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Ms. Hillary seems to me to have had the upper hand with Barack Obama in the debate on CNN this evening. Obama was more than a sideshow, but Ms. Hillary dominated the proceedings. Obama's repeated invocation of his work as a community organizer is thin gruel for the messianic campaign he is waging.
Clinton and Obama are nevertheless joined at the hip in the demagoguery and snake oil peddled by the McGovernized Democratic Party. Ms. Hillary revels in exploiting the stupidity of the Democratic base. Does anyone seriously think that "freezing interst rates for five years" (Clinton's proposal) will not have unintended consequences like other price controls?
Obama doesn't take issue with Ms. Hillary on any matter of principle. The journalists posing the questions share the assumptions of the Democratic candidates and the questions are therefore at the same low level as the candidates' answers.
Most dispiriting to me is the common ground John McCain would find with Clinton and Obama — I can hear it now! — on every issue except national security. Barring events which raise national security issues in the consciousness of the voters, either Clinton or Obama will crush McCain.
The final question asked the candidates whether they would share the ticket with the other. Before Obama announced his candidacy, I thought Clinton-Obama would be the Democratic ticket. Now it's hard for me to imagine why Obama would step down from the messianic station he occupies in the imagination of his Democratic followers in order to serve as vice president.
FOOTNOTE: In the course of the debate Ms. Hillary recycled the hardy Democratic perennial that George Bush sent the troops to war without body armor. Rich Lowry assigned my daughter the task of running down a variation of this story in 2004 when she was a summer intern for National Review. Her 2004 NRO column "Where's the yeast?" exposes the body armor story as a myth. It is sickening to hear Hillary Clinton recycling this old lie tonight while attempting to wriggle out of an uncomfortable question.
UPDATE: Lt. Col. John Kanaley writes:
In reference to your footnote to the Democratic debate post, if it helps your point at all, we received the body armor back in 2003 prior to deployment. Personally, I arrived in Baghdad a few months after the fall of the capital; however, even then the body armor was still part of the basic issue. Keep up the good work.
The compliment properly belongs to National Review, but the point stands.
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On April 18, it was reported that the Dolores School District's BEST grant construction project is $2 million off the mark. Here are facts and what the school board and district have already done to meet the expectations of the community for this project.
After the bond was passed, an owner's representative and architect were hired, who met with a committee of stakeholders to develop a preliminary design. These preliminary sketches included more than called for by the original project approved by the BEST board and the voters, such as larger classrooms and additional circulations areas (including a "sky bridge"). This "scope creep" amounts to approximately $260,000.
Some minor issues were discovered by the owner's representative and architect that are typical of any construction project.
These include the discovery of asbestos in the locker room and inflation of materials and labor cost, amounting to around $150,000, which was added to the construction budget. In addition, $300,000 was added to the budget as an "owner's contingency fund." The forgoing totals approximately $710,000 of the $2 million budget "shortfall" reported in the Star.
There were, unfortunately, more serious concerns uncovered by the District's architect and owners representative: The cost per square foot for the locker rooms (which will now require a complete teardown and rebuild), the science/VoAg building, circulation areas and the middle school addition, as well as the cost of the required fire sprinkler system, were significantly underestimated in the reports prepared by architects for the District and BEST board. These account for the remainder of the deficit reported by Star.
To remedy this problem, the school board and the district immediately (1) trimmed $1.2 million from the project, including all of the "scope creep" and proposed extras; (2) has asked the BEST board to tap a $289,000 contingency fund set aside for issues such as asbestos abatement; (3) has dedicated $750,000 of the district's reserves to the project; and (4) has started the process of applying for a supplemental grant.
Taking these actions will allow the $6 million BEST project to be completed in a manner that maintains the integrity of the plans the district presented to the community and still meet the expectations of the voters. A health room, however, will now be constructed as an "add alternate." Healthy reserves remain for the district, even after allocating $750,000 to the project, thanks to good stewardship in years past. Keep in mind that $300,000 is designated as an "owners' contingency fund" and could be returned to reserves when the project is completed. The district will not be asking the voters for additional money to complete the project.
Details on how the construction plans have evolved in recent months (which are now more consistent with those originally presented to the public last year), are available at the district office. Additional information will be presented at the next school board meeting on April 30 at 7 p.m.
Jon Kelly is a Dolores School District Board of Education member and this column is the reflection of his opinion, not that of the board's.


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human909 wrote:RonK wrote:Then there are those who never ride further than the corner shop, and only because walking there is just too much effort - you often see them with a helmet hanging on the bars instead of on their head. These are just people riding a bike.
I guess I'm just riding a bike then...
Why are you upset about that? What exactly is wrong with using a bike like that? Its about choice right...
This is easy.
There are cycling enthusiasts and there are cyclists. Just like motoring enthusiasts and motorists.
It is perfectly fine to be one or the other....or both.
