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|2009-01-01, 00:39
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I guess I'll be the exception to the neverending praises about the serie.
Don't be mistaken, I quite liked the show all in all. I was awed by the sheer quality overall. Drawings, animation, camera, all is simply PERFECT. Kyoto is once again proving without competition when it comes to quality.
Most of the character staff was also quite likeable and enjoyable.
But, honestly, Haruhi is totally insufferable, and the fact she always wins it all, and is able to continue on her atrociously self-centered, childish, immature and, after all, really dumb mentality without any backlash, is frankly maddeningly painful.
Having a not-nice character is not bad in itself. I doubt she is supposed to be likeable at first.
But she's the romantic interest of the hero, and we are supposed to be at least somehow sympathetic to her at some point to fully enjoy the show - and it's completely beyond my possibilities.
I DID enjoy most of the show. But I did enjoyed, hoping that sometimes, someday, she will get a well deserved and large karmic comeuppance. Which never happened, leaving me in a very frustrated state.
Haruhi isn't a victim (it's people around her who are the victims, and they are HER victims), and her reasons to show such an abhorrant personnality have no redeeming quality - they are shallow, childish and stupid reasons.
Being so antipathetic, she can only be good for comedy. But the show isn't only comedy, and though it allows it a richer storyline and better development, it falls flat because it means we're forced to take Haruhi as something else than comedy - at which point she became not funny, but reppelant.
When not played for laugh, such personnality is simply horrible. She's immature, totally incapable of empathy and capricious to the point of being, frankly, evil (or at least very seriously mentally ill - a very real case of sociopathy).
Making her having "pet the dog" moment (like the music band, which felt completely out of character in the context of the anime because of that) isn't sufficient to compensate for her downright criminally selfish mindset ("woah, there is a monster destroying the world, that's just fun, I don't give a sh... about people who may be dead, or that Kyon will be removed from his loved one, I'm the center of the universe and if it please me nothing else is relevant").
Well, to sum it up, she show would be much better if she had more character development, making her less despicable. As it is now, it's a good show of awesome technical quality, but severely hampered by the downright repulsive titled character.
|2009-01-01, 11:40
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You will have to take back your words if Season 2 ever comes though , about her incapable of those characteristics you mentioned.
Well I'll not talk too much about why she's like that, because at this point, which I assume you have only watched the anime itself, won't be able to understand much.
For example:
The anime is only a tiny bit of what is contained in the 9 volumes of novels. The anime is actually centered on volume 1, with 9 more episodes from other volumes, plus one original story written for the anime, episode 9. Episode 9 to us novel readers is also special because of a couple of things other than showing that Haruhi is softer towards Kyon now, and by timeline this took place directly after the the band episode.
There's simply too much to try to explain to you, those who watched the anime while it aired and discussing it weekly on this forum have found that this anime is deeper than one can understand on his own. I encourage you to read all the episode discussion threads to further understand the anime. Also rewatch the show in its 'correct chronological order', episodes 2, 3, 5, 10, 13, 14, 4, 7, 6, 8, 1, 12, 11, 9.
And since you would probably avoid spoilers and also not very likely to read the novels, I can only tell you to look forward to Season 2 and see how much more there is to each of the characters. The anime is merely the tip of the iceberg, the rest of the story is much crazier than what you have seen.
|2009-01-01, 14:01
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You should probably read the light novels as well and I got to reread the light novels myself. Haruhi made start off as a jerk and a bully but she is actually a nice person on the inside who is full of confidence and knows exactly what she wants. She may have her flaws abd weaknesses but nobody is perfect (is there any such thing as perfect) and she is only human after all (well, she is what most people call a Goddess but I don't really think so.)
|2009-01-01, 14:30
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If you want the plot the be lively thoughout the series, watch in the original order of 1-14. Either way works, depending on what you want out of the series.
|2009-01-01, 14:59
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I don't expect Season 2 to show off Haruhi's good aspects. Not unless it includes material from Volume 8. Her actions in Volume 4 are just too heavy on the tsuntsun side for me to appreciate the deredere that she displays.
|2009-01-01, 15:04
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|2009-01-01, 15:19
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It's totally understandable that she could have had lots of character development during this time, and I suppose it was clear in the light novels.
But the problem is, if you're just watching the anime, you only see a unbearable and criminally selfish brat having a sudden "let's be nice for no reason" moment. As such, her behaviour in this one is completely disconnected from the rest of the show.
It's something I'm perfectly able and ready to believe. But as for the first season, Haruhi still is a quite good show, but Haruhi the character is still repulsive, and making the serie frustrating all by herself. Because each time she appears or speak, my only wish is to reach her through the screen, smack her against a brick wall, and then go on a slap-punctuated precise explanation about why she's insufferable, stupid and explain her some points.
