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Given the myriad high-quality tablet choices out there, I've found it difficult to recommend previous Archos tablets.
Unfortunately, its new 101 XS (also known as the Gen10) does little to change my opinion of the company's tablet-making abilities. While Archos is definitely starting to take performance more seriously, it still has a long way to go to breaking its habit of seemingly tacking on features without fully thinking them out and then charging too much for the package. While the tablet comes with a keyboard accessory, it still fails to be worthy of its $400 price.
The Archos 101 XS sports a 10.1-inch screen and ships with both the tablet slate and an additional keyboard accessory, known as the coverboard. The coverboard will not be sold separately, and as of now, buying the tablet is the only way to get one. When on the go, you can attach the slate and coverboard to each other magnetically, with the keyboard facing the tablet's screen. While in this mode, the package stays together securely and can be easily transported, but it can also be difficult to separate them without getting a fingernail into the mix. A small cavity or "lip" along the edge would have solved this.
The tablet itself is one of the thinnest 10-inchers on the market, measuring a thin 0.31 inch and weighing 1.4 pounds. The coverboard is 0.2 inch thick and weighs 0.6 pound.
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On the left edge, from top to bottom are the microSD slot (supporting up 64GB-capacity cards), Micro-USB, a headphone jack, and a Mini-HDMI port. On the right edge, toward the bottom is the power/sleep button and volume rocker. On the G9 series, the power button was too sharp and stuck out too far to make the tablet comfortable to hold. Archos addressed this with the 101 XS, but may have overcompensated as the now duller power button is a bit too flush with the edge of the tablet, making it difficult to find with your fingers.
On the left side bezel is a front-facing camera and on the opposite bezel is a 2.5-inch-long speaker aligned vertically. The included power adapter plugs into either the Micro-USB port on the slate or the coverboard. Unfortunately, the cable doesn't lock into the port and easily falls out if touched or if the tablet is moved just a little. When swiping your finger across the screen, a metal edge can be felt where the screen meets the bezel. While I doubt you'd be in danger of injuring yourself while swiping, it's an annoyance that points to an overall build-quality issue that Archos tablets can't seem to shake. A metal plate covers most of the back of the tablet, but thanks to the shoddiness of its implementation (you can easily get a fingernail under the plate and lift it up a bit), it feels less like a well-thought-out addition and more like a last-minute tack-on.
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To connect the tablet to the coverboard, lay the coverboard down flat, flip up its built-in stand, line up the small metal plates on the bottom of the tablet to the magnets on the coverboard's surface, and attach the slate horizontally to the coverboard so that it leans slightly back against the stand. I don't mean to make it sound complicated; it's actually a very simple procedure. So, how strongly is it attached? Well, as long as both pieces are securely connected, you can pick up the tablet and the coverboard will remain attached to it (as long as you aren't jerking it around).
The flip side, however, is a different story. Since the tablet only leans against the stand and isn't held together by the strongest magnets in the world, tilt it forward just a little and the slate detaches, falling to whatever fate awaits it. This can be a problem when attempting to balance it on your lap as well. Unless you prefer large cracks in your tablet's screen, it's best to use the combo on a flat, stable surface. If Archos had included some type of locking mechanism, even if optional, the tablet could have proved a much more versatile device.
The coverboard itself is smaller than the $150 keyboard/dock attachment for the Asus Transformer line, and feels more cramped as a result. Also, while the Transformer dock includes a touch pad, mouse buttons, a panel to rest your palms, a full-size USB input, full-size SD card slot, and a built-in battery, the coverboard includes only a Micro-USB connection in the back for charging. The lack of a touch pad was probably the most noticeable omission, as having to tap the screen to open links or make selections feels awkward. Thankfully, Archos took at least one page from Asus' Transformer book of success, by including shortcut keys like back, home, search, a Wi-fi on-off toggle, and brightness, among others.
As I indicated, typing on the coverboard feels cramped compared with on the Transformer board because of the limited space and lack of a palm rest. That being said, I have large hands; according to some CNET-ers with smaller appendages, typing on the coverboard didn't feel cramped at all. One thing we did agree on, though, was that the coverboard keys don't achieve the same high level of tactile response the Transformer's keys do. They're just a bit too soft and don't depress as satisfyingly.
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"Siberia" -- It may not have the built-in fan base of "Under the Dome," but NBC's "Siberia" could be just as much fun. Sixteen contestants are dropped in the middle of a Siberian forest with a camera crew and not much else. The goal: to survive long enough to claim the $500,000 prize. The pilot sets up a convincing, if a tad unregulated (there are no rules save do you what you must to survive), reality show, except that's not what's happening here. Created by newcomer Matthew Arnold, "Siberia" is a horror-drama, with creepy-woods top notes of "Blair Witch Project" and the production value of the short-lived monster mess, "The River."
Both of which I loved, by the way, flaws and all. Although bloody horror abounds on television these days, there aren't too many shows that provide good old-fashioned scare tactics. "Siberia" may wind up going bloody and gross (I hope not), but the pilot leans heavily on things that rustle and howl in the dark. The reality angle gives the show a playful edge, with the contestants clearly representing the various types these shows inevitably have, but Arnold is so sincere in his writing that it's easy to forget there is a traditional script at work.
If you're the sort of viewer who cannot understand why anyone would continue on a spooky quest or if you're put off by scenes of a vague shape scuttling out of frame from a dropped camera, then "Siberia" is probably not for you. Me, I was hooked the moment the Adonis-like Aussie host explained that the players would be housed in a settlement from which the inhabitants had mysteriously vanished 100 years ago, leaving food on tables and fires burning etc, etc. If only "Croatoan" had been carved into a post, as it was at the lost colony of Roanoke (and then again in Stephen King's excellent mini-series "Storm of the Century.") But then, it's early; who knows what lurks just there outside the safety of the fire's glow. NBC, Mondays, 10 p.m.
"Ray Donovan" -- Showtime battles back to the big leagues with a dark and astonishingly multifaceted drama about an L.A.-based super fixer and all the very broken people that he loves. As the tough but essentially decent guy who A-listers call when a hooker overdoses in their bed, Liev Schreiber's Ray Donovan is, unarguably, the latest in a long line of complicated heroes. But for all its voyeuristic pleasures, "Ray Donovan" is a family drama. Ray is not only devoted to his wife and kids, he's still playing big brother to Terry (Eddie Marsan), a former boxer now battling Parkinsons, and Bunchy (Dash Minok), whose childhood abuse at the hands of a priest left him a constantly slipping addict. Always complicated, Ray's life threatens to boil over when his father (Jon Voight) is released early from prison. A story that could easily collapse under its own weight is held aloft by both great writing and absorbing performances from the entire cast (though you do get the feeling that Schreiber, Voight and Marsan could sit together and read Get This Look lists aloud and it would be worth watching.) Showtime, Sundays, 10 p.m.
