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Drewsen, Merete; Lando, Henrik; Cummins, Tim (København, 2006)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: This is not a theoretical paper but an application of existing law and economic contract theory to the issue of how to draft a specific kind of contract. It is addressed to practitioners and is intended for practical use. It will be part of a Wiki (as in Wikipedia) for contract drafting, which IACCM (International Association for Contract and Commercial Management) has initiated. The main theoretical aspect of the article concerns the application of the value maximization principle (the Coase theorem) to the drafting of confidentiality agreements. While the article is not theoretical, its prescriptions are open to theoretical dispute; this may especially be the case for the section on the size of damages. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7250
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Product Experimentation in the Music IndustryLorenzen, Mark; Frederiksen, Lars (Frederiksberg, 2005)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: The paper is conceptual, combining project and economic organization literatures in order to explain the organization and management of market-based projects. It dedicates particular focus to projects set up in order to facilitate product innovation through experimentation. It investigates the internal vs. market economies of scale and scope related to projects, as well as the issues of governance, planning and coordination related to reaping such economies. Incorporating transaction cost perspectives as well as considerations of labour markets, the paper explains the management of market-organized innovation projects by virtue of localized project ecologies and local labour markets of leaders and boundary spanners. It illustrates its arguments with a case study of the Recorded Music industry. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7881
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a stylished model for Egypt with some numerical policy examplesRisager, Ole; Yang, Chang-Po (København, 1999)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: This paper analyzes the consequences of pursuing a less activist Government employment stabilization policy strategy in Egypt. On the basis of a fairly stylized model we find that a reduction of the Government's involvement in the economy along with an introduction of mild but binding firing regulations in the private sector may lead to a rise in total employment and to an improvement in Egypt's trade balance vis-à-vis the rest of the world. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7659
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Lando, Henrik; Rose, Caspar (København, 2003)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: Abstract: Proponents of specific performance as a remedy for breach of contract have found support in the alleged use of the remedy in Civil Law countries. However, we provide evidence that specific performance is in fact a rare remedy in Denmark, Germany and France, and under CISG, when performance requires actions to be undertaken, and we relate this to costs of enforcement. We argue that it is administratively costly to run a system of enforcement that renders specific performance attractive to the aggrieved party, and that the Civil Law countries have (like Common Law countries) chosen not to incur these costs of enforcement. This is especially clear in the case of Denmark, where specific performance of actions has been abandoned as a legal remedy. At the normative level, we argue that enforcement costs provides an additional rationale, over and above the rationales of the theory of efficient breach, for damages and against specific performance as the general remedy. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6823
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Lorenzen, Mark (København, 2008)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: The paper presents stylized facts about the economic organisation of the film industry, arguing that while we know a lot about production, specialization and internationalization, the complex processes of globalization are still under-researched. The paper concludes with a research agenda of how to address globalization. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8146
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Lorenzen, Mark (, 2008)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: The paper presents stylized facts about the economic organisation of the film industry, arguing that while we know a lot about production, specialization and internationalization, the complex processes of globalization are still under-researched. The paper concludes with a research agenda of how to address globalization. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7775
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Eliasson, Gunnar; Wihlborg, Clas (København, 2003)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: The New Economy is closely associated with computing & communications technology, notably the Internet. We discuss property rights to, and trade in, the difficult-to-define intangible assets increasingly dominating the New Economy, and the possibility of under-investment in these assets. For a realistic analysis we introduce a Schumpeterian market environment (the experimentally organized economy). Weak property rights prevail when the rights to access, use, and trade in intangible assets cannot be fully exercised. The trade-off between the benefits of open access on the Internet, and the incentive effects of strengthened property rights, depend both on the particular strategy a firm employs to secure property rights, and the protection offered by law. Economic property rights can be strengthened if the originator can find innovative ways to charge for the intangible assets. The extreme complexity of the New Economy and the large number of possible innovative private contract arrangements make it more important to facilitate the use and enforcement of private individualized contracts to protect intellectual property than to rely only on standard mandatory patent and copyright law. Enabling law is one proposed solution. Current patent legislation in the US has led to costly litigation processes weakening the position of small firms and individuals in patent disputes. The property rights of such firms and individuals could be strengthened with insurance or arbitration procedures. Key words: Competence bloc theory, Enabling law, Experimentally Organized Economy, New Economy, Weak property rights, Tradability, Underinvestment. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6811
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On the optimal negligence standard in tort law when one party is a long-run and the other a short-run playerLando, Henrik (København, 2005)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6828
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Evidence from Sibling CorrelationsLindquist, Matthew J.; Sol, Joeri; Praag, C. Mirjam van; Vladasel, Theodor (Stockholm, 2017)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: We assess the broad importance of family and community background for entrepreneurship outcomes. We go beyond traditional, intergenerational associations by estimating sibling correlations in unincorporated and incorporated entrepreneurship using register data from Sweden. Sibling correlations range from 20% to 50%. They are consistently higher for more committed and incorporated entrepreneurship than for less committed or unincorporated entrepreneurship; they are also higher for brothers than sisters. We then assess what factors drive these correlations: parental entrepreneurship, neighborhoods, shared genes and financial resources help explain these high correlations, whereas immigration status, family structure and sibling peer effects have a limited contribution. The higher correlation for incorporated versus unincorporated entrepreneurship is explained mainly by the type of parental entrepreneurial engagement and financial resources, while the gap between brother and sister correlations in unincorporated entrepreneurship is largely driven by the geographic concentration of male dominated industries. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9569