And you are right its fun to talk about because bikes/vehicles are so versatile. It takes all kinds


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Ford Ranger Fuel System
fordgirl77 Posts: 15I have the same problem smelling gas when I open my rear window. As far as I can tell there is no leak, just a bad smell of gas. So I have to keep my window shut. And my truck idles weird going down the road like it wants to stall. And when I stop at a red light it acts like it wants to die. Everything replaced. Is there a recall? Or should I say there should be a recall..0
coolbillfrog Posts: 1having same problem with 2004 ranger, did you get yours fixed? what was your solution? thanks0
tungate Posts: 1every thing on truck works but the gas hand. when first time the key comes on the hand will g o over past the full and then it goes slowly to empty mark and stays there. fuse is not shot.0
dsm2 Posts: 1I had the same problem with my 1986 Ford Ranger for 7 years now. The low pressure fuel pump seems to be acting up so I had to drop the fuel tank and disconnect what you called the "main hose" and filler tube to the tank. What I found inside that "main hose" was another smaller hose which you cannot see unless you actually take out the filler tube (mine has three screws and a hose clamp) that is actually the main hose and is supposed to be connected to the filler tube that slides into the secondary safety hose but it was disconnected (partially blocking both tubes causing the fuel to be pumped partially through that secondary safety hose (no fuel should be running through that hose while fueling up) and the main hose which in turn caused the fuel to back up in the filler tube and shut off the gas station fuel pump unless they set the pump to pump gas slowly. If I knew there was another tube inside that visible outer tube I would have been able to understand better of what could be wrong. The only reason I found the answer to this problem is because I had another problem. I guess that outer tube protects the inner tube. I don't know how the inner hose came off the filler tube but I could see the outline of a clamp of some kind but it was gone. I checked the inside of the fuel tank and found nothing. maby it was made out of a plastic and just disintegrated in the fuel tank. Anyway I just put a hose clamp on it since their is enough room inside the secondary hose.0
mekanikos Posts: 1You might replace the coil pack. I had a similar problem with my '04 ranger, and after a huge run-around with the dealer and my mechanic playing with fuel pumps/relays/fuses, the mechanic called a friend who told him to replace the coil pack (70 dollars) and ... voila - good as new. (1500 other dollars and two fuel pumps later though) (blarggh)0
punkboy Posts: 1I have replaced the # 5 and 6 fuel injectors but am still experiencing a fuel leak. What could be causing this as i have taken off the lower manifold twice to see if I have tightened them properly but i still have a fuel leak. I am an apprentice mechanic and have not run into this issue before hope you can help0
aries1950 Posts: 2On the passenger side under dash board is a relay switch or something like a relay switch push in on the top of it I think it is green on top and it will start.Mine does that all the time and this is my fix..0
1speedy Posts: 1I got a 94 4 Cycle with 8 plugs.It cranks good and drives good.I bought it used.The odmitor reads 276k I was told the motor was replaced.It runs and iddlese good for about 30 to 40 seconds then it just chokes its self out if I don't keep the gas on.If I keep it reving for about 2min,it will rev up faster,I let go of the gas and then no problems then.IV had it at a mechanic Shop,they said its cause its got a lot of miles.The 98 motor that was suposably put in it suposably only had 50k miles on it.It runs excellent.I just wanna be able to get in it and take off.I look like a damn idiot reving my truck before I have to go somewhere.Can somebody please give me a clue on what to do next.IV done a complete tune up and replaced fuel filter.0
A bad inertial switch, autoparts calls it fuel cutoff, can cause either stalling on the road, or failure after being parked. My local dealer tried to sell me a second new fuel pump after the one installed in my old location failed to fix the problem. I specifically asked the service manager if there was some kind of switch related to motion because I was able to push start it. He told me he didn't know of any. Most or all fords have had this collision safety feature for more than 10 years.0
And, that thing has a reset button on it, if it should be tripped. (It 'should' only trip when the truck hits something or turns over. This thing then shuts the fuel pump down.) It's just behind the carpet, above the passengers left foot.
P.S. If your are push-starting your truck, I don't think the fuel cutoff switch is your problem. If it gets tripped, you have to reset it. Now it does have wiring to it, and I think a relay also drives it. All these could be giving a problem.0
With a hacksaw and screwdriver I was able to inspect the old switch. It is simple to bypass/test the switch when you are having problems. Pull the connector off the terminals of the switch and jump the driverside and center socket of the connector. A large paperclip might work, but something larger surely will. Since my problem was intermittent, I will not know if my problem is solved for a while. I did find corrosion on the contacts inside the switch, and there was enough slop to move off/onto this area with minor vibration, which could cause intermittent behavior.
I am still trying to figure out why the dealer only wanted about one third the $130 autoparts price for the switch.
Fuseable links, magnetic relays, and mechanical switches are about the only things that could be motion/vibration sensitive, and humidity/corrosion/debris wasn't a consideration in my case. I don't know of any other electrical components that cause intermittent problems, so it has/had to be mechanical(like the inertia switch or something else).
The third socket on the connector kills the pump when connected to the center socket. Pushing the reset button opens this circuit at the same time it closes the other.0
Find one at a salvage.0
2001 Ford Ranger. I've seen posts with this problem, but didn't see a reply. When I fill the tank, it clicks off at 9 gal. I let it go to empty. Mileage is about 224 miles. I fill again and it will click off again at 9 gal. The pump was replaced last year. After that was when the problems began. When it clicked off after a fill, the gauge would only read 3/4 and eventually 1/2 - it progressed to this. They replaced the float valve a couple of weeks ago and the gas gauge started dropping and now only reads 3/4 full. The mechanic doesn't know what to do. Any ideas? I'm currently on empty with the light on - I'm thinking of letting it run out believing that there are still 7 more gallons left in the tank. Maybe once I use all of the gas, the valve will operate properly??????????0
If the rubber hose that goes from the gas cap area to the tank is 'messed up', the tank will not fill all the way.
Don't understand the 'replaced the float valve' comment. Usually, the fuel pump and 'float' for the gas guage are on the same unit and are replaced together. Especially since it's not easy to drop the tank to get to them. I think the guy that put the new 'float valve' in messed it up, otherwise your gauge should work. But the problem with the rubber hose is still there, if you cannot totally fill the tank.0
Thanks for the reply - the mechanic had checked the hose first - tightened the clamp was about it, I believe. Since the pump was working fine, hence, just the float valve replacement alone.0


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"As they go to the polls Tuesday, voters should bear in mind what the Supreme Court will be taking into consideration on Wednesday," said Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life. The Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments regarding the Constitutionality of the law that Congress passed and President Bush signed that protects unborn children from partial-birth abortion.
"Had voters not elected a President and a Congress that understood that this gruesome procedure had to be banned, it would not have been banned," Fr. Pavone declared, "and had voters not elected a President and a Senate willing to put Justices on the Supreme Court who show judicial restraint, we would not have hope today that this ban will be upheld."
The partial-birth abortion procedure kills a baby in the very process of delivery. It is performed on healthy babies of healthy mothers, all in the name of the 'freedom of choice' that some politicians eloquently proclaim but never describe. If they described it," Fr. Pavone concluded, "they would simply not be elected."
Fr. Frank Pavone will be in the Supreme Court for the entirety of the oral arguments in both the relevant cases Wednesday morning from 10 am to 12 noon and will be available for comment.
