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Who should be patient and who should panic?by Dan Rosen
Is it time for panic or patience?
Several teams pegged as Stanley Cup contenders are wondering just that now that 25 percent of the truncated 2012-13 season already is in the books.
Let's take a closer look at five of them and try to determine if they're truly contenders or really just pretenders:
Time for: Patience
Why: Despite being a popular pick as the preseason favorites to win the Stanley Cup, the Rangers are a different team from last season and they're still trying to figure out who fits into what hole in the lineup.
It takes time and a lot of experimenting, which is precisely what coach John Tortorella has been doing so far this season.
"In trying to get all the different pieces molded together, we're not displeased as long as we take off from here," Rangers assistant coach/general manager Jim Schoenfeld told NHL.com. "That's what you're seeing the last couple of games."
Already notorious for tinkering with his lines, Tortorella has gone above and beyond that so far, moving players all over the place to try to find the right combinations. There are times when he has his big three of Rick Nash, Brad Richards and Marian Gaborik together, but other times when he keeps only two of them together and moves the third player onto a different line.
Tortorella slowly is gaining trust in rookies J.T. Miller and Chris Kreider, who just this past week added speed, energy and some depth scoring into the lineup. All were lacking.
Losing Brandon Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov, Brandon Prust and Ruslan Fedotenko from last season's team also meant Tortorella had to find some new penalty killers. Jeff Halpern and the recently acquired Darroll Powe have stepped into the role, along with Ryan Callahan and Brad Richards, but Halpern and Powe still are learning what the Rangers do on the PK.
Nash still is trying to get comfortable in New York and it hasn't helped that both Callahan and defenseman Dan Girardi have missed time due to injury.
Time for: Patience
Why: The Flyers were getting perilously close to panic mode, but they staved it off by going 3-0-1 in their last four games, including a 4-3 overtime win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, when they blew a third-period lead but got a goal from Danny Briere in overtime.
"I would use the term urgent, not panic," NBC Sports Network analyst Keith Jones told NHL.com. "It's more controlled, but definitely [they're] trying to address any of the weaknesses that have shown themselves."
Brayden Schenn is coming around and had three points against the Hurricanes, but Claude Giroux still hasn't gotten hot and Sean Couturier is going through a sophomore slump.
Ilya Bryzgalov, who was the wild card for this team heading into the season, has been the least of their problems, with a 2.27 goals-against average and .921 save percentage through 11 starts. However, the defense in front of him isn't even close to what it was when Chris Pronger and Matt Carle were the top pair.
"I think they've gone to a bit of a safer style, getting pucks out of the zone as quickly as possible, maybe not looking for the perfect pass," Jones said. "They've got some highly skilled forwards that can do some damage in the offensive zone. Defensively there were some lapses that need to be fixed."
Time for: Panic
Why: Save for a 5-0 win against the Florida Panthers on Saturday, next to nothing has gone right for the Capitals and their playoff hopes already are on thin ice just 12 games into the season. Washington has only seven points, which is just one fewer than the eight that they've gotten from both Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom.
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"It's a mess," Jones said. "I would have great concern for Backstrom; he doesn't look like the same player that had a 100-point season just a little while ago [2009-10]. Ovechkin's play is similar to what it was last year, but still not going to be enough to carry the team. And Mike Green, who was such a dominant offensive player, now is just a regular minute-logging defenseman, more like a Joni Pitkanen now than like a Kris Letang."
There are a couple of built-in excuses, such as the fact that coach Adam Oates did not have a full training camp to install his systems, which are vastly different than the ones Dale Hunter used last season. And Brooks Laich, the Capitals' do-everything forward, hasn't played due to a groin injury.
However, Washington's goaltending, which needs to be strong when a team is trying to build new chemistry in a new offensive system, has been average at best. The Capitals are getting exposed in their own end, especially when they're on the penalty kill, and they're incapable of holding onto a lead when they do get one.