As I can't, the serie just build up frustration while I'm watching it.
If it could be discharged by some long-awaited comeuppance/karmic backlash/some horrible event/whatever that would leave her sobbing and crying and realizing at last how horrible she is, well then I would finally be able to relate and sympathize with her.
But sadly, it seems it will never happen, and I'm left cringing about her ^^
|2009-01-01, 15:34
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Well most people just give up the show because of Haruhi herself, but you liked it even when you hate her that much, which is great lol
But its a preference thing and you may not believe it, as its not your taste, but Haruhi is extremely popular for her performance in the anime lol
She's an extremely dynamic character and people love her for that.
And Haruhi actually gets sympathy from some of us, people around her are her victims, yes. But she's also a victim of herself, because she doesn't know what she's capable of. And people who knows what she's capable of, allows her to do what she wants and only keeping it safe by coaxing and giving in to her.
She was never like that until she met Kyon and the SOS-dan, she was only a weird, unfriendly girl who never liked to talk to anyone. She was only this dynamic when SOS-dan was formed. We used to say Haruhi is the nuclear reactor and SOS-dan is the team of engineers to keep it running but not exploding. They have to make sure she is always that dynamic but never too dynamic that she explodes.
If she's a normal girl, people would have went against her and cause her to change for the 'better'. But she's not, and the SOS-dan is there to keep her happy all the time, to keep her dynamic.
So there she is, hanging out with a bunch of supernatural beings including herself, but she can never get to know it. She is living in her own dream, in all meanings of the phrase, but a totally meaningless dream that she can't wake up from. People won't let her wake up.
Hmmm, I think its best if you or anyone just read the rest of this subforum lol, there's too much to talk about in a single post.
|2009-01-01, 16:09
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|2009-01-02, 02:23
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|2009-01-02, 15:32
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|2009-01-02, 16:09
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If you don't want to hear about it, why do you read a thread where it is a good part of the subject ? Makes as much sense as going into a manga store and complaining that there is too much japanese books in it.
And as a side note : opinions about a show aren't only positive. Get over it.
|2009-01-02, 16:26
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Homo Ludens
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This argument would be relevant, had it not been argued dozens and dozens of times on this board before. And not just here.
No consensus has ever been reached, therefore there's little point in arguing about something that no one is ever going to agree on.
And no, opinions don't have to be positive. Problem is that they never are, especially on the Internet.
It's fine to talk about things about Haruhi here. Just not anything about the character's morality and questionable actions, PLEASE.
|2009-01-03, 08:03
|Link #300
Anime Snark
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 34
You want a thread that only gushes about the first season of Haruhi? Go make a petition in the request thread.
Finally, not all people have read the novels, so expecting them to review the series from our perspectives is inherently unfair and unreasonable. You can recommend them to read further, but don't just dismiss them.
You don't promote a series by heckling newcomers.
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Here in northern Michigan, it's tough not to get a bit down over the notion that it will be at least four long months before we get the chance to drive our old cars again. So we try to pack the Winter issue with stories that are a bit more experiential, even if they can't fully compensate for actually being able to drive a favorite car.
This issue, we're happy to have the brilliant Ezra Dyer back, with his take on not just the most iconic, but all of the production gullwing cars — the Mercedes-Benz 300SL, Bricklin SV-1 and DeLorean DMC-12. And just for fun, we brought along a Mercedes SLS AMG, the very latest gullwing.
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Shinjo Itigawa was a devoted student of the teatrise on mounted tactics written by Shinjo Nobuhito, regarded as the greatest general of the Haisho province, hero of the Battle of Tsugi-Shichi-Mura, and master of Haisho-style Yabusame. Itigawa visited him in the monastery of the lotus sutra, now the monk known as Koryu. Itigawa was a lieutenant of Nobuhito's grandson, and came to Koryu asking how to defend again Tsugi-Shichi-Mura, which would be attacked by Lion forces in one week. During his talking with the aged monk, Itigawa realized that the former general had alreay given him all the necessary knowledge to set in motion his own defensive tactics, and he would need no more advice from the retired general. [1]
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| RayenOfDeadStarsAndPlanets chapter 1 . 7/24/2012
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| hopper chapter 1 . 12/17/2011
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| The Voices Talk to Me chapter 1 . 10/29/2011
*Shouts out a series of non-words and random sounds/attempts at coherent speech*
Dude, I was literally starting to pull my hair out while reading this! It was just so...GOOD!