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Borussia Dortmund striker Julian Schieber has insisted he is determined to become a success at his new club, after an inconsistent start to his career at the Bundesliga champions.Despite rumours of a move away in January, the striker - who only joined the German champions in the summer - has reiterated his desire to stay and win titles with Dortmund.
"In my situation, I have unfortunately not always played... [but] I continue to give my all on a daily basis," he told reporters.
"I will not throw in the towel. I'm already looking forward to next season. I am not thinking about anything else. I'm absolutely flexible and committed to working until the day I am back in the starting line-up and on the field."
And when asked about the future of Robert Lewandowksi at the club, Schieber said the squad was ignoring the transfer rumours, adding they had not affected their displays."It does not affect the team at all. The story has simply been blown out of proportion by the media, but it does not matter for us.
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Michael J. Smith, 56, of Stormville, formerly of Yonkers, died unexpectedly on Saturday, Oct. 28, at Vassar Brothers Hospital.
Smith was predeceased by his mother and father Helen and John Smith and his nephew Daniel Smith, Jr., he is survived by his wife Carol; brothers John Smith, Daniel Smith and wife Sharon; sisters Debbie and husband Pasquale Vigna, Kathleen Soto and partner Rob Broughton; numerous nieces and nephews, and his best friend Little Miss Miley.
Visiting hours will be held at the Whalen & Ball Funeral Home, 168 Park Ave., Yonkers, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday. A Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
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…brown paper packages tied up with string, these are a few of my favorite things…particularly if the brown paper package is filled with rhubarb straight from the garden, delivered by a friend, and still with the slightest bit of dirt on the stalks. Just such a package arrived for me this week from a Beautiful Soul and I've had a great time making rhubarb inspired meals. We had rhubarb compote on chicken breasts, strawberry rhubarb crumble, and tonight's experiment: rhubarb shortbread. This recipe is loosely taken from a Smitten Kitchen recipe that is one of my summer favorites. A few changes and voila. The sweet and nutty brown sugar spelt shortbread with the tang of the rhubarb is absolutely delicious. It all tastes a bit like…summer!
Rhubarb Shortbread
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3 cups spelt flour(or regular unbleached flour)
1 cup brown or raw sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 egg
2 cups thinly chopped rhubarb
Directions: Preheat oven to 375 and butter a 9×13 baking dish. Whisk together all the dry ingredients. Add butter and egg and work together with a fork until mixture resembles coarse meal. Tightly press 3/4 of mixture into the baking dish. Sprinkle the rhubarb over the shortbread. Top with remaining shortbread mixture. Bake for about 30 mins until edges are turning golden. Cool completely in pan and cut into squares.


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The Crowder Roughriders hope for a repeat of Saturday today. If they do that, they're Region 16 champions.
The Crowder Roughriders hope for a repeat of Saturday today. If they do that, they're Region 16 champions.
After falling to Maple Woods 11-9 on Friday, the Roughriders found themselves with their backs against the wall and having to climb back from the losers side of the bracket to make it to the Region 16 championship. They did that with an 11-3 victory over Mineral Area.
Now they're headed the Region 16 final with all things equal after avenging Friday's loss with a 16-8 drubbing of the Monarchs on Saturday in the double elimination tournament.
Against Maple Woods on Saturday the Roughriders jumped out to a commanding 10-3 lead in the fifth before the Monarchs made a push with three runs behind two Crowder errors in the fifth. That made it 10-6 and single runs in the sixth and seventh made it 10-8.
Crowder skipper Travis Lallemand summoned reliever Andrew Schwaab for a two-inning save opportunity in the eighth and he shut the Monarchs down with two strikeouts in the frame. The Roughriders (47-12) then went on a tear, plating six runs in the top of the ninth.
Sam May led off the inning with a walk, Tyler McKinzie reached safely on a bunt and Cody Althouse singled to load the bases with no outs. Chris Scroggins lifted a sacrifice fly to center to score pinch runner Ashton Roberts to make it 11-8. Tony Sandifer then reached on a fielder's choice to make it 12-8 and Matt Burgess unloaded a double off reliever Joe Virgin to score Sandifer and make it 13-8.
Ty White reached on an error to plate Burgess, before C.J. Webster, Lucas Feddersen and Roberts unloaded consecutive singles to make it 16-8.
Freshman southpaw Cody Jones nailed down the victory on the mound as he allowed seven runs, but only four earned, on 11 hits with five strikeouts and two walks. Jake Barnes, Trey Watson and Schwaab worked in relief.
Pick a Roughrider and he probably had a good day at the plate. They battered Monarchs pitching by compiling 20 hits in the game, as Althouse, Burgess and Webster slugged three hits apiece. Scroggins, White and Feddersen had two hits each, while Roberts, McKinzie, May, Sandifer and Ryan Lazo had a hit each. Scroggins had three RBIs, while Sandifer, Lazo and Althouse had two. Burgess and Webster scored three times.
That barrage gave the Roughriders 34 hits on the day, as they slugged 14 in their eight-inning win over Mineral Area.
In that one the Roughriders scored five runs in the first off starter Devon Hampton before adding two in the second and two more in the third to jump ahead 9-1 after three innings. That's the only help starter Preston Tarkington would need as the sophomore righthander allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits, six strikeouts and no walks while earning the win.
Sandifer led the team with three hits, two RBIs and a run scored, while Scroggins, White, Webster and Feddersen had two knocks each. May and Althouse both had a hit, while Feddersen and Burgess both had two RBIs.
Crowder plays Maple Woods at 1 p.m. today in a winner-take-all for the Region 16 championship.


