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Campus News
UPDATE: Parking and Transportation Services Closed Until Jan. 16
Parking and Transportation Services is temporarily closed due to a broken water pipe in the Welcome Center.
Mon, Jan 8, 2018
Reserved Parking Spaces Available for Sale – Employees and Commuter Students
Looking to "own" your own parking space for spring semester?
Thu, Jan 4, 2018
January Dining Hours
Brockway Dining Hall and Jitterbugs Café will reopen on Tuesday, January 2. View the complete schedule of hours using the link below.
Fri, Dec 15, 2017
College project wins funding in NYS Regional Economic Development Councils competition
It was announced yesterday (Dec 13) in Albany that the College has been awarded funding ($57,000) to construct a new multi-use trail along the south side of the Erie Canal from Commissary Park to the west edge of the Tower Fine Arts Center.
Wed, Dec 13, 2017
Nominate a student for the Newman Civic Fellowship
The Newman Civic Fellowship is a national award that recognizes and supports community-committed students who have demonstrated an investment in finding solutions for challenges facing communities. Nominations will be accepted until Friday, January 12.
Wed, Dec 13, 2017
Campus-wide Call for Investment Fund Proposals 2018-19
Deadlines: January 29, 2018, for Unit Submissions to Division/School; February 12, 2018, for Division/School Final Submissions.
Tue, Dec 5, 2017
IRB Will Launch New Proposal Management Platform in Spring 2018
In response to campus feedback about the proposal submission and review process, the IRB office will be adopting the online platform PACS to handle all proposal activity workflow.
Wed, Nov 29, 2017
SUNY Chancellor's Award for Students: Call for Nominations
The Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence is the highest award bestowed by the university. We are seeking nominations of students who have best demonstrated their integration of academic excellence with other areas of college and community.
Tue, Nov 28, 2017
2018 Fannie Barrier Williams "Women of Courage" Award, Application and Nomination Package
The Center for Women & Gender Advisory Board announces the 2018 Fannie Barrier Williams "Women of Courage" Award, a call for nominations due Friday, January 26, 2018!
Fri, Nov 3, 2017
Events and Activities
Accepted Student Days Announced for Spring 2018
Save the dates! Undergraduate Admissions announces dates for Spring Accepted Student Days: March 24 and April 21.
Thu, Jan 4, 2018
Annual Golden Eagle Winter Recess Baseball Camp (February 19-22)
Sign up now for the Golden Eagle Winter Recess Baseball Camp. Where: Tuttle South Gym & Baseball / Softball Indoor Complex. When: February 19-22 (9 am to 3 pm). Who: Anyone ages 5-14 interested in learning about baseball and having fun! Cost $125
Mon, Dec 11, 2017
Grants Training Seminar: DATE CHANGE
Scholar & Grants Development announces date change for upcoming seminar . . .
Thu, Dec 7, 2017
Brockport Community Fair: Coming Spring 2018
Thinking ahead to spring, encourage your students to get involved in the Brockport community by attending the Brockport Community Fair on February 7 any time from 11 am to 2 pm in the Seymour College Union Main Lounge!
Thu, Dec 7, 2017
Teaching and Learning Day: January 17, 2018
The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) invites you to join us for Brockport's annual Teaching & Learning Day, Wednesday, January 17!
Mon, Dec 4, 2017
Community Service
Winter Coats Needed: Brockport Clothing Center
The Brockport Clothing Center is reaching out to the community at the College because they are in need of winter clothing.
Thu, Jan 4, 2018
King for a Day 2018
Come serve your community with us in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
Wed, Dec 13, 2017
Computing Sciences Students conduct Service Learning with Community Organizations
This fall, CIS students carried out technology interventions at local community organizations. Interventions ranged from computer training to more complex tasks, such as creating interactive calendars, maps, and websites.
Sun, Dec 10, 2017
Library, Information & Technology Services
Second Student Research Competition!
The Friends of Drake Library second student research competition is now open.
Wed, Jan 3, 2018
Office 365 coming soon!
The Brockport IT department will continue the implementation of Office 365 soon.
Mon, Dec 11, 2017
Faculty/Staff News
EOP Announcement
A new academic coordinator has been hired.
Mon, Jan 8, 2018
Environmental Science and Ecology Faculty Publishes Peer-Reviewed Arcticle
Dr. Jacques Rinchard, Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Ecology, coauthored a peer-reviewed paper in Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
Mon, Jan 8, 2018
CSEA Quality Work Life Grant - Break/Lunchroom Improvement
Requests for CSEA Quality Work Life Grant - Break/Lunchroom Improvements are being accepted through January 15, 2018.
Tue, Jan 2, 2018
Neal Keating (Anthropology) publishes a chapter in "INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' RIGHTS AND UNREPORTED STRUGGLES: CONFLICT AND PEACE"
Dr. Keating's chapter is based on ethnographic data, and examines the potential of a new interdisciplinary nonlinear model for creating sustainable peace between states and Indigenous peoples .
Fri, Dec 15, 2017
Faculty: What's your recreational talent or hobby?
Calling all avocational explorers, performers, collectors, and creators! The Port wants to share your secret (or not-so-secret) pastime.
Fri, Dec 15, 2017
Make Your Gift and Beat the Winter Blues with Brockport Bowl!
Support the annual Faculty and Staff Campaign with a gift of any amount and be entered to win a $25 gift certificate to Brockport Bowl on January 26.
Mon, Jan 8, 2018
Human Resources
University Police Officer 1 Vacancy
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University Police Officer 1
Contingent/Permanent / Full-Time
Rotating Shifts/Days
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Mon, Jan 8, 2018
TIAA Financial Education Webinars
Start 2018 off right and help keep your financial goals on track with TIAA's live webinars. Reserve your spot today.
Fri, Jan 5, 2018
TIAA Available for Individual Consultations
Michael Spogli, a TIAA Consultant, will be available for individual consultations on Thursday, January 11, 2018. Please see complete story.
Fri, Jan 5, 2018
Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions Employment Opportunity
The Associate Director is responsible for collaborative leadership associated with all aspects of the admissions and recruitment process.
Fri, Jan 5, 2018
Civil Service Exam Announcement
Secretary 1 & 2 Civil Service Promotion Exam Announcement
Wed, Jan 3, 2018
Assistant Director of Financial Aid Employment Opportunity (Professional Promotion Program)
The Assistant Director of Financial Aid is responsible for some major federal, state and institutional aid programs as well as certain functions/operations of the Financial Aid Office.
