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Those old enough to remember the early days of fluoridation of drinking water also remember the controversy it caused. In the late 1940's and early 1950's, many people thought it was a communist plot to undermine public health.
Most public officials that added fluoride to the town or city's drinking water claimed that it helped prevent tooth decay.
Whatever side you were on, fluoridation continued.
This week, Knox Mayor Rick Chambers brought up the fluoridation of Knox's water supply during the City Council meeting. It seems the fluoride treatment might be diluted on the state's recommendation.
"There's state laws and they are looking at reducing the limits of fluoride that is in the city water," stated Mayor Chambers. "There's naturally-occurring fluoride in our water to begin with and they're looking at dropping the limits from, I think, 1.2 parts per billion to .7 parts per billion because there is so much fluoride toothpaste and stuff like that now so now they think that's too much. It's just something they're looking at."
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Still in Vogue After All These Years!
This is NOT about whether you like her or hate her. This is not about her costume choices (although they were cool), and this not about being absolutely amazed that the fifty-three-year-old did her thing without breaking a hip – this is about the fact that the 1980's returned and in brilliant form!
Madonna is the Material Girl. She was in Vogue for a long, long time and no matter what headlines she makes, who she divorces, or even how many Golden Globes she wins – Madonna will always remain the supreme female artist. Yes, Lady Gaga is for this generation and she has the most amazingly creepy and ridiculous costumes you can find nowadays, but Madonna had the ability to make everyone angry while still bouncing down the road in their cars with her music blaring from their CD players. She was controversial, she made Dan Rather angry, and she said what she wanted to say!
Nothing has changed…
When we first saw her in that tiara, wearing those knee-high leather boots, she was an 80's Cleopatra. On her throne being carried by some of the most muscular men known to the planet, Madonna brought with her the glitz, glamour, and even the annoyances that made her so strong one upon a time.
The definition of "Vogue" is: a prevailing fashion, or the state of being widely popular and fashionable at a particular time. The only amazing thing is, that after all these years, Madonna is still vogue. It was a walk down memory lane as the world listened to that number-one hit and watched the Material Girl strut her stuff in her high heels and even sit astride a dancer (as she used to), partying it up for the world to see. She actually dazzled football fans of all ages, and the more than 100 million people watching gave her a big thumbs-up when it all came to an end and she fell through the floor in a burst of light, smoke and sound.
There were many who voiced their opinions on everything from Facebook to Twitter during her performance – famous and commoners. One of the famous, Alec Baldwin, was said to have tweeted: "Two quarters of Super Bowl and the strongest performer is Madonna…" I have to agree.
While the two quarterbacks went back and forth and the score remained in the caverns, Madonna came out and brought back her greatest hits, while throwing in her newest one, Give Me All Your Luvin'. Joined on stage by Nicki Minaj, rapper, M.I.A, Cee-Lo Green and LMFAO – this fifty-three-year-old woman rocked the house. (Yes, the age bears repeating).
A cast of hundreds that included everything from dancers to tightrope-jumpers joined the Queen of Cool, even though their 'screen time' was a blip on the radar. This was the show that belonged to Madonna – it was her party. And when she belted out Like A Prayer – one of her most controversial songs way back when because the Jesus-figure that appeared in her video was African American – she put an exclamation point on the fact that she will still do and speak everything she feels, whether you like it or not.
And, boy, did her new song fit the atmosphere. "Give Me All Your Luvin'" has a football theme, it's actually a techno-take on Toni Basil's 1980's famous cheerleader anthem, "Mickey." Minaj and M.I.A. moved their lips and their bodies to the track that was being piped through the stadium speakers, and the only thing that ended up out of line was a one-finger salute to the crowd given by rapper, M.I.A. Madonna? Not one lewd or crude moment was given.
As most fans know, Madonna is not really a 'live' performance woman. Her shows are absolute theatrical events that raise the rooftops in whatever country she's in at the time. Piped-in music is what is given to the crowd, because Madonna is way too quick – dancing, jumping, etc. – to let her voice really shine. But on the CD's, of course, it's perfect.
A trait that is so Madonna, is when she took the time to speak about the quarterbacks playing in the big game. With a smile on her face, the pop icon picked Eli Manning as the one she would go for, but her age and knowledge came into play when she said it was only for the fact that he wouldn't have to waste as much gas as Brady would to get to where she lived in New York.
The one thing that split people down the middle as much as the old, Team Edward and Team Jacob did, was the fact that Madonna was really quite the lady, when all was said and done. Her mouth was kept in check and her innuendos were more matronly and fun then the 'sarcastic' girl from years back. But what Madonna did give was what she always gave – a fantastic performance that led us all back into the time period we've missed. Our break-dancing routes and boom boxes reappeared in our lives as we watched her sing, dance and enliven the crowd that was REALLY bored by the game. She pulled Michael Jackson's moonwalk and even Ronald Reagan from our memory banks, and we basked in the glow of a world that was once supportive.
Madonna's CD will be out in March and the tour is to follow. And what people once thought was a 'joke' when it came to this woman reinventing herself – again – and heading back out across the globe to spread her voice and oddly magical-persona – is now an acceptable fact. It makes people wonder what she has that makes the adrenaline fire! Because in only fifteen minutes the whole 'new generation' that we're all raving about – Lady Gaga included – simply disappeared from our minds when Madonna took over the stage.
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Perhaps she really IS the only original left!
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Q. If you had to choose between the anime or manga, which would you choose and why?
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Arrancar109.png: Excluding filler arcs, probably the manga. The anime has its moments, but the core material is the most important thing. Besides, the manga can get away with more than the anime.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Godisme.png: Manga, cause the anime is a piece of crap that ruined all the good parts of Bleach.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Xilinoc.png: Manga. It's what the author intended, and it doesn't have crappy, canon-contradicting filler arcs
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Salubri.png: Manga, as it is the basis from which canon content comes from, everything else is secondary. So why pick anything other than the source simply because it's far more visual format.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Mohrpheus.png: I would choose the manga. I believe that the artwork is generally superior, and that it best conforms to the creator's vision. In addition, since it is the original material, it represents the established canon for the storyline, which is preferable to the way the animation studio takes creative license with the series.
: Manga, everything in the manga was written by Kubo himself, so the information is guaranteed to be accurate, as of the latest manga, and there is no alteration of plot, like you see with some filler characters (aka Noba, Ririn, and Kurodo) remaining in the canon arcs.
