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Children Who Chase Lost Voices
Saw this tonight as the second instalment in Madman's 2012 Reel Anime Film Festival at Cinema Nova in Carlton.
Synopsis: Asuna is a solitary girl who loves nothing more than to listen to her crystal radio set from her secret hideout high on a hill overlooking her town. One day on the radio - a memento from her dead father - she hears a strange melody, both sad and wonderful, that imprints itself onto her memory. After a terrifying encounter with a monster on a railway bridge she is taken to a mystical underworld by a strange boy, Shin, and a sinister school teacher, Morisaki, where she discovers the source of the music along with an altenative human history. There she must face up to the realities of death, grief and loneliness.
What is it with anime films' current penchant for girls grieving over their dead fathers? Last month I saw A Letter to Momo at the Melbourne International Film Festival, last weekend it was From Up On Poppy Hill at Reel Anime, this evening it has been Children Who Chase Lost Voices, and next Sunday it will be Wolf Children. Maybe the Moe era is finally coming to an end? Perhaps we are entering the Decade of the Deceased Dad? Clearly anime dads have a short life expectancy. Perhaps, after all, it's just a metaphor for the missing Japanese company man who neglects his family by spending long hours at work, never taking holidays and spending much of his free time drinking with his work colleagues?
That outburst may suggest to you that Children Who Chase Lost Voices is yet another Makoto Shinkai emotive film about separation and loss. For sure the film is awash with those elements but it breaks new ground for Shinkai in being an adventure story with a heroine who travels to a strange new world - an odd blending of Hindu and Aztec mythologies - full of wonders and threats. The disappointment is that, beyond his signature scenery porn, little else in the film is particularly distinctive.
The central theme is that death, decay and change are a natural part of life. It is right and proper to grieve but the living must move on with their lives. This could be the basis of a moving and profound story but it doesn't manage it because the only half-decent character - the lead, Asuna - is a victim, not an agent, in the film's crisis point while the other characters don't manage to engender much in the way of sympathy.
Asuna is an appealing character. She is the class dux and representative, active and curious. With her mother working long shifts as a nurse she spends much of her free time alone, either doing all the household chores or playing at her hideout, which appears to be an abandoned World War 2 anti-aircraft post. She misses her father and wishes her mother were home more often. Nevertheless she is self-possessed and self-motivated. I have to say it is remarkable how similar she and her circumstances are to Umi in From Up on Poppy Hill, released only two months after Children Who Chase Lost Voices. Her design is also a marked improvement over earlier Shinkai females. The problem is, however, a typical Shinkai failing with his female characters: in the unfolding plot she lacks agency. She enters the underworld of Agartha with Morisaki and Shin because she doesn't want to be left behind. From there on she mostly just follows the two males. Admittedly, she saves Shin and a young girl - Manna - from the terrifying shadow creatures called Izoki, so she is capable of some agency. The big downer for Asuna and this viewer is in the film's climax. Morisaki has travelled to Agartha to spoiler[resurrect his dead wife, Lisa. His wish is granted but his wife's spirit requires a new human host. Yes, Asuna is to become that host and instantly loses any agency she may have had up until that point. She becomes yet another Shinkai female victim. Thereafter the question is not whether Asuna can overcome her limitations but, instead, whether Shin or Morisaki will prevail in obtaining either her or Lisa.] Yes, it all comes down to the old bull and the young buck fighting over the doe. It really is a teeth-grinding development in the film.
If Asuna's character (until the climax) and her design break new ground then the other characters are both retro in design and limited in character depth. Shin is the archetypal heroic young man out to prove himself, Morisaki is an unsettling mix of father figure and villain, and Manna a cutesy giggling child. Both Shin and Morisaki are cut from 1980s Ghibli character cloth. In fact, there are numerous elements in Children Who Chase Lost Voices that owe a large debt to Ghibli. At one point Shin is ordered by his village wise woman to leave the village: he cuts his hair, mounts his steed, farewells his sister at the town gate and rides off into the wilderness. Princess Mononoke, anyone? Asuna has an orange cat thingy - Mima - that travels upon her shoulder. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, anyone? Agartha itself is an underground analogue of Laputa, complete with a Quetzalcoatl (a supernatural guardian) that brings to mind the guardian robots on the floating castle.
Asuna and Mimi
If the plot, characters and themes are a mixed bag then the images on screen are real treat, as to be expected from Makoto Shinkai. This is the first time I've had the pleasure of seeing one of his films in its proper environment - on the big screen. His gorgeous backgrounds alone are worth the price of admission. Oddly enough he was sparing with his characteristic sunset or storm cloud vistas, although he gives us some sensational starry skies. His best efforts in the film are domestic scenes - inside houses, or daily life in Asuna's town - and topography, whether local Japanese hillsides or alien Agartha plains (though I preferred the Japanese vistas). The opening credits are backgrounded by a rural scene with a large cherry blossom tree. It's as if the tree is filmed in fast-motion: a year goes by during the course of the credits and we see the tree lose its blossoms, become covered in leaves, bear fruit and then lose its leaves; all as the seasons pass by and clouds whiz by overhead. It's Shinkai; it's very pretty. There's a catch, though. The film's prettiness sometimes undermines other things Shinkai is trying to do. For example, the Agartha world is in irreversible decline. Most everywhere that Asuna travels there is evidence of deserted cities and villages. The few people she meets blame the presence of "topsiders" for the destruction of their once great civilisation. But it's all way too pretty to provide any sense of fate or decay. I would also point out that good as the backgrounds are, From Up On Poppy Hill is just as good. (It's interesting that Makoto Shinkai and Goro Miyazaki have similar strengths and weaknesses, although their styles are somewhat different.)
Watching a Makoto Shinkai movie? Expect stuff like this.
An area where Shinkai has definitely improved is in his animation. He even has some notable action scenes - some even have quite rapid movements. I couldn't always follow what was happening in the fight scenes, which might be my eyesight combined with my proximity to the screen, or it could be due to the choreography. Whatever the cause it couldn't be blamed on the animation. One area where the film fails is the dreadful and distracting soundtrack. It's like the worst American film muzak - all loud, lush, tuneless string orchestras. It didn't enhance the film in any way.
On a technical level and in terms of creative ambition, Children Who Chase Lost Voices shows Makoto Shinkai continuing to develop his craft. The results, however, aren't always positive. He remains a master of the landscape or the domestic view, has created probably his best female character yet (though not without shortcomings), and given us his first adventure story, rather than a romance. Yet, beyond the beautiful backgrounds the film seemed mundane and, worse, lacked the emotional impact of his three previous films.
Rating: decent.
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The Summer Anime season is almost over and I loved it.
Humanity has Declined: This show is weird, funny, thought provoking and unconventional. It had a bit of a sad side to it as well (no teary moments, just a feeling of melancholy or something like it). It's episodes aren't set linear in time. While this is an interesting approach, it has one side effect: the best arc... was the first one (IMO). The spoiler[bread] scene, the spoiler[chickens], the use of spoiler['Ave Maria'] and numerous other aspects of the first arc were brilliant. This doesn't mean the other episodes pale in comparison, not at all. It was a bit sad that spoiler[Assistant vanished] because the series went spoiler[back in time] and we never got to see more of Watashi's spoiler[intelligent hair] or what spoiler[the future] would bring Watashi. The main star in this show remains Watashi with her awesome personality, combined with the fairies and other fun characters. And in terms of absurdity, the series ended a bit like the spoiler[bread] scene with spoiler[ scary stalker Curly destroying a doll] that was meant spoiler[to be a substitute/portrayal of Watashi]. I am a bit sad to see this end. I wanted to know what would happen after the first and second arc, as well as Watashi's childhood.