"Endeavor" is back on Masterpiece and that's a good thing, especially for the many "Inspector Morse" fans. A prequel to the beloved television adaptations of the Colin Dextor novels, the pilot, starring Shaun Evans as iconic British police detective Endeavor Morse in his early days, debuted last year. Now there are four more mysteries to solve, four more chances to watch a great detective evolve, and a second season in the offing. PBS, Sundays, 9 p.m.
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Cost-effectively delivering public service for the future requires greater use of government analytics, but finding a team with the right combination of skills requires agencies to seek talent in unconventional ways – across both the domestic and global workforce – in search of proficiencies not traditionally sought or found in government.
Because there's no proven formula or universal rule book for seeking analytics talent, creativity and strategy will be the keys to effectiveness.
There's nothing traditional about building a government analytics team, so the starting point for the talent search doesn't exist in one specific place—it's everywhere. Creating an effective analytics team doesn't necessarily require a bigger staff, but it does demand the right players, which creates new questions for public service leaders to consider: What skills are required? What are the job descriptions that will bring those skills to the table? How do we combine these for the right lineup of talent?
According to Accenture research, most organizations will have to look both inside and outside of their organizations for the right people who possess the applicable skills. "Hard" skills will continue to come from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) professionals and those with specific technical knowledge. But it's not just about technical skills—"soft" skills like curiosity, problem solving, communication and technical writing are just as critical.
Accenture research indicates the US will generate 44 percent of the nation's analytics jobs, but will see a shortfall in workers, with only 23 percent possessing the necessary skills. This means that as public service leaders continue to embrace government analytics, mainstream HR practices will no longer be relevant. Accenture research also indicates that 47 percent of businesses struggle to find the right analytics talent; however, those agencies that prioritize staffing at the onset achieve telling return on investment (ROI).
Building the best team starts with strategically identifying the right people and skills, and creatively matching them to agency objectives to close this capability gap.
In government analytics, team work is paramount, and staffing the team is the critical first step. Agencies should consider an in-house inventory using employee assessments to identify staff with skills not previously considered critical, realizing the available supply will likely warrant outsourcing beyond domestic resources.
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When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some people feel moderate pain. Others feel only a prick or stinging. Afterward, there may be some throbbing or a slight bruise. This soon goes away.
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Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.
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The Star Tribune has printed a number of letters from Minnesota Orchestra board members asserting the need for substantial pay cuts within the orchestra, because otherwise the endowment will run out. It seems that these board members prefer the opposite result — ruining the orchestra to save the endowment.
For more than 30 years, my wife and I have attended 20-plus concerts per season and have contributed additional money each month, but no one from inside the orchestra has contacted us to give additional support to help solve this crisis.
We are all expected to believe that there is only so much money and nothing can be done. What dreadful leadership!
It is clear that this board has completely lost the trust and goodwill of the community. Its members must resign so that people with a greater appreciation of the Minnesota Orchestra and its place in our community can take over.
ROBERT KLOEHN, St. Louis Park
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A May 27 letter writer notes that those critical of the board frequently misunderstand its duties, i.e., that "the board must necessarily have a long-term horizon — often 10 to 20 years or more." This is correct, and I absolutely agree. But if that is a criterion for good board governance, why then did the board not act responsibly 10 years ago when the problem of musicians' salaries began to evince itself?
I would suggest that this board may have not have exercised its responsibilities properly and should be replaced with a new board that has fresh eyes, ideas and opinions to resolve the problem.
ERIC WATKINS, St. Paul
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It's exploitative, and our leaders know it
Gov. Mark Dayton is quoted in a May 26 article as saying "we were going to raise taxes progressively. And we did." Really? How is a huge cigarette tax increase that affects mostly the poorest citizens progressive? Smokers are everyone's favorite whipping boy and raising taxes on them is like bullying the weakest kid on the playground for his lunch money. Who's to complain?
Dayton and the Legislature should be ashamed they are paying for the Vikings stadium on the backs of people who have no voice. And the phony self-righteous rationalization has got to stop — that it will lower smoking rates. How hypocritical — you need smokers to keep smoking for the tax money. But don't worry, they will, as is also pointed out in Sunday's Star Tribune — economists say "smoking is largely unaffected by taxes." Evidence that these poor smokers can't stop. But you really knew that all along, didn't you?
RICHARD BOROTZ, Chanhassen
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Tiered proposal ought to be taken seriously
Jon Tevlin's May 22 column ("Amid a rising tide, minimum wage hike bogs down in politics") would have benefited from a conversation with a manager or owner of one of Minnesota's nearly 10,000 restaurants.
The restaurant and hospitality industry is the second-largest employment sector in the state. But table-service restaurants are facing pressure from higher costs for food, transportation and energy; from the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and from restaurants that take orders at a counter or using iPads.
The legislative proposal supported by table-service restaurants around the state was not "the old tip credit attack," as Tevlin described it. It was a new concept in which a tipped employee who earns at least $12 per hour including tips would continue to receive the current base minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. If that employee didn't make $12 an hour during the pay period, he or she would earn the new minimum-wage level plus tips. Under this tiered plan for tipped employees, no one's wages would be reduced, and a new floor of $12 per hour would be established, higher than any of the minimum-wage proposals considered at the State Capitol.
This is a balanced proposal that deserves fair consideration as we try to provide good jobs for servers and keep table-service restaurants viable in Minnesota.
SCOTT WINER, Plymouth
The writer is vice president of the Minnesota Restaurant Association.
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A tough job it has, enforcing that law
Thanks to a pair of New York Times reporters for finally taking a harder look at the task faced by IRS workers who have struggled to sort out groups eligible for 501(c)(4) nonprofit status ("Groups chafing at IRS tested political limits," May 27). I have been disturbed by failure of any media to do this earlier, since the flap arose about it in Washington.
Under 501(c)(4) status, groups whose primary purpose is political are able to claim "social welfare" status in order to protect the identities of their political contributors. If they were true social welfare organizations, they'd seek 501(c)(3) status and stay out of political campaigns. The problem rests in the outrageous law that serves political entities of all ideological stripes, but the so-called "Tea Party" and "Patriot" groups have chosen to maximize their use of it.
Congress, rather than the IRS, should be investigated for creating this problem.
LOU SCHOEN, St. Louis Park
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Freeport Mayor Jim Gitz and Jennie DeVine, Ward 4 alderman, shared a Historic Proclamation and Resolution Oct. 9 at the Holy Temple Church of God in Christ, 520 W. Ringold St., during a celebration service for their founder and pastor Rev. John E. Collins. Gitz proclaimed the date as "Rev. John Collins Day," while DeVine shared the City Council resolution, which approved the establishment of an honorary street name on the block of the church. Ringold Street between Brick Street and Hardin Avenue will be named "Rev. John and Luvina Collins Way."