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The Audacity to Hope (1990)
"It's easy to hope when there are evidences all around of how good God is. But to have the audacity to hope when that love is not evident—you don't know where that somewhere is that my grandmother sang about, or if there will ever be that brighter day—that is a true test of a Hannah-type faith. To take the one string you have left and to have the audacity to hope—make music and praise God on and with whatever it is you've got left, even though you can't see what God is going to do—that's the real word God will have us hear…" READ MORE >
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Bart's Problem
In his new book, God's Problem, Bart Ehrman tries to prove that the God of the Bible doesn't answer the question of why we suffer, but his argument falls flat. In the end, what Ehrman and other "new atheists" forget is that a world without God is not a world without evil or innocent suffering. It's simply a world of suffering without hope. READ MORE >
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Good Friday is the Feast Day for Those Who Suffer
"'Jesus died in utter agony but also with total acceptance of the will of his Father: 'Father, into your hands I commend my spirit,' he said. Such trust and belief is hard to understand, but it lies at the heart of what faith is about.' ... Suffering and doubt is part of what it is to be human, but Jesus rising from the dead shows us that [it] is not the end of the story." ... But today it is enough to be humble and to share that sense of pain and desolation, wherever we know it to be and which many of us experience from time to time and pray that the darkness and despair will turn to hope and to light." READ MORE >
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Easter and the Problem of Evil
This Easter I waited for the usual Newsweek, Time or U.S. News magazine cover story about "Why Jesus Really Died," or the "Lost Christianities" the Church has supposedly suppressed in centuries past. Mercifully, I didn't notice any (I did find a very respectful photo essay on Ireland's religious orders in Newsweek). Could it be… READ MORE >
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College Men's Hockey: Wildcats overpower MerrimackBy ALLEN LESSELS
New Hampshire Union Leader
January 26. 2013 9:25PM
MANCHESTER - That was better. Much better.
Sophomore Casey DeSmith returned to the net and a couple of freshmen played new roles and scored their first career goals to lift No. 4-ranked New Hampshire to a 6-2 win over Merrimack College on Saturday night in front of 6,605 at the Verizon Wireless Arena.
UNH rebounded from a 3-2 loss at Merrimack Friday night, snapped its first two-game Hockey East losing streak of the season and improved to 10-5-1 in the league with the RiverStone Cup win.
"We needed that in a big way," said UNH coach Dick Umile. "Congratulations to our captains and our leadership. They took charge of this game and they got together and made sure they did what they had to do."
The Wildcats improved to 15-6-2 overall.
DeSmith, who gave way to Jeff Wyer as the starter on Friday night and had been pulled from two of his previous three starts, made 35 saves for his 14th win of the season.
"Casey's shown before after a couple of close games how he bounces back," Umile said. "We have confidence in him. He did his part and it was an important win for us."
Freshmen Dan Correale, skating on the top line for the first time, and Collin MacDonald, back in the lineup after sitting out the last five games, each scored his first goal.
The goals, in the last 62 seconds of the second period, helped UNH take control of the game.
"Those goals were definitely huge," said UNH sophomore defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk said. "The last few games have been kind of a struggle for us so just to have that nice lead and to be able to play your game and not grip the stick too tight, which you tend to do when you're on a little bit of a skid, was definitely nice."
Sophomore forward Grayson Downing had a goal and two assists and senior forward Austin Block a goal and an assist
Defensemen contributed to the offense, too.
Senior captain Connor Hardowa scored a power play goal that put UNH on top for good at 2-1 and van Riemsdyk, named the RiverStone MVP, contributed four assists.
The Wildcats continue their Merrimack Marathon next weekend. They play at Northeastern on Friday night and then play Merrimack at the Whittemore Center on Durham on Saturday, which will be their third contest against the Warriors in the last four games.
Block scored the only goal of the first period on the power play, 7:29 into the game. The Wildcats capitalized on a two-man advantage after Kyle Singleton was called for holding and Dan Kolomaitis for interference.
Block had the puck to Marotta's right and was trying to pass across to Kevin Goumas. Instead, the puck went off the goalie's blocker and deflected into the net. Hardowa and van Riemsdyk had assists.
Merrimack freshman Ben Bahe tied it up 4:32 into the second period.
UNH took the lead back on a Hardowa power play blast at 12:23 of the period. Grayson Downing hit the post seconds before the goal and the Wildcats collected the rebound and set up the Hardowa shot from the top of the left faceoff circle.
"I don't think any goalie would have stopped it," said van Riemsdyk, who joined Downing with an assist on the play.
The Wildcats grabbed control of the games with the goals by Correale and MacDonald late in the period.
Correale knocked in a rebound for his goal and 3-1 with 1:02 left in the period.
MacDonald finished off some nice passing from John Henrion to van Riemsdyk for a goal in front in the last second of the period. Video review confirmed that the goal beat the clock.
The Wildcats were outshot 16-8 in the period, but pushed their lead from 1-0 to 4-1.
"They're a good team and they don't need a lot of good looks to make things happen," said Merrimack coach Mark Dennehy.
Junior Dalton Speelman extended the lead to 5-1 at 8:51 of the third period.
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Disgraced former Pakistan captain Salman Butt on Friday said he hoped the Court of Arbitration for Sport would overturn his ban imposed for spot-fixing and let him return to the game he loves.
"I am grateful to the CAS that they have allowed me this opportunity to appeal this sentence," Butt said in a statement released after a day-long hearing at the Swiss-based court.
"Since September 2010, until now, I have not been able to play any meaningful game of cricket: to coach or to even be involved in the administration of the game," he said.
"I love cricket: it is something that runs through me in my veins and my blood. I await the decision of the CAS. It means so much to me. I truly pray that they can change it for me by reducing the sentence," he added.
Butt's appearance comes a day after Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif appeared before the court, in what he described to AFP as a "quite busy" day of hearings about the infamous Lord's Test against England in 2010.
A verdict is expected in the next three weeks.
Butt, Asif and fellow paceman Mohammad Aamer were banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2011 after being found guilty of corruption for deliberately contriving no balls to order in that match.
In November 2011, the trio were also jailed by a British court over the scandal, which was linked to an illegal betting ring.
All three were released last year after completing half of their sentences.
The case marked one of cricket's biggest scandals in years.
Butt, now 28, was banned from the game for 10 years, with the possibility of five suspended.
He has argued though that the suspension was a career-ending punishment, and has insisted he should be given another opportunity to play for Pakistan.
Asif, now 30, was banned for seven years, with two suspended, and the then teenager Aamer for five years.
Aamer, now 20, decided not to pursue his appeal at the CAS, after pleading guilty to the charges in Britain.
Asif, played 23 Tests and 38 one-day internationals and was regarded as one of the best new-ball bowlers in the world.
