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This high-action flight movie centres on a team of three sexy stealth bomber pilots who are forced to fly with EDI (Extreme Deep Invader), a computer-manned prototype plane that specialises in extra-precision bombing. The brainchild of a Bill Gates-esque wunderkind (Richard Roxburgh), EDI has the ability to learn at a fantastic rate, talks like HAL from 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY, and likes to listen to hard rock before going into combat. Before long, a freak accident causes it to question authority and launch an attack on Russia. W.D. Richters script probes big issues involving man, machine, and the nuclear fate of the free world (Read: DR. STRANGELOVE meets THE TERMINATOR). But this is also an action thrill ride from Rob Cohen the man responsible for THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS and XXX replete with some truly tremendous explosions and speeds that outdo any mph records set in Cohens past oeuvre. Jessica Biel (TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE) is tough and surprisingly believable as the token female fighter pilot, while Jamie Foxx (RAY) makes a fine wingman to the daredevil squadron leader played by Josh Lucas. Sam Shephard (THE RIGHT STUFF) is their commanding officer, with Joe Morton playing a shady politician.
Release Date: 23 January 2006
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Estonian employers: Lowering of social tax minimum would help create part-time jobs ({{commentsTotal}})
Lowering or abolishing the social tax minimum requirement would help find part-time workers in low pay sectors such as retail trade, mass catering and real estate management, the head of the Estonian Employers' Confederation (ETTK) says.
Minister of Health and Labour Jevgeni Ossinovski's proposal to consider lowering the social tax minimum requirement for employers is a good proposal and echoes the suggestions made more than once by employers themselves, ETTK Chairman Toomas Tamsar told BNS.
"For many employers, hiring a part-time worker doesn't make sense today because it will cost them more than a full-time worker. Because of that, we have people who cannot or do not wish to work full time but no part-time jobs suitable for them," he said.
Abolishing or substantially lowering the social tax minimum requirement would open the opportunity for part-time work in sectors like retail trade, catering, real estate management and other sectors where the pay is low but which at the same time could employ people who lack or have few skills in demand on the labor market, Tamsar said.
In Ossinovski's opinion, consideration should be given to lowering the social tax minimum requirement for employers after an analysis of the step's impact on the budget of the government sector.
Both the elimination of the requirement and the lowering of the monthly tax rate can be assumed to have a significant social impact primarily on employment, the minister said in his proposals to the government.
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Regulation 3(3)(a)
2. Lending including, inter alia: consumer credit, mortgage credit, factoring, with or without recourse, financing of commercial transactions (including forfeiting).
3. Financial leasing.
4. Money transmission services.
5. Issuing and administering means of payment (e.g. credit cards, travellers' cheques and bankers' drafts).
6. Guarantees and commitments.
7. Trading for own account or for account of customers in:
(a) money market instruments (cheques, bills, certificates of deposit, etc.);
(b) foreign exchange;
(c) financial futures and options;
(d) exchange and interest-rate instruments; or
(e) transferable securities.
8.Participation in securities issues and the provision of services related to such issues.
9.Advice to undertakings on capital structure, industrial strategy and related questions and advice as well as services relating to mergers and the purchase of undertakings.
10. Money broking.
11. Portfolio management and advice.
12. Safekeeping and administration of securities.
14. Safe custody services
Regulations 4(1)(e) and (2), 13(6) and (8) and 14(5).
1. For the purposes of regulation 4(1)(e) and (2), a person is to be considered as engaging in financial activity on an occasional or very limited basis if all the following conditions are fulfilled—
(a) the person's total annual turnover in respect of the financial activity does not exceed £64,000;
(b) the financial activity is limited in relation to any customer to no more than one transaction exceeding 1,000 euro, whether the transaction is carried out in a single operation, or a series of operations which appear to be linked;
(c) the financial activity does not exceed 5% of the person's total annual turnover;
(d) the financial activity is ancillary and directly related to the person's main activity;
(e) the financial activity is not the transmission or remittance of money (or any representation of monetary value) by any means;
(f) the person's main activity is not that of a person falling within regulation 3(1)(a) to (f) or (h);
(g) the financial activity is provided only to customers of the person's main activity and is not offered to the public.
2. For the purposes of regulation 13(6), the conditions are—
(a) the authority has been entrusted with public functions pursuant to the Treaty on the European Union, the Treaties on the European Communities or Community secondary legislation;
(b) the authority's identity is publicly available, transparent and certain;
(c) the activities of the authority and its accounting practices are transparent;
(d) either the authority is accountable to a Community institution or to the authorities of an EEA state, or otherwise appropriate check and balance procedures exist ensuring control of the authority's activity.