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are all smiles while arriving at LAX Airport in their first sighting since announcing they are expecting a baby on Monday (December 31) in Los Angeles.
The 32-year-old pregnant reality star's mom Kris Jenner joined the couple as they made their way back west after staying in Atlantic City the past couple nights for Kanye's concerts at Revel.
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This paper explores five areas where large amounts of waste often occur and their causes. Understanding the waste problem can enable companies to take steps to reclaim the margin point or more of bottom-line value that is wasting away.


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On Feb. 26, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in Sanford, Fla. The shooter was identified as George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old white man who admitted to killing Martin, but claimed he was acting in self-defense. It took weeks for Zimmerman to be arrested, causing national outrage over what many felt was a racially motivated shooting and subsequent mishandling of the incident by the Sanford Police Department. Zimmerman was charged with second degree murder on April 11 and will stand trial in June 2013.
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Join Date: Mar 2009
I like 2D Girls
I was watching a rather famous anime and a quote the main character said something like that. It was meant as a funny joke but it got me thinking. This is something I really want to know more about but I don't know who to ask.
A lot of girls in (non-shojo) anime get a long really well with each other. They compete, yes, but they do it in a way where they support and are friendly with each other. I don't know how to explain it, but they get along quite well even with they disagree or are going after one guy. True, it's idealistic to expect people in real life to get along that well with each other, but I at least expect people to try and get a long with each other.
Well, that was before I started to think about real life - especially high school. Before I go on, this isn't everyone. It may not even represent the majority, but I know so many girls like this that I could spend hours telling you about each one.
I'm not sure how to explain it, but I get this weird feeling that a lot of girls in real life hate each other. When I started reading a shojo manga recently, it gave me back that feeling. Hate is a strong word (especially over trivial stuff), but I get this vibe thats what's happening. No trying to get along with each other. No, let's compete really hard over that thing and after we're done "let's go out and have a beer (or dinner since it's HS)"!
Of course, this isn't everyone - probably only a minority, but I just don't know. I feel confused. I'm not sure what I'm seeing, but it's something I don't see happen with 2D girls (or even most girls I have as friends - but their weird like me ;p They like watching anime and doing goofy stuff that makes everyone laugh and have fun.).
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|2009-04-02, 06:14
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A Priori Impossibility
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: California
Age: 28
I can't tell if you're spinning this from an angle of comparing 2D girls in shounen manga to girls in shoujo manga and girls in real life, or if you're making a statement about how you like 2D girls because real girls have similar traits to girls in shoujo manga, a genre which, by association, you would dislike.
But one thing that does stand out when reading shoujo manga is the emphasis on internal emotion, and the depiction on how those emotions provide character-driven plot. Comapred to the often action and event-driven storytelling style of many popular shounen manga, shoujo manga certainly has a different emphasis on different emotions that a guy may not be too familiar dealing with.
As for real girls, well... Don't ask me. :P
|2009-04-02, 06:19
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Silent Warrior
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Netherlands
Age: 32
Well I thought, it is obvious that girls hate each other. Why do you think there never was a female president?(eventhough all the women have voting rights) In the work field. Girls tend to see each other as rivals rather then allies and then complain about men who help each other out.
Though this is partly written as a joke, theres some truth in it. :O
|2009-04-02, 07:52
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Honyaku no Hime
Join Date: May 2008
Location: In the eastern capital of the islands of the rising suns...
I came out hating my own gender, I missed guys.
Girls are manipulative, two faced, sniping, conniving, bitch, whiny, backstabbing bitches when in packs and I never associated myself with a group.
Entered 6th form, took computing, was 3 girls and 25 boys at age 16/17 = heaven for me.
In terms of power and position, if the woman more than proves herself capable, i've no ill will towards her, i'd vote or support her.
What i hate is groups of girls all huddled together, then i'm as suspcious as any guy would be.
Plus, I'm a tomboy of sorts and almost all of my hobbies are 99.9% male dominated
Aside from being one, and experiencing same emotions as a woman, i typically don't have anything in common with most hobby wise, makes ice breaking a tricky issue...
|2009-04-02, 08:35
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Le fou, c'est moi
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Age: 29
Besides, "2D girls" in your context is just another way of saying I want a fantasy you know. Not that there's a problem with fantasy, everybody has them after all.
And another country...close to you (bah, just skip that little rebellious place called Belgium) almost elected a rather different kind of woman to their leadership position a few years ago no less.
|2009-04-02, 08:59
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Wise Otaku Seeker
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Philippines
Age: 29
we i live in a female ruled country and hell it like hell in a way but also heaven in a way
but really i have a sister who is not on any group or female packs but she has a lot of female friends
i thin its all in the exposure and influence since she has been in good influence and well endowed.. er i mean has a more common knowledge about girly stuff and best of all she is not transparent to here surrounding
and i love her when she is all clingy to me
|2009-04-02, 10:10
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As for something similar, I totally lol'd when Kohsaka said '' I prefer 2D '' on Genshiken. ( Though it was dream but lol.. )
As for the main topic.. I really don't have anything to say, except that I agree with you lol..
|2009-04-02, 11:47
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Location: forever lost inside a logic error
I suppose when you talk about 2D girls you are probably referring to the girls showed in many male oriented anime (expecially those based on eroge). But those girls are usually very idealized and not only in their physical appearances. And they are not idealized as soulless sex toys, they are actually very good persons, and i mean they actually care about others's feelings, they'd never do anything that would hurt others (except for gag purposes) and they don't seem to have the slightest idea of what a "flame war" is.
This is usually the stereotyped girl's personality that the main male teenage japanese audience is fond of.
Reality is quite different from that, but that's only to be expected.
On the other side the males represented on girl oriented anime are very sensitive persons, intelligent, good at sports, absolutely not violent, non aggressive, and very confident. They are calm, relaxed, they don't drool in front of sexy girls, they don't use foul language.
Now if i look at all this and try to make a comparison with reality i'm gonna cry
|2009-04-02, 12:47
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
But a lot depends on the subculture you're standing in. There are cliques where the girls are just as nasty as Mystique describes, and there are cliques where the girls actually do tend to be cooperative, nice, yadayada. The main difference I've found is that the latter group is GOING SOMEWHERE. They have plans, they plan to BE SOMETHING. They understand the win-win social equation. The former group seems much more concerned with pack status, pecking order, punishing anyone who doesn't conform, etc. In other words, energy to waste on crap-level self-corrosive activity.
