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Primary education begins at the age of six for the majority of Nigerians. Students spend six years in primary school and graduate with a school-leaving certificate. Subjects taught at the primary level include mathematics, English language, Islamic knowledge studies, Bible knowledge, science and one of the three main native ethnic groups (Hausa-Fulani, Yoruba, and Igbo). Private schools would also offer computer, science, French, and art. Primary school students are required to take a Common Entrance Examination to qualify for admission into the Federal and State Government schools. The UBE came as a replacement for Nigeria's universal primary education scheme of the 6-3-3-4 system of primary education. The 9-3-4 system of education was designed in conformity with the MDGs and education for all (EFA) (Kayode, 2006). The UBE involves 6 years of primary School and 3 years of junior secondary school, culminating in 9 years of uninterrupted schooling, and transition from one class to another is automatic but assessed through continuous assessment. This scheme is monitored by the universal basic education commission (UBEC), and has made it free and a right of every child. Therefore, the UBEC law section 15 defines UBE as early childhood care and education. The law stipulates a 9-year formal schooling, adult literacy and non-formal education, skill acquisition programmes and the education of special groups such as nomads and migrants, girl child and women, Al-majiri, street children and disabled group (Aderinoye, 2007). [1]
Students spend six years in Secondary School that is 3 years of JSS(Junior Secondary School), and 3 years of SSS(Senior Secondary School). By Senior Secondary School Class 2 (SS2), students are taking the GCE O'Levels exam, which is not mandatory, but most students take it to prepare for the Senior Secondary School Exam. The Senior Secondary School Exam is taken in the last year of high school (SS3). Private organizations, the State government or the Federal government manages secondary schools in Nigeria.
The Federal Republic of Nigeria is made up of thirty-six States and the Federal Capital Territory. There are about two Federal Government Colleges in each state. These schools are funded and managed directly by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Education. Teachers and staff are Federal Government employees. Teachers at the Federal Government schools possess a Bachelors degree in Education or in a particular subject area, such as, Mathematics, Physics etc. These schools are supposed to be model schools carrying and maintaining the ideals of secondary education for Nigerian students. Admission is based on merit, determined by the National Common Entrance Examination taken by all final year elementary school pupils. Tuition and fees are very low, approximately one hundred dollars ($100.00), because funding comes from the Federal Government.[1]
State owned secondary schools are funded by each state government and are not comparable to the Federal government colleges. Although education is supposed to be free in the majority of the state owned institutions, students are required to purchase books and uniforms costing them an average of two hundred dollars ($200.00). Teachers in State owned institutions usually have a National Certificate of Education or a Bachelors Degree. Often these schools are understaffed due to low state budgets, lack of incentives and irregularities in payment of staff salaries.[1]
Private secondary schools in Nigeria tend to be quite expensive with average annual fees averaging from One to Two thousand dollars ($1000.00 - $2000.00). These schools have smaller classes (approximately ten to fifteen students per class), modern equipment and a better environment. Teachers in these institutions all possess at least a Bachelors in a specific course area and are sent for workshops or short term programs on a regular basis.[1]
With the introduction of 9-3-4 system of education in Nigeria, students are required to enter secondary school after spending a minimum of nine years of Primary Education and passed a prescribed National Entrance Examination. The students must spend a minimum period of six years in Secondary School. During this period, students are expected to spend three years in Junior Secondary School and three year in Senior Secondary School.[1]
The General Certificate of Education Examination (GCE) was replaced by the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE). The SSCE is conducted at the end of the Secondary School studies in May/June. The GCE is conducted in October/November as a supplement for those students who did not get the required credits from their SSCE results. The standards of the two examinations are basically the same. A body called West African Examination Council (WAEC) conducts both the SSCE and GCE. A maximum of nine and a minimum of seven subjects are registered for the examination by each student with Mathematics and English Language taking as compulsory.[1]
A maximum of nine grades are assigned to each subject from: A1, A2, A3 or A1, B2, B3, B4, (Equivalent to Distinctions Grade); C4, C5, C6, or B4, B5, B6, (Equivalent to Credit Grade); P7, P8 or D7, D8, E (Just Pass Grade); F9 (Fail Grade). Credit grades and above is considered academically adequate for entry into any University in Nigeria. In some study programs, many of the universities may require higher grades to get admission.[1]
The Federal Government policy on education is adhered to by all secondary schools in Nigeria. Six years of elementary school is followed by six years of secondary school. Senior Secondary school consists of the SS I, SS 2, and SS 3 which is equivalent to the 10th, 11th and 12th Grade. The Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE) is taken at the end of the SS 3. The West African Examination Council (WAEC) administers both exams. Three to six months after a student has taken the SSCE examination, they are issued an Official transcript from their institution. This transcript is valid for one year, after which an Official transcript from the West African Examination Council is issued. National Examination Council is another examination body in Nigeria Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE)in June/July. The body also administer General Certificate of Education Examination (GCE)in December/January. The students often take both WAEC and NECO examinations in SSS 3. [1]
The government has majority control of university education. The Federal Government of Nigeria has adopted education as an instrument for national development.[1]
In addition to the number of universities, there are 13 Federal and 14 State owned Polytechnic Colleges respectively. These were established to train technical, middle-level manpower. Some of the colleges are beginning to award degrees.[1]
English Language is the medium of instruction. The Academic Year is from October to September.[1]
First year entry requirements into most universities in Nigeria include: Minimum of SSCE/GCE Ordinary Level Credits at maximum of two sittings; Minimum cut-off marks in Joint Admission and Matriculation Board Entrance Examination (JAMB) of 200 and above out of a maximum of 400 marks are required. Candidates with minimum of Merit Pass in National Certificate of Education (NCE), National Diploma (ND) and other Advanced Level Certificates minimum qualifications with minimum of 5 O/L Credits are given direct entry admission into the appropriate undergraduate degree programs.[1]
Duration of undergraduate programs in Nigerian Universities depends largely on the program of study. For example: Social Sciences /Humanity related courses 4 Years (two semester sessions per year), Engineering/Technology related courses 5 Years (two semester sessions per year), Pharmacy 5 Years (two semester sessions per year), Medicine (Vet/ Human) 6 Years (Have longer sessions), Law 5 Years (two semester sessions per year).[1]
Nigeria Universities are generally grouped into:
Five of these Universities were established between 1948 and 1965, following the recommendation of Ashby Commission set up by the British Colonial Government to study the needs for university education for Nigeria. These universities are fully funded by the Federal Government. They were established primarily to meet the manpower needs of Nigeria and set basic standards for university education in the country. These universities have continued to play their roles for manpower developments and provisions of standards, which have helped to guide the subsequent establishments of other generations and states universities in Nigeria.[1]
With the increasing population of qualified students for university education in Nigeria and the growing needs for scientific and technological developments, setting up more universities became imperative. Between 1970 and 1985, 12 additional universities were established and located in various parts of the country.[1]
The need to establish Universities to address special areas of Technological and Agricultural demand prompted the setting up of 10 additional Universities between 1985 and 1999.[1]
Pressures from qualified students from each state who could not readily get admissions to any of the Federal Universities continue to mount on States Governments. It became imperative and urgent for some State Governments to invest in the establishments of Universities.[1]
In recognition of the need to encourage private participation in the provision of university education, the Federal Government established a law 1993, allowing private sectors to establish universities following guidelines prescribed by the Government.[1]


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It is simply untrue, I remember thinking in my graduate school class—more years ago than I care to admit (Jim Leyritz hit a HUGE Home Run for the Yankees in the World Series that year). All that talk about Generation X and all those things that allegedly described me.