Tue, Jan 2, 2018
REMINDER: The College at Brockport is a Smoke Free Campus
The College at Brockport is committed to providing a Smoke Free Environment for the campus community. It is the collective responsibility of all community members (faculty, staff, students, and visitors), to support efforts to be compliant.
Fri, Dec 22, 2017
Automatic Increase in Dues Deduction for CSEA Represented Employees
Beginning with the paycheck dated January 10, 2018, there will be an automatic increase of Dues and Agency Shop Fee for Employees represented by CSEA.
Wed, Dec 20, 2017
Deadline Approaching: Adele Catlin Memorial Award Nominations
Now accepting nominations for the Adele Catlin Memorial Award. Nominate a colleague today! Deadline: February 23.
Thu, Dec 14, 2017
Outstanding Service Award Nominations Being Accepted
Eight recipients are being sought for Outstanding Service awards that accompany a $200 prize and honors at the College Recognition Dinner. Nominate a colleague today! Deadline: February 23!
Thu, Dec 14, 2017
Attention: Supervisors of CSEA Represented Employees
REMINDER: CSEA Performance Programs and Evaluations
Wed, Dec 13, 2017
PageUp Walk-in Support!
Beginning January 10, open walk-in lab hours will be available for anyone needing assistance with the PageUp Applicant Tracking System.
Wed, Dec 6, 2017
Opt out of paper pay statements with NYS Payroll Online today – save paper and win a prize!!!
NYS Payroll Online allows you to view and update certain payroll information and opt out of paper pay statements. Opt out of receiving paper pay statements by January 31, 2018, to be entered into a drawing for one of two $25 Barnes & Noble gift cards!!
Thu, Nov 30, 2017
Deadline extended to January 31: Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Classified Service 2017-2018
The Chancellor's Award for Excellence in the Classified Service has been established to recognize classified employees in SUNY for their excellence and superior service to students and the community-at-large. The deadline to nominate has been exten
Wed, Nov 8, 2017
Alumni in the News
2018 Alumni Award Nominations
It's time to begin the process of nominating individuals for our four 2018 Brockport Alumni Awards: the Hall of Heritage, Honors for Outstanding Service, Citations of Appreciation and the Recent Alumnus Award.
Fri, Nov 17, 2017


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major macro economic indicators
|Main economic indicators
|GDP growth (%)
|Inflation (yearly average, %)
|Budget balance (% GDP)
|Current account balance (% GDP)
|Public debt (% GDP)
(f): forecast
- Abundant and diversified energy and mineral resources
- World's fifth largest oil and gas producer
- Robust banking sector, well capitalised and rigorous supervision
- Serious nature of the budget
- Direct proximity with large US market
- All-out development of trade relations (CETA with the EU)
- Excellent business climate
- Dependent on US economy (half of FDI stock, integration of both countries' automotive industries) and on energy prices
- Loss of competitiveness by manufacturing enterprises associated with weak labour productivity
- Inadequate R&D spending
- Decrease in the labour force, just slowed down by large-scale selective immigration
- High levels of household debt (165% of disposable income) / very high house prices
- Weakening energy exports due to inadequate supply pipelines to the United States and the US's own resources
Towards moderate growth
After progressing strongly in 2017, in connection with the boom in consumption and the recovery of business investment, activity is expected to settle at a pace closer to its growth potential estimated at 1.6%, with a significant gap remaining between the Atlantic provinces and the rest of the country. Household spending is expected to lose steam. Real disposable incomes and jobs will not rise as fast and the effects of income tax cuts and higher transfers to the middle and lower-income households in 2017 will dissipate. Settling property prices (excluding the regions of Vancouver and Toronto where prices will continue to rise) will dampen the wealth effect sparked by surging prices in the last two years. Credit, although still cheap, could get more expensive, if the central bank raises its key rate (1% in December 2017), which it could decide to do given the increased inflationary pressures and near full employment. Residential construction could taper off, especially because new prudential regulations are due to be adopted on credit in order to ease the pressure on the market and strengthen the banks. 45% of outstanding credit awarded by the six largest banks, which account for 93% of the banking industry's assets, relate to property and over half of borrowers are not insured. Against this, business investment is expected to remain robust due to growing capacity constraints, firm hydrocarbon prices and a still strong credit environment. The increase in corporate profits, even if slower than in 2017, should point in the same direction. Public investment in transport, renewable energy, housing, and early childhood is expected to remain firm in the context of a still fairly accommodative fiscal policy, especially since a public infrastructure investment bank has just been set up. The contribution of external trade to growth will be weak. While exports of energy (hydrocarbons and electricity), metals (gold, aluminium, copper, iron, nickel), agricultural products (oilseed crops, cereals, meat, legumes) and shellfish will continue on a steady upward trend, especially in terms of price, other exports (vehicles, engines, automotive components, planes, polymers, medicines, paper) are expected to benefit only moderately from healthy world demand and a Canadian dollar which has appreciated along with oil prices but is still relatively under-valued against the US dollar. This needs to be set against the loss of manufacturing competitiveness which coincided with the period of high oil prices. Meanwhile, timber exports will continue to be hit by countervailing duties applied by the United States. The end to renegotiations over NAFTA and the possible negative repercussions are unlikely to happen until 2019.
Low public deficit, significant trade deficit when excluding energy
While public debt (40% federal, 60% provincial or local) accounts for almost 100% of GDP, the modest nature of the public deficit, moderate growth and low interest rates will suffice to stabilise it. Moreover, thanks to its low cost due to its triple A rating, it is perfectly sustainable, especially as net of financial assets held by the federation and the Canada and Quebec pension funds, it accounts for just 28% of GDP. Quebec and Ontario are the two most indebted provinces, with 80% of net provincial debt and a share of their respective GDP of 47% and 38%. But they represent 60% of Canadian GDP and population and will maintain a cautious fiscal policy with a fiscal balance close to equilibrium.
Energy exports do not suffice to offset the significant deficit in trade of other goods (5% of GDP). The services deficit and investment income deficit (ca. 1% of GDP each) come on top of the trade deficit (1% of GDP). Given that investments abroad are higher than FDIs, financing the current account deficit relies on foreign portfolio investments. The result is growing external debt (115% of GDP in 2016), mainly contracted by banks and businesses - a reflection of inadequate domestic savings.