Q. Even so, does the anime have any strengths over the manga?
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Mohrpheus.png: Because images are static in the manga, it is rather hard to make out what is going on sometimes. This happens a lot with certain techniques and character movements. With animation, a lot of this is cleared up, though it does sometimes involve creative liberties being taken. The anime also has voice acting, which is considerably good in both the Japanese and English versions.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Lemursrule.png: Hmm, I used to be equally loving of both, but I would have to say as of now the manga. The anime is what originally got me into Bleach, but the manga to me is more complex and emotionally satisfying. Like any adaptation, some things have to be simplified for the audience to understand, but sometimes important details are lost.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/KuroAshi98.png: Personally I am open to both, as while the manga is the source material and presents a consistently higher quality of art and storytelling, the anime also gives us the pleasure of seeing our favourite moments animated, voiced and even at times improved. Often there are times in the story I feel the manga or anime did better at showing then their counterpart. When Gin cut down the entire city upon releasing his Bankai, that was definitely a manga moment, but when Yamamoto created those pillars of fire against Aizen, certainly the anime did it for me.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/SunXia.png: Depends as I love watching anime more than I love reading the manga!! If it's not a filler arc that is badly written I will enjoy the anime more in dubbed fashion!! Of course, I do love to keep up to date with the story in the manga!! I just like to see animation but it sometimes isn't translated very well from the manga!!
Q. What do you feel was Bleach's strongest point?
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Arrancar109.png: The bad guys. If the anime didn't exist, Aizen, Kūgo, and Juhabach have effectively taken their adversaries by surprise.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Godisme.png: The reveal of Aizen as a traitor. It was done perfectly, slight foreshadowing yet unexpected enough that it was mind blowing
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Xilinoc.png: Well, the character development. The fights are nice, and the backstory is interesting. But the characters are what support Bleach. Development, personalities, the whole shebang. Without a focus on the characters, Bleach isn't Bleach.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Salubri.png: The Soul Society arc. So many separate storyline's were started allowing for the introduction of new characters and melded perfectly with the interactions between those characters, plus the plot twists.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Mohrpheus.png: The series' art is its greatest strength for me. While the story has been hit or miss, the artwork has been considerably good all throughout, barring the occasional error.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Lemursrule.png: Hmm, good question. I would say the characters. There is at least one character that everyone can relate to. When I was younger, this was very important to me. In my younger years I did not have many friends, so I would imagine (not sure if that's the best wording) that I had friends (like) Ichigo, Rukia, and Orihime. Eventually I did find friends with similar qualities, and I also like that the characters make you look at things differently. Also, if you don't care about the characters then what's the point of the story?
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/KuroAshi98.png: Story-wise is would be the second arc, Soul Society. I really enjoyed the scale of the second arc, we were moving onto things bigger than just monster hunting, but we weren't yet at the point where it was essentially a battle between gods (Ichigo vs. Aizen). It was focused on just a half dozen characters which allowed for an even spread of development, the fights were well-balanced rather than just staring in awe at how big an explosion one character could cause, and the setting was a stark change to the modern world where we were thrown into feudal Japan!
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/SunXia.png: For me, it has to be the Soul Society arc from when Byakuya and Renji first arrived in the World of the Living to perhaps around the time Ichigo was discovered by the Visored!! I just felt the story telling was almost flawless then and that Kubo had found a good pace!! The twists were out of nowhere and the development of characters was amazing!! It would have easily have become like Inuyasha and have pointless enemies at every turn but in the Soul Society arc there was a purpose, a reason you wanted to turn in next week!! I also loved the animation of the anime during that arc it as definitely my favorite!! It may look old but I dislike the later animation that favors massive amounts of background with idly biddy fighters clashing in the middle, it's just not very good art style for me!!
: The fact that he lets supporting characters shine in the fight, and show that the main protagonist cannot shine all the time.
Q. What about it's lowest?
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Arrancar109.png: As of late, I'd say pacing. But all around, I'd say character focus. Ichigo's friends are close to him, so Kubo should have done more to highlight their characters than he did. Don't get me wrong, he's done more with them than the rest of the Shinigami, but certain viewpoints regarding Chad, Uryū, and Renji weren't explored. And they very well could have.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Godisme.png: Any of the anime-only arcs, especially the Invasion arc. If we are talking manga though, the wrap up of the ''Lost Substitute arc'', which was just horribly done.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Xilinoc.png: Hmm...
Currently, the latest arc's story. It has a ton of potential (Kubo has created a ton of points to draw on) but right now it hasn't got its pace set up, and thus keeps jumping around here and there. On the whole, the arc is good, but it needs to solidify and define what it is. Overall, I'd say the Espada's role in the story. They were all unique individuals who each had their own personalities, goals, and views, but all but two of them were killed off without really being fleshed out as much as they could have, with the exception of Harribel and Grimmjow (who are still alive), and Ulquiorra, who is the only one who actually developed during the story.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Salubri.png: The lowest point was probably the Invasion arc. It was a filler arc that took many liberties that either defied canon content or directly stood in contrast to canon consistency. Basically it was not tempered with any balance or creative storyline, just a lot of overpowered ridiculousness.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Mohrpheus.png: The series generally does a good job of showcasing its massive cast of characters, but the ones closest to Ichigo - his friends - always seem to be irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. They tend to be overshadowed and ultimately overpowered by the Shinigami. These characters are the ones most essential to the protagonist's motivations and development, so it sucks to see them underutilized.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Lemursrule.png: Ummm... I don't really dislike anything, but if there was anything that I liked the least in the anime it would have to be filler, (for various reasons) and the manga I guess it would be Kubo bringing something up and not bring it up again for a long time.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/KuroAshi98.png: This is where my opinion becomes a little contradictory; I also feel the story is its lowest point. Tite Kubo may have a solid story in his mind, it's just his sense of pacing, priority and presentation has weakened. As I said before, the Soul Society arc was well done and probably one of my favourite arcs of any series. But afterwards when he tried to further expand his series, I feel Kubo has tried to become something more than his weekly twenty pages can allow. And because of these limitations, he can't always get around to highlighting or explaining some important points which also hurts the series. It's because of this I'd like to see another mangaka have a go, and see what a fresh mind could do.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/SunXia.png: Tough call as there are so many filler arcs that were just written horribly and I didn't enjoy the third and fourth movies!! To me, I dislike that the anime writers are too afraid to have an arc without Ichigo being the main guy!! He lost his powers after the Final Getsuga Tensho and they couldn't even just stick with that, no they had to keep giving him magic pills facing over powered enemies!! Manga-wise definitely when Aizen implanted the Hōgyoku and the Fullbring arc!! That was just not the best and felt pointless!! There was no reason Ichigo should have Fullbring and the arc was supposed to be about Sado and yet he did nothing and had no development nor did he get stronger!! Kūgo was not a great character and his motivations were lacking in every way!! He tried to repeat the "Aizen-shocker" and it didn't work very well at all with Kūgo reveal!! And with the Hōgyoku I just found it stupid that now Aizen survives everything that is thrown at him and his "plans" were too overblown!!