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Evidence from Sibling CorrelationsLindquist, Matthew; Sol, Joeri; Praag, Mirjam van; Vladasel, Theodor (London, 2016)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: Promoting entrepreneurship has become an increasingly important part of the policy agenda in many countries. The success of such policies, however, rests in part on the assumption that entrepreneurship outcomes are not fully determined at a young age by factors that are unrelated to current policy. We test this assumption and assess the importance of family background and neighborhood effects as determinants of entrepreneurship, by estimating sibling correlations in entrepreneurship. We find that between 20 and 50 percent of the variance in different entrepreneurial outcomes is explained by factors that siblings share (i.e., family background and neighborhood effects). The average is 28 percent. Hence, entrepreneurship is far less than fully determined at a young age. Our estimates increase only a little when allowing for differential treatment within families by gender and birth order. We then investigate a comprehensive set of mechanisms that explain sibling similarities. Parental entrepreneurship plays a large role in explaining sibling similarities, as do shared genes. We show that neighborhood effects matter, but are rather small, particularly when compared with the overall importance of family factors. Sibling peer effects, and parental income and education matter even less. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9423
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Overgaard Olesen, Jan; Risager, Ole (København, 2000)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7502
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Lando, David; Mortensen, Allan (København, 2004)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: This paper investigates the pricing of step-up bonds, i.e. corporate bonds with provisions stating that the coupon payments increase as the credit rating level of the issuer declines. To assess the risk-neutral rating transition probabilities necessary to price these bonds, we introduce a new calibration method within the reduced-form rating-based model of Jarrow, Lando, and Turnbull (1997). We also treat split ratings and adjust for rating outlook. Step-up bonds have been issued in large amounts in the European telecom sector, and we find that, through most of the sample, step-up bonds issued by the two largest issuers have traded at a discount relative to comparable fixed-coupon bonds from the same issuers. Our findings cannot be attributed to traditional liquidity factors, and they suggest that issuing step-up bonds increased the cost of capital for the issuers. Keywords: defaultable bonds, step-up coupons, rating-based models JEL classification: G12, G13 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7184
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Foss, Nicolai Juul (København, 1997)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7280
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Overgaard Olesen, Jan; Risager, Ole (København, 2000)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
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Lando, Henrik (København, 1998)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7195
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A Case Study in Knowledge ManagementRazmerita, Liana (, 2011)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: This article focuses on the role of user modeling and semantic-enhanced representations for personalization. The paper presents a generic Ontology-based User Modeling framework (OntobUMf), its components and its associated user modeling processes. This framework models the behavior of the users and classifies its users according to their behavior. The user ontology is the backbone of OntobUMf and has been designed according to the Information Management System Learning Information Package (IMS LIP). The user ontology includes a behavior concept that extends IMS LIP specification and defines characteristics of the users interacting with the system. Concrete examples of how OntobUMf is used in the context of a Knowledge Management System (KMS) are provided. The paper discusses some of the implications of ontology-based user modeling for semantic-enhanced Knowledge Management (KM), and in particular for personal KM. The results of this research may contribute to the development of other frameworks for modeling user behavior, other semantic-enhanced user modeling frameworks or other semantic-enhanced information systems. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8932
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tax neutrality in the discrete time modelAstrup Jensen, Bjarne (København, 2002)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7153
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J.M.P., Albin; Bjarne, Astrup Jensen; Anders, Muszta; Martin, Richter (København, 2006)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: This article deals with stochastic differential equations with volatility induced stationarity. We study of theoretical properties of such equations, as well as numerical aspects, together with a detailed study of three examples. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7167
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Veugelers, Reinhilde; Schneider, Cedric (København, 2008)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: Recent policy initiatives in the EU aim at supporting so-called Young Innovative Companies (YICs). This paper provides empirical evidence from German CIS data on the innovative performances of this specific type of firms, supporting why they matter. We first characterize YICs in the sample of innovation active firms. We show that firms that combine newness, smallness and high R&D intensity, are rare in the sample of innovative firms, but achieve significantly higher innovative sales than other innovative firms, especially innovative sales that are new to the market. Not surprisingly, YICs view financial constraints, both internal and external, as an important factor hampering their innovation activities, significantly more so than other innovation active firms. This access to finance problem is an often used motive for government intervention. In Germany, subsidies schemes for innovation are general and not particularly targeted at YICs. When assessing the effectiveness of these public funding schemes for our sample firms, we find that they are not effective to increase the innovative sales of YICs, unlike the average innovative firm in our sample. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7663
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An Investigation of its Business ValueFenger, Frederik; Henriksen, Simon Westh; Hedman, Jonas; Xiao, Xiao (Frederiksberg, 2018)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: Open APIs are receiving attention, promising great benefit to organizations in the form of new revenue streams and unlimited innovation. This paper seeks to provide an alternative approach to understanding the value created by Open APIs. We develop a value taxonomy that contains two axis: tangibility (tangible, intangible) and proximity (internal, partner, third-party) resulting in a representation of six different value types. With the value taxonomy in place, a comprehensive content analysis of available content on Open APIs is conducted, including published case studies, news articles, whitepapers, book chapters and more, where value of Open API are identified through an open coding process. From these codes, 10 value categories are extracted which are then mapped into the proposed value taxonomy. Our findings reveal that Open APIs provide significant value across all six value types, but the distribution is not equal. More intangible than tangible value is created, and there is an overweight of value created in the internal proximity when compared to either partner or third-party. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9641
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Daily Dose!
As much as I love a good YA read, or a fabulous name, this blog represents my love for photography. That is why I love Holly over at Good Golly Miss Holly, well, there are many reasons and I rec her blog to the moon and back, but her new meme is wonderful and I am glad to participate.
I think this is the best way to "get to know me."
The best way to know someone is to know what they find beauty in. You'll see snow, fireworks, foxes and polar bears. Books, of course, kisses and true love captured on film. I may be too pretentious for my own good, but there will be a deep and moving quote or two. Come with me to Paris, Capri and New York City. Who knows when I will be the one behind the camera, but I assure you, it's one of the best places to find me.
How MPB's DD works: I will never post pictures best classified as "porn." I will not post quotes with filthy language and I am not going to be making political statements. However, you may see skin, just not anatomy, sarcasm is widely acceptable and God will be mentioned in a Holy light. I hope that none of that makes you uncomfortable. The first picture shown every week will be the theme. I hope the story is easy to understand and fun to look at.
All pictures are from the most amazing (addictive) site called We <3 It.
I've always thought Fade Into Me was the most beautiful phrase. To 'Fade Into' is not to loose oneself, but to become a part of something greater. But sometimes that something greater fades too… here's to all the fingerprints you've left.