Proactive Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau was sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada following the October 2015 parliamentary elections, succeeding the Conservative Stephen Harper, who had been in post for almost ten years. Mr Trudeau's (centre-left) Liberal party won 184 of 338 seats in parliament, giving it an absolute majority. The focus was quickly put on inclusive growth with tax cuts for the middle classes, higher family benefits and the development of environmentally-friendly infrastructure. However, this did not prevent the government from supporting the Trans Mountain Pipeline Project between Alberta and the Pacific coast. Differences with the United States have multiplied on diplomatic and trade issues (timber, aeronautics, dairy products), resulting in a move to strengthen ties with other countries, as in the trade agreement between Canada and the EU, signed in late 2016. The Prime Minister also aims to reduce obstacles to trade between the country's ten provinces where non-tariff barriers are still hampering the circulation of goods, capital and people.
Last update: January 2018
A single law governs bills of exchange, promissory notes and cheques throughout Canada; however this law is frequently interpreted according to common law precedents in the nine provinces or according to the civil code in Quebec. As such, sellers are well advised to accept such payment methods unless where long-term commercial relations, based on mutual trust, have been established with buyers.
Centralised accounts, which greatly simplify the settlement process by centralising settlement procedures between locally based buyers and sellers, are also used within Canada.
SWIFT bank transfers are the most commonly used payment method for international transactions. The majority of Canadian banks are connected to the SWIFT network, offering a rapid, reliable and cost-effective means of payment, notwithstanding the fact that payment is dependent upon the client's good faith insofar as only the issuer takes the decision to order payment.
A real time electronic fund transfer system in operation since February 1999 – the Large Value Transfer System, or LVTS introduced by the Canadian Payments Association – facilitates electronic transfers of Canadian dollars countrywide and can also handle the Canadian portion of international operations.
The letter of credit (L/C) is also frequently used.
Debt collection
Canada's Constitution Act of 1867, amended in April 1982, divides judicial authority between the federal and provincial Governments. Therefore, each province is responsible for administering justice, organizing provincial courts and enacting the civil procedure rules applicable in its territory. Though the names of courts vary between provinces, the same legal system applies throughout the country, bar Quebec.
Within each province, provincial courts hear most disputes of all kinds concerning small claims, and superior courts hear large claims – for example, the Quebec superior court hears civil and commercial disputes exceeding CAD 70,000 and jury trials of criminal cases. Canadian superior courts comprise two distinct divisions: a court of first instance and a court of appeal.
At federal level, the Supreme Court of Canada, in Ottawa, and only with "leave" of the Court itself (leave is granted if the case raises an important question of law), hears appeals against decisions handed down by the provincial appeal courts, or by the Canadian Federal Court (stating in appeal division), which has special jurisdiction in matters concerning maritime law, immigration, customs and excise, intellectual property, disputes between provinces, and so on.
The collection process begins with the issuance of a final notice, or "seven day letter", reminding the debtor of his obligation to pay together with any contractually agreed interest penalties.
Ordinary proceedings
Ordinary legal action – even if the vocabulary used to describe it may vary within the country – proceeds in three phases.
Firstly, the "writ of summons" whereby the plaintiff files his claim against the defendant with the court, then the "examination for discovery", which outlines the claim against the defendant and takes into account the evidence to be submitted by each party to the court and, finally, the "trial proper" during which the judge hears the adverse parties and their respective witnesses, who are subject to examination and cross-examination by their respective legal counsels, to clarify the facts of the case before making a ruling.
Enforcement of a legal decision
In most cases, except when the judge decides otherwise, each party is required to bear the full cost of the fees of his own attorney whatever the outcome of the proceedings. As for court costs, the rule stipulates that the winning party may demand payment by the losing party based on a statement of expenses duly approved by the court clerk.
The change precisely concerns institution of a standard "originating petition" (requête introductive d'instance), with the payment of judicial costs joined, introducing a 180-day time limit by which the proceedings must be scheduled for "investigation and hearings" (pour enquête et audition), delivery of a judgement on the content within a timeframe of six months after the case was heard and encouragement of the parties to submit to a conciliation stage during legal proceedings, with the judge presiding over an "amicable settlement conference" (conférence de règlement à l'amiable).

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FBI Advertises Reward Money on Billboards for Clues to Gardner Heist
Anthony Amore, current security director at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, stands beside empty frames from which thieves took "The storm on the Sea of Galilee," center rear, by Rembrandt and "The Concert," right front, by Vermeer. AP Photo/Josh Reynolds.
It remains the most tantalizing art heist mystery in the world.
In the early hours of March 18, 1990, two thieves walked into Boston's elegant
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
disguised as police officers and bound and gagged two guards using handcuffs and duct tape. For the next 81 minutes, they sauntered around the ornate galleries, removing masterworks including those by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Degas and Manet, cutting some of the largest pieces from their frames.
By the time they disappeared, they would be credited with the largest art theft in history, making off with upward of a half-billion dollars in loot far too hot to sell.
Now, 20 years later, investigators are making a renewed push to recover the paintings. The FBI has resubmitted DNA samples for updated testing, the museum is publicizing its $5 million, no-questions-asked reward, and the U.S. attorney's office is offering immunity.
Two billboards on Interstates 93 and 495 are also advertising the reward.
"Our priority is to get the paintings back," U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz said. "If someone had information or had possession of the paintings, immunity from prosecution is negotiable."
Investigators say they've largely ruled out some of the more popular theories, from the specter of a recluse billionaire art collector to the hand of notorious Boston gangster Whitey Bulger.
More likely, investigators say, the two were homegrown thieves with knowledge of the museum's security system including the absence of a dead man's switch that would have alerted police once the guards became incapacitated. They might have even underestimated the breathtaking scope of their crime.
"I picture the thieves waking up the next morning and looking in the papers and saying, 'We just pulled off the largest art theft in history,'" said Anthony Amore, the museum's security director.
The theft began around 1:24 a.m. when the two white men one in his late 20s to mid-30s, the other in his early to mid-30s overpowered the guards, according to an FBI report.
The two took their time. A full 24 minutes passed before they were first picked up on a motion detector entering the museum's second floor Dutch room, where the most valuable paintings were seized.