: The formula for each arc so far has been relatively the same: Ichigo finds himself in some sort of problem, Ichigo trains, Ichigo gains power related to the major antagonist of the arc, Ichigo fights on, and, with the exception of his Shinigami powers, lose them at the conclusion of the arc. Wash, rinse and repeat. There are other ways of writing a plot.
Q. How do you feel Tite Kubo handles his characters? Does he give them enough development for their importance to the story? Do the anime-only stories do them justice?
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Arrancar109.png: Depends on the character really, some of them could have had more development, as well as more focus, but at the same time, there are certain timing issues he has to keep in mind. If he didn't, he could probably flesh out many more of them than he has.
The anime...
The anime does do some of them justice, but that's only up until the Amagai arc in terms of anime arcs. The filler added onto some manga content has helped in some instances, but not overall. The Zanpakutō arc and the Invasion arc were namely about the Shinigami, and all arcs had Ichigo involved more than he should have, especially the Zanpakutō and Invasion arcs. In other words, the last two arcs heavily lacked character balance.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Godisme.png: Kubo is not really the best with character development. Usually only one character gets any development in any arc and it's never who needs it. And the anime never does justice to anything.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Xilinoc.png: On the whole, he handles them fairly well. Pre-timeskip, with the aforementioned exception of the Espada, he took the time to explore many of the characters, and for those he didn't expand upon, he dropped hints at (i.e. Unohana, Yamamato, etc.), but he didn't always do it right (i.e. Gin and his motives being introduced right before his death). Post-timeskip, it hasn't gone quite as well. Tsukishima and Ginjō, though they were the central antagonists of the previous arc, weren't developed as much as I had hoped, though we may see more of them in the current arc. And speaking of the current arc, the new villains haven't been defined anywhere near enough. We still don't know their motives, their past, or their real power. In terms of anime, for the most part, it does an okay job of creating realistic backstories for characters we may not know much about, and occasionally manages to develop them within the current storyline, which is nice.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Salubri.png: Kubo once said in an interview, and I believe, that he loves all his characters and especially the one people dislike. I appreciate that and understand it. As far as the way he handles his characters, well he has a large cast of characters and he shows preference to the more prominent ones and less so to a particular group, namely the human characters. As far as development it's hard to say some characters do get development while most tend to have instances where you learn something about their past or personality, but then those characters just continue on as previously, showing no real growth. In other words the development seems fleeting for some and temporary at best. In other characters they grow considerably and in meaningful ways, especially considering their importance in the story. The anime commonly distances itself from development unless it needs to fill in space. In those instances it's hit or miss, sometimes the character acts like himself/herself other times they don't at all.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Mohrpheus.png: With so many characters, it is difficult to give everyone the spotlight, but Kubo does manage to give everyone their moment, even if they are few and far between. Individually, most of them are pretty well developed. When it comes to expanding on the characters, I feel that the anime tends to be subpar. It usually tries to do so by introducing new characters to interact with them, which is counterproductive since it inflates the cast even more.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Lemursrule.png: Overall (about 95% of the time) I feel Kubo has a good handle on the characters. Yeah there are tunes where characters could be more developed, but Kubo can't change certain characters too much so that people (maybe) disinterested in them. I feel the characters who're truly relevant are developed. Anime only stories...sometimes yes, but most of the time, no. Going back to adaptations, sometimes subtleties are lost, especially in characters. The characters being stereotypes (example Rangiku, who in the anime is portayed mostly as a lazy, drunk bimbo) and it just displeases me.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/KuroAshi98.png: Usually it comes down to the character of the day, and even then we only are given small snippets. Ichigo's relationship with Zangetsu for example comes to mind. Even though Zangetsu resides in his soul and can actively communicate with Ichigo, despite the former's proven wisdom they rarely actually speak to one another and only when the plot demands it. For such an intimate relationship, it just doesn't seem that important to either character. Other times, I feel Kubo tries too hard to get around to everyone which weakens the development. It's why I enjoyed the smaller arcs such as Soul Society, Turn Back the Pendulum and even the fourth movie, Hell Chapter. The cast was varied and interesting, but not so large that it felt like a race to give everyone their fair share. As for the anime-only stories… it really is hit and miss. I'm just going to leave it at that.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/SunXia.png: In the early days Kubo developed a lot of his characters very well from Rukia's past to Ichigo and Tatsuki's shared past!! However, recent character developments have been lacking!! We still don't know Isshin's past and why Yoruichi is a were-cat!! And we don't even know why the Visored were restored as captains and where the rest of them are, it was just skipped over when it wasn't needed!! In this arc he's been introducing characters and incapacitating them in moments!!
Sometimes anime-only arcs can do well like the relationship between Kon and Nozomi!! However watching episode upon episode of more and more clones gets boring and Ichigo always being the only one who can save the day gets boring as well!! They could do a lot better!!
Too many characters like some lieutenants and many of Ichigo's human friends are ignored!!
: I don't think character development is Kubo's strong point. He did have some slowly, with the most being in the Fullbring arc, but we don't see much character development. Hard to say for the anime-only material, they are so out of canon and have contradictions with the canonical timeline.
Q. Excluding Aizen, what kind of antagonist do you think would suit Bleach? Have any of the villains created by Studio Pierrot felt like they really had a place in the world?
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Arrancar109.png: Jin Kariya to some extent.