They're 1-4-0 when they score first in a game.
"There's a difference between a team that is trying to find their way and a team that looks completely lost, and to me the Capitals look completely lost," NHL Network and TSN analyst Craig Button told NHL.com. "They're 23rd in goals scored, 29th in goals against. Five-on-five, they're terrible. Their penalty killing is awful. Faceoffs, they're awful. It's not one area of the game they've got to clean up; it's every area of the game. It's every aspect of their game. You just can't play like that."
Time for: Patience
Why: Trying to fill the holes created by Nicklas Lidstrom's retirement and Brad Stuart's departure to San Jose already is a challenge, but the Red Wings' biggest problem this season has been injuries. They're difficult to overcome on their own, but when they ravage a blue line that already was missing Lidstrom and Stuart, it becomes almost impossible.
Yet, it hasn't been for the Red Wings, who have won three games in a row, including a 3-2 thriller win against the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday.
"I think you panic when you're healthy and you have all of your assets in place, because when you have a full complement of your players, then you can get a really good idea and that's when you can start questioning if you need to do something," NBC Sports analyst Eddie Olczyk said.
"Without Nicklas Lidstrom and Brad Stuart, I really believe over an 82-game schedule they were going to take a 12-15 point hit. That's just the reality of it," he added. "So, there is a transition going on there. But panic? No. I think they have to get healthy."
Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk are carrying most of the load, but it's going to remain a challenge due to all of the injuries.
Helm still is out, Todd Bertuzzi missed the two games over the weekend due to a back injury, and Brendan Smith and Carlo Colaiacovo are still on injured reserve with shoulder injuries.
"They have to get Darren Helm back. He really is a key part of their team," Olczyk said. "He brings a different dimension that they don't have -- a guy who can really skate, get in on the forecheck, a guy that is not afraid to run you into the second or third row, plus he can kill penalties and can win faceoffs. They're going to have the puck more when Darren Helm is in the lineup."
Time for: Panic
Why: The champs are in a rut and don't seem to be able to find their way out. They are struggling to score and aren't playing well enough defensively to overcome it.
If they could have pulled out a win in Detroit on Sunday, maybe the Kings would have something to build on, but instead Jonathan Ericsson scored with 4.5 seconds left in regulation to lift the Wings to a 3-2 victory.
"They didn't score easily in the playoffs, but they were able to be really comfortable in tight games and were able to find a way to play with the lead," Button said. "This year, they haven't had the same luxury."
Why has it been such a struggle?
Part of the blame has to go to injuries to key defensemen Matt Greene and Willie Mitchell -- a pair of penalty killers and big, physical blueliners who can eat up lots of minutes. Greene is done for the season after back surgery and Mitchell hasn't played yet due to offseason knee surgery.
"It's not that you don't have depth, but now you're asking players to carry more minutes and are they capable of contributing when they do," Button said. "Drew Doughty has to carry more of the load. Slava Voynov is asked to do more. Rob Scuderi is asked to do more. [Alec] Martinez fell into that 5-6 area and when you get those injuries, you're asking him now to play top-four minutes. Everybody gets extended and from a defensive point of view, that becomes a challenge.
"I mean, Mitchell and Greene, it's penalty killing and being able to clean up the front of the net. Those aspects are so key to not spending time in your own zone. The more time you spend in your own zone the less time you have to try to generate offense. That's the one thing I thought L.A. did a tremendous job of last year in the playoffs -- they were able to not give up very much in their own zone and not spend a lot of time in their own zone."


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The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
"Nothing will be impossible for God." (Luke 1:37)
With these few words, the angel calmed Mary's fears and convinced her to accept God's plan. Nothing is impossible for him, not even the idea of a virgin birth. When she heard these words, Mary embraced the angel's message with no more questions, fear, or anxiety.
Pure of heart and immaculate of soul, Mary was free from the obstacles that can keep us from saying "yes" to the Lord. Suspicion, selfcenteredness, cynicism, pride, and false humility—all these and more can cloud our reasoning and make it hard for us to surrender to the Lord and his plan.