Yes. I did like Speed Racer, but I was convinced that was because Speed's little brother Spritle and their pet chimp wore, what I thought were yarmulkes. However, just about everything else that was presented as fact about Gen X, simply did not resemble me in any way.
I was at a NACE FACE2FACE in New York a couple of years ago and we were discussing the concept of "Millennials" when a Millennial at my table turned to me and said that he felt like he had just been stereotyped. I told him to mention that to the larger group, but he declined. (So much for the need to be heard!)
Why has the very basic idea of viewing people as individuals, based on his/her own merits and demerits become so hard to understand? People often respond that "theory" is not meant to apply to individuals, and the purpose of generational theory is to provide context to a large group of people.
Of course marketing companies apply "theory" all of the time. (If you want an example Google "Thanksgivikkua.") Creating recruitment campaigns and designing programs based on a model does make sense in theory, although it is important to note that placing people into arbitrary groups has not worked out very well over the course of human history.
The real danger is applying generalities to any particular individual. As much as we like to say we know that theory doesn't apply to individuals, it becomes hard to see people for who they are whenever we have convenient labels. It is just too easy to miss the person for the preconceived notion.
We also have to wonder, in a practical sense, how we view that one person who doesn't fit into our Millennial-based programming? I fear that we may see something wrong with him/her even though their skill set is exactly what we would have wanted if we had applied a different generational label.
To paraphrase Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, I would like a society where people are NOT judged by the era of their birth (I was born in the early 1970's—just LOOK at the clothes I grew up wearing), but by the content of their character.
I know this perspective is not particularly popular, but I am a risk taker, after all, I DID send my penny to Columbia House for 11 cassette tapes…

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Twitter To Appeals Court: Just Because Some Tweets Are Public Doesn't Mean Our Users Have No Privacy
from the good-for-them dept
Unfortunately, the NY court didn't buy it, and told Twitter to hand over the info. It ignored many of the bigger questions, and basically just says that since Harris tweeted publicly, there is no issue here. But that ignores a few things: (1) not all of the info sought was just what he tweeted and (2) not all of the tweets are available publicly.
Harris has appealed, and it's good to see that Twitter is also appealing, arguing that the court made some significant mistakes. The company basically reiterates its earlier argument that Harris has standing to quash the order, and also some reasonable privacy protection in some of the content sought.
Twitter respectfully submits that its users have standing on three separate and independent grounds to move to quash subpoenas directed to Twitter for their records. First, Twitter's users have standing under New York law because Twitter's Terms of Service have long established that users have a proprietary interest in their records. Twitter users own their Tweets and should have the right to fight invalid government requests. Second, Twitter's users have standing under § 2704(b) of the federal SCA, which provides that a user who receives notice of a subpoena for their account records "may file a motion to quash such subpoena . . . in the appropriate . . . State court." 18 U.S.C. § 2704(b). Finally, Twitter's users have standing based on a long line of precedent establishing that individuals whose constitutional rights are implicated by a government subpoena to a third party can challenge the request. Accordingly, the Court should find that Twitter's users have standing on any one, or all, of these bases.Seems pretty simple and straightforward, though the courts haven't bought this argument yet. Hopefully the appeals court is a bit more enlightened and/or informed.
Defendant's Tweets are also protected by the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and art. I, § 12 of the New York Constitution because the government admits that it cannot publicly access them, thus establishing that Defendant maintains a reasonable expectation of privacy in these communications.


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Losses end season for Lady Miners.
The Missouri S&T softball team headed into the final day of the regular season knowing they needed to win both games and get some help to get into the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Tournament for the first time since 2010. After a promising start the Lady Miners fell 9-3 in the opener and then lost the second one 8-5 at Quincy.
The Lady Miners end the season 13-25 overall and 12-20 in the GLVC. Quincy improved to 22-28 and 17-19.
S&T saw its first two hitters reach on a single and a walk. A sacrifice bunt by Cailey Baker moved the runners up to second and third with one out. After a strikeout, Kate Runyan delivered a two-run double down the left field line to put the Lady Miners up 2-0.
Quincy answered with two in the second and had a chance for more but Becca Strope pitched around runners at second and third with no outs to keep the score tied at 2-2. The Hawks added another run in the third to take a 3-2 lead off of Amber Duncan, who replaced Strope, to start the third.