Volunteering and coaching in high school, I saw both kinds of behaviors. So I guess I'm saying that if all the girls one sees are the unpleasant kind - maybe you're standing near the wrong group of girls.
Same goes for guys... the ones a girl might want to be around usually have direction in life or goals. They're not spending all their time pumping up the macho shithead angles.
|2009-04-03, 06:55
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Honyaku no Hime
Join Date: May 2008
Location: In the eastern capital of the islands of the rising suns...
I wasn't sure and still am a bit confuzzled as to the point of this thread, what is the OP asking precisely?
Simply 'are girls evil to each other in real life, more than is typically portrayed in *reads up* non shojo...
The thing is... why are you trying to make comparisions between animated fantasy and reality? Anime is created from the minds of a mangaka or a writer who has the luxury of definining all characters involved for whatever message they wanna portray in a story.
Reality, has no rules.
You'd have to dig around society more to see a variety of women in various situations and cultures to get a taste/feel of what it's like out there. We all have typical traits (good and bad) that are known, but each person is different, we're individuals.
If you wanted a general opinion/idea on girls and offline doesn't give you that much opportunity, then how about the female bunch online?
(Although yes, since we all have 'fronts' to a degree here, it doesn't accurately portray anything)
And even then, if you were basing this of really well written slice of life stories, it's reflected of the Japanese society not our own, so it's kinda a vague question you're asking, i wonder...
|2009-04-03, 12:48
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: PMB Headquarters
I suppose that 2D girls imply that they are females from either the world of anime or the world of visual novels. However, I might not be entirely correct on this definition though.
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|2009-04-03, 16:44
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Mod Magnet XD
Join Date: Nov 2008
You Really Have A Point, Usually In Animes Or Manga They Are Always Friendly To Eachother And Ect.
Real Girls Can Be bst Friends One Day And Hate Eachother The Next...
You Can Never Find A Girl Like The Ones In Anime
This Is Also Very Similar To One Of My Comments, Why Do Certain Anime Or Manga Girls Never Get A Date, If I Knew Them I Would Be Interested ASAP,
its just how Anime and Manga works, u can nver find ppl as awesome as the characters :\
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Sunday, March 26, 2017
Best to you
This week has been a bit of an odd one but I know next week will be busy af so the last thing I'll want to do is write about this one as well!
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday I felt horrible (which I now realise is because my vitamin B12 hadn't had time to sink in yet) so I really didn't do much at all, and then on Wednesday there was an attack on Parliament...
It's weird because in years to come I can say that I was there in the biggest terror attack (seeing as no motive has been firmly established I am cautious about using the word terror) since 7/7. We were going to go for a cigarette but an MP rushed and started shouting at us, and we thought it was a joke but it was an actual terror attack and we were watching it on the BBC. We were cooped up until 8pm and it was boring af but we sat in Stephen Timms' office and had biscuits and wine so that made it a bit more bearable, and actually getting out was an absolute nightmare! It took ages and I had to get an uber to the pub that I was meant to have met my uni friends at two and a half hours earlier but finally got there.
Had a glass of wine and a sambuca shot because I was so done with the situation, and it was Nour, Rebecca, Kathrine, Sam, Holly and Ellie and it was v nice indeed!
On Thursday I worked from home for obvious reasons lol and then in the evening went to Amy's house, and her mum had left us a curry she'd cooked and we had that and cheesecakes and drinks and listened to music and chatted allllll evening, and it was sooooo nice!
Friday work was really stressful but in the evening, me and mum went for a Jolly's for Mother's Day and it was sooooo lovely, then had a chill at home :-) Saturday I went to the gym, then Hounslow, and then in the evening out to Drapers for Merger Cup with Sof, Emilie, Cecilie and a couple of other really nice Norwegian girls that I hadn't really met before, and it was a really fun night!
Today I just died slowly and then helped mum mow nan and grandad's lawns, and then we went for a Starbucks and it was v nice!
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Saturday, March 18, 2017
Number 1 angel
I've done quite a lot since the last entry (I must sound so
boring from my entries in here. There is literally no character. This is a list of my life. 35-year-old me, are you happy with this? Really?)
The Monday after my birthday I did a half day at work and then went shopping with Eline and Vilde which was soooo nice, only bought some skincare but it was really nice, and we went to Pizza Express afterwards which felt like a proper treat. Then Kathrine came to join us, and me and Kathrine went to the Nordic Bar and met all the Scandis and hung out with Sofie, Emilie and Cec for a bit which was really nice
Had a nice lunch in St. James' Park with Kathrine on one of the nicest days we've had so far this year, and after work went to a Tooting CLP event called 'Nevertheless She Persisted' and it was so inspirational, some really cool women got up and did their shit
Went to the gym a few times and saw nan and grandad obv, which was nice, and grandad was on his steroids and being proper sassy which was great!
On the Saturday me and Rachel went to the Victoria Miro in Angel and there was this sick exhibition, it was like a series of rooms made out of mesh with properly intricate detail and it was lovely. After that we went to the Earl of Essex pub and had wine, then beer, and food in their garden and stayed there for ages and it was the first pub garden of the year - I looooove a pub garden and it was such a good day!
Beat my PB 5km in the gym on Sunday!
Went to Spoons with Amy and Alice to celebrate Alice's new job and it was so nice! We decided to go out on Earth Day (coincidentally) next month and I don't know why we all found it so funny but we did! We had cocktail pitchers like we used to when we were like 19 and it was really really fun
Work was good yesterday, I had a chat break with Amy for like an hour which was nice, and then after work came home and got ready to go out. Abi collected me and Rach and then we drove to Acton, sorted stuff out and then went to Sasha's for predrinks. Stayed there for a couple of hours listening to music and talking and then went to Brixton Jamm, the crowd were
and so aggressive and the venue was waaaaay too small so it was v sweaty but the music was sick so that was fine! It was a bit of a mixed night but it was v nice to see Sash again
I feel weirdly fine today, considering I got in at 5.15am! I went for a coffee with Alice at lunchtime and we were proper in fits of laughter, and in half an hour Rachel is picking me up and then we're going to Abi's, and then to Wagamama because I can't decide whether I like the idea of vegetable katsu curry and I'm going to try it out! Will be a nice chill evening.