Do you know why nothing is impossible for God? Because his love is without limits. It is so deep, so vast, so wide, that nothing can stand in his way. It was love that moved him to create a woman free of original sin, and it's the same love that can cleanse us from all our sins. It was love that empowered Jesus to deliver the oppressed and give sight to the blind, and it's the same love that can lift our burdens and open our eyes to the beauty all around us. It was love that moved Jesus to heal the sick and raise the dead—the same love that can heal our broken hearts and release us from our tombs of sadness, bitterness, or fear.
God loves you. He really does. Nothing is impossible for him. Nothing. You may think it is impossible for him to love you as deeply as he loved Mary, but all things are possible. Where you may see only your sins and failings, your Father sees your heart. He knows you're not immaculate, but he also knows how much you want to love and be loved. He knows how much you want to do what is right. He knows all of your dreams, your needs, and your hopes. Nothing is impossible for him—not even giving you the deepest desires of your heart!
"Lord, I say 'yes' to you. Let everything be done to me according to your will. Nothing is impossible for you, not even my happiness!"
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US detains 84 Haitians abandoned off Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Smugglers abandoned 84 men and women from Haiti on a deserted island off the west coast of Puerto Rico, a spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Friday.
Jeffrey Quinones said the Haitians were spotted by a U.S. Coast Guard air patrol on the island of Desecheo, about 13 miles (20 kilometers) from the Puerto Rican mainland. Two Coast Guard cutters ferried the men and women to Puerto Rico on Friday.
Quinones says it's not uncommon for migrant smugglers to leave people on the small islands off western Puerto Rico, falsely telling the people they have reached their destination. He said two women were hospitalized for non-life-threatening reasons but the rest of the 82 passengers appeared in good health.
They will likely be deported back to their homeland.
Several hundred Haitians have been detained trying to enter Puerto Rico this year.


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Objective observers can agree that President Obama's debate performance two weeks ago fell far short, but the setback featured one saving grace: there was no moment. Obama was off his game, but there wasn't a major, high-profile, embarrassing setback that could be replayed over and again.
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Friday, January 18, 2013 - Actress Anna Deavere Smith has won the prestigious Dorothy and Lillian Gish
Prize for her one-woman documentary stage shows.
The former West Wing star, 62, has been handed $300,000 (=C2£188,000) for "opening eyes, ears and minds" with her theater projects about Rodney King, the face of the Los Angeles Riots, and healthcare.
Smith says, "I am deeply honoured. I can't imagine a greater honor than having my name linked with the incomparable Dorothy and Lillian Gish."
The annual cash prize is given to a person who has made "an outstanding contribution to the beauty of the world and to mankind's enjoyment and understanding of life".
Previous recipients have included Bob Dylan and Robert Redford.
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Opinion: Rep. John Conyers should be held fully accountable for his actions
EDITOR'S NOTE: Boris Epshteyn formerly served as a Senior Advisor to the Trump Campaign and served in the White House as Special Assistant to The President and Assistant Communications Director for Surrogate Operations.
WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) - The Democrat dean of the House of Representatives is in trouble again.
Congressman John Conyers has admitted that he used his Member Representational Allowance to settle a sexual harassment claim brought by a staffer.
The payment was masked as severence.
Conyers denies the allegations of harssment against him.
The Member Representational Allowance is funded by you, the taxpayer. It is supposed to pay for staff and office operation – not settlement payouts.
This is a gross misuse of public funds coupled with an attempted coverup. We cannot have our elected officials behaving this way.
The House Committee on Ethics is now going to investigate Conyers. That probe should not be toothless like the previous inquiries into Congressman Conyers' behavior have been.
In 2006, the same House Ethics Committee investigated Conyers for using his tax payer paid congressional staff as personal assistants - babysitting his children and running errands. No action against Conyers was taken.
