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Throughout history names with similar spelling (Buggi, Bugg, Bugge, Buggie etc..) and similar meanings (people from an area of soft, boggy, marshy lands) have been found in various parts of Europe. In my early days researching the Buggy name I naively believed that it would be a simple process of tracing the name from Ireland, back to England and then to a Viking or French origin. However, when studying surnames it is important to remember the following: [1]
- They transfer from one area to another due to migration
- Surnames with similar spellings and meanings can develop independently of each other in different areas.
- Surnames in different documents across different centuries were written down as they sounded to the writer or as the writer though they should be spelled.
- Rare surnames can die-out or be absorbed into other surnames for various reasons.
- They can form out of other surnames when descendants take the first name of a person in the family and adopt that as a surname e.g. MacMahon comes from a descendant of the O'Brien family, Mahon O'Brien.[2]
- When transferring from one language to another the surname can be translated 'correctly', mistranslated or simply made up.
With that in mind here are some examples of Buggy type names/surnames from the 8th-11th centuries.
Viking Buggi 700-1100
Various studies have been done of names which appear in runic inscriptions found in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. One of the most recent, and authoritative, is the Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (Dictionary of Proper Names in Scandinavian Viking Age Runic Inscriptions) compiled by the Institute for Dialectology, Onomastics and Folklore Research in Sweden between 1999-2001.[3] The names collected for this study were taken from runic inscriptions dated from the 8th to 11th centuries. One of the entries that can be found is the name Buggi. A Swedish to English translation of this entry outlines the following:
Buggi (masculine name). Old Danish Buggi (found as a by-name), Old Swedish Bugge (found as a by-name), Old West Norse by-name Buggi. Relating to Old Nynorsk [Norse] meaning "powerful man".[4]
As the translation outlines, slightly different versions of the same name were found in Scandinavia during the Viking Age. Beginning in the late 8th century Vikings from Scandinavia launched attacks on Britain. While the Vikings might be considered one and the same, those from present day Norway concentrated their attacks on Scotland and Ireland, while those from present day Denmark focused attacks on mainland Europe and England.[5] By the latter half of the 9th century this had culminated in invasion. In 865 the Great Viking Army seized York and by 870 over half of England was under Viking control.[6] Arnold outlines how these Viking settlers were "ploughing and providing for themselves" in Yorkshire.[7]
Evidence of this name in Britain can be found in the name of the parish and village, Bugthorpe, in Yorkshire. Place names incorporating 'thorpe' indicate an outlying settlement or farm, possibly on the fringes of a larger settlement.[8] The first part of the place names are Scandinavian personal names signifying ownership.[9] Mills gives the definition for the origins of Bugthorpe as 'outlying farmstead or hamlet of a man called Buggi' and states that it is listed as Bugethorp in The Domesday Book of 1086.[10]
French Buge
A 19th century book, The Etymology of Curious Surnames (1868), by R.S. Charnock speculated that Buggy is "perhaps from Bugey, a small territory of France, in the old prov. of Bourgogne; or from Le Bogue, a comm. and town of France, dep. Dordogne."[11]
Le Bogue, in the Dordogne department (similar to an Irish province) is almost certainly the town of Le Bugue, which is the name given on modern maps. Le Bugue is about two hours drive west of Bordeaux, in the south west of France. Bugey is an historical region in the Ain department, which is in eastern France near Italy and Switzerland. Charnock has located it in the Bourgogne department but this is to the north of Ain.
Bugey was a part of the Dutchy of Savoy and became part of France after the Treaty of Lyon in 1601. The Bugey area is known as Bugé in a language called Apritan (or Franco-Provencal), which is associated with the area. Arpitan is spoken today in only a small few rural, mountainous parts of Italy, France and Switzerland today. The map, below, is of the Bugey area with place names in Apritan.[12] The area of Bugé can be seen in the middle containing the towns of Bélé (Belley) and Brion (Brion). The Swiss border is located at the northeast edges of Bugé near Geneva.
Dictionnaire Etymologique des noms de Famille outlines that the name Buge is a derivative of Bugue which come from the ancient Occitan language name Bugua.[13] The Occitan language was primarily spoken in the area of France south of Bugé, towards the Mediterranean coast.
Domesday Book 1086
Following the Norman conquest, Britain was threatened again with invasion from Denmark and the recently installed Norman King William needed to raise money to pay a mercenary army.[14] As a result a land register for taxation purposes was completed, and finished, in 1086. This is known as The Domesday Book and is one of the most important and earliest records of names in existence. It is held at the National Archives in England. Translators of the text have given Buggi to names that appear a number of times. In the original language this is the name Bugo, which appears four times, and the name Buge, which appears once in the text. Mentions of Bugo are divided between Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire and Buge is located in Nottinghamshire.[15]
The translation for units of measurement are as follows:[16]
Bovates: One-eighth of a Carucate
Carucate: An area of land that could be ploughed by eight oxen.
Geld: This was the English land-tax.
Manor: This was an estate, varying in size
Furlong: The length of a furrow, usually 40 perches, with one perch usually being 14-18 feet long.
Buge is written about in relation to this area. Colwick is located on the eastern edge of present day Nottingham city. The entry for Colwick is under the heading of 'The Land of the Thegns'. This was a man of noble status with different ranking of thegns depending if they were subordinated to the king or a lord.[17]
This entry has been translated as: "In Colwick, Aelfric 3, and Buggi 2 [had] 5 bovates of land taxable. Land for 1 plough. They hold it themselves from the King. The have 2 plougs; 1 Freeman, with 1 bovate, and 6 villagers and 1 smallholder with 2 ploughs. Meadow, 31 acres; underwood, 8 acres. Value 25s 4d."[18]
Bugo is written about twice in Hawton, which is near the western border of Nottinghamshire, with Lincolnshire. Hawton is under the heading of 'The land of Ralph De Limesy'. Ralph de Limesy was one of the followers of William the Conqueror and was rewarded with numerous lordships for his military services. Eight of these were in Nottinghamshire.[19]
Martin translated this as: "in the same place Buggi, Regnvald, Thorfridh and Buggi had 6 ½ bovates of land to the geld. [There is] land for 2 ½ ploughs."[20]
Bugo is also mentioned in Coddington, which is under the heading of 'The land of the Bishop of Lincoln'.
This is translated as: "In the same place Buggi had 1.5 bovates of land to the geld. Land for 1/2 plough. It is waste. Bothild holds it, and it is worth 2s. There are two acres of meadow."
The last reference for Bugo is in Yorkshire under the heading of 'the land of the Count of Mortain'. Robert, the Count of Mortain, was a half borther of William the Conqueror. He was given huge amounts of land after the conquest, including 196 manors in Yorkshire alone.
Martin translates this as: Buggi had 1 manor of 3 curates and 6 bovates of the geld, where there could be 2 ploughs. Now Count Robert had in demense 1 plough; and 8 villans and 3 bordars with 3 ploughs, and 1 mill [rendered] 28d. The whole [is] 6 furlongs long and as much broad. Now it is worth 20s.[21]
[1] I would like to thank Mike Buggy who left the following comment (submitted 1 October 2010) on a now deleted page which discussed a Viking origin for the Buggy name:
I'm afraid I don't really agree with your findings, well structured though they are. It may be a little oversimplistic, wishful thinking or romantic even, to try to attribute basic 'working' European surname to such common sources. A very large number of European surnames are derived from a variety of sources such as geography, craft, trade, place, features, clan, kinship, family groups, events, etc etc. It was not unusual for large groups or social classes to have no surname at all but to be part of some local kinship, tribe, clan or such grouping. This means that parallel developments of name groups among totally unrelated peoples in many different places are very common. Added to this there are many homonyms and synonyms across all languages so that like sounding words and names are often thought to be somehow connected even when their sources are totally separate and unrelated.