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April 9, 2005
FAIRFIELD, CT (April 9, 2005) - The Drexel University men's lacrosse team scored six second half goals to eclipse a 4-1 halftime deficit and hand Sacred Heart it's fifth-straight loss, 7-6, Saturday afternoon. The Dragons improve to 8-3 overall and record their first Colonial Athletic Association win of the year and are now 1-2 in the league. The loss drops SHU to 4-6 overall and 0-3 in league play as the Pioneers remain winless, 0-4, at home this season.
The Pioneers took the early advantage, running out to a 4-0 lead while holding Drexel scoreless for the first 28:23 of the game. Junior goalkeeper Thomas Hind (Farmingdale, NY) was a stone wall in goal during that stretch, making nine stops in the cage. SHU opened the scoring at 9:51 of the first quarter as sophomore Kevin Kimball (Framingham, MA) made his way through the Dragon defense and finished on goal for his fourth of the season.
SHU made it 2-0 in the first on junior Kiel Adams's (Rome, NY) 16th marker of the season, unassisted at 6:59. After senior Blake Reardon (St. Michael, MN) took the face-off to start the second quarter, sophomore defenseman Chase Caruso (Huntington, NY) scooped up the grounder and fired on goal for his third goal of the year just 23 seconds in play. Junior Matt Robideau (Massena, NY) made it 4-0 with a man-up goal at 7:48 off a pass from sophomore Peter Greco (Hamburg, NY).
The Dragons finally solved Hind at the 1:37 mark as sophomore Greg Dougherty scored his first of three goals on the day to send Drexel into the half down 4-1. Junior Matt Musci and the Dragons came out on fire to start the third quarter and got right back into the game. Musci buried back to back goals to open the half, man-up at 11:49 from freshman Brian Neary and at 6:33, unassisted, to pull Drexel to within 4-3.
Sacred Heart's Christian Lynch (Northport, NY) answered with a man-up goal of his own at 2:03, burying a Robideau pass to push the Pioneer lead to 5-3. Drexel tacked one more on to end the third on Dougherty's second goal of the day with just 43 ticks left and then pulled the game even at 5-5, 4:27 into the fourth as Musci notched his third tally, assisted by Pat Simpson.
The Pioneers jumped back in front less than a minute later as Lynch scored his second goal on a breakaway from senior Jeff Monaco (Carmel, NY). Dougherty tied the game a second time when he scored his third with 7:14 to go. The Dragons took their first lead at the 6:02 mark when sophomore Adam Crystal caused a turnover and then made the coast to coast trip complete by beating Hind for his first goal of the season and what proved to be the game winner for Drexel.
SHU had its chances in the closing minutes, but a turnover, a save by sophomore Bryan Maggio, and a pair of turnovers on the Pioneers final two possessions sealed the win for Drexel. Maggio finished with nine saves in goal to earn the win. Both Musci and Dougherty finished with three goals.
The Pioneers were led by Lynch with two goals and Robideau with a goal and an assist. Hind finished with 13 saves in the cage.
Sacred Heart returns to action on Saturday, April 16th when they travel to Towson for a 7:30 pm start.


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The aim of this text is to provide mental health professionals, both those in the field and those in training, a better understanding of the service delivery system and ideas for how to work effectively in it. It examines various driving forces- deinstitutionalization, empirically based practices, managed care- -both in the evolution of the present community mental health care system, as well as the impact on the overall system today.John A. Scileppi is the author of 'The Community Mental Health System: A Navigational Guide for Providers', published 2006 under ISBN 9780205486656 and ISBN 0205486657.[read more]
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With "Black Friday," "Small Business Saturday," "Cyber Monday," and now "Give Back Tuesday," retailers are running out of days of the week to promote themselves.
But "Small Business Saturday" may have the most direct impact on local communities. On the first Saturday after Thanksgiving, holiday shoppers are encouraged to seek out independent neighborhood retailers instead of chain stores to help boost the local economy.
On Saturday, Buzz Fenton and his family were doing their part. The group was at The Children's Hour clothing store at the corner of 900 S. 900 East in Salt Lake City buying clothes for Fenton's grandchildren.
"I love coming here because the styling is unique, and I've gotten to know [store owner Diane Etherington], and she knows my tastes," said Fenton, 67, of Salt Lake City. "The last four years I've come here exclusively for my grandkids."
Fenton said that personal service is something he would never get at big-box retailers like Walmart or Target, so he never shops at national chains for clothes.
"In downtown Salt Lake City, most of the businesses outside the malls are local independents, not chains," said Camille Winnie, director of the Downtown Merchant's Association. "There is a resurgence of that idea of unique and local businesses. You want to know the people you're buying from."
While large national stores moving into a city can help the economy, local retailers actually can have a greater impact, said Kristen Lavelett, assistant director for Local First Utah, a statewide non-profit organization promoting local businesses.
In a new study commissioned by Local First Utah, small independent retailers return 52 percent of what they make to the local economy, compared to 14 percent returned by chains. The study concluded that if shoppers shifted just 10 percent of their buying from chains to local stores, it would add $487 million to the state's economy each year.
"People don't have a firm knowledge of the benefits of local businesses," Lavelett said. "It makes sense that a big national retailer would offer more money to the local economy. But that's just not true."
Lavelett cites areas like 900 S. 900 East, 1500 S. 1500 East, 300 South from 400 West to 500 East, 2100 S. 2100 East in Salt Lake City, Murray-Holladay Road and Holladay Boulevard, and Redwood Road and 3500 South as Salt Lake County neighborhoods with thriving local stores.
At 11 a.m. Saturday, customer traffic at Cahoots on the corner of 900 South and 900 East in Salt Lake City was light, but store manager Tiffany Sommer said it would pick up in the afternoon.
"Saturdays are pretty big for us anyway, but there has been a push for local, especially in the 9th and 9th area," she said. "Our customer base is loyal, and I've had people tell me more and more when they come in that they want to shop locally."
"Small Business Saturday" was conceived in 2010 by American Express. Promoted through social media, the campaign was embraced by city leaders across the country. American Express offered a one-time $25 credit to cardholders who registered for the campaign and then shopped at a qualifying local store Saturday.
Etherington, the owner of The Children's Hour, said it has become more difficult to compete against the big retailers, especially with the rise of Internet shopping.