In 2016, the Office of Congressional Ethics investigated Conyers for continuing to pay his chief of staff for 6 months after she plead guilty to the crime of receiving stolen property. Conyers refused to cooperate with the probe but, again, his standing was not impacted.
Here is the bottom line: Conyers has now stepped down as top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee. That should not, however, enable him to escape a full investigation and thorough scrutiny. John Conyers should no longer be treated with kid gloves.


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America's Home Cooking: Dinner for Two Host Christ Fennimore retrieves favorite recipes from 16 years of cooking shows. He resizes the dishes, most of them intended to feed six to eight people, to better fit the needs of today's smaller households. He also recruites some of his favorite cooks to come back to the kitchen to recreate smaller portions of such offerings as creamy butternut squash soup, zesty chicken cacciatore, cheesy manicotti, Greek-style chicken and rice casserole, and baked apples.G
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Carole King - James Taylor Live at the Troubadour This 2007 performance celebrating the 50th anniversary of Los Angeles' Troubadour nightclub sparks the 2010 Troubadour Reunion Tour with the two musicians touring the nation together. Forty years before this concert in the same nightclub, Taylor urged King to emerge as an artist from behind her piano. They return to the intimate setting, and the familiar songs rekindle the pair's love of making music together. Songs include King's "So Far Away," "It's Too Late" and "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" and Taylor's "Carolina in My Mind," "Sweet Baby James" and "Fire and Rain."G
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Oct. 6, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Curry College extended its conference winning streak to 25 games on Saturday courtesy of a 52-20 victory against MIT at Steinbrenner Stadium. The lopsided score was hardly indicative of the game's tenor, as the Engineers provided a stiff test early for the top-ranked team in New England.
Curry's explosive offense had plenty of opportunities to showcase its assortment of weapons, especially on the opening drive where the Colonels (6-0, 4-0 NEFC) drove 77 yards on 10 plays. Steve DiFabio capped the opening march with a two-yard run through the middle, although Jamaal Woods provided most of the thunder after rushing five times for 47 yards.
Curry had a chance to extend the advantage on its next drive, but the Engineers avoided falling further behind after David Vincent's field goal attempt from 31 yards missed wide left. MIT (0-5, 0-4) capitalized on the missed opportunity by heading 80 yards in the opposite direction en route to the game-tying score. Freshman Brian Doyle connected with wideout Kevin Vogelsang on two passing plays covering 68 yards to key the attack, while Robert Utz plowed into the end zone from two yards out to put MIT on the board just as time expired in the first quarter.
The Colonels answered right back after starting their next drive near mid-field. Junior quarterback Ryan Van De Giesen, who finished 18-of-31 for 242 yards and three touchdowns, completed Curry's second scoring drive with his legs after taking a second-down snap 24 yards.
Continuing to show outstanding resiliency, the Engineers offensive line played well up front while MIT's backfield maintained the pressure on the nation's No. 4-ranked rushing defense. While DeRon Brown, Thomas Scotton and Steven Yablonski all contributed to the rushing attack, Robert Utz rushed three times for 30 yards on MIT's next possession before hauling in a 12-yard touchdown pass from Doyle with 10:08 left in the second quarter. The ensuing extra-point attempt missed left as the Colonels stayed in front, 14-13.
Curry and MIT traded touchdowns during the rest of the half. After giving up a second touchdown to the MIT offense, Curry went right back to work behind the terrific play of Van De Giesen. The Colonels moved ahead 21-13 after Van De Giesen found Felix Borukhov wide open in the end zone for a 12-yard score. The reception, which resulted in Borukhov's ninth TD of the season, tied his own single-season touchdown record at Curry while equaling the Colonels' career record of 21.
MIT responded on its next drive, tightening the lead to 21-20. The Engineers started near mid-field after a short kick, while Doyle scurried for 12 yards on a critical third-and-six to keep the drive alive. Brown rushed for four yards on three straight carries following Doyle's run, the last of which put six more points on the board for the Cardinal and Gray.