The tension, the pain, the conversion of Matthew. It was all too much awesomeness for me to handle in a ONE-SHOT.
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| IllusionaryMagician chapter 1 . 10/13/2011
Gawh! Good ending. Sad though... *shakes head* oh Alfred, you idiot. Nice story! Enjoyed, and felt sad too. Well done! *Peels an orange and walks away*
| TheCoventryConundrum chapter 1 . 9/7/2011
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| nemurii chapter 1 . 7/28/2011
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| natcat5 chapter 1 . 7/22/2011
I-I'm crying. ;A;
That last part where Matt got on his hands and knees broke my heart. Especially AL's reaction about how his angel had been corrupted and it was all his fault. I think I absolutely died. Heart broken.
But the ending was nice. I'm not sure Al deserved that second chance, but the ending was still nice.
| numb-butt chapter 1 . 7/19/2011
Is it possible to love words? 8D
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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole voted to pass the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008, a bipartisan bill that revamps the Higher Education Act and incorporates provisions of Dole's Higher Education Affordability, Access, and Opportunity Act.
"Ensuring access to quality higher education is vital to keeping America economically competitive," said Dole. "Soaring college costs represent a serious obstacle for many students and their families, and it is important to have programs and resources in place to help prepare American workers for the jobs of the twenty-first century."
In the first comprehensive overhaul of the Higher Education Act in a decade, the College Opportunity and Affordability Act is designed to make college more accessible for hundreds of thousands of low-income, disabled, and military students. It increases the maximum Pell grant to $8,000, creates a $10,000 student loan forgiveness program for those who pursue employment in high-demand fields like nursing and education, makes college costs more transparent, simplifies the federal aid application by reducing it from seven pages to two, and gives members of the military the ability to defer federal student loan repayments interest-free while on active duty.
Also included in the bill are provisions of the Higher Education Affordability, Access, and Opportunity Act, which Dole introduced last year. Dole's bill aims to strengthen community college and job training programs by providing more targeted grant funding for institutions to build job training curriculum and helping local businesses partner with educational institutions to coordinate workforce development in high-growth industries.
"Across the country and especially in North Carolina, community colleges are the bedrock for local, high-demand job training," said Dole. "This bill will help North Carolina workers get the quality education they need to successfully compete in the global economy."
After passing by a 380 - 49 margin in the House earlier in the day, the measure passed in the Senate last night by a vote of 83 - 8. It now heads to the White House for the President's signature.
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Bridget Brennan was the mother of Don and Maureen Brennan. In May 1988, two weeks before Don and Ivy Tilsley's wedding, Bridget paid a visit to 5 Coronation Street to meet Ivy for the first time.
Though Don tried to allay Ivy's anxieties about the "inspection", he let slip to Gail Tilsley that Bridget was getting on a bit and had her off days, which Vera Duckworth overheard and passed on to Ivy. When Bridget arrived in the Street along with Don's daughter Margaret Bell, she was already complaining about Don driving too fast and needed help into the house on account of her bad leg. On meeting Ivy, Bridget remained cranky and bombarded her future daughter-in-law with questions, while maintaining a veneer of politeness. After probing the essential information out of Ivy, including the details of her late husband Bert's death, she turned the topic of conversation towards herself and her problems, including her dependency on tablets, and the death of her own husband Michael from a heart attack at age fifty, adding that she had turned down several chances to re-marry as she considered it adultery. Bridget continued to drive the conversation, despite Don, Margaret and Ivy's attempts to steer it towards something more cheerful.
Bridget had another "off day" at the wedding two weeks later. She was critical of Don's choice of best man (Jack Duckworth), labelling him a spiv because of his "Vince St. Clair" outfit he'd been forced to wear after losing his new suit during the Stag night. Outside the church after the ceremony, Bridget told Vera Duckworth that Don had always been one for sad cases - when he was little he brought home a pigeon that only had one leg.
Before Christmas that year, Ivy was thrilled when she and Don were invited to Brian and Gail Tilsley's for Christmas dinner, as it meant they wouldn't have to have Bridget over for the day.
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Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has said that he will not abandon the national assignment given to him as a minister to contest Anambra Central senatorial election.
Ngige explained that he would not contest the senatorial election for both personal and official reasons, adding that the task given to him by President Muhammadu Buhari, requires a spartan like him to get the job done.
Speaking with newsmen at the APC national secretariat Wednesday in Abuja, the minister said despite the economic down turn in the country his ministry will do everything possible to fulfill his party'a manifestoes of job creation.