Rating: Excellent
Kokoro Connect: I didn't agree with the Stream column on this one, I loved the end of the spoiler[unleashed desire] arc. I had some reservations about the spoiler[child] arc, but I trust the series that it'll work out.
Tari Tari: It might be for the first time I have this feeling before a show ends, but I am quite confident that this series will have a fitting ending. I'm also very happy that I continued to watch this, because the series went from 'quite good, but there's something missing' to a touching, inspirational series where the characters develop, face difficulties but where there's still a positive and fun atmosphere.
Sword Art Online: Lots of potential, action and romance, but a bit too many side stories about other girls and the pacing was a bit odd because of it. Nevertheless, it's lots of fun to see the main protagonists, with a girl who can kick ass and a guy who may be too strong - but we've seen enough guys in anime already with no inner nor outer strength.
Natsuyuki Rendezvous: It had a promising start, but no - this isn't a series I'm going to finish. I stopped after seeing episode 7 or 8 (cannot even remember that anymore). The series really went downhill when Shimao spoiler[entered Hazuki's body,] since the relationship that was starting to develop between spoiler[Hazuki and Rokka from then on wasn't real anymore, since she was really talking to Shimao]. It would've been better if spoiler[Shimao was honest] to her, than there could've been some development in spoiler[another way (dealing with loss, saying goodbye to each other).]
Legend of the Galactic Heroes 1-12: The amount of characters that are introduced early on is daunting, but luckily it's my second time watching these episodes. It helps that the names are often shown below characters, just in case you forgot them . I remember that I've stopped somewhere between episode 25 and 35. Why, you ask? Not really a big reason, but I did need some time to come to terms spoiler[with some characters' deaths and maybe the shock was a bit too big ]. The series has a very outdated look, but the story has been excellent so far.
RomeoXJuliet: I own this on DVD, so I've been casually enjoying it in the weekends in my father's lazy chair, watching it on a large television with awesome sound.
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This week it's been nothing but Saint Seiya and Kimagure Orange Road, in a bid to relive my childhood.
God damn the 80s was awesome.
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Pretty much the same way I feel. I actually didn't recognize Eric's voice at first. However, I am glad he came back and voiced Gourry again. No one could really replace that blond and empty headed knight.
Well, you've found another David Moo supporter. His take on Xellos is excellent. I was very disappointed that he wasn't in the re-boot. Sinterniklaas did a good job; however, his performance really lacked that "glee" that Moo managed to cram into every single line.
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Kimi ni Todoke seasons 1 & 2
Reasons for watching: Enjoyed immensely the first episode during the Best First Episode Tournament; Carl Kimlinger's reviews; had a yearning for a happy romantic comedy
Synopsis: Thanks to her scary appearance, Sawako Kuronoma has never been able to make friends at school despite being a cheerful, friendly soul and actually very pretty. She meets and falls in love with the popular boy Shota Kazehaya when he thanks her for help (most people run away or apologise). Unbeknownst to her he has been equally captivated by her smile. With the assistance of Kazehaya and her new friendship with two savvy schoolgirls, Chizuru Yoshida and Ayane Yano, she begins to blossom, finding ways to earn the affection of her classmates and discovering emotions she had never previously experienced. Standing in the way of Sawako and Kazehaya realising their love is her cluelessness when it comes to social interactions, Kazehaya's diffidence, a rival who schemes to win him for herself and the meddling of various others including an egotistical homeroom teacher and a playboy student. Happily, Chizuru and, particularly, Ayane know when to provide encouragement and when to let things take their natural course.
Sawako could be described, with accuracy, as a do-gooder. Her aims in life are to do well in school, be a normal girl with a circle of friends, and make the world a better place for everyone. When she goes jogging in the morning she takes garbage bags with her to collect litter; she happily takes on all the chores other students avoid; and lovingly tends the school's garden. Rarely has such a goody-goody been so endearing. More often than not such a character will set my teeth on edge: think of Shirou from Fate / Stay Night. Sawako couldn't be further from the Shirou mould. Partly it's the sympathy she engenders thanks to the raw deal she gets but its also thanks to her innate qualities. There's not a whiff of any holier-than-thou attitude about her: she's self-effacing; sees any problem with others as a shortcoming in herself; and she strives to meet people's expectations. Her reaction to her classmates' belief that she can summon ghosts isn't irritation or bravado. Instead she is worried about their disappointment when she can't live up to their expectations. For all that she's anything but a dour character. Her underlying optimism, her comic naivete and her sheer radiance in happy momnts ensure that she is one of the most lovable characters I've met in anime.
Because of her lack of close friendships she understands neither her own nor other people's feelings and motives. As her friendships and her love for Kazehaya grow, the new feelings she experiences are a source of wonder and perplexity to her. Being so guileless with others she can startle them when she says things as she sees them. Her demolition of her rival Kurumi, when the latter's scheming is revealed, is unintended but total. With Kazehaya, as much as she admires him, Sawako just doesn't get what he's on about until late in the second series. This is reflected nicely in the title of the franchise - Kimi ni Todoke. The English Language release translates this as "From Me to You". "Sending to You" or, as Wikipedia puts it, "Reaching You" would be closer. This fits the main theme more appropriately: the difficulties Sawako and Kazehaya have in reaching each other, verbally or emotionally.
Sawako and Kazehaya
As far as appeal goes, Kazehaya can't possibly match Sawako. For sure, he and Sawako totally deserve each other. He's a nice chap too, but doesn't have the range of neuroses that make Sawako so appealing. I suppose it's also because he is the shojo object of desire, as filtered through the eyes of the point of view character. It's a role that, by its nature, sets limits on his character. He also doesn't understand Sawako but he, at least, grasps that she is misguided about him. His consequent forbearance with her is one of his charms, even if it is counterbalanced by his own fear of rejection. Of course, much of the humour of the franchise lies in the viewer knowing what the two protagonists cannot or will not see.
If Sawako is a great creation and Kazehaya acceptably nice, the show has two of the best support characters around in Chizuru and Ayane. Like Sawako, though not as badly, they are outsiders: Chizuru for her tomboyish ways and Ayane for being so comfortable with her sexuality. They immediately grasp her integrity and are then won over totally when Sawako stands up for them. Their individual stories enhance Sawako's. Chizuru's brave handling of her doomed crush on Toru Sanada and her growing acceptance of the right boy, classmate Ryu (Sanada's younger brother), is matched by Ayane's alarming appearance with a bruised face after dumping her emotionally stunted boyfriend. The two young women are sharp, funny and brave. Chizuru's tomboyishness is sweetly balanced by her susceptibility to displays of emotion, while Ayane's romantic savvy means that she is usually the only one who gets the big picture. The two support Sawako to the hilt. Having such supremely likeable and reliable allies adds to the optimism of the franchise. Even when it feels at its most drawn out, they manage to keep things nicely on track.
Ayane and Chizuru
The first of the villains - arch-rival for Kazehaya's affections, Kurumi - is the archetypal conniving woman. Ever popular with students of both sex, she manipulates everyone to make sure that no other girl gets Kazehaya's attention. One of the strengths of the series is that, despite her unpleasant behaviour, she engenders considerable sympathy by the end of the first series. After being caught out in her scheming it becomes apparent that she is as genuine and as anxious in her feelings as anybody else. We also learn that she has her own crosses to bear. In the confrontation mentioned earlier, when Sawako naively tries to understand her motives, Kurumi finds herself crushed by Sawako's raw honesty and by her own meanness. It's a beautifully realised scene. And it's matched by an analogous scene in the second series when a wiser Sawako realises that thanking or apologising to Kurumi is inappropriate, something that even Kurumi acknowledges. Kurumi also, unwittingly, provides a catalyst for Sawako to finally express herself honestly to Kazehaya. Finally, and I know it's unfair, but every time Kurumi opens her mouth all I hear is Haruhi Suzumiya's strained enunciation. I guess it's a major problem for a seiyuu when she is immortalised playing one character.