Curry got the ball back with only 1:46 left in the half, however, the Colonels' vaunted attack needed just over one minute to put seven more points in the visitor's column. Van De Giesen was brilliant on the final drive of the frame, completing 7-of-8 passes, including a 15-yard touchdown toss to Brian Taylor. The Engineers took the ensuing possession to Curry's 41-yard line, but the halftime horn stalled the drive and left the Colonels ahead, 28-20.
Curry scored 24 unanswered points in the second half to power ahead for the easy win, but the Engineers still managed to move the ball against one of the nation's top defensive teams. The Colonels entered Saturday's tilt giving up 32.8 yards per game on the ground, although MIT rushed 51 times for 193 yards. The previous high for an opponent against Curry was set by Western New England on Sept. 22, which rushed for 78 yards.
Utz paced MIT's effort on the ground with 69 yards, while Brown added 49 and Doyle pitched in 35. Thomas Franklin caught three passes for the second consecutive week, while Doyle also threw for 107 yards as MIT's aerial unit crossed the century mark for the first time this season.
While MIT ran the ball well as a team, the star of Saturday's route was Jamaal Woods, who finished with 140 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. Van De Giesen added 42 yards rushing, while his top target outside was Taylor, who totaled seven receptions for 106 yards and two scores.
Defensively, Thomas Pinto paced the Colonels with seven solo tackles, including three for loss. Padraic Forry matched Pinto with seven tackles, while Michael Looney cemented the Curry victory with an 81-yard fumble return for touchdown at the start of the fourth quarter. Will Gibson totaled a career-high 12 tackles (seven solo) to lead MIT's defensive effort.


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"Brenna" wrote:I went on my amazon online account and deleted the books from there but alas when I got home, they were still on my kindle so following Misfit's direction, I deleted them one by one from my kindle. Surprisingly, my kindle was much faster with all of those books deleted!
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A Utah police officer fired for dropping his pants and flaunting a green Speedo during a "Princess and the Frog" birthday skit at a school function wants his job back.
Cody Harris was dismissed from his position as a Provo school resource officer last month after playing a frog at a secretary's lunch-hour birthday party at Provo High.
He has filed an appeal, which will be heard by the city's civil service board, Provo School District officials said Wednesday.
But even if Harris wins reinstatement, the district will not rehire him after such "questionable" behavior, its acting superintendent said.
"He was supposed to be a frog," said Robert Gentry, interim superintendent at the district about 50 miles south of Salt Lake City. "We feel like he was a very good resource officer and did an outstanding job. He interacted very well with the students. This was just so out of character."
Gentry added Harris' behavior was "too far out of line" to warrant a second chance.
Harris agreed to dress in a frog suit with green sweats and a green hooded sweat shirt with sewn-on "frog" eyes for the May 2 birthday party, which was held over the lunch hour in a Provo High School conference room, Gentry said.
The party, for a secretary known as "princess," was attended by students and staff.
Harris told investigators he couldn't fit into green leggings provided for him that day and decided to wear the Speedo alone under his uniform pants, playing off a running joke about him donning the swimsuit at a Lake Powell outing for administrators.
The police investigation found Harris removed his pants several times, and made cheeky comments while posing suggestively in the skimpy swimsuit before female students and staff.
The report claimed Harris picked up the secretary and carried her about the room, posed suggestively before the assistant principal, and attempted to hug the head principal while his pants were down around his ankles.
"There were students in and about the area," Gentry said. "The Speedo itself is not appropriate in a setting like that."
Harris was fired May 10 for violating several police policies, including those addressing sexual harassment, conduct toward the public and conduct unbecoming an officer.
A working phone number could not be found for Harris, and it was not immediately clear what attorney was handling his appeal.