As an example, the modern names Bugg, Bogey, Bugge may indeed well be all related to the Nordic/Viking root word (which I believe actually may have also given us "Bogeyman!"). There are also similar names in Italian, Dutch, Belgium, and French, but their sources are separate. There has never been any real mystery with the Irish name Buggy, unless one wants to create one. The common variant is not related to the various similar sounding names in England but is from the Irish word for 'soft' (Bog). Many of the people who settled in soft, marshy, fertile river lands, most commonly, but not exclusively, between the Suir, Nore, and the Barrow were considered "of the marshlands" (The O'Bhogaigh…pronounced Buggy). Like all of their neighbours, they considered themselves as a whole under the protectorate of one of the minor kings of the area. Not only were they not necessarily related to each other they also were not related to other Irish river valley dwellers areas elsewhere, some of whom were also called O'Bhogaigh. There is nothing unusual about this method of naming as it occurs elsewhere also (Demery, from DeMarais…of the bogs….is the equivalent name in French). In English and the other anglo saxon languages we have surnames like Rivers, Hill, Marsh, Field, Woods etc. Again no common ancestral source or relationship can possibly be inferred from such general geographic terms. Granted the Normans did bring some variation to this but the variation is of rather a specific and traceable type. The majority of Buggys in England came originally from Irish stock (I for example have ancestors who went to England in the 1700′s and 1800′s). The biggest clusters in the UK census, such as those in Middlesex, and a few E and NE counties had Irish roots…I have looked at them over the years. There are a few whom I cannot account for….I too am aware of the medieval English Buggys which come up in records, rolls, and searches, such as old William, and the odd priest, or local official, but these are very rare indeed. I would find it totally normal that many similar sounding names from unrelated sources are twisted, reformed, localised, and mutated over the years…..it happens with most other words including names and proper nouns across old English and it would be impossible to assume that any Buggy/Bugge/Bugi etc type words would suffer the same fate.
Perhaps its a personal view, but I would suggest that it is important not to attribute or force a history which may not really exist…..not all Hills/Marshes/Fields are related and neither should we expect Buggys or their similar sounding names to be. We have to accept that with common working type group or family names across Europe, you can quite easily have the same sounding name but from totally diferent sources. Your OWN personal ancestry is really all that counts.
Mike Buggy
[2] Grenham, John. 2010. The Origins of Irish Surnames. Available at http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/magazine/surname/index.htm : accessed 5 January 2011
[3] Peterson, Lena. 2005. Dictionary of Proper Names in Scandinavian Viking Age Runic Inscriptions. Available online at http://www.khm.uio.no/forskning/publikasjoner/runenews/nor_2003/dicpropn.htm: acessed 19 March 2010
[4] Ward, C.L. (2001) English translation of Nordiskt runnamnslexikon. p.21
[5] Arnold M. (2006) The Vikings: Culture and Conquest. London: Continuum Books. p82-84
[6] Ibid. p.4
[7] Ibid. p. 92
[8] Rogers, K.H. (1991) Vikings and Surnames. Indiana: William Sessions Ltd. p.88
[9] Arnold M. (2006) The Vikings: Culture and Conquest. London: Continuum Books. p.95
[10] Mills, A.D. (2003) The Oxford Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford: OUP. p.85
[11] Charnock, R.S. (1868) Ludus Patronymicus or The Etymology of Curious Surnames. p.12
[12] Aliance Culturela Arpitanna. Year Unknown. available online at http://www.arpitania.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=115 : accessed 5 January 2012
[13] Morlet, M.T. (1997) Dictionnaire Etymologique des noms de Familie. French and European Publications. p.148
[14] National Archives. Year Unknown. Discover Domesday available online at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday/discover-domesday/: accessed 10 January 2010
[15] http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/search-results.asp?searchtype=browserefine&query=scope%3dbuggi&catid=24&pagenumber=1&querytype=1&mediaarray=*: accessed January 10 2010
[16] Martin, GeoffreyHaward (2003) The Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin Books. pp.1431-1435
[17] Ibid. p.1435
[18] All translations except the Martin translations have been taken from the University of Hull eDocuments on The Domesday Book. Available at https://edocs.hull.ac.uk/muradora/objectView.action?parentId=hull%3A730&type=1&pid=hull%3A461 Accessed March 18th 2010
[19] Savage, S. (1830) History of the Hundred of Carhampton. Bristol: William Strong.
[20] Martin, G.H. (2003) p.776
[21] Ibid., p.809.

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Neko Case - London date
Village Underground (amazing venue), Friday 24th May:
Figured this was worth posting here in case people missed it. Incredibly excited about this.
I saw her at The Bush Hall and Shepherds Bush Empire a few years back.
Yeah, I got the email from Bird On The Wire about this. Ticket booked already.
As much as i'd like to see her again
i can't warrant travelling all the way down to London again and booking hotels and things. Be nice to see her up north again one day.zxcvbnm- this'd this


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Morning Glory lady wood
For Rachel McAdams. How hard are you for Rachel McAdams?
Gorgeous Rachel McAdams quivered everyone at the NY premiere of Morning Glory last night. I mean, Michael Sheen didn't have a chance, did he? For those of you asking, far as I know, as of 2 weeks ago, they were still happening. The way she looks here, it's probably still happening. I mean this is spectacular, non?
You know who else was spectacular?
Check out Diane Keaton. Diane Keaton is 64. In a leather jumper and better legs than I've ever had. Also attaching photos of Harrison Ford and the stud in his ear.
As for Morning Glory, it opens this coming weekend. Lara and I have a date to go see it on Saturday. But the reviews have been mixed at best. Then again, Love Actually wasn't critically acclaimed either, right? I want so much for this to be a hit for Rachel. So much. Also, I like the way they've cut that Natasha Bedingfield song into the trailer that's been airing. It's bouncy and contrived, yeah. But Rachel bounces so adorably.
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Speaking to desire for impracticality, the watch market highlights uselessness
Implications - As the number of clientele for luxury goods continues to grow exponentially, the notion of opulence is being expanded to include a design ethos that highlights uselessness. With specific regard to timepieces, this movement of worthless luxury products signifies a preference for status over function; as designer goods become commonplace, the status-obsessed require continued stimulation in new and exotic ways. [More]


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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Evan Konwiser has made it his mission to raise funds for cancer research.
And so, for the fourth year in a row, he'll be participating in the Runyon 5K at Yankee Stadium. His goal? To eradicate having one less family member lose their life to cancer. The New Rochelle resident lost his sister, Jill, then 11, in the 1980s to a rare form of the disease.
For the first time ever, his mom, Ava Konwiser, will also be participating (she's usually a spectator).
Konwiser said he supports the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation because they have the most innovative cancer research to date. It still amazes him that, 27 years later, children are still dying from cancer and if he can have any part in making that change he's all for it.
Konwiser runs with a team called Bluebirds in Pinstripes, in memory of a poem Jill wrote when she was in the hospital receiving treatment. The team's founder and captain, in fact, is Jill's best friend.
"Jill was an inspiration to a generation of kids in New Rochelle as she fought cancer while still showing up for school whenever she could," said Konwiser. "She left her mark in so many ways, and the Bluebirds in Pinstripes is a fitting testament to her memory as we support Damon Runyon in ensuring our kids will never experience what she did."
Last year, Bluebirds in Pinstripes raised over $14,000. Since 2013, the team has raised approximately $29,000, not including this year's total. His goal is $1,250, and currently, he's raised 40 percent of that goal.
Go HERE for his fundraising page.
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Summer Music Festival This Weekend
Labor Day Weekend take a drive to Palacios, Texas' Shrimp Capital. This summer music festival is guaranteed to be the biggest music event to happen in decades! Possibly, not since the 40's when Artie Shaw graced the Palacios Pavilion stage! There will be some amazing regional artists!
K Phillips & The Concho Pearls (Austin)
Little Brave (Austin)
Nick Gaitan & The Umbrella Man (Houston)
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I'm guessing someone showed up with clothes on!
I'm guessing someone showed up with clothes on!
We already knew that nudism has a positive influence on both our physical and mental health… Nudists have a lower divorce rate, is that because of the nudism itself? Or because of the whole lifestyle? Or is there no direct link? Let's find out.
Source: www.nakedwanderings.com/blog/2018/02/12/influence-nudism-your-relationship/?platform=hootsuite
Naturism. The internet is loaded with it… …but it's not naturism. According to the internet at large, naturism is sex, porn, bad stuff, naked people doing 'the unmentionable…
Source: nlpagan.net/what-do-you-think-about-naturism-and-what-do-you-know-about-it/?platform=hootsuite
Scrolling through Instagram and seeing "perfect" bodies can often make us feel insecure. As it turns out, even the most prominent women in Hollywood struggle with body image. With time, they've changed…
Source: www.prevention.com/life/g20144519/celebrity-body-image/?utm_campaign=Today
A few weeks ago, we were staying at one of those brilliant French campsites. It had fantastic facilities, including a "balneo" – a kind of walled garden, laid out in classical Roman style… I knew it would be professionally remiss of me not to see what the nudists were up to…
Source: www.independent.ie/life/getting-naked-to-feel-free-31408910.html
In 2010, Taylor got a phone call that would, at least temporarily, blow up her life. Someone had posted nude photos of her on a revenge porn website called IsAnyoneUp.com and sent her former employer the link. Her friend, who happened to be dating her ex-boss, called to let her know… "I had a full-blown panic attack on the phone as soon as she called me."