Butt was made Test captain on the fateful tour of England, and Aamer was regarded as the fastest emerging bowler in the world.
"We are certain that the Panel will consider our legal submissions and the material facts of this case carefully when reaching their verdict," Butt's lawyers said in a statement.
"There is only one outcome that can be positive for Salman and us -- he must be allowed to play cricket now. We can then say that justice has truly been served," they added.
Banned Butt has high hopes after CAS appeal
Disgraced former Pakistan captain Salman Butt on Friday said he hoped the Court of Arbitration for Sport would overturn his ban imposed for spot-fixing and let him return to the game he loves.


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NEW YORK—Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) has purchased a 66,000-sq.-ft. parcel of land on the Upper East Side where it and City University of New York Hunter College will construct new buildings. The city-owned site, located on 73rd Street, had been designated for construction of a new Department of Sanitation garage.
The Newmark Grubb Knight Frank team of Mark S. Weiss, Justin DiMare and Howard Kesseler identified a replacement site for the garage that met the Department of Sanitations specifications so that MSKCC could acquire the 73rd Street parcel.
"In doing so, we were able to arrange the acquisition of the 73rd Street site, which is large enough for MSKCC to expand its New York City footprint and for CUNY to develop the Hunter College Science and Health Professions Building, advancing both institution's important roles in New York City," said Weiss.
The site, which stretches from 73rd to 74th Street, is located in close proximity to MSKCC's main campus, located at 1275 York Avenue between 67th and 68th streets.
"The development site is also perfectly suited for Hunter's Science and Health Professions Building," Weiss said, "since it is near the main Hunter campus at 68th St. and Lexington Avenue and a number of the City's great hospitals."


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WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said Tuesday he won't seek the seat held by retiring U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl in 2012.
Ryan, House Budget Committee chairman and architect of the chamber's controversial budget proposal, said he would prefer to stay in where he is, The Hill reported.
"I am grateful for the tremendous outpouring of encouragement that I have received from my friends and supporters since Senator Kohl announced he would not seek re-election to the U.S. Senate," Ryan said in a statement. "For my family and me, the most important factor in making this decision was determining where I could make the biggest difference."
Democrats have used Ryan's budget, especially its proposed sweeping reforms to Medicare and Medicaid, as a club against Republicans.
Kohl announced Friday he won't seek a fifth term.
Republican Tommy Thompson, the former Wisconsin governor and President George W. Bush's first Health and Human Services secretary, told friends he plans to run for Kohl's seat, sources in Wisconsin told Politico.
Names mentioned as possible Democratic candidates include Russ Feingold, who lost his re-election bid last year to Sen. Ron Johnson, Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett, and Reps. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Kind.


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A longtime Pontiac eatery, which was featured in Time Magazine in 1998 as "a reason to move to Pontiac," reopened Wednesday morning after being closed for renovations since Nov. 28.
The Apple Tree, which is now known as The Apple Tree Café and Coffee Bar, has added a new mural to its walls by Bill Diaz of Diaz Sign Art, new menu options, new place settings, tables, chairs and booths throughout the restaurant.
Owners Tom, Lynn and Stephanie Nagle and Sarah (Nagle) Melchers agree that the overhaul was spurred by 18 years of "the same thing."
"We just decided it was time for a change. We had all been talking about it for so long, especially Stephanie and me," said Melchers. "When we opened, we were 12 and 14 and now that we're adults and part owners, this will be our livelihood. We have a lot of ideas on what we'd like to do and how we wanted to maybe bring it into the 21st century and we just wanted to be able to continue to cater to our current clientele, but also be able to cater to people our age, for people in their 20s and 30s, so that way there's something for them in here also, which is where we thought the coffee bar would be a good addition to attract people our age because we're all about coffee."
The coffee bar, which will begin service in a few weeks, is the centerpiece of the renovations.
"The coffee bar has been something I've pretty much wanted my whole life. There were times I'd drive all the way to Starbucks in Bloomington just to get coffee," Melchers said. "We're having a full-service, state-of-the-art coffee bar. We're using Intelligentsia Coffee out of Chicago. All of our beans are roasted in Chicago. We'll offer that, lattes, Americanos, espressos, cappuccinos, frappuccinos, smoothies — a full coffee bar menu. We're waiting on equipment for that, so we're going to have to wait a couple weeks before we can start that."
Three beverage sizes will be offered, 12, 16 and 20-ounce drinks, and will include hot and cold organic teas.
"I am going to have a special drink for each day. My first special drink will be a s'mores latte, which is going to include marshmallow and chocolate syrup and we'll offer 2 percent, skim and soy milk. We will also have baked goods, like cinnamon and caramel rolls, cupcakes, cookies and different things like that," Melchers said.
Another addition is seating for the coffee drinkers and access to Wi-Fi in the restaurant.
The additions to the menu didn't only include beverage options.
"We added some sandwiches. I know we'd had a lot of requests for Reubens and some of our specialty sandwiches that sold so well, we just put them on the menu. We also added an appetizer platter," Stephanie Nagle said.
"And a soup and half a sandwich combo," added her mother, Lynn Nagle.
"All of our salads are going to be bigger. Not only are they served on iceberg lettuce but a mix of iceberg and romaine lettuce, which will make them a little more elaborate," Melchers explained, while her sister added, "We also added a Caesar salad, which we've had a lot of requests for."
Melchers said that the restaurant has a Facebook page and their own website, which will be available soon. She said that the two will be linked online and there will be a place where customers can leave comments.
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The Apple Tree Café and Coffee Bar is located at 107 E. Madison St. and can be reached by calling 815-842-3303.


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Local business leaders saw a few rays of light peeking through the fiscal clouds in 2012.
Local business leaders saw a few rays of light peeking through the fiscal clouds in 2012.
And while a full-fledged recovery is not on the horizon, the prognostications are that Spartanburg County's economy will continue to have bright spots in the coming year.
The Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce held its Economic Forecast breakfast on Friday at the University of South Carolina-Upstate. The annual event is where the chamber provides its outlook for the coming year across 12 of the county's business sectors.