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(a) the product has a written contractual base;
(b) any related transaction is carried out through an account of the customer with a credit institution which is subject to the money laundering directive or with a credit institution situated in a non-EEA state which imposes requirements equivalent to those laid down in that directive;
(c) the product or related transaction is not anonymous and its nature is such that it allows for the timely application of customer due diligence measures where there is a suspicion of money laundering or terrorist financing;
(d) the product is within the following maximum threshold—
(i) in the case of insurance policies or savings products of a similar nature, the annual premium is no more than 1,000 euro or there is a single premium of no more than 2,500 euro;
(ii) in the case of products which are related to the financing of physical assets where the legal and beneficial title of the assets is not transferred to the customer until the termination of the contractual relationship (whether the transaction is carried out in a single operation or in several operations which appear to be linked), the annual payments do not exceed 15,000 euro;
(iii) in all other cases, the maximum threshold is 15,000 euro;
(e) the benefits of the product or related transaction cannot be realised for the benefit of third parties, except in the case of death, disablement, survival to a predetermined advanced age, or similar events;
(f) in the case of products or related transactions allowing for the investment of funds in financial assets or claims, including insurance or other kinds of contingent claims—
(i) the benefits of the product or related transaction are only realisable in the long term;
(ii) the product or related transaction cannot be used as collateral; and
(iii) during the contractual relationship, no accelerated payments are made, surrender clauses used or early termination takes place.
4.—(1) For the purposes of regulation 14(5)—
(a) individuals who are or have been entrusted with prominent public functions include the following—
(i) heads of state, heads of government, ministers and deputy or assistant ministers;
(ii) members of parliaments;
(iii) members of supreme courts, of constitutional courts or of other high-level judicial bodies whose decisions are not generally subject to further appeal, other than in exceptional circumstances;
(iv) members of courts of auditors or of the boards of central banks;
(v) ambassadors, chargés d'affaires and high-ranking officers in the armed forces; and
(vi) members of the administrative, management or supervisory bodies of state-owned enterprises;
(b) the categories set out in paragraphs (i) to (vi) of sub-paragraph (a) do not include middle-ranking or more junior officials;
(c) immediate family members include the following—
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(iii) children and their spouses or partners; and
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(d) persons known to be close associates include the following—
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(ii) any individual who has sole beneficial ownership of a legal entity or legal arrangement which is known to have been set up for the benefit of a person referred to in regulation 14(5)(a).
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Brow Lift in La Jolla, CA
Shumway Cosmetic Surgery, accredited by the Joint Commission and awarded the Gold Seal of Approval which reflects our commitment to excellence and quality patient care, offers brow lifts to local residents requiring cosmetic surgery.
You feel fabulous – not a day different than you did at 25. But when you look in the mirror, it's another story. You look tired and worried, maybe even cranky! While age and experience have given you knowledge and self-assurance, it's also given you the gift of gravity – a "gift" that is perhaps leaving you less than confident about your appearance. If that's the case, you may want to consider undergoing a procedure that thousands of others undergo each year: a forehead lift.
What Is a Brow Lift?
A forehead lift, also known as a brow lift, is a surgical procedure that lifts sagging brows and eases the lines and furrows that often develop as we age.
Am I a Good Candidate for a Brow Lift?
If you are concerned by a sagging brow, deep lines on your forehead, or creases between your eyes, a forehead lift may just be what the doctor ordered. This procedure is typically performed on patients who are between the ages of 40 and 65.
As with all surgical procedures, you should be in good health and have realistic expectations. A forehead lift will give you a youthful and rested appearance, but it will not shave 30 years off your face. It's also important to have this procedure for the right reasons, namely if it will make you feel more confident and better about your appearance rather than to please someone else.
Why Choose Dr. Shumway?
Dr. Robert A. Shumway, MD, FACS is an expert in the field of cosmetic surgery. In addition to studying at the nation's finest medical centers, he has taught cosmetic surgery techniques at Duke, UCLA, and UCSD and is a trustee of the California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery.
Dr. Shumway's priority is patient care. He evaluates each patient and delivers a personalized plan that will provide exceptional results with minimal downtime. He stresses the importance of post-operative care, instructing each patient on the fastest and most effective road to recovery.
Shumway Cosmetic Surgery is located in Southern California, in the La Jolla area of San Diego. Dr. Shumway and Shumway Cosmetic Surgery are dedicated to the aesthetic enhancement and well-being of our patients through our best practices of laser and cosmetic surgery.
How Is a Brow Lift Performed?
A brow lift involves modifying or removing muscle and excess skin to ease wrinkles in the forehead and lift the brows.