Source: lifehacker.com/what-to-do-if-youre-a-victim-of-revenge-porn-1825528442?utm_medium=sharefromsite
Naturism is the practice of going without clothes – whether that is just occasionally at a beach or in your garden, or as a more general part of everyday life. Naturism is healthy, sensible – who wants to wear clothes when the weather is hot – and great fun!
Source: www.bn.org.uk/aboutnaturism/
We've been talking about how to take the first steps as a man or as a woman, but the best way (at least to us because that's how we started) is as a couple. Most probably one of the two will drop the idea "honey, this summer I would like to spend our holidays in the nude". The other half will then respond with a "Yay, I want this too" or a "I'm not so sure about that" or even…
Source: www.nakedwanderings.com/blog/2018/06/11/9-tips-for-the-first-time-nudie-couple/
Leslie Holmes – the great British comedy singer with one of his best… I had this fun record in my collection 35 years ago! I played it for my second wife, she gave me a rather befuddled and annoyed look and said "where on earth did you find that"?
Naturist holidays are increasingly gaining popularity according to the latest statistics, and now nudists have no need to specifically track places where they can sunbathe in their birthday suits.
Source: sputniknews.com/society/201805071064224323-bare-minimum-nudists-lodging/
I'M ON holiday in Berlin, sitting opposite a tattooed stranger, chatting about where we're going clubbing tonight. He happens to be stark naked – and so am I. This should be weird, but it isn't. That's because we're in a spa where everyone is nude…
Source: www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/6127527/writer-30-reveals-how-she-used-to-be-mortified-by-nudity/


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Mr. Speaker, I wish we were supportive of all the institutions in the UN, even those that need work.
The problem is that it is really unconscionable the Conservatives would play politics with our role in the UN. That is what is happening. It is not just words and insults; it is actually actions. We have seen the Conservatives engineer a steady decrease in our support for UN peacekeeping, as an example. Over 100,000 troops right now and personnel are working in 16 conflict zones, but less than 50 are Canadians. Peacekeepers disarm former combatants and have made it possible for millions of people to exercise their voting rights. That is what the UN stands for.
Why are the Conservatives standing against it?


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aventus has pineapple and it dries down to a birch tar/ oakmoss type of thing, millesime imperial has a melony/ green mandarin smell in it, unforgiveable has a melony smell, as far as cherry i would say john varvatos.
Couldyou help me a frag for men that would contain either of these accords please. I havent been able to locate any with a green melon accord. Not cantalope. The other is
pineapple. Okay the last one is bing cherry.(I dont know about that one)
If anyone will know it will you. Thank you for your help.
My niece loved the Misoutko for her birthday. Thanks to those who suggested it.
aventus has pineapple and it dries down to a birch tar/ oakmoss type of thing, millesime imperial has a melony/ green mandarin smell in it, unforgiveable has a melony smell, as far as cherry i would say john varvatos.
Aventus by Creed, Ananaz by L'Artisan; Both have pineable, I like the creed better (surprisngly), The L'Artisan smells like a cheap pineapple spray you find in bath and body works or The body shop.
trex57, please answer a question for me. When you say pineapple, melon or bing cherry, is it your expectation that the scent will smell like one of those the whole time you wear it?
The reason I ask is that to my knowledge, many scents start with one of these accords but it is in the top notes and fades to reveal other aspects of the scent.
Aventus as mentioned has a very pronounced pineapple opening, but it lasts about 20-30 minutes max before it shifts to other things. In my experience, most fruit notes are fairly fleeting. They impart some personality to the scent, but they are not the scent overall.
I haven't tried Ananaz, but it sounds like that one may hold the pineapple scent longer.
My recommedations are:
pineapple: Bijan Wicker
Green melon: Kenneth Cole Reaction
Bing cherry: Chopard Casran
well Usher for He has both melon AND pienapple in it...
but its Usher...soo...yeah
My Current Fab Five Fragrances:
1) Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male
2) YSL La Nuit De L'homme
3) Acqua Di Gio Profumo
4) Valentino Uomo Intense
5) Jean Paul Gaultier Ultra Male
I'll put in another vote for Ananas Fizz by L'Artisan for pineapple. Aventus is nice, but you'll never beat Ananas for pineapple. It pairs it with a dirty, peppery rum note that makes it very wearable for a man, but I can see how it's officially unisex.
Green melon, I don't know. Maybe Escada Sunset Heat for men, but it's more of a tropical fruit salad. My go-to would be Hermes Un Jardin Apres la Mousson, which is green melon and cucumber under a ton of black pepper.
Bing cherry, I'm stuck. Good luck!
Has everyone checked out my Top 100 Blog??
I wanted to say thank you for your suggestions. Time to get sniffing I guess.
Pineapple: Jean Patou Colony, L'Artisan Ananas Fizz (as has been said)
Melon: L'Artisan Fleur de Liane, Hermès Un Jardin Après la Mousson (as has been said)
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Eva Longoria splits from footballer boyfriend
The actress' representative has confirmed reports Longoria and the New York Jets quarterback have split amicably after several months of dating.
Meanwhile, Sanchez's publicist tells Us Weekly magazine, "Mark adores and respects Eva. It really was about scheduling more than anything else. They will remain close friends."
A source tells the publication, "There was no drama. They just have completely different schedules and lifestyles."
Longoria confirmed she was dating Sanchez during an appearance on pal Mario Lopez's TV news show Extra in September (12).
Since her split from husband Tony Parker in early 2011, the actress has also dated Eduardo Cruz. They ended their on/off romance in June (12).


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I have to agree with what a lot of people are saying on this thread: That was an excellent ending for a strong opening arc.
The characters are solid, this latest mystery was very good, and the visuals are superb. So when you add that all up it makes for a very high quality anime show.
The Hyouka = Ice Cream = "I Scream" pun message was pretty clever. The English pun alone is a bit lame, as Houtarou pointed out, but when you factor in how it was conveyed through a Japanese term and to other Japanese people, it makes for a nice little mystery and a neat way for Eru's Uncle to send a troubling message through time.
I will give KyoAni credit with Hyouka - It's now clear to me that this title is very well-suited to their strengths. Hyouka's characters/mysteries and KyoAni's overall visual style share an important strength - The ability to take something normal or just a little unusual and make it seem very dramatic and "larger than life". In this way, amongst a couple others, Hyouka is a good fit for KyoAni.
I echo what a few people said about Houtarou - It's good to see him already shifting a bit out of his "Gray" approach and hinting at a desire for a more "Rose-Colored" approach. I think a mistake that anime often makes with male leads that are designed to develop into more well-rounded and/or likable characters over time is that they're too slow in going about it, causing many viewers to lose patience with the male lead (and in some cases, no longer care once he does develop into a more well-rounded and/or likable character). So it's great to see Hyouka avoid this common pitfall.
I have one more point, and it borrows off of what Reckoner wrote in his review, so I'm quoting it here.
If so, I don't think she's a grump in general... but she is one to Houtarou. She constantly gives the guy a hard time, so I can see why somebody would think that she's just a grump. But her interactions with Eru seem friendly enough, and she doesn't seem to have any major issues with Satoshi. But yeah, she's really rough on Houtarou.
So much so that I think there has to be something more to it than her just not liking his "Gray" attitude. I'm inclined to think that she's holding a grudge against him for something specific. My current idea is that she once had a crush on him, but due to his "Gray" attitude he never picked up on her hints and he inadvertently spurned her advances ("Go play baseball with you on the weekend? Are you crazy? That doesn't conserve energy!" ), leaving her feeling very resentful towards him.
That's just pure speculation, of course - I haven't read the novels.
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Well I called her a grump because yes, she is pretty rough with Houtarou. Furthermore, if we are led to believe she really does like Satoshi and not him, it's not her simply being tsundere. Maybe he really did do something to spurn her for some reason, who knows at this point, but I just thought that right now this sort of interaction isn't terribly entertaining to me.
I called Eru a spaz because she keeps jumping around in a really excited fashion with "I am interested!" Which is why she's the driving force of the show of course, but again, I don't find her interactions terribly entertaining as this comes off to me as an inferior alteration to Haruhi, and to some degree Houtarou is also an inferior alteration to Kyon.
In a sense this really is similar to the dynamics of Haruhi, but to me that anime is funnier, and more interesting because of the scope its plot (sci-fi related stuff). These latest episodes helped to differentiate itself a bit from Haruhi, which is good, but it must continue to do so else it will always be in its shadow.