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Sunday, March 05, 2017
Your doorstep first place podium
I feel like I've done quite a lot since the last entry but I might be kidding myself lol
I was at a meeting with TfL which I found pretty interesting and that day I went to the pub with Alice and Carissa who I thought would get on well, and they did which was nice
I had annual leave on the Thursday which was soooo nice even though it was the biggest storm day and windy af, me and mum went to the cat cafe which was properly nice and then had a walk down Brick Lane and the vintage shops and obviously Urban Outfitters, where I bought amazing (but expensive) trousers, and also got a pitch to Consented magazine accepted :-)
Chilled at Abi's with Rachel on the day that Stormzy and Los Camp! albums came out and they are both SO good
On the Saturday, I went to Hounslow and saw my grandparents and then met Nour for a coffee in Brick Lane (fucking £3.50 for a soya matcha latte and yes, I know how awful I am that I ordered that) which was nice, then we went to Rebecca's house and met Ellie and had wine and crisps and a gossip all evening which was v v fun and I enjoyed v much
Sunday I went to the gym and had a coffee with Grandad afterwards which was really nice! Then went to grandparents' for a roast and in the evening, chilled with mum watching The Butler which was a really nice way to end the weekend
Birthday was OK and went to Cafe Venice with mum in the evening which was really nice!
Got a book of Audre Lorde essays and tickets to the Brixton rooftop beach from work :-)
Went to a Channel 4 diversity lecture at work and oh my god all the white guys were actually horrendous but Riz Ahmed spoke and he was amazing! Inspiring and even borderline revolutionary, made the day a lot better! After work I went to the gym and had a really good time
Friday I worked from the civic centre and it was fine, went for a couple of glasses of wine at the pub with Alice afterwards which I think was just very much needed! I picked up fish and chips for me and mum and we had them and that was nice.
Saturday was birthday day! The day was pretty nothingy but then Rachel and Abi came round and Abi had made a Thai Sweet Chilli crisps cake!! It was brilliant, so realistic and I was sooo happy, and then we got on the train very baitly drinking wine lol and it was fuuun. Got up to Sofie, Emilie etc's flat and had pres there, did ring of fire, Mary got me a mug that says 'dick', got a book of drinking games, a bottle of sambuca and a bottle of tequila and Nour got me a bloody print of Los Camp! lyrics which is absolutely amazing and I love v v much
We went to the Macbeth and it was really fun, the music (90s vs 00s) was good and I had a good dance but I lost Eline (she came back for it!!!) for a good portion of it and I was really weirdly tired which was a bit annoying, but still had fun! It was realllllyyy nice to see most of my friends and get to hang out with everyone :-) Left and Rachel puked in a drain lmao and we had to sit with this girl whose friends had abandoned her and was too fucked to leave so getting home took quite a while but it was still a really fun night and I enjoyed it loads!
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Monday, February 20, 2017
Brand brand new
So, the last week has been mildly eventful lol
Last Monday Abi and Rachel came to work and we did a tour and went out on the terrace and it was v fun indeed, after work I met them at a pub/bar thing called Studio 6 and Coleen Nolan was there looking haggard af and it was jokes
Tuesday was boring af but I went to the gym afterwards and really enjoyed it. Work was fine on Wednesday, we had a team meeting in All Bar One which was interesting and then I went to Slug and Lettuce with Rachel and Abi, we obviously ended up in Be at One and not so obviously ended up by the river where Abi threw up and she and I fell over looool it was sooo much fun
Thursday was fine, not much happened and I got to call Alex on the way home which was nice. Friday I worked from home/Starbucks and got to hang out with my grandparents and all that which was good, and then me and mum went to Franco Manca in Chiswick and had pizza (obviously cheeseless for me) and it was v v nice!
Saturday I bought a really cool dress, and then in the evening me, Rachel and Abi (can you see a theme emerging here) went to see Wilkinson and it was absolutely fucking live except for all the topless guys here there and everywhere. The music was sick and we'd been waiting for it for ages so it was so good!
Then we went to Big Chill in King's Cross because it was free, it was really fun and had a lovely roof terrace although the music was a bit cheesy, and yeah I don't know really but it was all in all a good night even though I get the feeling I embarrassed myself a little bit by gushing lmao but I guess we've all been there
Then yesterday and today I've felt quite sombre. Sebastian and I have been on a break that I instigated for over a week and I have no idea what the right decision to make is, which is obviously fantastic, so yeah everything is rosy :-)
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Sunday, February 12, 2017
I overcome so you overcame
So, since the last entry
I've protested against Trump after work with a lovely (cough) office-made silence is complicity sign
Got back into my twice a week gym routine which seems to be doing wonders for how good I feel in myself
Went to see A Streetcar Named Desire and have a glass of wine at Hampton Hill Playhouse with Alice which was soooo fun!
Had a couple of after-work drinks with Carissa
Beat my 5km PB twice! First last Sunday and then beat that this Sunday so I'm pretty pleased
Went to Nour's birthday, saw her flat and did some pretty chilled predrinks before going to this bar but her utter bitch of a friend (the 'ugh, who eats Spoons food' girl) got into a fight with a bouncer and got everyone kicked out because she is Utterly Selfish
Facetimed Alex which was v nice
Got told my job is full on and I'm good at it by John Healey's political adviser which was an absolute confidence boost
Got told by Ruth that I'm cleverer than her (guessing she meant at my age) which was another huge confidence boost!
Went to Anna's with Rachel after work, watched a horror called The Boy and chatted (got Maccy's before obviously) and it was chilled and nice to catch up (god I hate that term so much)
Saw Lion with Sebastian, which was a really really good film
Went to Zizzi's with Amy and had really good food, then went to watch The Play That Goes Wrong which was actually better than I thought it'd be, despite being a bit too stupid at points, and then ended up in a Canadian pub which was actually so fun! Really really good evening
Today after beating my PB again I had a coffee with grandad in the gym cafe and I've seen my grandparents quite a bit which is really nice :-) not a bad week this last week!
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Sunday, January 29, 2017
Breathe + stop
This week has been nice! Just chilled out after work on Monday and Tuesday which was quite nice, on Wednesday we went to Hail Mary though!
I went to Kathrine's after work and we got ready and had some (gross) prosecco, and then went to Scape and played this weird drinking game and then got ready to go, and it was really fun! I spent all night with Kathrine and a lot of it with Sofie, Emilie and Swedish Sebastian and it was jokes, went to McDonald's with Kathrine and Sebastian after and had some banging chips and that was really nice
Thursday at work following on from that was obviously hell but got to have fish and chips with mum, nan and grandad afterwards which was v nice indeed :-) and then on Friday I got to work from home/Costa which was also nice, and then afterwards Rachel ran me down to Tesco and I do really like big Tesco ahahaha
Sebastian came round and we watched some shit TV and I made pasta and that was nice to just have a chill, then on Saturday morning I popped to Hounslow and then watched Mr. Robot's season 2 finale finally, and seriously being at work really makes watching TV in the middle of the day feel like such a luxury!
Then I started getting ready and got trains being v overdressed to go over to Mile End for Kathrine, Sofie and Kristine's birthday celebrations and I was so early but it was nice and we chatted and I talked to Emilie for a really long time which was v nice, we played a game of ring of fire, completely butchered happy birthday and it was all good!