Runyan tied the game in the fourth hitting a 3-2 pitch to right center for her second home run of the season. Quincy responded though scoring six times in the bottom half of the inning with five of those runs coming with two outs.
S&T tried to rally in the seventh seeing their first two hitters reach on singles, but couldn't score.
Duncan took the loss allowing five runs, all earned, on four hits in 1.2 innings. She walked two and struck out two.
The Lady Miners finished with five hits in the contest led by Runyan with two and all three RBIs.
In the second game on Sunday the Hawks scored a run in the first to break on top on Ashleigh Roscetti's RBI groundout. S&T would tie the game in the second. Runyan led off and singled and went to second on a wild pitch. She came around to score on Rachel Glenn's single.
Quincy retook the lead in the second, but the Lady Miners scored twice in the third on Kaylea Smith's two run single down the left field line.
The score held that way until the sixth. Dana Lawson led off and singled then advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt from Kelsi O'Neill. She scored on Andi Davis's single to left.
S&T couldn't hold the lead though as the Hawks scored six times in the home half of the sixth. Emma Topps and Jessica Grimes each delivered two run singles in the inning. The Lady Miners scored once in the seventh on Shelby Michaelis's RBI double and had the tying run at the plate with one out, but couldn't get the tying hit.
S&T finished the game with 12 hits led by Smith and Runyan with three apiece. Taylor Keal took the loss allowing eight runs on 13 hits in 5.1 innings of work. She walked two and didn't record a strikeout.
At Springfield, Ill., it was a long day of softball for the Missouri S&T Lady Miners and Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars as the two sides played essentially three games in Springfield, Ill. UIS took two of the three winning 7-2 and 8-2 while the Lady Miners picked up a 10-4 win in the middle contest.
The two sides were originally scheduled to play a doubleheader, but before getting to that they had to finish the second game of the doubleheader which was suspended in Rolla due to rain on March 30. The Prairie Stars led 5-1 in the top of the third when that game was halted.
The game resumed with UIS having runners at first and second with only one out. Becca Strope got out of the jam getting a groundout and a strikeout to end the inning. S&T had a golden chance to climb back into the game in the bottom of the third getting back-to-back singles from Jamie Hatlan and Andi Davis to start the inning. The Lady Miners couldn't come through with a key hit and left two on.
UIS added to its lead in the fourth with two more runs to make it 7-1. S&T threatened in the fifth and sixth innings but couldn't score. They got a run in the seventh on a RBI single from Kaylea Smith which brought home Davis.
The Lady Miners outhit the Prairie Stars 9-8 in the contest and were led by Smith with three and two RBIs. Davis and Hatlan added two hits each. Taylor Keal suffered the loss allowing two runs in one-third of an inning.
In the first game of the scheduled doubleheader, S&T struck first with two outs in the top of the second. Dana Lawson hit a 2-2 pitch over the center field fence for her sixth home run of the season to put the Lady Miners up 1-0. UIS answered with four runs in the home half of the third. Jordyn Amos hit a two-run homer to left center and Sam Riss added a two-run single down the right field line.
S&T got a run back in the fourth when Shelby Michaelis scored on a wild pitch. The Lady Miners continued to trail until the sixth when they took advantage of some wildness by Prairie Star starter Cheyenne Bowman. S&T sent 13 hitters to the plate in the eight run inning on just four hits. It took advantage of four walks and an error in the frame. Kyra Slemp had a two-run single in the frame while Lawson, Adrienne Kruse, Davis and Michaelis had RBIs as well.
Strope had to work out of trouble in both the sixth and seventh innings to pick up her sixth win of the season. She went the distance allowing four runs, all earned, on eight hits. She walked five and struck out one.
Davis paced the offense with two hits.
S&T broke on top in the finale scoring in the first inning. Davis led off and singled and stole second. She came around to score on Cailey Baker's single to left. UIS tied the game in the bottom half of the inning with a two-out hit and then in the second took advantage of a dropped fly ball in left with two outs and went onto score three unearned runs.
The Prairie Stars took advantage of another error in the third to add three more runs and capped the scoring with a run in the fourth.
The Lady Miners had nine hits in the nightcap led by Davis, Smith and Michaelis with two apiece. Keal took the loss allowing eight runs, three earned on nine hits in three innings of work. She struck out two and walked four.


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Hi guys,
I just finished up this short snowkite film yesterday. I hope it has a little something for every kiter to enjoy. It's a result of hauling my camera and tripod around with me everywhere this season till now. Then I started pounding my head into my computer while editing. I even had my buddy flying me around in a Cessna for a few shots. My fingers have been frozen to my camera every session so take a second and check it out and give me a little feedback please. If you like it give'er a share here and there.
Will Taggart
P.S. Listen to it too, I worked hard on the sound effects side of things!


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CHARLOTTE, N.C.- The Coker men's tennis team took the court on Saturday in a Conference Carolinas match against regionally ranked No. 18 and nationally ranked No. 39 Queens University of Charlotte. The Cobras battled hard, but were unable to come out with a victory, losing 9-0.
James Corfield (Auckland, New Zealand) played a hard fought match at No. 2 singles losing 7-5, 7-6 and Tycho Lamberigts (Netherlands) set his match to tie-breakers at No. 6 singles losing 6-1, 3-6, 10-7.
Coker will now prepare for their next week of play that includes a home match on Wednesday against Benedict College at 3:00 p.m. and another conference match on Saturday, March 5 against Barton College at home at 1:30 p.m.