Investigators believe the first nabbed was Rembrandt's iconic "Storm on the Sea of Galilee," measuring about 5-by-4 feet and dating to 1633. The frame was laid on the floor where one of the thieves neatly sliced it from its frame.
Next was "Landscape with an Obelisk" by Govaert Flinck. Other stolen masterpieces included a second Rembrandt also cut from its frame, "A Lady and Gentleman in Black" from 1633.
The most valuable piece was Vermeer's "The Concert," an oil painting measuring about 2 1/2-by-2 feet from 1660 one of only 36 known works by the Dutch master and valued at more than $250 million, Amore said.
A Rembrandt self-portrait from 1629 one of the museum's most valuable paintings was removed from the wall, but then left untouched while one of the crooks patiently unscrewed and removed from its frame a tiny Rembrandt etching slightly larger than a postage stamp.
It was the first of many odd twists investigators have puzzled over as they mapped the route the thieves using motion detector records.
After the heavier works of art were removed from the walls, the thief in charge possibly the older of the two might have let the other thief take what he wanted.
Amore believes the second thief found his way to a nearby gallery, lifting smaller Degas drawings of horses while passing up more valuable works of art including one by the Italian painter Botticelli.
The thieves also tried to remove a flag of Napoleon's First Regiment from its frame before giving up and making off with a bronze finial in the shape of an eagle from atop the flag ignoring more valuable letters with Napoleon's signature.
Then came a final puzzle.
The thieves found their way to a gallery on the first floor, again passing more valuable works of arts, to seize a "Chez Tortoni," a Manet painting of a man in a top hat and a departure from the Dutch paintings all without triggering a motion detector.
"If we ever speak to the thieves, which is secondary, I would like to say, 'Why did you take that? Why did you pass by the Raphael?'" Amore said.
On their way out, the two thieves smashed their way into the security office and snatched the only visual record of their crime a VHS tape.
In all, 13 works disappeared.
FBI agent Geoffrey Kelly, who has led the investigation for eight years, said it's unlikely the thieves destroyed the art.
"If it were any other kind of commodity, I might feel pessimistic about recovery, but with art it's not uncommon to stay missing for long periods of time," he said. "It's one of the most interesting novels you could write, except it's missing that last chapter."
For those drawn to what happened that March night, the lure of the theft won't fade.
Ulrich Boser, author of "The Gardner Heist" and a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, said he's convinced the paintings were taken by burglars involved in Boston's organized crime rackets in the 1980s. He said the thieves might have subsequently lost possession of the works.
"For the most part, thieves steal these works because it's easy to do and they're worth a lot of money, and then they become too hot," he said. "You can't sell them on eBay. You can't bring them into an auction house."
Amore said he won't stop until the paintings again fill the empty frames still hanging in the museum's galleries.
"I don't have any doubt we are going to recover them," he said. "There's nothing we're not doing."
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
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Beyond the dream: Remembering King's visit to Stamford
STAMFORD -- A week after delivering his hallmark "I have a Dream" speech on the Mall in Washington, D.C., the Rev. Martin Luther King brought his inspirational message to a crowd of about 1,500 people gathered at the North Stamford home of baseball legend Jackie Robinson.
Robinson and his wife Rachel had brought his family to hear King at the March on Washington and invited the civil rights leader to an afternoon jazz concert at his Cascade Road estate, benefitting the NAACP and other racial equality groups, on Sept. 8, 1963.
"Dr. King was an inspiration and was our leader as a people," Robinson's daughter, Sharon Robinson said recalling the event. "He gave us direction, hope, and a belief in the success of the movement."
King's message of fighting for a more just society 50 years ago resonated with the 13-year-old Sharon Robinson who saw in the sit-ins and protests of the movement a parallel between the experience of her siblings as they tried to persevere gracefully against the bias they experienced at times being some of the only black children in a white Connecticut community.
"I grew up very much aware of the movement and watching it on television happening in the South," Robinson said. "Finally now we were able to participate and found ourselves as more of a part of a group, rather than individuals. It was very much a profound moment."
As the man who had broken baseball's color barrier in 1947, Robinson's father had known King for at least a decade in connection to his visits to the South to support the black community during the turmoil of the 1950s.
In 1963, as the civil rights movement began to gain traction, Jackie Robinson took the family to the March on Washington, and began to emphasize that he expected his three children to take part in efforts to advance the cause of equal rights for African-Americans and other minorities.
"He told us when we grew up that we should find work that we love because that will be a very important part of our lives," Robinson said. "But also that we as a family will also have a mission which he spelled out as one where we would be part of the struggle for equality and rights in America."
Looking back, those who took part said they felt honored by King's presence and excited by the idea that he was capable of helping advance the struggle for equal rights.
The money raised from the concert would go to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference which was headed by King to bail out civil rights activists who had been jailed in protests throughout the South during that pivotal year in the movement.
Among a lineup of performers that day were jazz pianist Errol Garner, Billy Taylor and a young Quincy Jones, who remembered the excitement of meeting his childhood hero.
"(Robinson) was one of the very beginning transitional brothers who had broken the rules," Jones said. "Hell, yes, I admired him for being the only black baseball player. But being the first meant he was the only one who could do that."
Jones said like most of those who were involved in the vanguard of jazz in the early 1960's, he was still living hand to mouth, and did not know who King was or his stature in the civil rights movement.
That afternoon, King approached Jones and his band off stage, beer in hand, to thank them for coming, Jones said.
"He came over and he had a black suit on and a tie and his coat over his arms," Jones remembered. " I had a suit on too and I had my band there. We were starving and we came to play a benefit for Jackie Robinson's wife. But I heard his (King's) message very loud and clear. We both had beers and we talked about a lot of things."
Soon after Jones found fame scoring Hollywood movies, he became a stalwart supporter of King's advocacy, until King's assassination in 1968.
"He said, `I'm Martin King, what's your name?'" Jones said. "You see, not everyone knew who he was yet. He hadn't done it yet, but I could feel his spirit inside. You could feel his sincerity and his intention but nothing had happened yet. It was a long journey, and it still is."
Sharon Robinson said that day her father deputized her and her brother David to sell hot dogs and sodas along with several other children, and her older brother Jackie Jr. joined her father greeting guests.