As with most cosmetic procedures, the forehead lift procedure continues to be refined and improved. The various techniques available will be discussed at your consultation. The major difference among techniques involves the placement of the incision.
How Fast Will I Heal?
Healing times vary, but it will generally take a few weeks until the "new you" starts to be revealed, and often subtle changes and improvements will continue to occur over the following months. Most patients will experience swelling and discoloration for about two weeks following surgery, with some patients finding that it takes several months for the swelling to fully subside. Incision scars can take up to 6 months to fully fade, but since they are typically hidden in the hairline, this often is not an issue.
How Much Does a Brow Lift Cost in San Diego and La Jolla, CA?
The cost of your brow lift will depend on the extent of surgery that is needed for your individual anatomy and cosmetic goals. We offer payment plans and work closely with CareCredit™ to help you with the cost of your brow lift.


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"The talks addressed the issues arising from Romanian-Chinese economic and commercial exchanges, as well as the development of strong bilateral relationship in the future", the ministry said in a media release.
The latest data suggest bilateral exchanges continued to develop, the country's export to China increasing by 20% from a year earlier, despite the global economic crisis.
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Whew! I thought it was hard to keep up with my blog before, but after starting homeschooling, it's even harder! I think about updating often, but then I'd have to go get my camera, and upload pictures and then edit those pictures... and well... I don't usually plan to be on the computer THAT long!
I've noticed lately that we're sort of broke into a natural routine with things. With two kids running around, I devote our mornings to fun projects like art or science experiments or trying to play out in the yard or play "Just Dance" on the Wii. I always try to get my work out in during the mornings with them or during naptime if at all possible! Afterwards, Emmelyn takes a nap and Landon and I work on his school. By the time we're wrapping up, (if we're lucky and Emmelyn takes a long nap) we're almost done with school (besides reading) so we break for lunch.
After lunch I clean the kitchen up, start laundry, you know whatever needs to be done around the house while the kids play together. If we still have some school work waiting to be finished we will work on that in the afternoon and we usually do our chapter book reading as our bedtime story. It all works out great for us and just flows!
We're loving homeschooling and I am so glad to KNOW what Landon is learning about!
Like yesterday, in science, we read about the Flower Mantis ...
Doesn't it look just like an orchid? Apparently they will hide in the flowers they resemble and wait for dinner! Freaky!


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Clean water for the rural poor
April 21st 2017
Finding innovative water treatment especially for the rural poor is not the challenge in front of us. Instead, we need to find ways to adapt the very inexpensive and effective water sanitation methods used all over the world. We… Read More →


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Mon 11th Jun 2012 7:00amMango Surf Lodge, Bukit, Bali's Balangan Surf Report
Head high but inconsistant. Misty, glassy morning. Zero wind. Should get much better throughout the day as this new swell arrives. 10 guys out. More on site/blog
View the Balangan Surf Report and Forecast. Mango Surf Lodge, Bukit, Bali's Reports have received a total of 89031 views.
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FutureState™ process
The world is changing fast, and the here and now demands your time and focus. Now, more than ever before, you need to focus on the future. Where do the opportunities lie? Do your people believe in what you're doing? What are the pain points for your customers?
Organisational change involves breaking out of established patterns to look at things in a different way. It's about re-thinking.
Our FutureState™ process is about helping you to re-think. We create the thinking space you need and guide you through a programme of work that will allow you to visualise what's ahead and plan for it.
What are the emerging consumer trends and behaviours that will influence the experiences you create for your customers? What is the future environment you'll be operating in? What experiences do you need to create to connect with your customers in this ever-changing world?
Depending on your particular challenge, together, we explore the future state of your brand through three areas of focus:
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You want to engage and empower your people to deliver brand experiences that connect with your customers. We involve your people throughout this FutureState™ process and take them on the journey with us. It's often both your most engaged and disengaged people who can give you the most profound insight.
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40th PHASA Convention & AGM
VENUE: Champagne Sports Resort, Central Drakensberg
DATES: 20 - 22 November 2017
The Resort:
Champagne Sports Resort has been striving to make this award winning resort the perfect place for work and play. This is a difficult balance to achieve but following recent developments we believe we have created a truly unique destination catering for all guest requirements in an absolutely spectacular setting.
Situated in the tranquility of the Central Drakensberg, boasting the most spectacular view of Champagne Castle and Cathkin Peak, lies Champagne Sports Resort. This cosy hideaway's unique combination of convenient location, country club atmosphere, luxury accommodation and friendly staff makes packing your bags to leave this eternal place a challenge.
