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Proving that it is probably time to put away our old Emily Post-like ideas about how to dress for a state dinner, at last night's meal for Mexican President Felipe Calderon and wife Margarita Zavala, half the guest list rocked it and the other half took us back to an Eisnehower-era snooze fest.
Who knew Michelle Obama would knock it out of the White House grounds with her curly locks, drop earrings and off-the-shoulder sapphire number by Peter Soronen?
Being tall helps, but the first lady looked like she's taken her glam to a whole new galaxy.
Considering she had more than a few wardrobe changes yesterday — including a pink shift for an elementary school lunch, and, earlier, the same dress with a satin duster for the official welcome (with Hillary on the sides looking so over it) — Michelle Obama pulled off fresh-faced and ready to dance despite a full day.
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Artists' salvaged tire installations reactivate Barcelona's streets
These simple but intriguing urban art sculptures made out of repurposed tires bring a new sense of place to some of Barcelona's neglected streets.
Make your own LED fixture from a Tetra-pak box
Finally a real way to recycle and repurpose the ubiquitous packaging.
Designers build beastly tower out of recycled tires
This shaggy, contest-winning sculpture is now part of a nature trail, and hides a smoking barbecue in its interior.
Artist slices vintage books into sculptures to preserve 'threatened information systems'
Old atlases, reference books and encyclopedias are cut up and transformed by this artist into fractal-inspired works of paper art.
7 household items you should never buy used
Found a cheap or free mattress or baby crib somewhere? Check this list, and find out why you should think twice before buying these items secondhand.
Philadelphia couple creates journals and home goods from abandoned materials
Margaux and Walter Kent have turned a love of old things into a treasure-making business.
Lightweight folding laptop desk fits in a large envelope, costs just $10
This little laptop desk could be a gamechanger for those of us who put in a lot of hours with a computer on our lap.
Lovewild Designs crafts beautiful confetti and stationery that blooms
A sustainably-minded designer makes cards and paper coins that you can plant.
Artist's jewel-like recycled glass mosaics reveal nature's consciousness
Fusing her own blends of recycled glass to create jewels of light and color, this artist's gorgeous mosaics remind us of the spirit of nature.
Interactive New Moon installation is made from 5,500 recycled light bulbs (Video)
This glowing, mobile art installation in the shape of a moon invites people to take it for a spin around its phases.
Turin design collective repurposes pizza sauce cans into colorful lamps
The sustainable design collective Izmade found a great use for some of the 15,000 tomato sauce cans discarded every day by local restaurants.
Delicious jewelry made from recycled vintage silverware
Even ordinary spoons have a story to tell, and this artist's jewelry -- made from recycled spoons -- proves it.
Modern classic jewelry made with recycled domino & Scrabble pieces
'Slow' games make a comeback, as stylish jewelry with a twist.
Excellent infographic shows why we must say no to plastic
With our plastic dependency growing and rate of recycling decreasing, it's crucial to make the tough but necessary switch to reusables.
Flat-pack honeycomb shelving units made from recycled materials assemble in 5 minutes
These lightweight shelving units, inspired by beehives, offer a strong, solid structure and a distinctive design that can complement any room in the house.
Retro lamps made from recycled vintage Danish vacuum cleaners
These imaginative lamps are a blast from the Danish past.
Maison Gomme is a quirky backyard shed made with recycled tires
Second-hand tires and windows are re-used in this backyard structure that stores stuff and doubles as an office shed for an expanding family.
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Rebuilding Haiti must start from the ground up, with agricultural education
Haiti has many health problems, most stems from bad water and lack of nutrition.
Look at our Page on Sanitation click here for more info.
Hesperian foundation publishes some of its material in Creole including Where There is No Doctor, Where Women Have No Doctor, and Sanitation and Cleanliness.
These can be downloaded free at:
They also publish Water for Life in English at:
and in French at:http://www.hesperian.info/assets/environmental/Water_FR.pdf
Handwashing is an important part of general sanitation. "Tippy-tap" hand washing stations can be made from plastic bottles see:
Click here to see our 3-step program, which the main goal is to produce more food!
When a person is eats well and has the right vitamins their body is strong and builds immunities. Haiti like most of 3rd world countries suffers from malnutrition and iron deficiency anemia.
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This article on Iron Deficiency Anemia from World Health Org. & United Nations Childrens Fund, says this is the most common deficency in the world and our health committee has seen that the people of our region need more iron. People naturally want to send vitamins especially for the children and women but this was impossible to continue since so many people needed them. God gave us a natural answers! Red meat is the best source of iron since it has been already digested and turned into heme-iron when eaten, humans get all the iron content. But there is also a plant that we can grow in Haiti that is loaded with non-heme-iron, taken with vitamin C will help digestion. This plant also has an abundance of vitamin A which works well with Iron to combat this Anemia. With education the people can make their own vitamins
Read about Moringa in Haiti that is called Benzolive in Creole.Worms can come from bad water besides from shoeless children.
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How do I allow a text box to wrap in order to stay on same line as label?Asked by CoordinatorLiaison on February 16, 2015 at 01:02 PM
I am sharing a form under SaintsWebmaster with a colleague called Saints Usher Infractions and Sanctions. There are some lines where the text box that we would like to have to the right of the checkmark box on the same line as the label will not go there, but instead falls down to the next line?
An example is the line that reads:
L1 - Late Cancellation...then there is a checkmark box
The description below it which reads Usher cancelled within 48 hours...etc. should be to the right of the checkbox like the others above it, but I can't figure out how to make it go there.
There are several others below Late Cancellation that are like this. Disregard of Orientation, Disruptive Behavior, Verbal Confrontation, Disregard of Duties During Intermission.
It's apparently because of the length of the description, but I'd like to know how to also wrap the text in the box.