Coker (0) lost to Queens (9) (#39 Nationally, #18 Southeast Region)
#1: Manel Estruga (CC) lost to Christian Lee Daigle (QU) 6-0, 6-2 (#41 Nationally, #17 Southeast Region)
#2: James Corfield (CC) lost to David Hannon (QU) 7-5, 7-6
#3: Guillermo Aylon (CC) lost to Josh Bloch (QU) 6-3, 7-5
#4: Juan Vallejo (CC) lost to Raahil Dhruva (QU) 6-0, 6-2
#5: Evan Schreiner (CC) lost to Gustavo Munhoz (QU) 6-0, 6-0
#6: Tycho Lamberigts (CC) lost to Chris Kennedy (QU) 6-1, 3-6, 10-7
#1: Aylon/Corfield (CC) lost to Daigle/Dhruva (QU) 8-2
#2: Vallejo/Estruga (CC) lost to Hannon/Bloch (QU) 8-1
#3: Lamberigts/Schreiner (CC) lost to Munhoz/Ignacio Casali (QU) 8-1


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|2006-11-28, 17:07
|Link #61
AnimeSuki's Hentai-sama
To me i think Light has the upper hand because from watching the episodes so far Light is basically playing with L since L was introduced. As we all can see, when L comes up with an idea, Light counters it. Such as when L put 64 cameras in Light's room, Light could still kill people (but not effectively). Not to mention Light has made the police department fear him and refuse to work with L and that also plays a big factor in who has the upper hand.
|2006-12-03, 00:37
|Link #62
Eternal Dreamer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Caladan
At the beginning of the series, Light had incredible advantage since he has the book, the death god and he's in the dark. As the series moves along, Light's level of advantage is shrinking due to his mistakes and L's amazing wits. I have to say L was gaining on the advantage little by little using his own brain. And at ep 9, I think L finally gains equal ground. L sure is good.
|2006-12-03, 20:09
|Link #63
Light will ALWAYS have the upper hand as long as he holds the Death Note.
Because Light holds the Death Note, he controls what will happen. L is only able to predict--he cannot be certain. Light will ALWAYS be certain of what happens. In this way, whatever L choose to do will always be a reaction to what Light does.
|2006-12-05, 01:54
|Link #64
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Man Light could have been caught so easily. I'm only on episode 4 and I can think up of many ways Light could have been caught already. Since the cops + L knew from ep 3 that there was a possibility that he was a student and that he has police access, they could have restricted access to the police archives for random police personalle. They could choose say 20 people at a time to be restricted for a period of a week (no person is restricted twice) and then narrow the possibilities down. Also, Light seems to be a internet noob. Can't the police just track down what people are searching on the internet? Light has got to have a way of finding out people to kill and all the cops would need to do is observe the webpages people are browsing (specifically in the Kanto area) and how frequently they browse these webpages. Since Light prob gets the info on who to kill, the cops can track his IP and he would be highly suspect since his dad = cop and there is also a student which = him in the household. The govt could have also messed around with the media and choose to censor our some key information (ie: no pictures).
|2006-12-16, 12:25
|Link #66
yare yare..
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Earth (:
Anyways.. on-topic; I'd say equal ground. I'm not putting my views into this, because I really don't know who has the upper hand. What I know for sure is, regardless of who wins in the end, NOW, they are equals. Light cannot kill L and L cannot figure out who is Kira. It doesn't matter if Misa is here because.. since she doesn't abide Light's rules of justice, I think Light is surely gonna use her to the most, but only to an extent.
Anyways.. they're just thoughts.
|2006-12-17, 12:18
|Link #67
Wagering his life...
Join Date: Jun 2006
As of episode 11,I"d say Light definitely has the upper hand.Not only L is losing focus on him because of the TV station incident,but with a new Death Note owner in the picture,it's more pressure for L,while Light can just sit back and laugh.
|2006-12-19, 08:07
|Link #68
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
For now and after seeing episode 11 we can see that L has the upper hand even though a new stronger kira appeared . I believe that L will also has some kind of a hidden power like light's otherwise if L keeps having the upper hand and comes close 99% to capture Light, Light will have no choice than making that eye deal with Ryuuk and he will know L's real name and kill him so there will be no point of L in the series without him having strong power as well. It's just a guess, maybe i'm wrong
|2006-12-21, 02:58
|Link #69
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: USA, NewJersey
Now that the new Kira showed up, I think its going to become harder for L to prove that Light is the one doing all the killing. The worse that can happen is that the new Kira gets caught. All Light has to do then is destroy his own death note or hide it somewhere extremely safe. Since there wont be any way to prove that Light committed crimes without the death note, all the blame is gonna go over the new Kira. Even if the new Kira doesnt get caught like darklightz said Light can just sit back and laugh. Also he can murder more people over the time and blame it onto the new kira. So i guess light has the upper hand.
|2007-01-07, 10:29
|Link #71
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Toronto, Canada
Age: 29
|2007-01-09, 19:21
|Link #72
Angeloid Type β - Nymph
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Canada, Ontario
I would say equal grounds. Even with the appearance of the new Kira, it would possibly be a threat to Light, since the fake kira can leak information without thinking twice as seen in ep.12. Furthermore, the fake kira is not the same as Light, just a fan of him, so it is a double sided sword if you ask me. It can either destroy you or aid you in many ways, just depends on how you would use it.
Many would say L has a disadvantage but you have to give him props for thinking the right way all the time. His analyzes and prediction on the situation leads to the right way but he is not sure. However, when he thinks of the ideas that might be possible to the murders, he will attempt to pursue it to the end until he is satisfy with the answer that he obtained.
|2007-01-12, 07:12
|Link #73
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Nederland
Age: 31
I would say Light, because now mater how you look L hasn't even come close in oder to discover Kira. Every time he has a idea Light comes with the perfect way to counter his theories and in doing so he is winning. The only thing that can help L to win is to discover second Kira and to take advantage.
|2007-01-31, 18:16
|Link #74
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
I have followed this series to episode 14 and I would have to say L has the upper hand. He has been zeroed into the character and possible location of kira early on and has since been forcing Light to react to L's actions other than the other way round.
|2007-02-01, 12:49
|Link #75
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Anyway you look at it Light has the upper hand because at any time he can still kill L.
