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Last night was a big night for ABC: Once Upon a Time and Revenge both returned (woohoo!), and 666 Park Avenue finally arrived (check out our review here). To celebrate their fiery Sunday night line-up, ABC threw a swanky party with the cast and creators from all three shows. So, our gift to you this Monday afternoon? Insider scoop from the hottest stars of Revenge (yes, Josh Bowman included).
Glamour reader Cindy (@Cindalin) tweeted that she wants to know whether the cast needed to re-watch Season 1 just to keep up with all the plot twists and turns. Here's what they had to say:
Josh Bowman (Daniel Grayson): "No, I don't think I couldn't watched the entire first season [over again!] I want to start fresh and move forward because there's so much there. This weekend though, Emily [who plays Emily Thorne] is hosting a little viewing party for the premiere, so it will be nice for all of us to get together and celebrate the first episode."
Madeleine Stowe (Victoria Grayson): "A lot of the first season is a complete blur to me. Jennifer Jason Leigh is coming on the show this season, and I'm so thrilled. It's very organic and spontaneous what we're doing. We're going to be working together a lot."
Margarita Levieva (Amanda Clarke): "It is hard for us to sometimes keep track of everything! Each script is really packed. There's so many secrets, so much emotion."
Meanwhile, I had to ask my staple interview question. If you were stranded on the side of the road at 3 a.m., which co-star would you call to come pick you up?
Josh Bowman: "I mean, that's not fair, is it? [laughs] I've got to pretend to think about it! [In real life, Bowman is dating co-star Emily Van Camp] Who would I call? Well, I would call someone who would have their phone on. Many people would have their phone on! Come on! You want me to say someone who you think I am going to say! I'm going to say I'd probably not call Gabriel [Mann] because he never picks up. Madeleine is in Santa Monica. Henry's [Czerny] got family, so he's probably asleep. He needs a lot of it. Nick [Wechsler] has potential to pick-up, even though he's probably at a concert. Ashley [Madekwe] is definitely asleep, and she's very grumpy when she's woken up. So that leaves Emily and Connor [Paolo]. What's your next question?"
Dilshad Vadsaria (new character, Padma Lahari): "[Well, based on what Josh just said], I found out that Ashley would not be happy at 3 a.m. because she likes to sleep. And that Gabe doesn't pick up his phone at all, which doesn't surprise me because he doesn't respond to text messages until the next day, unless he sends them. [laughs] And then Madeline has a family, and Henry has a family. So I would call Emily because I feel like she'd feel bad enough for me and come and get me! [laughs] I'd be like, Emily, please!!'"
Margarita Levieva: "I think it's a bit of an obvious answer, but I would have to say Nick because we've become pretty tight shooting the show, and he's just such an awesome, great guy, and I know I could count on him. It's also a hard question, but I mean this when I say it, that I could call any of our cast members without a doubt. Even the ones I never get to work with. But I would call Nick if I could just pick one."
Christa B. Allen (Charlotte Grayson): "My first instinct is Gabriel, but he's not really handy in stressful situations. [laughs] He just gets more stressed. I'd probably called Ashley. She's one of my best girlfriends, and she's always there for her friends. She'd bring me high heels to cheer me up, and we'd go out and have fun after! Or I would call Gabriel because he would make it interesting as well, haha."
Madeleine Stowe: "Well, Nick Wechsler because I have a huge crush on him, but we barely get to work together! [laughs]"
What did you guys think about last night's premiere? And which cast member would you most want to hang out with--or pick you up at 3 a.m.?
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Children who are not yet at school are developing their reading readiness skills which will allow them to develop later reading strategies with confidence.
Literacy skills you can expect of your pre-kinder child
The technical term for this process is phonological awareness and is an oral activity. Phonological awareness is the ability to hear sounds in words and well as listening to how sounds change. Children who are developing this skill are able to identify and understand simple rhymes. A child may know that 'mice' and 'ice' sound the same and mice is different because it starts with an 'm'. Dr Seuss books are a wonderful way to support your child's phonological development.
Children of this age are proudly learning to recite their ABCs. The more letters she can recognise during this stage of development the easier she'll be able to relate sounds to them in the first year of school. Pre-kinders are learning to recognise the shapes of letters too, the letters in their own name and may be able to tell you the sound a word begins with.
Children need endless opportunities to handle books themselves. This need not be expensive. Register with your local library and let your child choose their own books to bring home. Encourage them to look at fiction and non- fiction books.
Children at this age are learning that we read the words and not the pictures. Ask your child to point to what you are looking at that tells you the story. If your child seems unsure finger point to each word or let them feel in control and allow them to finger point. Children are also learning that what is in print relates to what we hear and what is spoken. Children at this age love to read the same familiar text over and over which is a natural stage of development and should be encouraged.
Model for your child how to hold a book and read from left to right. If your culture reads from the right side of the page then highlight to children that other cultures read from the left side and that they will be learning to read from the left at school.
An effective reader not only decodes (sounds out) what they read but they can understand what the words mean. This can be supported for pre-kinders by teaching them the purpose of written words. Pre-kinders are often asking "Why?" so channel this natural curiosity into something productive. Talk about the purpose of a shopping list, a birthday invitation, a bedtime story and a newspaper headline.
Environmental print is the print of everyday life. When we look at a billboard, newspaper, junk mail, calendar, menu, poster or advertisement we are looking at environmental print. Most pre-kinders can recognise the M of the golden arches from miles away and approximately 85 % of three year olds know the word STOP from signs.
Environmental print is of immense value because kids are already 'reading' it within the routines of their everyday life. It is the natural starting point and bridges the gap between the formal, functional reading your child will do at school and the reading of their home life.
- Pre-kinder children are learning the sounds of speech
- Pre-kinders are learning letter recognition
- Your pre-kinder is becoming familiar with print and books
- Pre-kinders are learning the purpose of texts
- Pre-kinders are using environmental print
Reading to your preschooler
Preschoolers are learning simple comprehension. As a parent you not only want to encourage your child to learn about letters and sounds but also for them to understand what they are listening to. Reading comprehension leads to higher motivation to continue reading or being read to.
When you are reading aloud to your child, wonder out loud. Talk about what you predict will happen next or how you think the character is feeling. Talk about the setting (where the story occurs) and why the story is happening there. Ask them to guess how the story will end and then compare once you have read the story.
Reading development begins with the social interactions that happen between yourself and your child as you share books with them. Spend five to 10 minutes reading with your child each day!

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Video: Inside The Naked Haunted House
When we asked Instincters all across the social web if they'd muster up the courage to take on Shocktoberfest's "Naked and Scared Challenge," the overwhelming majority of you were ready to plan trips to the haunted house with friends.
Unfortunately, all the curious media attention the Pennsylvania haunted house received prompted the Sinking Spring government to pull the plug on nudity. Shocktoberfest compromised by keeping its underwear-only experience on the menu, which kicked off over the weekend. A reaction video from inside the haunted house this weekend has been scrubbed with the blur tool in Final Cut Pro to let everyone who had hoped to show their junk to small-town Pennsylvania temp employees dressed as zombies imagine what it would've been like.
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Monsanto will test its new drought-tolerant corn system, Genuity DroughtGard hybrids, in a new, on-farm trial program called Ground Breakers. Ground Breakers allows farmers to try out pipeline products under commercial-scale planting conditions. About 250 farmers in the Western Great Plains will plant the new hybrids to see how they perform under drought stress.
"Ground Breakers allows farmers to obtain a better understanding of product benefits and an opportunity to give us feedback on the product," said Matt Kirkpatrick, Monsanto corn traits marketing manager. "A farmer will now have a chance to see how products will perform on their own farm in large-scale trials in addition to plot trials prior to commercial introduction."
