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Think these scenarios are rare? Not according to breastfeeding moms all over the country, who tell us they face similar hurdles practically every day. Many of them simply back off in embarrassment and anger, unsure of how to respond. But not anymore. Babytalk is here to tell you that as a breastfeeding mom you have the legal and moral rights to speak up for yourself. Here's the skinny on when and where you can breastfeed and what you can say to anyone who tries to stop you.
The right to breastfeed wherever you areIf you have a right to be somewhere with your baby, you have a right to breastfeed there.
It's the law. Kerry Madden-Lunsford, a Los Angeles writer, was nursing 3-month-old Norah under a turtleneck and sweater in the children's section of a bookstore when a clerk told her, "You can't do that in here." Then a store manager suggested the rest room. "What was I supposed to do?" Madden-Lunsford says. "Leave my two older children alone? Or gather everyone and head to the toilet to nurse?" She chose to leave the store. "I just kept thinking how unfair it was. You just go through such humiliation."
What Madden-Lunsford didn't know at the time was this: "As a rule, if you have a right to be somewhere with your baby, you have a right to breastfeed," says Elizabeth Baldwin, a Florida attorney and La Leche League leader who is a national expert on breastfeeding and the law. According to Baldwin, the rule holds true whether or not your state has a law that protects a woman's right to breastfeed in public. (Almost half of states, including California, have passed such laws; to learn if yours has, check La Leche League Summary of Breastfeeding Legislation
Baldwin says there are a few places, such as courtrooms, where babies aren't allowed, so obviously, women don't have a right to breastfeed there. But in the vast majority of public places -- such as stores, restaurants, parks, and malls -- women are legally allowed to breastfeed. While many moms prefer to nurse in a quiet corner, a turned-around chair, or under a blanket, they need not go to great efforts to hide what they're doing.
If someone asks you to leave a public place where you and your baby have a right to be, Baldwin says that you can take action on the spot, perhaps by asking, "Is it okay to give my baby a bottle?" If the answer is yes, the next logical question is, "Then it should be okay to breastfeed, right?" (One mom was more blunt. When asked to take her nursing child into the rest room, she zinged back: "Would you go to the bathroom to eat your lunch?")
If you feel bold, consider reminding the establishment that the law is on your side. Say, "I have a legal right to breastfeed my baby in public. We'll be done in 15 minutes." If the staff still won't budge, you may want to leave and send them a letter later. Battling it out on the spot may not be worth the upset to you and your child.
Madden-Lunsford, who thinks that those who oppose breastfeeding are usually not malicious, just uninformed, took her battle a step further. She went so far as to file a lawsuit against the bookstore, which was later settled. In an encouraging turn of events, the company educated its employees about breastfeeding and even posted notices in store windows saying that breastfeeding moms were welcome.
Katherine Kam is a freelance journalist in the San Francisco Bay area.
The right to choose how long you breastfeedYou have a right to breastfeed your child for as long as you see fit.
Beth Reiter went back to work full-time at a Cincinnati philanthropic foundation when her daughter, Elsa, was 6 weeks old. She expressed breast milk during the workday, but even after Elsa lost interest in bottles, the little girl still wanted to breastfeed on nights and weekends. Elsa is now 2 1/2, and she continues to enjoy nursing. It's one of the first things mother and daughter do together when Reiter steps through the door. "Because I work full-time, this is when we reconnect," Reiter says. The two usually nurse snuggled on the couch in front of the TV set, and then Elsa nurses again at bedtime for comfort. On weekends, they breastfeed as often as Elsa wishes, although, like most toddlers, she now drinks cow's milk and eats table food.
Reiter no longer nurses Elsa in public, but when people find out that she is still breastfeeding, some are, in Reiter's words, "incredulous." "Most can't believe I'm still doing it. I respond that it's something that's very important to us and that she'll let me know when she's ready [to wean]."
Extended breastfeeding, or "natural weaning," in which a woman breastfeeds her child into toddlerhood and beyond, often allowing the child to decide when to stop, is common in other parts of the world. But Americans tend to view it as odd at best, perverse at worst. They may be surprised to find out that the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends breastfeeding not only for a full 12 months but "for as long as mutually desired."
That can often mean up to age 3 or 4, says Lawrence Gartner, M.D., chair of the Executive Committee of the AAP's Provisional Section on Breastfeeding. Extended breastfeeding offers psychological and physical benefits, Dr. Garner says. "There's a bond between the mother and child, a psychological reassurance. There are also physical benefits: antibodies against infection and stimulation of the immune system."
If those facts (and "How I raise my child is none of your business") don't silence the critics, one mom suggests having a retort ready. When inquiring minds ask about when she plans to stop nursing her preschooler, she says, "College. I'm convinced she can't take the boob to the dorm room."
In the end, none of the fuss matters to your child, as exemplified by Beth Reiter's daughter. When her mother asks her why she continues to nurse, all Elsa says is: "Tastes good."
The right to pump breastmilk at workYou have a right to be bold in asking your employer for accommodations to pump breast milk at work.
Nursing moms who go back to work may feel that it's easier to juggle a dozen baby bottles with one hand tied behind their back than it is to manage the logistics of expressing milk on the job. While breastfeeding workers may dream of regular breaks and a clean, private room in which to pump milk, the reality is that many women end up pumping in the dreaded bathroom stall. To make matters worse, bosses and coworkers are often unsupportive. In the end, some women simply decide the hassle isn't worth it. They give up and wean before they're ready.
Unfortunately, American employers aren't uniformly required to provide mothers with a place to pump breast milk in the workplace. A growing number of states (California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, and Tennessee) do mandate that employers enable women to breastfeed. And most require that employers provide a break time and a space that isn't a bathroom stall for workers to express milk. But others have yet to catch up with this positive trend.
Women can still do a lot to ensure success, and it pays to be bold in requesting a work atmosphere that's conducive to breastfeeding. Experts say that it's wise to talk openly with an approachable supervisor or the human resources department about your plans to express milk at work, especially if you have less job autonomy or trouble finding a private place to pump. Good, clear communication is vitally important, according to lactation consultant Carol Ann Friedman, R.N., director of Mothers At Work, a service of LifeCare, a Connecticut-based company that helps corporations set up workplace breastfeeding programs. "You can't be shy about asking for what you want." Without being demanding or combative, push for a room with a lockable door or a sign to put on the door ("Pumping in Progress," for example), a comfortable place to sit, and an electrical outlet for the pump.
"Companies have many options to assist mothers who want to pump at work," Friedman adds. "Providing a room with a breast pump gives an overall feeling of support and acceptance." Taking a cooperative approach is important. But if you are met with resistance, remind your employer that the company should treat breastfeeding workers fairly and in the same manner as other employees, even if the law doesn't mandate that it provide pumping accommodations. Says Baldwin, "If one employee is allowed to go on break to smoke a cigarette, you should have a right to pump milk on your break. Breastfeeding women are not to be discriminated against."