"The Internet hurts us a ton. You won't believe how many say, 'I'll just buy that online,'" she said. "But they're taking tax away from the city and they're taking the economy away."
Lavelett encourages customers to think about whether buying something online or at a big retailer for less money is really better.
"Cheaper isn't always better," she said. "A lot of times when we choose cheaper, we lose value. We lose a quality good for the sake of something that costs less money. But what we're really sacrificing is a piece of our community."


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - MIT plated runs in each of the first four innings en route to a 10-8 victory over UMass Boston, Thursday afternoon, at Briggs Field. Freshman Stewart Park paced the Cardinal and Gray with a near-perfect day at the plate, while junior righthander Rich Kosoglow pitched three great innings of relief to collect his first save of the year.
After spotting MIT a 1-0 lead in the first, the Beacons scored four runs on three hits in the second. With no outs and the bases loaded, Chris Oram lifted what appeared to be a harmless single to center, but a miscue in the outfield enabled UMass Boston to clear the bases while Oram raced to third. Alnor Rodriguez, who finished 3-for-5, scored Oram after grounding out to third.
The Engineers got two back in the second as freshman Ben Bersanti connected on a run-scoring single, while sophomore Steven Nunez brought home Tech's second run on a fielder's choice.
Jaime Soto homered to right center in the top of the third and although MIT was down 5-3 heading into the bottom half of the frame, the Engineers scored three runs in the third and fourth to build a 9-6 lead.
David Nole started the Tech rally with an infield single to open the third. After swiping second base, Nole came across to score after Paul Groudas singled to the left side. Park picked up one of his three runs batted in after scoring Groudas with a double to left field, while Bersanti plated Park with a single through the box.
In the fourth, MIT took advantage of aggressive baserunning to stretch its lead. Senior Jason Witzberger led off the inning with an infield single, before stealing second and third. Nole, who was hit by a pitch two batters later, also earned a steal after swiping second for the second time in two innings. With two runners in scoring position, junior Kevin Wheeler delivered a two-run single. Wheeler would later score in the frame after another run-scoring knock by Park.
The Beacons made a final run at the Engineers after trailing, 10-7, entering the ninth. A lead-off error and wild pitch resulted with Oram reaching third, while the UMass Boston sophomore scored on a ground out to second base. Kosoglow, who pitched three innings without allowing an earned run, struck out pinch hitter Stephen Garcia to close the door.
Park enjoyed a terrific afternoon in the box, finishing 4-for-4 with two doubles, two runs, three RBI and two stolen bases. Fellow rookie Bersanti was 2-for-4 with a run and two runs batted in from the top of the order. Nole reached base four times in the tilt and finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
Rodriguez led UMass Boston after driving home two runs. Bryan Curran, Soto and Oram each had two hits.
After throwing the first six innings, sophomore Chris D'Annunzio earned his third straight win and improved to 4-3 on the season. Bob Kniffen made his first start of the campaign for the Beacons, but reliever Ryan Murphy (1-3) was touched with the loss.


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According to Margaret Badore, Science and Sustainable Agriculture, "Bees populations had been in decline before 1997, but in 2005 a steep drop-off began raising alarms among environmentalists and the agricultural workers who depend on honeybees to pollinate crops such as almond and fruit trees. This set off a "pollinator panic" that led to bees being imported to the U.S. from New Zealand for the first time in 50 years."
Now you think we would have learned our lessons from all of the other times that we imported "animals" from other lands to fix a "problem" and the non-natives created bigger problems.
"When R.P. Macfarlane, a New Zealand bumble bee researcher…, surveyed bumble bee populations in northern Wisconsin in 1993, researchers reported that the yellow banded bumble bee constituted about 93 percent of the bumble bees tallied; today they make up less than one percent of the bumble bees in the region," stated David L. Sperling of Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine.
Researchers agree that the reasons are unclear for bee decline and most likely are not one single factor, but a combination of several. Certainly, key components are habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, and the introduction of European bee diseases when foreign bees were brought into the country…(really!). However, one reason most researchers feel is top of the list is a group of pesticides known as neonicotinoids.
According to the Xerces society, founded for invertebrate conservation, these are especially dangerous to all bees and other pollinators for several reasons. "Bees are exposed to neonicotinoids in many ways, including contact with spray residue on plants or by eating contaminated and toxic pollen or nectar. Even when used according to printed instructions, garden products containing neonicotinoids can be applied to plants in concentrations dozens of times greater than on farm crops. This means that bees can be exposed to lethal doses of neonicotinoids in gardens. Even if bees are not killed outright, smaller (nonlethal) doses can impact their health.
When exposed to very small amounts of neonicotinoids, bumble bee colonies grow more slowly and produce fewer new queens, which impacts overall bumble bee populations. Honey bees are also affected by low doses; exposure can impair their ability to fly, navigate, and forage for food.
Neonicotinoids are systemic chemicals. They are absorbed by the plant
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well I guess i'm just asking where a good place to start would be (books, prayers, experiences). I do plan on attending an orthodox service sometime soon.
