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Another Example Of Less Intellectual Property Protection Leading To More Innovation
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Amusingly, it seems that the "protectionist" China is leading the way with much more free market policies on these issues. Two and a half years ago, we pointed out that, despite all the problems with rampant "piracy," the Chinese music industry was doing extremely well -- because those musicians had learned to adapt and embrace new business models that didn't require directly selling the music. It's only two years later that musicians outside of China seem to be catching up.
However, the more important lesson here is in understanding the unintended consequences at play. The RIAA and the MPAA (and Congress, through the generous donations of those two organizations) have talked about how important it is to "protect" content -- but in doing so, they crippled the industry for developing P2P tools, which have the potential to be a much more important part of economic activity in the future. Better tools for the distribution and promotion of content are quite important, and by cracking down on that in the name of "piracy" we've now hurt the US's ability to lead in that field -- and without any real benefit to the content creators the industry was so anxious to protect. It's really the same as any other protectionist policy. If you protect an industry, it just allows others elsewhere to be more innovative and more nimble and to take control over that industry. It simply destroys the industry at home where it's supposedly "protected" and hurts consumers by offering them less innovation for more money.


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im struggling (im probably just blind) to find a "buy now" option for a hd homerun. I bought one years ago, sold it and went to DVB-S2 for sky at my current place, but moving in a couple of months and will be going back to DVB-T freeview.
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digitalpride (im sure i bought from digital pride before)
but no where can i find a "buy now, take my money!" link.... also surprised to see none on trademe..
if anyone wants to sell one PM me (newer one, not the older model).

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With Congressional approval of the Senate's year-end fiscal package this week, three ethanol tax credits have been extended into 2013, and the biodiesel blender's credit has been reinstated for both 2012 (retroactive) and 2013.
Anne Steckel, vice president of federal affairs, National Biodiesel Board (NBB), said that the biodiesel industry lost a lot of jobs in 2012 after the tax incentive was allowed to lapse on December 31, 2011. She added, however, that the NBB was "pleased that Congress has finally approved an extension so that we can get production back on track." Because of this decision, the biodiesel industry could see positive economic impacts with companies expanding production and hiring new employees in 2013, Steckel suggested.
A recent study, conducted by Cardno ENTRIX, an international economics consulting firm, found that the industry would have produced an additional 300 million gallons of biodiesel in 2012 with the tax incentive in place. That would have supported some 19,213 additional jobs, for a total of 83,258 jobs supported by the industry nationwide.
Steckel thanked the industry's supporters on Capitol Hill for pressing for the incentive, including Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Charles Grassley (R-Iowa); and Reps. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) and Collin Peterson (D-Minn.).
Ethanol tax credit extensions
On the ethanol front, Bob Dinneen, president and CEO, Renewable Fuels Association, said "The one-year extension of the cellulosic producer tax credit and accelerated depreciation provides some measure of certainty to ensure that 2013 will be a year of growth and milestones for the advanced ethanol industry." Dinneen added that the extension of the alternative fuel infrastructure tax credit will accelerate E15's entry into the marketplace this coming year.
Calls for waiving the cellulosic biofuel mandate
But also this week, the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) has again petitioned the EPA to waive the 2012 cellulosic biofuel mandate. It cites a lack of domestic supply available for commercial use.
"The EPA Moderated Transaction System demonstrates that there has been, and continues to be, an inadequate domestic supply of cellulosic biofuel. To date in 2012, just 20,069 gallons of cellulosic biofuel has been produced, all of which was exported," the AFPM reported. "This amount falls far short of the EPA-mandated 10.45 million ethanol-equivalent gallons of cellulosic biofuel. In addition, since the cellulosic that actually was produced was exported, refiners cannot use credits generated from these biofuels for complying with the federal mandate."


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Williamstown, Mass. - Williams College topped Farmingdale State in a 5-0 sweep this afternoon in a Second Round match at the 2011 Division III Men's Tennis tournament. The contest saw grey skies and a cool afternoon, but Williams rolled to a victory by decision.
The Ephs got off to a hot start with a sweep of doubles play. The duo of Trey Meyer and Felix Sun played a commanding match at #2 doubles, winning 8-0, against senior Theo Gioles (Wantagh, N.Y.) and sophomore Alex Bessarabov (Lindenhurst, N.Y.). The #3 pair, Kevin Shallcross and Will Petrie, played to an 8-1 victory over senior Chris Genzmann (Massapequa, N.Y.) and freshman Joe Falcetta (Deer Park, N.Y.).
The #1 doubles tandem of Matt Micheli and Brian Chow defeated the Farmingdale State duo of freshman Christian Bormann (Huntington, N.Y.) and senior Joe Passarella (Flushing, N.Y.) by a score of 8-2.
Brian Chow was the first Eph to finish in singles when he claimed the 6-0, 6-0 victory over #5 singles player Joe Falcetta. Playing on the court next to him, Dylan Page closed out the match with the final point in a 6-2, 6-0 win at #6 against senior Chris Genzmann.
Williams advances to play the winner of Johns Hopkins and Vassar on Sunday at 3:00 p.m., while the Rams end their best season in program history with an overall record of 13-3.