The villain of the second season - Kento (is he meant to be American?) - is much less convincing. In large part it's because he has a prominent role in the most contrived arc of the franchise, so the plot itself does him no favours. I could never figure out whether he was seriously trying to seduce Sawako, whether he was sadistically trying to create disharmony, or whether he was genuinely but misguidedly trying to help. Perhaps he was doing all three? Whatever he was doing, he didn't enhance the franchise. The rest of the characters were mostly functional, as needed. Homeroom teacher Pin could be funny at times but, just as often, he was annoying, though he did have his moments of unexpected insight.
I haven't decided if it was a good or bad thing, but the franchise sure took its sweet time getting Sawako and Kazehaya to admit and acknowledge their love for each other. I suppose romance and sex is mostly about tension and release but, boy, Kimi ni Todoke is one long tease. I guess it all depends on whether you prefer the build up or the arrival. It got irritating when too many superfluous episodes at the end of the first season and forced conflict in the early parts of the second season acted as a sort of coitus interruptus. The two leads also become unconvincingly and tiresomely self-delusional in the second season. This development doesn't sit well with their earlier guileless honesty. Happily the scene with their final admissions - through a partially closed classroom door - is worth all the wait. This is followed by three ecstatic episodes where the two lovers explore and firmly establish their new reality, and are accepted by their peers. Indeed, the school festival takes on the role of a metaphorical marriage, with its public declaration of vows.
This may be a shojo romance but the truths it espouses - personal integrity and honesty in communication - along with the complexity and appeal of the major characters would do credit to any josei or seinen romance. It drags out the romance far too long, introduces unnecesary complications, forces the two leads into increasingly uncharacteristic behaviour before getting back on track, and has a couple of irritating support characters but with Sawako, Chizuru, Ayane and, to a lesser extent, Kazehaya it has four lovable characters. How many anime can match that? It's like drowning in honey.
Rating: the high end of good.
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That is a very interesting review!
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Imagine what those of us who watched this as it was being broadcast had to go through, waiting week by week. You people who now have the option of watching multi-episodes at a time have it easy!
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That was a good review/overview, errinundra. The things I like and dislike about the series closely match your own. I rated the series slightly higher (at Very Good) as I thought the absolutely endearing characters and a great resolution made up for the draggy pacing and writing flaws.
Ayane and Chizuru do make great supporting characters. I always thought that Ayane was supposed to be a kogal/gyaru and that Chizuru was supposed to be a yankee, at least in terms of their character designs. Certainly they look and behave as such. The thing is, despite their appearances they are super-nice people who are Sawako's biggest supporters. They're a reminder to viewers that books shouldn't be judged by their covers. When Sawako approached them in the first episode I thought they were going to be horrible bullies to her; boy was I happy to be proven wrong. But Ayane and Chizuru are also a lesson to writers that characters don't have to fit stereotypes.
I've long thought that if Kimi ni Todoke had been a single cour (at the max; it could have easily been an OVA) then it would've been a Masterpiece. Where the story tripped up was the middle of the first season where the pacing dragged significantly, and the entirety of the second season. No, the first season could have been contracted without much difficulty, resulting in a much tighter script. Incidentally this might have helped out the animation budget which was in serious trouble at the two-thirds point. Drop the second season entirely and end the first season (now the only season) with spoiler[a confession during the winter date,] and you would have an amazing twelve- or thirteen-episode show. After all, the major theme was communication, and to have Sawako spoiler[regress at the start of the second season back to her old ways] really got on my nerves (and I wasn't the only one).
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I'm tempted to rate it as very good. I did say it's at the high end of good. As per our discussion elsewhere, it's a candidate for upgrading.
So did I. When they found her confession that she couldn't summon ghosts hilarious, I thought they were going to be the series villains. By creating that apprehension the writers cleverly emphasised how good Ayane and Chizuru really are.
Sunday evening edit (Oz EST)
Wolf Children
Saw this tonight as the third instalment in Madman's 2012 Reel Anime Film Festival at Cinema Nova in Carlton.
Synopsis: Hana is a student at a Tokyo university where she meets and falls in love with another student. After he reveals himself to be a wolfman and the last surviving descendent of the Japanese Wolf she invites him to live in her flat where she bears him two children - a daughter Yuki (born on a snowy day) and son Ame (born on a rainy day). Soon after the birth of Ame, the wolfman dies and Hana struggles to raise the wolf cubs / human children without alarming the neighbours, the landlord or the child welfare agency. She figures that the only place to raise two wolf children is to move to a remote mountain village where they can live with minimal interference. In their new home they must come to terms with what the future holds for them.
What do you do if you're a young mother and your wolf child has swallowed something that might be poisonous? Do you take the wolf child to a hospital? Or to a veterinary clinic? Hana faces this very dilemma early in the movie. It may not be apparent from the movie title or the promotional artwork but Wolf Children is a very, very funny movie. Well, most of it is. The film can be divided into three parts: the courting of Hana and the wolfman; Hana the single mum raising two wolfcub children, first in Tokyo, then on a mountainside; and Yuki and Ame choosing whether they want to follow their human or their lupine nature.
The opening courtship and concluding crisis are somewhat more serious in tone but it was the middle section of the movie that won over the audience in the theatre. If Spice and Wolf could be described as fantasy meets economics, then Wolf Children is fantasy meets child rearing with even funnier results. By the end of the film Yuki would be twelve and Ame about a year younger so the section covers about ten years of their lives. The thing to understand is that these children can change form at will. Actually, that's not quite right. It's not until they get older that they have substantial control over their shapechanging. As younger children they constantly flip from one form to the other, particularly when they are excited - not an uncommon thing at their age. And they have a very strong doggy nature combined with the intelligence and resourcefulness of children. Needless to say they shred the furniture, the drapes and any other chewable thing close at hand. Yuki is the over excitable, sociable, communicative puppy, while Ame is timid, quiet and slightly uncanny; Yuki thrives on sensation and activity while Ame is drawn to the natural world; Yuki could be a member of a pack; Ame is the lone wolf. Yuki is quite the mischief-maker - when some elderly visitors arrive she transforms out of sight much to the chagrin of her mother and elicits the response, "Ooh, look. They have matching outfits!" Have you ever seen dogs go troppo and run around is circles? Well, watching a five year wolf girl do it is hilarious.
Sure, they're cute and hilarious, but would you really want children like this?
Not only were the childen funny but they were also extremely kawaii. The audience was university age and upward (the Nova is a couple of blocks from the University of Melbourne). It was also quite vocal in its response to the humour and displays of cuteness. Hearing adult men with loud baritone voices going "dawwww" actually made my skin crawl. Wolf children may be cute, but YOU'RE NOT.
Compared with even From Up On Poppy Hill or Children Who Chase Lost Voices the artwork and animation stands out. I would expect nothing less from Mamoru Hosoda and Madhouse. You see it from the opening image where Hana is lying in a meadow of flowers. Each flower is drawn and moves separately. The fine detail is always sensational: from a bicycle rack at university so real it could almost be live film; to forest scenes detailed down to the grass blades. There's a sequence where Yuki and Ame go racing through snow laden woods then tumbling and flying down a hillside (followed by Hana) that is the most breathtaking piece of Japanese animation I've seen since Paprika about five years ago. The odd thing is that the backgrounds are so realistically detailed that the two dimensional, relatively simple character designs initially look out of place. They almost seem like ghosts in the landscape. I got used to it but it was jarring at first.