Amber Judd is one mom who is making it work. When Judd, a correctional officer at a California prison, was returning from maternity leave, she called to ask for workplace arrangements to pump breast milk for her 3-month-old son, Camren. The personnel director, a woman, quizzed Judd about whether the breast pump posed any danger to staff or inmates: Could it be taken apart easily? Could any parts be used as weapons? After Judd convinced her that the pump was safe, she got the go-ahead. She was transferred to a new post at an inmate medical clinic, where she could pump privately in an exam room. Everyone was very supportive, she says. Her confident, no-nonsense approach helped. "I was very matter-of-fact: Officer Judd pumps."
The right to raise breastfeeding concerns in courtYou have a right to raise breastfeeding concerns in legal or civic matters, such as child custody cases or jury duty.
Like many new moms, Jody Garcia* saw breastfeeding as the best choice for her baby, Camilla. Just one problem: From birth, Camilla was at the center of a custody battle between her parents. Of Camilla's father, Garcia says, "He wanted to take her away and sever the breastfeeding. He wanted to put her on formula."
Parents who split up during this crucial time often clash over legitimate needs: A mom's desire to establish frequent breastfeeding pits her against a dad who wants long stretches of time to bond with the baby. In some cases, courts have ordered mothers to pump milk for long visitations, or to wean if it appears that breastfeeding prevents the father from having a bond. But, as Garcia discovered, flexible and practical planning can help dueling parents find solutions that everyone can live with.
A West Coast resident, Garcia did not happen to dwell in Maine, Michigan, or Utah, which are among the few states where courts are required to consider breastfeeding in making custody and visitation decisions. But even when states have no such laws, moms can still raise breastfeeding concerns. "Note, however, that the courts will only consider breastfeeding, and will not pick breastfeeding over a bond with the father," attorney Baldwin says. "The best way for mothers to protect the breastfeeding relationship in these situations is to demonstrate how breastfeeding can continue and the father can have a bond with his child at the same time."
While a mediator worked to settle the thorny case, Garcia held fast to the importance of breastfeeding but clearly signaled her willingness to compromise. She threw open the doors to Camilla's father. "I made him an offer: You can see her anytime you want, but I hope we can still breastfeed," she says.
And in the end, their agreement worked to everyone's advantage. Even though each parent shared equal legal and physical custody, Camilla lived mainly with her mother, who was able to bring her to work at her employer's house. In the beginning, Camilla's father visited the baby in Garcia's home for as long as 12 hours at a stretch. "I was welcoming," Garcia says. "If he was hungry, I made him a sandwich -- anything to get him to do visitation in my home." Garcia even went out for short periods to give Camilla private time with her father and came back whenever the baby needed to nurse. As Camilla got older, Garcia expressed milk and stayed out longer. The approach protected the breastfeeding relationship well beyond the fractious period after Camilla's birth.
Fortunately, not all legal or civic matters are as complicated. For example, moms can raise the breastfeeding issue if they are called for jury duty. California, Idaho, Iowa, and Oregon have laws that exempt breastfeeding women from jury duty, while other states exempt parents who are at home caring for a child.
In states without this type of legislation, nursing moms may want to look into a general hardship exemption, according to Baldwin. For example, a woman can explain to the court that being unable to breastfeed or express milk could lead to leaking milk, breast infections, and abscesses. "This may be more convincing than focusing on how much the baby will miss you," she says.
Breastfeeding rights have made life easier for today's nursing moms and their little ones, but we've still got a ways to go. For example, while some states have passed laws that give women the right to a place for pumping breast milk at work, nursing women still have to face unsympathetic bosses and coworkers every day.
But the more women who are out there speaking up for their rights, the more the prejudices will get chipped away. Georgia state representative Sally Harrell is one such trailblazer. When her son, Joseph, was 10 days old, the state House of Representatives went back into session. "I decided that because he was so young, I would take him with me."
Not everyone was welcoming; in fact, several other representatives told the house speaker that they objected. "It's very male-driven," Harrell says. "I had to talk them into letting me bring the baby at all." According to her, no other women in the legislature had ever tried to breastfeed on the job. "In the beginning, I'd borrow someone's office, but when I got good enough, I nursed him on the floor because I realized that I was missing votes."
"The first time I did it, it was really scary," she adds. Even though she felt like everyone was watching, she kept nursing. Then she turned to a female colleague behind her and whispered, "We're making history."


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Yoga poses boost mood
Got a case of the doldrums? YouBeauty.com explains how yoga can help you bust out of those blues. "Backbends improve mood by expanding and uplifting the energy and shifting the nervous system," explains yoga expert Beth Shaw, founder and president of YogaFit. "Forward folds are relaxing and cooling. Hip stretches release emotions and stress from the body, and twists detoxify and tone the digestive system."
Here are five poses proven to lift your mind and body to new heights, courtesy of YouBeauty.com.
1. Standing Forward Fold: Start by standing. Then hinge at the hips folding forward. Grab onto elbows (or for a more intense stretch, grab ankles). Sink a little further on each exhale, letting the crown of the head move towards the floor and relaxing the head and neck as much as possible. Take 10 deep breaths. This poses is not recommended for anyone with a heart condition or if heart rate is higher than resting.
2. Standing Back Bend: Moving slowly, firm your glutes and place your hands or fists on the bony points along your spine. Push your hips forward and lift your chest to the sky. Lift out of your lower back, drawing your elbows back to expand your chest. Look toward the sky without dropping your head back.
3. Seated Twist: From a seated position, extend your legs. Bend your right knee, placing the sole of your foot on the floor. Place your right hand next to you or behind you and sit tall. Beginning at the base of the spine, rotate to the right, bringing your left forearm around to hold your right shin. Use your core strength rather than your arm to deepen the twist. Hold and breathe.
4. Upside Down Pigeon Pose: Lying on your back, raise both bent knees off the floor. Bring the right ankle to the left quadriceps, aiming for a spot on the leg midway between knee and groin.Pull the left knee towards your body, while you push the right knee away gently until you feel a deep stretch in your hips and glutes.Hold for 10 deep breaths. Switch sides.
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Declamation Piece- "JUVENILE DELINQUENT"
Am I a juvenile delinquent? I'm a teenager; I'm young, young at heart in mind. In this position, I'm carefree; I enjoy doing nothing but to drink the wine of pleasure. I seldom go to school, nobody cares! But instead you can see me roaming around. Standing at the nearby canto (street). Or else standing beside a jukebox stand playing the nerve tickling bugaloo. Those are the reasons, why people, you branded me delinquent, a juvenile delinquent.
My parents ignored me, my teachers sneered at me and my friends, they neglected me. One night I asked my mother to teach me how to appreciate the values in life. Would you care what she told me? "Stop bothering me! Can't you see? I had to dress up for my mahjong session, some other time my child". I turned to my father to console me, but, what a wonderful thing he told me. "Child, here's 500 bucks, get it and enjoy yourself, go and ask your teachers that question".
And in school, I heard nothing but the echoes of the voices of my teachers torturing me with these words. "Why waste your time in studying, you can't even divide 100 by 5! Go home and plant sweet potatoes".
I may have the looks of Audrey Hepburn, the calmly voice of Nathalie Cole. But that's not what you can see in me.
Here's a young girl who needs counsel to enlighten her way and guidance to strengthen her life into contentment.
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Arkansas woman pleads not guilty to manslaughter in death of son found in Ouachita Mountains
DANVILLE, Ark. – An Arkansas woman has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter in connection with the death of her 10-month old son after the boy and her husband were found dead in the Ouachita Mountains after a four-day search.