He has a book that can control others moments before they die. So... Control one of the other cops whose name he knows, barge them in. Shoot L to death and throw them off the belcony. Have yourself get shot in the process so you don't attract attention. If you're a victim too, no one will ever suspect you.
|2007-02-01, 12:55
|Link #76
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Location: Belgium, Brussels
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|2007-02-01, 15:03
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i'm aware, this kind of thesis was pretty solid, the explanation was, unfortunately, explained much later in the manga. (i don't think it was such huge spoiler but meh...)
IIRC, it was never really explained how Light found about this rule (if any DN manga reader can answer this, please do so.)
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At this point (I'm at ep 16), I think the main reason why Light has the upper hand is because he is aware of the Shinigami and the Death Note, while L does not know how the killings are being performed. There are so many possible answers to that question, but the rules and workings of the Death Note are so specific that it leads to the kind of baffling events (from L's perspective) like in episode 16. I'm interested to see how L will get around this obstacle of not knowing the nature of how Kira works.
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Making a book tree is not a new thing. We saw it on a twitter or scoop.it or instagram posting somewhere and decided to give it a try in 2012. It has now become a tradition to which the students anticipate; they begin asking us about it in mid-November.
Here in Germany, the Christmas tree is called a Tannenbaum. Since ours is made of books, it has affectionately become our Tannenbuch.
The first year we built it on a pallet and added a helium balloon star. It wasn't very tall, very stable, nor very pretty. But it was a hit. And those are actual library book gifts around the base. (See this post for the details.)
After studying photos of other book trees online, we were more purposefully in our construction and decided to build a "green" tree the next year. It was quite fun to pull all the green books - far more fun to pull than to reshelve them later.
Year three saw the addition of a little red and a base made of old encyclopedias.
This year we added a little blue for our school colors and built it a little taller. We have begun housing unused textbooks in the library, and our anti-lumberjack (the name we have for the assistant who builds the tree each year) found that having a surplus of thick, uniform books made construction simpler and more stable.
No one remembers why, but our tree has become an exercise in estimation. Students of all grades, as well as staff, are each allowed one educated guess at the number of books used. Prizes have varied from books to movie cards to book fair vouchers. We have done this since year one - but that year we could not give the prizes until we returned from vacation, dismantled the tree, and counted the books. The next year we grew wiser.
We now have a patron named Christmas Tree, and every book used in construction is scanned out to Tree. This method provides an accurate count of books (without actually counting, and marks all of Tree's books as unavailable so we no longer scour the room looking for a book that turns out to be the cornerstone.
Our tree started at one end of the library in 2012 and has moved its way, a little each year, across our space to its present location, right next to the front door.
So I have to wonder, where will we put it next year?
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Cookies Made with Tea: 8 Recipes from Earl Grey to Chai
Tea lovers, rejoice! Here are eight lovely ways to savor your favorite tea in cookie form. Whether your tastes lean toward delicate Earl Grey, fragrant jasmine, or warmly spiced chai, you're sure to find some baking inspiration.
• 1 Earl Grey Tea Cookies – Icebox cookies with a rich yet delicate flavor; the recipe works with other tea varieties, too (The Kitchn)
• 2 Green Tea Cookies – Vibrantly green cookies made with matcha powder (The Cookiepedia/Serious Eats)
• 3 Brown Sugar and Black Tea Roll-Out Cookies – Plus clever tips for naturally colored sugars (Sweet Beet and Green Bean)
• 4 Vanilla Rooibos Tea Cookies – Toasted rooibos gives these cookies a beautiful fragrance (Food52)
• 5 Jasmine Shortbread Sandwiches – With grapefruit curd (Martha Stewart)
• 6 Hibiscus Tea and Poppy Seed Shortbread – Made with magenta, hibiscus-infused butter (Sprinkle Bakes)
• 7 Oolong Tea Meringue – Ethereal kisses infused with aromatic Chinese tea (Mountain Tea)
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ANKENY — Every member of the Newton wrestling team knew it was in for a challenge in the team's Class 3A district meet on Saturday.
Between the brackets loaded with ranked wrestlers and the possibility of the season coming to an end, there were plenty of opportunities to fall short.
Two Cardinals were able to extend their seasons, however.
Junior Ray Schroder (195 pounds) and senior Derrick Hurt (285) each qualified for the state meet with second-place finishes, while Newton took fifth as a team in the challenging tournament at Ankeny High School.
"A wrestler's goal in high school is to make it to state, and I just couldn't get it done in my first three years," Hurt said. "It's great to get it done my last year and just to know I'm a state qualifier."
Schroder, ranked 10th in 3A, and Hurt actually followed very similar paths in their state berths. Both received byes in the first round, then scored upsets over ranked opponents in the semifinals to reach the championship match. Schroder's upset came against Class 3A No. 8 Wil Simpkins of Ankeny thanks to a late reversal and pin at the 5:05 mark of the match.
"Last week I went and watched him, and that's what happened — he got reversed and pinned," Schroder said. "He got his arm in deep so I knew I had to try it then because I was down, and it worked."
Hurt defeated No. 2 Shaquille Wells of Urbandale, who he has become familiar with from battling at state throwing events over the years. Hurt scored a late takedown in the first, then capitalized on his first major attempt at a pin just 25 seconds into the second period.
"I just came out and wrestled a really good match against a really good opponent," Hurt said. "The fact that I pinned him in the second period makes it that much better."
Both wrestlers suffered lows after their initials highs when they were defeated in their respective championship matches against opponents from Class 3A No. 1 Southeast Polk, which went on to soundly win the team title. Schroder fell to No. 5 Ethan Andersen, 6-1, and Hurt was defeated 9-0 by No. 3 Jake Scanlan.
"I'm just happy to get to state for one," Hurt said. "It would've been nicer to wrestle a little better in my championship match, but at the end of the day I can say I made it to state, which is what I came to do."
"It kind of sucked losing that championship match, but it's nice knowing that I'm going to state," Schroder added. "All the hard work is starting to pay off."