"There's a sense of optimism for the coming year that highlights some of the accomplishments from 2012," said David Cordeau, president and CEO of the Spartanburg Chamber. "Things are more upbeat this year, but there are still some factors, such as uncertainty over health care and headwinds in the national economy, that will continue to hold us in check."
Sue Schneider, chairwoman of the chamber's board revealed the results of the county's performance last year.
She said the county landed 109 projects in 2012 worth over $1 billion and nearly 1,200 jobs. In terms of capital investment, last year eclipsed the county's next best year in 2008, when it netted $890 million in investment and 1,500 new jobs. Both years, however, were years in which Spartanburg-based BMW Manufacturing Co. announced large expansions of its plant. Last January, the automaker announced a $900 million investment to boost its output to 350,000 vehicles by 2014 and add production of the new X4. In March 2008, the company announced a $750 million expansion to accommodate the next generation X3.
But announcements such as Amazon's Spartanburg facility and the new Inland Port near Greer were a boon for job growth and optimism in the county.
According to the chamber's data, 83 percent of the projects announced in the county last year were new, while 17 percent were expansions of existing companies. Almost 80 percent of the companies were in manufacturing.
Officials pointed to improvement in the county's unemployment rate in 2012, which was 9 percent, compared to a 10.4 percent average in 2011, according to the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce.
State employment and workforce's online labor market information service SC Works showed that as of Feb. 7, the county had the fifth highest number of job openings posted online with 3,392, behind Charleston, Richland, Greenville and Horry counties.
Spartanburg County had the fourth highest number of candidates in the workforce system looking for work at 54,083, behind Greenville, Richland and Charleston Counties, according to SC Works.
Of the current number of available jobs, one-quarter require a bachelor's degree and almost 49 percent require a high school diploma or GED.
"The turnaround has happened even though employment is lower than it was five years ago," Schneider said. "There will be continued recovery, but the rates will be different for each sector (of the economy)."
Tim Quinlan, an economist with Wells Fargo Bank, presented a national economic forecast for 2013 during Friday's event.
He said the U.S. economy will likely experience flat line growth of about 2 percent in its gross domestic product, which is the monetary value of all finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period. A normal growth pace is in excess of 3 percent, he said.
Quinlan said the national economy is actually bigger than it was before the recession of 2008, home prices and residential building are increasing, employment is on the rise and companies have more cash on hand than ever before, but uncertainty is keeping companies from hiring and investing. He said the picture in South Carolina is similar.
"Things are more upbeat this year, despite the fact that we have not run (national) deficits this big since the end of World War II… It is a result of not enough revenue and too much spending," Quinlan said.
The chamber's forecast is based on a series of focus groups held during the year. The report elaborates on trends and provides insight into what will likely happen in the coming year. Sectors included in the forecast are construction and real estate, utilities and telecommunications, retails, K-12 and higher education, professional services, manufacturing, tourism and travel, government, health care, human services, finance and insurance, and transportation and distribution.
The chamber will host its 95th annual meeting on Feb. 25. Joe Salley, president and CEO of Spartanburg-based Milliken and Co., will serve as the keynote speaker.
For more information, visit: www.spartanburgchamber.com.


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The Netgear R7000 is a new router from Netgear in more ways than one, and is the best Netgear has made for home users, to date.
Indeed, it offers quite a lot for the price. It's powered by a dual-core processor that runs at 1GHz, which makes it the fastest 802.11ac router from Netgear and among the fastest on the market. On top of that, the R7000 also offers a few unique features not available in Netgear home routers before, including a built-in OpenVPN server, the support for Broadcom TurboQAM for a faster Wi-Fi speed cap of up to 600Mbps, and the official support for third-party firmware, such as DD-WRT. And when coupled with an external storage device, the router is also Time Machine backup-ready.
Yet, the biggest caveat here (pun intended) is that the R7000 is the bulkiest Wi-Fi router I've seen. You'll need a lot of space for it -- and a clear wall-socket for its equally large power adapter -- and the Web interface and mobile app aren't as useful as they could be. Still, at the current price of $200/AU$319, it's a great deal when compared with the similarly configured and recently reviewed
Solid build, extra bulky design, plug-and-play setup
The R7000 is just slightly larger than the
Similar to the R6100, the R7000 is very easy to set up. The router comes with a preset Wi-Fi network with its name and password printed on a label on its bottom for the 2.4GHz band. (The 5GHz band network's name is that of the 2.4GHz network plus the "-5G" suffix and shares the same password. Note that these networks' names are visible to Wi-Fi clients). With this information, you just can just plug the router to an internet source using the included network cable, turn it on and you're good to go.
If you lose this label, once everything is plugged in, the first time you run the browser from a connected device, it will take you to the router's Netgear Genie Web interface. After a few seconds, the interface will show you the same information for you to print or write down.
From then on if you want to further customize the router, just go back to its Web interface by pointing the browser of a connected device to www.routerlogin.net or the router's default IP address, which is 192.168.1.1. The default log-in credentials are admin for the username and password for the password. Alternatively, you can also download the Netgear Genie mobile app (available for both Android and iOS) for the same job. I personally prefer the Web interface since it's much more comprehensive than the mobile app, which is convenient but only permits customizing a limited amount of settings.
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The R7000 offers everything found in the previous model, the R6300, and a whole lot more. This is a true dual-band router that supports all existing Wi-Fi clients on the market, regardless of their Wi-Fi standard. On the 5GHz band, when working with 802.11ac clients, it offers up to 1.3Gbps Wi-Fi speed, which is already what the R6300 offers. But on the 2.4GHz band, the R7000 offers up to 600Mbps of wireless speed, instead of the old 450Mbps.
This is because it's the second on the market (the first being the
On top of that the R7000 comes with other impressive hardware components, including dual-core CPU that runs at 1,000MHz, 128GB of flash memory as storage space, and 256MB of DDR RAM. The router also now supports USB 3.0, with one port on the front.
Nice feature set, now with built-in VPN server
The R7000 has all the features available in previous Netgear routers and more.
The common features include two guest networks (one for each frequency band), and a host of customizable settings OpenDNS-based parental controls. All of these have been available in previous Netgear routers.