Can you help?
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Please inject the following CSS code to your JotForm by following the guide How-to-Inject-Custom-CSS-Codes.
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width: 676px;
Also, there is an invisible clear field after L1 - Late Cancellation checkbox which is causing the text to push into next line. This field can be deleted by right-clicking on it and click on delete. Make sure that you are selecting the field from the boxed region below to avoid selecting and deleting other fields.
Or you may delete it by selecting it from Multiple fields list.
Hope this information helps. Please let us know if you need any further assistance. We will be happy to help.
We still do not have the text on the same line as the check boxes. What CSS code do I need to add. Setting the form width to 676 pixels put all the text boexes below the check boxes. I need the text to wrap. I would be nice to be able to set the width of the text fields.
I am currently looking into this for you. I will post an update on this soon.
I added the CSS below to my cloned version form.
width: auto !important;
padding-left: 0 !important;
I was able to get most of your labels lined up with your check and text boxes. The down fall to the CSS above is that not all the text and check boxes will be lined up vertically as it would in the original form because the width of the labels solely depends on the amount of text placed in each label. The reason why this option was explored is because I could not find an appropriate width that supports all the text in each label for the form.
You can view my test version of the form by following this link:
Do let us know what you think about this method. We will await your response.
I clicked on the link you provided for your test version of the form and none of the text descriptions are next to the checkboxes so I'm not sure that any changes were made.
What we were trying to accomplish was having the text box contents be able to wrap within the box if the description was too long for one line.
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It seems that the Custom CSS code was deleted from your JotForm which is resulting not to display them correctly. However, I was able to get that code from my working clone and have copied to your JotForm. The form is now displaying the checkboxes besides to text.
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Line targets indoor and outdoor installations dominated by neon and incandescent types. Automotive use is also pursued.
Widening application drives R&D and production of LED strips in China as suppliers target various indoor and outdoor uses in general, architectural, signage, advertising, ornamental, mood and emergency illumination. They are leveraging the technology's energy-saving and environment-friendly attributes to take advantage of rising demand in these segments and displace conventional neon and incandescent types.
Manufacturers are also eyeing opportunities in the automotive market particularly the captive domestic sector, amid projections of China becoming the world's top carmaker in the next five years. Man Jia Technology Ltd, for instance, began testing its new product that can be installed under or above the headlights or under the track door through a double-sided adhesive tape. The 12V model utilizes side-view LEDs, is flexible and foldable, and has anti-shock properties and low power consumption. Its operating and storage temperatures are 5 to 50 C and -20 to 50 C.
To enhance selections, companies are boosting light intensity and life span. They are adding diodes or turning to high-brightness variants, with the latter enabling 300 to 850 lumens luminous flux. Units that exceed 100,000 hours or 10 years are also among latest releases. Mainstream versions have 50,000hr.
In addition, makers are introducing more color effects. Shenzhen Betop Electronics Co. Ltd has unveiled such products with color-shifting light. The enterprise's BT-1210FX120-12WW model is a double-row unit with 240 3528 SMD diodes per meter. It has a 24VDC operating voltage and 48W power consumption. Buyers can select from different hues.
Besides product-driven efforts, a number of manufacturers are boosting marketing via participation in trade shows to raise revenue. These include the China Sourcing Fair, LED China and Shanghai International Lighting Expo. Foshan NationStar Optoelectronics Co. Ltd, a key local player with tie-ups with Panasonic, LG, Sanyo, TCL, Konka and Skyworth, will attend exhibitions in France, England and Italy.
This year, most suppliers expect to surpass the 20 to 30 percent rise in output achieved in 2010. They are counting on steady orders from major markets Europe and North America and expanding reach in emerging destinations such as South Asia, South Africa and Australia. The local industry also hopes to benefit from the temporary shift in orders from Japan as a result of the earthquake.
Some companies are planning to increase capacity to meet the projected climb in demand. Man Jia added two new production lines in 1H11, while Dongguan Sourcechip Opto-Electrical Tech. Co. Ltd has doubled capability since the second quarter.
The line accounts for 20 to 30 percent of China's total sales for the entire diode segment. The aggregate industry value reached $18.5 billion in 2010, and is expected to post more than 30 percent CAGR in the next five years.
LED strips are pursued by about 100 manufacturers, including local operations and joint ventures. The number will climb as the low technology threshold facilitates entry to the line, even as some players are shifting to high-profit categories such as LED tubes, bulbs and lamps.
The majority of makers are based in the Pearl River and Yangtze River Delta regions. More than 80 percent of them are operating in the first, particularly in Guangdong province's key cities of Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Zhongshan.
Companies export 50 to 60 percent of output to Europe, the US and Asia. OEM and ODM projects account for 10 to 20 percent of orders.
LED strip selection
Products from China suppliers are mainly classified into flexible and rigid based on construction. Depending on the type of LED used, there are DIP and SMD options, the first available in piranha and other forms, and the latter in 3528, 5050 and 335 side-view varieties. The last is widely used in flexible versions.
Further, there are single-color LED strips, which come in red, yellow, green, blue, white or warm white, and RGB and multicolor units. By number of diodes, models with 30 or 60 per half meter are the most popular.
Flexible LED strips dominate output in China. These adopt SMD diodes, flexible PCB substrates and silica gel sleeves. Epoxy material is used for the housing of water-resistant units. The length and the number of LEDs vary depending on buyers' requirements. Typical 30cm-long models have 18 or 24, and 50cm versions 15, 24 or 30. The maximum diode quantity per meter is 120 for single-row configurations, which use relatively low-power 3528 SMD kinds each consuming 0.06W. The substrates come in 5, 8, 10, 12 or 15mm width. Flexible LED strips are widely utilized in logos, interior decoration and home cabinets.