In his defense, Harris said he agreed to be part of the birthday party because he felt there was a lot of stress in the administration and thought the skit would relieve it, according to a police memorandum. He also told investigators he believed only administrators, not students, would be at the party.
Students who witnessed the party told police they laughed at the skit. Some backed Harris, saying it was only a joke and not grounds for dismissal. Others said they felt uncomfortable and knew Harris was going to be in trouble.
The police report said students were told to delete photos and videos of Harris in the Speedo.
A Provo police spokesman did not return calls seeking comment.


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Shakugan no Shana - Favorite Quotes Thread
A thread for your favorite quotes from Shakugan no Shana (first season, second season and the movie). Please don't type out the entire script from an episode quote your favourite part of any scene or episode.
This thread will most likely contain spoilers! If you are posting a quote from a recent episode then please use spoiler tags. (hint and make sure that you include a title for the spoiler!).
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SnS II: Episode 5:
Wilhelmina: It's time ~de arimasu.
Tiamat: Appointed time.
*opens, hands over ramen cup*
Alastor: This again?
*walking into a smoke-filled kitchen, with Wilhelmina preparing dinner*
Wilhelmina: Please do not worry. I have trained ~de arimasu.
Alastor: Looks like she didn't train to turn the ventilation on...
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"urusai, urusai, urusai"
Of course, Shana's signature three words should be here.
For now, from episode 5 (not really favorite, but mah... oh well...:
Teacher: "asa kara kaeri made tsuki kiri rashi jya nai ka" - so true...
Yuuji: "boku ni kikaretemo, futari de nani ka hanashi demo aru jya nai ka na" - Keep saying that, stupid Yuuji. Keep saying that... It'll be episode 12 before it gets solved... (sarcasm involved)
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This thread screams "urusai, urusai, urusai."
Anyway, Eppy 13:
Shana: So... I'll give you your prize.
*Yuji shrugs, realizes that he and Shana were about to kiss*
Yuji: [i]C-Could this be? Can.... I....
*gets stuffed with a bag of melon bread*
Shana: It's the special one. Oishii!
|2007-11-05, 02:52
|Link #7
Missing In Action
|2007-11-08, 12:19
|Link #9
the red string of fate
Join Date: Jan 2007
think of it this way: the words in "shut up" don't really make sense on their own (shut up what?); shut up is a set phrase that has been given a secondary meaning. And as an adjective that is sometimes used more like a command, urusai basically works the exact same way.
|2008-10-10, 05:09
|Link #10
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Australia,Queensland
Urasai urasai urasai! - shana -
Urachai urachai urachai - mini shana
Urachai... urachai... urachai... - mini hacate
konou:You see im a natural air head
Yuji: Really? that really turns me on.
Man all the shanatan ones are so awsome :P but the best is....
LETS KILL HER(and all the ones like that from kazumi)
*insert every single line from Wilhelmina and tiamat from shanatan* - they are all so damn awsome.
I agree with kanes:
Tiamat: Appointed time.
*opens, hands over ramen cup*
*walking into a smoke-filled kitchen, with Wilhelmina preparing dinner*
Wilhelmina: Please do not worry. I have trained ~de arimasu.
Alastor: Looks like she didn't train to turn the ventilation on...
Overall best ever quote:
*kazumi walks up to shana on a chair, sits down and starts talking*
Shana - completely ignores what she just said and goes Teach me how to make babies! - That is the best EVER quote, from anything in the entire world imo :P
|2008-12-08, 08:20
|Link #11
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Singapore now, QLD next.
Age: 35
Shana: "How are babies made?"
I was using Chinese subs, from China no less. So if this isn't the correct translations, a thousand apologies. And seeing that in Vol 16, Yuuji
Spoiler for :
Of course, there's also Urusai, urusai, urusai!
|2008-12-23, 00:56
|Link #12
Astral Traveller
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Mimizan, Landes, France
By far, the most moving speeches out of all the episodes + movie, is when Alastor reveals why he had chosen Shana:
"Friagne the Hunter...