The movie has an environmental theme, though it isn't overstated. Like Miyazaki's films it seems to be suggesting that a kind of reconciling of the wild and the civilised is necessary. In Australia the issue is always couched in terms of loss - loss of habitat or loss of economic opportunity. Hosoda, like Miyazaki, stakes no such claims. They simply bring the issue to our attention.
This is Mamoru Hosoda's third major cinema release. While it has no one to match the marvellous Makoto Konno from The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and lacks the complex social interactions of the Jinnouchi clan in Summer Wars, Wolf Children is technically superior to both and much funnier. Like Summer Wars the end seems as if it's being forced on to a thoroughly engaging slice of life tale that doesn't need drama or a message to improve it. Like being a guest at the birthday celebration in Summer Wars, the best part of Wolf Children is just being there with them as they grow up.
Rating: very good.
I'll be seeing the last Reel Anime film, Berserk - The Egg of the King, on Tuesday. After that I should be able to give my typing fingers and your eyeballs a rest. Unless, of course, I whiz through Toradora! quicker than anticipated. Anyway, Berserk will be quite a change of tone - I'm looking forward do it.
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I'm currently making my way through the original Macross series. I'm 11 episodes in, and I'm considering dropping it in favor of the movie. I assume there are many on here that have seen Macross, so it would be great if someone could guide me in this decision.
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Nah,first episode was pretty good for me while second episode was incredibly cheesy and had some really random unrealistic moments.
If I remember correctly third and fourth episodes were the best ones (at least to me). But some episodes have some pretty stupid stuff going on.Overall that was pretty good show glad that people are still watching it.Also have you seen Aoi Bungaku,cause if you wanna have some great realistic character development and tragedy you cant get any better than that.
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I rewatched Bunny Drop and it was even better the second time around. Rin is so adorable, and I love to watch how mature she is for her age yet still very much a child. I was a little worried I would get different impressions since learning how the manga ends, spoiler[with Rin and Daikichi marrying.] But that didn't affect the heart-warming nature of the show for me at all.
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If you drop the TV show, that's one thing, but don't expect the movie to pick up the slack. The movie is more like an in-universe movie of highly embellished half-truths that they made of past events. Kinda like us making a WWII movie, they'll get the basic story down, but they're still making a movie for the masses. And it's kinda been retconned to be just that within the Macross series as a whole. It looks a lot better, but it's really missing the heart of the TV show if you ask me.
I think the TV show gets better as it goes on, I personally love the trio of Zentraedi spies. The show, as a whole, is simply fugly by today's standards (and there are some scenes which are fugly even by 80s standards), and a lot of its themes have been done to death by today's standards, but I still think Macross does it best. I would say to stick with it past Global's Report (ep 14, an ep you can skip, that ep and another semi-recap ep, #17, came about when the show got extended from 26ish to 36 eps. I wouldn't skip 17, but I would watch it at 1.5 speed), but I can't exactly make you care about the characters or story. The Zentraedi spies come in in ep 12, but don't start their mission until ep 13.
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'I don't do politics' drips from the lips and is somehow a praiseworthy thing
Like abdicating responsibility for your world is the latest trend that's 'in'.
You can have a strong opinion, on some celebrity's hair or shoes
But for pity's sake do not bore on 'bout some story on the news.
"Free at last, free at last, thank god almighty we are free at last":
The ringing in my ears of calls from heroes of the past.
The men and women of yester year who held roses up to guns
So our generation could grow obese and swap politics for fun.
We really weren't built for this, the generation of me, me, me
We were raised to believe there's no such thing as society
That individual freedom was the highest attainable goal
While in the background our fathers broke their backs while digging coal.
Not for us this laboured life of working til your dead.
We'd go to University and wear shirts with white collars instead.
'There's no such thing as working class in Britain anymore
We're a great big pile of middle class; there'll not be any poor!'
The dream they sold us every day of our piss poor education
While Thatcher, Major and later Blair sold off the entire nation
We didn't need our civil rights and business did it best
As they gave away the keys to the public treasure chest
They sold off all the factories; they sold off all the mills
Instead of milking cows, the poor swipe cartons at the tills
They sold off the utilities; thus privatising heat.
And now pensioners are forced to choose to warm their rooms or eat.
They sold off our national railways, gave Branson and co our trains
Now it costs the sky for standing room only while record profit reigns.
And not a penny back to us who built and paid for it all.
Apparently public money spent on public good is terrible.
And now they're taxing our bedrooms to afford a tax cut for the rich
While the idea of affordable homes for all lays dying in a ditch.
They're forcing the unemployed to work as shelf fillers full time for free
Or lose the payments guaranteed to us all under social security.
The sick and the disabled are having their life lines cut to shreds
As the department of work and pensions becomes the department of rolling heads.
They're selling off the hospitals; they're selling off the schools
They're busy giving tax breaks to the banks that broke the rules.
While all of this is happening some of us are coming round
From a fast food anaesthetic which has kept our dosed minds bound.
But still a great majority refuse to rouse from sleep
When every single one of us is needed on the street
We fight them in the Twitterverse, the Blogosphere and Reddit
We repost every bad word said with a funny pic of the fool who said it
We fight them on their servers; we hack into their sites.
We spread their secrets round the world in gifs and megabytes.
But if nobody is listening, or joining the front line
If the cavalry will never come and the war is lost within our time
If no one dares do politics, or step up to have their say
We let the vanquishers vanquish every hard won right away.
Our children will have it worse than our great grandparents had it
They'll work harder for longer for less on a dirty, dying planet.
They'll ask us where we were, when their futures were sold at auction
To a capitalist class who put their own greed over caution.
They'll ask us why we can't afford to fix their broken bones
'What happened to the NHS?' Their wretched mouths will moan
They'll suffer from diseases that were eradicated decades ago
Rickets, scurvy, tuberculosis rise as we sink to a whole new low.
So when you say 'I don't do politics', what do you really mean?
You'd rather stay fickle and facile rather than grow as human being?
The thing is, the planet needs you, your unborn successors too
We simply cannot win this thing without the help of you.
The time has come for our generation to put down its childish things
The fight of our lives us upon and the bell for round one, it rings.
The time is now for us to stamp our will upon the earth
To stand in solidarity with all those who've been hurt.
We need to take our rightful place among the soldiers of our time
To say 'Up with this we will not put' and form an unbreakable line
From pole to pole across the earth, all of us saying together:
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The Duchesse Du Maine, Louise-Benoite, Daughter Of
Henri-Jules De Conde
Madame du Maine is not taller than a child ten years old, and is not well made. To appear
tolerably well, it is necessary for her to keep her mouth shut; for when she opens it, she
opens it very wide, and shows her irregular teeth. She is not very stout, uses a great
quantity of paint, has fine eyes, a white skin, and fair hair. If she were well disposed, she
might pass, but her wickedness is insupportable.
She has good sense, is accomplished, and can talk agreeably on most subjects. This
brings about her a host of learned men and wits. She flatters the discontented very
adroitly, and says all ill things of my son. This is the secret by which she has made her
party. Her husband is fond of her, and she in turn piques herself upon her love for him;
but I should be sorry to swear to her sincerity. This at least is certain, that she rules the
Duc du Maine absolutely. As he holds several offices, he can provide for a great number
of persons, either in the regiment of Guards, of which he is General; or in the Artillery, of
which he is Grand Master; or in the Carabineers, where he appoints all the officers;
without reckoning his regiments, by which he attracts a great number of persons.
Madame du Maine's present lover is the Cardinal de Polignac; but she has, besides, the
first Minister and some young men. The Cardinal is accused of having assisted in the
refutation of Fitz-Morris's letters, although he has had this very year (1718) a long
interview with my son, and has sworn never to engage in anything against his interests,
notwithstanding his attachment to the Duchesse du Maine.