Investigators have said Brooke Floyd, 21, of Greenwood, and her husband took the boy into a rugged part of the mountains near Blue Mountain Lake while having drug-induced hallucinations about being chased.
The Courier reports (http://bit.ly/1usQHXo ) that Floyd, who was previously released on a $50,000 bond, didn't attend Thursday's arraignment. A judge tentatively set the case for an Oct. 2 pretrial hearing.
Floyd was found in a ditch in the area and said she was separated from her husband and son in the treacherous terrain.
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In Winter, at least, the obvious purpose of a scarf is to keep your neck warm, but sartorially speaking a scarf has a multitude of uses from adding a splash of colour to an otherwise slightly dull suit through to adding a degree of formality to casual clothes. Personally I am a die-hard stripey or houndstooth scar wearer. They can …
The Grande Seconde Watch by J.Crew x Mougin & Piquard
J.Crew and luxury watch retailer Tourneau recently teamed up to reproduce a pair vintage styled watches based on sketches from Parisian watchmaker Mougin & Piquard's archive. The watches clearly reflect J.Crew's design sensibilities while borrowing its style from the pilot watches of the '20s. The Grand Seconde Watch collection features beautiful outer dials displaying minutes and seconds, accompanied by an …
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My summer wardrobe item of choice: the fitted Gingham shirt
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Prosecution to outline argument as Oscar Pistorius arrives for 2nd day of bail hearing
PRETORIA, South Africa – Oscar Pistorius is at the court building for the second day of his bail hearing, arriving in a police car with a blue blanket covering his head.
Prosecutors were preparing Wednesday to outline why they believe the double-amputee Olympian murdered his model girlfriend.
Pistorius says the killing of Reeva Steenkamp was accidental and that he shot her by mistake in fear of an intruder in his house in South Africa.
Prosecutor Gerrie Nels told the court he will elaborate on the state's version that Steenkamp and the athlete had a fight and that she fled to the toilet before Pistorius shot through the door four times and killed her.
Pistorius was charged with premeditated murder. The magistrate says his defense must offer "exceptional" reasons for him to be freed on bail.


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Cuban dissident praises Brazil for its freedoms
FEIRA DE SANTANA, Brazil (AP) — Dissident Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez expressed admiration Tuesday for the freedom of expression she has witnessed in Brazil — liberties that allowed Cuban government supporters to loudly protest and force the cancellation of the inaugural event of her 80-day international tour.
Sanchez is on her first trip outside Cuba in nearly a decade after repeatedly not being allowed out by the island's communist government. She was permitted to leave under Cuba's recent relaxation on travel restrictions for its citizens, seen by many as a key reform.
"I've found something here like what Cuba could be in 20 years in terms of diversity of opinion," Sanchez said at a news conference Tuesday, a day after being besieged by the pro-Cuba protesters.
Asked what role she might have in Cuba's future, Sanchez, 37, said she hopes to be in a Cuban newsroom where censorship no longer exists.
"I have a dream of founding a media outlet in my country because I believe in the power of journalism as a regenerative force," said Sanchez, whose blogs and tweets are sharply critical of Cuba's government and are followed by hundreds of thousands around the globe.
Cuba announced in October that it was eliminating a government-issued exit permit that had been required for the previous five decades for citizens wanting to travel abroad. The ability of Sanchez and other dissidents to actually leave was seen as a key test of that law. Still, some dissidents haven't been allowed to travel.
Sanchez said that after spending about 10 days in Brazil, she is going to Europe. She'll then head to Mexico for an Inter-American Press Association meeting that begins March 8. She'll then be in Mexico City, where she is scheduled to lecture at universities and where she hopes to eat some "spicy" food.
Sanchez said she wanted to start her travel in Brazil because she has received so much support from Brazilians online.
"I'm immensely happy to be in Brazil, not just because I could finally leave Cuba after years of confinement, but because I've found a society whose plurality has struck me," she said.


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CIU Week at America's Keswick Features Sue Thomas FBEye
Columbia International University renewed its historic relationship with America's Keswick over the summer during CIU Week at the Keswick Conference Center in Whiting, N.J.
America's Keswick is a multi-generational, cross-cultural ministry that features biblical teaching on Victorious Christian Living that leads to deeper personal relationships with Jesus Christ and transformed lives. The Victorious Christian Life movement began in Keswick, England in the early 1900s. An early proponent of the movement in the United States was CIU's first president, R.C. McQuilkin. Victorious Christian Living is a core value of CIU.
McQuilkin's son, CIU President Emeritus Robertson McQuilkin, and CIU's current president Dr. Bill Jones, were the featured teachers during CIU Week. They taught morning and evening sessions on "Going Deeper" into the study of God's word. Also, several CIU alumni shared what God is doing in their ministries.
One alumnus in particular was excited about reconnecting with CIU. Sue Thomas, who was the inspiration for the highly successful TV series, "Sue Thomas FBEye," gave her testimony during an afternoon gathering with the conference attendees. The television series is based on Thomas' experience working with the FBI as a lip reader. Sue has been deaf since the age of 18 months. She talked about coming to CIU to get her degree in "EL" - "eternal life." She met with Robertson McQuilkin who was president of CIU when she was a student, and personally thanked him for his support for her during a trying period in her life.
The CIU staff who attended the conference observed the irony that one of the school's most vocal supporters is deaf.
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agila61 wrote:"Its unfair that Crunchyroll picked up a catalog title that people outside North America can actually watch" ~ that makes no sense at all.
I think you misunderstood the context of what I said. What I meant was, it's unfair that CR picked up a title (catalog or not) that, besides not being an anime, also has content that some people (North American or not) might not go for. It had nothing to do with geo-blocking or anything like that.
RayLRhodes wrote: I think you misunderstood the context of what I said. What I meant was, it's unfair that CR picked up a title (catalog or not) that, besides not being an anime, also has content that some people (North American or not) might not go for. It had nothing to do with geo-blocking or anything like that.
Its impossible to be unfair "in general" ~ if something is unfair, it has to be unfair TO SOMEBODY.
But how can it be unfair to somebody, when nobody lost anything at all as a result of the title getting picked up? Its not like picking this title up meant there is some other title that was turned down: not picking up this title would just mean this title wouldn't be there.
So your argument has to be about how the mere existence of this title on the site is being "unfair" to anybody, when zero people lost anything as a result of the title getting picked up.
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A new interesting catalog title to try... but it's not anime.
I can't believe some of the people in this thread. Seriously, are people here so closed minded when Crunchyroll tries to expand their services not to just Japanese cartoons and general animation, but Eastern and Western animation, people complain?