"I am not running because of official and personal reasons. The official reason being that I have an assignment given to me by Mr President as minister of Labour and Employment. As a matter of fact, the job is 60 percent more of employment generation than Labour. Labour matters constitute only about 40 percentm, which is about Labour and Industrial relations, workers welfare and the rest of them all.
"Unemployment is a very big scourge, a very serious disease in Nigeria now and we need to fight it frontally. I have gone to that ministry, had briefings from relevant officers and top management officers and I feel that Nigeria is at cross roads.
"The APC manifesto stipulates what we are going to do. We promised Nigerians that we were going to create jobs, we are going to create employment and unfortunately for us, the economy has taken a serious down turn so we need Spartans like me to keep our flag flying and bring out water from the rock and that is what exactly we are going to do."
When asked whether he actually endorsed Senator Uche Ekwenife, who just decamped to APC, the minister explained that "as at the time Sen Ekwunife came in she was the only person who was an APC person that wanted to do the reruns, if she is the only person, I have no objection but today I'm told that two other people have shown interest.
"The party would do the normal thing and the normal thing the party is to do is to run a primary, the question of baptism of blessing now does not arise."
On the chances of APC at the March election, Ngige said "we stand a very good chance, my political structure is there, the party has its own machinery. They're interwoven and if I don't want to overestimate I will say that if you combine my structure with that of the party, I don't have an organisation as such but there are certain things that go for me in that senatorial district, the party, before the election starts, has a solid 40-45 percent vote that she can say is her own based on our effect.
"APGA is not a push over in the state, it can boast of say 30 percent. PDP can boast of maybe 10-15 percent. Out of those 10-15 percent, Sen Ekwunife has some because she has run a federal constituency two times and won therefore she's not a push over. If you do an addition of all these I mentioned, the chance of the party is bright and we will work hard in taking that seat because we want to show that the state is not an APGA state or a PDP state."
While responding to the court case instituted by the APGA candidate Victor Umeh against the candidate of both APC and PDP, Ngige advised the APGA candidate to rather go to the field rather than wasting his time going to court.
"It's a fresh election and besides for us in APC we are on very safe ground because section 33 of the Electoral Act permits us to substitute a candidate who has either died or has withdrawn. The two elections I ran, I came in as a substitute candidate in those two elections. That section has always been there to make allowance for people who for circumstances beyond their control could not continue. The APGA candidate should better go to the field and ask for votes rather than wasting his time in court to stop the candidature of another person."
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The different sub sectors of direct marketing are feeling the impact of expanding ecommerce. Some have already been absorbed by e-commerce, and currently many activities previously performed via telephone or regular mail are conducted via Internet.
The telemarketing sub sector employs 48,000 permanent employees and is the sector that generates the most positions for the disabled. Banks, insurance agencies, and public administration are the leading consumers of telemarketing services in Spain.
Sales for 2007 are estimated at USD1.4 billion, mainly fueled by the proliferation and success of call centers. The sector's future is brightened by increased sophistication in the telephone services offered by Spain's largest telecom company, Telefonica, as well as competition by a number of new telecom providers. The five main call center operators in Spain control 46 percent of market share.
Television direct-marketing companies have been operating in Spain since 1990, when television was opened to private broadcasters. In this time, it has become increasingly popular and profitable.
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A wide range of EU legislation impacts the direct marketing sector. Compliance requirements are stiffest for marketing and sales to private consumers. Companies need to focus, in particular, on the clarity and completeness of the information they provide to consumers prior to purchase, and on their approaches to collecting and using customer data. The following gives a brief overview of the most important provisions flowing from EU-wide rules on data protection, distance selling and on-line commerce.
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Distance and Door-to-Door sales The EU's Directive on distance selling to consumers (97/7/EC) set out a number of obligations for companies doing business at a distance with consumers. It can read like a set of onerous "do's" and "don'ts," but in many ways it represents nothing more than a customer relations good practice guide with legal effect. Direct marketers must provide clear information on the identity of themselves as well as their supplier, full details on prices including delivery costs, and the period for which an offer remains valid – all of this, of course, before a contract is concluded. Customers generally have the right to return goods without any required explanation within seven days, and retain the right to compensation for faulty goods thereafter.
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The e-commerce Directive (2000/31/EC) imposes certain specific requirements connected to the direct marketing business. Promotional offers must not mislead customers and the terms that must be met to qualify for them have to be easily accessible and clear. The Directive stipulates that marketing e-mails must be identified as such to the recipient and requires that companies targeting customers on-line must regularly consult national opt-out registers where they exist. When an order is placed, the service provider must acknowledge receipt quickly and by electronic means, although the Directive does not attribute any legal effect to the placing of an order or its acknowledgment. This is a matter for national law. Vendors of electronically supplied services must also collect value added tax (VAT).