Hello all. I am so grateful to have found this message board. I've been through ALOT of searching over this past while and this site has been a treasure trove of wonderful information and honest genuine opinions and viewpoints regarding Orthodoxy. Some of the conversion stories have been right up my alley as far as my personal spiritual walk is concerned and have really resonated with me. I'm seriously considering taking up Orthodoxy and although I realize I have alot of researching/experiencing of the different aspects of the faith I feel in my spirit that this is where God wants me. The problem lies in the 'conditioning' i've received over the years through various other Christian belief systems and my own pride. Pride is probably the worst struggle I have regarding my transition. I find that when it is at its worst I actually substitute it as 'discernment'. I noticed this most in a recent friendship/relationship I built with a wonderful woman of Orthodox belief. We've had some amazing conversations about God but after a while our two belief systems (mine being more Protestant based....Sola Scriptura and the sort) clashed and my pride was on full display. I didn't realize it at the time but I acted very condescendingly about many of the matters for no good reason really. I never once gave her beliefs a chance. Looking back I could have avoided so much strife if I had learned to just go into things with an open mind. Turns out I had to lose her friendship in order to finally swallow that ugly spirit of pride and look into Orthodoxy (funny because through most of the friendship I always thought she would be the one who ended up shifting her position to see what I saw....oh what a sense of humor God has). I couldn't believe what I read and learned even in the first couple days I looked into it. It was like an entire new Christian world opened up before me, one so strongly tied to the early church that you could not deny its purity. How could I be so stubborn? Well, a certain angel was cast out of heaven for similar reasons. It can happen to me too. It's quite blinding. Anyways, even though I feel I have really moved forward as far as my pride is concerned I still struggle with doubts about Orthodoxy and really have a hard time telling where they originate from. I guess part of the reason is that I still have alot of questions about it all (which i'm sure will be answered in time and of which I will most definitely be throwing out there to you guys and others for help) and that it is still fairly foreign to me. I think i've kind of forgotten why I started up this topic.....arg.......well I guess i'm just asking where a good place to start would be (books, prayers, experiences). I do plan on attending an orthodox service sometime soon. Conveniently enough the people that live upstairs happen to be Greek Orthodox so I'm sure i'll end up going with them one sunday.Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to read what is surely a bit of a fragmented collection of thoughts. God Bless.*Dan*
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German Supreme Court Suggests Cyber Lockers Need To Filter Content If Alerted To Copyright Infringement
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The ruling basically found that RapidShare is not liable for uploads directly, but if it's told of an infringing file, it should have a system in place to prevent that file from being uploaded back into the service. It sounds like the courts are magically deciding that if you host any kind of user-generated content, you have to have a filter in place that consistently blocks content once it's been indicated as infringing. That seems problematic for a few reasons. First, the context of a file being uploaded matters a great deal. As we've seen with Viacom, one person's infringing upload may be the same company's attempt at viral marketing. Doing a full-on block may block legitimate content. Furthermore, the context of the usage seems to matter quite a bit. A short clip with commentary could be fair use, but also could be blocked under such a system. Requiring a filter could also be quite expensive.
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I was moved by one of the comments posted on my blog for "Rice Flour Poori" post. Kudos to that mother who tries her best to satisfy her 'milk and wheat intolerant' child! After reading this comment I read numerous articles about gluten intolerant children and adults and how much they miss these foods. While reading, I discovered that joldada hittu (Sorghum flour) and akki hittu (rice flour) and few other flours where mixed together to give a delicious pancake. Ting! flashed the idea of making dose!! yippee..I must say it was a hit at home. Since it was instant dosa recipe it made me much happier too. You all can give it a try if you love sorghum flour like us :)
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White Rice Flour - 3/4 cup
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Seafog the 3rd wrote:OK, if the grey bodies are meat puppets, why do they look like greys (vs. humans for instance), and where are the real greys (and Omnimind)?
And is this some force taking over the abandoned meat puppets, or are the Muppets naturally homicidial?
Is this interpretation of Grey's your own invention, or did you borrow it from somewhere?
And if Miss Control agent is like the greys, which/where is her real body and how many Muppets does she have?
I thought the greys, like the fey, were decendants of the moon critters and not from the ass end of way beyond. And elder god servants to boot. Rather coherent and logical for (ex)servants of primordial chaos, aren't they.
I should probably have dug up my questions topic for this, but oh well, we'll survive.
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Some force taking control of them; specifically, the Shan (Insects from Shaggai).
Mirober wrote:... Oh, what the hell. I'll reveal it here: it's not like it's a big secret, I just haven't had a chance to discuss it yet. Tiana was born as twins: one comatose, one fully aware of her surroundings. However, it's the comatose body which houses her physical brain, and the aware one whose skull is full of goo (i.e. a muppet [nice term, by the way]). She has as many Muppets as MK-Ultra (and then Control) was able to clone before the ban came in (and even then she's gotten a couple more on the black market).
The Grey's existed before the war with the Titans, and had dealings with the Antedeluvian Civilizations. It was a rebel faction that made their deal with Tiamat and became the Fae; basically, they were shards of the Omnimind which wished to become full individuals. Tiamat simply infected their Muppet bodies with her strain of infection to allow this to occur. And it's the Shan who are servants of Azathoth, not the Omnimind (the chaos of Azathoth is anathema to them; they are much more inclined towards Yog-Sothoth).
Seafog the 3rd wrote:Is her brain body still comatose? Or did they fix that? I'm kind of asking to see if the meme infection followed Tiana to her bodies or not
Regardless, she's very lucky the brain body didn't die before she grew up enough to be able to look after it.
So basically if the Ominmind becomes powerful enough, it could join or challenge the Elder things. It's the same 'general' type of being. Or have I got this wrong again?
Seafog the 3rd wrote:Ooooh! I thought she was naturally born, not made. What is MK-Ultra?
Seafog the 3rd wrote:OK, the big two are REALLY alien, but the others came from places more like our reality. Other bubbles in the Chaos. I really gotta read a Mythos primer.
orion wrote:Gah, didn't connect those two any comic characters, took me waay to long to figure out who the armless evil was. I don't speak enough crazy Mythos talk to know whether the guy is speaking to Nyarlahotep or just reffering to him. Maybe you guys know more than me on that subject.
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|View Poll Results: Sword Art Online - Total Series Rating
|Perfect 10
|9 out of 10 : Excellent
|8 out of 10 : Very Good
|7 out of 10 : Good
|6 out of 10 : Average
|5 out of 10 : Below Average
|4 out of 10 : Poor
|3 out of 10 : Bad
|2 out of 10 : Very Bad
|1 out of 10 : Painful
|Voters: 212. You may not vote on this poll
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|2013-01-12, 06:14
|Link #61
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
Though even if there was a poll, I'd prefer some descriptive word ("good", "nice", "pleasant" or the like) than a number, as I always considered that assigning a number to a feeling was a weird idea to begin with.
|2013-01-12, 20:25
|Link #62
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Because it is not a full perfect score what means you did take flaws into consideration.
For me personally flaws are a huge minus that kills the fun especially if they are glaring so much. I find it hard to enjoy something if I see massive problems unless it is a comedy. Though even there are some standards to be met.
SAO sadly is the show that wanted to be taken seriously.
Won't lie, there are few exceptions for me too. But usually the problems they have don't bug me much.