King Star Opto-Electronic Co. Ltd's new model KS.F.F153.XS112.001 flexible LED strip allows color and brightness adjustment. With a controller and an IC, it can change lights from warm white to white and cold white. The water-resistant unit operates on 12VDC and consumes 24 to 36W.
The best-seller at Shenzhen Betop is a series of flexible configurations with side-view 335 SMD diodes mounted on 5mm PCBs. The strips can be installed on vehicles as head, signal or brake lights.
Rigid versions, meanwhile, are used where no bending is required, usually in vehicles and display cabinets. These have aluminum or plastic bases and superflux, high-power, DIP or SMD LEDs. Units employing the last come in 12, 18, 24, 30, 36 or 54-diode models, while it is 18, 24, 36 or 48 for DIP-based counterparts.
Makers in China also offer great wall LED strips, a special type with DIP diodes soldered on the side of the flexible PCB substrate. With three LEDs, these can be cut freely. The bend direction is opposite that of common flexible variants, allowing for a different effect. Based on silica gel or PVC with an IP65 rating, the 12V releases can be used outdoors, rendering them suitable for cars and motorcycles.
There are also versions that produce color effects through a controller, which can operate a 5m LED strip. Man Jia has launched the MJ-QC505QT30-F12W12 model, which has 114 effects. It boasts 30 superbright 5050 SMD diodes and a 120-degree viewing angle. The unit has a life span exceeding 50,000hr, 21W power consumption per meter, -25 to 55 C operating temperature and 0 to 95 percent relative humidity. The typical rating is 12VDC, but 5V versions are also available. Indoor varieties are IP20-rated, and outdoor counterparts IP67. The strip can be cut after every three LEDs, and each segment relinked by soldering or mating connectors.
Makers also provide accessories to offer a one-stop solution. At Shenzhen Betop, these include single-row sockets, connectors and great wall strip holders.
To ensure quality, suppliers use high-precision chip placing, wave soldering, and automatic gluing and light color splitting machines. They conduct repeated testing. Products comply with CE and RoHS guidelines. Some have FCC or ETL approval.
The main inputs in making LED strips are DIP or SMD diodes, PCBs and adhesives. For water-resistant variants, there are glue and silica gel.
Some high-end models use LED chips, controllers and amplifiers. The first is usually sourced from Taiwan suppliers, including Epistar, Genesis Photonics, Opto Tech, Arima and Formosa Epitaxy. For adhesives, many mainland China companies turn to 3M for its pressure-sensitive kinds.
The other inputs come from mainland vendors or are made in-house by some makers. FR-4 material is preferred for PCBs, with some enterprises offering them in white, gold, brown and black to match installation requirements.
Although the cost of some materials increased by 5 to10 percent, product prices have remained generally stable, with slight fluctuation if any. Several enterprises predict a 5 percent decrease in the months ahead due to fierce competition. The downward trend could persist as LED strip adoption progresses.
Read the full report on LED Strips at our import export business. Globalsources is a leading B2B marketplace and a primary facilitator of trade with China manufacturers and India suppliers, providing essential sourcing information to volume buyers through our e-magazines and trade shows.


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- While the domain of security dependent technologies brings new challenges to HCI research it seems that the results and breakthroughs of HCI have not been used in design of security dependent technologies. With exceptions, work in the research field of usable security may be criticized for focusing mainly on adjusting user behavior to behave securely. With our background in newer HCI perspectives we address secure interaction from the perspective of security technology as experience. We analyze a number of collected user stories to understand what happens when everyday users encounter security dependent technologies. We apply McCarthy & Wright's [12] experience framework to the security domain and our collected stories. We point out that there are significant differences between being secure and having a secure experience, and conclude that classical usable security, focus on people's immediate security experience, and the full focus on experience proposed by McCarthy & Wright lead to three very different interaction concerns, analytically and as regards design. We illustrate these differences by examples, and conclude with a discussion of how to advance the field of usable security.
- 9781595937049
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- Conference paper
- Language:
- English
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- Acm International Conference Proceeding Series: Proceedings of the 5th Nordic Conference on Human-computer Interaction: Building Bridges, 2008, p. 283-290
- Keywords:
- experience; human-computer interaction; usability; usable security; user experience; user story collection; user testing
- Main Research Area:
- Science/technology
- Publication Status:
- Published
- Review type:
- Peer Review
- Conference:
- NordiCHI 2008
- Publisher:
- Association for Computing Machinery
- Submission year:
- 2008
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The problem of End-of-Life Plastic
Plastic is a truly versatile and valuable material, so it's not surprising that its production and use is growing exponentially. However, the acute problem of plastic waste is forcing companies to use less than ideal methods to discard it. They either bury it, burn it, or in some cases, dump it. At Recycling Technologies, we offer a recycling system that is an environmentally beneficial and commercially attractive alternative.
The growth of plastic
Plastic has a significant role to play for a sustainable future. Global production has exceeded 300Mt pa, and this is expected to double in the next 20 years. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation with McKinsey at the World Economic Forum reported in the Global Plastic Packaging Roadmap, that only 14% of plastic packaging is collected for recycling with just 10% actually recycled. The rest, End-of-Life Plastic, goes to landfill (40%), incineration (14%), or shockingly, leaks into the environment (32%).
The environment under pressure
The vast majority of plastic is still disposed of by incineration or landfill. Worryingly, the report also points out that in excess of 8Mt of plastic enters the oceans each year. In a business-as-usual scenario it estimates that by 2025 there will be 1t of plastic for every 3t of fish and by 2050 more plastic than fish! The EU commission believes that plastic waste washed away from landfills accounts for around 80% of the plastic in the marine environment (UNEP, 2005).