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love of my life?
Get them to get rid of it.
Have an opinion?
Depends what they are and what he plans to do with them.
If he's a user, I'd probably just ask him to throw it out and get help. If I see it again, i'll arrest.
But if he isn't a user and he sells them instead... arrest
Arrest them. They're obviously not the person I thought they were.
I get high with them! And then I dispose of them if they are really hard drugs.
Tell them to get rid of them, honestly. I know I'd be risking my job or whatever and pretty much not doing my job, but the love of my life would come first.
Send them to Antarctica
I "life" it off. *ba-dum-tis*
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oooh shit. hmmm... love of my life.. well I don't know what that feels like so right now its easy, see if I can get a reward out of tipping them off, then tip them off ;)
hahaa but honestly I don't know
i would get rid of them, i would sell them at a super cheap price to move the weight quickly and sell it to several different buyers, to make it harder to trace
then i would break up with her and keep the money
I bust them and let the courts deal with it.
What moron cop wouldn't notice if his girlfriend was a junkie?
It doesn't matter if I'm a cop or not, I'd leave her sorry ass as soon as I found out!
Which retard would persecute own fam or lover?
Ikr, i can't believe these answers. I personally could never rat out my SO.
Even in the police interview. If u pull ur relative over traffic, ur not suppose to persecute them but contact ur supervisor. That's the right answer. These people make me sick.
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Gardening could be a piece of cake if all you had to do was plant some seeds and watch them grow, but there's much more to it than that. After the primary hard work is completed and your plants are beginning to grow, pests will appear out of nowhere and start attacking your plants. You can keep the pests gone by keeping your garden extremely clean. Although a rich compost pile shouldn't cause any problems, having garden debris and overgrown areas can attract pests.
One natural way of getting rid of garden pests is to use earthworms as their constant moving of the soil allows air and water to be accessed. Meadowlarks, robins, and orioles are some of the more familiar birds who will eat various insects. The ladybug is definitely an creature that will assist by eating harmful insects. Always be thankful when you hear toads croaking because that implies they're eating a lot of your potential pest insects. Creating a garden that is irresistible to birds and toads is advisable for a gardener who wants to keep away those harmful insects.
Birds will certainly flock to your garden if they have a birdhouse to visit, a source of water, and some grains waiting for them in early spring. For making your garden attractive to toads, you need to offer a nice shady area. Look for a nice shrub and put some damp leaves together with a few stones within its shade. They can be happy to stay cool in the shade in the summer heat and would be ravenous for insects at night. How insects work is the deciding factor as to which type of insect they fall into.
Grasshoppers and caterpillars fall into the class that chews on pieces of a plant and loves to gnaw. Mosquitoes and plant lice happen to be scale insects that stick themselves to a plant after which draw all the juice from it. By simply spraying poison on a plant, you will get rid of gnawing insects because they will be poisoned when they eat the plant. Bugs may also be sprayed with pesticides that hit the plant and ,consequently, the insects. Both methods will probably get rid of the insects. By noticing what sort of damage has been done and viewing the insect itself, gardeners can then verify which species of insect is attacking their plants.
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Movie review by Greg Carlson
That unluckiest of numbers adorning the title to Steven Soderbergh's third "Ocean" caper serves as a harbinger of the events contained within. Weak, dull, and very often insulting, "Ocean's Thirteen" never misses an opportunity to remind viewers that they will never possess the charm, wealth, and luck necessary to frolic like the movie stars they are supposed to admire. The movie operates without any suspense, a condition that sucks all the air out of the viewing experience. Viewers will undoubtedly assume that the movie is just a breezy good time, and the house stands to collect a pile of money.
The movie's essential plot is a warmed-over reheating of the events that transpired in the earlier movies. Ruthless casino owner Willy Bank (Al Pacino) double-crosses Danny Ocean's (George Clooney) mentor Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould) on a real estate deal, leaving the old veteran bedridden and traumatized. The Ocean gang rallies around their wily teacher, vowing to get even during the grand opening of Bank's ostentatious new venture, which bears the owner's apropos moniker. Naturally, breaking the Bank's bank requires a ridiculous series of spectacularly coordinated cons, but is there any doubt that the team will fail?
The first movie in the series managed some success because Ocean adversary Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia) appeared to be as cunning and crafty as his opponents. Compared to Benedict, Pacino's Willy Bank is a babe in the woods. The awful script, by "Rounders" scribes Brian Koppelman and David Levien, depicts a man oblivious to the treachery surrounding him. One wonders how he managed to reach his position of wealth and power in the first place.