We went to the Hoxton Pony and even the uber there was so fun! I always feel guilty per se being in an uber but it was v v fun and the club was so good too! Had a sit down and a dance and the music was really sick, really enjoyed dancing and Kathrine's friend loves grime so we had a good chat about that and a really weird dance off where I must have looked like an absolute twat but I thought I looked good at the time and that's what matters I guess! It was suuuuch a fun night out :-)
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Sunday, January 22, 2017
Whisperin', glistenin'
Quite a busy week for the first time in a while because I seem to be actually better, three weeks after bloody contracting the last thing, four weeks since the cold and five since I fucked my foot in the door at Laura's! And it feels sooooo nice
On Monday work was as usual but had a coffee with Damon which broke up the day and was v nice and then watched some crap TV at home, Tuesday I went to the gym and did an actual workout for the first time in ages and it was so ridiculously cathartic! I also wrote an article about Killer Mike which I really enjoyed, made me realise how much I miss writing even though I'm not actually sure how good I am at it
Wednesday after work I went to Pizza Express in Richmond with Amy and Alice which was so bloody lovely! I couldn't even finish the pudding because I just have no appetite in comparison with what I had before I was ill and hopefully am going to be able to keep up with that. It was a really chilled out meal and afterwards we went for a drive in Alice's car and it was v v nice
Thursday Grandad ended up going to hospital which was obviously shit but he seems to be recovering now so fingers crossed on that front, I really hope so.
Friday fucking Trump was inaugurated (lol) so we're all doomed, but except for that didn't have a bad day! Got to leave work early and saw nan and grandad for a couple of hours which was really nice, and then went to Abi's house with Rachel and we had mojitos, none of which were particularly appealing, listened to loads of good music and some Abba(???) and I posed for a photoshoot on the floor, got some good video of that, discovered Ben Chipps, got a nice video of Rachel twerking and it was so nice
Saturday I went to the gym in the morning which I really enjoyed, hung out with nan and grandad all afternoon which was v nice and Sebastian came in the evening. We had fake chicken burgers and watched Horrible Bosses and that biopic of Amy Winehouse which was fascinating and felt a bit intrusive at the same time
Today we woke up - I feel like I've hardly slept - had some food and went to get some trains, all of which were fuckin delayed or cancelled, but finally I made it to Angel for Rebecca's birthday. Me and Nour got a coffee first and sat for a while before going to this pub called the Island Queen which was v sweet and overpriced, it was really nice to see everyone and was a really chilled out afternoon which I enjoyed a lot. Roast was really nice, drinks were really nice, everyone seemed happy and relaxed and I have felt it way more this week too! :-)
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Sunday, January 15, 2017
We'll take it from here
So, since the last entry a couple of cool things happened and then I got ill af and have hardly been able to do anything!
The day before NYE I went to Kingston with Alex, he tried some shoes and aftershave and we went to Five Guys and tried the new gross fizzy drink flavours, and then he came back to mine and we had coffee from the cafetiere that mum bought me for Christmas and peppermint tea, and listened to Kaytranada, watched the Chicken Connoisseur and chatted for a while and it was v nice :-)
On NYE, I went to Electric Brixton with Rachel and Abi and it was sooo much fun! We dropped before going in and it was good, it lasted until like 2am and we watched Disciples do a headline set and all these balloons came down for the new year and everyone was being really nice and saying happy new year to everyone and it was sick! Did it again at like 2am and Rach needed to sit down for a while so we all sat down on these seats and it was chill and just felt so relaxed, had another dance then another sit down on this ledge where we could see the whole venue and then a final dance to Shadow Child and it was just so so so fun!!
The day after I thought I was dying for the usual reason but I was actually bare ill with a fever, and I didn't leave the house for three days but I did watch Hypernormalisation by Adam Curtis finally so I guess that's good!
I got to see quite a lot of nan and grandad which was really nice, and managed to go to the pub with Abi, Rachel, Kinga and Laura but I felt pretty shit while I was there which sucked, worked from home/Starbucks the day after which I actually really enjoyed, and took Sebastian for a birthday meal afterwards.
Felt a little bit better on the Saturday and met Mary and Rebecca in Richmond, and we walked to the Roebuck and met Louisa, Rhian and Kathrine and we had a really nice chatty pub lunch and then a walk up to and through Richmond Park and saw loads of deer! That was really nice, then had a walk down the river with Mary, Kathrine and Rebecca on the way back to the station and that was v nice too. In the evening I watched the Theory of Everything with mum which was cute, and the next day hung out with nan and grandad and then watched Community and Sherlock with mum which was nice.
This last week I've been feeling weird, like ill but mentally there, and I went to the Fox with Rachel and Abi on Tuesday but I think I was still too ill to drink and I felt properly shit after it, like pukey ill.
This Friday I went up to London after work to the Slug at Waterloo for Ellie's birthday, had two weak cocktails and felt OK. It was really nice to see everyone, I hadn't seen Sam for a couple of months or Holly since like graduation so it was really cute, but I was still pretty tired. Was worth it though!
This weekend I haven't done v much, I went on a nice walk yesterday and discovered a nice pub by the water in Isleworth and I really want to go there when the weather is nicer, really enjoyed that, and hung out with nan and grandad for a couple of hours. Watched some embarrassingly shite TV with mum in the evening and have had a headache all day today but got to spend some time with nan and grandad, although grandad seems to have got something like my virus which sucks :-(
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Thursday, December 29, 2016
Merry Run the Jewels 3-mas
I accidentally haven't written in here for ages lol so starting from the 12th, after my last post:
We did a constituency tour in the car which I found really fun, and after work I went for drinks in Kings Cross Be at One with Lou, Kathrine, Ellie and Rebecca which was actually so fun and cheered me right up
Went to Southampton for Laura's birthday with Rach and Abi! We drove down which was fun and then went for a really nice dinner at Zizzi's with her and her frankly boring af housemates, then got ready quickly and had a fun predrinks, and then queued for like 10 years to get into bloody Oceana but when we actually got in it was so fun!! Laura stayed with us for most of the night and we danced to shit music and got cheap drinks and it was v v fun but then I shut my foot in her door when I got back and couldn't sleep because of the pain :-)
We realised in the morning my foot is actually pretty fucked and Ruth's husband brought round crutches when I got back which was nice, crutches that I ended up being on for a bloody week!