I still would have preferred that KyoAni make more Haruhi, but alas .
|2012-05-22, 16:04
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Ibara and Houtarou on the other hand...I want to see what's going on between these two. Either way, next week's episode title is already pretty exciting, so I'm anticipating something great.
|2012-05-22, 17:46
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|2012-05-23, 01:18
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I always just read Mayaka's harsher treatment of Houtarou as jealousy. Satoshi spends a lot of time with Houtarou and seems to be really focused on him. While in comparison he ignores the fact that Mayaka has feelings for him. So not all that surprised about some resentment being directed at Houtarou though it's not his fault.
|2012-05-23, 16:20
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Overall, I still don't think she's a grumpy character compared to characters from other series. She just feels like a tip into the negative scale, but overall a very bright and fun character. Look at how cheery she is with Chitanda; I can't call someone like that a grump.
|2012-05-23, 16:29
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Finally I can say that I've truly enjoied an episode of this serie. The mistery of the Chitanda uncle is now clear and a bit less "happy". Almost everything of this first arc is esplained, also the name Hyouka. It's quite difficult to follow for a non japanese why Hyouka = I - scream as far a I know the first kanji of Hyouka is the same of for "ice", but there are a lot of word based clue and trick in this anime. Maybe, the mail to Houtarou sister could be the link to the new arc, and a key of the whole story. This episode rise my hopes for a more enjoyable continuation ( at last enjoyable for me ^^)
|2012-05-23, 17:32
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I guess I just can't shake the feeling that there's more to Mayaka's bitterness towards Houtarou than what meets the eye. I suppose it could simply be all-around jealousy (including jealousy of Houtarou's intelligence, at least when it comes to solving mysteries very shrewdly and efficiently).
Still, I have to admit I'd rather it be something other than that. Something that could potentially be resolved (jealousy often isn't). Mayaka's bitterness towards Houtarou is interesting (in what it might point to), but I agree with Reckoner that it's not much fun to watch. It's already getting just a touch tiresome to me. I'm not even a huge Houtarou fan, and I find myself thinking 'Come on, Mayaka, cut the poor guy some slack already'.
I like Mayaka's character in general, and I like her character design, so I'd rather not come to view her as "a grump" myself.
But I think Hyouka is well-made enough, and has good enough content, that it deserves a fair try. Which means I take it on its own merits, and try to not think too much about "What could have been" in its place (as hard as that can be, of course).
Besides, it could be a lot worse. I genuinely like Hyouka a lot - more than I did Nichijou. So, from my vantage point, Hyouka is at least a step or two up from where KyoAni was a year ago this time.
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I find it interesting that some of you feel Mayaka's contribution to the show "tiresome." I'm the opposite. While I'm still not sure about her role in the story, I think she rounded up the group quite nicely. If not for her, Houtarou will only get continuous praise and may be able to gross over some of his explanations. GMT mentioned in character thread that she is a skeptical foil for Houtarou at the moment.
|2012-05-23, 21:00
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Location: Toronto
I think Mayaka is annoyed by Houtarou for the same reason that some viewers are annoyed by him. She doesn't like his attitude about work. She herself works hard. She takes initiative. See how quickly she volunteered to help the teacher put away the books in the library. What she demands of herself, she expects of others. She expects people not to be late for appointments. (I think that might be a running gag throughout the whole series.)
Near the end of the episode, she is shown to have taken the initiative in laying out the pages for the anthology. She has designated Houtarou to write the main article. When he complains that it's too much work, Eru volunteers to help. Mayaka immediately stops her, saying that this should be Houtarou's contribution.
I think Mayaka equates industriousness with virtue. When she sees Houtarou apparently solving problems without too much effort, this confounds her value system, so she calls him weird. Also, keep in mind that of the four main characters, these two seem to have known each other the longest. They've known each other since grade school. So she's had a long time to build up resentment about what she sees as his slacker attitude. I'm not sure there's any deeper, hidden secret to this. Hyouka seems to be a show that presents the mysteries of everyday occurrences as having reasonable and not fantastic explanations, so until shown otherwise, I'm going to go with that.
Long term, I think we'll see that Mayaka's role is that of the manager and the enforcer. She'll make sure that each member does what he/she needs to do in order to get things done.
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|2012-05-23, 21:26
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|2012-05-24, 00:45
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In any case, this and Satoshi's "shocking pink" way of life are two things that will be very interesting when they get explored.
|2012-05-24, 04:47
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Location: Philippines
Whenever I think of it, though, Mayaka calling Oreki wierd is actually more than that. I think the reason Mayaka is saying Oreki is wierd because he's lazy and supposed to be lazy... or dumb... but for some reason is as smart as hell. It's an implicit proclamation that Oreki wastes his brainpower.(a bit different from comfounding her value system, perhaps) She herself proclaimed that she's irritated (my intrep.) that Oreki can solve mysteries better than her because, being industrious, she doesn't want to lose... especially to someone like Oreki.
|2012-05-24, 12:16
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Lots of good points about Mayaka's surprising harshness toward Houtarou. I think she feels that his negativity and indolence draw Satoshi away from her, monopolizing his time. But I also think (hope) that we will see some flashback to a past incident that explains her jaundiced eye more clearly.
But the main thing for me is how totally bowled over I am by Kayano Ai's work as Mayaka's seiyuu. She won a "new seiyuu" award last year, and she could win a "best supporting seiyuu" award for this, in my opinion. She just conveys a personality so vividly. Kayano Ai (click to enlarge):
She's 24 and came to seiyuu work late. She first worked as a "relaxation therapist" in a spa. She used to come home from work late at night and watch anime, and was captivated by ARIA and began using her savings to pay for seiyuu school. Some of her previous roles are Milia in Last Exile Fam, Inori in Guilty Crown, and Menma in AnoHana. More info.
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|2012-05-25, 02:54
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Location: Boyzone
Episode 5:
- I liked that they didn't overdo Eru's crying at the end of the episode. She wasn't bawling nor inarticulate nor nose-running, which may had made the whole scene too dramatic.
- The scene at the end when Houtarou was talking to Eru on the way home was beautiful, especially that shot when Houtarou looked up at the sky. The dialogue between the two was believable and realistic in that both Eru and Houtarou concluded that they don't really know what they want to say at the end of all this. It was just a shared experience between the two and no words can aptly describe what they went through these past few episodes.
- I'll also agree that its really difficult to really appreciate parts of the mystery and how its visually presented without having an adequate knowledge of Japanese or at least Chinese. But this is a Japanese author writing for a Japanese audience, so I'll bet even a lot of the Japanese don't have all the Kanji wordplays figured out, so you guys weren't alone.
- Reading the synopsis on the website, it looks like the next two episodes are short mystery stories. So I guess the volume two arc will start from episode 8 onwards.
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Optimistic Teens Show Lower Depression Risk
Teenagers with a sunny outlook on life may be less likely than their more pessimistic peers to develop depression symptoms, a new study suggests.
The study, which followed more than 5,600 Australian teens, found that those with the most optimistic views of themselves and the world around them were less likely to develop depression symptoms over the next year.
Whether their optimism deserves the credit is not clear. And the broader questions of whether optimism is something that can be "taught" -- and if it's even a good idea to try -- are up in the air.
But researchers say the findings do argue for helping teenagers to better manage their sometimes dramatic reactions to life's ups-and-downs.
"We don't really know why some teens are more optimistic than others, and how teachable optimism is," said the study's lead researcher, Dr. George C. Patton of the University of Melbourne and Royal Children's Hospital in Australia.
In an e-mail he noted that people's tendency to accentuate the positive -- or not -- probably takes shape early in life, and may be related to their parents' dispositions.
However, Patton also said that kids' outlook often gets darker as they go through their teen years. "So what is perhaps avoidable is the catastrophic reaction some teens can have when something goes wrong," he said.
For their study, published in the journal Pediatrics, Patton and his colleagues followed 5,634 Australian students who were between the ages of 12 and 14 at the outset.
The students completed questionnaires that gauged their tendency to have an "optimistic thinking style." One-quarter were judged to have a "very high" level of optimism: they generally saw the world and other people as good, liked themselves and felt like they had a bright future.
These positive-thinking teens were less likely to report depression symptoms at the study's start.
About 15 percent of the teens with the highest level of optimism also scored high enough on a standard questionnaire to suggest at least mild depression. That compared with 59 percent of boys and 76 percent of girls with "very low" optimism levels who showed signs of depression.
More importantly, the researchers say, the most optimistic teens were half as likely to report new depression symptoms one year later, compared with their least-positive peers.
The findings do not prove that optimism itself wards off depression. And it's not clear why the relationship exists.
The researchers looked at whether the highly optimistic teens had had fewer stressful life events in the past year -- things like the death or serious illness of a family member, or a relationship break-up.