The remainder of the Cardinal roster didn't have too bad of a day either, as junior Koby Hull (106), Class 3A No. 8 sophomore Dakota Dawson (132) and junior Jacob Williams (220) all finished third. Dawson and Williams each had byes in their opening rounds, while Hull wrestled is way into the semis. It was there that all three were sent to the consolation bracket, in which Dawson won a close 5-4 decision, but Hull and Williams cruised to wins before receiving third by rule.
Finishing fifth for Newton were senior Tanner Hull (120), sophomore Brett Wolf (138), freshman Nicoli Allspach (145) and junior Sean Cook (170). The fifth-place round, which was the final round of the night, featured a Newton vs. Pella match on all three mats at one point, dividing the gym. Hull, Wolf and Allspach each earned pins to wrap up fifth place.
Jac Fisher (113), Bryce Tish (126) and Jacob Herduin (152) all made it to the fifth-place round, but were defeated in their matches. As a team, Newton finished fifth with 122 points, which was 33 ahead of sixth-place Urbandale and just 7.5 behind Johnston in fourth.
The meet also marked just the first time Hurt advanced past the first round in districts, while Schroder has done that once before. Neither wrestler used the word "excitement" sparingly when talking about the week ahead, but considering how prepared they each felt going into districts, state could be another interesting opportunity for both of them.
"It's going to be awesome. I'm so excited for it," Schroder said. "At the beginning of the day I was really nervous, but now I'm just excited."
"I'm still a little bit in shock mode," Hurt added. "When you come in as a four seed, no one really expects you to make it. I've been there a few times to watch, but the nerves probably won't hit me as bad until I walk in and get on the mat."
The Class 3A portion of the traditional meet will begin at 2 p.m. on Thursday and is scheduled to run until 5:15 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Class 3A District 1 team results
1. Southeast Polk 298.5; 2. Ankeny 195; 3. Dallas Center-Grimes 158.5; 4. Jonston 130.5; 5. Newton 122; 6. Urbandale 98; 7. Pella 55.5; 8. Des Moines North/Hoover 41


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My sock yarn scrap stash is multiplying! Two balls of leftover skeins have somehow learned the birds and the bees, and now I'm left with a bunch of odds and ends that need a new purpose. Since Valentine's Day is approaching, the red sock yarn called out to me, and after a few tries I ended up with these sweet baby hearts. My hearts are around the size of a nickel, and each one took roughly 5 minutes to crochet. Instant gratification at its finest!
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- Nvidia driver doesn't work in 12.10 5 answers
I was so stoked, it's been my best linux experience to date. Everything was running grandly, til I let the updates do there thing, post reboot only one display worked which was labeled as laptop and the second display would not respond.
I found instructions to remove and re-install, doesn't work (though it's back to two monitors they display at 640x480 which I can't change) (That post is located here Ubuntu 12.10 won't display properly after kernel upgrade)
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Storytelling and Startup Fundraising
Every startup has an elevator pitch, but what comes next? Do potential investors' eyes glaze over when you get beyond the quick, punchy one liner and try to REALLY describe your company? Successful fundraisers tell a complete, engaging story and close the deal.
Last week, the WSJ ran a great article on the value of college humanities courses, and used comments from a successful entrepreneur to make their case. I have to confess that I almost ignored the article, thinking that it was one more elaborate defense of worthless, expensive humanities departments that should be defunded in favor of more math, science, CS, and business classes. I was wrong, and the article was a good reminder that telling your company's full story is a critical element in raising capital.
Malauzai is an example of a company that tells its' story well. The company builds a SaaS mobile banking platform for community banks. Malauzai, founded by Tom Shen, is in the midst of raising a series A round to fuel rapid growth. The core idea is very simple—give community banks a powerful, customizable platform that allows bank customers to bank via their smartphones.
The bigger story? Tom does a great job laying out his heartfelt conviction that community banks are critical to the economy and the fabric of local communities. He then takes that emotionally gratifying picture—local bankers battling it out with the likes of Citicorp to serve their communities—and builds on it with the idea that Malauzai software turns the local bankers into formidable competitors armed with new technology that the big guys are slow to adopt.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (November 9, 2005) - The Lady Bucs basketball team is set to kick off its 2005-06 home slate with an exhibition contest against Mars Hill, tonight at 7 p.m. in Memorial Center. The Lady Bucs, coming off a 13-17 record in 2004-05, will be competing in their first year in the Atlantic Sun Conference this season.
ETSU will be led this season by senior duo Candace Gibson (Warner Robins, Ga.) and B.J. Banjo (Baltimore, Md.), both all-conference tournament selections last season. Gibson recently led the Blue squad to victory in the squad's Blue-Gold scrimmage, with a 17-point, 11-rebound effort.
Also back for action in 2005, are sophomores Nichelle Akers (Sumter, S.C.) and Michele DeVault (Columbus, Ohio), who started 28 and 30 games, respectively, last season. Akers has had a promising preseason, tallying 16 points and seven steals in last month's Blue-Gold contest.
The Lady Bucs kick off the regular season on Nov. 20, as they travel to Starkville, Miss., to face SEC foe Mississippi State.
Check out ETSUBucs.com for tonight's results and all the latest on Lady Bucs Basketball.


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Bidders from across the world spent more than $10 million buying historic tanks and other military equipment over the weekend at an auction in Portola Valley.
Jacques Littlefield, a Silicon Valley engineer, collected military vehicles and equipment from World War I to the Gulf War. When he died in 2009, they were given to the Collings Foundation in Massachusetts.
The foundation, which preserves historic military and other equipment, auctioned off part of the collection to build a new facility.
The top sellers from the auction included an 8-ton half-track personnel carrier that went for nearly $1.3 million, a M4A2 HVSS Sherman Medium tank sold for $345,000, and an M5 Stuart tank bought for nearly $311,000.
Amy Christie, spokeswoman for Auctions America, which handled the sale, said that 98 percent of the vehicles were sold. "We're extremely pleased with the results," she said.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Two big hits tied Sunday's game for UC Santa Barbara but it was a non-hit by the Gauchos that ended up winning the game.