Farmers want to participate in the new program. "It will be nice to see how DroughtGard hybrids perform in my own environment because I will be able to see how it works in my region and compare it to the current hybrids that I'm planting," said Chris Nelsen, a Mission Hill, SD, farmer.
Monsanto plans to use the Ground Breakers program on other new technologies that have a good fit for the program. "Farmers have asked to see products prior to commercialization," said Kirkpatrick, "and Ground Breakers is a flexible program that allows us to give farmers a preview. The program will also generate data and farmer feedback to help us make commercial decisions."
Pending key regulatory approvals, Monsanto plans to evaluate a Ground Breakers program for the Roundup Ready Xtend Crop System for soybeans. This system is designed to provide farmers with more consistent, flexible control of weeds, especially tough-to-manage and glyphosate-resistant weeds, to help maximize crop yield potential.
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Raising 7 kids in a home with 1200-1300 sq ft has been a challenge. When we moved here we only had 4 children and had no idea how long we'd live here.
At one time I imagined as the kids moved out, my home would no longer be so cramped, it'd become the right size, except for the kitchen. I think anyone designing a home should have experience cooking for a family before they put the thing together. My kitchen is only practical for those who live from freezer to microwave. You can't even put the dishes away with the dishwasher open. And there is little counter space or cupboards.
Trees grow with time and those cute little pine trees behind the back fence have grown into monsters. We have always wanted fruit trees, imagine if we'd planted some when we first moved in. Of course there is too much shade from those overgrown pine trees. I love trees, but I need some sunlight for my garden!
Last Christmas cinched it. This home just won't do. 3 of my children are married and I had 3 grandkids at the time, one on the way. I love having my kids visit along with their spouses and kids, but talk about wall to wall people. Of course you have to add suitcases, places to sleep, change diapers etc. Imagine how big the crew will be in another 10 years.
It had always been our plan to buy some land in the country after retirement (not there yet, but it is getting closer). Course our bodies start falling apart before then.
Why not take some of that equity in our home and buy some land? We could start the fruit trees etc and have a nice place by the time we move over. Having a limited budget (part of the retirement plan is having everything paid off including our home by then) I went land shopping. Not such an easy thing to do. Eventually I was delighted when we bought 4 acres close by with the most beautiful trees and and a spring fed creek. And those Beech trees. . . 🙂
We are building a 30×40 metal shop out there, something my husband always wanted. He is making half of it living quarters. That will give us a place to sleep over, stash visiting kids/spouses/grandkids, esp those who are allergic to our pets. Then when we sell this place we can live there while building our new home. It doesn't have to be bigger (except the kitchen) cause our visitors can sleep in the shop apartment.
What will my home look like? A work in progress. It will have decks and gorgeous views, paid for, energy efficient. Much will depend on what we can afford at the time and how much work we are willing to do ourselves. Check out our progress, ups and downs, learning experiences at My Land.
Question to ask yourself, do you want your retirement depending on Social Security, or your 401K? Me, I'd rather have the bulk of it in land. Guess I'll always be land shopping. Share what kind of place you'd like to live.


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
If any Arab has a reason to hate Israel and speak out regarding the Jewish state, it is Nonie Darwish, who grew up in Gaza and saw her father eliminated by Israeli forces for his role in terrorist activities.
But Darwish's conversion to Christianity later in her life has resulted in nothing but love for the Jewish state, and a firm understanding that God has a plan for and is working through Israel.
Today, Darwish heads two important groups, Former Muslims United and Arabs for Israel, and has authored several books about her experiences.
The below speech given by Darwish at a synagogue in December 2010 (and brought to our attention by the Messianic blog Rosh Pina Project) provides a telling example of why a man-made peace between Israel and its Arab antagonists is simply not possible.
Listen as she describes how she, and all generations of local Arab children, are bred and raised to carry a seething hatred of the Jews:
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Take an inside look at the Alex Gordon Training Complex.
The Alex Gordon Training Complex was completed in the fall of 2011 at a cost of $4.75 million. The facility was specifically designed for baseball and softball and has 18,000 square feet of climate-controlled practice space that allows for working on all phases of the game. The space can be configured to utilize as many as six spacious batting cages.
The cages can also be retracted to open up all of the 120-foot by 150-foot space for live game simulation. The entire facility is netted, allowing for the Huskers to take live batting practice. The field turf surface looks and feels like real grass, and the field includes anchors to lock down bases for use during practices
It was renamed the Alex Gordon Training Complex following a $1 million donation from the Alex Gordon Family.
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The continued growth of St. Johns County will be among items up for discussion at a joint workshop meeting of the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners and the St. Johns County School Board on Wednesday.
Review of local revenue sources, school site/land use planning coordination and athletic field sharing at Pacetti Bay Middle School are also on the agenda.
The workshop begins at 9 a.m. at the County Auditorium, 500 San Sebastian View.


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This is the first entry in a series taken from Denis Alexander's essay addressing the question, "How Does a BioLogos model need to address the theological issues associated with an Adam who was not the sole genetic progenitor of humankind?" This essay was presented in November 2010 at the Theology of Celebration BioLogos Workshop in New York City.
What is a model?
The question in the title of this paper raises an initial question: in general how should we go about the task of relating theological truths to current scientific theories? Theological truths revealed in Scripture are eternal infallible truths, valid for the whole of humanity for all time, although human interpretations of Scripture are not infallible and may change with time over issues that are not central to the Gospel.
Scientific theories, by contrast, represent the current 'inference to the best explanation' for certain phenomena as judged by the scientific community based on criteria such as the interpretation of observations, experimental results, mathematical elegance and the ability of theories to generate fruitful research programmes. Scientific theories are not infallible and will certainly change. However, change does not necessarily imply replacement. Usually scientific theories are not replaced, but modified. In this respect they are often likened to maps that incorporate many different types of data: the maps are revised, as required, to incorporate new data and are improved in the process.
Scientists sometimes use the word 'model' to propose one big idea, or a cluster of ideas, that together help to explain certain scientific data. To the despair of philosophers of science, the use of such words in scientific discourse can lack precision. The word 'model' is a case in point, its use sometimes overlapping with the term 'theory'. Usually, however, 'model' has a more focused meaning: the way in which certain sets of data can be rendered coherent by explaining them in terms of a physical, mathematical or even metaphorical representation.
During the early 1950s there were several rival models describing the structure of DNA, the molecule that encodes genes. Linus Pauling proposed a triple-helix model. But Jim Watson and Francis Crick had the huge advantage that they obtained the X-ray diffraction pattern results of DNA in advance of publication from another scientist called Rosalind Franklin. The double-helix was in fact the only model that would incorporate all the data satisfactorily, as Watson and Crick published in their famous one-page Nature paper in 1953. Since that time everyone has known that DNA is a double-helix, it's really not a triple-helix or some other structure. In science models are very powerful.
Not all scientific models win the day so decisively. For many years in my own field of immunology there were endless discussions about how the class of white blood cells known as 'T cells' are educated within the body to attack foreign invaders but not (usually) to attack 'self', meaning our own tissues. Those discussions are now virtually over because the general model that has emerged explains most of the data quite well, bringing in to the story research results from many different laboratories. But the successful model that prevails is far more 'messy' than the exceptionally elegant double-helical model for DNA. The most successful models are not necessarily the simplest. The best models are those that explain the data adequately.
Sometimes rival models exist for long periods of time in the scientific literature because they explain the data equally well. In that case a given model is said to be 'under-determined by the data'. Everyone agrees with the data that do exist - the disagreement is about how to fit the data together to create the best model. Eventually new data emerge that count in favor of one model rather than another, or that decisively refute a particular model.