On the Saturday I went to London with Louisa and we had lunch at Pizza Express and then walked (hobbled) down towards South Bank via a Pret and had a wander round the Christmas market but didn't spend anything and despite the foot it was v cute
In the evening Abi and Rachel came round to drink wine and listen to music and we listened to the happy birthday Olivia songs and watched some crap memes and it was v v fun
After work the following Monday we went for a couple of drinks in the Sports which was actually pretty fun
Tuesday got a present from Ruth - a mini bottle of Lanson! - and went for a couple of mulled wines with Alice in the Anglers, with my best mate the crutch after work
Wednesday and Thursday I was properly ill but exchanged presents with Sebastian who bought me some really nice white and silver Reeboks which was nice :-)
On Friday I went to Richmond with Alex and had a wander round Whole Foods and a coffee before we came back to mine, made (bitty) mulled wine and drank that while listening to Childish Gambino and then watching Community which I enjoyed v much
Next day was Christmas Eve, went to the gym for the first time in a while because of the foot and really enjoyed that, then had a coffee in the cafe there with grandad which was v nice! Hung out with him and nan in the afternoon then watched Community and Bridget Jones with mum in the evening drinking the posh Lanson champagne that Alice bought me for my 21st!
Christmas Day was nice too, got some lovely clothes and some money and vouchers and a cafetiere! There was no running water in the morning so me and mum went up Whitton to get bottled but we couldn't, but Abi drove to Esher and bought some for me too which saved the day! We had some Baileys an of course a nice dinner then me and mum went for a walk and then hung out with nan and grandad a bit more before going home to watch Bridget Jones 2 and have prosecco and I found out that Run the Jewels 3 had been released which is like the best Christmas present ever!!
Boxing Day me and Rach did our annual shopping trip, I bought yet another black mesh top and some really cool bright pink work trousers and that was fun, saw my mum and grandparents for a while and then went to Abi's where Jen was(!!!) with Rachel and Laura. We had a bottle of wine each and did our secret santa presents, Laura had me and got me like a care package thing with dry shampoo, hairspray, Jager, two books, makeup wipes, etc etc!! And it was v v cute and I was like aw I have the best friends
Then we went to the Blucher and had a couple of bottles there before going into Kingston to Viper Rooms which wasn't actually that bad! The music was quite good and Jen got with this guy hahaha and it was just a v good night
Tuesday I went to Staines with my mumma and finally found some black work trousers that suit me! We got lunch in the M&S cafe and had a wander and she got a new phone and it was v nice but v fuckin cold
Yesterday I went to Amy's with Alice and we half watched Suicide Squad and chatted and had the culinary genius that is spaghetti and fish fingers, and it was v nice to catch up and not really spend any money
After that I went to Winter Wonderland with Rachel, Laura and Abi and it was actually really fun even though I've been in a weird mood all week and wasn't necessarily looking forward to it, we went to the big tent with the stage and had a couple of drinks there before going to the carousel bar and that was fun too, got a crepe and went in a fun house and that was hilarious, really really enjoyed it! Went to Maccy's afterwards obv, but had a really really lovely time :-)
Today I feel really down for god knows what reason - maybe months of pretending I Am Fine All The Time?! - so I went to the gym and now am in bed with my electric blanket listening to RTJ3 and soon I'll read and it's so nice to just have some time on my own.
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Sunday, December 11, 2016
Donde esta la blblioteca
Done some cool stuff since the last entry and some less cool stuff - such as getting hugely sucked into Community again...but except for that:
Two different people told me I'm good at my job and I had fish and chips with my fam :-)
Went to lunch in the Fallow Deer with Amy and Liz, who I haven't seen for like a year, before going for a v cold walk in Bushy Park which was really nice!
Went to Toddla T's Winter Carnival with Abi and Rachel and fucking Sean Paul was a surprise guest?!?!?! It was soooo sick, we saw Nadia Rose and Charlie Sloth, and Redlight did a really good set and we were all out of it but it was really really good!! We went outside and the oval construction outside and the view were amazing, Rach got all emotional and we were like lol ya pussy but it was actually v lovely
Went to an anxiety inducing and terrible work meal, the less to be said about that the better lololol
Facetimed Alex which is always nice
Went to the Slug and then to Be at One with Rachel and Abi, drank copious amounts of wine and found prop Santa hats and glasses and candy canes and me and Abi screamed some 80s lyrics to each other and danced the shit out of everything and it was gr9 fun and reminded me of how we went out a couple of summers ago - cue sad face
Had annual leave on Thursday, went to the gym which was great, hung out with my grandparents, watched some Community and then in the evening Rach came round to watch the Louis Theroux Scientology documentary and a documentary about suicides on the Golden Gate bridge, and we drove to Maccy's as well n it was cute
Me and my colleague sacked off work for an hour to chat which was fun
Sebastian came round and we cooked chilli con quorne with jalapenos and it was soooo nice! In the morning we watched some Community and chilled, in the afternoon I went to the Press Room with Amy then hung out with my grandparents and had the pengest curry with mumma
Today I did 6km in the gym and am now lifting 15kg, which might not be much but it's way more than I could do a year ago! It's been quite a good week :-)
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Bethel budget recount calls for another vote
BETHEL -- Residents will return to the polls to reconsider the town spending plan after a recount Tuesday showed the measure losing by seven votes instead of winning by three.
The recount was required because the apparent victory margin of the $27.2 million budget on May 15 was smaller than the margin mandated by the one-half-of-one-percent rule -- in this case 12 votes
The Board of Education's spending request of $42.1 million and the capital budget of $2.4 million both passed with large enough margins not to require recounts.
The change in outcome during the 3 1/2-hour recount in the Hurgin Municipal Center Tuesday came from a handful of ballots with unclear markings, moderator Nancy Ryan said. These were examined and counted by poll workers as required by law instead of being counted by the tabulating machine.
"When you do a recanvas, the instructions from the Secretary of the State's Office says that before the ballots are placed in the tabulator you determine if any are questionable," she said. "We have to go with the intent of the voters. So if someone circled no, but did not fill in the bubble, it would be counted as a no."
Such a vote would not have been counted by the machine because there was no mark in the bubble, she said.
Because of the recount results, the Board of Finance will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the municipal center to discuss and perhaps reduce the budget.
The board also will set a date for a town meeting, which would then set the date for another referendum. At the earliest, the next vote could be June 12.
First Selectman Matt Knickerbocker was disappointed with the outcome.
"I don't think there is anything we can do except have another vote," he said. "It will have to go back to the Board of Finance."
He said the selectmen have no role in the process but he expects to make recommendations to the finance board on how to reduce the budget.
Less than 21 percent of the town's 11,800 voters turned out to pass the budget, which represents a 3.3 percent or $2.2 million increase over current spending.
Billy Michael, founder of the tax watchdog group, The Bethel Action Committee, was thrilled with the outcome.
"Oh, my God, I can't believe it," Michael said. "This is great news for the overtaxed business owners and householders, especially those living in new construction."