Shūsuke Amagai would have been a suitable replacement captain, but we know ''Pierrot'' can't go that far. Muramasa I would only find believable if he was a modified zanpakutō. I don't think we have to go over Inaba to describe my placement of him. Going into movies, Kusaka definitely could have fit, despite the impossibility behind his story (thanks to Kubo on this, lol), and if executed well in the manga or anime, a Hell arc with Kokutō definitely could have worked.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Godisme.png: A villain in Bleach needs to have a certain amount of cunning, intelligence and malevolence. Aizen was the perfect villain because he balanced that. The only villain Pierrot did any good with was Amagai but not because he was a villain, but because of when we were led to believe he was a good guy.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Xilinoc.png: Lol, "Excluding Aizen". Anyway, I'd like to see an antagonist with a somewhat, shall I say, human side to him/her. Aizen's aloofness made for a "true" antagonist, but it's be nice to see a villain who desires more than power, and who does what they do for reasons besides a superiority complex. In terms of anime villains, they tried and somewhat succeeded. Jin Kariya was okay, Amagai and Kōga were surprisingly well-developed, and Inaba - well, we don't talk about Inaba.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Salubri.png: Well Bleach is probably at its best when it gets down to the fighting. When it takes itself into the deep long winded speeches about a particular enemy's personality, past or intentions instead of being straightforward and making simple declarative statements rather than reading off a novel of answers to questions no one asked and basically setting up more questions to be answered and never answering the ones currently up for explanation. That kind of enemy deals in manipulation which takes forever to get to the point and tends to have a predictable ending. I think the best antagonist is someone who plans but has no qualms about busting through the front door regardless of the odds because he knows his skill and his opponent and has already increased their odds subtly. There really isn't a Studio Pierrot character that seemed to have a legitimate place for me personally.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Mohrpheus.png: Whereas there are examples of villains gone good in Bleach, it would be interesting to see the opposite. That is, a character whose development over the course of the series drives him or her to become "evil." Studio Pierrot seems to try hard to make characters that fit with the setting, but the villains always seem to be out of place in the grand scheme of things, especially since their individual arcs are disjointed from the rest of the series.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Lemursrule.png: Hmm I guess one that has sort of misconceptions. In other words real villains that are not evil for sake of being so, and have depth to them. Kokutō I felt was closest to being a manga quality villain.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/KuroAshi98.png: Aizen provided us with the cunning, intelligent threat. Sure he could throw down when needed, but like Urahara or Mayuri the biggest threat was his ability to plan and prepare for any possibility. It's also why I felt the Hōgyoku was the death of his character, as he quickly degraded into a madman, and not the entertaining kind like Heath Ledger's Joker. What I'd like to see from a villain would be the turned hero, exploring a corruption storyline would give the story some spice. As for who I feel would fit that role… as much as I don't want to admit it I'd have to go with Kyōraku. He's a man who has always done the right thing regardless of the consequences, and to see him break would be a major development.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/SunXia.png: Well I do like the idea of bringing in a big gun like Juhabach who can fight on par with someone like Yamamoto although I feel there should have been more development in their match up than a few slices and over!! I enjoyed that after the Soul Society arc that they went back to fighting Hollows, really strong Hollows but Hollows!! I think I might have preferred it if it was revealed that none of the Espada were Vasto Lorde and perhaps the newest baddies were an invasion of them, not even needing Arrancar!! I'm not comfortable with the idea that Juhabach wants to destroy Soul Society and yet he's a Quincy he can do that easily and cause the realms to become imbalanced!! Having the entire Quincy race wiped out and now actually here's an army does sit well with me!! Studio Pierrot's villains haven't lived up to Kubo's worst villains!! Captain Amagai was all wrong, he should never have been the baddies it should have just been Kibune and Amagai sacrificed himself!!
Muramasa was just plain awful as a villain and his motives were mental, why would it take you so long to connect with your Shinigami?? I did like Yachiru's friend, he was a good baddie/anti-hero!!
Inaba was just...there are no words to describe the awful development he had!! Wanting to take over Soul Society because you had your research stopped?? Unbelievably silly considering Mayuri is floating about doing as he likes!!
: I would like to see a villain whose goals do try to be good, but is terribly misguided in how he wants to do it. Currently, I have been very underwhelmed by the anime villains. So far, the Bounts are the only villains I liked seeing, as the premise behind their existence is feasible given Bleach's universe and they don't mimic or emulate some sort of stereotype.
Q. How about Ichigo? Do you feel he properly fits into the role of the protagonist, or is there something you'd rather see from the main character?
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Arrancar109.png: I feel that he does. Sal (Salubri) thinks there's virtually none, but Ichigo has a slow development process, something most protagonists have. At the beginning, he was an upstart, but got thrust into the world of Shinigami and Hollows against his will. When Rukia was taken, he proved how far he was willing to go to save a friend's life, even though he almost got killed numerous times for it. In the Arrancar arc, despite his unwillingness to associate with the Visored, Ichigo was willing to work with them to help him fight against Aizen's Arrancar army, since he had a firsthand experience to their power levels, and his inner Hollow rendered him powerless several times. And within their base itself, not only did he once again do what he could to protect his friends, but also opened up more to his battle nature.
When fighting Ulquiorra, even though Ichigo mastered his Hollowfication, a new aspect of his power kicked in when he was facing death, and when he learned about it, he knew his powers changed to some extent and became fearful (for a time) about that power. When confronted with Aizen, he knew he would have to utilize as much power as he could get to subdue him, even though Aizen's level of power startled him a few times. He was willing to use an attack that would ultimately render him powerless to stop Aizen and protect his friends and family, something most protagonists would also do. Ichigo already expressed previously that he wanted power to protect his friends, so despite what people like Sal think, this was a huge step for him: chance fighting him with his current power and keep it to protect his friends in the future, or generate more power than you can handle and lose it all. He obviously chose the latter.
Then, as of the Fullbring arc, Ichigo expressed that he was fine with his return to a normal life, but it was gradually proven to be a charade, something that Chad saw through immediately. It might have been a case of denial for Ichigo; it's unclear, actually, but he only consciously became concerned about getting power once Kūgo expressed that he had knowledge if Isshin's true nature, and when Uryū got attacked. Once Orihime was attacked as well, he became more and more motivated to reacquire power, so he could protect his friends. While he strived to achieve this power, Tsukishima made sure to do everything he could to turn Ichigo's life into a living nightmare, and even though he was driven to even kill Tsukishima to get his friends back, he couldn't bring himself to fight them directly. Once Kūgo took his powers, Ichigo broke completely. In addition to losing his friends and family, he also lost any chances he had at getting his power to protect those he cared about.
And even when he wielded power, he did try to understand everyone he fought. Not by interviewing them, obviously, but some form of spiritual resonance. Aizen and Kūgo are prime examples of this.