When we come to the question as to what 'Biologos model' might best address the relationship between the Adam of Genesis and the anthropological and genetic account of a humanity that did not have a single couple as the source of its genetic endowment, then we need to keep in mind these various ways in which the term 'model' is deployed in scientific discourse. We will start with an initial ground-clearing question: "Is model-building appropriate in relating theological and scientific truths?" and, having given an affirmative answer to this question, we will then go on to consider what model might be the most appropriate for relating the theological and scientific narratives.
Is model-building appropriate?
There are some who would maintain that the truths presented by the early chapters of Genesis are theological truths that are valid independently of any particular anthropological history. The purpose of the Genesis texts is to reveal the source of creation in the actions of the one true God who has made humanity uniquely in His image. The Genesis 3 narrative of man's disobedience is the 'story of everyman'. We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God and this passage presents this truth in a vivid narrative style that is about theology rather than history.
Those who adopt this position may also point to the dangers of a 'concordist' view of biblical interpretation. The term 'concordism' (in its traditional sense) generally refers to the attempt to interpret Scripture inappropriately using the assumptions or language of science. Calvin famously countered such tendencies in his great Commentary on Genesis, remarking on Chapter 1: "Nothing is here treated of but the visible form of the world. He who would learn astronomy and other recondite arts, let him go elsewhere." But the term 'concordism' is also sometimes stretched to include virtually any attempt to relate biblical and scientific truths. Such a critique appears to be a step too far, for in that case our theology becomes too isolated from the world, contrasting with the famous 'two books' analogy in which the Book of God's Word, the Bible, and the Book of God's Works, the created order, both speak to us in their distinctive ways about the same reality. This powerful analogy has held sway for many centuries in the dialogue between science and faith, and the challenge is to see how the two 'Books' speak to each other, for all truth is God's truth.
Building models to relate biblical texts to science requires no concordist interpretations of the text (in the traditional sense of the word 'concordist'). The disciplines of both science and theology should be accorded their own integrity. The Genesis texts should be allowed to speak within their own contexts and thought-forms, which are clearly very distant from those of modern science. We can all agree that the early chapters of Genesis exist to convey theology and not science. The task of models is then to explore how the theological truths of Genesis might relate to our current scientific understanding of human origins.
The models that we propose are not the same as the 'data'. On one hand we have the theological data provided by Genesis and the rest of Scripture, true for all people throughout time. Uncertainty here arises only from doubt as to whether our interpretations of the text are as solid as they can be. On the other hand we have the current scientific data that are always open to revision, expansion or to better interpretation. Nevertheless the data are overwhelmingly supportive of certain scientific truths, for example that we share a common genetic inheritance with the apes. The role of models is to treat both theological and scientific truths seriously and see how they might 'speak' to each other, but we should never defend a particular model as if we were referring to the data itself. The whole point of any model is that it represents a human construct that seeks to relate different types of truth; models are not found within the text of Scripture – the most that we can expect from them is that they are 'consistent with' the relevant Biblical texts. Let us never confuse the model with the truths that it seeks to connect to each other.
In practice any western reader of the Genesis text, raised in a culture heavily influenced by the language and thought-forms of science, can hardly avoid the almost instinctive tendency to build models or pictures in their heads as to what they might have observed had they been there when 'it' happened. This is the case irrespective of whether someone comes to the text as a young earth creationist, an old earth creationist, or some kind of theistic evolutionist. Given that we all tend to build models anyway, we might as well ensure that the model we do maintain has been thoroughly subjected to critical scrutiny. This is important not only for own personal integrity but also in the pastoral context in which we seek to avoid unnecessary cognitive dissonance in the minds of those under our pastoral care.


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Girls, 16, rob woman, head to Wendy's
Seattle police have arrested two 16-year-old girls suspected of snatching a woman's purse near the Mount Baker light rail station.
According to police, the girls knocked the woman down and ran off with her purse. They later ditched the woman's belongings at a Wendy's, a police spokesman said, and were arrested nearby.
Shortly after 9 p.m. Monday, police received a report of a robbery in the 3000 block of Rainier Avenue South. Witnesses described two teenage females as the assailants.
An officer responding to the scene saw the two girls walk out of the Wendy's restaurant five blocks from the light-rail station. He continued to the robbery scene and returned after receiving a detailed description of the assailants.
The alleged victim told police she was walking underneath the station when she heard someone behind her; when she turned and girls pushed her to the ground. According to a police statement, one of the suspects punched her several times in the face while the other suspect grabbed her purse. The victim tried to hold onto the purse until the strap broke.
The woman sustained a cut to her lip and redness around her left eye, as well as several scrapes to her knees.
The officer then called in a detailed description and directed other officers to the area where he'd seen the girls, Detective Mark Jamieson said in a statement. The girls were arrested nearby and later identified by the alleged victim.
One of the suspects had the victim's driver's license and credit cards on her, as well as some cash, Jamieson said. Officers were able to find the victim's purse in a garbage can inside the Wendy's, and the property was returned to the victim.
Both girls were booked into the King County Youth Services Center on suspicion of robbery.
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Hudgens intends to work on Duda taking the same swings in games as he does in the cage, Puma explains.
"David Wright looks the same in the cage as he does during the game and Ike Davis is the same way," Hudgens told Puma. "With Lucas, it's a little bit different. He's a little calmer in the cage, and then he gets in the game, probably the adrenaline and the emotion of the game, he gets wound up and going 100 mph."
In 121 games with the Mets last season, Duda hit .239 with a .329 OBP and .719 OPS, 15 home runs and 57 RBI with 51 walks and 120 strikeouts in 401 at-bats.
Coming out of camp last Spring, I thought Duda was in for a big year. He looked so comfortable and relaxed in March, but it just did not translate when the bell rang in April. At times, he looked confused - especially against breaking balls - and he was a singles hitter against left-handed pitching all year. He's a big guy and he does have a lot of power, so hopefully he can put it together and gain some confidence this Spring. The Mets are going to need him to be more productive, especially if Sandy makes only a modest upgrade in the outfield.
The outfield is a joke. I'm sure Alderson made efforts to improve it, and I'm sure he's still working on it and might still pull a miracle. But, so far, the results have been disappointing... and based on his interview yesterday with WFAN, it seems he agrees. What's more sad is that by simply removing Jason Bay, yet bringing back everyone else, the outfield will likely be more productive then it was in 2012. However, Duda can go a long way in making it acceptable.
This season, I believe Duda is capable of hitting 25 home runs, maybe more, if he can cut down on his strikeouts and hit more fly balls. It reads simple, but at his age it will require work. So, I like hearing about him getting to camp early and getting more swings. He needs it. Frankly, as rough as his fielding can be, it can be justified if he picks up his power.


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Hello Everyone,
I remember a thread where the participants discussed the appropriateness of using acronyms in the forum's chats. I think most of us agreed acronyms replacing common phrases and expression should be accepted as a fact of life, even though careful users of English would certainly try to avoid extensive usage of acronyms, as they may be ambiguous or even incomprehensible to less experienced members.
So here's a good reference site:
I hope this will help those of us frequently puzzled by all the BTW, IMHO, AFAIK etc. stuff.
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Directors slam Academy's race
He's won an International Emmy, but Michael McKay isn't a real director according to the Directors' Guild, who want his Academy nomination withdrawn.
The Australian Directors Guild has taken a swipe at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts over the decision to pit three drama directors against an executive producer from a non-drama show in the best direction in television category in the Academy's award nominations.
The Guild has called on the Academy to withdraw Michael McKay, the executive producer and director of The Amazing Race Australia from the nomination list, which was announced on Monday, and replace him with another drama director.
It strongly condemned "this disrespect of the drama director's profession".