Steven Moon and Ryan Palermo each hit solo home runs in the sixth and seventh innings, with each shot tying the score against UC Davis, which might have been enough to rattle the Aggies.
With runners on the corners in the eighth inning, Harry Stanwyck uncorked a wild pitch, which allowed Peter Maris to score the winning run in a 3-2 thriller that went the Gauchos' way. UCSB won the series and improved to 23-19 overall and 9-6 in the Big West.
That was the cherry on top of the Gauchos' day after the defense got out of a big seventh inning jam.
With a run home to break a 1-1 tie, the Aggies loaded the bases when Greg Mahle hit David Popkins with a pitch. Paul Politi followed with a blooper into center field that Brett Vertigan had to lay out for in making a sensational diving catch to keep the game close.
Palermo's solo shot tied the game and then an inning later Maris led off with a double.
Joe Winterburn tried to sacrifice him over, but his bunt was too good and he reached on a single putting runners on first and third with nobody out. After an out and with Vertigan up, Stanwyck unleashed a wild pitch which allowed Maris to score easily with the go-ahead run.
UC Davis (16-23, 4-8) put runners on first and second in the ninth on an infield single and a hit batter, but Mahle got Politi to hit a weak ground ball to Moon to end the game.
It was fitting for Moon to end the game since he was the one who got the Gauchos going.
He blasted his first career home run well over the netting and the scoreboard in left field, which was only the second hit allowed by Tom Briner in the game at that point. Moon's shot tied the game at 1-1 and set up the late inning theatrics.
Zak Edgington allowed one earned run on seven hits in 6.1 innings pitched with a walk and two strikeouts. Mahle, who went 1 for 3 at the plate, pitched 2.2 scoreless innings to secure the victory.
The Gauchos play at UC Irvine next weekend in a three-game series. All three games can be heard live online by clicking here and in Santa Barbara on AM 1290 with the pregame show starting a half-hour before first pitch.
The baseball team will hold a Huddle on Saturday following the game and all fans are invited. For more information, click here, or call Christina Baglas at (805) 893-5372.


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LITTLE ROCK — State Rep. Nate Steel of Nashville announced his candidacy for attorney general Wednesday, first outside the Howard County Courthouse in his hometown and later at the state Capitol.
"As the next attorney general … I won't always do what's popular but I guarantee I'll always do what's right," Steel said in Little Rock. "I'm running for attorney general because I believe in our state and our people – in what we can get done if state government works the way it is supposed to work."
He is the first Democrat to announce for the attorney general's race to succeed term-limited incumbent Democrat Dustin McDaniel.
A former prosecutor who is serving his third and final term in the state House, Steel said described himself as a conservative Democrat who would "work across party lines."
While in the House, Steel served on the Judiciary Committee and said he worked to strengthen laws concerning methamphetamine use, improve the state's probation and parole systems, and to improve criminal justice in the state and access to the courts.
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Okay, I recently read the Tome of Pope Saint Leo, I read over it a few times, and took some notes. After closely reading it over a few times, there were some parts that I could see could be interpreted as leaning a little to the Nestorian side, but honeslty it doesn't seem as semi-Nestorian as many of the Non-Chalcedonians like to make it out to be.
it seems like Alexandrians being unwilling to accept a compromise as St. Cyril of Alexandria did with John of Antioch.
It's entirely up to you whether you want to believe that such was the practical effect though; ofcourse, we would strongly disagree on that level as well.
Maybe take the old-fashioned route and visit your local library and spend some time there reading some books. And if, after all that, questions remain, or you feel there are some points requiring further discussion, maybe choose ONE thread and focus on that, moving on to the next thread only once you've exhausted all the issues in the first? I think it will make life a bit easier for you, and all of us...
I have to ask though...are you really at that stage in your spiritual journey where there is no subject of greater importance than whether or not OO objections to Chalcedon hold weight? Seriously? (It does after all seem to be the subject you've raised most frequently in your short time here).
Chalcedon confuses just about everybody. Don't spend your time worrying about it. Most Orthodox Christians have lived and died not even knowing about it. It shouldn't provide a stumbling block to you, but it may if you get too obsessed with it. Continue with your catechumen process without worrying about it. The Eastern Orthodox Church is a great Church and the differences between them and us are really not significant enough for you to turn away from your present path.
Ben, as a convert to the Coptic Church (from Protestantism) I am able to read the Tome and see how it could be intended as being quite Orthodox considering that it was written in response to the monophysite heresy. Nonetheless, the fact that the heretic Nestorius held it up and said, This is what I believe! leaves a wide door open to correction.
Very good point. Yes it is disappointing that Nestorius liked the Tome. However we can see the Tome as reactionary with the Council of Chalcedon. I believe that when the Council of Ephesus, Chalcedon, and Constantinople II are looked at together they can be seen as an understand of Orthodox theology, however when taken out of context any can lead to heresy. Also we must say that Nestorius quite often would take things out of context. He was certainly welcome to distort the meanings of things if he wanted, however we know that the Tome was not enforcing Nestorianism, no matter who you are.
On the flip side of things, St. Cyril many times was misunderstood and people accused him of Apollinarianism and Monophysitism as well. Something to meditate on.
In the end, I believe what is important is indeed to hold correct dogma, that Christ is fully man and fully God without mixing or division. This is the foundation of your spirituality. All else is scholarly and philosophically exhausting.
Yes, exactly. Could we agree that both the Chalcedonians and the non-Chalcedonians hold this correct dogma? If we can reunion may come sooner than we think.
Well, there are many, like myself, who believe that we do hold the same dogma and that unity should not be delayed. But there are others who are not convinced, and we can't force unity to the sake of schism.
There is a lot more to study, and it only becomes much more complex. But in the end, I find this simple dogma to be the answer, the answer that both Orthodox churches have believed and articulated in their own ways.