Not to mention, Ichigo does sink into despair anytime he can't protect anyone. This may or may not have something to do with his mother's death.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Godisme.png: Ichigo is about as good as you are going to get from a shōnen protagonist. I prefer my protagonists to be a little more confident in themselves and be a little less power of friendship, but overall, he is not bad.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Xilinoc.png: Ah, Ichigo. Out of the protagonists of the "Big 3", so to speak, he is likely the most stubborn. I get that he's meant to fight the big battles and defeat the powerful villains, but it feels like he steals the spotlight from other characters in the process. His fights tend to take up the most chapters, so other fights meant to develop the parties involved get the shaft. I'd like to see a bit of development from him in the form of humility - realizing that he needs to acknowledge his effect on others, learn to accept others' views, etc.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Salubri.png: Ichigo is not my choice for a protagonist personally. Since the beginning of the series Ichigo gets himself involved in these constant issues but he doesn't seem to grasp the level of seriousness involved. He can't see beyond his most immediate cause which is commonly protecting or saving a "friend" in a different scenario that would be fine. But in Bleach there is always more at stake. Then the issue of him not thinking anything through or gaining a general understanding of the situation. He gets powers but they are mostly the same powers he's had for the past few years, primarily because there is no advance in skills, abilities or tactics. It's all brute strength. In other words there is no real development of the character outside of bulldozing his way through every fight. I would like to see the opposite of all this.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Mohrpheus.png: Ichigo fulfils the role of protagonist rather well. His motivations - which we have seen develop over the course of the series - are more or less solid, and the growth of his power seems to correlate with what one typically expects of a shōnen protagonist. But perhaps he fits the role a little too well - in a short time he managed to snowball into the superhero of Soul Society, with little explanation given as to how he can possibly be so powerful. It would be nice to get some answers in regards to this, as well how he fits into the grand scheme of things - something the series seems to have hinted at in the past.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Lemursrule.png: Well Kubo had originally intended Rukia to be the protagonist and Ichigo came later. Ichigo was created more to appeal to the masses. And overall I think he's a likable character, and I wish he would expand more, maybe Kubo will surprise me. But having Rukia as the protagonist would be interesting.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/KuroAshi98.png: My feelings on Ichigo's role as the hero have become slightly complicated over the years. As he stands now, I'd have to call him a broken protagonist. At first he was a regular teen that happened to possess the ability to see ghosts and gained some extra power in a time of need, but has since grown to almost be the centre of the universe with god himself having an interest in him. I've never been a fan of these "child of destiny" stories, and much preferred him back when he was just a regular guy fighting to save whose who were was close to him. As he put it at the start of the series, "I can't talk big about protecting everyone in the world, but I want to protect a mountain of people!" This young man, who is only interested in saving his friends, is also the same person who is responsible for the fate of the Bleach universe. The skew between personal motivation and responsibility is almost painful to watch.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/SunXia.png: I think I'd rather an older main character!! I don't like this teenage stuff and that he's saving the world at 15 and he doesn't look 15 since no teen looks like that!! However, as a character I generally like him, I like his dedication to helping those around him!! I don't like how he seems to have every power under the sun, it's looking Gary-Stu!! Personally I'd like for him to train in more areas and develop his skills beyond fifty Getusga Tenshos in every fight!!
: He sort of fits into the role of protagonist, but at the same time, he doesn't. Does that make sense? His moral values are in the right place, but he lacks the ability to inspire, to lead. Whenever he's down, other people have to bring him back up. Now that trait may appear in other anime protagonists, but for Ichigo it happens a LOT more often.
Q. The art style in Bleach has changed a lot over the years, was there a specific time where you really enjoyed how the manga was drawn or has it just continued to become better in your opinion?
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Arrancar109.png: The manga was always animated well, and Kubo's art evolved as he kept going, something all artists go through. True, some would say the animation wasn't as good back then, but if a serial is drawn enough times by the same individual, their art style gradually changes.
It's subtle, but constant.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Godisme.png: I think it has steadily gotten better; characters are more refined and normal looking these days. I look back at the beginning of the series, especially Orihime and just think "Holy crap has Kubo gotten better."
Q. Like the pilot chapter?
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Godisme.png: Oh god the pilot chapter...
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Xilinoc.png: I really like the current style. It has a soft sort of look to it, and it's very easy on the eyes, yet it still allows Kubo to include small details in each panel. Comparing it to the style when he first drew Bleach, I'm glad it's changed - the characters and settings look all the better for it.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Salubri.png: It's actually become quite good over the years, I think it's just progressively getting better over time. I think that's common amongst artists that do the same drawings like this consistently.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Mohrpheus.png: The art in the beginning of the series was not actually all that appealing to me - it was not until early in the Arrancar arc when Kubo seemed to refine his style and maintain consistency. The character designs were sharper, the shading was better and overall more attention was paid to detail. That's the point where I really started to be impressed by his artwork.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Lemursrule.png: Hmm I guess the current art style where really emerged in 2006-2007. It has continued from that point and it is just extremely pleasing to the eye.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/KuroAshi98.png: Compared to the early chapters, Bleach has really evolved to become one of the best looking shōnen manga out there. While series like Naruto have a safe, tamed art style and One Piece is just downright bizarre, Bleach in my opinion has always been the one that aimed for style. Tite Kubo has a unique way of presenting scenes and actions, and has an eye for showing them in the best way possible… most of the time.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/SunXia.png: The manga art has always been done well for me but I have to say my favorite art is around the Soul Society arc, everything looks too perfected for me now!! I of course dislike the need to make half naked women so I don't enjoy that type of art!! But on the whole I dislike the later Anime art by comparison, the images are too distant from the characters!!
: I found the Arrancar and Hueco Mundo arcs to be the best, because Kubo essentially had to come up with two character designs – one for the normal arrancar and one for the resurrecion. It takes talent to come up with drawing each character uniquely twice.
Q. Has the anime been able to capture the same level of quality? I know there'll be times when the budget limits this, but do you think it is able to create a similar feel?
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Arrancar109.png: Definitely. The anime uses a couple of different animators (you have to pay attention to certain episodes, particularly some of the earlier ones), but yes, the overall quality changed as they progressed, similar to how Kubo's did.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Godisme.png: The animation was for the most part, pretty good; I think it was at its best at the end of the Arrancar arc. Overall, yes, it was good.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Xilinoc.png: Not to the same extent, no. I realize that the budget limitations affect this, but compare a panel in the manga to its equivalent frame in the anime - the same level of detail isn't present, and while it may be a little easier on the eyes, it still doesn't feel right. This is especially true for fight scenes, and I understand that, but it's still off-putting.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Salubri.png: Not at as a consistent level as I would personally like, but it's at least acceptable.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Mohrpheus.png: When the animation is fluid and the music is utilized effectively, the anime is typically able to convey the same feeling, sometimes even more effectively than the source material.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Lemursrule.png: Hmm it happens at times, I feel that the Deicide part of the anime captured it the best. They really did not hold back (especially with one of the questionable panels of chapter 415). The animation of sealing Aizen was just perfect, very fluid.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/KuroAshi98.png: For the important moments, the studio definitely gave their all in capturing the same quality. Right off the top of my head there was Ichigo vs. Byakuya, Ichigo vs. Grimmjow, Ulquiorra's death, the entire Deicide arc with a marvellous performance by Shō Hayami as Aizen in his final moments, and finishing with a spectacular show from Ichigo & Uryū vs. Kūgo. Usually this has the backlash of the following episodes being severely degraded in quality, but really by hitting these key moments I can overlook the consequences.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/SunXia.png: In the early arcs I think the anime did very well and actually, at times, outdid the manga art for me!! Later arcs didn't match up for me as you have censorship that can affect the style and the fights aren't done as well artistically!! You only have to look at the difference between Kugo being revealed in the manga and the anime to see how much the artwork can differ and drop in transition!!
: It has, but it doesn't go far enough to bring the drawings to life for me. I felt more connected to the characters on the manga pages over the characters in the anime.
Q. Tite Kubo has said in the past that the way he draws his fight scenes was inspired by several movies. Do you find these scenes to be entertaining? And do you prefer seeing them as still images or animated?