The only female star in the movie is Ellen Barkin, and the screenplay reduces her to a lustful lump of putty in the hands of Matt Damon's Linus Caldwell. As Bank's top employee, Barkin should have been a razor-sharp threat to Ocean's plan. Instead, one whiff of a powerful aphrodisiac renders her instantly orgasmic, despite the fact that Damon is wearing a disguise that makes him look like a Halloween party version of Dr. Evil, right down to the pointy fake proboscis. Luckily, this subplot contains a refreshing turn of events involving an FBI agent played by the hilarious Bob Einstein.
The absence of Julia Roberts, handled by a few unconvincing lines of exposition, leaves a substantial hole in the movie. At least Roberts appeared to play a character who recognized that Ocean was arrested in adolescence. In "Ocean's Thirteen," nobody is on hand to baby-sit the boys, resulting in a dish that is all sugary sweet with no tartness to offset the flavor. Soderbergh, despite his usual asides to the audience, directs the movie purely as if he is just going through the motions and connecting the dots required by the formula. In addition to a winking exchange that acknowledges Clooney's "Syriana" weight gain and Brad Pitt's fatherhood, "Ocean's Thirteen" literally claims that one cannot run the same gag twice. The line is meant to be a tongue in cheek admission that the director and his confederates are doing exactly that, but it comes off as a snarky reminder that what we are seeing is just another variation on the old con game.
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Marinating pork chops can add flavor while enhancing tenderness. While marinades vary widely in taste, most contain an acidic liquid, like fruit juice, wine or vinegar, some aromatic vegetables or herbs, and a little fat in the form of oil. Although its balance of ingredients is slightly different, salad dressing can be used to marinate pork chops or other lean cuts of meat.
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Marinating pork chops primarily adds flavor. The acid in a marinade will have a tissue-softening effect on the meat, but this effect is primarily confined to areas within a fraction of an inch of the surface. This is why some recipes that use marinades recommend cutting meat or poultry into small pieces, increasing the impact of the marinade by increasing the total amount of surface it can reach. The flavors of aromatic vegetables and herbs tend to be water-soluble, oil-soluble or both, giving them more authority in a marinade than in dry roasting or grilling. The oil in the marinade adds succulence and encourages browning in lean meat.
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Although the interaction between fruit or vegetable acids, enzymes and meat tissues can soften tissue, prolonged exposure can make meat proteins mushy rather than tender. Like brining, marinating relies on the exchange of meat juices for other ingredients at the cellular level, a scientific process known as osmosis. Brief exposure to a marinating liquid can produce surface tenderness, but the tissue changes related to long exposure can sometimes increase toughness. According to food writer Shirley Cohirer, buttermilk- or yogurt-based marinades are the only varieties that may make meat more tender because of their low acidity. Cooks may disagree on the strength of marinade or exposure time involved, but in general marinades are no longer touted as excellent tenderizers for meat, and increasingly recipes recommend marinating times as brief as 30 minutes.
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Once produced with abundant fat, pork chops and other cuts of pork now benefit from marinating for two reasons. One involves tradition; especially in Mediterranean, Asian and Caribbean cuisines, the mild flavor of pork is enhanced by flavors like soy, citrus and spices. The second reason relates to changes in U.S. pork production since the early 1990s. Overall fat content has diminished by 16 percent since 1991, and saturated-fat content been reduced by has by 27 percent. Six readily-available cuts of pork, among them loin roasts and chops, now meet or exceed U.S. Department of Agriculture standards for lean meat, which are 10 grams fat, 4.5 grams saturated fat and 95 milligrams cholesterol. Like skinless poultry and lean beef cuts, pork chops benefit from healthy fats that encourage a seared, browned surface to retain moisture and tenderness.
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Both regular and low-fat salad dressings make good marinades for pork chops. Fat-free dressings can be used to enhance flavor, but will not enhance browning. Like a low-acid dairy-based marinade, buttermilk- or yogurt-based salad dressings may tenderize as well as add flavor. Experiment with marinating times, from 1/2 hour to an hour or more, until your dressing produces the flavor intensity you like.
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Twisted paedophile Frank Mulligan has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, it was reported.
The depraved sex attacker was cautioned by police earlier this week after he was spotted making "rude gestures" at children in a Dublin park.
The Irish Sun reports that the 69-year-old paedophile had recently been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
"He's recently been told he has Parkinson's disease and he's struggling to cope with the news," a source told the paper.
"Mulligan considers himself a religious man but he has never apologised for the awful crimes he committed against innocent children.