That was not the case, Patton said. Nor did optimistic kids seem to react to major stressors any better; such experiences were linked to an increased risk of new depression symptoms in all teenagers, regardless of their optimism levels.
"My hunch is the optimists are a group where the threshold for experiencing depressive symptoms is a lot higher than those who have low levels," Patton said.
That is, they may be less vulnerable to becoming depressed in response to the more ordinary setbacks of life.
Patton said the findings do not mean that telling teens to "look on the sunny side of life" will keep them from developing emotional problems.
But he added that as teenagers go through their ups and downs, it is important to help them keep it all in perspective.
Patton suggested that when kids have something go wrong in their lives, parents try to get them to have an "honest and realistic dialogue" about it.
Not everyone is sold on the power of positive thinking. A researcher not involved in the study expressed doubts about the significance of the findings.
For one, much of what the study captured may not have been kids' dispositional optimism, but their mood at the time, according to James C. Coyne, who directs the behavioral oncology program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia.
It's not surprising, Coyne told Reuters Health, that kids deemed very low in optimism would frequently have depression symptoms.
And even if optimism itself is protective, it probably is not all that "changeable," Coyne said.
Optimism, he said, can be seen as a product of a person's basic personality and current circumstances -- rich people typically have more reason for a bright outlook than poor people, for instance.
But even when that poor person wins the lottery, the positive feelings eventually fade. "People revert back to who they are," Coyne said.
A number of studies of adults have linked optimism to physical health benefits, like a lower risk of heart disease. But Coyne said that those associations are modest, and seem largely connected to optimists' often healthier lifestyles.
He also noted that optimism research runs the risk of putting undue blame on people who are sick. Cancer patients, for instance, often feel pressured to stay positive and show a "fighting spirit," even if that goes against their true feelings.
"I think we need to adopt the attitude that when people get sick, that doesn't mean it's a personal failure," Coyne said.


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On Feb. 14, a Hollywood delegation showed up at the White House. Motion Picture Academy President Hawk Koch, Oscar producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron and film mogul Harvey Weinstein had come to explore a rather important matter (for them): They wanted to see if they could secretly work out the details for Michelle Obama to present best picture at the Oscars 10 days later.
Senior members of the first lady's team met with the group, discussing a series of questions from the big to the picayune, according to a person present who requested anonymity because the person was not authorized to talk about the meeting. For instance, would the Obama daughters be in the room as well? (No, as it would be nearly midnight, and there was school the next day.) Should the presentation happen in a White House screening room or a ceremonial space? (The latter; it had to feel presidential.)
The group spent hours scouting spaces at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and ironing out logistics. They left feeling confident the trick could be pulled off.
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The result of that meeting was one of the more unusual Academy Award presentations in history — done from 2,500 miles away by a well-known Washington face — and gave Sunday's show both a jolt of surprise and, for the pundits who saw the move as an unbecoming publicity stunt, a degree of controversy.


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Photographer Michael Galinsky's series Malls Across America captures what we simultaneously love and hate about the mall. Stale air, artificial light, and swarms of teenagers are all captured in photographs from 1989. It was in the 1980's and 1990's that these places were at the height of popularity and a bastion of consumerism; Galinsky's photos now is like digging up a time capsule.
Malls Across America began in the winter of 1989 at the Smith Haven Mall in Garden City Long Island. Galinsky travelled from North Carolina to South Dakota, Washington State and beyond photographing malls. We can look at this series as a source of amusement and anthropological study. There are ostentatious 80's fashions (a lot of big hair) and the beginnings of 90's grunge.
In many of these photographs, we are the voyeur. I get the feeling that Galinsky took these photographs on the sly, trying to be inconspicuous about it. He captures images through plants, behind people on escalators, and standing outside stores as women are conferring about clothing choices. Because Galinsky makes us both the voyeur and the viewer, I can't help but feel a little bad for spying. But, considering all the 80's movies that included mall hijinks, it feels oddly fitting.
These malls still exist, they are just dead. My hometown mall still looks eerily familiar to what's in these photographs. If this series makes you feel nostalgic for your own mall, you can buy a book of Galinsky's work. Aptly titled, Malls Across America, it was released this past summer. (Via It's Nice That and Gizmodo)
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by LOLtron » Fri Apr 19, 2013 1:49 pm
In a move that sent shockwaves across the online comic book community, Judge Otis Wright III of U.S. District Court of Central California ruled that the person/entity that purchased something actually owned it.
Source: Court Says: SUPERBOY/ SUPERMAN Rights Case is Over
On April 18, 2013 creator rights in America officially died as Judge Otis Wright III of U.S. District Court ruled that 100% of the rights to Superman and related properties belonged to DC Comics. Quoted from Nerwsarama:
That's lawyer speak for "DC owns Superman, now leave me alone.".
This is especially difficult for the heirs of Jerry Siegel because of the specific mention of Superboy. This aspect of the case started in 1943, again, from Nerwsarama:
For a judge to rule that a measly $884,000 would be enough to purchase the rights to a character who had appeared in a five page long story that only the original creator (although, not actual owner due to already having sold that off) could have possibly come up with is preposterous. Furthermore, we all know that Superman would still be who he is today if DC hadn't forced, at gun point, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster to sell their creations and then went on to publish Superman comics for 75 years. If DC had paid them what Superman would eventually be worth, then not only would they both still be alive due to money transfusions, but the world would be at peace, panda bears would be plentiful, and there would be no pain, no sickness, and no suffering.
To quote a close personal friend; "DC BAD!"
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by avengingtitan » Sat Apr 20, 2013 7:09 pmGood I'm tired of listening to these bitches cry. Now if DC would stop fucking up Superman everything would be fine.
by alaska1125 » Sat Apr 20, 2013 7:59 pmUh...I'm just going to quietly watch this thread from the balcony...
by Zenguru » Sun Apr 21, 2013 2:52 am
What? DC stop fucking up a flagship character? Are you new here?
by LoganRSA » Sun Apr 21, 2013 9:25 am
We've been over this, Detective Comics is the flagship title because the company is DC. Therefore, the flagship character is Batman.
...Whom they are also fucking up.
by Draco x » Sun Apr 21, 2013 7:32 pmIt's so ridiculous how long this copyright suit got dragged out for decades when it could have resolved so many years ago. I mean how many times has DC and the families of Superman's creators been to court over this?
by Zenguru » Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:10 am
Indeed. The only reasons for reading Batman are Morrison and Snyder. And I got a feeling they'll be leaving the character soon.
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Courteney Cox & Josh Hopkins: Beach Couple!
Courteney Cox keeps real-life romance rumors alive by vacationing with shirtless Cougar Town co-star Josh Hopkins on Tuesday (March 29) in St. Bart's.
The Cougar Town couple was joined by her daughter Coco, 6.
According to a Cougar Town set source, "Courteney and Josh are great friends. There's definitely nothing going on there."
Courteney's rep adds, "The relationship is strictly platonic and they are away with a group of friends on vacation."
Last month, Courteney, 46, and Josh, 40, were spotted holding hands after the cameras stopped rolling on set (see below).
Last October, David Arquette split from Courteney after 11 years of marriage.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The mother of a slain Little Rock TV anchor can proceed with a lawsuit claiming outrageous behavior by a hospital and three workers who illegally looked at her daughter's medical files, but an invasion of privacy claim must be dropped, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Patricia Cannady's lawyer said they plan to go forward with the suit against St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center, where Cannady's daughter, Anne Pressly, spent the last days of her life.
"We expect to be able to present this to a jury so that they can decide whether this behavior is something that can be tolerated in a civilized society," said Gerry Schulze, adding that it's too early to say when that might happen.
Cannady's attorneys argued last month that a lower court judge was wrong to throw out her lawsuit against the hospital.
The justices ruled Thursday that Cannady can sue the hospital for outrageous behavior, because that claim is made on her own behalf, not Pressly's. But they upheld a lower court's ruling that Pressly's family cannot seek punitive damages for invasion of the slain woman's privacy.
"The crux of the (lower) court's order was that the outrage claim failed because it was based on the 'same conduct' as the privacy violation claim," Justice Jim Gunter wrote for the court.
However, neither the hospital nor the lower court cited any legal basis to show that two separate claims can't be based on the same conduct, Gunter wrote.
Justice Paul Danielson agreed with the rest of the court's conclusion, but he wrote that the lower court's order didn't find whether Cannady's claim met the requirements for outrage.
Cannady found 26-year-old Pressly unconscious from a severe beating at her home on the morning of Oct. 20, 2008. Pressly, an anchorwoman at KATV, was taken to St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center, where she clung onto her life for five days before dying Oct. 25.