The limits of current technology
Mechanical recycling has inherent limitations in producing polymer grades at a price and quality to compete with virgin polymers. Pots, Tubs and Trays are often made from blends of plastic and containers such as toothpaste tubes, crisp packets and drinks cartons use laminates of differing polymers and can include an aluminium layer. The widespread use of dyes, fillers, and other additives present further challenges.
Implications for business
Currently, significant End-of-Life Plastic is processed at Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs), Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plants and Plastic Recovery Facilities (PRFs). It is then baled, transported and disposed of in landfill or Energy from Waste (EfW) plants, in the UK or overseas. On top of the cost associated with baling and transportation, waste producers have to pay gate fees and landfill tax. There is pressure on these facilities from a European, National and Regional Government level to meet recycling targets; by positioning an RT7000 at these facilities, substantial quantities of End-of-Life Plastic waste otherwise destined for landfill or incineration, can now be recycled, contributing to meeting recycling targets.
The Recycling Technologies solution offers:
- Lower cost than EfW and landfill
- Locality to the site where the End-of-Life Plastic is generated
- Minimal capital expenditure
- Feasible for tonnages of End-of-Life Plastic generated at their site
- Significantly reduced carbon footprint
Extended Producer Responsibility
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging is a policy approach that extends the producer's responsibility for a product beyond their current scope, to include the management of their product's packaging after the product has been used by consumers. EPR policies shift the waste management responsibility from local governments to producers. This policy pushes producers to also take environmental consideration into account when designing their products.


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|Please note: This article is about the swordsmith. For other uses of the term, please see Oda (disambiguation).
Kakita Oda was one of the last swordsmiths of the famed Kakita Blades, which he made only upon request of the Emperor Hantei XXXVIII. He had his shop in the Hidari district of Otosan Uchi. [1]
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Justin Bieber Lights Up the Empire State Building! (PHOTOS)
Justin Bieber!Let there be light — and
The 17-year-old singer was on at the the iconic New York building on Friday, and had the honor of lighting it to help promote the upcoming film Arthur Christmas.
We know how much the Biebs loves Christmas!
JB loves it so much he released the album Under the Mistletoe earlier this month! Check out the song's video below.
And it looks like he'll be sticking around NYC for a bit! Justin tweeted on Friday:
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Posted for Zaar World Tour 2005. It's from a special edition of Saveur, The Best of Tex-Mex Cooking. They recommend you use 2 cups dried navy beans soaked overnight, but I've altered the recipe and cooking time for canned. I also halved the amount of oil. When I tried this it made a rather soupy stew; if you prefer your stews drier, I suggest cutting back on the broth, and add more if it gets too dry.
Top Review by RamiX
This is a classic Chilean summer dish. It's traditionally made with fresh tortola beans (not found in the US) but lima, pinto or canolli beans could be good substitutes. The Chilean squash is also different, with a deep orange, almost red color and very sweet and flavorful.
One thing that's missing from the original recipe is French-cut green beans. They add a lot of flavor and complement the corn very well. Another addition that my family also uses a lot (I'm Chilean) is basil. Other variations include additional large quartered onions cooked in whole chunks along with the beans, providing a good texture and additional onion flavor.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 29.58 ml olive oil
- 14.79 ml sweet paprika
- 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and chopped
- 425.24 g can navy beans, drained
- 768.91 ml vegetable broth
- 709.77 ml winter squash, peeled and cubed (like pumpkin, butternut or acorn)
- 354.88 ml lima beans (fresh or frozen)
- 354.88 ml corn kernels (2 ears fresh or frozen)
- 29.58 ml fresh basil, chopped
- salt and black pepper, to taste
Directions See How It's Made
- Heat oil in large pot over medium-low heat. Stir in paprika, then add onions and cook until soft, about 15 minutes.
- Add navy beans and broth to pot, then add winter squash and lima beans. Cover and simmer over low heat until squash begins to soften, about 30 minutes. Add up to 1/4 cup water if mixture becomes too dry.
- Stir corn and basil into pot and cook, uncovered, until the corn is tender and sauce is thick, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.


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May 9, 2010
We have butterflies!!! Thanks for your patience! They have FINALLY started to emerge and so far all are healthy! Yesterday I released 3 females and today I released 2 females and finally a male. There are an additional 15+ in chrysalis that should emerge within the week and an additional 10+ caterpillars. It is going to go fast now...I love summer. Stay tuned! I have just posted those new releases.
I will open requests back up once I get the list down to a more manageable size. Here are some photos from today...
April 7, 2010
This batch has begun to make their chrysalis :)
April 4, 2010
We are still waiting. I have had one butterfly emerge, but the rest all didn't make it because of the darn OE spore. So frustrating. I replanted a bunch of milkweed and now have 40+ plants. I have a pretty good batch of catepillars now and am hoping these ones do better. I am hoping they will be ready for releases in about 3 weeks. Thanks for your patience.
March 10, 2010
The Monarchs are not cooperating again. The OE spore is taking a lot of them. Some healthy ones just haven't emerged due to the cold nights (I think). It is supposed to be in the 80s next week so hopefully that will help things along.
February 23, 2010
I have a batch of about 10 that should be ready to release within the week. It has been cold and rainy here though so that could delay it some. I also have about 5 or 6 catepillars munching away and a few dozen eggs on the plants. I also have seen a few more monarchs flying around so hopefully we will get some more soon.
Jan 14, 2010
I have been having almost all females emerge. Sorry to the mamas of little boy angels. Hopefully, it won't be much longer.
Jan 12, 2010
It looks like we will get two more butterflies (unknown sexes at this time) and then there will be a few days to a week break before the others (about 10) hopefully start to emerge.
Jan 7, 2010
We have butterflies! There still are a couple that are ready to emerge too! Thank you God! FINALLY!!!