"My father always insisted he be the one who parked cars," Robinson said. "We had a lot of grass and he was the one responsible for maintaining the grass and he didn't want cars parked on the lawn."
The 1963 concert was defined by King's attendance, said Wayne Baruch, whose family was friendly with the Robinsons.
Baruch said he was impressed by King's down-to-earth demeanor and his open-neck shirt which was in sharp contrast to the suit-and tied preacher he'd seen and heard speak on television about civil rights in the "I Have A Dream" speech.
"He was very natural and took the time to say hello to everybody," Baruch said. "He appeared to be this unapproachable icon during the March on Washington but in person he was really sweet and warm."
Even with the lineup of jazz stars recruited for the event, King's notoriety and comments might have eclipsed the musical proceedings, said Joanna Simon Walker who attended the concert.
"He was pretty much the star of the evening," Simon Walker said of King. "There was an air of excitement. (King) was considered among the people we knew in Stamford as sort of a God and an extraordinary, extraordinary man."
Simon Walker, who became a professional opera singer, said she remembers singing at the concert with her younger sisters Lucy and Carly as the Simon Sisters.
"They usually performed together without me but when we sang together we were the Simon Sisters," Simon Walker said.
A Sept. 9, 1963 account of the day reported in the Stamford Advocate provides slivers of King's full commentary that touched on the urgent need for action to pursue equality for blacks and other minorities. Both King and the fellow speaker, NAACP Executive Director Roy Wilkins praised Robinson as a staunch supporter of the civil rights movement with King describing him as, "one of those great unselfish souls."
During his comments King asked whether people in the United States would recognize the forces of societal change and be urged to examine the damaging divisions that racism and discrimination had on the country.
"The great problem today is that so many people may not realize they are living in the midst of a great social change," King said.
As he had in the "I Have A Dream" speech, King cast the eventual establishment of equality as a transcendent spiritual benefits of equality of the different races and how working together to end discrimination and racism would ennoble all races.
"The day Negros achieve full freedom from segregation will not be the day of the black man; it won't be the day of the white man, but it will be the day of man, the day of all days, it will be God's day," King said.
King also spoke about the possible need for larger sacrifices to achieve equality and freedom for all racial groups in the country.
"Some may even have to suffer physical death to save their children from psychological death," King said.
The concert was the second of its kind held by the Robinsons to benefit civil rights groups that year, Sharon Robinson said and began a long running tradition of bringing jazz musicians to Robinson's sprawling property to play to benefit civil rights groups like the SCLC and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Following Jackie Robinson's death in 1972, the newly founded Jackie Robinson Foundation would become the sole beneficiary of the concerts which were held at the Cascade Road property nearly every year until 1984 when the Robinsons sold the home.
"It was a wonderful experience to have Dr. King at our home to accept the money and we held concerts later on for all the major crises for the movement from that point on," Robinson said.
The Jackie Robinson Foundation is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year and will hold a jazz concert in Los Angeles on Oct. 4 to support its continuing efforts to advance tolerance and understanding between diverse groups, especially through youth education.
"Those jazz concerts at the house were extraordinary and people from generations back remember coming to them," Robinson said. "It was an amazing time in our lives that had a deep effect on the way we as children would live our lives."


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Maria Montessori was an Italian physician, educator, and innovator, acclaimed for her educational method that builds on the way children naturally learn. She opened the first Montessori school—the Casa dei Bambini, or Children's House—in Rome on January 6, 1907. Subsequently, she traveled the world and wrote extensively about her approach to education, attracting many devotees. There are now more than 22,000 Montessori schools in at least 110 countries worldwide. Maria Montessori was born on August 31, 1870, in the provincial town of Chiaravalle, Italy. Her father was a financial manager for a state-run industry. Her mother was raised in a family that prized education. She was well-schooled and an avid reader—unusual for Italian women of that time. The same thirst for knowledge took root in young Maria, and she immersed herself in many fields of study before creating the educational method that bears her name. Beginning in her early childhood years, Maria grew up in Rome, a paradise of libraries, museums, and fine schools.
Maria was a sterling student, confident, ambitious, and unwilling to be limited by traditional expectations for women. At age 13 she entered an all-boys technical institute to prepare for a career in engineering. In time, however, she changed her mind, deciding to become a doctor instead. She applied to the University of Rome's medical program, but was rejected. Maria took additional courses to better prepare her for entrance to the medical school and persevered. With great effort she gained admittance, opening the door a bit wider for future women in the field. When she graduated from medical school in 1896, she was among Italy's first female physicians.
Maria's early medical practice focused on psychiatry. She also developed an interest in education, attending classes on pedagogy and immersing herself in educational theory. Her studies led her to observe, and call into question, the prevailing methods of teaching children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The opportunity to improve on these methods came in 1900, when she was appointed co-director of a new training institute for special education teachers. Maria approached the task scientifically, carefully observing and experimenting to learn which teaching methods worked best. Many of the children made unexpected gains, and the program was proclaimed a success. In 1907 Maria accepted a new challenge to open a childcare center in a poor inner-city district. This became the first Casa dei Bambini, a quality learning environment for young children. The youngsters were unruly at first, but soon showed great interest in working with puzzles, learning to prepare meals, and manipulating materials that held lessons in math. She observed how they absorbed knowledge from their surroundings, essentially teaching themselves. Utilizing scientific observation and experience gained from her earlier work with young children, Maria designed learning materials and a classroom environment that fostered the children's natural desire to learn. News of the school's success soon spread through Italy and by 1910 Montessori schools were acclaimed worldwide.
In the years following, and for the rest of her life, Maria dedicated herself to advancing her child-centered approach to education. She lectured widely, wrote articles and books, and developed a program to prepare teachers in the Montessori Method. Through her efforts and the work of her followers, Montessori education was adopted worldwide. As a public figure, Maria also campaigned vigorously on behalf of women's rights. She wrote and spoke frequently on the need for greater opportunities for women, and was recognized in Italy and beyond as a leading feminist voice. Maria Montessori pursued her ideals in turbulent times. Living through war and political upheaval inspired her to add peace education to the Montessori curriculum. But she could do little to avoid being ensnared in world events. Traveling in India in 1940 when hostilities between Italy and Great Britain broke out, she was forced to live in exile for the remainder of the war. There she took the opportunity to train teachers in her method. At war's end she returned to Europe, spending her final years in Amsterdam. She died peacefully, in a friend's garden, on May 6, 1952.