Curtis Vance, who police say was in Pressly's neighborhood to rob homes, was convicted of capital murder in her death and sentenced to life in prison.
Dr. Jay Holland, a family physician who did not treat Pressly, was accused of looking at Pressly's electronic file from home. In 2009, he, Candida Griffin and Sarah Elizabeth Miller pleaded guilty to wrongful disclosure of individually identifiable health information, a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in prison. In their plea agreements, all three said they viewed the file out of personal curiosity and didn't pass information to other people.
Griffin is a former emergency room unit coordinator at St. Vincent Health System and Miller is a former account representative at St. Vincent Medical Center in Sherwood.
Attorneys for the hospital and Holland argued that the Pulaski County judge correctly relied on case law going back to the 1880s that says intangible injury claims do not survive after someone's death.
Schulze said Thursday that they plan to take that issue up with lawmakers.
"We are all exposed to intrusions upon our private information and the law is going to have to change," he told reporters. "We're not in the 19th century anymore."
Attorneys for the hospital, Holland, Griffin and Miller didn't return phone messages left Thursday.
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- Industrial and tertiary diversification, high added value
- Solid current account surplus and low public deficit
- Low level of household and company debt, below the European average
- High level of employment and low youth unemployment (use of apprenticeships and flexicurity)
- 30% of energy sourced from renewable supplies
- Major tourist destination (11th in world)
- High level of public R&D investment (3% of GDP)
- Reliance on state of German and Central and East European economies
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Continued strong growth in 2018
Strong household consumption, as well as external demand, will once again drive growth in 2018. Household confidence will be boosted by the falling unemployment rate, in particular among women and older workers, and rising real wages. Job creation, most notably in the digital field, will be rapid in order to meet the needs of companies in terms of production and technological progress. The construction and real estate sectors will benefit from the increasing demand due to immigration and refugees. At the same time, sustained foreign trade will add 0.8 point to overall growth. Manufacturing industry (20.8% of GDP), highly export-oriented and integrated into the German value creation chain, will be boosted by the growth in demand in the Central European and emerging countries. This momentum is expected to continue stimulating investment (23.1% of GDP in 2016) by Austrian companies in capital equipment, which achieved a utilisation rate of 86.9% at the end of 2017. The services sector will also grow, with the hotel, catering and retail sectors benefiting from the economic situation in German, from where almost 50% of foreign tourists come.
Inflation will remain above the European average because of the price levels in the services (particularly tourism), industrial goods, and agri-food sectors.
Gradual reduction of public debt and structural current account surplus
The public finances will benefit from the favourable economic situation and the deficit will be held at the government's target level (around 1% of GDP). The high levels of employment mean strong tax revenues, in particular income taxes and social security contributions. Revenues raised by VAT are also likely to increase, boosted by household consumption. On the other hand, receipts from tax on production will decline as a result of cuts in employers' contributions to the Familienlastenausgleichsfond (family allowance fund). The increase in public spending will continue to held in check. The measures approved in 2017, include increases in certain subsidies such as the reimbursement of 50% of employer social security contributions over the first three years following the hiring of a new employee. The cutting of financial support for refugees, the fall in the already very low cost of State debt and the reduction in spending linked with unemployment will help, partly, offset this increase. The debt will continue to shrink in 2018 with the sights set on achieving convergence with the European rate of 60%, which should be completed in ten years. The cost of the measures to support the banking sector, which was significant until 2015, will continue at a low level. Following the banking rescue operation completed in October 2016, with the restructuring of the debt held by HETA, the banking sector continued its weak recovery in 2017, reflecting increasingly strict requirements in terms of capital reserves and asset quality. Bank profitability is expected to improve in 2018, benefiting from the growth in demand for finance from companies and mortgage credit from households.
The current account surplus arises thanks to the surplus earned by services (3% of GDP in 2016), in particular those relating to tourism (31% of all services). The trade balance, slightly in the black in recent years, could shift into the red under the pressure of strong domestic demand. Exports and imports are concentrated in the same sectors (machines, transport equipment, chemical products and manufactured goods). The deficit (2.2%) in the income balance will remain because of immigrant workers' remittances and the repatriation of dividends by foreign owned companies.
Payment behaviour remains good. The number of insolvencies, already low, continued to fall in 2017 (-6.6% in the first three quarters) and company liabilities were down 54% over the same period. The sectors with greatest exposure are construction, machines and metallurgy.
A coalition of the right and far-right
The ÖVP, Christian-Democrat and conservative, won the 15th October 2017 parliamentary elections, for which there was a high turnout (80%). The ÖVP won 62 of the 182 seats in the Nationalrat, ahead of both the social-democrats of the SPÖ and the far-right FPÖ party (respectively 52 and 51 seats). Sebastian Kurz, 31, the leader of the ÖVP and Foreign Minister since 2013, was appointed Chancellor by the President, Alexander Van der Bellen, with the aim of forming a government. The next coalition will apparently be formed by the ÖVP and the FPÖ. This means the end of the ten-year long rule by the ÖVP-SPÖ coalition. The government's position with regard to the EU remains to be seen, bearing in mind the pro-European commitment of the ÖVP, which is the majority coalition partner, and the nationalist stance of the FPÖ. The terms obtained by this latter in joining the government include securing the borders, direct democracy and more restrictive policies relating to refugees. The modernisation of the civil service, investments in R&D and digitalisation will be among the government's priorities.
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SWIFT and SEPA (within the European Union, EU) transfers are widely used for domestic and international transactions and offer a cost-effective, rapid, and secure means of payment.
Bills of exchange and cheques are neither widely used nor recommended, as they are not always the most effective means of payment. To be valid, bills of exchange must meet relatively restrictive mandatory criteria. This deters business people from using them.
Cheques need not be backed by funds at the date of issue, but must be covered at the date of presentation. Banks generally return bad cheques to their issuers, who may also stop payment on their own without fear of criminal proceedings for misuse of this facility.
Nevertheless, bills of exchange and, to a lesser degree, cheques are more commonly used as a means of financing or payment guarantee.
Debt collection
As a rule, the collection process begins with the debtor being sent a demand for payment by registered mail, reminding him of his obligation to pay the outstanding sum plus any default interest stipulated in the sales agreement or terms of sale.
Where there is no interest rate clause in the agreement, the rate of interest applicable semi-annually from the 1st August 2002 is the Bank of Austria's base rate, calculated by reference to the European Central Bank's refinancing rate, marked up by eight percentage points.
Fast-track proceedings
For claims that are certain, liquid and uncontested, creditors may seek a fast-track court injunction (Mahnverfahren) from the district court via a pre-printed form. The competent district court for this type of fast-tract procedure expedites the requisite action for ordinary claims up to EUR 75,000 (previously EUR 30,000).
With this procedure, the judge will issue an injunction to pay the amount claimed plus the legal costs incurred. If the debtor does not appeal the injunction (Einspruch) within four weeks of service of the ruling, the order is enforceable relatively quickly.
A special procedure (Wechselmandatsverfahren) exists for unpaid bills of exchange under which the court immediately serves a writ ordering the debtor to settle within two weeks. Should the debtor contest the claim however, the case will be tried through the normal channels of court proceedings.
If the debtor has assets in other EU countries, the creditor may request the Vienna Commercial Court to issue a European Payment Order for undisputed debts, enforceable in all EU countries (except Denmark)
Ordinary proceedings
Where no settlement can be reached, or where a claim is contested, the last remaining alternative is to file an ordinary action (Klage) before the district court (Bezirksgericht) or the regional court (Landesgericht) depending on the claim amount or type of dispute. Defendants have four weeks to file their own arguments.
With regards to the regional courts, defendants are expected to put forward their own arguments in response to the summons, and are allowed four weeks to do so.
A separate commercial court (Handelsgericht) exists in the district of Vienna alone to hear commercial cases (commercial disputes, unfair competition lawsuits, insolvency petitions, etc.).
During the preliminary stage of proceedings, the parties must make written submissions of evidence and file their respective claims. The court then decides on the facts of the case presented to it, but does not investigate cases on its own initiative. At the main hearing, the judge examines the written evidence submitted and hears the parties' arguments as well as witnesses' testimonies. An enforcement order can usually be obtained in the first instance within about ten to twelve months. The civil procedure code provides that the winning party at issue of the lawsuit is entitled to receive full compensation from the losing party of all necessary legal fees previously incurred.
Enforcement of a legal decision
A judgement becomes enforceable when it becomes final. If the debtor does not respect the court's judgement, the court can issue an attachment order or a garnishment order. Alternatively, the court can seize and sell the debtor's assets.