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The R7000 now comes with a new Quality of Service (QoS) feature that allows you to manage both the upstream and the downstream (instead of just upstream in the R6100). However, there are a lot more options you can customize for upstream than for downstream, which you basically can just turn on or off. QoS allows for prioritizing the Internet so that real-time applications, such as online gaming, video chat, or HD streaming get the the bandwidth they need to ensure optimal user experience. This is generally a major feature of a home router.
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I thought it was hilarious...
Obama smoked bin Laden.
Romney wants to smoke Big Bird.
Enough said.....
I thought it was hilarious...
So do I.Romney wants to get rid of PBS......
Even more reason to vote for him...
When they came for Grover...I said nothing.
When they came for Big Bird...I said nothing.
When they came for that annoying prick Oscar...I said nothing.
Now they are coming for me but there is no one left... to speak for me.
I have ~1,000 channels.
Why do I need to also pay for "Public" Broadcasting when there is no shartage of free-to-viewers, for-profit, broadcasting?
PBS (and NPR) may have had a place in the 50's. They do not in the 2000's.
I'd be interesting to hear what the specific arguments are for keeping taxpayer funded PBS/NPR today.
Also, many States have a State Version of PBS (like MPT, Maryland Publci Television) that at least addresses and covers local material you may not get via National TV/Radio options. If a State wants that, I support them doing so. I quite like MPT (of course I live in VA, lol).
Another great line in the debate. Romney says he will evaluate every discretionary spending program and ask the question if that program is worth borrowing money from China to support. When pressed for specifics he looks to Jim Leherer and says sorry Jim but the government portion of funding for PBS will likely be a goner.
By the way, to correct the OP, PBS TV does not exist solely on government funding. They have their own revenue sources. Federal Funding is a small portion. Sesame Street is a multibillion dollar industry all by itself. I wonder when the day will come when liberals understand that just because government doesn't pay for something doesn't mean that thing goes away. No one wants to get rid of PBS. It is simply not a wise allocation of taxpayer funds.
Furthermore whats the point of government financing a TV station? There are hundreds of channels to choose from. Plenty of educational children's programming to watch. For liberals their point of view is expressed on TV by NBC News, CBS News, CNN, and MSNBC. Does government really need to pay for another leftwing news operation?
Loving the response from the left on this today. Set aside the fact that Romney is 100% correct on this issue, the fact that liberals are harping on this as the one thing from the debate they want to talk about puts on full display their desperation in the face of an all-time debate drubbing. Lots of Big Bird photos today on facebook: appropriate considering the child-like thought process behind this.
Big bird takes it in the assss.
"The War on Muppets"
Can't make this stuff up.
(I chose Sesame Street because without PBS, it would undoubtedly air on one of the networks - so it's not like it would be gone - but with regular commercial breaks. Other worthwhile shows, like the News Hour, would likely disappear entirely).
Now, I think the question of "ok, that's nice - but can we afford it" still has to be asked. But PBS definitely adds value.
We live in an age where kids watch DVDs on 20 minute drives to grandma's house. Children's movies out the yingyang, pretty much on demand.
I wish kids watched less TV. When we were tykes we had PBS - and that's it. Forget cost - maybe the age of big budget (relatively speaking) public television has passed anyway. I don't know what PBS ratings are, but I'm sure they're atrocious.
Big Bird, now the lead story on CNN....written by a Comedian.
Must Read Material, as it's so an example of what how our media operates and crafts certain messages to suit.
What a waste of time.
Anyone care to guess the budget for PBS?
0.012% of budget
Can we PLEASE talk about Medicare and Social Security?


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|2012-12-16, 09:37
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"Don't think. Feel." - Bruce Lee
I thought Cosmos' invisibility only applies against lower-leveled Duel Avatars. Since she's Level 9, only other Level 9's can see her.
With that in mind, it is possible that Cosmos was of a higher level than Lotus when they fought last time, so the invisibility applies, and Lotus was not able to see her the entire fight.
|2012-12-16, 16:43
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Some questions
Ok, i have some questions relatade to some ofd the relationships with haru...
First, about Chiyu....
It's seems to me that she realy loves Haru, and not Taku... But until the last episode of the anime Haru seems to like her as a friend...
Something in that point chenge until the novel 12? Haru pass to show more deep fellings for her?
Now, about KYH... it's a bit confuse...
To me, Haru seems to love KYH, and i am not saying admiration, i am saying love, but like someone said here... It's seems unreal to Haru that KYH can love him, even if her have said so.
In another point, until the last episode of anime, i have my doubts about her fellings towards Haru, because she says that loves him, but...
Spoiler for episode 24 form anime:
And because of this i don't now if her really love him or if her have another reason to say that love him...
But, in the light novel, they relationship have changed in some way?
Spoiler for light novel, ash roller:
Also, it's seems to me that the only one Haru have true fellings is KHY, even if he don't believe in the possibility of they staying toghter
And just one more doubt, someone have understanded the second end of anime?
Why the real KHY fight with her avatar for Haru, that makes no sense to me...
|2012-12-16, 17:50
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Location: Cainta, Rizal, Philippines
Ah, the second ED? Erm, dude, it's an anime phenomenon known as the Tsundere. You must have seen this before. If not, well, here it is.
Haru is DEVOTED to KYH (short-hand for KuroYukiHime), he just can't believe a very gorgeous girl like her can fall in love with him. Which is why he tries hard to become worthy of her.
KYH, on the other hand, is genuinely in love with Haru just the way he is (fats and all). She has spent so much time in Accel World (1 day in AW equals about 3 years in real life) that she has gone past the point of judging people based on appearances and caring about what people would say about her taste in romantic partners.
Even if we discount that, KYH has seen great potential in Haru to become a great Burst Linker. His pig avatar is so fast that KYH had to Burst Link just to beat his scores in virtual squash.
Chiyu actually loves Haru more than Taku, but Haru's low self-confidence led him to tell her to go with Taku since Taku loves her.
|2012-12-16, 17:59
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But to me it's seens that if Haru was not so low self stem he wold choose KYH...