Here are a few from today sunning themselves.
Jan 6, 2010
I appreciate everyone's patience. I finally had a butterfly emerge today, unfortunately it was highly infected with the OE spore and was severely deformed and unable to fly. I had to euthanize her :( There are several more chrysalis that should have emerged by now, but are also infected with this deadly parasite. I am hoping some in my other cage will emerge healthy and that it won't be much longer. It has been in the 70s all week so at least the weather is cooperating now. So frustrated none the less...
EDITED TO ADD: A healthy female emerged today and 5 or 6 look like they will tomorrow. FINALLY!!! Pictures for some will be up on thursday or friday :)
Jan 5, 2010
I thought my butterflies would start emerging around December 5th. It is now December 19th and no butterflies. California has had a really cold past few weeks which why they have not emerged yet. It has been back up into the 70s the last few days. I am hoping they will come out soon :) Keep checking back...I haven't forgotten about all your angels.
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|View Poll Results: Kanon - 2006 - Episode 12 Rating
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|9 out of 10 : Excellent
|8 out of 10 : Very Good
|7 out of 10 : Good
|6 out of 10 : Average
|5 out of 10 : Below Average
|4 out of 10 : Poor
|3 out of 10 : Bad
|2 out of 10 : Very Bad
|1 out of 10 : Painful
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|2006-12-25, 06:45
|Link #141
Gone for Good
Join Date: Apr 2004
While the teachers would buy into Kuze's biased accusations, you overestimate the gullibility of the students. As long as the facts are laid out (that Mai only entered the fray with her sword after the ruckus caused by the invisible demon), they will listen, to some extent. So look forward to Yuuichi and Sayuri working on that (and a plausible cover story to boot).
In Japan, most people begin their 3rd year of high school at 17. As Kanon takes place in January 1999, the beginning of the third and last semester, Mai would be turning 18 soon, yet her birthday is on January 29th, and if you consider the game canon, the ball takes place on January 20th, so technically, the school could only expel her at best, and Mai can concentrate on being a demon-hunter, full time.
|2006-12-25, 22:25
|Link #143
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 59
Per Mai's dilemma here, I've actually forgotten how she got out of this fix in the game or the TOEI version (okay, I have a glimmering remember - but I don't remember how they *finally* resolved the temporary solution) ... so this'll be fun for me to watch the story play out.
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|2006-12-25, 23:34
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Nice episode. I loved the animation. Anyway I really enjoy Ayu's character so I enjoy episodes with her. Really terrible ending. I kinda felt terrible watching it, I mean, like the sense that everything went wrong. Ending it with that guy's declaration, with no music in the background that I can recall, just really drove the reality of the situation in. I definitely look forward to the next episode.
|2006-12-27, 17:47
|Link #147
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
I suppose "disappointed" is the best word to describe how I feel about this series; I had very high expectations of this series, and so far it just hasn't grabbed me. If I felt this show truly sucked, then I wouldn't bother to watch - the reason I haven't dropped it is because I still have hopes that KyoAni will pull it back together and produce something that I can enjoy watching. And let's be perfectly fair; I actually thought 5 out of the 12 episodes were halfway decent and only 5 episodes received a rating of "3" or lower.
As I said from the start, I'm going to give this show the same chance I gave D.C. ~ Da Capo. That show went from being below average in my book to very good in the last 11 episodes. It looks like Kanon has a steeper hill to climb, but who knows? I rather enjoy surprises, and it would be great if Kanon 2006 could provide one.
|2006-12-27, 19:50
|Link #148
Tell me who I am.
Join Date: Oct 2006
DanielSong39, I'm rather impressed that you're still sticking to this. But then again, I tend to jump ship early and often. I missed out on a lot of good shows because of that, but there are some things that I don't want to re-experience. I really hope you'll be able to enjoy the show soon, but I'm not going to force anything on you.
|2006-12-27, 23:07
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: In Despair
Age: 31
DanielSong39, let me reveal what you once left as a comment on Hinano's blog, during Episode 10;
Pal......who are you trying to fool with your "I have high expectations, I'm disappointed, but I'll continue watching because I hope it'll get better" spiel? You don't actually want Kanon to get better, you want it to continue being "bad" according to your lights, so you can post more of your dribble here.
You have credibility issues, man.
|2006-12-27, 23:10
|Link #150
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Canada
This guy should do himself a great favor and stop watching Kanon if he wants to save himself from further humiliation. Seriously, why the hell is someone watching an anime they know they're not gonna like?
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|2006-12-28, 01:22
|Link #151
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 59
Even I know when to drop a show that I'm not having fun with (*cough* Crescent Love *cough*). I could understand if it were like ep 21 out of 24 and then I'm stuck for the finish (*cough* Shuffle! *cough*).
My biggest quandaries this season are Negima!? and YNSH.
The first is great fun to watch, art is interesting, much funny .... but it isn't even reaching its own potential as if the director is floundering.
The second has me pulling my hair out because now I've seen the manga after saying... "I sense a really good show that could be here but they don't actually seem to be getting anywhere and I really doubt the lead female spends 90% of her time in chibi form (note: she doesn't in the manga).
Here we are with Kanon and the only thing I can venture is that I guess I see nuance and complexity where some don't. The Mai ball episode felt a bit rushed and thats the worst I'll say about it.
|2006-12-28, 22:31
|Link #153
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 59
I don't object to someone criticizing a piece of entertainment if they can substantiate or provide reasoning for their position. Even if its simply "this does not work for me". What I see too often in many threads is unsupported opinion asserted as fact (be it positive or negative).
In Daniel's last post he asserts that the story is falling apart and is avidly waiting for KyoAni to pull it back together... but I don't see any reasons for that belief or the qualifier that it is personal opinion. Nor is it clear what would constitute a recovery.