For foreign awards, circumstances may vary depending on the issuing country. For EU countries, the two main methods of enforcing an EU judgment are the European Enforcement Order or under the provisions of the 'Brussels I' regulations. For non-EU countries, judgments are recognized and enforced provided that the issuing country is party to an international agreement with Austria.
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Out-of Court proceedings
Out-of court restructuring efforts and negotiations are usually antecedent to insolvency proceedings. They constitute a means to obtain recapitalization loans in exchange for a secured creditor status.
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Similar to Germany, Retention of Title is a written clause in a contract which states that the supplier will retain the ownership over the delivered goods until the buyer made full payment of the price. This usually takes one of three forms:
- Simple Retention: the supplier will retain the ownership over the goods supplied until full payment is made by the buyer.
- Expanded Retention: the retention is expanded to further sale of the subsequent goods; the buyer will assign the claims issued from the resale to a third party to the initial supplier.
- Extended Retention: the retention is extended to the goods processed into a new product, and the initial supplier remains the owner or the co-owner up to the value of its delivery.


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E3 2018 is happening right now from 12th June to 14th June and as always, gamers all around the world are staying up late nights (if you're not in the USA) chasing up reports and coverage on all the upcoming games getting announced this year. Lucky for you, however, we've put together the five best trailers (in our opinion) announced so far from E3!
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Andy Lecompte has learned that he doesn't always have much time to create a beautiful finish for his celebrity clients. He has developed his skills and has come up with a bag of styling tricks to work out something fabulous in a less than ideal setting, and in a short period of time.
Lecompte was recently in New York helping to introduce the new Wella Oil Perfections to the press. When Modern asked him to do something special using the oil, he grabbed PR associate Kylee to demo not only the product but a favorite halo braid. "This is quick and easy," he says, "and perfect for going out...or even staying in!" According to Lecompte, using oil in a braided look is essential. "It helps to build the hair," he says, "to add shine, grip and texture. It's a classic styling product...something every woman and every stylist should use."
Lecompte is able to create this look in less than 4 minutes (its worth it to view this video) and here are the steps pulled from the video.
1. Add Wella Oil Reflections to the lengths of the hair. First place a couple drops in the palm of the hair, emulsify and rake through the strands.
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|2007-03-23, 14:36
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OK, sorry to spam this thread so much - I'll go away for a week (I'll try ) after this, but anyway I just did a rough translation of that cast interview from Animage.
Once again these are the scans:
Spoiler for translation:
|2007-03-23, 15:35
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OP feels solid and the characters very much alive that I find myself having an instant emotional connection with them. The visuals are subtle, the sci-fi elements seem so precisely placed and not whizz-bang and such. I love the way Yasako runs, and it was surprising that she seems quite melancholy in her shots, especially that one at the end when she seems moved by the shadows. (I do worry that one of these characters will be revealed as a computer program along the way and that the shadows are a clue - but I hope that's not the case.) And little Densuke looking directly at us, breaking the fourth wall. I quite liked Ayako Ikeda's music; it seems to fit the nostalgic feeling of the visuals.
Overall it's great to see it animated at last. It doesn't disappoint nor does it spoil; it retains all its secrets and promise. I'm glad with the direction it's taking; for kids and not paying lip service to otakus with winks and nods. It makes it feel, I dunno, special and sophisticated unlike 90% of kid's shows.
|2007-03-24, 00:47
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Just got back from TAF. I recorded the opening too, but since its already up I won't upload it. My camera kinda sucks so the colors are all off too.
It should be noted that there were two videos at TAF. The opening and a much longer trailer with the ending song at the end. The way the screens were set up though, I couldnt get good lightning to capture the trailer with acceptable quality so I just gave up. Instead I'll try to summarize what I saw:
- There are virtual pets and network virii in the show, they're not the same things
- The virii are evil virtual monsters that look like black shades or other evil forms
- The children are aware of them and use virtual "programs" to fight the virii who seem to be invading into parts of reality
- There's a scene of a giant virus attacking, and they use programs to create walls in midair to block the attacks as well as creating doors in walls that disappear and so on
- It definitely feels much more action orientated than we thought, and is probably not a slice if life drama at all
- The animation is really good, but not entirely detailed, which is very similar in style to the episode of RahXephon done by the same director
- It reminded me of Kamichu quite a bit and the friend I was with agreed too, except maybe with more action...
Here are some pics of the Denno Coil booth:
|2007-03-24, 09:23
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OK lol I said I'd disappear but there's another video up on youtube - much lower quality and the colours are off (this isn't duckroll's alter ego, is it? :P) but check out the stuff after the OP!
I love the cat! Nah but seriously, watch it - it very clearly demonstrates the various things explained in the interview and all. Like the integration of stuff and all. And look at the animation! Oh my...
OK, but what's up with the huge blob thing?
|2007-03-24, 09:30
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Well even if that videoclip is a bit low on quality (but we can't blame the person who recorded that, it's better than nothing at all), it's possible to tell that there's indeed a lot effort and attention for details behind this. Damn there's really a lot of interesting series coming this spring.
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Widescreen version! The other was too, but the ratio was oblivierated by the camera-man.
Nevertheless, I'm back to this topic after a long time of attempting to post on it yet failing due to ridiculous extremely-coincidental reasons. Seems to be turning out similar to what I had expected: simple yet amazing designs in extremely charming motion and excellent scene composition, something that had disappointed me before watching this new version of the opening. We're in for a fun yet sophisticated child's adventure with a great nostalgia feeling and WHO AM I KIDDING! THE ANIMATION... OH THE ANIMATION! BEAUTIFUL ISO EFFECT MANAGEMENT! THAT HEAVY YET STILYZED AND ACTIVE MOVEMENT! DAMN MAY 12!
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|2007-03-25, 07:51
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Sigh, when will people start making stuff like this stateside (cursed coprate children's CG racket)
It's super awesome that Iso got the show on such a kickass timeslot, that was most likely due to leverage on Tokuma's part. Can't wait.
|2007-03-25, 08:21
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Apparently this was on one of the display boards at TAF. Transcripted thanks to a 2channeler. It gives extra info about that goofy blob that was in the trailer.
Spoiler for save space:
So now we know what that goofy looking big thing chasing Fumie and Yasako in the trailer is. There its name is displayed as "Sacchi" - almost certainly the kids' nickname for "Searchmaton".
At first to be honest I was going "wtf?" when it appeared and Fumie was doing the whole "whoa superpower!" thing with her forehead (although I must admit it was damn cool), but now suddenly I can accept it a lot more.
Spoiler for blah blah my opinion:
Also, I downloaded some close-up photos of the character design sheets taken by another 2channeler. They're very nice - and I hate to say it, but I actually find them moe in a very unusual way
I think it's the way Honda draws their faces... but no, it is a genuine kind of loveable and adorable, like the anime version of Kamichu's designs except maybe a little more subtle. Anyone wants me to discreetly upload them somewhere (later)? They even took a picture of a sample of the script! I think you acn still find it if you go to the relevant thread though.
|2007-03-25, 08:35
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Oh, Mitsuo Iso, forgive this little peon for even remotely doubting the execution of your pet project's atmosphere. I really liked what I saw with the overall execution of the visual direction. It has the sense of fleeting~ness to it, be it the flow of images of both the characters and the background, not to mention the characters. They feel really integrated into the feel to say the least. Not to mention personally, I am extremely fond of the different personal approach to stairs-climbing scene in the OP. It felt really naturalistic to me, like something you see in a Shinkai work only without Shinkai's detailed stills.
Though I am still semi-skeptical at the overall concept...but that's just me. It's something that executed well, can be a really immersing and interesting idea, but at the same time, it can be easily mishandled into regular cheese. I have faith in Iso for not falling down from grace to the latter, but it's my nature to always assume the worst, even from the best. :P
And personally, I loved the amatuerish title logo. I also loved the little English subtext Coil for the Children something fitted there. For any other anime, it might've been a little weird in context, but I found it a perfect fit for an anime that has the kindling sense of toned atmosphere that mixes a natural clash of both the late 80s/early 90s style with modern execution. Maybe I'm being biased, but I found it really nice, like something you see for those old children's shows that had deep morals and themes somehow akin to the World Masterpiece Theather shows.
|2007-03-25, 09:54
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I never really noticed the logo before. I suppose it does seem very simplistic and retro, but in a good way.
I like your thoughts on Sacchi's appearance btw, it's like clowns - mean to be funny but often end up scary and just not right at all. Or something like that. I also really like those sequences with Isako, when she summons all those little digi-pets or that really cool shot of her watching the Sacchi's probe as it flies by.