The Comte d'Albert, who was here last winter, took some pains to make himself
agreeable to Madame du Maine, and succeeded so well as to make the Cardinal de
Polignac very jealous. He followed them masked to a ball; but upon seeing the Duchess
and the Count tete-a-tete, he could not contain his anger this betrayed him; and when the
people learned that a Cardinal had been seen at a masked ball it caused them great
Her being arrested threw Madame du Maine into such a transport of rage that she was
near choking, and only recovered herself by slow degrees.
[The Marquis d'Ancenis, Captain of the Guards, who came early in the morning to arrest
the Princess, had supped with her on the preceding evening, when he entered, the.
Duchess cried out to him, "Mon Dieu! what have I done to you, that you should wake me
so early?" The chief domestics of the household were taken to the Bastille or to
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ELECTRICAL SERVICE: Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE).
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I'm ordering a set of tsw nurburgrings and I have an old set of 285/30/18's from my race car that I was thinking of killing next weekend at laguna.
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1. TDH doesn't need that trash on here and
2. Probably not safe for work.
Check that link above if you want to see some of the hoe-ness.
1. TDH doesn't need that trash on here and
2. Probably not safe for work.
Check that link above if you want to see some of the hoe-ness.
Thanks Charles! I'm going to try to convince the gf to do something like that next year haha
So I just got off the phone with her and she said she PROMISES to email me the pics tonight. Sorry guys, gotta wait just a little bit more, but trust me I hate having to wait too!
Thanks. She lived to be sixteen, which is pretty old for a lab. Plus, she was blind and had hardly any teeth.
I can only imagine the frustration. Having soo many people take pictures and get excited about yours only to be beat by "hoochies" in store bought costumes. Reminds me of this killer fish costume I made for my pug at the rescue picnic- only to be beat by a gang of pugs in store bought oz costumes. How, exactly, is that fair? I thought more of those girls would have the exact same outfits, but I did see a few bumble bees and two Little Red Riding Hoods. I loled. I made my costume since I have a lot of experience with russian tutus, but not for the contest- just for fun.
And I'm sure your girlfriend's feet were hurting... Actually most everyone's were. Imagine the people who were there from 6pm-2am. Ouch. My feet were in pointe shoes. I'm pretty used to my feet being abused from dance, so it wasn't too bad (especially since I didn't stay long).
Finally some pics!
Getting suited up for the very first time, only minutes before leaving, just as I am putting on the helmet. (try to ignore the gauntlet missile, kind of forgot to paint that and did a rush job on it about an hour before)
Obligatory pelvic thrust to test everything out.
Me and my girlfriend. I can haz a cat 2!
Me and a Predator! Wish I had a chance to talk to him; bet he knows Ruffkin.
DuffMan! OH YEAH!
A fellow bounty hunter, Dog! That mullet was out of control!
TURTLE POWER! Donatello was somewhere else, but I loved the fact they had pizza boxes. Go Ninja Go Ninja GO! (gawd I loooove being a TURTLE!!)
Kickin' it oldschool with Megatron! For all cardboard, his costume looked awesome!
That's it for now, I should have a few more soon. There was a pic taken with Mario, some Ghost Busters, and the Reno Sheriff's Dept. A few more probably. Saw an awesome looking Agent 47 from Hitman there, but didn't get a pic.
Now that I am finally done with this version of my costume, it is time to take a break and relax for a while. Then it's on to the upgrades and Ver.2!
Need to get a better belt, a Taco belt for sure. The one I had, the velcro kept coming loose and I had to readjust it often. I want to repaint my armor and lid for better accuracy. And of course obtain a jet pack. Longer vest too, since the ab plate hangs off the bottom just a tad. Probably more upgrades too, just don't want to think about it all just yet.
Let me know what you all think!
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Pete!!! your costume is AWESOME!! really, fantastic!! of course in one of those pics you got the sag going on with your belt, but looks like you had a blast, especially with those ninja turtles...rawr!!
Thanks D-Man! Can't wait to see your finished suit too!
That belt was frustrating me a little. Might have to do with my tiny waist, and the side pouches weren't positioned right on the belt so they covered the velcro closure partly, causing it to slip. I dunno.
Michaelangelo was always the crazy one!
Sweet pics, bud! For such a limited amount of time, you really did a fantastic job there.
Thanks Murphoid!
I should have more pics later tonight, of me with Super Mario, the Tin Man, and the Ghost Busters, and the cast of Reno 911.
(cleverly disguised bump...)
Hi Pete, Congratulations friend, those pictures are really wonderful, and it is very perfect your custom, so much work and effort has not been in vain, I am proud of you, and your girlfriend is also very beautiful, again congratulations friend!!!!!
wow... a thread reborn!
one of the things that always hurts costumes like ours is that people just assume it's a rental from a pro shop or something, that it didn't take any effort, since people wouldn't ever actually own or MAKE something like that.
people are usually impressed when i show up at something, but often don't even believe me when i say that i did it myself.
that and the fact that if the judges are Average Males (tm), a hot lady in a g string is always going to be cooler than anything... even boba


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Adams Sentinel, The (Newspaper) - December 12, 1827, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania debt v the annual ten luittiong dc t "tat obfect Irtr tKe Aet of 3d' The .1 ivount of duties secured me f frow Cumberland- to the Dirtrtet of Columbia; 3. at the until the 30th of is ahd- the pror, -amount of thaj will be se- Um ing the remairtderof the merw me _M a total fef With the allowances for and contingent deficiencies ;which may occur, though not specific- yiaty foreseen, we may safely Climate Mthereceipts of the ensuing year at f a revenue for the neattj equal to expenditure of the present year. H- i The deep solicitude felt by oiir cit- all classes for the total ot the piub-i debt, will apojtagpt lor-the with tffrich 'it iny 4. On the location of the from to Columbus. 5. OiHbe.continuation of tbewmeilcwd to the Sf it of Government In MisMuri. 6. On a Poat Road from Baltimore to Phil- adelphia. to u F to tKejto, 0f a survey of Kennebee River (in 8. On a National from Washington to Buffalo, 9. On the survey of Ssugatuck Harbor and River, I 10. On a Canal from Fohtcbartaun to, 1 the Mississippi 11. On at JJdgattowft, tfewbury- port, aartHyannis Harbor. On Plfcisance Bay, io the Deports ai'c now prepared, and iviil be subniitted toCotigresas Oh of the pemnnila of Florida, to tlie practicability of i Canal to con iieut uig warmof of across that peninsula and also of the country between the Pays pf Mobile and a the means of theoretic inriaruction to the youths who devote their ta. theIservice of cpu ntitjr upop ocean, still solicits'the sanction of Legislature. Practical seamanship and the art of navigation, may be acquired upon the cruises of the squadrons which from time to distant seas; but a competent know- ledge, even of the art of the higher mathematics and astronomy; the literature which tan place our offi- cers on a level of polished education with the officers of other; tions the knowledge of the laws, miini- cipat and national, which, in their in- tercourse with foreign States and their are continually called in- to operation j and, above ail, that ac- quaintance with thcprinciples of honor 1 miUjonft of aofqrVqs of their applicatiojti to other payments. There, are yarious other subjects, augmented, her roanufkcturm and her internal cardinal .which tKriveonry in con- will act upon each other with a tually beneficial effect, to tfie common aei- of pur fellow-citizens. The farm- er, who supplies the Taw bateriaU as well the food for the manufacturerTwilLfind a stea- tty and increasing marker ih his for the surplus productions on farm. The manufacturer, if duly encouraged, in return, furnish the fabrics of ingenuity and The facilities oteommttnication wilf extend this profitable intercouMe throughout the commonwealth, while they give val- ue to the minerals abounding in die soil of Pennsylvania, they will open new. sources of wealth