He states he had high expectations for the series... but doesn't lay out what those expectations were. If you review his post history in the Kanon threads, it gets a little difficult not to state thinking "troll, subtle but troll" (perhaps some Nayuki-fanism?). To use the NASCAR analogy he used elsewhere, its almost like he's trying to find wrecks where there really weren't any (maybe a few bumps).
However, my only real beef to date with his posts is the confusion of opinion as asserted fact and the relative paucity of reasoning for that. As far as I've been able to glean -- he seems to think the two volume manga version is somehow superior to either the game material, the TOEI material, or what Kanon is giving us. If he'd like to clarify, I'd be happy to read that clarification. I did go and read the manga but found it rather unsatisfying simply because Yuuichi couldn't even take a leak without Nayuki right there so he never really had the chance to take any relations a step further. The overall feel to the manga was just rather shallow harem melodrama and rather cute compared to the game/TOEI/Kanon material, in my opinion. I just didn't feel like it addressed the game source material well - though on its own it was a fun read.
So far, most viewers at least give KyoAni high marks for integrating the game material as a dramatic presentation --- whatever they think of the game material.
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|2006-12-29, 16:00
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My name? But my name is..
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Germany
I'm late on this bandwagon but Kanon 2006 made me return to this great forum after a long time (pre-boardcrash, Suzuka airing...). And wow, what an enthusiastic rating for that show here! I wish I could feel the same about this series...
Having Kanon 2002 in my top 10 already I sure notice the many improvements: Better art and animation, some very good dialogues, more time for fleshing out the characters. So why is it that I consider K2 and K6 about equal in their overall rating so far?
The easiest way to describe it might be: This remake is too sequential, it isn't a "Kanon" any more. Consequently, episode 12 was one of the best so far, having many girls' stories progress at the same time. (No need to repeat all the positive statements about Mai and moe, I join this chorus of course. I'm a sucker for Sayuri airtime, for example.)
Earlier in this series there was so much time wasted for Makoto's story (although she became a lovable being at last, very unlike K2)... and wasn't it awfully convenient how Mai told Yuuichi "I'm fine for the time being, please take care of the Makoto sub-plot first"? Yuuichi fighting simultaneously on all fronts day and night as in K2 was a lot more thrilling - so hopefully the best part of K6 has just begun.
All in all, K6 tries to appear more serious than K2 - which makes sense considering the story we're about to see. Most notably Yuuichi is a completely different character this time. In K2 he was pissed about Nayuki ruining his potential chances of getting a girlfriend in an early episode; in K6 he didn't even think of any such thing so far. K2 began as a harem scenario of a kind; K6 is Yuuichi plus a large number of younger sisters (including his senpais Sayuri and Mai). So far, it's just different; Yuuichi's "line of the week" from K2 can't be in K6 this way, so be it.
What's also different is Nayuki (my favourite K2 character). She may have been a laughing stock at times in K2 as well, but she had an agenda and acted accordingly. So far I can't see her acting in character during most of K6, and if the ending will be the same for both series (as indicated by the OP sequence) this will cause plausibility problems (although the chibi part of episode 12 finally began to fix that).
Getting the more serious version this time, with Yuuichi looking & acting so much more maturely, I became more sensitive to logical flaws in the story line while I was more forgiving in K2. Mai's demons being invisible will cause problems if the next episodes follow the K2 development. Mai knowing about Makoto would make sense if... well, that's a spoiler. Yuuichi completely ignoring the number of medications Shiori carries along was out of (his new!) character. Ayu's phone call (was that last episode?) was horribly delivered (that particular scene was so much better in K2). Yuuichi and Ayu watching a movie together was at a much more plausible position of K2 than it was in K6. Two more problems about Ayu... but these are spoilers again. And do we have enough airtime to fill it with running gags like Akiko's mysterious jam and boringly repetitive pranks of Makoto? I also heard the word kiseki too often already.
I will admit that certain things are done better in K6, such as the taiyaki incidents. I like Yuuichi Bond-sama protecting Mai against Kuze, and neither Yuuichi nor Mai were supposed to know how to dance a waltz.
I still like this series very much. But I don't think it will be able to fulfill my expectations any more (too much filler during the Makoto arc). It might make a top 10 rank, but I'm not even sure it will beat K2. Remember Mai's first appearance in K2? That was stunning. They wasted such effects in K6. K2 had the real fire, K6 - while be the more professional work for sure - is only glowing from time to time. With twice as many episodes I ask for more story (most notably about Sayuri) than K2 had.
Having said that, I give episode 12 a 9/10 (one point off for the invisible demons and the nonetheless blatant innocence of Mai for the events which surely won't save her from being called over the coals for all that). Now I'll go and watch episode 13... it's the Mai arc after all, so more goodness to come.
|2006-12-29, 16:43
|Link #155
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 59
As much as I'm enjoying K6, I will acquiesce that certain aspects of K2 still win and its unfortunate they couldn't mix and match better. I find it interesting you think K6 is more sequential than K2. I think otherwise but perhaps I should go back and watch it again. I also try to keep in mind that I'm already spoiled by K2 so events portrayed in K6 simply won't have the same impact (like the phone call or the "what have I lost?" sequence).
Apparently, in Japan, the fans of Kanon are consigning the TOEI version to the dustbin ("That we do not speak of") .... that's kind of unfortunate as it did have its good points (certainly it made an impact on me as I was still relatively new to modern anime at that point).
In the end, I'll probably be keeping both series .... as its unlikely they'll be seeing R1 land (unless the Haruhi KyoAni phenom changes the roadmap for romance comedy-drama in the US).