"He may be unwell but he's someone who could quite easily reoffend if he had the opportunity."
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IT should be called Property Apprentice.
But Australia's largest real estate agency is scouring the country to find young and enthusiastic wannabe sales people that it can tell "you're hired!".
It even has a Donald Trump-styled leader in the form of Andrew Bell from Ray White Surfers Paradise, whose idea inspired a nationwide hunt for four people who will become the next rockstar agents.
"When you look at the sales agents who have survived the GFC, they were all financially stable agents with a lot of experience who pulled through, but it took out a lot of the younger people from the industry," Mr Bell said.
"For five years we've had very few young people join real estate because they have not had the skills to deal with the tougher market. I thought it was time for the industry to start investing in young people and training them with the skills they will need for any market condition."
To prove their worthiness, budding apprentices will need to prove they can sell the unsellable – sand – in a 60 second video.
"That gives us a feel for their personality, how creative they are, how they conduct themselves and their confidence levels," Mr Bell said.
"It's in keeping with a lot of the talent shows at the moment. People enjoy them because they are a lot of fun."
The successful applicants will spend a year at Ray White Surfers Paradise where they will be mentored by Mr Bell and top real estate coach Tom Panos.
In addition they will earn a base salary and have their training paid for including registration as an agent and the REIQ Certificate IV in Property Services (Real Estate).
"When I wanted to become an agent, I went to about 40 interviews before I got a job. This is a great opportunity for four young people passionate about the industry to receive the training, support and mentoring to learn from the best."
At the end of the year they may be offered permanent positions with the group which features more than 10,000 agents nationally.
There is no age limit and applicants do not need formal qualifications.
Entries close on November 12. Candidates who make it to the next stage will be interviewed by a panel at the end of November and the first week of December. The four winners will be announced on December 10.
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Lithium is poised to be the longest-running mining bull market of the century, and independent, junior minors like Millennial Lithium Corp. are having their stocks pushed higher and higher as this market gets ready to explode under a soaring demand and tight supply situation.
The disruptive force of lithium in the energy market is unprecedented, with prices tripling this year and the fantastically tight supply prognoses promising explosive profits for new entrants. And the global ground zero is lithium-rich Argentina, where massive resources have combined with a new business-friendly political atmosphere to create a situation in which everyone is talking about a lithium cartel, and the rise of the next energy barons.
Here, in the heart of the 'lithium triangle' in Argentina, Millennial Lithium Corp. (TSX.V:ML) is on track to acquire 100% of the coveted Pastos Grandes project in the lithium-rich Salta province—and it could be put into full production in just three years. At about that time, projections are that lithium supply with be tighter than any other commodity—in history.
As we stare down the nose of an energy revolution that is already here and progressing aggressively, keep this in mind: The tripling of prices, the mounting panic among electric vehicle makers that new supply isn't going to come online in time for a major EV production surge and the feeding of a dozen battery gigafactories is only the beginning.
We are at the beginning of what is set to be the longest-running mining bull market the world has ever seen, and it's a junior game that will come down to the first few who reach the new supply finish line. Positioned right in the sweetest spot of the lithium heartland, Millennial Lithium is on track to get there first, with big league mining experience that is helping it carve out a place at the baron's table.
In this market that will wait for no one, here are 10 reasons to keep a very close eye on Millennial Lithium Corp. (TSX.V:ML):
1. A Bubble that Won't Burst
Lithium demand is rising fast, but those that understand the product lifecycle and development stages see that we are on the cusp of something much bigger. As more and more countries cross the electric vehicle chasm, demand will explode. This is not even considering grid storage, which is set to outstrip electric vehicle demand, and the rising use of consumer electronics.
The lithium ion battery market is forecast to expand to $46.2 billion through 2023, representing an 11% average annual growth rate. In view of the shortage that banks and market researchers are expecting, it is no wonder Warren Buffett is investing heavily in lithium.
Further down the supply chain, the Berkshire Hathaway-backed BYD has become China's single largest electric car manufacturer.
Europe is working towards mandating electric vehicles by law. The Netherlands has already laid down the law: All cars on the road have to be electric by 2025. Earlier this month, Germany's Bundesrat voted to ban the internal combustion engine by 2030.
China is again a powerhouse here, so investors should be keeping a close eye on developments there because this is a key driver of the "white gasoline" explosion. China's Tianqi Lithium Industries is gearing up to build a US$306-million battery plant in Australia, to open already in 2018.