On the advisory questions, which asks whether each budget is too high or too low, voters said too high by a nearly 3-1 margin.
Knickerbocker said these results should not cause a dramatic reduction in the budget. Even when budgets pass easily, voters say they're too big in advisory in questions.
"This is a seven-vote margin," he said. "It's not a mandate for a massive change, though we do have to lower it."
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Am I mistaken in the fact that Seattle has the most up-tempo game of the 2 teams and is still a horribly effecient scoring offense? Seattle has had highest tempo ratings last 2 seasons. They love to run the ball but are terrible in effeciency. Not sure if they keep up with lots of misses and a semi-effiecient offense in Wash. But we shall see and thats why they play the game.
coming from the guy that admits he's throwing darts at non conference play which leads to his sub par record.... Wichita St is the better team and better play.
and -6.5 for Wash. looks even better but ill stick to my thoughts of -8 will work..going to be mad though if they win by 7. HA.
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2012-10-17 / Obituaries
Joan M. Bassolino, North Massapequa resident, church receptionist and secretary
For the last 18 months of her life, Joan M. Bassolino struggled with the debilitating disease ALS. But before that, and prior to her death on Sept. 30, Mrs. Bassolino enjoyed a full life, traveling extensively throughout the world with her husband and lavishing love on her grandchildren.
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by Tom Utescher
Bragging rights in a Villanova University student housing apartment were on the line in one of the late games in the NCAA summer league last Thursday. Jesse "Pinkfoot" Carey, a Germantown Academy alumna and member of the White team, squared off against her teammate and roommate Devin Kane, a Notre Dame Academy grad who plays summer ball for Kelly Green. The Green outfit, which also includes Mount St. Joseph Academy alums Sarah McGorry (Lafayette) and Elle Hagedorn (Harvard), earned a convincing 87-60 victory.
In the early round of games last Thursday, Chestnut Hill College junior Lindsay Alexander and sophomore Victoria Mazzeo were on hand to play for the Gold team. Gold's opponent was the West Chester University squad performing under the Columbia Blue moniker, but Blue was unable to assemble five players until after it was forced to officially forfeit the game. The ensuing exhibition bout was won on the court by Gold, barely.
Trailing in the final minute, Columbia Blue bagged a three-pointer and a pair of free throws to forge ahead, 40-38. Gold pulled out the win thanks to a Princeton University teammate of Mount St. Joseph alumna Laura Johnson. Addie Micir (Council Rock North) showed why she was the unanimous choice as the 2011 Ivy League Player of the Year by hitting a three-point shot at the buzzer.
A few minutes into the White – Kelly Green clash, the latter team held a 7-6 edge, and then the Green group zipped away on a 19-2 romp. Notre Dame Academy product Katie Kuester (St. Joseph's U.) banged in nine points during the surge and Lehigh University's Kelly Peterson plunked down a pair of three-pointers.
White wouldn't go quietly, though, climbing back in contention with 11 unanswered points. Late in the opening period Kelly clung to a 35-31 advantage, but led 39-31 at the intermission thanks to another trey from Peterson and a free throw by Kane.
Kane's roomie, Carey, scored one point for White in the first half, but added a lay-up, a short jumper, and a three-point bucket in the second round to finish with eight points. Still, her team never again got as close to the leaders as it did late in the first period. Five minutes in, the spread was still in single figures at 49-40, then a trey and a lay-up off a steal by Kane (11 points total) helped power an 11-1 spree for Kelly Green, which then cruised to victory.
Peterson pounded in 28 points, Kuester collected 23, and MSJ grad McGorry divided her 16 points evenly between the halves. Carey and Kane's Villanova teammate Laura Sweeney was the only double-digit scorer for the White team, winding up with 15 points.


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"The Assembled Parties" welcomes us to the world of the Bascovs, an Upper West Side Jewish family in 1980. In a sprawling Central Park West apartment, former movie star Julie Bascov and her sister-in-law Faye bring their families together for their traditional holiday dinner. But tonight, things are not usual. A houseguest has joined the festivities for the first time and he unwittingly — or perhaps by design — insinuates himself into the family drama. Twenty years later, as 2001 approaches, the Bascovs' seemingly picture-perfect life may be about to crumble. Infused with humor, the play is an incisive portrait of a family grasping for stability at the dawn of a new millennium. The play marks the 10th collaboration between Tony-winning playwright Richard Greeneberg and Manhattan Theatre Club.
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Pecorino doesn't come cheap and I would have hated to let the leftover chunk in our fridge go to waste. After having made Creamy Pecorino & Lemon Pasta with it, I felt it was time for a change. Looking for a bit of inspiration, I paged through a few Good Food magazines and cookbooks when I came across Gordon Ramsay's salad. At first I was suspicious. Come on, it's so basic and eating so much raw onion will make me cry for the rest of the week. I closed the book and continued looking through more published material. Bummer. Has anyone noticed how rarely Pecorino appears in recipes? Always pushing myself to try new things I decided I will me making Ramsay's recipe after all.
What a surprise it was indeed! It didn't taste half bad and dare I say it was moreish. What was enlightening was the fact how he poured boiled water over the sliced onion to remove some of its acidity. It really does make a difference. Michael Booth might criticise recipes and its authors all he likes and in some cases he has a point, but I do find by following a few you pick up tips and tricks to make life easier and tastier.
This salad was so good that I just just didn't want to change it from its original state. The recipe comes from Ramsay's Fast Food. It makes an excellent starter before a big main course.
I'm sure this salad will give Andrew from Spittoon Extra the boost he needs with the monthly WTSIM event.
Green Bean, Red Onion & Pecorino Salad
Yield 4
Green bean red onion salad with pecorino is an excellent choice for a light and healthy lunch or dinner. Simply boil the green beans and it's almost done!
- 400g (14) green beans, trimmed
- sea salt and black pepper
- 1 red onion, peeled and thinly sliced
- 50g (1½ oz) pecorino, freshly grated
- 45ml (3 tbsp) extra virgin olive oil
- juice of ½ lemon
- Add the beans to a pan of boiling salted water and cook for 4 minutes or until just tender. Drain, refresh in cold water, then pat dry with kitchen paper.
- Put the onion in a colander, sprinkle with salt and leave for 5 minutes. Holding the colander over the sink, pour on a kettleful of boiling water to remove some of the onion's acidity. Drain well and pat dry.
- Toss the beans, onion and pecorino together in a bowl. For the dressing, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.
- Drizzle the dressing over the salad to serve.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 205
% Daily Value
Total Fat 14.425 g
Saturated Fat 4.85 g
Sodium 249 mg
Total Carbohydrates 15.475 g
Dietary Fiber 4.525 g
Sugars 3.2 g
Protein 3.725 g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.