I think it's fantastic that they're willing to do this, especially if this could mean seeing subtitles of European cartoons that could not get licensed or released over here for one reason or another. In fact, I had hoped that Crunchyroll would eventually try expanding out to other western properties for streaming on here.
i for 1 think this is a nice addition to crunchyroll even though its not anime
people complaining its not anime related are forgetting people also come here for the community forum which feature manga, games, anime and alot of general stuff that also isnt related to anime should that be stoped aswell? i mean who cares about things like types of bra or if guys on here are horny etc... or meeting people from around the world with simular interests. its not like its forcing you to watch it before anime, if you dont like it leave it!
good on you crunchyroll for broaderning your horizons and doing something that maybe some of us hadnt heard of before but may find somthing new they like thankyou
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@ChibiGoku: The problem is that the acquisition itself is both subversive and derivative, and if it keeps up (i.e., if they start getting more like this), it could open the door to even more subversions (not to mention compromises), until eventually, the site wouldn't even feel like Crunchyroll anymore. Closed minded? With all due respect I think some of us are being smart. The last thing many of us want is for Crunchyroll to become just another general entertainment website that subverts it's own identity and purpose just because they want to try something "different". As I said before, this new acquisition is too different. Crunchyroll doesn't need to become another [adult swim] or anything like that. It needs to keep being Crunchyroll, a website for legally streaming anime (and yes, Asian drama).*
*While drama (let alone k- or j-drama) isn't my cup of tea, I would like to see CR get some Japanese tokusatsu shows if they (and not just stuff like Ultraman either). I've noticed that they have some j-music on here as well (e.g., Morning Musume), which I guess is okay, but this particular acquisition (Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Animation) is unacceptable, IMHO.
@bossknows: As I said in a previous post, the "if you don't like it, don't watch it" explanation isn't the point, especially since it could also apply to the some of the anime and drama already on here. It's the principle of the thing. Also, this has nothing to do with the community forums. Yes, there are general discussion topics and stuff, but some of us don't come here to post in the forums (although I do check them out every once in a while). Some of us are just here for the anime and drama (and some of the j-music that's also on here).
Not as thrilled as I am with the actual Anime additions. Would prefer something else, honestly.
I love this so much! Spike and Mike and the animation show were what proved to me animation was serious art and serious fun at the same time. Twisted perhaps but so culturally important. I'm so happy I'm beside myself! This will give a whole new audience for this amazing films!
These were awesome... MUST HAVE MOAR!!!!
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Hopefully it didn't set Crunchyroll back too much because all of these videos can be found on Youtube.
All anime streamings can be found free online...
I think he means that these cartoons have their own OFFICIAL channel on YouTube:
So you're basically paying your subscription for free online videos.
And these videos aren't even made by Spike and Mike's. They're just recopilations of old videos they find.
Who cares if it's not anime, if you dont like it then dont watch it.
I doubt it set CR back much since they're on youtube so it is not hurting anything.


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Strong starting pitching from former Souhegan of Amherst standout Ryan Thompson and Kevin McGowan of Nashua powered the Franklin Pierce University baseball team to a weekend sweep of UMass Lowell at Pappas Field.
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1. The Villains. Lets face it, most anime have terrible villains. They are either too psycho, too stupid, too egomaniacal, too prideful, overconfident, or too weak. If I was the villain in most anime shows I would win, and it would not even be close.
2. The Heroes. Since the villains suck, the heroes can be annoying at times as well. Nobody in their right mind is going to analyze their techniques -mid-fight- for their opponent. Nor are they going to be afraid of women when they have the power to save the world. They also would not put off said saving of the world because they deem something else more important. Heroes generally have bad priorities in anime.
3. Waste of Time/Space. Most anime tend to waste time somehow, via filler, recap, or slowing down the pace of the story. They almost always have a character whose sole purpose in life is to waste even more time as well.
I could put more, but those are main things that get me.
Wow this thread blow up a bit. I am not dissing anime but now a days animes are just the same ole same. They ether copy off tenchi, dragonball z, or ghost in a shell. It's rare that you get a anime with it own theme and that anime becomes one of the best of all times(Mushi shi, SAO).
As for the little half naked girl part I really hate that stuff. Most of you people are young or just really started to watch anime but I been watching anime and hentai since I was a very little child and back then most of the sexy girls was grown women or at lease old enough to where you want feel like a pedo for getting your rocks off them being naked. Now a days you got very little girls like 12 barely developed being shown in these animes, and I find that just sick that people are getting hard off of little girls. I wouldn't be mad if the girl was like 16 or 17 and look like she was around that age because thats when a girl is fully developed by 12? It shames me to this day how messed up anime has become these days but I still love it.
Anyway this post is not to bring people who hate anime together but to tell everyone thing you hate about animes now a days, the things I named is just stuff I hate that they seem to put in most of the modern animes.
M1keymike1 wrote:
I hate shows that have tits just to have tits (HOTD would have been AMAZING without them), shitty J-pop openings, shows where years pass and the main character doesn't seem to ACTUALLY age or get smarter (Clannad is a great example of this NOT being a problem), And the fact that there is no second season of Black Lagoon (WHO DO I HAVE TO BLOW TO GET ANOTHER SEASON HERE!).
There is a second season of Black Lagoon - actually there are three out now (the manga is on hiatus so until the mangaka picks it back up again, which he said he would sometime this year, there won't be anymore than three). The second season is called Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage and the third season is Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail.
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I'd totally recommend Seirei no Moribito to you.
The main character, Balsa, is one of my favourite female characters ever. She's badass and a fighter. She has a romantic side plot that's mature and doesn't get in the way of the main plotline. At no point is it implied that being a warrior makes her any less feminine. She's a great character from the beginning, but still has positive character development. I can't even list all the reasons I like her; I just wish there were more anime heroines like her.
Moribito: Guardian of the Sacred Spirit is a great show. Balsa Yonsa is a great female lead; she's tough and assertive but at the same time motherly and relaxed. The romantic sub-plot doesn't really go anywhere, she knows exactly where she stands with everything in her life so it doesn't affect her as much (ie she's mature, her age probably being a factor as she is 28-30 years old in the show). To me, she's an already developed character from the beginning and learns more about compassion and understanding by the end of the story. I'm fine that they didn't adapt the other eleven fantasy novels in the series because the first novel was a great story in itself and didn't need the others to make into something more.
A few characters that immediately comes to mind in my head somewhat similar are Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell, Ritsuko Akagi from Neon Genesis Evangelion, Yayoi Shinozuka from White Album, Kino from Kino's Journey, Saya Otonashi from Blood+, Saber from Fate Stay Night, Akane Tsunemori from Psycho-Pass, Claudia McCunnen from Phantom: Requiem from the Phantom, Robin Sena from Witch Hunter Robin, Shion Yasuoka from The Flowers of Hard Blood, Eriko Kaneda from Texhnolyze, Lain Iwakura from Serial Experiments Lain, Naomi Misora from Death Note, Nancy Makuhari from Read or Die, Rin Ogata from RideBack, Masane Amaha from Witchblade, Balalaika from Black Lagoon, Konan from Naruto, Utena Tenjou from Revolutionary Girl Utena, Chiffon Fairchild from Freezing, Triela from Gunslinger Girl, Alice L. Malvin from Pumpkin Scissors, Noriko Takaya from Gunbuster, Nono from Diebuster, Shiki Ryougi from The Garden of Sinners, Seras Victoria from Hellsing, and Youko Nakajima from The Twelve Kingdoms. There's more, but I thought it'd be best to stop there..
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1. When the hero explains his skill to the enemy
This actually originates from the intent of explaining it to the viewer. But trying to fit an explanation into the dialogue instead of a sudden narrator is better in many way (narrators used to be a thing). Indeed it isn't always done well however.