ana additional incentives to industry. These benefits are already partially felt, and there is no reason to doubt but they will go on diffusing themselves, upon a scale tensive the liberal plan which dom of the Legislature has.devised. ifcjuuj- fefeeeo too often in cultivating her own cardinal interests, Pennsylvania is prombtin rfso-th rift in the funds., v The de> upon of the i-eve commenced with the with Increased luring first qu of with the view of connecting: them together by a Canal; On surveys of a routefor a Canal to connecF the waters of James fc Great Kenhawa Rivera; 4is'tin'c floniietween the war rior patrioit, the licensed t T irom oiiirse' tifc ihie i an On the- survey of the Swash in Pamlico Sound, and that of Cae Pear below the towu of systematically taught and nf in tihft eminently acquired only in a permanent school, stationed upon the shore, and provided with the teachers, the i of nearly fas! charge of aii- have keen reduced Bui among moneys urgent is thai of The of riyef, amnor a route for con- templated communication between the Hi- waaagaattd Cooaa rivers, in Alabama of Purveys, upojnI jects jjoiuted the several acts of Congi-ess of tfie last and preceding ses- sions, "are iii the progross of prepara- bercdmple- of deep interest ,to the whole Union, which have heretofore been recomhien- ded to the consideration of Coftgress, as well hy my predecessors, as under the tinpression the duties devol- ving upon of this Union in no mean the capacity of the several gates to supply each these are debt, rat intercourse of kindness and 'godd offices, which its free exercise will produce. Penh- sylvania, rich in Coal and Iron, producing in abundance food for man, mid provMed; by and adapted to the communication of the. principles of these respective sciein ces to the youthful and inquiring mind. than to 'the surviving war- rjors_ of the Reyolutiojiary. extension ofthe Judicial Adn.inistra- The report from the Postmastej1 Ge: neral exhibits the condition of that De- partment as the aid stiErmore promising for the future. Its receipts for the year ending the 1st of amounted to iwifh several Other persons duly quali-1 jstrid exceeded its expendi- fied, hare been ecuistantly employed up- tures byupwardsof Itcan- Jicttbe estimate A- M L. t. on these the. nf_ IP m- equalled ensuing as they the expenditures, those of thcvcur- the act of SOth this time. Were no other advantage to accrue to tion of the Federal Government to those extensive and important members of the Union, which haying risen iuto existence smce the organization of the present Judiciary establishment, now constitute at leasTone third of its terrR toryVpower, and population; the for- mation of atmore effective and uniforn diet that, in less than tefl years, of which one-half have elapsed, the receipts will frotn their labors, than the 1 have moretJthan In tho-mean fund, of typographical know ledge which 1 time, a reditced, expenditure Upon es- inavr ImnvrA. nou Irot-vf1 vtrttVi in. they have collected and communicated, that alone would have been a profit to "the Onion ifioje than adequate to all the expenditures which have been devoted to the but the appropriations for the repair and contiuuatiojvof the Cumberland Road, for the construction of various other roads, for the removal, of obstructions from the Rivers and Harbor :fer the erection otiLiglit-hou- ses, andjliuoys, and for the completion of Canals undertaken by- individual associations, butjieeding the assistance of means and resources more comprehensive than.individual, entcr- maybe considered rather as treasures laid up from the contributions of the present age, for the benefit'of posterity, than as unrequited applications of the accruing revenues of the nation. To such objects of perma- nent improvement to. the condition of the country, to the wealth as well as to the comfort of the People by Wjhose authority and resour- ces they have been effected, from three to four millions of the annual income of the nation have, by. laws enacted at the tHree most recent sessions of Congress, beeu applied, without intrenching upon the necessities of the Treasury; without adding a dollar to the taxes or debts of the community; without suspendinge- venthe steady and regular .discharge of the debts contracted in former days, which, within the same three ycarsr tablished routes has kept pace with in- creased facilities of public accommoda- tion, and additional services. Jheen obtained at reduced rates of compensa- tion. Within the last year, the trans- portation of the mail in staye..s has been "greatly augmented; ..The number of "Post Offices has been increased to seven thousand ami it may be anticipated that, while the facil tes intercourse- -system for thie And the1 in sonie form or modification, of the diversified and jsften joppressive- to Insolvency. Amidst the multiplicity of topics of great national concernment, which may recommend themselves to the calm and patriotic deliberations of the Legislature, it may suffice to say, that, oh these and afl other measures, which may receive sanction, my hearty co-operation will be given, con- formably to the duties enjoined upon me, and under the sense of all the obli- gations prescribed-bv the Cons stitjiRon, :be bounty of Providence, with numerous streams of water, affording the tset motion, iestined to contxibute a considerable part of. icr quota, towards the general welfare, by" the.fruits.of industry skilfully applied to The maintenance of her Iranki and-her-ab ifity to fiFniOn, upon which our peace and happiness much" depends, is, thereftre, inseparably -connectetHriih and American Manufactures. It is satisfactory justly appreciating her in. erest and her duty, tron7 To promote the one and to fulfil'tKeoth- erj inaTnaiiner-Worthy of her cliaracter and standing. i haweyer, these Ejects, there are duties belonging to the7" fovernraeRt of the Unionrand there are pow- rs, rpnimensurate with those duties, as un- "qtiestionable iii their coustitdtional existence us they are beneficiuJ in and indispensable to give to tfee policy of the individual states. They concern the general welfare, amj correspond with the nat- ural exigency: They are the concentrated energy of allr applied under the guidance of the common objects which transcend the ability of the particular states, yet are necessary, for the general government. To not be forgotten suffer the exhaustion condition of the Army, and of all the of the public service the! superintendence of the of War, wiirbe seen by the officer, and the doc- liHs accompanied. During the course of the-.last-Sum- of the Army has been usefully and successfully called to perform their appropriate At the moment when the Commission- ers appointed Tor carrying into exe- cution certain provisions of the Trea- iy of August 19th, 1825, with various tribes oT .the Northwestern Indians, about aoout to arrive at the appointed place.; of meeting, the unprovoked murder of several citizens, and other -acts of unequivocal hostility commit- ted by a party of the Winnebago tribe, one of those associated in the by indications of a character, among- -otbeg- rendered tribes of the same necessary an imnfecfiate display of defem anopi Union in that quarter. It was accor- dingljr exhibited by the immediate 4nd coneerlteel movements of the Gov- ernors of the State of Illinois and of the. Territory of Michigan, and co- petent levies of militia under their aT corps of seTen hun- -dred-mcfr of United Staie't troops tin- der the command of (iener'al Atkin- of Goveroor Cass, immediately repaired to the scene of danger, from their station at Louis. Their presence dispelled the alarms of jouf. fellow citizens on those borders, and overawed the hostile purposes of The perpetrators of the have been the amount -ef- nesrty-sij.teen millions of dollars. observations degree, applicable to the appropriations made for fortifications upon the coasts and harbors of the U. Stales, for the maintenance of the Military Academy at West Point, and for the. various ob- jects under the'superintcndance of the Department oftlie Navy. The Report of the Secretary of the Navy, and those branches of both the Military Departments, exhibit to Congress, in minute detail, the present condition of publig establishments dependent upon them, the execution of the acts of Congress relating to them, and the views of the offirers engaged in the several branches of the between fellow-citizens, in person er by correspondence, will soon be carried to the door of every villager in the Union, a yearly surplus will accrue, which may be applied as the wisdom of Congress, under the exeTcTse of their constitutional may devise for the further establishment and improve- ment.oi' the public roads, or by adding still further to-the