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On this St. Valentine's Day, one Jamestown couple attributes a shared love for music as an important aspect of the two's love for each other as they approach their 63rd wedding anniversary on Aug. 4.
Whit Brown, 85, told us, "Music has been a large part of our lives."
He and his wife, Leonora, better known as Leo, 88, have sung together throughout their married life. In fact, they met in an elevator at Riverside Church in New York City where they were both members of the choir. Their musical journey has brought them to now being the senior couple in the Jamestown Community Chorus. Along the way they sang around the world including a choir in Guam and a chorus in Needham, Mass.
They have sung with the JCC for some 20 years and with the St. Matthew's Episcopal Church choir since the 1960s.
The couple first came to Jamestown in 1949 as summer residents. They moved permanently to the island in 1975. Whit is a family physician who went on to teach at Harvard, Tufts, and Boston University. Leo has a master's in nursery education and worked for the Institute for International Education.
In addition to sharing their love for music, the union brought forth four children, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Whit has a great love for the chorus. He touts the fellowship and the wonderful people. "It's a wonderful experience. It's something that singles and couples of any age can do together."
He said that he and Leo have tried to quit twice, but Director B.J. Whitehouse always let them back in.
He credits B.J. with the success of the chorus that is now up to 60 members. "He helped both of us improve the quality of our singing."
Whit is a tenor and Leo an alto. "She's the best," he said diplomatically, adding that the chorus is a great place to re-kindle a romance.
Kudos to islander Brett Uttley, who for the second consecutive year has been named the Gatorade Rhode Island Boys Soccer Player of the Year.
Brett had 13 goals and 16 assists, leading his North Kingstown High School team (19-0-2) to the Division I state championship. The 5-foot 8, 160-pound midfielder finished his high school career with 33 goals and 39 assists.
We asked him how he felt being named player of the year for the second time, and he replied that all he really wanted was for the team to be state champs.
He said the award was "icing on the cake and made the year all the better."
Brett has not decided yet where he'll be playing soccer next fall.
It's that time of the year again when moms wonder what to do with their kids on school vacation in the middle of winter. Well, for those of you not going to Aspen, the Jamestown Philomenian Library on Wednesday, Feb. 20, from 1 to 2 p.m.will bring in the Audubon Society of Rhode Island. The society will present "Seasonal Sensations" for children in kindergarten through second grade. Children will learn about their five senses while investigating the changing seasons.
The next day, Feb. 21, at the same time, the society will offer "Animals in Winter" for children grades 3 through 8. They will hear about the strategies that animals use to survive this challenging and stressful time of year.
Registration is required for both of these Friends of the Jamestown Library-sponsored programs and attendance is limited.
Liza Kurt went to the movies in Newport last week and came home with a gem she found in the gutter.
She was walking to her car on Spring Street when she noticed a broken coffee table along the curb that had been put out for rubbish pickup.
Upon quick examination, Liza determined it wasn't too badly damaged, picked it up and put it in her car. She was in need of such a table.
The next day she ran it over to the Strip Joint in Saunderstown to see about repairs. It turned out that the table has a black walnut top and was built in the 1870s.
The man at the Strip Joint commented, "I wish I'd found it."
In his Pet Tip of the Week, Dr. Joshua Hatch of the Jamestown Animal Clinic addresses a problem that all animal owners share. "Unless you have a Sphynx cat, a Mexican hairless dog, or a goldfish then you are likely battling the buildup of pet hair in your house. Nothing will stop a pet from shedding but there are ways to reduce the extent of the shedding. Daily brushing is the most effective way to reduce shedding and keep your pet's coat clean. Supplements like omega 3 fatty acids and vitamin E will also help to keep the hair strong and reduce shedding.
"Regular bathing about every two weeks also helps to keep your pet's skin clean, remove allergens, and keep your pet's coat shiny. And finally, feeding a good quality pet food and not constantly changing your pet's diet will ensure proper nutrition and a better coat.
"If you feel that Fluffy is shedding abnormally or losing too much hair then get him a check up because endocrine disorders, parasites, and illnesses will affect your pet's coat and can be an early sign of disease."
Barbara-Ann Mac Intosh emailed,
"That old black magic has me in it's spell, that old black magic that you weave so well,
Those icy fingers up and down my spine, the same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine....etc. "I know it was a hit for Frank Sinatra."
Bob Kinder had the answer, as did John A. Murphy adding that at the time Frank was singing with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. And, from down south, Corey and Sandy Hanson wrote, "That Old Black Magic has Sandy and Corey in its South Carolina spell. Wow! That one's been recorded by almost everyone. "Not long after A. Lincoln's b-day is Sandy Lareau Hanson's on Feb. 22. Miss all of the Jamestowners."
But Corey, why don't you just say Sandy was born on George Washington's birthday?
What was the name of the motel and restaurant that was located at the base of the old Jamestown Bridge?
Kudos to Jamestown School seventh and eighth graders who made the 2nd quarter honor roll.
Great job, guys!
*** Hey, there, you with the............
No one came up with the answer to Matt Winton's question, Who sang the National Anthem at the opening of the Newport Bridge on June 28, 1969?
Matt said the answer is Dick Crane, "the blind man who ran the news stand at the Newport Post Office."
Matt dropped off the book, "A Wonderful Journey, the autobiography of Dick Crane," and on page 116, Dick writes, "I sang the National Anthem for the opening of the Newport Bridge on June 28, 1969, which was a great honor. I asked to do it and they let me. I sang with the 88th Artillery Band of Woonsocket. It wasn't in my key, but they rolled the drums and I started singing. I sing it straight: I don't sing it slow or jazz it up. I just belted it our over the microphone. I'm glad I didn't do more than one verse; one verse was enough to sing in that key. Normally, I do a cappella in my key and it works out very well."
It's St. Valentine's Day. Love someone!
*** Be true!
Call in your stuff for this column to 423-0383 or 829-2760. You can e-mail us at jtnwalrus@hotmail. com or drop your items off at the Jamestown Press office.


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|2011-10-15, 19:30
|Link #21
Shougi Génération
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Hey gais!
What an interesting thread.
The quality of Bleach releases has yet to stop me from reading the manga. I would say, however, that I derive very little enjoyment from reading them. I suppose part of the reason why, as some people already mentioned, is access. It is ridiculously easy to read a Naruto chapter and then click on the hotlink below to go through Bleach.