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Arrancar109.png: The fight scenes have always been entertaining. Most one-sided fights, however... well, they're one-sided for a reason. :p And like anyone, they're better animated, since it highlights action and certain techniques much better. The only weakness in manga and comics, but there's only so much you can do without wasting paper... or other stories' issue space. :p
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Godisme.png: The fights are the one thing Kubo has done consistently well and it depends on the fight. Some fights were animated wonderfully like Ichigo vs. Grimmjow or Aizen vs. the Gotei 13, while others felt rushed and badly animated like some of the Fullbring arc fights.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Xilinoc.png: Ah, static vs. fluid. Well, to answer the first part, the fight scenes are very well done on the whole. Kubo knows how to draw fighting in such a way that you can sort of see the movement and action between each panel, so it works very well. As for the anime, it's replicated fairly well. Aforementioned lack of detail notwithstanding, they generally reproduce the movement you imagined in the manga, albeit with repeated frames, music, and the occasional lengthening of a fight. But overall, I prefer the manga version of fights.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Salubri.png: I do enjoy the fights in Bleach. As much as I prefer the manga it's the anime that I feel does greater in some respects when it comes to fights, simply because there is much you can misinterpret and not see clearly in still images of black and white.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Mohrpheus.png: The fight scenes are easily the most entertaining parts of the series for me - they tend to be the points where Kubo's artwork is most dynamic and where his creativity really shines. While it is cool seeing some scenes in motion, I enjoy them more when I am reading them.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Lemursrule.png: I find them entertaining. I like that they are very cinematic. I had when you have a big fight a have small choppy panels. If there's a fight, I want to see what the Hell is going one. All though I love the manga, I would love to see fights brought to life.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/KuroAshi98.png: I love the fights which are fast-paced and mostly come down to physical skill such as Ichigo vs. Grimmjow or Kenpachi vs. Nnoitra, the kind of even, brutal fights that remind you that the reality is they're playing a death game. Even a minor fight such as Hisagi vs. Findor (or god forbid, the filler Sui-Feng (Reigei) vs. Komamura) showed what Bleach can be at its best. Others, such as Hollow Ichigo vs. Ulquiorra or the final Ichigo vs. Aizen fight didn't really excite me as they really were just power shows in the end. The same kind of thrill you'd get from seeing fireworks or watching FPSRussia. As for whether manga or anime are better, it depends on the scenario.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/SunXia.png: I LOVE seeing the fight scenes animated IF they are animated right!! I loved the fight scenes during the Soul Society Arc, they were so much fun!! But later arc I do prefer seeing them in the manga because of the art style that I have gone on and on about, I dislike it strongly I prefer seeing people faces expressions and actions!! I don't like seeing flashes of tiny characters that I can't see right!!
Plus I like the music in the early episodes during the fights, fit the atmosphere just right!!
: I find the scenes to be somewhat entertaining, as long as they are not rushed. In terms of fights, I prefer animated, as they can show what happens in between panels, rather than have character be in position A then suddenly be in position C without going through position B first.
Any last words you want to say about Bleach?
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Godisme.png: Manga = good, Anime = bad. The anime is never coming back so stop asking about it on Bleach Answers.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Xilinoc.png: Erm...I'm never good at this...something positive, something posit- oh yeah! Just so you know, this entire series - manga, anime, movie, games - is all part of Aizen's plan. He planned you reading this. He planned his own existence. He planned EVERYTHING.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Salubri.png: No I think I got everything that I can think of currently.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Mohrpheus.png: I am looking forward to whatever surprises Kubo has in store for us, good or bad. :P
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/Lemursrule.png: I have enjoyed Bleach over the years and eagerly await its conclusion.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/KuroAshi98.png: As a whole, I really enjoy the series and am open-minded with any direction it may go! The plot hasn't always been a priority for me being a shonen, so as long as Kubo keeps his style I'm happy!
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x456/ShadowForce98/Bleach%20Wiki/SunXia.png: Well I love the story and the premise it takes!! I find it new, fresh and unusual compared to many stories being told out there, many of which have been done over and over again!! I love keeping Bleach Wikia updated with new information and ensuring that it is the number on place to go for people who are massive fans like myself!!
: Well, overall I enjoy the series and I am kinda sad that the series is on its last arc in the manga, but what can I do? I'm not the writer. And anyways, what I would say to readers/watchers of Bleach is this: Don't just take everything for face value. You may never know what Kubo will do next!
Thank you for staying with and reading through our first Bleach Wiki interview! Hopefully you found the answers interesting and have been given some insight into the opinions of some of our community's users!
--LemursYou are about to enter the Twlight Zone 17:04,1/21/2013 17:04, January 21, 2013 (UTC)


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In the match played at the Municipal Corporation grounds, South Zone, who opted to bat first totally dominated the proceedings of the entire day. Karuna Jain not only dominated the bowlers, but also guided her junior partner Rashmi Shivshankar as they together put on 96 runs at over five runs per over before Rashmi was run out due to an unfortunate mix-up. Rashmi scored 40 with the help of six clean hits to the fence.
Sindhu Ashok replaced Rashmi in the middle and the pair prospered to add 122 runs for the unbroken second wicket stand. Sindhu's contribution was 43 not out with just one four. She supported Karuna brilliantly by running cheeky singles and giving the senior partner the major strike. Karuna took 133 balls to score 107 not out with the help of eight boundaries.
The West Zone skipper tried eight bowlers but the only success they had was Rashmi's wicket through a run out.
The South dominance continued after lunch as right-arm medium pacer Laxmi Priya and the left-arm seamer Pooja Shah tied down the West openers without giving them any scope to score freely. They sent down 12 overs between them conceding a miserly 32 runs.
By the time leg-spinner Deepika Babu came on to bowl, the match was sealed in South Zone's favour. Deepika sent down eight overs picking up three valuable wickets while conceding only 24 runs. Only Anagha with 31 and Shweta with 23 looked capable of offering a fight. For South, Savita, Sunitha and Kritika picked up one wicket each. West Zone ended at 115 for six from the allotted 40 overs leaving South winners by a comfortable margin of 103 runs.
Brief Scores:
South Zone 218 for 1 in 40 overs (Karuna Jain 107 not out, Rashmi Shivshankar 40, Sindhu A 43 not out) beat West Zone 115 for 6 in 40 overs (Anagha Deshpande 31, Shweta Jadhav 23, Manali Gaekwad 19, Deepika Babu 3 for 24) by 103 runs.
In the other match played at the Railway grounds, Central Zone had it easy over East Zone.
East Zone were shot out for a paltry 64 off 23 overs. The wrecker in chief was left-arm spinner Preeti Dimri who picked up 4 for 2 runs. Medium pacer Vaishali Jain joined the party picking up two for 13.