2. How today's anime has little 2 year ole half naked girls(When I was growing up off anime we had grown women not half naked little girls
Very young and naked girls have always been there. What's changed is the style of drawing. Sailor Moon was just as young and naked as your modern still average young and naked girl. My favorite way to give attention to drawing style variety: Asuka Langley Soryu of Neon Genesis Evangelion is 14 years old, while Konata Izumi of Lucky Star is 18 years old.
If you're not already, I suggest watching Hunter x Hunter. It deliberately focuses on circumventing many old tropes.
The little girl thing has not always been there. I been watching anime since the early 90's. The youngest we got is someone like 16 and that acceptable in my book since 16 is a age where a women is fully developed. Then when you did see little girl they didn't show off their body like she some little prostitute
I hate it when anime throws in a cousin or a sister in as a love intrest it's just not right. also, i dislike fillers and fillers and filler arcs. Honestly if you know that the manga doesn't have that much material to work with at the moment, just wait. It's because of this manga adaptations such as: deadman wonderland turned out really bad.
Cant say I hate much about anime but one thing that might make me shiver with annoyance would be "fillers" that have nothing to do with the plot.
Hurry the photobug is around...grab your camera
I'd agree with the above post.
Strung out on lasers and slashback blazers
Fillers and oblivious protagonists that take forever to know their own feelings towards another. There are obvious hints, but they go all "aaahhh -stupid shy/red face here-" when they get near each other. *sigh*
When the main character(male) gets punched or kicked by a female for seeing her breasts when it obviously was her fault.
Oh and regarding little girls in anime. Frankly its just a number most of the time. They say the character is 14, but when you look at their body its absolutely no way thats humanly possible(Does this make every anime with young girls looking like mature women fantasy category?). Just take a look at Yoko from Gurren Lagann. No female at the age of 14 looks like that. In other words, just look past the number unless its mentioned repeatedly.
If I don't have to do it, I won't. If I have to do it, I'll make it quick.
This one is not limited to just anime but probably most shows with a strong villain.
If the main villain is on the floor, dont just assume they are dead and be on your way, go over there and double kill the fker to make sure. Nothing is more annoying than watching a villain being repeatedly brought back when the hero is given a chance to check they're dead.
(This one is also very common in horror movies.)
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When the main character(male) gets punched or kicked by a female for seeing her breasts when it obviously was her fault.
Oh and regarding little girls in anime. Frankly its just a number most of the time. They say the character is 14, but when you look at their body its absolutely no way thats humanly possible(Does this make every anime with young girls looking like mature women fantasy category?). Just take a look at Yoko from Gurren Lagann. No female at the age of 14 looks like that. In other words, just look past the number unless its mentioned repeatedly.
The official guidebook said she was 18 years old. I go by that, it makes more sense to me.
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I hate it when anime throws in a cousin or a sister in as a love intrest it's just not right. also, i dislike fillers and fillers and filler arcs. Honestly if you know that the manga doesn't have that much material to work with at the moment, just wait. It's because of this manga adaptations such as: deadman wonderland turned out really bad.
They have a schedule to keep, they can't just wait.
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Oh and when a protaganist decides to make the villain aware of their presence so they can fight instead of just killing them with a stealthy attack.
Hmmm... so many interesting responses to this thread, with the exception of the person who doesn't like Gantz. Ok, so they decided to end it and did a half-assed job of rushing something dissatisfying through. The manga is still rocking and one of the best action manga you could find. Understandably, gritty seinen action isn't for everyone, but NOWHERE in Gantz will you find any of the complaints below, or in most of the thread.
I would like to respond to this, though.
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Well I was sitting here talking to my ole lady(who is a huge anime fan as I am) and we was talking about how people always talk about their favorite animes and why they love anime, but no one ever talk about what they hate about anime.
So I am here to say some stuff I hate about anime and here it goes:
1. When the hero explains his skill to the enemy
2. How today's anime has little 2 year ole half naked girls(When I was growing up off anime we had grown women not half naked little girls)
3.How when a hero gets beat up and some how gets the heart of the tiger and come back and win the fight
4.How the main male character ALWAYS seem to be afraid of women( I mean serious you got all these women trying to have sex with you and you scared? REALLY? I would kill to be in a situation like that)
5. When they have 1 on 1 fights with the bad guys. I mean like really this guy trying to kill everyone on the planet and you worried about a fair fight? I am happy it's just a anime and people in the real world don't think that way.
6. When the guys look like girls. I think they are promoting homosexuality. I mean if your gay I am find with that but keep it behind close doors, back in the days we did not have that type of stuff guys look like guys and girls look like girls. I really hope I don't offend noone but my friend is gay and even he says he don't like how so many animes got guys looking like girls
There is some more stuff I just can't think of it at the moment.
1) The hero explaining his skill to the enemy is a patch for lousy storytelling. Basically, the producers of the show realize that if they don't spell it out nice and slow, the audience won't figure it out on their own. This isn't because the audience is stupid, but because the show hasn't done a good enough job telling the story up to that point. Either it's been boring or it's been rushed. Anyway, anime isn't the only sinner here - every storytelling media does this and for the same reasons.
2) Yeah, I don't get it either.
3-5) This only happens in shounen, which is written and produced to appeal to boys between 10 and 17. If you want something more mature, you have to move on to seinen, which is written and produced to appeal to men 18 and up.
6) This one is a little more tricky. Remember that pretty boys are Japanese national treasures, and if genre work had weight, then anime would collapse under the bishounen (literally meaning "beautiful boy") genre. That aside, the boys in anime aren't drawn to appeal to your gay friend, but to Japanese girls, and their taste determines what Japanese boys try to look like. If you doubt this, check out some of the CR news about the pretty boy celebrities. Here are some links:
The same thing we do every night, Pinky...


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iGoogle has a new look, and I like it. I use iGoogle as my home page, as as you can see I have customised it to the way I like it. I also use Google+, and I appreciate the clean design it uses. iGoogle has been brought in line with Google+.
This is how it looked a couple of days ago.
This is how it looks today.
The changes are subtle but make a big difference. The most obvious difference is that side column. It's not gone, it can be brought back at any time. You can see a little arrow on the top left above Weather. I've hidden it because 99.99% of the time I don't need it.
Clicking on an item in Google reader gives a cleaner look as well.
Well done Google!


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From time to time I run a column about somebody's "Best Of" cruise list.
The Readers' Choice Awards, from Conde Nast Traveler, are about the best 100 cruise ships. This particular list fits into my "like" category because it provides photos, a wealth of information on the ship and an opportunity to agree or disagree online.
As the magazine's writers point out, each new ship at launch brings larger spas, improved staterooms and better restaurants as cruise lines try to top one another. They also point out that of the 40 river ships included on the list, a few achieved some of the highest scores in the four categories. The categories, which readers vote on, are small, midsize and large ships, and river cruisers.
Each ship is scored for its itineraries, excursions, service, cabins, food, activities and design. Here are the top 20 in each category:
Leading the way in small ships is Arethusa with 97.1 points. Never heard of it? It's from Grand Circle, only has 26 cabins and is marketed by word-of-mouth. Exploration ships called National Geographic Explorer and Endeavour finished second and third, respectively. Among the well-known brands, Silversea placed five ships in the top 20 (one was the Silver Explorer, the expedition ship), followed by Seabourn with four.