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- Bryan Chow/Matt Micheli (W) def. Christian Bormann/Joseph Passarella (FS) -- 8 - 2 [3]
- Felix Sun/Trey Meyer (W) def. Alex Besserabov/Theo Gioles (FS) -- 8 - 0 [2]
- Will Petrie/Kevin Shallcross (W) def. Joseph Falcetta/Chris Genzmann (FS) -- 8 - 1 [1]
- Felix Sun (W) vs. Christian Bormann (FS) -- 6-0, 4-0 DNF
- Matt Micheli (W) vs. Joseph Passarella (FS) -- 6-0, 4-1 DNF
- Trey Meyer (W) vs. Alex Besserabov (FS) -- 6-0, 2-1 DNF
- Zach Weiss (W) vs. Theo Gioles (FS) -- 6-0, 2-0 DNF
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Jessica Simpson Out-Divas Beyonce With Amazing Delivery Room Suite (PHOTOS)
We all know by now that Jessica Simpson is not "still pregnant." She finally delivered baby girl Maxwell Drew Johnson in Los Angeles on Tuesday. And now that we've gotten a look at photos of her delivery room suite, it looks like JSimps might have out-diva'd Beyonce herself in the delivery department.
Word has it Simpson and Eric Johnson snagged Cedars Sinai's luxurious three-room, two-bath suite to meet their new daughter, and it is sweeeeeet. We're talking flat screen TVs, private living room for sister Ashlee and crew to hang out and talk about the new addition to the fam, and of course a shower stall large enough to fit a soccer team.
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The whole thing goes for a whopping $3,784 per day (which is about $500 a night more than Beyonce apparently spent over at Lenox Hill in New York).
I'd almost be jealous of all these celebrity moms and their fancy maternity wards if it weren't for one thing.
Jessica still had to go through the whole delivering a child thang. Pretty bed linens and courtesy bathrobes are nice, but they don't protect you from contractions or vaginal tearing (did you catch the size of Simpson's little girl? She was a healthy 9 pounds, 13 ounces!). And if Simpson went the C-section route -- we haven't heard that one yet -- there's no amount of money that makes up for several weeks of painful recovery from surgery.
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Don't get me wrong. A little luxury after going through the birthing process is nothing to sneeze at.
I would have much preferred Cedars' basket of fresh fruit and muffins, beverage-stocked fridge, and private meals for two that their celebrity guests get to the cold dinner my local hospital scrounged up for me late at night after my daughter was born (and I hadn't eaten in over a day). No one even bothered to check food preferences or allergies with me, so I was served some kind of mystery meat with a congealed sauce on top. I'm a vegetarian. I don't know if it was the hormones or the hunger pains, but I burst into tears. Thank God my husband ran to the snack machine. Wonder if Doritos come out in colostrum ...
But at the end of the day, even the women who flounce into the delivery room with their makeup just so and their own towels and sheets packed in their bags are just like the rest of us. Women have been delivering babies the same way for thousands of years, and no amount of money is going to change that.
If you had Jessica Simpson's kind of money, what would you want in your delivery room when you welcomed your new baby?
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Chicken Nuggets Recalled, Wheat Research Could Fight Stem Rust
- More than 75,000-pounds of frozen, fully-cooked chicken nugget products are being recalled by a Tyson Foods plant according to USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Tyson five-pound bags of fully cooked white meat nuggets with a best if used by date of January 26, 2015 or February 16, 2015 are part of that recall. Also 20-pound bulk packs of Spare Time Fully Cooked Nugget-Shaped Chicken Breast Pattie Fritters with Rib Meat are part of the recall.
- USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists have found a gene in ancient grasses that could help make wheat more resistant to Ug99, a type of stem rust that constantly evolves.
While this fungus has not been found in the U.S., it is considered a potential threat to up to 90 percent of the world's wheat. Scientists are studying a diverse group of grasses including einkorn wheat, emmer wheat and goatgrass.


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In this romantic drama, two teenagers in love struggle to look past their differences. After the unexpected death of her mother, Sarah Johnson (Julia Stiles) moves to Chicago to live with her father. Knowing no one at her new school and not at home in a gritty, inner-city high school, Sarah has trouble adjusting, but she soon becomes friends with Derek (Sean Patrick Thomas), who has talent and street smarts but a checkered past. Sarah was an avid student of ballet before her mother's death sidelined her studies, while Derek has some serious hip-hop moves, and their mutual love of dance leads their friendship into something deeper. However, since Sarah is white and Derek is black, they have more to contend with than the average high school couple; Sarah gets static from Nikki (Bianca Lawson), Derek's former girlfriend, while Derek has to deal with his friend Malakai (Fredro Starr), who is still deep in the thug life Derek is trying to avoid. Save the Last Dance was directed by Thomas Carter, who previously examined the sociopolitical side of dancing in Swing Kids. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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- Kerry Washington - Chenille
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Most range models relate current species' localities to underlying environmental conditions. These correlative range models largely ignore biological traits including size, physiology, and behavior. My research focuses on incorporating these biotic details into mechanistic models that link individual energetics and population dynamics to predict climate-induced range shifts for reptiles and amphibians. My NCEAS research applied the models to demonstrate how differential traits among lizard species lead to differential responses to climate change. Additional research demonstrated the range implications of geographic variation in physiology among lizard populations. Ongoing research is investigating how trait adaptation across latitudinal gradients determines ranges. These findings show that biology matters when predicting responses to climate change. In a quantitative comparison of correlative and mechanistic range models, we found that both classes of models can be useful depending on particular model assumptions and the quality of existing data needed to parameterize models. Mechanistic range models are emerging as a viable alternative to correlative approaches and may be essential to predicting range dynamics in changing environments.


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was a dream come true for the world at large. A site in gorgeous flash encoding, that served up Heroes, Prison Break, The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, American Heroes, Prison Dad, and Family Break, as well as thousands of old films (and even the entire Doogie Howser back-catalogue if you're that way inclined) for one and all to watch in streaming HD. No clogged up harddrives or waiting times. Touch my face and call me Susan, it's an internet miracle.