But my true question is... In 12 books, something have changed, except for and spoiler part that was in my post above?
I mean, is Haru better with this low self stem situation? Is he becomes closer to someone? Or in better words, his releatonships have envolved in some way?
(This is something that bother me a little, it's seems to me that Haru relationships if far to going to anywere... And in comparasion to SAO this is toooo slow (okay, SAO in other hand is something that we can call a little fast... But 12 books is not a little to slow?)
|2012-12-16, 22:24
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Location: Cainta, Rizal, Philippines
Let's just say Haru was emotionally scarred so bad from all the bullying he experienced from when he was younger. Okay, 12 volumes is too slow character development, but how long is that in the AW universe time? Maybe one year?
Recovering from bullying is not that easy. It takes time, even several years, to recover from being bullied, even with the best support system possible, especially someone like Haru.
You don't expect Haru to become a super-confident badass in a very short span of time (which brings to question again how much time has passed in the story since Haru met KYH), but yes, after getting out of being bullied for quite some time, Haru should at least be able to get out of his comfort zone when he has to. Because it's better to do it but fail than not trying to do it at all.
I think Haru has his courageous moments, but relapses into his old self whenever he experiences the fear of the unknown or something outside of his comfort zone. For example, Noumi, who uses blackmail and psychological warfare against him. Haru is not used to dealing with people like him because he's used to physical and verbal abuse back then. He didn't know how to play Noumi's game, until he finally figured it out on his own.
About the plot, Haru has to deal with the CD Armor himself. I imagined this would take long, because there is real possibility that the armor would possess him if he's not careful.
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|2012-12-18, 20:05
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Hey, by any chance, do the novels beyond the anime address whether or not Purple Thorn has Red Rider's horse?
Yeah, my eyes kind of skipped over the horse at the King's Meeting the first time I watched the anime, but afterwards I was thinking about what "Rider" would mean. So the second time around, I was looking for it -- and there it was!
It even seemed to survive his death, though Yellow Radio's video didn't keep rolling long enough to show Rider's body dissolve. It's possible that the horse disappeared when that happened.
But aside from the Armor of Catastrophe, even normal Enhancement Armaments are said to sometimes survive the death of their owners. So the Purple King might still have her boyfriend's horse to remember him by.
(I assume Rider could equip the horse with guns too heavy for his avatar to carry, much like Niko created the Immobile Fortress to contain her artillery.)
|2012-12-21, 22:41
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some other questions
1 - in light novel, they say in what haru have spended his points in leving up? I suposse that is in better flying ability, but i dont have sure.
2 - is there any topic about Haru relationships? like Haru and KYH or Haru and chiyu... Because i don't have found ay topic about it... Anyway, what you think? Should Haru be KYH or chiyu (or other one)
To me, he better fits with KYH because he really look to love her and because she have changed him to better (and as far i can see, he have the same effect on her) also chiyu have Taku, even if her looks like to preffer to be with Haru she have chossed Taku.
3 - It's just me or its seens that SAO will have a second season before Accel world (if some of then will have any)
|2012-12-22, 01:04
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2. Not sure about it since I haven't read any of the Light Novels yet. But yes, Haru/KYH seems to be the thing. So I guess Chiyu has to settle with Taku.
3. No question, SAO is way more popular than AW, because more people prefer the tall-thin-and-lanky badass MC Kirito over the small-and-fat "loser" MC Haru.
That doesn't mean Haru is not developing, though. It's just that many people find his character development to be too slow for a usual fighting anime MC. They expect them to become super confident badasses in a span of a single LN volume after all. Even if psychology says otherwise.
As I have stated a lot of times, recovery from bullying is NOT something you can do in three seconds flat, even with the best support system possible. It takes months or even years to recover from being bullied. And people will never understand that because they have never been bullied all their life.
See, once you get out of bullying, you're left with very low self-esteem and being unable to trust other people even if you wanted to, because you're still scared you will get hurt again. A reassuring support system really helps in this process. Take all this from a former bullying victim as myself.
SAO has its own flaws, too. Adaptation was too fast and skipped several important arcs in the LNs, Kirito was portrayed rather too perfectly (he doesn't even need to break a sweat to win battles even against the toughest opponents), too much focus on Kirito/Asuna at the expense of the other females in the cast, etc.
Kudos to Kawahara-sensei for being able to balance his time between two LNs which turned out to be very popular.
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|2012-12-22, 21:52
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also what is MC?
|2012-12-22, 22:35
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Kirito and Asuna's relation was quite fast in the LN as well, compared to them, Haru's and KYH's relationship is quite slow.
After 12 volumes, how much time has passed since it started? Have they already reached summer time in the novel?
|2012-12-22, 22:55
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Well, it's is fast, but i can't say anything about it
(real life example here lol... But i am still with the person in question )
But is just.. Unusual in series (anime, sitcom etc)
|2012-12-23, 01:12
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But really, I hate it when they call "cliche" on Haru and yet expect a fighting anime MC to be like Kirito, a badass MC who physically looks no different than Shinji Ikari, who is probably the most hated fighting anime MC ever. Both are tall and lanky, in case you don't get what I'm saying.
NINETY-NINE PERCENT OF FIGHTING ANIME HAVE TALL AND LANKY MC's, so why not give a short-and-fat MC like Haru a chance for a change, right?
|2012-12-23, 09:13
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|2012-12-23, 09:29
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Of course I am joking. What I'm saying is, 99% of anime have thin guys for MCs. I think it was about damn time to have a fat MC for a change, because thin MC is too mainstream. And yet people preach like Kirito is the savior of 2010's anime and all future anime MCs should be patterned after him or else they will be bashed as weak MCs.
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In the first Encyclical Letter which We addressed at
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Dirty Jobs: Greenland Shark Quest: In this final entry, the intrepid Mike Rowe and his team travel to the arctic regions of northern Canada where they team up with some eccentric scientists to help tag a rare breed of shark called the Greenland Shark. Not much is known about these slow moving sharks that live only in the coldest waters on the planet. While it would have been nice to get more information on the animals themselves, Rowe and his crew are always interesting to watch and here we get to see them dissect a specimen for scientific evaluation and tag one for further research.
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