Ben, as a convert to the Coptic Church (from Protestantism) I am able to read the Tome and see how it could be intended as being quite Orthodox considering that it was written in response to the monophysite heresy.
Nonetheless, the fact that the heretic Nestorius held it up and said, This is what I believe! leaves a wide door open to correction.
if you read the Tome of Pope Saint Leo, you also need to read the Tomos of Chalcedon, as a reference to it, so that you will also agree with the Fathers of Chalcedon who said "Peter Spoke through Leo"
The problem with that passage from Leo, and others, is that it can be very easily read in a Theodorean way. Nowhere in this passage does he say that the Word of God is born. On the contrary he speaks of the birth of Jesus Christ, just as Theodore, Theodoret and Ibas wanted to.Certainly these writers understood that the Son had descended 'in some sense' but not in the sense that Jesus Christ was the self-same as the Word of God, and that therefore the Word Himself is born, suffers, dies and rises.Leo seems to share their view, even unwittingly, in his stress that the Word does not suffer, if not the Word then who?Ibas and Theodoret were both able to sign up to the Tome and to Chalcedon without ever changing their Theodoran Christology, at the very least the Tome of Leo and Chalcedon are ambiguous and allow the persistence of the Theodorean Christology, at worse, through the insistence of Marcian and Leo at Chalcedon, they promote a Theodorean Christology.Nestorius was invited to the council of Chalcedon, but died before he could attend. Modern scholars (not OO) believe that he was to be rehabilitated at Chalcedon, the Leonine/Theodorean Christology was to become the official Christology, and unity would be restored to the Church as it returned to its pre-Ephesine state.It is very hard to see that Chalcedon was anti-Eutychian,
since his Christology was not desperately flawed nor very widely shared. It seems rather to be an anti-Cyrilline council.
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The same arguments used against Dioscorus are those rehearsed against Cyril. Indeed Cyril's terminology is rejected because it is used by Dioscorus. Ibas is accepted on the basis of his letter which calls Theodore a 'Doctor of the Church' and which claims that Cyril has rejected his heretical Christology. Theodoret is accepted and writes to his supporters that his Christology has been accepted at the council. In the 6th century all of the Western and North African Churches went into schism and their leaders endured prison rather than accept the Three Chapters since they were convinced that Chalcedon had canonised Theodore, Theodoret and Ibas.
I am not saying this to argue, but after 15 years of study I am convinced that Chalcedon was flawed and plunged the Church into 1500 years of division. The anathemas which the OO raised against Chalcedon all seem to me to require answering by the EO and all seem to be justified questions about various issues raised by the council.
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Like how Ayumi played a part in getting them to get over the fight. Clarified on what happens to the girls from Elsie. So even though they forget their memories they don't return to their original self because Keima filled the gap that they had in their heart, which in turn changes them.
Nice job by Elsie to use the raiment as an invisibility cloak to feed Chihiro lines. I like how she at least wondered where his voice was coming from. So at the end she looked a little depressed about confessing her love. Also she was lost in staring at Keima.
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An unorthodox capture, Keima's trying to have Chihiro fall in love with another boy rather than himself. Kind of wonder why he didn't realize he didn't need to be the target of affection sooner.
After going though all this with Keima though, Chihiro seems a lot more interested in him rather than Yuta.
The thing with Ayumi is that they may have been able to erase her memories, but they couldn't erase her feelings. It must be strange being in love with someone yet having no idea why.
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So they extended the training part to fill an entire episode...
Well, the filler bits to flesh out Chihiro more were nicely done, so I can't complain.
She seemed stucked in ordinary depression, the one most of us get around that age, where everyone looks like talented people except ourselves. Behind her easy-going personality, she's hiding a lack of self-confidence.
I also liked how realistic Chihiro's behavior is.
Like how she tries to get closer to Keima with common stuff, or how she's looking after someone to relate to (nice double cameo of Miyako btw).
She's the kind of girl you could meet IRL, just shy enough to be cute, but strong enough to walk on her own two legs.
Her alchemy with keima is also nicely portrayed. She immedialty got casual to him (even hugging strongly before asking him for counsel). And while staying rebellous, she's still following his adv... orders.
Next episode should be 10/10 for me, with two twists in 20 minutes.
Then, we should get the report and maybe a special "M" half-episode.
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I admit, I laughed when the route charts came out. I honestly can't believe they don't have their own "war room" with those sorts of materials on all the potential conquests. I guess Keima's not quite ready to accept that he's in this for the long haul though.
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Eh. Here manglobe goes again. Horribad pacing, but it can't be helped since they are following exactly the way they did the first season.
Chihiro is too cute, compare to manga version.
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Ayumi... she is super cute on this episode. Did they change design because it look different for me?
......... WoW I just saw a sparkly dude. I want to kick him and hit him hard. sparkle sparkle
Chihiro is extremely cute too and her blushing face is full of HNNNNNNGGG moments. I really wonder why.
nice head cushion kami, you lucky gamer
ignoring Elsies fire truck addiction
You know the real strong points for kaminomi for me is when Kami begun sharing his vast wisdom of game. It's really interesting when his explaining it on chihiro
Ayumi is really doing her best. Chihiro watching her just give her more push. Good back up story!
Wow.reading it in manga and watching it.... it's different. I'm liking the anime more and more.
The near of the end scene with kami and chihiro. Kami can be the all knowing god but he really doesn't understand the feelings of girls.( Like I can talk )
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Keima realizes that in order to make a conquest, the girl doesn't need to be interested to him.
It could be any guy, really. As long as Keima fills the emptiness in her heart.
|2011-05-17, 01:10
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Anybody else thinking Cyrano with a twist?
Is that seiyuu HanaIro reference with Elsie saying shining/sparkling?
Elsie is really cute being her "Brother's" little helper.
Also loved Chichiro's wait what you are more experienced than me her questioning Keima who was it.
Keima himself is a good looker its just that jerk-ass facade that girls should look over. Else Ayumi and Chichiro wouldn't be attracted to him.
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