2. Euphorically Tight Supply—Analysts Agree
As the acceleration of EVs into the mainstream picks up astounding momentum, the big question is: Where are the batteries to power these EVs going to come from? The answer is around a dozen battery gigafactories. Today's global lithium-ion cell production is only enough to supply 900,000 to 1 million EVs, or about 1% of the estimated demand of 100 million light EV sales, according to Evercore ISI analyst George Galliers. PriceWaterhouseCooper (PwC) also agrees that "supply will continue to trail until new projects come online in the next five years."
3. Prices Have Tripled, and Are Poised to Go Higher Still
Lithium prices have tripled—even before the battery gigafactories have got off the ground. Now that Tesla's has already opened in Nevada and 11 more are in play, the battery supply chain is exploding, and the math looks brilliant. Lithium battery production capacity is set to triple by 2020. Now we're staring directly at the next commodity barons. Quoting one of the most respected names in the lithium sphere, Joe Lowry: "We are in the beginning of a long term cycle of significant lithium demand growth and are ending a cycle of significant underinvestment in lithium supply. No matter what certain "experts" say – supply and demand are NOT in balance. If the market is adequately supplied, why are we having the current price run-up?"
4. A Sweet Spot in the Heart of the Lithium Triangle
There is a lot of lithium all over the world but most of these reserves are still untapped. What's more, the bulk of the world's lithium reserves are concentrated in just a few places.
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Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, home of the Lithium Triangle, together hold more than two-thirds of the world's reserves.
Millennial has an extensive presence inside Lithium Triangle, in Argentina's lithium-rich Salta province. The company is on track to buy the 1,221-acre Pastos Grandes lithium deposit in full and will be ready to start production there inside three years. The company is also not wasting any time in further expanding its presence in this sweetest of all lithium spots and is negotiating the acquisition of another 4,236 acres in the province, quickly scrambling for equal footing with the biggest lithium miners.
5. Some Start from Scratch, but Not Millennial
Unlike many other potentially lithium-rich areas, the Pastos Grandes' reserves have been confirmed by geophysical surveys, exploration wells and even evaporation tests. In other words, the company has already made sure there is abundant lithium brine in its project – and very likely around it – and it is ready to proceed with production.
6. Best Brine Around
Lithium brines are the easier, cheaper to process form of the metal. Pastos Grandes is a lithium brine deposit and the grade of the metal content of the brines is as much as 4-5 times higher than the grades in Nevada's lithium heart, Clayton Valley. Millennial's lithium is low-cost to extract and high-quality, there is hardly a better combination for any miner.
7. Stable Political and Regulatory Environment
Argentina, where Millennial's lithium acreage is located, is welcoming foreign investors with open arms. Salta is bustling with lithium miners, and a change in political atmosphere means that not only is Argentina open for business, but it's even talking about an OPEC-style cartel for lithium. After years of mismanagement of the country's natural resources, Argentina's new President Mauricio Macri's administration has scrapped taxes on mining exports, allowing companies operating in its part of the Lithium Triangle to collect better revenues from their local operations.
8. Getting Lithium to Market—Already Secured
Transport and power infrastructure is a major concern for mining operations. Millennial has considered all aspects of the business picking acreage in close proximity to the biggest railroad in the region: the line from Salta to Antofagasta, on the Chilean Pacific coast. No additional investments will be necessary to build this infrastructure from scratch. There is also a reliable power line nearby and a gas pipeline, satisfying all needs of a mining operation.
9. Sky's the Limit as Millennial Eyes Wider Stake in Sweet Spot
Millennial is already planning for expansion, to match unbelievably bullish supply and demand trends. The company is currently studying the Cauchari East project, in the Jujuy province in northern Argentina. The 2989-acre property is in direct proximity to operations run by Orocobre and Lithium Americas Corp, established lithium producers. This proximity greatly diminishes any investment risk as the two companies have confirmed beyond any doubt the availability of lithium in the area.
10. A Junior with Big League Experience
Let's get to the heart of the matter—what matters beyond where you're mining and how far along you are. Lithium is a junior's game at this point. All the focus—and investor radar—is on the new entrants in this market and those poised to make it to the finish line first, and with the biggest bang. In this very particular game, management experience has to be big, and it doesn't get much bigger than Millennial. The company's VP of Exploration is Iain Scarr, a geologist with a number of major lithium victories under his belt. But what investors prize most is this: He is the former VP of Exploration for Rio Tinto, one of the world's three biggest mining companies. Scarr is a mining industry vet who knows lithium—and Argentina--better than most, and the overall sentiment is that he not only has what it takes to bring this across the finish line, but he will.
It's a dream team on the junior lithium playing field—with a dream play that positions the company to potentially be one of the first to explode across this finish line.
By James Burgess of Oilprice.com
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