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|2006-12-29, 18:08
|Link #156
Old to the New
Join Date: Oct 2006
Hmm-hmm. Good opinions. However, one must remember that both are remakes. From what I've read, you are following the Toei series events. At least I think so... Toei Kanon was a good anime in of itself, but Kyoani's Kanon is going for trying to cling closely to the original Kanon material. I think it's difficult to guess the exact details that will come down the stretch of the stories by only looking at what Toei Kanon did. I think it's more fair to compare the two remakes with the original material from the original Kanon PC game.
Let's just say that things are presented the way they are for a reason (like the invisible demons for example), be they for subtle foreshadowing or comedy moments or a good detail that will make sense in the end or etc. Kiseki (miracles translated) is repeated because it is the basis of Kanon. Miracles and promises. It's a suble way to get it into the viewer's head. I think it's one of those look back on after the series has ended kind of thing.
I'm sorry to hear you didn't enjoy Makoto though.... Ah well.
|2006-12-29, 22:21
|Link #157
seiyuu maniac
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Tokyo, Japan
On the contrary, I think the 2k2 version is the one that's not Kanon because they break down each individual character's story into sections without tying it all together.
|2007-01-03, 11:53
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Born to make history
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Shibuya Psychic Research
Wow nice epi, Mai and Yuuichi dancing was awesome but I think Mai going postal at the end after Sayuri was hurt was even better. How Mai zoned on Sayuri and then decided to fight the demon was done so nice.
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In Argentina, where we were surprised by life and our passion, the fly fishing, there is a delightful menu; we count with some of the most sportive species existing in freshwater, varieties of salmonid, landlocked trout and anadromous fish. In addition, the north slam, dorado, pacú and pira pita fishes, all of them in a huge diversity of environments that present different fishing forms and situations which defy us to learn new techniques and to improve in a continuous way.
Light, subtle equipment, to search for the hardest fish to catch, the slippery, the quiet waters or small fish; heavy equipment, to tempt and defeat the great waters or weight targets.
Almost always, we must choose, and we hardly will be able to explore all the existing possibilities but, each one of them enables us to acquire different skills and abilities which prepare us for the attempt. But, the breaking point is that day when the equipment, the technique, the fly choice or any other external element cease to be the priority focus; it happens when we feel part of the chosen environment, when nature seems to reveal to us some of its mysteries of belonging: that day we feel the connection with the fish sought.
And then, fishing changes its meaning. It is no longer a competition with others, with the fish or with ourselves but, it becomes now rather a game. We know that our rival is not aware of this; it was not its pick, but nevertheless we start to enjoy its wisdom, its strengths and the difficulties that they create. So, ever since that moment the word "failure" disappears from our dictionary because in this game there are neither winners nor losers, there are just challenges and learning.
In that road, the feelings seem to indicate that we found the greatest satisfaction when we stop chasing the title or tagline of "fisherman" to focus on "feeling", "doing" and "being part of". Because a title always entails responsibilities which bring unnecessary pressures; the fisherman MUST fish, and in order to become a "great fisherman" he MUST, in addition, gain recognition. Instead, interacting with nature during a game only demands from us to be respectful with the ecosystem and then, it will depend on each one of us to make each and every instant to be magic and in doing so to reach the greatest enjoyment.
The fish of my dreams
After many years of travelling the road of fly fishing, almost accidentally, I found a kind of fishing that maximizes this vision of our passion which, for its intrinsic characteristics, demands that we stop being "fisherman", and which in order to accepting us among its dedicated practitioners it calls for enjoying from the process as if it were the result itself as, the attempt is the objective and the catch the exception.
This description does not mean that I am grading the fishing for Permit; it is not a value judgment; it is not better or worse than any other else; I am simply stating that it is different.
The permit is a fish that dwells in deep waters and searches for shallow waters to feed itself, when conditions allow so.
When we talk about conditions, we refer to a sum of variables, such as temperature and transparency of the water, amplitude and state of the tide, influence of climatic variables –especially wind and atmospheric pressure- , presence of food, time of the year and fishing pressure.
The features of the area will determine certain habits that for us will mean types of different situations –type of bottom, depth range, current, presence of predators and type of food.
Its main diet is based on seafood, crustaceans and shells. The patterns used are imitations of crustaceans, different types of shrimp and crab.
Chasing this fish resembles to a hunting: first we must find it, then we must approach it and make the decision of making the shoot and executing it. We call all this process "situation or chance", and this is the first quantifiable parameter; the quantity of chances will shape our fishing day.
The chances
Being able to find this fish depends, most of the times, on the knowing how and expertise of the guide. In general, many of the guides know in which places this fish feeds; nevertheless, being there at the right moment is not an easy task.
Depending on the place and conditions, different signals are looked for which may show up its presence –nervous water, tails, fins, flashes, muds or simply the silhouette of a fish. A long period in the water focusing on observation is needed to start perceiving each one of these forms of detection.
In this part of the process, we have to bring calm and concentration in order to being able to identify the fish as fast as possible, a task not always easy. It is the moment of checking and making sure that everything is all right to make the shoot –the line ordered in the skiff, the feet necessary outside the rod, the fly in good condition- all this without losing sight of our target.
Approximating depends on the guide; whether we are on one skiff or both, whether we are wading. The approximating technique is complex, it relies on the swimming speed of the fish and its attitude, the direction and velocity of the wind and the current, and the location of the sun.
The ideal scenery is having the sun at our back or in a position which allows us to keep visual contact with the fish, also the wind blowing from behind us or above the shoulder opposite to the arm holding the rod is of great help to make the cast, but, if the tailwind is too intense, the guide will not be able to manage or stop the skiff opportunely. We rarely head directly to the fish; the guide imagines and looks for a meeting point having into account all these variables, although many times the fish changes its direction and the conditions turn more complex.
The third step is to make the decision of making the shoot, which includes two critical aspects: the place where to make the presentation of the fly and in what moment.