And the only restriction, it seemed, was the week or so delay between Terrestrial broadcast and netcast required to make the licensing between the Big Media companies who owned the shows and Hulu, their own joint venture, hold up in the stiff breeze of desperately needed TV Ad revenue streams (come on, a mixed weather metaphor is pretty sweet.)
Hulu is configured to recognise your IP address and boot you out of the site with not so much as a flicker of Jack Bauer's tradesmile to send you on your way back to your own shitty, unilluminated life if you're not in the US (read either "Not from round here, boy" or even "Unamerican".)
But gladly a nice free unobtrusive IP Anonymizer application called Hotspotshield allowed you to dodge that Entertainment Bullet by making your connection seem like it was in the US via a huge free VPN circuit you can simply tag into. And the cost? Nothing, HSS automatically sends banner ads your way, so you can buy a mail-order bride whilst Wahey for free US TV again!
Well you can go fuck yourself if you think THAT wasn't going to change. Hulu caught wise to this little trick (presumably after some complete Sweaty Park Cock ratted on the rest of teh interwebz and told a technician at Hulu, or maybe they worked it out for themselves – less exciting, that one,) and has blocked HSS IP addresses, so now all of the world that isn't Manifest Destiny has to get its fun from this sexy little image:
Already the tech bloggers are squawking angrily about "Hulu's decision to geoblock its content" – which is half-fair, because really it's Fox, NBC etc who are making that rule up, and Hulu has to take the flak for being contractually obliged to enforce it and thereby NOT going to prison for eight billion years and pay infinity plus $8 in fines. And read Chaucer (a less well-known but equally gruesome pubnishment for piracy these days. Look it up. DO IT.)
Of course the internet is a big angry Hydra; cut off one path and eight new ones appear in its place. Not only is the staff of HSS running around, seven dusty servers in each arm, looking for an abandoned warehouse to plug their gadgets into (and probably ironically looking for an anonymiser program of their own), but there's already talk of other anonymising programs that might still do the trick. You won't find the list here because reading about it online is probably one of the reasons why the bastards found out and aren't rotting in jail. TRAITORS.
So it's back to torrents and other even more illegal behaviours for most of the world who simply can't be bothered to wait the 84 inexplicable months between release dates in the US and everywhere else.
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Pizzeria opening signals rebirth of Short Vine
Mio's opens in former BW3 space
Pizzeria opening signals rebirth of Short Vine
Mio's opens in former BW3 space
Mio's held a grand opening Thursday on Short Vine, signaling a rebirth of the area as an entertainment destination.
"The University of Cincinnati is going to support this franchise and I'm getting the word out," said university president Santa Ono. "I'm going to be a frequent visitor to this restaurant and I'm going to enjoy the pizza."
The restaurant, serves both Chicago- and New York-style pizza, is located at 2634 Vine Street, which housed a Buffalo Wild Wings during the neighborhood's most recent glory days in the 1990s.
"Everyone is excited for the street to come back," said owner Kelli Gagen. "We all want to work on it together, and the more draw there is up here the better everyone is going to do, everyone is in it together."


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Wednesday January 9, 2013
Axed horse racing pundit John McCririck is to sue channel 4 claiming the the broadcaster axed him because he was deemed to be too old.
The racing pundit, known for his quirky sense of style, has been dropped by the new racing team fronted by Clare Balding.
John, a former Celebrity Big Brother contestant, has previously criticised the decision by Channel 4 to award the contract to produce the racing coverage to IMG Sports Media, ending its previous agreement with Highflyer.
In a statement the 72-year-old said: "Channel 4 and production company IMG Sports Media were yesterday each served a letter before action for age discrimination.
"After 29 years with Channel 4 Racing, on a rolling annual contract, I have been sacked without any consultation or cogent explanation. I am 72.
"For loss of future earnings, unfair career damaging, public humiliation, stress and mental anguish, I will be seeking £500,000. Ageism is illegal. For tens of thousands of employees it has become the feared scourge of our society. This litigation should prove to be a watershed."
He said: "I am seeking a further exemplary, punitive £2.5m, part of which will be donated to charitable organisations helping to prevent negative prejudice in the workplace."
John said he would drop the legal action if he is "fully" reinstated, receives an apology and all his costs are met.
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Gever Tulley: Life lessons through tinkering
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The founder of the Tinkering School, Gever Tulley likes to build things with kids.
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Gever Tulley writes the best Twitters: Just landed my paraglider in an empty field behind Santa 8arbara. ... Making amazing tshirts with a laser cutter at the maker faire in austin. ... Washing fruit, putting sheets on bunkbeds, and grinding up aluminum foil in a cheap blender ... Updating the school blog, trying to figure out how many cubic feet of air are in a 5 gallon cylinder at 200 PSI. ... Trying to figure out if the tinker kids are going to be able to get molten iron from magnetite sand ...
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TORONTO -- The Rays aren't where they want to be in the standings, but manager Joe Maddon is proud of his club's resiliency.
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A day after losing a back-and-forth 10-inning affair, Tampa Bay returned the favor.View Full Game Coverage
Evan Longoria hit a tie-breaking RBI single in the 10th inning to propel the Rays to a 2-1 win over the Blue Jays in front of 38,869 at Rogers Centre on Sunday afternoon.
"After the loss [Saturday], our guys came back once again and played a balanced game after a tough loss. Beautiful people," Maddon said. "If you are managing this team, you would be a fool to not support this group of guys based on how they go about their business every day."
It wasn't easy, and at times it wasn't pretty, but the Rays found a way to take two of three from the Blue Jays and win a series on the road for the 10th time in their last 11 tries. The Saturday game they lost is under protest, and if it were to be upheld, Tampa Bay would actually have a chance for a sweep.