P.S. Score might be just a number but it plays a huge role when it comes to new viewers. Usually you check how high rating is before actually considering if you want to give it a chance.
Also the main reason why I wrote that statement is because I have encountered quiet a few SAO fans that were screaming "We still have high score so go away!" Actually it happens not only in SAO fandom, even in some of the fandoms I support and to be honest I get really annoyed with those people because they clearly don't stop to think about what actually keeps those score.
Call me a boring person but I like maths and had some free time and actually went through review scores on myanimelist to check my theory. At first I counted them as they are and then changed most of 3-5 to 1-2. Occasionally I would switch 6 to 3. Everything else remained the same. Even with those tiny changes score had dropped by around 0.4. On there show would instantly drop by like 340 places and that's a massive change.
No matter what you say but rating plays big role when it comes to first impression. If it were two different shows but with the same premises, which one would you choose first? The one at spot 130 or the one at 470? Or the one at spot 2?!
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|2013-01-12, 21:39
|Link #63
Join Date: Dec 2011
Age: 24
I used to hate the 10 point scale because people were using it differently and sometimes even incorrectly (it's the 10 point scale, not the 20 or the 100 point scale), but since then I've realised that all rating scales have their own pros and cons, and that they all mean different things to different people. Similar to relentless, I'd also prefer if we could do away with the numbers because the review/critque/analysis/what have you is what really matters to me. However, I do the see the appeal of assigning a number to something to show how good it was/how much you enjoyed it/whatever compared to other shows. Not to mention that there's also a lot less effort involved than writing a review or something similar.
SAO was, and I'm sure it'll continue to be, something special to me. Nothing more, nothing less.
|2013-01-13, 01:10
|Link #64
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: USA
Age: 30
Somewhere between a 9 and 10. Really well done series, could've used some more Sugu and Kirito relationship development, as it was really just "OH YOU'RE LEAFA?!" and almost immediately moves on.
|2013-01-13, 01:38
|Link #65
Join Date: Dec 2003
Age: 36
That being said, I agree with Aphrah in the sense that there are dozens of factors I'd consider before the rating in terms of considering what to watch. And, if I were to choose my anime to watch based on their ratings/score, I'm fairly certain that I'd dislike most of it. So, at least from my own point of view, ratings aren't very useful for determining the shows to watch at all. I suppose it's possible that people use ratings to determine what to watch, but I haven't heard of many people claiming to do that (or at least doing that for long).
|2013-01-13, 07:15
|Link #66
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
The reason why I chose SAO is because of how big the differences in marks are. Just go through several pages of reviews and you'll see a following pattern: 10, 10, 9, 1,6,8, 2,10, 8,3,7,9,4 and etc...
It is even funny how for almost each 10 you find 1-4.
SAO has massive variety in votes, a lot of bad and good marks. Usually the rating for shows is pretty similar and only differs in like 1-2 marks what isn't a huge difference. Occasionally you meet one two hater and that's it. While SAO is clearly divided in to two groups: haters and lovers. Rating for SAO is very different and depends on what I had mentioned. This is one of the reasons why I never did this kind of calculations for other shows. Because as you said, they won't work because marks are pretty close to each other.
The only other show I can think of for which this could work would be Haruhi because it also has pretty big hater base with low ratings.
|2013-01-13, 09:50
|Link #67
Marauder Shields
Join Date: Sep 2012
I give this show a 6-7 with the tendency to 6.
The good points.
- Likeable characters.
- God art and animation.
- Show still entertaining despite it's flaws.
Bad points.
- Rushed and skipped plot.
- Flat characters.
- Even more flat villains.
How would I describe this show with one sentence?
It is an avarage show that wasted the great potential it had.
Overall, I can agree with Akka's review.
|2013-01-13, 16:27
|Link #68
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: USA
Age: 30
Maybe it came down to some sort of confidence call? They didn't think they'd necessarily have another season to tell it all so they had to rush it to get it through ALO. I'm not sure if there was enough material to keep it all in SAO for 25 episodes.
|2013-01-13, 20:00
|Link #69
Level 5 Esper
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Illinois
This may just be my favorite anime ever, the emotion, the animation, the suspense, everything was pretty well.
Sure, there were some flaws and rushed parts, but the anime kept you focused on what was going on over little side details so you could enjoy more of what was going on directly. Time to time I would be like "Why would they do this?" or "Why would they skip this, or rush that?", but after a minute or two it would already be forgotten, and I'd go back to full-immersion into this anime. Without a doubt, it's either my first or second favorite anime. This and ZnT were my favorites, and not one anime has come close to either.
Overall, SAO was an anime not like many others, I enjoyed the spirit, the 100% visible emotion in each character, especially the desperation in Kirito and the sadness in both him and Asuna. I know you all have your opinions, but this one will stay in my heart as probably my favorite anime ever,
10/10, 100% Happy with this anime. I'm definetly going to have to check out any of the LN or Manga that's been translated.
|2013-01-14, 01:32
|Link #70
Join Date: Dec 2003
Age: 36
In the end, even with the score spread, I still think this is not so terribly significant from an overall statistical perspective. It fits the point you'd like to make, sure, but it wouldn't be so difficult to just replace that metric with another. Like, for example, if you dismiss fan average ratings (which I dismiss in the first place), then you could switch to sales (whether of the anime or of the novels, both of which are quite high). People who want to make an argument that "your criticism is insignificant because the masses have spoken" can find ways to do that anyway. But it's a rather irrelevant argument in the first place, and I just don't think you should give it any credence. Even if the whole world liked something except you, it doesn't render your criticism invalid. It is also of course worth noting that, just because you have your criticisms, doesn't mean people have to agree with them or that these same factors will affect their own viewing experience either. Everyone's allowed to form their own opinions.
|2013-01-14, 20:07
|Link #71
Initial thoughts: I liked it, found it rather decent. It has a couple of flaws here and there (mostly my own personal dislikes), but overall is better than most out there. At least it didn't have any real glaring plot holes, although it did lack a bit of information that was apparently covered in the light novels. Also, I'm predisposed to disliking something that is hyped (most of my favorites are smaller, less-well-known anime), so I was a bit surprised this one worked under my guard. Perhaps because I've played MMOs, that this one worked for me.