"We were just amazed. We read it when the nominations came out and thought it was a mistake," the executive director of the Guild, Kingston Anderson, said. "To our surprise, it was deliberate. This is like comparing apples to oranges; it makes no sense.
"If AACTA wanted to honour directors in the reality or non-dramatic form, then they should have created a category for those directors."
The chief executive officer of the Academy, Damian Trewhella, said the category was for all directors.
"I understand the ADG's position and why they would like to restrict the award to drama directors," he said. "Currently, we have just one award, which is called 'best direction in television', not 'best direction in a television drama'.
"Therefore, productions across all categories – drama, comedy, light entertainment, reality and children's – are eligible for the award.
"We acknowledge that there are significant distinctions between the role of the director on a drama and on a reality show, and that this does pose challenges when trying to assess them against each other. Perhaps this could be seen as a compromise, but we prefer to be inclusive, rather than exclusive, where possible."
McKay, who is in Asia working on The Amazing Race Ukraine, won the best director award at the Asian Television Awards last year for the same episode of The Amazing Race Australia, and is "a little surprised by the ADG's reaction because the industry seems to be recognising directors across the board and their work".
"I respect that; they're clearly saying it isn't the exclusive domain of drama directors," McKay said. "I'm surprised the ADG wants to limit the category only to directors who make movies or telemovies or drama. There's a whole lot more. Maybe the ADG isn't proud of those directors.
"I'm the guinea pig. Was I surprised to be nominated? Yes. I'm so honoured to be nominated and when it's in this sort of category I get a bit embarrassed. To be in the category with those guys is very special. Early in my career I worked on drama and I know how hard that is, too."
It's like saying in the Olympics, 'We'll put a shot putter up against a swimmer'.
However, McKay does not think the nomination was a mistake.
"They want to honour directors full stop, not just drama directors. That's a real step forward for these awards," he said. "Some of those sports broadcasts are complicated. Same with the entertainment shows. Maybe next year whoever directs the AFL grand final – a massively complicated broadcast – will be in that category as well."
Rather than expand the award, the Directors Guild wants to restrict it further, preventing light entertainment and comedy shows from qualifying.
"They shouldn't be in it," Anderson said. "If it's going to be a director's award, which is what it is, then they should all be directors. It's like saying in the Olympics, 'We'll put a shot putter up against a swimmer'.
"If you're going to say the director of The Amazing Race should be up against the director of Beaconsfield, well, then surely the people in The Amazing Race should be up for best actors? That's the logic of that if they're doing the same thing. Would [Academy board member] Sigrid Thornton like that?"
McKay rejected the comparison.
"I don't direct the competitors; it's more like a live sports event," he said. "My job is to ensure that we're getting the shots that we want. I conceived the opening arrivals and work with a great team of people to achieve and execute the plan. I do not direct the contestants once the race has started."
He is a director though. McKay explains that he is official the director of The Amazing Race Australia, however his credit in the on-air list is not reflective of his role. "My credit on channel 7 is restricted to EP because of [network] credit restrictions and I don't like having a bunch of credits for myself anyway (people who are EP, director, writer, chief cook and bottle washer)."
As for the race he now finds himself in, McKay is a little embarrassed at receiving a personal nomination, as he is quick to acknowledge the work of his team.
"I wish the nominees all the best," he said. "I'm not much for personal awards and, as always, I don't expect to win."
Giles Hardie is a film critic and entertainment reporter for Fairfax.


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The plantar fascia is the thick tissue on the bottom of the foot. It connects the heel bone to the toes and creates the arch of the foot. When this tissue becomes swollen or inflamed, it is called plantar fasciitis.
Plantar fasciitis occurs when the thick band of tissue on the bottom of the foot is overstretched or overused. This can be painful and make walking more difficult.
You are more likely to get plantar fasciitis if you:
- Have foot arch problems (both
flat feetand high arches)
- Run long distances, downhill or on uneven surfaces
- Are obese or gain weight suddenly
- Have a tight Achilles tendon (the tendon connecting the calf muscles to the heel)
- Wear shoes with poor arch support or soft soles
- Change your activities
Plantar fasciitis is seen in both men and women. However, it most often affects active men ages 40 - 70. It is one of the most common orthopedic foot complaints.
Plantar fasciitis was commonly thought to be caused by a heel spur. However, research has found that this is not the case. On x-ray, heel spurs are seen in people with and without plantar fasciitis.
The most common symptom is pain and stiffness in the bottom of the heel. The heel pain may be dull or sharp. The bottom of the foot may also ache or burn.
The pain is often worse:
- In the morning when you take your first steps
- After standing or sitting for awhile
- When climbing stairs
- After intense activity
The pain may develop slowly over time, or come on suddenly after intense activity.
Exams and Tests
The health care provider will perform a physical exam. This may show:
- Tenderness on the bottom of your foot
- Flat feet or high arches
- Mild foot swelling or redness
- Stiffness or tightness of the arch in the bottom of your foot.
X-rays may be taken to rule out other problems.
Your health care provider will often recommend these steps first:
- Acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) to reduce pain and inflammation
- Heel and foot stretching exercises
- Night splints to wear while sleeping to stretch the foot
- Resting as much as possible for at least a week
- Wearing shoes with good support and cushions
Other steps to relieve pain include:
- Apply ice to the painful area. Do this at least twice a day for 10 - 15 minutes, more often in the first couple of days.
- Try wearing a heel cup, felt pads in the heel area, or shoe inserts.
- Use night splints to stretch the injured fascia and allow it to heal.
If these treatments do not work, your health care provider may recommend:
- Wearing a boot cast, which looks like a ski boot, for 3 - 6 weeks. It can be removed for bathing.
- Custom-made shoe inserts (orthotics)
- Steroid shots or injections into the heel
Sometimes, foot surgery is needed.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Nonsurgical treatments almost always improve the pain. Treatment can last from several months to 2 years before symptoms get better. Most patients feel better in 9 months. Some people need surgery to relieve the pain.
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Contact your health care provider if you have symptoms of plantar fasciitis.
Making sure your ankle, Achilles tendon, and calf muscles are flexible can help prevent plantar fasciitis. Stretch your plantar fascia in the morning before you get out of bed. Doing activities in moderation can also help.
Murphy GA. Disorders of tendons and fascia and adolescent and adult pes planus. In: Canale ST, Beaty JH, eds. Campbells Operative Orthopaedics. 12th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2012:chap 82.
Abu-Laban RV,Rose GW. Ankle and foot. In: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, et al, eds. Rosens Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2013:chap 58.
Wapner KL, Parekh SG. Heel pain. In: DeLee JC, Drez D Jr, Miller MD, eds. DeLee and Drezs Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2009:section F.
Silverstein JA, Moeller JL, Hutchinson MR.Common issues in orthopedics. In: Rakel RE, ed. Textbook of Family Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 30.
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Blue Island police shut down a "Turn in Your Gun Day" Saturday organized by a mayoral hopeful. Tommy Brown, 38, offered $100 for every gun turned in from 9 a.m. to noon at the Redemption Theater, 12952 S. Western Ave. However, Blue Island Police Chief Douglas Hoglund shut down the event just 30 minutes after it began. Hoglund said the building didn`t have a business license and no one authorized by a law enforcement agency was there to take possession of the traded-in guns.
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Episode 1: Back to Broward Special Edition
(aired 9.06.08)
The beginning of season 21 finds the series back where it began, with the Broward Sheriff's Office. First up, the officers chase down a hit and run driver. A long run ends with a ramming, followed by an investigation of the vehicle which uncovers a machete. Next, a known drug area finds a man on a bicycle who tries to flee. A search reveals cocaine on a man who is on probation. Lastly, officers are responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle near a business. The driver begins to flee as officers arrive. An investigation uncovers a bleary-eyed man behind the wheel who claims to be sleeping, yet a bag of white powder gives the officers another idea.