After coming up short with runners on second and third and one out in the ninth, Tampa Bay delivered an inning later against right-hander Sergio Santos (0-3). Toronto right fielder Nolan Reimold misplayed a ball hit by Logan Forsythe, and the error allowed runners to reach second and third for Longoria. The third baseman smacked a base hit to left to score Ben Zobrist and give the Rays a 2-1 lead. Forsythe also came home on the play, but he was thrown out at the plate by Melky Cabrera.
Brad Boxberger worked the 10th to earn his his second save and preserve the one-run lead, but the inning went anything but smoothly.
The Blue Jays had runners on the corners with none out but Boxberger got Jose Reyes and Melky Cabrera to each pop out on first-pitch offerings before retiring Reimold on strikes to end the contest.
"It's kind of easy to just give up in that situation and say, 'They're going to at least score one run, we'll play for the tie,'" Longoria said. "Boxberger did a great job making this pitches right there. It's good to come out on top of that one. Hopefully that's some good momentum going into Baltimore."
Rays starter Chris Archer did his job, and he was cruising until the Blue Jays got to him in the seventh.
The right-hander surrendered back-to-back one-out singles, which put runners on the corners for Juan Francisco, who hit a sacrifice fly to the warning track in right field to even the game at 1.
Archer's struggles in the inning weren't over, as he walked Munenori Kawasaki on five pitches to load the bases for Reyes. But Archer showed his composure and struck out Reyes on a slider to leave the bases loaded.
"That's one of those situations where you practice in the bullpen, practice in the offseason, you run through some scenarios that you might be in, and I was totally confident in the execution of it because I had already practiced it in my bullpen and mentally beforehand," said Archer, who has allowed two earned runs or fewer in all four of his career starts at Rogers Centre.
Other than having to battle out of a fifth-inning jam, too, Archer was in control. The 23-year-old threw seven innings of one-run ball, allowed six hits, walked one and punched out six. In seven second-half starts, Archer has a 2.25 ERA and 46 strikeouts over 44 innings.
"If you're facing this Blue Jays' lineup and you only give up one run, it's something to be happy about," Archer said. "So I'm walking away happy and confident and looking at all the bright things about that game."
Archer pitched with a lead for the majority of the contest after the Rays struck first in the opening frame.
Zobrist hit a one-out double and advanced to third on a wild pitch by Toronto starter Drew Hutchison with Matt Joyce at the dish. Joyce walked on seven pitches to put runners on the corners for Longoria, who grounded into a forceout, which scored Zobrist and gave Tampa Bay a 1-0 lead.
Hutchison went six strong innings, allowing one run on six hits, while walking two and striking out seven. It was a strong bounce-back effort for the 24-year-old, who allowed 13 earned runs over a pair of losses his last two times out.
Toronto right fielder Jose Bautista was ejected in the sixth inning by home-plate umpire Bill Welke after arguing over a called third strike.
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons was not pleased with his star's ejection. It would have been Bautista up with two outs in the 10th instead of Reimold had he not been tossed from the contest.
"Bottom line, we need him in the game," Gibbons said. "Say your piece, get ... out of there. We're trying to get in the playoffs, we need you on the field. In a way, he's a marked man in this game."
Tampa Bay closer Jake McGee (4-1) worked two innings, the third time he has done so this season, and he retired all six batters he faced in the eighth and ninth.
The Rays will continue their seven-game road trip against the Orioles on Monday night.
Chris Toman is a contributor to MLB.com.


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Anyhow, those who think that using subtitles compromises the experience can use the dub, and those who, like me, feels that all dubs completely ruin the characters of the show can watch the sub (if needed of course). These differences would've been a problem if we were still in the age of the VHS, but let's all hail the DVD!
Or well, I can't say that I know very much about how this all worked back when the VHS was "still alive". Sure, I grew up watching VHS obviously given how old I am, but I didn't start watching anime until we were well into the DVD era. I'm sure there's a bunch of people here who were into anime back then... did the VHS-releases include both? (For instance... the first half would be the dub, and the second half would be the same episodes/movie, but in Japanese with subtitles)
That last thing might be a bit off topic, but I tend to get carried away by curiosity.
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You guys seem to forget that Fukuyama was a surprising actor to be Lelouch, people assumed the Va's for Lelouch and Suzaku were to be switched because Fuku seems a more Suzu char and has a voice for such a char.
It's been noted..*damn forgot this, but some interview* that the director had told Fukuyama to be more lower in his voice and evil. While in trade he told Suzu's VA to be more cheerful and happier.
It's the same for Yuri and Johnny; I expected Yuri to be Lelouch due to his .Hack//GU Haseo voice and Johnny's Nero from Devil may cry 4, he's much more cheerful than Lelouch is.
Personally I think the US is trying to hope for similar miracle to happen by making voice actors play opposite parts.
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yea i agree with what they're doing with lelouch and suzaku's VA's and hopefully a similar happens with the dubs
but i prefer subs by far (please dont kill me). im not saying dubs suck but my problem, as it has been stated before, is the lack of emotion if you will. the voices for dubs arent horrible themselves (in general).
i dont think the dub will be bad...except CC's voice >_>
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... Fine, you know what? Forget it. I can't possibly look dub-haters in the eyes anymore. Obviously I'm a lesser creature, because I appreciate my first language. I'm someone that probably delves more into Japanese culture than the rest of you, and despite some aspects, I still appreciate my own, including the damn language.