Anyway, onward.
Visuals - lush surroundings, well-animated fight scenes, beautiful cinematography. They spent some effort on this, and it shows. No cut-outs, no random abstract still shots or backgrounds designed to save on cost, while trying to look avante-garde. There were background shots, of course, but they were what you'd expect from someone giving at least half an ass.
Sound/music - The swelling notes that punctuate the crescendo of battle, and the softer tones that draw out the emotional reaction of touching/sadder moments... it's all there. I never felt the music was out of place. And since usually I rarely note that music is even playing, I felt pleasantly surprised when I could feel the music and was aware of it... and yet it only added to my enjoyment of the scenes.
Say what you will, no one can say this wasn't a piece that skimped much on the audio/visual aspects.
Characters - This was a little bit more of a mixed bag for me. Since I really dislike stupidity in my characters, I was relieved to see intelligence and wisdom here. Obviously, just enough to make them seem real to me, as to how I would react, but not enough that they see through every situation. Kirito and Asuna both have flaws, but the characters *aren't* their flaws, but rather the flaws are just a small part of a larger character. I notice the tendency sometimes, for some to make deeply flawed characters as a way to ground them in humanity, ultimately forgetting that humans are more than that. Just because you make someone emo, does not make them a real character. When you resort to that, you make them less of a character. So I was glad to see they didn't go that route.
Story - While I had an issue here and there with the story (which I'll get to with my dislikes below), overall I found it a refreshing tale. While everything has been done before, it's always in the execution, the nitty gritty details, that determines whether the story works. There were no major plot holes. And it speaks to us on another level, especially as our society approaches the VRMMO concept in reality. Is a "fake" world really so fake? What if it were as real as our own? Love, hate, sadness, joy, despair, and hope.... despite the world not being "real," the feelings that persist in the virtual world are still very real themselves. Often are MMO'ers told "it's not real" but the relationships and comradery that are formed within, and the challenges and adventures that are undertaken, will develop feelings and bonds every bit as real as the real world.
I should also mention that I tended to like the second arc more than the first, just because it was tighter and the end goal was kept in focus better. I felt the first arc, as good as it was, rambled a bit too much, but I'll get to that a bit later.
These concern more specific things, cliches and story turns that I didn't quite like.
2 years - the length of time they were in SAO. Personally, I felt it was a bit too long, especially given the number of episodes that cover that time span. Much of the first few episodes taken several time skip jumps, which is jarring. It makes it hard to emotionally recognize that they've been in there that long, even though rationally you know they have. Had it been me, I would have reduced the time spent to a year or less, and perhaps stretch SAO out over 24 episodes, with season 2 tackling the second arc.
Lack of real world info - Obviously, a hard part to really address. Early on, I wondered how their real bodies would survive. If they could move Kirito to a hospital, that would imply they could separate his helmet from the computer, and thus take it off safely. I would have liked to see this addressed much earlier, perhaps an explanation from him how it would be handled.
Cliche #1: Little sister plot. Maybe it's me, but I've been seeing this fetish pop up more and more lately, where the little sister has a crush on her brother, but it's okay because it turns out they aren't really brother/sister! It really turns me off, and makes me wonder why they couldn't just do a different subplot for Suguha (I would have liked to see her and Recon explored more). Having said that, I felt they did a fairly good job of it. Obviously, Kirito wasn't going to end up with her, so we knew the heartbreak was coming, and once more the theme of the virtual world being the same as the real world comes back to us, as she tried to let her feelings go and fall for Kirito instead, only to have that thrown at her.
Cliche #2: Every girl falls for the main character. True, he's a good guy, but seriously? Can't we see a story where most of the girls just end up friends with him? And they usually want to jump him within hours of meeting him, too. The only thing that made it bearable, was that we knew he was spoken for with Asuna. So the "harem" felt fake and tacked on. Honestly, I was at least hoping they'd put in the female character or two who comes onto a guy to get free gifts, so if they were going to do anything in a girl falling for him, they could have at least done that much.
Cliche #3: The crazy bad guy, Sugo. Wasn't much to him, other than he was nuts, trying to play God and have everything. Kayaba at least had some subtle and interesting aspects to his character (as little as we saw him). Sugo was fairly one-dimensional, coming across more as an "I am evil!" bad guy. I would have preferred seeing more revelations and complexity to Sugo(and perhaps Kayaba as well), to fully flesh them out as antagonists.
Those were the major cliches that were the downsides for me. Not things that were really wrong, per se, as they work within the narrative established. Just ones that I would have preferred get handled differently, based on my tastes. My only real issues, plot-wise, are how the real world aspects were handled in the first arc, and the length of time. I would have preferred something a bit more like the second arc, where we see more of the journey and get a real feel for Kirito's growth as a character (in both aspects). I liked him, and felt he was developed well enough; we just didn't get to see as much of it as I would have liked.
And I will state once again, that it is very refreshing to see a character encounter great sadness, and not let it break them to the point of being emo. But instead forging on despite that.
And the same can be said for Asuna, who I felt wasn't present or addressed quite enough. As I said, I would have expanded the first arc to 24 episodes, and given plenty of time to develop Asuna as well, both as a stand-alone character, and her relationship with Kirito. We got the bare minimum, when there was so much more that could have been done.
But, it is my opinion that these negatives didn't quite ruin an otherwise good story. The moral implications of VR are coming, and it is the role of sci fi to explore such social changes before they happen. Or even as they happen, given the prevalence of MMOs in the marketplace today. This story accomplished that, I felt, and did it while humanizing real characters, who were perhaps more human as simple avatars, then many "real" humans I've seen in some series and shows. The feelings in an online world are just as real as the real world. And someday soon, the barriers between worlds might not be so concrete as they are today.
I laughed, I cried, and I felt moved more than once. I initially gave it a 7/10 in the poll, but if I could revise it, I'd move it up to an 8. It's not perfect, not by a long shot. But it was a very good entry and well worth a watch.
|2013-01-14, 22:21
|Link #72
Certified Degenerate
Join Date: Jan 2013
1. Every girl must fall for the main character, and eventually be heart-broken and rejected...
2. Every bad-guy must be a sociopathic psycho, modeled after cartoon villains, who are evil for the sake of being evil. The only exception to this rule is Kayaba himself. Even in his Accel World story, that kid who blackmailed them was only a twisted sociopath for the sake of being a twisted sociopath.
