who hasn't?
That's one thing I thought was odd. He causes the deaths of all these people, and his only punishment is making out with Shana while flying through the sky (which is pretty fucking awesome). That's like capturing Hitler and sentencing him to sleep with a bunch of hot women as punishment for his crimes.
Okay so that might have been a bit extreme of an example, and now I kind of feel like a huge douchbag for bringing up Hitler in anyway, but that's still essentially what happend, and I must say, this had me confused for most of the series:
Why didn't he just sit down with some Flame Haze, discuss his plan through negotiations, and then ta daaa! Problem solved. If they didn't agree with his idea? Okay, then you go to war.
Okay, so Yuji started a huge fuckin war because he's an idiot and doesn't think. I'll accept that for now, because I want to talk about how much ass everything else in this season kicked.
For one, the characters kicked ass, and as you may know, that's a BIG plus for me. It's my opinion that a show is good or bad mainly due to the characters. The problem? There were about 304958393 new characters, and each one had a name + a Crimson Lord, which means 2 names (sometimes three), so that made it a bit confusing. That being said, the characters all had their own personalities and awesome powers, and I loved every single one of them. Especially Rebecca Reed.
Rebecca Reed is bad ass, but funny. She's pretty upbeat and carefree, but she's also got strength that scares enemies shitless, as in, "Oh fuck not this girl again. Welp, we're alllll dead." I also like how Rebecca was kinda tomboyish. I love tomboyish girls, and that's why Rebecca Reed was my favorite new character, pretty much from the second she was introduced in episode 6 or whatever.
And look at her with Wilhelmina, who is also one of my favorites. Who can't see them totally getting together and maybe who knows marrying each other thus creating the greatest yuri duo in anime history? I sure can. In fact, I'm assuming that their pairing has happened and been consummated, and anyone who doesn't believe that should suck my dick NOW.
Speaking of awesome characters, you know who I want to see more of?
I think it would be awesome to have a prequel of maybe 7 episodes or so that shows the past of the above Fucking Awesome Flame Haze (who is cooler looking/way hotter than Shana). Maybe throw Wilhelmina and Rebecca somewhere in there toward the end having lesbian sex or something idk. That would be an awesome prequel (even without the lesbian scenes).
The fact is every single character was awesome, even the bad guys.
Speaking of the bad guys, who were the bad guys? The Tomogara? They ate humans because they had to in order to live. It's called a food chain. Actually, Tomogara didn't even eat people, they ate people's existence. So it's not even that bad (right?).
The Flame Haze were kind of just being dicks to them the whole time. Even when the Tomogara wanted to just get the fuck out of there and live a normal life in another world, the Flame Haze kept murdering them until they died from it. (third quote)
Anyway, putting the mistakes aside, the action and story progression murdered the shit out of the previous season. There wasn't a single filler minute let alone episode. No stupid visits to the waterpark or episodes that described love. This was all action and plot from beginning to end. Zero bullshit (you know, if you could over look the whole Yuji being an idiot. And there are valid excuses for his actions too I guess).
Anyway, what I really want to talk about is how Shana changed as a character from the 1st episode way back in 2007 until the very end.
Shakugan no Shana I
Shana first showed up as a Flame Haze similar to Wilhenmina (who also changed a LOT), in that she followed the rules, did her job, and showed very little of her own emotions. She was almost emotionless in the first few episodes, doing only what she thought a Flame Haze should do.
Then of course she somehow developed feelings for Yuji, and began to change. She ignored her feelings because she didn't fully understand them, thus falling into the tsundere role.
And what a tsundere she was.
When you say Shana, most people automatically think tsundere, and in the first season, she certainly was one, and I think that's part of what made the first season so fun to watch. I loved the first season. This season was good, definitely, but it was almost a completely different show then the first season. The first season had the melon bread, the Shana-tan, the Urusai! Urusai! Urusai! and the jokes. It had the funny tsundere to offset the other serious tones of the show, which all kicked ass.
Toward the end of the first season, Shana began to realize her feelings (though she still didn't quite understand them as love), and her tsundere label started to peel off. Then came season 2.
Shakugan no Shana II
In the second season, she wasn't so much tsundere as she was a confused girl. She wasn't really fighting her emotions like she was in the first season (well, she still was at times). I felt like she knew the feelings and was trying to understand them so she could act on them, which was the point of all of those bullshit episodes about cooking shit and visiting waterparks and asking Margery Daw what love was. The second season was all about her understanding what love is…and that's why everyone said the season sucked.
So skip to this season.
Shakugan no Shana III
We have a completely different Shana. This one understands everything. She knows her feelings and she knows herself as a person. She's completely different than the tsundere that she started off as. Now she's mature and has her sights set on what she wants. To me, it's pretty fucking awesome to see the difference, and I feel like the series as a whole deserves a lot of credit for showing that gradual progression as well as it did.
I was entertained the entire time I watched this show through the characters and awesome fight scenes. It obviously wasn't as good as the first season (nothing will be), but it was definitely better than the 2nd season (by a little bit).
The few drawbacks have to be the stupidity of Yuji and the lack of comedic relief. It was a very serious series for the most part. I mean, sure Rebecca and that stupid scientist guy gave a little relief, but where's the Urusai! and the melon bread and the Margery Daw's awesome dialogue with Marchosias (I LOVE watching them two argue I could watch it for days on end)? Just a little bit. I mean, Shana only ate Melon Bread once and it wasn't even Japanese Melon Bread!
One other thing that confused me though was Pheles and Johann. I get their story in that Pheles fell in love with Johann, Johann was fatally injured and so Pheles stored him inside the Reiji Maigo and then looked for him yatta yatta yatta.
What confused me is what the fuck makes them so important? Are they like super powerful or something? And what did Pheles "not want to do, but ended up doing anyway"? What the fuck? Like Johann wanted her to do something that she didn't want to do? I didn't have a clue what was going on.
Anyway, looking back on the season, I'd have to say that one thing that stood out was the ending, which I'll agree with Riyoga, was one of the best endings out there in that it tied up pretty much every loose end ever, even the torch girl from the 1st season (I already said this. Oh well).
It was an awesome season, better than a lot of other shows out there this year. But I did expect a little more to be honest. Still, no hesitation in giving this season a well deserved
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April 10-16, 2011 is National Library Week. Here at the Bailey
Library, we are celebrating by launching our new web page. We will
be using this space to highlight parts of our collections and
announce new acquisitions. One of our recent donations was the
Grand Canyon collection assembled by the late Dr. Henry Toll. It
includes a number of rare volumes from the early years of
exploration of the west, and also recent works with color
photographs. Dr. Toll was a member of the Powell Society,
which produced a popular series of River Runners Guides, which are
also included in the collection.