Central Zone had absolutely no problem reaching the required target of 65 runs with captain Arpita Bansal remaining unbeaten on 37. Central won with 19.2 overs to spare.
Brief Scores:
East Zone 64 all out in 23 overs (Preeti Dimri 4 for 2, Vaishali Jain 2 for 13) lost to Central Zone 66 for 1 in 21.4 overs (Arpita Bansal 37 not out) by nine wickets.


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Ok, maybe they are more than one, ... two...
Second impression is better.
Third one better again.
The fourth is love
The fifth ... divorce ;)
my mobile,
a bottle of water,
my glasses (my oculist says I wear those only because I am curious),
a pen (strange thoughts could occur and ... a mobile number could be useful to be noted)
condoms (everything could happen) :)
nothing is like having sex with a person I am in confidence with, and nothing is like a child's smile ;)
Pliz, do not consider this self description! It's too rude...
I have to fill it up!
Ok, let do in Italian first:
care amiche....per favore scrivetemi se siete single (se siete sposate o fidanzata sappiate a cosa andate incontro: non sono qui solo per amicizie virtuali)
Ovviamente sono estremamente selettivo!! (questo lo diciamo tutti e tutte).
dear friends .... please email me if you are single (if you are married or engaged, please, take note what you are going to encounter: I am not here just to virtual friends)
Obviously I'm very selective !! (All of us say this!!!).
What about my presence here?
I look for everything. But I prefer women rather than men. :) I don't know what I can have with these women. It's impossible to say that in advance, and depends also on who is in front of me :)


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Spectrum 2014, April 13 - 15
Organizer / Host
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Conference Schedule
Leadership Day (Sunday, April 13) 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Registration
- 1:30 - 5:00 p.m. Leadership Sessions
- A half-day of leadership training
- Presentations and workshops by experienced STC community and international leaders
- Designed for anyone interested in improving leadership skills, including current and future leaders.
- Discounted with combined attendance, or attend as a standalone event.
Speaker Dinner and Opening Reception (Sunday, April 13) 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
- 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Registration
- 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Speaker Dinner/Reception (Radisson Hotel Airport Rochester)
Discounted with combined attendance, or attend as a standalone event.
Full-day Conference (Monday, April 14) 8:30 a.m. - 6:15 p.m.
- Registration check-in begins at 7:15 a.m.
- Continental breakfast, lunch, afternoon refreshments, and networking
- Welcome and Keynote Address
- A full-day of progressions, lightning talks, vendor demos, and raffles/giveaways
- Summit tech pubs competition awards presented at luncheon
This year we feature keynote speaker Marcia Riefer Johnston. When Marcia was twelve, "American Girl" magazine printed her eight-paragraph story, "The Key," and paid her $15. She has been writing ever since.
She studied under Raymond Carver and Tobias Wolff in the Syracuse University creative-writing program and taught technical writing in the Engineering School at Cornell University. She has done writing of all kinds for organizations of all kinds, from the Fortune 500 to the just plain fortunate. To share her love of writing, Marcia collected one-of-a-kind essays into her book: "Word Up! How to Write Powerful Sentences and Paragraphs (And Everything You Build from Them)." Marcia lives in Portland, Oregon.
Post-conference Half-day Workshops (Tuesday, April 15) 7:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Registration and continental breakfast (7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.)
- Selection of morning and afternoon half-day workshops, and optional lunch (reservation required). Select one of three available workshops for the morning. Select one of three available workshops for the afternoon. Each workshop runs for three hours.
- Attend any selected workshop as a standalone event.
- Attend lunch by registration only.
|Morning Workshops (8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.) Each of the three workshops lasts three hours. Pick one.
|Marcia Riefer Johnston
|Write Tight(er): A Time-Saving, Pain-Free Technique for Selling Yourself and Your Products Through Your Words
|Bernard Aschwanden
|A Date with DITA
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What is TEDx?
In "TEDxFSUJena" the "x" stands for independently organized event, while FSU is abbreviation for Friedrich Schiller University of Jena. TEDxFSUJena was the first official university-based TEDx event in eastern part of Germany and took place on 10th of February 2015 in Jena. The event was organized by a group of international students representing the NGO, International Conferences for Education and Development. This was the beginnign of an annual event, as TEDxFSUJena is being organized in 2016, too. The current organizers find power in ideas and seek make the world a better place. All speeches on the conference will be filmed and posted on Internet (TED.com/TEDx.Com/TEDx Youtube channel).
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The organizers could not ignore the Halloween mood and held a special themed TEDxFSU Jena event on 31st October, 2015 at the Haus auf der Mauer. The decorations and food were prepared in the spirit of Halloween and created the perfect environment for some spooky TEDx talks. Afterwards the attendees engaged in interesting discussions and […]
Market of Possibilities
On 16th October, 2015, the TEDx organizers participated in the exhibition "Market of Opportunities" on the FSU Jena campus. The goal was to provoke interest among students and the public toward the TEDx project. As it turned out, many visitors were already familiar with TEDx, plus everyone received information about the upcoming event TEDxFSUJena 2016 […]


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Advanced Studies in Engineering (CASE), is a project of Engineering Education Trust (EET) with joint
collaboration with Sir Syed Memorial Society. It was in the January of 2001 when we formally talked
about establishing an institution of higher technical learning in Pakistan. We debated on its
feasibility and gauged our commitment to this national cause and identified the dissemination of
advanced knowledge in engineering and management to our professional engineers and scientists
as the need of the hour.
In 1998, when a research and development organization named Communications Enabling
Technologies (CET) Pakistan was established in Rawalpindi. Soon, CET headed by Dr. Shoab Ahmed
Khan (Tamgha-e-Imtiaz) attracted some of the best professionals in Pakistan. Dr. Farrukh Kamran
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prosperity through a knowledge economy by developing human resource in higher technical
UET Taxila granted affiliation of its graduate program in Computer Engineering with 60 students.
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Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils are the most popular colored pencils we sell. Each colored pencil features a thick, soft core made from brilliant, light-resistant pigments to ensure smooth, rich laydown and color saturation.
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A great tool for increasing focus and mindfulness, the act of coloring can be even more beneficial when you use fine-quality materials. Prismacolor Premier colored pencils are known for their vibrant colors, ease of use, and permanence. Now you can treat the coloring book fan in your life to this 29-piece kit that also includes a black marker, an eraser, a sharpener, a blender pencil, and unique coloring pages from Penguin Random House — neatly packed in a sturdy case. The Prismacolor Premier Coloring Kit includes the following materials:
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Comments about Prismacolor Colored Pencils:
I'm enjoying the soft lead and the sheer variety of colors of with this set. It's definitely made my coloring much more fun:) Definitely get the colorless blender to help give a smooth look.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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By emile
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We have used Prismacolor pencils for some time and have always been satisfied with their overall quality, and variety of colors. A great value. I bought a set for a gift and the recipient is very impressed with the quality of the pencils.