I also have to point out that thanks to the very minimalistic approach when it comes to actual dialogue, Bleach probably takes me 3 minutes to read. If that. So in terms of waste of time per week, it essentially doesn't amount to much.
I suppose it would be interesting, however, to find out what drove me out of the forums for so long. Most likely a mixture of things, including a deep embedded hate for the FKT arc and the way it was handled (With the Arrancar curb-stomped into Oblivion and no deceitful love from the Vaizard, whom I expected to turn on their Shinigami counterparts. Forgive and forget they say, well, not me).
Another effect of the appalling quality and my disappointment with the handling of Bleach characters (Most notably Ishida becoming comic relief in his interaction with Mayuri, of all people. (Yeah no worries, I forgive you for dissecting my granddad and enjoying it!) has probably been me dropping the Bleach anime series altogether. (Which is, contrary to the manga, a huge waste of time at roughly 20 mins)
I think that's about it.. I don't know what can really force me out of the measly 3 mins of interaction I hold with Bleach every week, but I'm sure Kubo will surprise me.
|2011-10-15, 20:36
|Link #22
Know who you are
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Resides within the depths of Ned infested Glasgow
It can be slightly hard to think of something sometimes, when that something happens you just know it's gone too far and you give up but you wouldn't know till it happened.
or maybe giving some of the captains some truly suck ass bankai's and I mean truly suck ass ones.
Ukitake and Shunsui are the two, I most look forward to but I get the feeling we may be let down in end but saying that I think it's a fair bet that we probably won't get to see these any time soon and most likely towards the end of the series.
For instance I am one with a fascination for traps and we haven't really had one in this series, so maybe if something like a cliche cho kawaii Idol called Nyan-chan~ showing up and proclaiming a love for Ichigo and that "she" is his fiancee.
Reasons unknown to Ichigo he rejects "her" but in fact does want to marry "her"
We then get a bunch of chapters telling the story of how a "female" Idol and tsundere highschool boy get together.
After they marry, Ichigo decides to go to Mr Hat and Clogs and asks him to put his soul into a female gi~whatever you call em so that he....eh she and "her" can have a famliy of 2 girls and 1 boy.
Years later after living a happy family life, a old acquaintance shows up....
Dun dun dun, iiiiit's Aizen!
He's a little taken aback about whats happened to Ichigo but instead of getting revenge by killing him he decideds to woooo "her" instead.
We then get a tale of adultery and Netorare, as Ichigo succumbs to the charms of Aizen.
Thats when Nyan-chan~ catches "her" wife with Aizen in bed and so the following insues
The end~
see, do you really want to know what some people think?
|2011-10-15, 20:57
|Link #23
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: I'm Dancing & Yelling GANBATTE KAGURA! YOU GO GET YOUR WOMAN BACK!!!!! SHIPPING THEM HARD
JOKING JOKING. I couldn't resist that I have never said who it was
Oi? Where did you get that avatar? Did you make it?
You have no idea why I ship IchiRuki...
Kaien was devoted to Rukia, he would even die for her. She was in his heart but she did not have his heart. His heart belonged to his wife. Just like Orihime is in Ichigo's heart, and he would die for her but she doesn't have his heart. Rukia has his heart. Just like Rukia confirmed that Kaien loved another woman, Orihime has also done the same, by validating Ichigo's feelings for Rukia. So it's a "no-brainer" that Bleach will end with IchiRuki--at least it is in my opinion. So I doubt Kubo will let his " inner Toriyama." free and make Ichigo instantly in love with Orihime.
But I won't go into it anymore because I think shipping discussions are banned here. They are right?
|2011-10-15, 21:40
|Link #24
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
the Aizen fan-wank-animation I'm still working on.
|2011-10-15, 21:57
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: USA
Age: 30
Moving on, I think Chad should have an arc. His powers seem underdeveloped much like Ichigo before bankai and I think he has enough mystery for it all too (he seems like a mysterious guy at least). He's from Mexico...and HM seemed to be spanish themed, maybe something like his bloodline has deep roots in the business? Maybe I've been watching too much True Blood.
|2011-10-16, 19:14
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Strange New World
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Canada eh.
I watch it for the well done sad parts, but they are so few and far between. I would stop watching if soi fong and kenny was not in it, those characters are the only one I like seeing more of, I am bit worried now that one VA is gone. I frankly thought the way they did aizen in the last of the arc was so stupid. They take an intelligent villian and make him something from dragonball Z. Also hated the last movie too, I was hoping of espanda come back.
That modsoul filler arc was best bleach had been for a very long time.
|2011-10-16, 20:13
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The Ironman
Join Date: Sep 2006
Like a lot of people have pointed out, Bleach is a really character-driven story. Even if it's weak on plot, it still has many characters with appeal and potential. The later arcs are skimpy on character development compared to the earlier ones, but the prospect of seeing the characters that drew you into the manga is enough to keep reading every week. That and the easy accessibility.
The members of the Gotei 13 are definitely are the cornerstone for me though. Even though Ichigo, Chad, Orihime and Ishida are the main characters, they just aren't that interesting on their own. If there were ever a point where it was clear that Rukia, the Captains and VC's were absolutely gone for good I think that'd be it for me.
|2011-10-16, 21:43
|Link #28
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Central Texas
Age: 34
Two things would make drop this or any other series...
1) Kubo pulls a SOE (if you know about the Star Wars Galaxies fiasco, you understand)
2) Ichigo wakes up and part of the series was a dream, ala Dallas.
I never understood shipping wars or the foaming at the mouth fanbase it's part of. I ship neither pairing as I don't have a real emotional tie to such characters. From the fantasy point of things, Ichigo would end up with Rukia, from a realistic stand point, either Orihime or Tatski.
Far as I'm concerned, it's still a plot hole how shinigami can have sex and impregnate a living person. What we assume is not the real answer. Though I fear that any real answer given will be summed up as "just because".