You fool.
This girl will not explode. She has enough capacity to manifest and still have extra space within her.
She is a great being.
Did you not think a Lord from Guze would not choose whom to make a contract with?
Take this! The flame of retribution!"
I think everyone fell in love with Shana at that moment.
|2010-09-11, 20:22
|Link #13
Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
"Uruchai, uruchai, uruchai!" in the Shana-tan episodes
"KILL HER... why did I say that? Idiot, idiot... I'm such an idiot!"
"Kazumi, teach me how to make babies."
When YUJI says "Urusai, urusai, urusai!"
"By the way, I am hungry ~ de arimasu"
|2011-02-27, 13:09
|Link #15
Silver, the Second
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Argentina
Age: 23
Shakugan no Shana trailer.
Sakai Yuji: I want to see that eyes again... Shakugan no Shana (The fire eyes of Shana)
Shakugan no Shana 24.
Shana: Yuji, I love you.
*Yuji smiles*
In that scene I did even knew that there was a season two and that both will be alive, but still I got on Q_Q
Sakai Yuji: We will keep walking as always... an inch from where the world gets dislocated.
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|2011-03-04, 09:59
|Link #16
Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Shakugan No Shana II
Episode 22
Ike: Miss Yoshida Kazumi
Ike: I love you.
Yoshida* Do a sad face
Ike* Smilies and turn around
Ike: I don't need to hear an answer
Ike: Just walk one way or another
Ike: To him......... or to me
Ike* Walks away
Yoshida* Bows then walk another way
|2011-03-08, 18:39
|Link #17
Let's all love Shana-tan.
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Location? LOCATION YOU SAY?! ...I won't be a bot and say it like a bot.
Um, what was it... Ack. Forgot it. I'll edit it later. But...
Shakugan no Shana S Episode 1
Yuji: There is nothing wrong, right? Urusai! Urusai! Urusai!
Shana: Why did you do it so half-heartedly?!
*random fight*
Shakugan no Shana-tan ...Begins?
Shana-tan: Hey Yuji! It's rocking up there!
Hecate-tan: Hey Yuji. It's rocking up there.
Sydonay: *He~ca~te*
- A few moments later... -
Kazumi: Should I kill... both of them?!
And our loved Urusai/Uruchai.
|2011-03-10, 11:12
|Link #18
Senior Member
and everytime wilhelmina says indeed or de arimasu. Shes gotta be my favorite.
|2011-03-10, 18:41
|Link #19
Let's all love Shana-tan.
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Location? LOCATION YOU SAY?! ...I won't be a bot and say it like a bot.
I finally know mine now!
Shakugan no Shana-tan Movie
Shana-tan: *shouts out random things about Ike*
Yukari: Urusai.
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|2011-03-30, 16:24
|Link #20
Silver, the Second
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Argentina
Age: 23
*Yuji's talk after Shana used Tenpa Jyousai*
Alastor: I did know your great capacity when we made the contract, but this...
Yuji: Means that now she can do it every time she wants to?
*Alastor thinks all the times he would have to wake up*
*Goes lazzy*
Alastor: Idiot, we can't do something so dangerous so many times.
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I am going to order a new computer using Windows XP. Would it improve the computer's security if I chose XP Professional over the Home version?
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You wrote that installing the Service Pack 2 on Windows XP has caused problems for some users, but that you still recommend installing it. Do you continue to recommend it?
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Also, SP2 isn't a security panacea. It hasn't eliminated the virus or spyware problems on Windows PCs, and SP2 users still need a bunch of extra security software. However, the security mess on the Windows platform is so severe that, on balance, I do recommend SP2.
Just make sure to back up all of your important files, including e-mail, before installing SP2 — or any other major upgrade to an operating system, on any platform.
If the Macintosh is invulnerable to viruses, as you often say, why does Apple issue security patches for its operating system, just like Microsoft?
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