You see, THAT is the flak I give the sub-watching community. Because a good portion of them look DOWN on the R1 community. Judgmental til the end of days, making us lowly "English speakers" feel like criminals, and all our R1 DVDs with an English track illegal paraphernalia, and our fan subs the only way to watch it.
I tell you right now, I have seen Yuri and Bosch several times, and they are skilled. We are looking at a good dub, done at least by the same company that did Cowboy-freaking-Bebop, which people herald as BETTER than the original. So it WILL be good, or at least DECENT.
And no, don't bother with any "Oh, let me prove you wrong," because you're just trying to tell me I'm a moron because I, God forbid, watch my TV shows in English.
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Before this topic is going to be dub VS sub,I want to point out something. Dub is an option for anyone who prefer English or anyone who do not like reading sub. while they are watching. It is not an evil work and it can not ruin anything in an anime. It is an option which can turn on if you like or turn off if you feel that it suck. If you really hate it just turn it off with your remote and it won't take anything more than 1 touch at audio button. In fact, some company already select Japanese track as their first audio option, so you don't need to do anything. And for god sake, read the first post in this topic.
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America just doesn't take the series too seriously like Jap voice actors do, I think.
Other than DBZ which was actually pretty good; most other series fail in comparison.
But yah, imagining yourself in a room and trying to act serious about a cartoon is somewhat embarrassing to most.
But there's good voice actors like Yuri and Johnny, I expect much from them at least. CC and Kallen well....I need to CC's scold lelouch and Kallen to act all weak and then strong before I make any judgments on them.
I want my Orange...
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Moving on...
The dubbing that I heard from that ever so breif and undisclosing clip was actually not bad at all. C.C.'s voice is fine, get off your high horses of "I only do subs, I'm better than you" and listen to more than five seconds of speech before dismissing something as trash. Also try to look at dubbing objectively, not everyone is as priveleged or willing/wishing to watch subs. Hell, most people watch TV so that they don't have TO READ. Try hearing the subs from the ears of someone who hasn't heard the japanese seyu.
So far, so good. Will I watch dubbed? Probably. I want to see what they do with the voices and since it will be on DVD I don't have to worry about Toonami bullshit. I'll have my Japanese DVD's right next to my American DVD's and alternate as I see fit.
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Though the editing is rather interesting when compared to what the comic book movies Toonami aired got away with.
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DBZ from when it originally aired never had kill in it. It was always destroy. The uncut boxsets may have it but I don't have the uncut boxsets, hell I don't own anything DBZ related. Hell, even blood was usually removed from the show and others that aired during that time.
That which is aired on Adult Swim is hardly a time when children watch and as such suffers little editing but it is still edited from the DVD version. Pretty sure, as an example, Blood+ suffered a pretty big editing on the rape scene but then I'm not a fan of the show so I don't fully remember.
And, yes it is in part a matter of overly aggresive sensorship. It has begun to wane in its prevelence but shows still recieve sensorships in the forms of age ratings (13+, 15+, etc..).
Shows which are of the lower brackets, usually for children to watch, are usually pretty poorly dubbed and are usually sensored to remove things that are in one country perfectly fine while evil in another.
Anime has also just only recently caught on as something 'big' for the American machine to gouge money off of. Therein, the amount of quality dubbing will probably increase and it is not so surprising that the quality was poorer (and less funded) in the past.
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This is my first negotiation with SEA, representing over 7,000 state employees, whose jobs are as varied as one can imagine. From new employees to those who have faithfully worked for the State for well over 40 years, these people have committed themselves to serve the citizens of New Hampshire to improve the quality of life for everyone as best as they can. They do their jobs willingly, and do it to the best of their ability, everyday throughout the year, 365 days, 24 hours a day in every type of climate and facility one can imagine. They do not do it for the accolades or recognition but because they are committed to their careers and the citizens of our state.
In return, all that is asked for is to be treated with respect, dignity, and compensated fairly. One does not choose to work for the State of New Hampshire to become rich, nor should they expect to be struggling to support their families because they cannot financially afford to be employed by the state. Unfortunately that is becoming more and more common as great and talented people leave state employment. It is disappointing to hear, "I cannot earn enough money to work here anymore." This is sad, and not a reason people should leave state service. Our average working age is 47 years old, and a full 60% are eligible to retire. These are the facts, not some abstract number that is made up.
The Master Bargaining Team has been meeting regularly with the State negotiating team for over 8 months now; and to say at times it has been overwhelming would be an understatement. Decisions made affect real people, and have serious repercussions. This is serious business and a tremendous responsibility borne by all at the bargaining table.
Our team objective has been to reach a fair contract. Nothing more, nothing less. We have been without wage increases for 4 years, have paid more to retirement costs, work more with less, and watched the State's coffers produce revenue surpluses recently. While we all recognize the financial hardship the state has faced in recent years, the corner has been turned. SEA members were there to the tune of over $50 million dollars in concessions, while enduring additional job losses of more than $50 million dollars through layoffs and attrition, and it is now time for the state to recognize these facts and compensate us fairly.
Time and time again, during these negotiations the state has asked for more give backs, while ignoring the sacrifices we have made as, "that was in the past – let's just move on." And yet the state knows…we paid our concessions forward. The state may have forgotten that, but our families have not. Today, they still feel the sting. Today, they say, "no more sacrifice."
Now, the state must realize we have given all we can give. Now, the state needs to treat us with a fair contract. Just last week, Governor Maggie Hassan met with labor leaders praising their work. Now, she needs to recognize her own employees in the same manner. A fair contract will accomplish this; our families need one now!