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|2011-10-16, 22:07
|Link #29
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
As for possibility #2, does this mean you'd actually quit the series if the prediction of this current arc being Aizen's bankai turns out to be true?
|2011-10-16, 22:44
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Agent 0017
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: in Gin Ichimaru's heart
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this thread? why quit?
being an anime fan/lover, it is not easy to completely let go and forget a series that i used to love. There is no way to quit in it even i go look for another manga to read or another anime to watch because this field, the anime field, is my interest. Unless i shift being an anime fan/lover to an astronomer or chemist where i used my time experementing and discovering an unknown element. lol ^^
Kubo should be the one to quit, not me.
but setting aside anime fan/lover point and concentrate in Bleach as the subject alone.
why would we quit if there still lots of question we still haven't get an answer?
and i still read Bleach because I still haven't seen the newly Hollow Ichigo yet. i want to see it including the new Bankai because the new design is really awesome,^^ but I guess not now, there something horrible must happen first before Ichigo pull that thing off...................as always.
but please, if Kubo decided to come up with the big arc to be Tatsuki or Karin as the next damsel in distress, THAT'S BULLSH*T! FORGET ME BEING AN ANIME FAN/LOVER, I REALLY QUIT READING BLEACH AND NEVER CHECK FOR ANY UPDATES!...........
|2011-10-17, 07:27
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|2011-10-17, 07:54
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Athens (GMT+2)
Age: 30
What it would take for me to quit Bleach? Hmm, not so much the continuation of the eternal fight-to-protect/save formula, as much as insane troll devices (e.g. Karin being the spirit king for whatever reason). The very second bleach stops being of any interest to me, is the moment I stop reading it, and that will be when character revelations no longer hold an impact on the audience, i.e. me.
|2011-10-17, 08:20
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Optimus Prime
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Japan/Canada
Age: 34
I've already given up the anime so I don't see giving up the manga that far off. Once you stop reading chapters and realize that you have missed absolutely nothing, it's not all that hard to give it a pass from week to week. I'm just glad I don't pay for any of it. What an epic waste of money that would be.
Now what would it take for me to drop the series completely? More of what Kubo is doing now. I don't care about the Fullbringers. I don't care about these Captain vs Fullbringer fights where they are clearly getting pwned and it's plainly obvious they will be defeated in short order. What was the point? It accomplished absolutely nothing. That is what I can't stand. If it's not contributing to the story or character development, it's wasting my time.
Kubo has ignored every character with an interesting back story in favour of meaningless fights. Urahara, Isshin, Yoruichi, hell even Grimm & Nel -> these characters I actually somewhat give a sh*t about. Ichigo's friends have become boring and stagnant. No development there. Ichigo is just about the stupidest and whiniest hero I have ever seen in a shonen manga. Kubo has even managed to turn Rukia into "just another character" like Renji has become.
The only reason I kept reading after SS was to see how things with Gin would play out. Then Kubo killed him off. I held on afterwards in the hopes that Kubo would reveal something (anything!) about Urahara or Isshin to keep my interest or reveal their motives. Instead we got a lame and pointless fullbringer arc featuring more wasted panels and Ichigo whining, then "finding himself". Fabulous.
I may pick it up again once this arc is over, but for now I've given it up. I've really only been coming back to the forums for the odd character discussion because that can actually be interesting. Except that now Kubo has killed off almost all the interesting characters. Nice move, d*ck.
|2011-10-18, 00:45
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On the other hand, while Chad/Orihime/Ishida and even Ichigo are rather uninteresting now, that didn't have to be the case if Kubo had written this better. Ishida started the series as Ichigo's rival and near-equal, the last quincy and the only character besides Ichigo to defeat a Gotei 13 captain!! Yet now, he's comic relief. Chad, Ichigo's right-hand man and fearless backup relegated to a joke. And what about Orihime or Renji? The supporting cast of a shounen is the emotional backbone; watching their development mirror that of the hero is one of the inspirational motifs. Seeing them mature into characters worthy to stand besides and against the elite of the Gotei 13 could have been really fun and an epic journey.
And that's where I think the Gotei 13 would have been very effective, serving to give benchmarks and broader context to the development of the main cast, just as the admirals/pirate emperors serve in One Piece, for example. As the core focus of the story, I have a hard time caring whether they live or die.
If I don't see more out of the main characters (non-Ichigo!) soon, I'd probably drop Bleach.
|2011-10-18, 06:47
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
I already lost it
Keep seeing things for months that could be done in 2-3 chapters is not exciting for me anymore.
I will be occasionally checking fan art since there still are characters that I like. And if I will find something interesting, I might pop up and check some things
I plan to check managa again in few months, hopefully I will see at least small ray of hope
In anime case I always will be here when fillers are up, they are far more fun than this manga bullshit
|2011-10-18, 07:09
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Portland Oregon
Age: 29
while I space things out...
While anime and mangas are not high up on my list of things that I "Keep up with" I read the bleach mangas once a month and watch the bleach animes every week eventually, sometimes because of my graphic design interests gifs of a character i like... renders of a good pose used for signatures stuff like that but I don't believe bleach has lot all hope yet, fillers are boundless in this anime because episodes tend to eat 2-3 chapters per episode and you know fillers were only REALLY BAD in Naruto (which is why i gave up on that anime wise a long ass time ago).
Kuroda is a Bleach fan-boy and will probably never think of any reason to give it up completely.
|2011-10-18, 10:00
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The Ironman
Join Date: Sep 2006
I think the shinigami's long lives are a plus because there's a lot more of their pasts to potentially explore. Someone who is thousands of years old is bound to have had many more interesting experiences than someone who's only 15. TBTP arc is an example of this, as we get some insights into a lot of characters like Urahara, Tessai, Aizen and the vizards . Also, some glimpses of the other characters that better defined them.
|2011-10-18, 16:45
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
|2011-10-18, 16:52
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Age: 32
Otherwise; zero character development is also a good reson to drop the series. I don't like neither of the chars to stay static, thats just plain boring.
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Thanks to the open internet (things we fought for against SOPA, PIPA, ACTA, etc.), sites like Kickstarter and other innovations that are being worked on by entrepreneurs right now, we have the opportunity to do right by artists and cut out those who'd mistreat them. We have the opportunity to create solutions that will support artists in the digital world.
In looking over this, I'm reminded that earlier this year, during a debate with Jonathan Taplin, Alexis similarly offered to help struggling career musicians launch Kickstarter campaigns, and was mocked for his offer. It raises questions, yet again, as to who is actually helping musicians out these days? The people whining about how copyright laws must be enforced... or the people actually setting up and creating new services to help musicians make money?