Both SeaDream's ships made a top 20 that included two yachts from Windstar.
The medium category provided no surprises - Crystal's taking first and second with their two ships, Symphony and Serenity, followed by Regent Seven Seas' Voyager.
Holland America led with four in the top 20, and Oceania placed three, including the Marina, and Princess also placed three of its smaller ships. The two ships that make up Azamara's fleet, the Quest and the Journey, tied in ninth place.
It was gold, silver and bronze for Disney in the large ship category. The Magic, Wonder and Dream finished one-two-three, with the fleet's fourth ship (the Fantasy) in eighth place. Royal Caribbean topped the category's top 20 with six ships, including the largest in each of the fleet's class - Voyager, Freedom and Oasis (both Allure of the Seas and Oasis of the Seas). Princess was right behind with five ships. As expected, Cunard's Queen Mary 2 made the list and Celebrity placed three ships in the top 20 - Solstice, Eclipse and Equinox.
I saved the hottest category; river cruising, for last.
The first six places, yes six, went to Grand Circle, a line servicing primarily American passengers and a line that doesn't advertise in Canada.
So the question is: Why? Obviously Grand Circle customers piled on the votes at Conde Nast.
Quite frankly, I don't think this fully reflects the river-cruise category.
Take, for example, Viking, the largest river-cruise line in the world.
While some of Viking's older ships were selected in the top 20, none of the eight Viking Longships launched last year made the top 20 list. Also missing in the top 20 were Ama-Waterways, Avalon and its all-suite ships, and Scenic Tours, the first river cruiser with full balconies.
Visit portsandbows.com for daily updates on the latest cruise news, best deals and behind-the-scenes stories from the industry. You can also sign up for an email newsletter on the site for even more cruise information. Phil can be contacted directly at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Dr. Bernard T. Ferrari, a University of Rochester alumnus who is a former director and partner in the global management consulting firm of McKinsey & Company, was elected to the University's Board of Trustees this month.
A graduate of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering in 1970 with a bachelor's degree in science cum laude, and of the School of Medicine and Dentistry with a medical degree in 1974, Ferrari's career as a surgeon took a new direction after he earned a law degree and an M.B.A. while he was the chief operating officer of Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans from 1985 to 1989.
"Through his accomplishments at McKinsey, augmented by his training and experience in medicine and law, Bernie Ferrari understands large institutions like our own in sophisticated ways," said University President Joel Seligman. "As a corporate strategist and advisor to multi-national corporations, he has the capacity and insight to design solutions and help us advance."
For 20 years, Ferrari was a partner in the Los Angeles and New York offices of McKinsey & Company. He retired in 2008 and started Ferrari Consultancy based in New York City.
"We are very pleased that Bernie Ferrari will bring his expertise from advising corporations and organizations to help guide the future of our University," said Edmund "Ed" Hajim, chairman of the University of Rochester Board of Trustees. "His insider's view of health care and many other industries adds to the strength and knowledge of our distinguished board."
Ferrari began his medical career as chief resident in surgery at UCLA from 1974 to 1979 before moving to New Orleans as a colon and rectal surgeon at the Ochsner Clinic. He earned a law degree magna cum laude from Loyola University in 1985 and an M.B.A. from Tulane University in 1986.
Ferrari and his wife, Linda, live in New York City. He is a trustee of The Juilliard School in New York; a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations; a fellow of the American College of Surgeons; and a fellow of the American College of Colon & Rectal Surgeons.


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"Episodes of El Niño" is the latest release from Columbus, Ohio native Colin Field aka World Series, limited edition of 100 tapes, available on June 2nd via a New Jersey / Kansas based tape label, Beer on the Rug, and out now digitally on their bandcamp. Beer on the Rug was found by Gaurav Bashyakarla (of Kansas' C V L T S) with his friends.
World Series – Joy by BEERONTHERUG
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Casino Gardens is a new project of Columbus, Ohio native Byron Ferrari aka Young Heat, its self-titled debut tape is also available on Beer on the Rug, limited edition of 200 tapes and digitally on their bandcamp.
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McIlroy arrives at Augusta with new confidence
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Three months into the season, Rory McIlroy feels as if it's already been a long year.
The splashy announcement of his Nike deal, and the commercial with Tiger Woods that raised hopes of a big rivalry. The missed cut in Abu Dhabi. The first-round exit from the Match Play Championship. Quitting halfway through the second round of the Honda Classic. The loss of his No. 1 ranking.
And now, McIlroy is ready to get started.
"I've always said the main golf season is from the start of April to the end of August, so that's when I want to play my best golf," McIlroy said Tuesday.
It all starts with the Masters.
McIlroy can't simply dismiss the last three months and the endless questions about the state of his game and his new equipment. He at least brings some measure of form to the first major championship of the year. Desperate to find his game, he added the Texas Open at the last minute and in turned out "almost perfectly." The 23-year-old from Northern Ireland didn't think about his swing, only his score. He challenged in the final round and wound up the runner-up.
Whether he's ready for Augusta National won't be known until Thursday. But at least he knows it's there.
"I've went through these patches before where I haven't played so well and the game feels quite far away, and then something clicks and then all of a sudden, it's back again," McIlroy said. "I probably should have learned more from it from last summer when I was going through those struggles. ... When I don't play my best, it's when I get into bad habits in my golf swing. Whenever my golf swing is where I want it to be, that's when I produce results.
"And that's what I've seen has started to happen over the past few weeks."
The problem has been the swing, not the clubs he was swinging.
Even so, McIlroy conceded the adjustment took some time. Woods took nearly five years before working all the Nike clubs into his bag. McIlroy did it all at once, and when he played poorly the first two months of the year, it only added to the scrutiny.
"The way I was hitting the ball at the start of the year, I needed a short game just to get myself around the golf course," McIlroy said. "Off the tee has been a big improvement. There was a little bit of an adjustment period getting the driver that really suited me. And once I got that, you gain confidence whenever you play rounds and you see yourself hitting good drives, hitting it in the fairway and setting yourself up with iron shots into the greens."
McIlroy has plenty at stake this year.
He already has two legs of the career Grand Slam, having set the scoring record at the U.S. Open when he won at Congressional in 2011, and then lapping the field at Kiawah Island last summer to win the PGA Championship. A win this year would put him exclusive company. Dating to 1960, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are the only players to win majors in three straight seasons.
Boy Wonder would love for that to happen at the Masters, and he's provided enough evidence that it could happen. McIlroy smiled when he was introduced for his news conference, and the moderator mentioned his best finish was a tie for 15th. That was in 2011, the year he took a four-shot lead into the final round, and still was leading by one shot going to the back nine until his game imploded. He closed with an 80.
A year ago, he was one off the lead going into the weekend, and this time self-destructed on the front nine. He closed with 77-76 and tied for 40th.
But there is no denying the affection McIlroy has for the Masters, which he calls his favorite major. He remembers playing Augusta for the first, so inspired by the purity of the place that he was afraid to take a divot.
Just a month ago, he was happy to make the cut and make progress. Now his goals are back where they should be.