Nice product but has some changes over the years
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Love the softness and creamy applications. Sorry the pencils are not as fat and thick as they used to be.
Excellent place to find your art needs
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Needed these for a class, I''vet tried a few before, but needed a lot of colors for two classes. The deal was great. They came in such a timely manner. I now can be ready to experience a new art form for me, so excited. I won't get to work with them til August , with some great teachers at the Hoot convention in Ohio. A great time of learning, and friendships. Thanks for providing such a great product for us to experience and create works of art. You have such a great variety for the artist to choose from. A big thanks
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There is so much controversy over this particular brand of colored pencils (they break too easily, constant sharpening, too expensive vs the quality, etc. BUT these are still my go-to pencils. Over the past few months, I've noticed that the variety of sets offered (12pk, 24pk, 48pk, 72pk, for example, and my personal favorite, the 150ct) there has been a substantial reduction in price. Same rich and vibrant colors, same buttery texture, but no obvious signs of improving the quality of these pencils despite all the negative feedback from the artist community. However, I'll still continue buying the pencils through dickblick.com because they always have the best price on the Prismacolor brand and they sell open-stock which is a huge plus for me.
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These pencils and markers are my favorite way of mine to use in adult coloring books
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Besides guns and hunting there are other issues some feel are important, like health care or the economy, or war and peace, or following the law or ... well you name it.
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Good to see you in this uniform, how is it here?
"Exciting! It's a lot faster and there's a lot more to learn. In the beginning it was a little intimidating but I've adjusted
What happened to your hand?
"I did a little something to my hand, it happened in a parking lot here. It's not broken its just some stitches, I'll be good." Hall wouldn't go into further details, but he did sport a large bandage and wrist splint.
Are you going to play this year and will this injury keep you out?
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How is your relationship with Ron English?
Good. We didn't talk a lot before I got here but since I'm here now we talk a lot, we're building a relationship. He takes me aside and asks me questions about what I think and stuff, it's pretty good."
Hall is much bigger than when I saw him last year, probably having gained 10-15 lbs and looked solid.


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A petition launched by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai urging a Syria donors' conference to give millions of dollars for educational causes had reached over 70,000 signatures.
Addressed to US President Barack Obama, the petition, published on the change.org website, calls for world leaders to commit $1.4 billion at the London conference "to make sure all Syrian children affected by the conflict get an education".
Britain, Germany and Norway are co-hosting the event on February 4 with the United Nations and Kuwait. A string of world leaders is expected to attend.
- White House petition to declare Pakistan terror sponsor gets record support
- Malala Yousafzai turns 18, says world failing Syrian children
- I am no Western puppet: Malala Yousufzai
- US President,First Lady meet Malala Yousafzai at the Oval Office
- Syria refugees top two million,UN sees worst crisis since Vietnam
- Israel launches airstrike into Syria
They will discuss how to help 13.5 million people who are either vulnerable or displaced inside Syria, as well as 4.2 million people who have fled to neighbouring countries like Jordan and Lebanon.
British Prime Minister David Cameron's office said on January 27 that participating countries would be asked to double the amount of money they are giving to tackle the humanitarian crisis.
Last year, UN agencies asked for $8.4 billion (7.7 billion euros) from governments worldwide to fund the Syrian aid effort but received only $3.3 billion.
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The western part of Lousiana has been massively settled by Huguenots since 1685. In fact, it was due to a lack of restriction to Huguenot to establish themeselves in New France on the western side of the Mississippi river (from OTL Minnesota to OTL Louisiana). The royal power did not fear any kind of alliance with New Spain.
From this POD, the colonial population evolved like New England pilgrims.
Moreover, after 1689, a special immigrant tax fulfilled the royal treasure. So the royal power began to see this unexpected huge immigration very positively. This positive view change was reinforced by the numerous calls to repeal the protestants back done by high ranked royals officers like Colbert and specially Vauban. In fact, it was a go between solution as they remain in the kingdom's land but not in the metropole.
Another contribution factor (POD), was a the launch of naval construction in Québec City, started by Colbert in 1678 (ATL) instead of 1738 (OTL). The shipyards owned by the royal treasure, boomed because of Huguenots orders for vessels and abundant timber and iron ressources. The orders were done by small Huguenots companies or by the Compagnie du Mississippi owned by Sir Crozat. This led that the successor Compagnie d'Occident flourished. In 20 years, more than 400,000 people crossed the Atlantic.
At this point, New France is still restricted for Huguneots in OTL Canada/Québec, Pays des Illinois and Eastern Louisiana/Western Florida.


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This morning a new Book Sprint started at the Center for Collaborative Creativity in Kings Cross, London. There are 7 sprinters from NGOs that work with monitoring and analysing data that governments make available. Its a pretty diverse group with one person from each continent (except Antarctica) present.
This morning we started in typical Book Sprint style with introductions and a broad discussion of what the book should be. We created post-it notes from this discussion and then grouped these on the wall. We then formed 3 groups, each to take a major theme and break it down further. Soon lunch and a presentation of the major sections of the book as determined by each group.
This Book Sprint is brought together by the Open Knowledge Foundation and facilitated by Adam Hyde.
Update Day 2: half way through day two, the book is looking good. 10,000 words and great conversations. We also have an illustrator on hand to work out some diagrams.
Update Day 4 : Final leg. 18,000 words and nice illustrations. Almost done.


text:
Seaview is a most comfortable and attractive ground floor cottage, attached on one side to The Downs, an imposing period property, now a group of select apartments, surrounded by beautiful landscaped gardens and set high above Thurlestone with superb sea and country views from Bigbury Bay round to Thurlestone Sands. The cottage, all on one level, is absolutely ideal as a romantic retreat and for enthusiastic walkers, golfers or beachcombers - the sandy beaches, golf links and the South West coastal path are all within walking distance.
Front door into hallway. Spacious sitting room/diner with large patio doors that make the most of the views down to Thurlestone, comfortable sofa and chairs, freeview TV/video/DVD, flame effect electric fire, dining table and chairs. Well-fitted and equipped kitchen with electric cooker, washing machine, microwave and fridge. The bedroom has a king size 5ft bed, good views from the window, ample storage space and an en-suite shower room with walk in power shower cubicle, heated towel rail, basin and WC.
Extensive, beautifully maintained communal landscaped grounds of approximately three acres surround the property on all sides. The cottage has its own private patio area with table and chairs. There is access across a neighbouring field to the coastal path, beaches and golf course.
Parking: In communal car park.