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After the Russian Revolution, Chagall briefly returned to his native land where he found a post as director of culture in his home province, but instead of directing the painting of Communist Party propaganda and revolutionary images of Marx and Lenin, he had the townspeople decorating their drab existence with murals of brightly coloured farm animals and children playing. Having taken his appointment a little less seriously than party officials would have liked, he soon found himself an outcast from Mother Russia and spent the rest of his life living and working in Paris, transporting himself through his paintings back to the life he knew and loved in the sophisticated, yet joyful painted images that elevated him late in life to one of the most beloved artists of the twentieth century.
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Today was Career Day at my school. Again, the intent is a good one, but these things tend to get so tedious! Visitors to my class included a vocational school director, a restaurant owner, an electrician for NJ Transit, a nurse, a bank president, and a lawyer/author.
While I respect and appreciate these people for taking the time to come to our school, most had no idea how to speak to kids. They talked and talked and were all over the place. And my students are English Language Learners, so huge parts of what is said gets lost. However, two of the presenters were successful in catching my students' attention.
The electrician had been a former student of the school and was from the community. He brought his gadgets with him, devices/tools he uses daily in his job. The kids got to hold these instruments, examine them, ask questions. Visuals and manipulatives are so important, especially when working with ELLs. This guy was good.
The lawyer/author made on an impression on my students as well, partly because of what he had to say, and because of what I've been doing all year in class. Ken Isaacson http://www.kenisaacson.com/ recently published his first novel Silent Counsel and brought his book to class. My students were excited to meet a "real" author. He discussed his studies and career as an attorney and his newfound satisfaction at finishing his book and seeing it at Barnes & Noble. My students had some great questions about why and how he wrote the book. He told my kids to always think "What If?" and that these two words would lead them to write. Many students shared that they too want to be writers. (How cool is that?) Once he left and we had a little down time before dismissal, some of the kids took out their writing portfolios and started new projects. I didn't say a thing. Just smiled.


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Even the public records of Christian County, KY, were segregated.
Today I had to go to the County Clerk's office and my business took me to the room where various legal records are archived -- land deeds, wills, marriage records, and so on. I was surprised to see that "colored" marriage records were once kept in separate books from "white" marriage records. When I commented on this, the lady who was helping me said, "Well, segregation was segregation." The separate records ended about 1970.
Anyone my age or older who grew up here would be able to remember the days of segregation clearly. I have never heard anyone talk much about it in my circles of (mostly white) friends and associates.
As a child in northern Nebraska, I rarely saw a black person. In fact, I can remember clearly the first black men I ever saw because it was such an unusual experience. The first black man I ever saw was a porter on a passenger train. The next black men I saw were workers in the iron-yards in Omaha where my dad was buying a trailer-load of pipe.
In northern Nebraska, people who weren't white were usually Sioux. The Rosebud Reservation was (is) just north of Valentine, Nebraska, and the Pine Ridge Reservation was (is) just north of Gordon, Nebraska. We saw and brushed shoulders with Indians often when we went to town, but particularly if we were at Valentine or Gordon.
The prejudices (pre-conceived notions) I learned as a child about other races were about the Sioux Indians. I wasn't taught to hate or despise them, or to think that I was better than them, but I was quite sure that many of them drank heavily. Statistics would agree that alcoholism is a terrible problem on the Sioux reservations, but I knew about it mostly from hearing the sad stories that my parents and grandparents told. I didn't have any personal experiences to base my notions upon.
I feel sad as I write about the Sioux because they were pushed off their land by the settlers, but I don't have any personal feelings of guilt about how my family treated anyone. I remember a young Sioux man who worked for my dad in the hayfield one summer. His name was Victor, and he lived with us like a family member. He ate three meals a day with us and slept upstairs in our home. My mother did his laundry, and it was my chore to make all the hired men's beds every day.
My mother grew up just north of Gordon, Nebraska, only 20 miles or so from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. When her grandparents settled in Sheridan County, it was only a few years after the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890. My mother remembered her father hiring Sioux's from the reservation to help with potato harvest in the fall. They camped on the farm in teepees and tents. My grandfather had to go to town and get bags of silver dollars to pay them because they would not accept paper money.
My mother also remembered parades in Gordon (probably during the 1930's) where the Sioux men walked in their leather clothing and fine long feather headdresses. Stories like these were told with respect and they were another part of what I learned about the Sioux Indians as a child.
These are some of my rambling thoughts after seeing the marriage books in the Christian County Courthouse today.
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Dr. Jack Graham, pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, TX, and a member of Liberty University's board of trustees, talked about the brevity of life at Monday's convocation.
Referring to the country song "Live Like You Were Dying" and the movie "The Bucket List," Graham said as Christians "every one of us ought to have a 'bucket list.' We ought to have such a purpose and passion for life that we do and get to do everything that God is calling all to do," he said.
He said on a tombstone there are two dates – birth and death, neither of which we get to choose ourselves. But he urged Liberty students to focus on what people all have in common: "the dash in the middle," he said. "We do have the choice about what happens there."
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He ended his talk by saying that "life really should not be measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the number of breath-taking moments you make for the Lord Jesus Christ.
"Don't waste this time that you have here," he told them. "I know some of it is just routine … you feel like you get in a rut just to get to class, pass the test and get on with life. Let me remind you this IS your life. God has you here by His purpose and His will right now. Hear the call of God right now … make sure you're living life in the full."
Graham, who was greeted with cheers from students who have been members of his 28,000-member congregation in Texas, has served two terms as president of the Southern Baptist Convention. He has written numerous books, including "You Can Make a Difference," "Lessons from the Heart," "A Hope and a Future," "Life According to Jesus," and "Courageous Parenting," co-authored by his wife, Deb. His most recent book, "Are You Fit for Life?," was released in January.