facilities in the portation of the mails. Of the indica- tions of the prosperous condition of our country, none can be more pleasing than those multiplying re- lations of personal and intimate inter- course between the citizens of the _LJ- nion dwelling at the remotest distances from each other. Among the subjects which have here- tofore occupied the earnest solicitude and attention of Congress, is the man- agement and disposal of that portion of the property the Nation, which con- sists of the public Jands. The acquisi- tion of them, made expense of "thtr whole JOHN Washington, Dec. 4, 1827 GOVERNOR'S 'e as u ro ----------HAKHiam'ittf, 'Pec. -5, -This day at 12Vclock, the Governor trans- milled General Assembly, by theSec- retary of Commonwealth, the'following _._._ MESSAGE i FstlOW-ClTIZK.NS, Among the duties which constitutionally devolve on the Chief Magistratejthere is none more important than the annual message which lie delivers at the opening of even- ses- sion of the General Assembly. It is good fortune, and that of my country, that I have just cause, to approach the discharge of this high duty, with renewed and increased feel- ings pf gratification. General health, and a multiplication of the good things of this world, are every where to be found throughout Penn- sylvania. We are at peace, and plenty flows in upon us through even' charmd The na- tional debt contracted by the revolutionary war, by the purchase of Louisiana and the Floridas, and by the w.ar of 1812, is nearly discharged, and the balance is paying ofTwith Rro in tho. full -but in blood, marks a right of property in them equally extensive. By t'he re- portaiiil the Land Office, now it ap- pears that, under the present Govern- ment of the U. States, a sum little of has been paid from the common Treasury for that portion of this property which has beru purchased from France and Spain, and for the ex- tinction of the aboriginal titles. The amount of lands acquired, is "nrar '260 millions of acres, of u Inch, on the 1st. of Jan. 182C, about 139 millions of acres had been surveyed, and little more than 19 millions of acres had been sold. The amount paid into the Treasury by the purchasers of the lands sold is not yet to the AUTns paid for thp enjoyment of the rights of man of nations, and we have not only no direct tax to pay, but we have immense sums to devote to the open, or to aid i-h-1 opening, those great of interior communication, which promise extensive national benefit, jn peace and in- war 5 to protect American manufactures and- g'ive encouragement to domestic industry, by adequate duties upon articles of foreign com- petition are wjthin those powers of gress which have invariably acceded to> and whose value becomes more obvious as the bounds of our confederation are extended. by the admission of ticw states. One ot those- great interior communications, in which the- Uniled States and this State are deeply-inter- ested, is now so happjlyadviinctngYtbaT, ear- ly next summer, a sloop ill be in full operation, connecting the waters of the Chesapeake anil Delaware. This im- provement has thus far advanced, and it is-ex- perted will be brought topeifection, by the funds furnished by the United States govern- ment, by the governments of tine States of Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland, and by individuals. It is upofi the exercise, by of .these powers, at proper times, that Pennsyl- vania must rely to carry into full efl'ect her essential policy, and to'crown the liberal ef- forts she has made withinher bnrtkrs, to en- courage domestic manufactures and promote domestic trade nnd intercourse. Our home industry, indeed, of Internal Improvement. May the all Good fill our hearts gratitude, that our lot haa been cast in sw-ch a coontry, and at such times as the present! The prosperity we now enjoy is not one which arises from the devastating march of war in other coun- tries, -tut is a consequence of that wise course of policy which has called forth all our resources and all our industry. Vpon its per- manence, therefore, we rnay confidentlv rely, and ei.tertain a reasonable hope-, that it increase as our resource's, '.altnts and indus- try, shall be encouraged to devclope them- selves. There is no good u-hich government can bestow, that we have not derived from it. There is scarcely evil which a watchful government can arrest, which we have not es- caped. After hfty years experience, of an mieahumelUuLhultfrpJ bvttiem. lire must depend entirely on Congress for support- against foreign gislation and foreign disturbance, since the. powers which have been granted totheGene- erul Government, mid are uiune adequate thr object, have by the great charter of our Union, been expressly denied to the Govern- ments of the States. Intimately associated with the view just presented, is another object oFeschisive na- tional cognizance, anxiously desired by the eastern portion of this Commonwealth, and, it roust very important its hearing upon the interest of Pennsylvania as w ell as her sister States The con- struction of a Break water, or artificial liarhor at the mnuth ot'the Delaware bav, would af- ford increased securit) to the trade of the bay and river would aid the coasting trade of the United States; would benefit our chief com me. re ml city, and by improving the out let towards which, on the Atlantic side, a-H tend, would render them 1______j I the incluce- it would oftrr trr rmr brrthrrrr- in the West, to pass their produce and returns with- in the limits of Hie State. Having done so much for herself, it seems not unreasonable to hope, that Congress will second her exer- tions by doing, the appropriate sphere of the power of the Union, w hat is required to i- to them due rft( I he Act by Assemble, April 8th, for the of the Circuit and to alter the Jucfrtfary Sys- tem of this TWnrr.onuralth, appears to give >nthe. screrai crrnrrrics of the The however, is gtiJlbe- lieved. hy thr people and the .ludgea, to be of improvement. It_n that no subject, w tncli ciaims the sttrrrrrrrrr nfttie Legislative, rould ben- eficially it, than 'lit- manner in whirli the lau-s generailv arc thro'ort to intestates be if they wr-e revised. The tion ,-espectiD-frthe have my mind as to the of that I have in tvro I beg to re- nrnwfers. .wefe. aurrendprr.d to thr an- thority and operation of our laws; and every appearence of purposed hostili- ty.frpm those Indian tribes has subsi- the present organization Army, and the administration of its Various branches of service, are, up- le, they are yet of unrclT improvement in some of which have been tofore submitted, to the of Congress, and others art" now fittt prescytpd in. Lhc_ Report of. the Secretary of War. The expediency of providing for ad- ditional numbers of Officers in the corps depend opotl the number and extent of the objects of national important c ttpottt vhich Congress may think K that surveys should be madf. cotiwrmaWy to the Act of ihr of 1814. Of the_survrys tlw session, of been, made under the aothoriu of made: couceming the improvements which may tend to their perfection. The for- tification of tlie C.'oasts, and the gradual increase and improvement of the N'avy, .aro parts of a pjrcat system of nationiil defence, which has been upwards of ten in progress, and which, for a se- rirs of years to come, will continue to claim the constant and persevering pro- tection and superintendence of tfer lo- gi.slaiivt authority. Ainoug the mca- which have emanated ironv the Act of the sos.sion but leaves a small to be refund- ed the proceeds of the sales of the lands have long been pledged to the credilors of the Nation a pledge from which we have reason to hope tint they v ill in a very few years be redeemed. The sys- tem upon which this great National terest has been managed, was ;he result of long, anxious, and persevering delib- eration matured and modified by the protrress of our populatiotu and tlu; kus- sons oijpTpcTiencf, it has been hitherto More ment of ilu: a conspicuous place. 1 he rolltxuon of limber for the lutui-e construction" of ve.swls of war -aurm ?.rsrt rrprndTrctian proprrlv of the Uni pri.itio-n and disposal of crod trusts in ilir hands of tne the sprr-.-- n mrlrs hen this is finished, tlits prrat work ;ie into ope The xi'Iiole hne. e is tinder contract, she cortrsc's nave hrm marir at a price the -t the 1 frel rrd f-.f of cf Cv.a rarial he r -res; erirn-- I __ hoip-v-r. inVT'ST r h h" r on. in "i" far b fc I.T. ;
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New Aluminum body? GM don't currr
6.2 for life
Offer all those features in the GTC body style, and I'LL officially want this car.
But overall, THIS helps to distinguish this from the Cruze, and really justify a higher price. Along with the luxury trimmings.