And yes please post those Honda character designs if you've got the time.
|2007-03-25, 10:09
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I don't have too much to add beyond OMG and ZOMG. Mitsuo Iso. The bomb. Quality animators. So hyped.
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|2007-03-25, 13:48
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Yes, now I notice it it is. I think it wasn't previously, but for those who are lazy to download a zip, Tsuka has very kindly uploaded the set of pictures.
Fumie is so cute. And so is Yasako. And Isako. And everything. (zomg Oyaji plushies, I'd consider buying one because Oyaji is so adorably bizarre)
EDIT: Oooh! Another intriguing promo poster that everyone seems to have missed out (unless I am mistaken):
I can't get enough of how you see a different reality with those spectacles... But I love the feeling you get from the poster! It may not show a lot of information but theer's something that really draws you to it with the expression on the girl's faces and Densuke looking at you sort of quizzingly, and then that CREEPY RED THING IN THE MIDDLE
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|2007-04-09, 23:58
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Yes this is old, but for some reason I thought this was already posted here. Animage May scans courtesy of Manuloz:
They probably say something interesting which I cannot read, but at least the artwork is full of charisma.
|2007-04-10, 04:52
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I saw those too on 2ch when they were posted (bloody huge those images were - 8 meg for one image?!), but the quality was kinda funny so I'm hoping to make a re-scan when I get around to buying Animage (there's a DtB spread in there that I'm interested in re-scanning too).
But from what I gleaned there's an interview with Toshiyuki Inoue in it! Of course, I will take the liberty to (crappily) translate it when I have the time, unless someone else does it in advance. Actually I'd rather someone else do it since I'm a bit stuck for time and usually these interviews are a tad more time-consuming to translate (although it's for a Good Cause).
BTW I have to say that Yasako in the school uniform (there's a small pic of her) is SO, SO, SO CUTE. ARGH. I was kind of staring at the picture with a :3! face for a while...
Apparently she wears it on the first day of school but upon seeing everyone else in personal clothes she wears her own clothes from then on. (Reminds me of Oniisama e) Aw, but that school outfit is so cute~
|2007-04-10, 14:32
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Thanks for the images 7th. Yasako does look really sweet in that uniform.
I read (okay I Googled) on teh website that Toshiyuki Inoue is illustrating the novel based on the anime. Hopefully some scans of that will end up *somewhere* at some point
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Some of us on the OCMMF Team got together and did a little making today. Pam came across this post on Facebook about making mini Mad Hatter hats on a website called Seeing Things. We were so charmed and all of us needed an afternoon of good old fashioned crafting so we made a play date and did just that!
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Sorry Ron Paul, You Don't Get To Abuse Trademark Law To Unveil Anonymous Internet Users
from the how-very-unlibertarian-of-you dept
Either way, a judge has rejected Paul's attempt to unmask the videomakers on the narrow grounds that he failed to state a legitimate claim, since the video was not commercial in nature (necessary for a trademark violation). The judge did not go so far as to get into the First Amendment issues, but made clear that if Paul comes back with an amended suit with an actual claim, then the First Amendment considerations will be covered. Kudos to Paul Levy at Public Citizen for filing a pair of amicus briefs in the case to make sure the judge was aware of what was happening -- and hitting back at Paul's camp for its initial filing that completely ignored the relevant law and legal standards for unmasking anonymous internet users.
There are a number of especially troubling items in terms of how Paul and his camp went about this. First, just trying to unmask anonymous internet speech seems extremely problematic. Second, however, is the way in which he tried to twist trademark law to do so. As Eric Goldman explains, Paul's attempts to route around the clear requirements of trademark law were especially mockable:
To try to salvage the situation, Paul tries two mockable arguments. First, he argues that YouTube and Twitter are commercial sites, and that gives the dispute enough commerciality. The court rightly points out that the inquiry is about the defendant's conduct, not the websites where it took place, and notes the argument's illogic would mean non-commercial activity on any commercial website would be governed by the Lanham Act. In a footnote, the court adds that "using another company's commercial website to post a comment or video is just far 'too attenuated' to result in an individual's own conduct automatically meeting the Lanham Act's commercial use requirement."Anonymous speech is protected under the First Amendment, and abusing trademark law to try to unmask anonymous speakers, whose speech was not commercial, is clearly an abuse of the law to try to "out" people online. As some have noted, it appeared to go against Ron Paul's own key principles -- and whether you agree with him or not, Paul certainly has the reputation for standing up for his principles. Yet here, suddenly, all of that went out the window:
Second, Paul argues that "the video was intended to frustrate Plaintiff's fundraising efforts and increase the amount of money contributed to Presidential nominees other than Ron Paul." The court says the Lanham Act is predicated on the defendant trying to improve its competitive status, and these defendants had no competing services; and the video on its face didn't try to solicit any donations.
What continues to amaze me, though, is how Paul is getting a free pass for this assault on free speech. Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum haven't filed lawsuits over identical videos that use their names in attacking Huntsman; why is Ron Paul the only candidate who filed such a suit? Indeed, so far as I have been able to discover, he is the only serious candidate for President in the past few decades who has ever filed a libel suit, and there are certainly Presidential candidates who have suffered far worse attacks. (I am not thinking of candidates who sued longer ago, but fifty years takes us back to the beginning of First Amendment protection against libel litigation brought by public figures). Why aren't the reporters who follow him around on the campaign trail not asking him how he can justify his use of litigation to oppress his critics and how it is consistent with the principles of liberty for which he claims to stand? How is this consistent with his First-Amendment based assault on campaign finance regulation such as McCain-Feingold? Does he just want to substitute the courts and privately financed litigation for the FEC?Also surprising to me, is that even Paul's very vocal online supporters seem to refuse to recognize the issue here. I was amazed on our original post how many commenters came to Paul's defense here because they think that the videos were designed to make Paul look bad, and therefore the people "must" be revealed. That's not how the law works and that's not standing up for the basic principles of free speech, internet freedom and liberty that they supposedly stand for.
The sign of a truly principled person is when you're willing to retain those principles in the face of a situation where standing firm hurts you. Instead, Ron Paul folded and suddenly relied on big federal government regulations and abuse of the law to try to take away individuals' free speech rights.


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"And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over unto Macedonia, and help us." Acts 16:9
Suggested Further Reading: 2 Corinthians 8:1-15
There is no fear of any one becoming improvidently liberal. You need not be frightened that anyone here will give a thousand pounds this morning. We provide ample accommodation for those who feel inclined to do so. If anyone should be overtaken with such an enormous fit of generosity, we will register and remember it. But I fear there are no people like Barnabas now. Barnabas brought all he had, and put it into the treasury. "My dear friend, do not do that; do not be so rash." Ah! he will not do that; there is no necessity for you to advise him. But I do say again, if Christianity were truly in our hearts; if we were what we professed to be; the men of generosity whom we meet with now and hold up as very paragons and patterns would cease to be wonders, for they would be as plentiful as leaves upon the trees. We demand of no man that he should beggar himself; but we do demand of every man who makes a profession that he is a Christian, that he should give his fair proportion, and not be content with giving as much to the cause of God as his own servant. We must have it that the man who is rich must give richly. We know the widow's mite is precious, but the widow's mite has been an enormously great loss to us. That widow's mite has lost Jesus Christ many a thousand pounds. It is a very good thing in itself; but people with thousands a year talk of giving a widow's mite. What a wicked application of what never can apply to them. No; in our proportion we must serve our God.
For meditation: We are instructed to give in proportion (2 Corinthians 8:12), in pleasure (2 Corinthians 9:7) and in privacy (Matthew 6:2-4). How do you calculate how much you should be giving to God's work each week? In prayer?
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The Packers returned to practice on Wednesday and wide receiver Randall Cobb was a limited participant in it.
Cobb's ankle injury was one of the few things that went wrong for the Packers against the Titans last Sunday. His breakout season has made him an essential part of what the Packers have done well on offense this season, so the team will be proceeding cautiously with Cobb this week. Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that coach Mike McCarthy said Cobb would test his ankle on Friday to see if he's ready to go on Sunday. McCarthy also said Cobb's dealing with a knee injury, which could make it likelier that the team decides to hold him back until the playoffs.
That decision would be a little easier to make if Jordy Nelson is able to play this week after missing the last three games with a hamstring injury. Nelson practiced in full on Wednesday and McCarthy said he looked good while cautioning that the team needed to be smart with the way they handled the receiver's return.
Running back Alex Green and defensive end C.J. Wilson also returned to practice after missing last Sunday's game. Safety Charles Woodson did not as he has already been ruled out for this week's game. Woodson had hoped to return for this game, but still hasn't received clearance from doctors.