Episode 2: What a Sap Special Edition
(aired 9.06.08)
Palm Beach County Sheriff's witness a speeding car in a drug infested area. Having stopped them in a pursuit, the driver angrily exits his vehicle to ask why he was stopped. He jumps back in his car and speeds off beginning a new chase in which a passenger bails out. The female is the drivers boyfriend which is only discovered after a long inquiry. She reveals he has a vial of crack inside the car. Next, a Spokane Police officer is called to a possible domestic call on the street. Looking up and down the road the officers discover a man standing under a tree in which a female is up in the tree. They find out that the woman often climbs the tree when upset with family problems. Then, a Rialto Police officer spots a drug transaction taking place. The men claim they are construction workers headed to purchase supplies, but a bag of crack on the floor has the officer in doubt.
Episode 3: Stupid Behavior #3
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The Palm Beach County Sheriff Officers vice unit have set up a sting operation, using a pair of undercover officers in a pickup truck as buyers. The first seller takes the officers straight to a drug house to sell their crack. The suspect is quickly arrested after lighting up his crack on the way home. The second deal happens when a young man offers to sell the officers crack and asks them to join him for a smoke behind a gas station. Then, an officer in Las Vegas is summoned when a restaurant claims a man refused to pay his $400 bill. He is trapped by the manager and a waiter. The suspect first claims his friend paid the tab and then changes his story and says he paid the bill himself. The man is arrested when it's discovered he has warrants and now can add the unpaid bill to the charges. Lastly, an officer in Palm Beach has stopped a car for a tint violation. Lowering his window, a cloud of marijuana smoke billows out from the car and a small amount of crack and cocaine is also discovered.


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remember my little color dilemma from the 4th of july? i finally sorted it out by casting on 48 stitches and using the simple sock pattern from madeline tosh. well. "i sorted it out" i guess is somewhat subjective, if you call the resulting christmas-elf-striped-sock "sorted out."
i'm easy to please i guess, because i still like them. i happen to think that what they actually look like are white socks that some colored stripes on with magic marker, and for some reason i love that.
however, if i were to tell the truth, i actually wanted them variegated sort of like the heel below, but that seems to happen only if you knit back and forth. very few back and forth sock patterns out there though...
i did use reinforcing thread on the heel and toe and my sob story of the day is that i ran out of thread with ONE INCH left of the last toe! what?! shouldn't one spool be enough for a pair of socks? this was a sunday, and i was thrilled to think i had finished these socks in 10 days. i could not get to an open yarn shop that CARRIED reinforcing thread until the following thursday, and then four minutes later, my socks were finished.
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CRESTVIEW � Shoal River Middle School�s annual Annelise's Wild Mustang 5K Run/Walk begins at 9 a.m. May 18 on the Redstone Avenue campus.
CRESTVIEW � Shoal River Middle School�s annual Annelise's Wild Mustang 5K Run/Walk begins at 9 a.m. May 18 on the Redstone Avenue campus.
Registration for participants costs $20. The first 100 participants will receive a free T-shirt. Printable registration forms are available at okaloosaschools/shoalriver.
Early registration forms are accepted 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the school's front office.
Money raised from this event will benefit the school's boys and girls track teams.
Last year's event raised nearly $2,700, principal Paul Whiddon said.
"Since I have been here, it has been very successful, which comes in handy for our boys and girls track teams,� he said.
Unlike most school sporting events, track meets do not charge for admission, which limits the program�s funding, Whiddon said.
In addition to supporting school sports, the event will honor the memory of former school employee Annelise Adams.
�The most giving and positive person�
Adams started her career with the district as a school bus driver in 1995.
In 1998, she became the now defunct Richbourg Middle School�s attendance receptionist. She transitioned, along with other staffers, to Shoal River Middle School in 2009.
The mother of two died in 2010 from cancer.
Assistant principal Lee Martello � who worked with Adams at Richbourg and Shoal River � said she remembers Adams� courteousness, generosity and cheerful disposition.
"She would always greet all of the students when they came in off the bus in the morning," Martello said.
"Without a doubt, Anne was the most giving and positive person I�ve known," she stated in an email. "For colleagues and co-workers, she was the pepper-haired songstress who often bounced down the hallway singing a tune on the way to complete a task."
The school continues to honor the former staffer�s memory with its Annelise Adams Butterfly Garden, a nearby green that the school uses to complement science and biology courses, Martello said.
Former Richbourg student Andrew Linares built the garden for his Eagle Scout project. Shoal River�s first graduating class paid for it.
Want to go?
Annelise's Wild Mustang 5K Run/Walk begins at 9 a.m. May 18 at Shoal River Middle School, 3200 Redstone Ave. Registration for participants costs $20.
Registration forms are at okaloosaschools.com/shoalriver.
Contact News Bulletin Staff Writer Matthew Brown at 850-682-6524 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @cnbMatthew.


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Behind the scenes of Lady Gaga's harmless Born Brave Bus
I figured that because this man's anti-Gaga articles have been posted here on ONTD as well as other pop culture blogs, it'd be okay to post this here as well.
As some of you may or may not know, Jemeul DaSilva is a notorious Gaga hater who has posted negative article after negative article on Examiner.com, some of which ended up on ATRL and even PerezHilton.com. Well, earlier last week, Gaga's dear friend, BREEDLOVE, decided to invite Mr. DaSilva to attend the Born Brave Bus in California after he posted several articles claiming that the bus itself was nothing more than a publicity stunt.
A lot of people on ONTD ignorantly criticized Gaga for doing this bus thing, so it's great to have an unbiased opinion on the experience.
DaSilva and BREEDLOVE
This afternoon, I was given a tour of Lady Gaga's tailgate party by her good friend and frequent collaborator Breedlove. It was a fun experience and completely different than what I expected.
I wasn't very excited about going today; however, I thought it would only by fair since some of my articles criticized it. I always thought that if I criticize something, I should experience it. If I am proven right, I'll say so. If I am proven wrong, I'll admit it.
I envisioned a huge bus in a parking lot with people doing all types of drugs. My mind saw pictures of Lady Gaga all over the bus and surrounding areas with the letters "Queen of Pop." I pictured fans burning posters of Madonna, Adele, Britney Spears, Barbara Walters, Sharon Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, and a lot of other stars who (some) of Mother Monster's fans are threatened by.
I pictured all types of misfits worshipping at some Lady Gaga alter with Terry Richardson manipulating them into saying how much Lady Gaga saved their lives, saved the world, is the ambassador for gay rights, etc. My mind can really be creative.
However, what I saw was much different than I expected. It wasn't so much about Lady Gaga as it was the fans. It also wasn't a "Therapy" party where rent-a-psychiatrists try to cure problems within five minutes. It was more of a tailgate party that celebrated uniqueness. It wasn't just a bus; it was a whole area with tents and other things. The bus was only part of it.
If someone desperately needed therapy, there were resources and referrals. It was anything but a mental hospital atmosphere. There were representatives from colleges and other organizations that were there to guide people and make them feel comfortable.
My favorite area of the event was the back of the bus which was colorful, smelled like incense, and showed videos of different people who have overcome difficulties. It wasn't just about gays and lesbians, although I bet only 10 percent of the people at the event were straight.
My biggest complaint about Lady Gaga has always been that she plays the victim way too much. Instead of saying "So what!" to her critics, she writes crazy letters, releases press statements, etc. However, I did like how she responded to the recent bra gun controversy; she didn't respond at all. But the Born Brave party is all about empowerment and uniqueness. There are interactive games, maps, and other things that are designed to help empower feelings.