I feel that Reki is very limited in terms of character development, and that is the greatest flaw in SAO.
That aside, the story is actually quite great. Personally, I don't watch too much anime or anything, and SAO is the first i'd come by with the concept and story it had (though I've heard of others, like .hack...)
Really it makes me think of a lot of the implications of different advances in technology. It also makes me wish I was in their position... no matter how terrifying it may be xD
I can't really give the series a number. It was a great story, with too many flaws, I guess. I'm indecisive here.
Honestly, Reki just needs to learn to better develop characters, and he'd be set...
|2013-01-15, 14:49
|Link #73
Senior Guest
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Athens (GMT+2)
Age: 30
Animation Quality: 8
For the most part, the animation was very good, game effects and motion style were nice. There were, of course, certain episodes of subpar quality, but perfection is hard to achieve.
Voice Actors: 9
The protagonists in both games got their emotions through, the VAs fit those characters well.
Script: 7
VRMMO is a great base for a story - mixing real world occurences in between made the experience even better, although ALO felt much more like a game than SAO; that's to be expected though, since its world wasn't focused on as much and the reason of their creation was quite different too, making ALO no more than a superficial clone of SAO.
Soundtrack: 7
Standard stuff, pleasing to the ears, maybe one or two slightly overused themes, but mostly good work.
Enjoyment: 10
Undergeared Kirito owning Eugene was definitely one of my favorite scenes, but I fully enjoyed each episode, from 1 to 25. It's not easy to make anime as immersing as this one...
Emotional Involvement:10
Both stories were very touching, although SAO hits harder due to the death penalty and the copious amounts of misery that world had seen. The moment when the game got cleared was indeed a moment of katharsis.
So, 9/10 from me, I will remember this anime and probably watch it over at some point, if we don't have VRMMOs by 2025 Definitely recommended to all RPG fans, it's a fun trip to a magical world.
|2013-01-15, 21:45
|Link #74
Often Disappointed
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Portugal
Age: 32
Sword Art Online... I've got a love/hate relationship with this one.
I was interested in the premise of this show since I'm an avid MMO player and, for the most part, it was a fun watch...as long as I ignore the existance of the ALO arc.
The Aincrad arc was pretty good. Not without its flaws, but it was a fun watch: While the "plot" wasn't really that great, the characters were likeable enough, the music entertaining and the setting was believable. Though I could've done without the "tension" they tried to make us feel whenever Kirito's health was in the red. As if they'd let the main guy die.
And when he finally kicked the bucket... he didn't. So much for "people die when they are killed".
Never been one for Deus Ex Machinas.
Still, as far as the Aincrad arc's concerned, SAO got a 7/10 from me.
As for ALO... ahhh... I dropped it after a couple episodes. IMHO it lacked everything that made SAO good. Especially when folks feel the need to shove breasts in my face every other minute to keep my attention on the screen.
|2013-01-22, 14:00
|Link #75
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Visual Dream Panire
Well, for me, Sword Art Online was simply amazing.
I loved the romance in it, as well as the combat and of course, the story-line.
What I may disliked a bit was the sudden change to Elf game.
Anyhow, the fast moving was needed to save Asuna.
In the end, Kirito and Asuna got together, all the best, and to top it over, Aincard came back!
The only things that bug me are that Kirito didn't show-off with Asuna in the end, but did with his cousin, and that they were using the Elf characters after in the Aincard.
I strongly hope there will be GGO made into Anime as well!
My rating: 9.8, making it Perfect.
|2013-01-25, 07:29
|Link #76
magoi, magoi!
Join Date: Dec 2004
I gotta say I loved SAO. It's been a long while since an anime has pulled my heart strings and I felt a relationship between two characters as special. Kirito is such a likable character and plays well in the lawful good role he's hard not to like. Asuna as well is sweet, thus they make a lovely couple.
Having played one of the early MMO's I could see myself relating to the show. I wish I saw more dungeon raiding of a significant level. I suppose it was good for them to show only one major raid level fight so not to weary the audience. The tactics could have been more complex, but when you're dealing with pure melee and no magic based environments I guess it was pretty good.
The second part with ALO was fun, while the whole younger sister crush thing was somewhat annoying, I wish they explored more of their real life relationship as previewed by the opening animation. Perhaps the weakest part of this arc was the boss. More subtly would not have been amiss.
Overall: 9/10
|2013-01-26, 18:37
|Link #77
Shadow of Effilisi
Join Date: Oct 2011
The good:
- The Aincrad Arc. I really like the main theme of it - the permanent death in VR game. It turns the VR into reality itself and the anime does a decent job exploring what it means to different characters.
- The romance between Asuna and Kirito. I think it is well-developed and genuine. It helps that both characters are very likable.
- Soundtracks and voice acting are both very good.
- Animation is good for the most part. There are times when it gets lazy. The Gleam Eyes boss fight and the duel against Eugene are particularly memorable.
The bad:
- Yui. I think the "family" thing with Kirito and Asuna is very forced, but that's the novel's fault and there is no way the animation team can avoid it. Yui's introduction, combined with Kirito and Asuna temporarily withdrawing from the frontlines, badly slow down the pace of the anime.
- Lyfa/Suguha. Her feelings towards her brother is rather out of nowhere, which again is the novel's fault. But it is a little better in the novel.
- The ALO arc. It really isn't the anime's fault. The ALO arc is the weakest part of the novel. It is just an already overused hero-saving-princess type story mixed with the awkward situation between Kirito and Suguha.
- The Aincard Arc does not deliver clearly enough the fear of permanent death in a VR game. The fear should be something that hovers over all the characters at all times, but most of the time I don't see it.
Overall: 8/10
|2013-01-29, 05:14
|Link #78
Join Date: Dec 2003
Age: 36
This isn't to say that someone might not have preferred they focused on different themes or tell that story a different way... but I just thought it was interesting that the "flaw" you noted is, I think, one of the work's chosen themes.
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