"Would anything less than a win be a disappointment this week? Yeah, it would be," he said. "Every time you come here to Augusta, you're wanting to win that green jacket, and every time that you don't, it's another chance missed. But if I'm sitting here on Sunday night and I've finished second or if I've give it a good run, you can't be too disappointed because you've had a great tournament. But the ultimate goal is getting one of those jackets."
Among those who could be in his way is Woods, the prohibitive favorite with wins at Torrey Pines, Doral and Bay Hill in the last few months.
There was hope of a rivalry between generations, only that hasn't materialized. They only thing they have in common this year is that both have a swoosh on their shirts, both started the year by missing the cut and both have celebrity girlfriends — tennis star Caroline Wozniacki for McIlroy, Olympic ski champion Lindsey Vonn for Woods.
Woods has had plenty of rivals over the years, and sees McIlroy as the next one.
"Over the course of my career, I've had a few. Certainly, Rory is this generation," Woods said. "I've had Phil (Mickelson) and Vijay (Singh) and Ernie (Els) and David (Duval) for a number of years, and now Rory's the leader of this new, younger generation. So, yes, definitely."
McIlroy isn't so sure.
Never mind that he became the first player to win consecutive PGA Tour events with Woods in the field, or that he built a big gap in the world ranking by the end of last year. Padraig Harrington once said it could be McIlroy — not Woods — who has the best chance of breaking Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 professional majors.
Not so fast, McIlroy replied.
"When you speak of rivals, you tend to put rivals who have had similar success," McIlroy said. "He's got 77 PGA Tour wins. I've got six. He's got 14 majors. I've got two. If I saw myself a rival to Tiger, I wouldn't really be doing him much justice."


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Ten years ago, California chose a different and even weirder path.
A state already renowned for wacky politics recalled Gov. Gray Davis — only the second U.S. governor ever kicked out of office — and replaced him with international movie megastar Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The Governator beat out a panoply of 134 candidates, including a porn mogul with a penchant for exposing political hypocrisy; a former child actor placed on the ballot as satire; and a porn star whose platform included making lap dances a tax-deductible business expense. All three placed in the top 10.
Ah, California.
To some, it was a shining triumph of populist democracy. To others, it was a cringe-worthy circus of talk-show punch lines with a "be-careful-what-you-wish-for" finale.
Sure, the Golden State is better off in 2013 than it was in 2003 — the budget deficit is gone and our lights stay on, at least. But, looking back a decade later, California's "different path" led us to a place very similar to the one where we had been. Some say it was the recall's failure to change anything that finally changed things.
It's not hard to remember why voters were angry in 2003: With memories of rolling blackouts still fresh, a seemingly intractable budget deficit and a governor who was re-elected in 2002 mainly because his GOP opponent ran so poorly, Californians were hungry for change. And they thought Schwarzenegger was it.
Voters saw "this bigger-than-life celebrity who was talking about 'blowing up the boxes' and sweeping clean the halls of the Capitol," said former Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, who finished a distant second to Schwarzenegger. "They were hoping they had found someone who would be a leader, who could deliver on his words."
But it soon became clear that the new governor couldn't simply vanquish the state's problems like so many movie villains.
Schwarzenegger "loved to be loved, and that's a dangerous thing in public office," said Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Granite Bay, who finished third. "He had no particular point of view, I found him to be largely disinterested in the details of policy, and he ended up dramatically breaking every major promise that he made to reduce the tax and regulatory burdens that were crushing the state."
Eventually he was loved by few. And Tom Campbell, the former South Bay congressman who was Schwarzenegger's finance director from November 2004 to September 2005, said voters' current disillusionment with nonpolitician candidates is part of the recall's legacy.
"Celebrity candidates, particularly those who make the arguments 'I can fund it myself' or 'I'll run the state like a business' had some attraction" in 2003, Campbell said.
But candidates like former HP CEO Carly Fiorina and eBay billionaire Meg Whitman — who failed in their bids to become senator and governor, respectively, in 2010 — may have reaped the bitter harvest of voters' change of heart. "We have lost faith in that argument," Campbell said.
It's easier to list the things the recall didn't change than those it did.
It didn't solve the energy market manipulation and price-gouging that brought rolling blackouts, bankrupted California's utilities and cost the state billions of dollars. Before 55.4 percent of California voters decided to give him the boot, Davis had overseen the licensing of 38 new power plants, and California's attorneys general later sued energy companies to recover billions of dollars in refunds and settlements.
It didn't solve the state's long-term economic problems. After the dot-com bust and post-9/11 economic instability, the state's unemployment rate was 6.8 percent in October 2003. But amid the fallout of an international Great Recession, it was 12.2 percent in December 2010, Schwarzenegger's final month in office.
It didn't solve the state's budget problem. California had a $38 billion budget deficit in mid-2003 and a $25.4 billion deficit in November 2010.
Schwarzenegger's first act as governor was to repeal Davis' tripling of the vehicle license fee — popular at the time, but costing the state about $5 billion per year. "As a budgeting matter, you do not remove a source of revenue without an equal source of revenue to replace it or an equal cut in spending," Campbell said.
It didn't solve the state's debt burden. Schwarzenegger vowed to "cut up the credit cards," yet the state's general obligation and economic recovery bond debt surged from $27.6 billion in July 2003 to $76.5 billion in July 2010. At the middle of this year, it was $79.2 billion.
It didn't restore luster to the governor's office. Only 22 percent of California voters approved of Davis' job performance in August 2003, and only 23 percent approved of Schwarzenegger's in September 2010, the Field Poll found.
Some cite Schwarzenegger's September 2006 signing of AB32, California's landmark greenhouse gas reduction law, as a key legacy. But Davis said he would have signed it, too, just as he signed a 2002 bill by the same author to set stringent tailpipe emissions standards. And the workers' compensation insurance reforms that Schwarzenegger signed in 2004 — praised by employers but panned by labor — had to be "re-reformed" in 2012.
Many believe Davis was recalled in large part because his dry, stiff style matched his monochromatic nickname while one of the world's most recognizable macho men wanted the job.
"California got what we deserved; (Schwarzenegger) was no heavyweight, that's for sure," said Christopher Thornberg, founding partner at Beacon Economics and a California expert. "He didn't accomplish very much. He didn't really understand politics, though I think his heart was in the right place."
Porn star Mary Carey, the recall election's 10th-place finisher, said she and Schwarzenegger had that in common: "I'm sure he didn't know that much about politics either until he started running."
The recall did interfere with some prominent politicians' career plans.
"I was likely to be a candidate for governor — and as attorney general, probably a potentially successful one — and Arnold obviously changed all that," said Bill Lockyer, who won the first of two terms as state treasurer in 2006 rather than taking on the Governator. Instead, Controller Steve Westly and Treasurer Phil Angelides fought a costly Democratic gubernatorial primary, with Angelides later losing to Schwarzenegger. Neither hold elected office today, though Westly plans a comeback.
It was probably worse for Republicans, said University of San Francisco political expert Corey Cook. The socially moderate Schwarzenegger could never have won a GOP primary, but the recall gave California a governor who became distasteful to Republicans and Democrats alike — not quite the post-partisanship he'd promised. "I think the Republican Party held its moderates responsible for his transgressions, and as a result have been eating their young ever since," Cook said.