Many of the older generation of Gay men resent Lady Gaga. Some of their complaints are legit, but being on her bus made me realize one reason why many older gay men harbor ill feelings towards Lady Gaga; we weren't allowed to come together the way her fans are today. We didn't have our Born Brave Bus. We didn't have anybody telling us that it is okay to be who we are. This was a theme of much of my discussion with Breedlove and Lady Starlight.
In the 1980s and early 1990s, we had Madonna at the peak of her career and the peak of the influence of the religious right. She was an amazing force, through her music and videos, in changing attitudes towards the LGBT community. She fought the Catholic Church, George Bush, Ronald Reagan, and everyone else who wished Gay people would just die.
DaSilva and Lady Starlight
However, many of us attended the Blonde Ambition Tour as closeted teenagers who feared what would happen if our parents and friends found out about our sexuality. Many of us thought of committing suicide. Madonna, who was the only big star to accept us at the time, was our escape. But we didn't have a Born Brave Bus. It's not Madonna's fault; this wasn't possible at a time when gay people were hated more than the Taliban.
Today, LGBT teenagers and young adults have many resources. They can live happy lives. They can get married. They can raise children. They can watch gay-friendly television shows. They can look up to a gay-friendly pop star who performs at major political events. It would have been amazing to have all that support as a teenager. For a second, I was envious of Lady Gaga's fans on the bus. But then, I felt good for them. Instead of feeling envious, Breedlove and Lady Starlight are taking the positive route by giving back to the community and Lady Gaga's fans.
Speaking of Lady Gaga's fans, I have normally though of them as the most vile creatures on the planet. Of course, this opinion comes from arguing with them over the Internet. But the real world is different from the Internet. The fans I met in person were nice, educated, and radiated too much positivity in order to go back home and threaten the lives of Lady Gaga's supposed enemies. Lady Gaga, just like any artist, has her vile fans. However, the lesson learned through this experience is that you can't judge a complete group of people by a minority that uses the Internet.
I really wanted to go to the Born This Way Ball concert tonight. I might have disliked it, but today's experience felt incomplete without seeing the concert. Unfortunately, I had to drop something off in Manhattan Beach, where I am writing this article.
On a (sort of) funny note, I found out that the complaint about unwanted tickets being given away on the bus was based on something that actually happened. Little Monsters even accused me of making up the story and creating a fake Twitter account to spread the complaint.
However, the situation has been blown completely out of proportion as the bus was not being used as a ticket giveaway center, there was no abuse, and that the intentions in that incident were nothing but good. Remember -- you can't believe everything you read on the Internet.
Wow, I wish all of Gaga's haters were this rational.


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You finish Metal Gear Solid 4, you get access to a screen where you can enter passwords. Indeed, we've shown you some of these before! These are just like those. If you visit the extras menu, go to passwords and enter jmsotsynrn, you'll get the Type 17 pistol. Nice enough, but entering aottrykmyn will get you the Snake-dressed-as-Altair costume that left the internet scratching its head a few months back. It even matches his moustache!
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Nov. 20, 2010
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Before Saturday's game against visiting Fresno State, UC Santa Barbara head coach Bob Williams talked about the need for his team to find some offensive balance. Through their first three games, the Gauchos were getting an average of 23 points from Orlando Johnson and 18 from James Nunnally. The duo was scoring about 41 of the team's 65 points per game.
Williams will have to wait at least one more game for the balance to kick in as Johnson scored a career-high 35 and Nunnally added 12 in UCSB's 69-54 win over Fresno State. Johnson also had a career-high 11 rebounds for the Gauchos (2-2).
It was the second time in the last three games that Johnson had recorded a career-high in points.
Santa Barbara led from start to finish, jumping out to a 13-0 lead with 15:24 to play in the first half. Johnson scored seven of the 13 points for UCSB. A short jumper by Garrett Johnson got the Bulldogs (1-2) on the scoreboard with 15:04 left.
A layup by Fresno State's Greg Smith, who made 7-of-8 shots and scored a team-high 15, cut the lead to 13-4, but another basket by Johnson pushed the lead back to double-digits where it remained the rest of the first half.
"That was a great performance by Orlando tonight," said UCSB head coach Bob Williams. "Obviously the points he scored and how he scored them, but look at his 11 rebounds. That's just a great game."
Trailing 35-24 to open the second half, the Bulldogs used a 7-0 run that was capped by a Tim Steed layup to cut the UCSB advantage to 35-31 with 16:55. Once again, however, it was Johnson to the rescue for the Gauchos as he made a baseline jumper to end Fresno State's run.
"When they made their run in the second half, I just stayed calm and kind of took it upon myself to end it," said Johnson, who made 13-of-19 field goals overall and 4-of-5 from 3-point range. "It was just one of those games when everything felt really good for me."
A layup by Bracken Funk shaved the lead back to four, but a 3-pointer by Jordan Weiner pushed it to 40-33 and started a 15-2 UCSB run that made it 52-35 with 10:08 to play. The Bulldogs had one more rally in them, going on a 9-2 run to make it 57-50 with 3:57 left in the game. The Gauchos, however, ran off nine in a row to take an insurmountable 65-50 edge with 2:34 remaining.
As a team, UCSB shot 50.9% from the floor while limiting the Bulldogs to 40.0% overall and 22.2% from 3-point range. The Gauchos also had 13 steals and forced Fresno State into 18 turnovers. Senior Justin Joyner had a team-high four assists while committing no turnovers and Nunnally added six rebounds to his 12 points.
Santa Barbara returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 27 when it travels to the University of Portland for a 7:00 p.m. game. The Gauchos next home game will be on Wednesday, Dec. 1 when they host Loyola Marymount in a 7:00 p.m. game at the Thunderdome.
To purchase tickets, please call (805) 893-UCSB, visit the Ticket Office located inside the Intercollegiate Athletics building on campus or buy online and print at home by clicking here.
Don't forget, fans can follow UCSB Athletics on twitter by going to twitter.com/UCSBgauchos and the men's basketball program at twitter.com/UCSBbasketball.
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Argentina went toe-to-toe with the All Blacks for much of their game on Saturday © Getty Images
In the past, when the Pumas set out on tours to countries such as New Zealand, South Africa or Australia, there was a feeling of an imminent heavy defeat. There´s no need to go that far back to see a 53-6 defeat against the Wallabies in Brisbane or a 67-19 reverse against the All Blacks in Christchurch. And then back in 2008 they lost 63-9 to the Springboks in Johannesburg.
But nowadays, everything has changed. The Argentina team is playing as an equal against the southern powers in the Rugby Championship. That doesn't mean that they cannot get thrashed, as it happened to Ireland against the All Blacks in June, but that previous feeling of the "fear" of not living up to expectations has definitely disappeared.
"With the physical training we have, the experience and the individual game each of has, the one-on-one contests are improving a lot. It's just a matter of time until we become better than the rest," said the Exeter Chiefs' Gonzalo Camacho.
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Julio Farias Cabello, the flanker that made his debut in 2010 with Los Pumas, also gave us his opinion: "It was a bitter pill to swallow; similar to what happened in the first game against South Africa, because we are not happy with the result. Honestly, we thought we were going to win the match".
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Today, the Pumas can play as equals with the giants of the South. We will have to wait for the results to come, but in the matches, the Argentina team plays at the same level as their illustrious counterparts. That "fear" of suffering a landslide loss is no longer an emotion because they have the ability to fight as equals. And the goal of winning, whether playing as the locals or the visitors, is always present.
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|2011-11-20, 14:35
|Link #62
I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
Dropped MM cos it started degenerating: wtf, it was kinda acceptable to some extent that the male character was a masochist, but now it has become too weird: why the fuck does he transform in a super sayan with that belt, omg? It became too much non sense and demential. Also, many situations that could have been serious turned to be totally stupid.