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Another fatal crash on the Neches River bridge
A Saturday afternoon drive turned deadly for one family after a pickup truck rear-ended their sedan, killing 31-year-old Steven Scott Curtis of Bridge City.
Police say the family was traveling west, coming down the Purple Heart Memorial Bridge, also known as Neches River Bridge, when traffic slowed near the base of the bridge in Beaumont.
The family's 2004 gray Toyota Corolla was then struck by a 2011 Ford F-350 pickup, knocking the smaller car into another vehicle at approximately 2:51 p.m., according to a police press release.
Three passengers were in the Corolla, including a 1-year-old in a rear-facing child seat. The toddler and driver were uninjured, but Curtis was killed as a result of the crash, police said.
"The baby and everybody else is fine," said BPD spokesperson Carol Riley. "Nobody else had any life-threatening injuries."
Riley said no charges have been filed in the death as of Monday, Oct. 22.
Earlier this year on Aug. 31, Billy Wayne Hight, 22, of Vidor died on the westbound side of the bridge when, according to the Beaumont Police Department, he drove his GMC pickup truck eastbound in the westbound lane of I-10 and collided head on with an 18-wheeler at 2:14 a.m.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 163 diseños de 51 diseñadores freelance.
Summit Series is a community of the most amazing young people in the world: CEO's, entrepreneurs, company founders, philanthropists, and entertainers. (Matt Mickiewicz, founder of SitePoint & 99designs, attended our last retreat in Aspen) We need a new, aspirational logo that tells of our mission.
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When we think of ozone, it is usually in the context of "the ozone layer," earth's protection from solar radiation. But Jim Hatton of Semco Manufacturing in Pharr, Texas, contends that ozone will soon replace chlorine as the disinfectant of choice, not only for water supplies and swimming pools but also for disinfecting fruits and vegetables before storage or packing and shipping.
"Ozone has been used extensively in the fruit and vegetable industry in Europe, but only recently has it started proving its effectiveness in processing and packing plants in the United States," said Hatton, a speaker at the Texas Vegetable Association Meeting in McAllen, Texas.
The power of ozone, a naturally occurring gas, lies in its ability to decompose, quickly bursting the cell wall of a bacterium, allowing the contents to spill out and then be immediately oxidized and destroyed.
Ozone treatment kills all known organisms and viruses. This rapid and complete oxidation of contaminants insures that the bacteria or virus will not develop an immunity or resistance to the gas.
The preferred method for treatment consists of submersion of vegetables into tanks of treated water that agitates around the product. Water and suspended organic solids are then continually recirculated through a filtration system to guard against cross-contamination and to keep the oxidation-reduction potential of the water at a desired range.
Ozone far surpasses chlorine, the most common disinfectant used for sanitizing fruits and vegetables, in many aspects. It has been estimated that up to 30 percent of all fresh produce is lost during the period between harvest and consumption due to microbial spoilage. One of the most important benefits for vegetables treated with ozone, in the form of ozonated water, compared to those treated with chlorinated water, is the extension of market quality storage life, in some cases more than doubling it. Ozone-treated produce also has a better flavor.
Ozone has an oxidation potential that is over one-and-a-half times more powerful than chlorine. Because the contact time required to kill the microorganisms is much shorter with ozone, it is often 50 to 100 times more effective as a disinfectant than chlorine. Ozone uses less water than chlorine and does not react with organic materials to form by-products that have been implicated as carcinogens like chlorine does and, since it is chemical-free, breaks down into simpler compounds, so the water it sheds contains no toxic residues and can be recycled. Unlike chlorine, it is generally non-corrosive to metal equipment at the concentration used for disinfecting.
In 1991 the Environmental Protection Agency confirmed that ozone is far more effective than conventional disinfectants against microbial contaminants, including e-coli, salmonella, giardia and cryptosporidium. Ozone can be up to 300 times more effective against giardia, for instance, than disinfection with chlorine.
Newspaper reports of illnesses directly linked to contaminated foods make consumers concerned over the safety of their produce. With ozone-treated produce, consumers can be assured that their fruits and vegetables are "good enough to eat."
GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) status on fresh vegetables is currently under consideration by the FDA and is expected soon. "After the GRAS status is approved, I expect to see more processors and packers experimenting with ozone," Hatton say. "And as more successful systems start showing up, the industry will put pressure on other shippers to change over. How quickly this takes place will depend on the cost of the equipment and how many more outbreaks occur from foodborne pathogens."


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The Society for Mathematical Psychology promotes the advancement and communication of research in mathematical psychology and related disciplines. Mathematical psychology is broadly defined to include work of a theoretical character that uses mathematical methods, formal logic, or computer simulation. The Society journal is the Journal of Mathematical Psychology.
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The Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation (EDMS) program in the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology (HDQM) in the College of Education at the University of Maryland, College Park, is seeking applications for a faculty appointment at the advanced Assistant Professor to advanced Associate Professor level starting August 2014. Qualifications include an earned doctorate in an appropriate field, exceptionally strong background in quantitative methods as applied in the education, social, behavioral, and biological sciences, evidence of outstanding scholarly research, interest in participating in collaborative research projects, as well as graduate and, perhaps, undergraduate teaching.
This position requires expertise in classical and modern psychometric theory as well as quantitative methods. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a program of research addressing important theoretical developments in measurement and/or assessment with an interest in applications to practical problems of broad interest. Duties will include (1) continuation of a sophisticated research program, (2) teaching within the EDMS graduate level educational statistics and measurement course sequence, including advanced specialty courses, (3) assisting in the development of new programs and coursework, (4) advising master's and doctoral students, (5) involvement in service to the profession at state, national, and international levels, and (6) securing and administering external contracts and grants.