If the Verano has a 1.6 SIDI turbo @ 190 hp as a base engine, it opens up some interesting posibilities for the Cruze. Chevy could use the new 2.5 litre SIDI engine from the Malibu in the LTZ. Allowing the Verano to maintain its upmarket position compaired to the Cruze. The Buick with smooth torque that makes acceleration seem effortless, and the Cruze with a more gradual acceleration that consumes more revs. Both cars would be much improved but very different.
Keep in mind that 1.6L you see for the Sonic is not a Turbo. I think it's a Mexico version along with the 1.3L TDI. Also the 1.3TDI engine has been sold in europe for the last little while.
A 1.6L Turbo is WAY too much engine for Voltec. There is however a large number of 1.6L varients in both Turbo and NA form. The ELR (not listed in this VIN card) I could see get a non-turbo 1.6L.
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My sources show the LEA 2.4L 4-cylinder as the base engine for the Verano for 2014.
I suggest you try using Premium gas, it seems to make a big difference in these engines and your turbo will be happier.
The Verano is really looking like one of the best stars in GMs lineup. If only they would fix the manual seat recline.
GM does not have the brand recognition to sell one hit numbers like Toyota/Honda has. For GM to get 3-400K units out of one model, like the Cruze, they are going to have to attract buyers with variety.
I've been driving my new Verano for a week now, and the base 2.4 I-4 is NOT hurting for power. I was (maybe) cruising I-696 2 days ago at a steady 100 and it was absolutely solid and not out of breath. I was apprehensive about the car (2 year lease, nice deal w/ the maint incl), but now understand the draw to people like me with commutes but who don't like being stuck in a penalty box. MORE power would only make the car better than it already is.
Current rides: 2014 GMC Terrain, 2011 Dodge Durango.
Past rides: 2013 Buick Verano, 2006 GTO, 2005 Vibe (best car I've ever owned), 2006 Odyssey (the worst vehicle I've ever owned), 2005 Envoy, 2002 Wrangler, 2002 S10, 2000 Sierra C1500, 1997 Sierra K1500 (2nd best car I've ever owned), 1996 Stratus, 1996 SW1 Saturn, 1994 Toyota Pickup (4x4 - 2nd worst car I've ever owned), 1992 Dakota, 1988 GMC Suburban, 1987 S10 Blazer, 1985 Scrambler, 1980 Tercel
Let me see, we might get the Chevrolet Trax and Buick Encore in Canada. So, let's see if my little brain can compute: Chevrolet Cruze = 140 hp, Buick Verano = 180 hp; Chevrolet Trax = 140 hp, Buick Encore = 140 hp? No, my brain does not compute.
Well, at least it makes sense to me that Buick would have all turbos.
AWD wagons
The Opel Astra and VW Scirocco need to be in North America.
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Chocolate Avocado Pudding
Tracy Byrne
The other night I dreamed of chicken nuggets, for real, chicken nuggets. Going vegan seemed so easy last week; no cravings or longing for meat and dairy products. This week things got real. I don't even eat chicken nuggets that often; they are delicious, but they are just not in my regular rotation. My body must be craving some processed, animal protein.
Also, I've been craving melted cheese. The specificity of my cravings are weird. Because I couldn't stop thinking about grilled cheese and quesadillas, and macaroni & cheese so I broke down and bought soy cheese slices to make myself a grilled cheese. Totally NOT worth it. Cheese like? Yes. Satisfying? Absolutely not.
My goal was to not use fake meat or cheese products and focus slowly on whole grains, beans, fruits, and vegetables. I guess after 12 days I shouldn't beat myself up too much for having a cheesy meltdown. Pun totally intended! Thankfully I'm back to rice, beans, broccoli, avocado, bananas, and excessive amounts of quinoa. The volume of food I've been eating has been crazy, yet my body feels really good.
This chocolate pudding IS satisfying! It really gives the creamy texture and rich chocolate flavor I desire/require from desserts. The best part - no strange or fake products. This dessert has real, common ingredients and can be made in about 5 minutes. The hardest part is not eating the entire batch in one sitting. I'll be making this recipe again whether or not I'm eating vegan.
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Chocolate Avocado Pudding Adapted from Warm Vanilla Sugar Yield - 2 small, self-controlled servings OR 1 lovely serving
1 ripe avocado 2 tablespoons dark cocoa powder 3 tablespoons agave 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla 1/3 cup unsweetened almond milk pinch of salt almond slivers for garnish


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creating a carmel apple requires a man to engage in sexual intercourse with a woman while she is menstruating. Before ejaculating the male removes his phallus from the vagina and then without wiping off the blood he inserts his phallus in the anus, to cover it with a "carmel coating." After, the man inserts his penis to the females mouth.
by laysiege June 23, 2010
The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush
the sexual act involving a prosthetic leg and melted carmel. While boning the amputee, remove the prosthesis, ram it into your partners ass and pour carmel on their head. One variation is the "Pirate's Carmel Apple." In this permutation, immediately after turning your partner into a carmel apple you shout "Harrrrrr!!!!" like a pirate in honor of your partner's peg leg.
I was boning Heather Mills when I pulled off her fake leg, rammed it into her ass, and poured carmel over her head. She wasn't too keen on being a Carmel Apple.
by Turde Ferguson October 04, 2009
A female's big booty shaped like a apple, known as a "applebottom", that is the shade of carmel. Mostly common with big bootied light-skinned black or latino girls
"Vida Guerra has a thick carmel apple mmmmmmm!"
by Antonio Daniels July 10, 2008
by AGamb1e January 12, 2016
A carmel apple is when a couple is having anal sex and the penetrator, inside the butt of the penetratee, whirls around the object or body part used to penetrate until a large brown ball of 'carmel' is formed. This 'treat' is then fed to the penetratee.
by the DH December 07, 2004
Jane almost burnt her mouth,and jack almost burnt his balls,when they were engaged in the Carmel apple.
by John Houghtaling April 14, 2007
When you take your sweaty balls by the sack, forming an apple, and placing them on someones shoulder or forehead in an aggressive manner.
by The Beave September 21, 2004


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What is Windows Safety Master?
Windows Safety Master is a counterfeit computer security application which you will make you annoyed and frustrated because you will be constantly informed about supposedly infected files and computer threats. Windows Safety Master is attributed to the Rogue.WinWebSec family which consists of similar rogue anti-spyware programs, including Live Security Platinum, Antiviral Factory 2013, System Care Antivirus, and so on. Due to the fact that the malicious application disables various programs and limits your access to the Internet, you should remove Windows Safety Master from the computer as soon as you can.
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|December 13, 2002
|Laura Kiernan
Court Information Officer
271-2646 x359
CONCORDLawyers in private practice will have to disclose to clients if they have less than $100,000 in legal malpractice insurance, according to a new rule adopted today by the New Hampshire Supreme Court. The rule goes into effect on March 1, 2003.
According to the rule, attorneys will also have to disclose if they have less than $300,000 in coverage for multiple occurrences over the term of their malpractice policy. Notice to clients about malpractice coverage must be provided on a separate form signed by the client and maintained by the lawyer for five years after representation has ended.
"We think this new rule will provide important information for consumers of legal services," Chief Justice David A. Brock said. The disclosure requirement will be included in the Rules of Professional Conduct which govern New Hampshire lawyers.
The new rule is similar to malpractice coverage disclosure requirements in other states and was recommended to the Supreme Court after a public hearing before the Advisory Committee on Rules. The Supreme Court also held a public comment period before approving the rule.
Within 30 days of the effective date of the rule, lawyers must also provide similar notices to existing clients who must sign it.
Lawyers who work for the government or who are employed as in-house counsel working for a business or other entity are exempt from the rule.
The disclosure requirement and form are at http://www.courts.state.nh.us/rules/pcon/pcon-1_17.htm.