On the other side, i started watching Hidan no Aria, which got suggested long ago. It had fallen in the oblivion, but i don't get why, since the setting is totally fine and i like the characters; also, since there is action, it's not boring at all. Sticking with it at the moment. I'll make sure to check the other titles you gave me above, since i didn't hear of many.
Ah, i skipped Ef - a tale of melodies because i thought i wouldn't have liked the protagonists of that sequel (Since i encountered them in the first series as secondary characters). I'll give it a chance nonetheless.
|2011-11-20, 15:17
|Link #63
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
"Anyways, untill you do not come up with other titles, i'll give a try to the following titles that fell in oblivion: They Are My Noble Masters, Kannagi, Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, Sola, Ikkitousen, Green Green, Astarotte no Omocha."
Well i would try out They Are My Noble Masters because there is romance and stuff.
I would drop Ikkitousen because there is no romance, well i dont think there is.
Green Green was very annoying.
My Suggestions
Nyan Koi- cant remember if there was ecchi or not but it was good
Isekai No Seikishi Monogatari-yes its a mecha but its only in the beginning and the end (so basically hes not in the mecha much). The middle is based at a school and there are mostly girls in it. Very ecchi moments. I would give this another try. Also a very kick ass character.
Hyakka Ryouran:Samurai Girls- basically like Sekirei
Dropped but you might like:
Desert Punk-action, ecchi, dunno about romance
|2011-11-20, 19:08
|Link #64
I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
Finished watching Hidan no Aria and i loved it: i loved the characters, the male protagonist was just totally fine, the female lead just reminded me much of Luise of Zero no Tsukaima, in every way, and i really liked it. There are rumors about a second season, but i just can't wait, so if there is any material like the novel itself or a manga, or anything that continues this story, let me know. Vote 9.5.
I had watched also half of They are my noble masters yesterday, and i was kinda enjoying it, but it didn't really pick me up like Hidan no Aria. Same goes for Nyan Koi, which i dropped because technical issues actually made me drop it. After i had again my connection, i got suggested with other titles who just picked up my interest too much. I noticed that some animes just take you in the story from the beginning, and don't leave you any chance to drop them, because it just gets more interesting every episode. It was undertaker who first suggested this, if i'm not mistaken, so thank you man, and thank you to you too, Redoaxe, for having brought back this title on my list, since it just had fallen under the tag "Lower than hell". Anyways, i might pick [...] noble masters and Nyan Koi again next week, since there is little left to be watched. I'm happy there was still some title that could gain an immense spot on my classific.
This is my current Next-To-Watch list:
Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na
Astarotte no omocha
Hyakka Ryouran
Ef - a tale of melodies
Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai
This is the Stalled list:
They are my noble masters (stopped at ep7)
MM (Stopped at ep6)
Nyan Koi (Stopped at ep6)
The world got only knows (Stopped at ep5 or 6; it was the pink haired idol's arc)
Shakugan no Shana (Stopped at ep7 of the second season; this was mainly because i didn't see any kind of development in the relation between yuji and shana after a season and a half. Let me know if i made a mistake and if i should pick it up again, because i actually liked it; afterall i watched the first season to full)
Girl's Bravo (Stopped at ep5 or something; basically, when the pink haired girl gets back to the human world. For some reason it bored me)
Dragon Crisis (Stopped at ep6 or something; stopped 2 episodes after they encountered that ice princess and retrieved that dragon killer sword. I also remember them going to some kind of pool/beach. Stopped watching it because the girl just loved the protagonist for childish/nonsense reason, beside that the story was settled from nowhere in a lacking background)
This is the "Maybe-to-watch" list:
FMP fumoffu (what actually troubles me much is that from this title i would expect really much, but only thinking that it could have a bad or not satistying ending, just makes me not pick it up at all. Ye ok, the hit/miss mode was useful for some titles, but i just can't watch this anime without expecting something amazing. I don't want to be disappointed by the ending that would totally fuck up the opinion i could eventually build up towards this title.)
Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka (discarded in the beginning because i didn't like gray hairs. At the moment i can get over that thing tho, since there isn't much to be watched)
Sola (should be some sort of romance/drama)
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (triangle, but looks very old)
Isekai No Seikishi Monogatari (What troubles me are all those black girls with silver hairs and weird ears)
Hayate the Combat Butler! (I don't know if the protagonist appears so childish just to me)
Chaos Head (I saw this title suggested everywhere, but i don't know if it would be just a fail, concerning only supernatural stuff, and not giving even a 5% romance)
Tokimeki Memorial ~Only Love~ (Was suggested long ago, forgot what it was about lol)
Kimikiss Pure Rouge (Only found shit synch'd streams :/ )
Let me know if i should pick up again some title, or discard some other. Thank you for your suggestions, cya next friday when i get back.
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|2011-11-21, 00:21
|Link #65
Black Steel Knight
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Indonesia
From your next-to-watch list, I gotta warn you about one title, Hyakka Ryouran (HR). Coming from someone who already watch the entirety of HR (me), I can tell you that the story sucks. Its on par with Rosario + Vampire anime. The main-guy appears cool in the beginning but as the story progress, he becomes nothing more than a sandbag for the girls. The dialogues are often very cheesy & campy. The romance/harem is your typical girls-go-crazy-over-the-main-guy-with-no-good-reason and the plot is your typical hero-with-his-(harem)-female-warriors-take-on-the-big-bad-guy. If youre interested with this kind of element, youd better read Negima! manga instead coz its story is hundred times better.
The good things about HR are the character design and the fanservice/ecchi-ness. The girls are simply gorgeous and even the men looks nice too . About the fanservice (Oh my, the fanservice ), if you decide to watch HR, be sure to pick the uncensored version coz youll be in for a treat . In fact, I think that is the whole point of this series: Fanservice in spades with dull story. As usual, Im not trying to make you go far away from a title. You may give HRs first three episodes a try and see if you like it.
From your maybe-to-watch list, you may want to pick up FMP Fumoffu if youre in a mood for a comedy. Yes, thats what Fumoffu is: A comedy series. Still, the romance and ecchi-ness that youre looking for is right there and even comes full-force in some episodes. The story is basically about a teenage male soldier (who only knows about war) that has a hard time adapting to normal civilized school life. The culture-shock is hilarious. Go watch Fumoffu if you want to have a nice laugh.
Oh yeah, the same thing also goes for Hayate the Combat Butler! Its a comedy first with the romance & fanservice comes later.
|2011-11-25, 15:54
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I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
Finished watching Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na and i simply loved it. The only tag would be drama/romance all the way. Was very emotional, it had 0 ecchi (The princess actually had big tits), it was just simple; ye, i would define it simple, and it still gave me wagons of feelings and emotions. It also had an end, a good end; i didn't know something that simple would have entertained me so much. Looking back at all my requests, i would have never picked up this title, so thank you for opening my eyes. I would put it on par with Onegai Teacher, so vote 9.6.
Now going for 11eyes, i'll keep this post updated if no other post come after this. Thanks again, keep suggesting; as you could see, even simple titles like this were a total win. All my requests could easily sum up in "Romance/Drama" tag.
Dramas with "person bound to bed" or "Person with some disease or constitutional inability(so any disastered life with no hopes whatsoever if not a total dispair) are banished. I loved the drama in Onegai Teacher and Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na, but i liked less the one in Ef: A tale of memories(The second storyline with that half blind girl who forgot everything everyday). Also, another common thing between those titles is that, even after all that drama, it ended in a good way. A sad ending title would kinda depress me, and cba to be in a sad mood all the day.
Yes to drama, but with a good ending.