The EDMS Program has a current enrollment of about 40 graduate students in its doctoral and master's programs. Nearly half of these students are full-time with some form of financial support. Faculty research interests and additional information about EDMS can be found by visiting our web site: www.education.umd.edu/EDMS/
For fullest consideration, applicants should submit the following materials electronically via the University of Maryland Jobs Portal (http://www.ejobs.umd.edu) for position 105377 no later than October 7, 2013: (1) cover letter summarizing qualifications; (2) current curriculum vitae; (3) reprints of at least one, but not more than three, scholarly publications; and (4) names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three individuals who may be contacted by the committee as references.
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Welcome to the mapping and translation blog!
I probably should have included all of this, in the first entry, but was too excited to just get something up and going.
As you can tell from the description, this blog is going to be mapping and translation advice, hints, tips, etc. for IBM Sterling B2B Integrator (formally GIS/Gentran Integration Suite) and Sterling Gentran:Server (primarily for Windows, but we may throw some UNIX or Gentran Director in there).
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The authors are going to be from IBM support, but this by no means should be an alternative to opening a PMR. Think of it more as mappers helping mappers. Also, needless to say, any opinions or comments are those of the author specifically, and not those of IBM.
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (May 17, 2010) - When ETSU sophomore Nina Muehl (Vienna, Austria) steps onto the tee box Tuesday morning at the Country Club of Landfall, she will become the first women's golfer in Buccaneer history to participate in the NCAA Championships.
With a first round lead thanks to a carded score of 64 in the NCAA East Regional, Muehl proved she has the game to do more than just "show up" this week. However, at this event - hosted by UNC Wilmington - she will be facing the best players in the college game for 2009-2010.
Muehl, who earned her spot in the finals by finishing fourth on the individual leaderboard, will not be joined by her ETSU teammates. However, even though the Bucs' 15th place finish in the regional was not good enough to advance, Muehl's historic effort was not lost on ETSU head coach Stefanie Shelton.
"This is huge for our team," Shelton said. "It's just another step in the process of building the type of program we want at ETSU. We're so proud of Nina and what she has accomplished this year."
Muehl will tee off on No. 10 at the Country Club of Landfall at 8:55 a.m. Tuesday morning. Fans can stay up-to-date on her efforts by watching live results at Golfstat.com, or visiting ETSUBucs.com for a complete wrap up at the end of each day's action.


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Modeling has become a favored tool among banks, capital markets firms and financial services leaders, who can access a variety of advanced mathematical, statistical or numerical models to assess and manage risk. Liquidity, balance sheet and income statement scenarios all can be projected using modeling tools.
Models can help manage risk, but they come with risks of their own. Model error and model misuse can leave a bank exposed or at even greater risk.
We believe a possible solution is to establish a model risk management (MRM) framework with a focus on good governance including:
With a framework for testing models and a solid governance structure, financial providers will be better prepared to manage model risk.
A comprehensive MRM approach that addresses ownership, control and compliance involves several structural and functional steps. We believe these components are essential to helping build a reliable MRM framework:
With the right approach in place, the next steps are to evaluate and manage the models themselves. These three actions help cultivate strong models:
Model definition: Establishing what is (and isn't) a model is a necessary first step. At their core, models have inputs, processing tools and reporting procedures. Beyond this exists some gray area that enterprises should assess thoroughly.
Risk rating and inventory: By rating risk, financial firms are prioritizing the level of review each model needs (more for high risk, less for low risk). An inventory can help firms track and prioritize their models.
Model measurement and aggregation: This new activity is still evolving, and can include model risk scorecards, assessing operational risk and evaluating model uncertainty.
Taking these steps can help banks and capital markets firms master the models in their service. Risks inherent in models will not disappear, but they will be known and tightly managed, thus supporting strong mitigation.
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Is John ill? Hes lost a lot of weight.
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It's another 19 Action News exclusive!
Taxpayer dollars are used for certain juror expenses, like pay, and those expenses can add up in lengthy trials.
In fact jurors in the Anthony Sowell trial have been having "very" expensive dinners.
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If you own a home in a documented flood zone, there's a 26 percent chance of experiencing a flood over the course of a 30-year mortgage.1And while they are more common in some areas, floods can happen anywhere. In fact, nearly 20 percent of all flood insurance claims each year come from property outside of high-risk areas.2
You should also know that flood damage is specifically excluded from all basic homeowner's policies. Fortunately, you can purchase a separate Federal Flood Insurance policy through one of many private insurance companies that write and service the policies for the government.
Flooding is the temporary inundation of normally dry land caused by the overflow of inland or tidal waters, the unusual or rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters, or mudslides caused by flooding. Floods can result from storms, hurricanes, melting snow, dam or levee failure, or even inadequate drainage. According to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), a wet situation is considered a flood if two adjacent properties are under water. In rural areas, at least two acres must be submerged.
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Your premium will depend on the level of risk associated with the location of your home. New flood maps utilize the following categories of Special Flood Hazard Areas or SFHAs:
Homeowners in a low- to moderate-risk zone may be eligible for a discounted preferred risk policy. And flood insurance should cost the same whether you buy it from an insurance agent or directly from the NFIP.
Types of Coverage
A "dwelling" policy covers single family and multi-family homes. Apartments and businesses require a "general property" policy. Condominium owners can purchase a "residential condominium building association policy."
Expect a standard 30-day waiting period for new policies, which means they must be purchased well before any flood warnings sound.
Flooding is the most widespread natural disaster.4 Could a flood ruin you? That's the $250,000 question to answer when deciding whether you need flood insurance.
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