During our first steps, the meeting point is decided by our fear for scaring it away, which provokes that the shot's presented too far away and the deceit is never perceived by the fish. The variables that we start to consider in order to make this decision depend on the previous experiences and are related to evaluate them –velocity of swimming and attitude of the fish, depth, current strength, velocity of the wind, quantity of fish and type of fly chosen-. The presentation could be between 1 ft. to 10 ft. but, most of the situations are worked out between 1 ft. and 4 ft.
The moment of the execution is highly important because doing it in the proper distance range allows us to be accurate as well as to have control over the line and to see the fish clearly, in order to understand its body language.
The fishing distance range of a permit can be between 30 ft. and 80 ft. but, most of the attempts with good chances are between 40 ft. and 60 ft., it being 50 ft. my favorite range. In these short distances, we can be accurate, we can be in contact with the fly very quickly, we can make an effective recast, we can check where to show our fly, we can perceive the first reaction of the fish and, if possible, we can interact with it, trying to stimulate it so that it eats our deceit.
In both decisions we must lose the fear for spooking it away; we must come closer enough and show the fly close to the fish, assuming that we might lose the opportunity but, otherwise, we will never have it.
It is important to get used to evaluate the shoot according to the first reaction of the fish and not to the place or way of the presentation. Many times, shoots that we consider to be "perfect" do not cause any reaction, and they demand a quick recast; whereas others which we consider as "bad" raise a possibility of having a bite.
Selection of the fly and the stripping
As we described previously, most of the flies used imitate shrimp and crab, although catches or bites are achieved by using imitations of small fish, in general by accident.
In the habitats where these fishes live and feed, both are present, and maybe it would help to know what is their diet made of, in what percentages and situations they eat one, the other, or both. But it is a collecting fish and, in my experience, it is very opportunist.
I think that our main objective is to make the fish see the fly without scaring it away, and keep the fly within its visual range long enough to tempt it.
Our fly must look similar enough to its food, taking into account the form, the size and color; we have to put it within its visual range, with the proper volume and weight, and it must "behave as" after the fish has seen it.
It is very difficult, almost impossible, to describe successful or proper presentation/movement, as the variables that intervene are many and they are related among them; the answers are given by the orders or recommendations of the guide first, and then by the expertise accumulated.
The most common errors are:
- To cast too far away, for fear of scaring it away.
- Not to allow the fly to deepen up to the "food zone", by moving it in advance.
- Making sudden moves that generate "drag" and scary the fish away.
- Making long and quick movements that take the fly away from its visual field.
I insist on the concept, our priority is to make the fish see the fly and have the fly at the fish range the longer possible, just opposite to what we do when fishing a hunter fish, which we stimulate with an escaping prey.
In order to fulfill this objective, I use stripping flies, shrimp, for very dynamic situations, because many crabs tend to twist or drag when we recast quickly or on the occasion of strong current.
I use crabs that are quite heavy to fish upon the bottom or very close to it, when there is no chance of hooking or in bottoms semi deep.
I use lighter crabs for them to deepen slowly when I want them to be found going down, in shallow waters or with rock, coral or weed bottoms.
I insist, this is a generalization, which must be validated with the guide or with fishermen having a high expertise in that place, until the moment when we acquire our own experience and have the belief of exploring our paths.
The bite and the setting of the hook
The situations that demand stripping by using shrimp are those of a higher efficiency percentage in the hooking up, because many times we feel the tension of the bite and react timely or it gets stuck during the movement.
In most of the other situations, setting the hook must be done by means of visual stimulation; the permit gets close, inhales a certain volume of water in order to suck out the possible food, it filters, breaks the shells with its strong crushers located in the throat, swallows, and it exhales everything else. Should the fly be free, it would probably always end in its stomach, but the tension caused by the line makes that, if we do not stuck while it is in its mouth, it be expelled during the exhalation. All this occurs in a fraction of a second.
We can also may be lucky that it turns or gets stuck during any movement, but our goal is to do it ourselves, in order to increase our efficiency.
When the permit inhales, it contorts and, the times when the food is down in the water column, it raises its tail. These are signals that tell us to act; we must keep the rod in the direction of the fly and must make a long and slow pull; if we feel tension, we must continue the same movement by exerting an increasing pressure and must release it when our sensitivity tells us that the hook might have entered, and we run the risk of break off.
When the fish swims front and towards us, sometimes we can see that it opens its mouth, because we see its pink lips. That is also the right time to attempt the setting of the hook, an open mouth is a signal that it is inhaling.
The real difficulty
When we fish other species, there are also days when they are nervous, or they are not eating, or they are not in the habitual fishing zones, only that we cannot know what exactly is going on. Because blind fishing is "about imagination", where our intuition and knowledge give us the answers; with the fish at sight we face reality and it can be a little more frustrating.
After going a long way, we start to understand that the permit is far from being a fish that "does not eat" or a very hard one to fool; I believe that not many quantities of this fish are caught for a sum or reasons.
Except for exceptional days or situations, they are not found in great quantities; an average fishing day usually gives us between 4 and 8 chances.
Sometimes, it is hard for us to see them clearly, which does not allow us to be timely or accurate.
Many times the environmental conditions make it hard to get the necessary accuracy; generally, the speed of the action, the influence of the wind or simply our nerves.
In front of right shoots, we make a mistake in the managing of the fly.
When we achieve bites, many times they come unnoticed.
I hope that this synthetic description allows you to understand the characteristics of the fly fishing for permit in flats, and the sensations which it arouses.
The mystic of this fish nourishes on the pressure that is generated in us by that image, of unattainable. When we understand that it is just one more fish that requires certain adjustments in the technique and mainly, a change in our attitude, we begin to feel that it is at the reach of your hand.


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