Finished watching 11eyes and even tho it gave me the "Shana" feeling, as far as story was concerned, it took my interest from the very beginning of the series, and i ended up watching it to full. Unlike Shana, this had more characters interaction and more explicit "I love you", beside some (rare) ecchi scene, making it less frustating and more entertaining. The 11th episode was totally mindfucking, and before watching the last, my opinion of this anime had dropped to like zero. Last episode cleared up some mindfucking and introduced some parallel world theory to explain many blank spots in the story, and basically "fixed" what 11th ep had done.
This anime gave me the feeling of shakugan no shana: boy + girl with powers, parallel dark areas where to fight weird monsters, way more mindfucking etc, so basically i should rate it something like 7.5 or 8. However, due to the better character interaction and the more focusing on the relation between the two, compared to shana, made my vote rise up to 8.6. It was overall a good catch. Thanks for suggesting this title. Shakugan no shana would have been rated more if it gave more the romantic
feeling, instead of the never developing relation between shana and yuji for 3 seasons.
Finished watching FMP: Fumoffu! and it was an enjoyable show. Ye there was little romance, but characters were okay and it was funny. As far as it goes for what i was looking for, i'd rate it 8: it wasn't a romance but it entertained me nonetheless.
Astarotte no omocha gets trashed, since the girl is only 10 years old. Minimum age is 14-15.
I'm going to pass on Samurai girls aswell.
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|2011-11-26, 12:24
|Link #67
I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
Needed an information:
Next to watch would be Steins:Gate, but i read somewhere that it's settled some year after the events of Chaos;Head. Do i need to watch Chaos;Head to better comprehend S;G, or they are totally different stories with only 1% bonds? I was inclined to watch S;G since the start, since i like time travelling and all those paradox that can come off time travelling (In Haruhi Suzumiya no Yutsu there was some cool mindfucking about time travelling, that i really loved).
Let me know, otherwise there are only left titles that are sucking in the void.
|2011-11-26, 12:53
|Link #68
Black Steel Knight
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Indonesia
|2011-11-26, 18:26
|Link #69
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: England
Age: 24
A very under-rated series, Try "Seto No Hanayome".
The weird part is they are mermaids, but they can change to humans when on land so it's not always so weird. It's got humour, comedy, ecchi, romance, school setting (for the most part). and rather unique characters with differing personalities.
If you decide to watch, don't be put off by the cock-blocker that comes in the form of a tiny samurai lady that "protects" the female protagonist. She gets more bearable later on.
|2011-11-26, 19:31
|Link #70
I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
Before i received these new answers i had already started watching akane iro ni somaru saka and i just finished it. It was originally suggested by untertaker, if i'm not mistaken, and i really have to thank you. Actually, the best episodes were the last 3, and the end was pleasant. I have to admit that i couldn't predict much this anime; usually i tend to predict pretty easily how animes will end, which choices the protagonist will take an so on, because i look at every particular during the series, and from those i always deduced the end. This time i had gathered already many hints about how it would have ended, but untill the last episode i was really unsure who he would have chosen; it was more a 50/50. It has been interesting untill the last minute, so yeah, i appreciated this title very much. I would put it on par with Toradora, so 9.5 is my rating.
This was one of the first titles being proposed, that i skipped just taking into account some SS; what made me skip it was:
1) Gray hairs (I hate them)
2) The girl looked shy to me
However, after the first episode i came to know that the girl was shy this fuck; she was a tsundere, and my opinion drastically changed, and so i couldn't not watch it to the end. I'm also happy how it ended because the suffering of the girls was taken down to a minimum value. Ah, one thing:
Spoiler for about the sister:
Since i'm the mood of romance/ecchi at the moment, i'll give priority to Seto No Hanayome and later go for S;G. Thank you all for suggesting me all these titles; i wouldn't have been able to find em all by myself.
While doing some fast search, i got into this titles:
We, Without Wings - Under the Innocent Sky
Bokura ga Ita
If anyone watched them, could you give me a fast description of what i would and wouldn't like, taking into accounts all the titles i've watched so far, and the votes i gave them? Thanks
|2011-11-26, 20:28
|Link #72
reading #hikaributts
Join Date: Feb 2009
If you liked the first episode of OreTsuba then i would recommend watch it further. It's a story with a point of view of multiple characters (each having their own settings and problems) but there is a big twist at the 2nd half of the serie that will make you rethink what you have previously seen. i won't be spoiling the twist though.
But too bad it's a mediocre adaption of a decent eroge though.
|2011-11-26, 20:28
|Link #73
I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
Oh i see, will drop into the void.
Anyways, watched the first 2 episodes of Sote no Hanayome, but i was looking for a more serious title. Actually the plot doesn't bother me, but romance is having an hard fight with the fun side of this anime, and i wanted more seriousness.
I'll now watch some episodes of the remaining titles, to see if there is still something left to watch that is worth it.
|2011-11-27, 00:09
|Link #75
Black Steel Knight
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Indonesia
Classified Info, have you watched Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai? It's a about a school club of highschool student who can't make any friends due to their eccentricity. It's harem-y and the male character is likable too. It's not an easy harem since most of the girls in the club are tsunderes (that's why they don't have friends to begin with ) and they hate the main-guy at first. It's more toward comedy, but there are also some character developments and romance brewing. You may want to give it a try.
As for this:
|2011-11-27, 06:26
|Link #76
I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
Ye man, you are right. Now i remember it, and also why i skipped it that time: it was for the incest. However, while watching animes i happened many times to get caught in the incest and got used it. Since some titles didn't have a real incest (kissxsis, onegai twins) i found it even pleasant. So thank you Bonta kun for having suggested this, it was a nice catch.
Anyways, before goind for S;G i wanted to try out Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, but i don't know why it was suggested right after School Days. I find this anime quite different in many ways: the male protagonist isn't a dick (Up to episode 7, to me, he just appeared as a destroyed boy, and for a good enough reason), and the story takes mostly part after school, when they are adult and already work. As stated before, i wouldn't have liked situations like "Person bound to a bed", like coma or other depressing stuff, but i think i'll watch it untill the end now. Still, this anime didn't give me the feelings and emotions that other simpler animes gave. And i don't know even why: it got more mature themes, realistic, what actually could really happen, and still i wasn't moved.
Oh well, will finish it and then see what is next on the list.
Finished watching Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, and I found it depressing all the way. It didn't actually move me more than other animes, it just represented a sad fact, and it was rendered depressing by the characters. No matter how "happy" you consider that ending, but it can't just heal all the scars left. Afterall, it was me who picked up this title. I got warned, even tho i would have preferred if someone stated from the start that it was depressing.
Anyways, now i'll throw myself in some lighter anime. If i bring other titles, warn me if they are depressing, and this means "Person bound to a bed, coma, disease, scars, mutilations, murders...".
Thanks for your tips
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|2011-11-27, 12:03
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I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
Ok, watched the first episode of Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, and i should definitely love it. The girls are just cute, they fit all my requirements, they are tsundere; it got the male's pov, the male looks smart. Gives me the feeling of an Haruhi-like series. +1
Is this series still ongoing? I can only find up to episode 8..... Shit, after i watch it all, will i be able to continue reading the story somewhere (novel, manga, whatever) ?
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|2011-11-27, 14:32
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Black Steel Knight
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|2011-11-27, 14:42
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I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
Anyways, i'm loving it. It took my interest exactly like Haruhi Suzumiya did. The characters are also loveable, girls are fucking cute. I'll follow the story even after i finish watching the anime.
Thank you for having brought up this anime, i really needed something like this. Thanks again.
Finished watching the 8 episodes, and i'm really liking it. I'll now switch to the manga. Thanks again for suggesting me this title. If you find out anything else let me know. It's still too early to give any rating, but i think i could easily drop a 9.5 here. Thanks.
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