That dovetails with Campbell's theory that Whitman and Fiorina — rich businesswomen without political experience — might have paid the recall's price seven years later, helping propel Gov. Jerry Brown — the very face of experience — back into office.
While Republican candidates in the recall election won more than 60 percent of the vote, it ultimately led to "the Republican Party going out with a whimper" in California, said Steve Boilard, executive director of the Center for California Studies at Sacramento State.
Boilard also said Californians' disillusionment with the action hero later might have led them to approve ballot measures adopting a "top two" nonpartisan primary, creating a citizens' redistricting commission and allowing simple-majority budget votes.
"I don't think the recall itself was a major shift in governance of the state of California," he said, but "it clarified to the general population that it's less about personalities and more about structural issues."
Davis, meanwhile, looks on the bright side.
"My wife thinks I'll live at least five years longer than I would have," he quipped. "When you're governor, nobody comes up and pats you on the back and says, 'Are you having a nice day, Governor?' It's all, 'Why did you do this?' and 'I need you to do that,' so there's less of that in my life at the moment."
Schwarzenegger, whose spokesman said he was unavailable for comment because he was making a zombie movie in New Orleans, surely learned the same thing.
Josh Richman covers politics. Contact him at 510-208-6428. Follow him at Twitter.com/josh_richman. Read the Political Blotter at IBAbuzz.com/politics.


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Manchester elementary students may see other schools due to crowdingBy TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
September 23. 2013 9:39PM
MANCHESTER — Superintendent Debra Livingston has proposed bringing down class sizes in the elementary schools by transferring teachers and students.
At the start of the school year, nearly two dozen classes in kindergarten through grade 5 were overcrowded by state standards, which set a limit of 25 pupils in grades K-2, and 30 students in grades 3 and above.
Livingston on Monday presented a plan to the Board of School Committee that would combine classes with lower enrollments, allowing a teacher to be sent to a school with overcrowded classes to form a new class.
Livingston said parents in certain grade levels were also asked to voluntarily transfer their children to a less crowded school that is in the vicinity. Transportation would be provided to students who transfer to schools 1.4 miles away or further, although Livingston said the priority would be to move students to closer "walkable" school.
"We were able to get the classes where we need them to be by not adding additional employees to the budget," Livingston told the board Monday.
Livingston said she was still working with parents and principals to finalize the changes, which would take effect next Monday and would bring all elementary school class sizes within the state limits.
Moving forward, she said, elementary school classes would be "capped."
If more than 25 or 30 students enroll, the "principal will call the district office, and we'll make the decision where the child will go," Livingston said. She added that in the case of siblings, all would be given the option of transferring to the same school.
Dozens of classes in the middle and high schools exceed state standards, but the school board considered the elementary school classes a higher priority, and earlier this month it gave Livingston the authority to hire teaches as necessary to bring down the sizes.
Livingston's plan was well received, although a couple board members questioned specific class adjustments.
"Great job, thank you for the information," Mayor Ted Gatsas said.
Pointing to the handouts distributed by Livingston, the board's vice chairman, Dave Gelinas, said, "This is one of the best reports I've seen in a while. It's very innovative."


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NASHVILLE – Members of the Tennessee State Athletics Department including, student-athletes, administrators and coaches attended the A Call to Men in Tennessee seminar held in Kean Hall on Thursday.
"Here at TSU we want to continue having positive programs like this," said the Men and Women's Center Director, Chandra Lipscomb. "We excused students from class and we appreciate everyone who came out. This is exactly what is needed for us to make things better."
The event, a partnership with TSU and the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence, kicked-off the statewide Engaging Men Project. The initiative is led by A Call to Men Co-founder and nationally recognized Educator, Activist and Lecturer Tony Porter. The purpose was to motivate and inspire students and community members to end men's violence against women and to promote healthy, respectful manhood.
TSU Left Tackle, Kevin Oliver, mentioned that what really stuck out to him was the importance of being role models to younger men and treating women with respect.
Following a welcome, opening remarks and lunch, Porter addressed the crowd of TSU students, staff and community members. He touched on many topics, including relationships, perceptions and violence against women.
"Today's seminar was very informational," said assistant men's basketball coach Rodney Hamilton. "With me having two daughters and one on the way, as a father, I thought some of the things that were discussed here today were valuable. I learned a lot of this growing up and I will have to share this with my daughters but in a different perspective."
This special presentation was intended for college students as well as domestic and sexual violence advocates and allies. The goal was to explore ways that men and boys can help stop violence against women and girls.
"It was a really good seminar and I learned a lot," added TSU wide receiver Isaiah Freeman. "I'm happy we were able to discuss what's going on in today's society among men and women. Hopefully we can all come together and stop the violence against our beautiful queens."
Other partners and collaborators for the seminar include Verizon Wireless, Meharry Medical College, National Hook-Up of Black Women, Inc., The YWCA of Middle Tennessee, Representative Harold Love, Jr. as well as a number of TSU organizations: Athletics Department, Men & Women's Centers, Student Activities, Crime & Prevention and the Epsilon Alpha Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.
TSU Ticket Office manager Zellina Anderson had this to say about the event, "I am very happy that I was able to attend today. I think it was very good information and I wish more young men from campus would have attended."


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Currently being tested on the Games321.com online games portal, Cyber Monster II takes place hundreds of years after the events of the original Cyber Monster, when the return of ferocious dragons threatens the new found peace of the Nezor continent. With new gameplay mechanics based on the latest browser-based technologies, a plethora of new pets to collect, and vibrant new graphics that deliver an eye-popping experience, Cyber Monster II expands on everything players loved about the original Cyber Monster adventure.
Over 40,000 players signed up to Cyber Monster II's closed beta, and the servers enjoyed traffic of over 1,200 concurrent players at peak times. Players are praising the games deeper emphasis on collecting pets and new systems to use them; with hundreds of different species to find, train and put to battle.
In addition to launching the open beta, NGames has announced two major content updates for Cyber Monster II.
The Mist Land, a new world overrun with devils, brings a slew of new gameplay opportunities. As the chosen one, it is the player's mission to drive the devils out and save the land. The Mist Land is home to the kingdom of Tristram, an entirely new region to explore and liberate from the demons. Once liberated, players must guard the city with their pets to prevent future invasions – but they must be wary not to guard it with a weak pet, otherwise citizens may become disloyal and let the evil back in.
A brand new gem system has also being introduced, modifying the way players train and breed their pets. Data collected from the original Cyber Monster showed that pet breeding didn't go to plan, so this new system has been put in place to give the results players want. The new gem system gives players more control over how they enhance their pet skills, with tons of combinations available to suit any strategy and style.
Gems can be found in the Mist Land, and come in two varieties; Attribute Gem and Resistance Gem. Attribute Gems boost either attack, defense, HP or special attributes in pets, while Resistance Gems give pets more protection against certain species. Pets can hold up to 6 gems at a time, boosting strategic possibilities.
Cyber Monster II is an exciting new browser based MMO that gives players the opportunity to become the next heroic Dragon Slayer and raise an army of pets to defeat a fearful dragon invasion. To join the open beta fun, gamers can head over to the Cyber Monster II website and register now: http://monster2.game321.com/