Champagne Sports Resort is more than just a hotel in the mountains, it's a unique experience. From the 18-hole championship golf course to the roaming herds of Blesbok and Impala and the rare birdlife that inhabit the estate, there is something for everyone to enjoy. And, with five dams stocked with either bass or trout, as well as outstanding sporting facilities and cultural activities, this enduring resort provides a balance between recreation for sports enthusiasts and tranquility for those seeking relaxation.
From the moment you arrive at our front door you will feel the stress of the city has been left far behind. Self-contained, free standing thatched cottages provide the finest accommodation, and delectable fare and sumptuous banquets coupled with every possible creature comfort makes Champagne Sports Resort the ultimate 'berg experience.
Only a three-and-a-half hours drive from Johannesburg and 2-hours from Durban, the resort is ideally situated for both relaxing leisure weekends and for corporate conferences.
Registration is NOW OPEN for the PHASA Convention & AGM!
ACCESS THE HOTEL BOOKING FORM HERE - Send hotel booking form to Champagne Sports Resort.
You can register for –
- Fun Evening - Monday evening
The theme this year is:
'1001 Arabian Nights'
The best dressed lady, gent and couple can all win exiting prizes!
- Gala Dinner, Awards & Auction - Wednesday evening
PHASA's prestigious gala dinner, awards, auction and dance will take place after the AGM.
Please consider donating an auction item!
- Ladies only - Monday & Wednesday
Ladies are invited to register for a special High-tea and the ever popular Ladies' Lunch
- Other functions not to be missed:
- Krieghoff Shoot - Tuesday afternoon
- PH Function - Tuesday evening
- Braai - Tuesday evening
Vacancies on Exco and the Fund:
Members are requested to identify, approach and nominate candidates with a passion for our association and the trophy hunting sector to stand for office.
PHASA will workshop two topics on Monday, 20th November 2017:
- Proposed Constitutional Changes and Disciplinary Procedures
- Sustainable Use
- Captive bred lions and the way forward
SITKA Gear is sponsoring cash prizes and a SITKA Gear clothing ensemble certificate to the recipients of the
Basie Maartens, Paul Ferreira and Uncle Stevie Awards.
Runner ups will also win prizes!
ZEISS donated two beautiful binoculars to the winners of the "Professional Hunter" and "Tracker of the Year" awards.
Follow this link for the Award Criteria!
Conservation and Empowerment Fund:
The PHASA Conservation and Empowerment Fund will report back to members on progress made with the Conservation Research Fund's leopard and predator project. Members will also get feedback on other projects, such as the Fund's involvement in K9 anti-poaching initiatives in the Kruger National Park and Kwa-Zulu Natal as well as transformation and empowerment projects across the country.
The convention is an excellent opportunity for new members to become acquainted with our industry, and meet and learn from the "old hands", and for our young professional hunters to meet our outfitters and, hopefully, obtain some hunting days.
We encourage all our members to attend.
Parents!! Information regarding children facilities at the Convention:
Babysitters need to be booked in advance. R100.00 for the first two hours or part thereof, and R50.00 per hour thereafter. Only available from 17h00 onward, unless by prior arrangement
"Little Explorers" runs from 9 am to 9 pm daily. It is an entertainment centre aimed at Children aged 0-12, but some toys for smaller children are available (soft blocks, push walker, etc). Please note any child under the age of 3 must be supervised by an adult.
The centre is an open facility where it is up to the parents to ensure the safe coming and goings to and from the facility. The facility includes jungle gyms, air hockey, football, push bike track, swings, table tennis, PS and XBOX gaming stations and a cinema room. A coffee shop, turned children's dining area from 5 pm to 7 pm, is also available (children's dinner buffet).
Champagne Sports Resort has entertainment staff on duty and activities scheduled throughout the day, however the children do play at their own risk. Parents are welcome to join the children, either inside, at our outside jungle gym and push bike track as well as the coffee shop inside the facility.
CSR also has a newly refurbished Games Room for Children older than 12 with air hockey, foosball, table tennis, PS and XBOX gaming stations, pool tables and a chill/lounge area.
Please visit the Facebook page for pictures of what Little Explorers looks like.
Accommodation rates for kids:
Rates for children sharing:
04 January 2017 – 19 December 2017
03 – 05 years
Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
06 – 12 years
Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
13 – 17 years
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We require a minimum of 2 nights' stay during a weekend.
When booking a MDTW/YDTW Inter-Leading Room for Children, the eldest Child will pay R 1 080.00 per night and the other children will pay children's rates according to age above.


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In May 2011, Kent Allen, Richard Dionne and I spent five days along the Mississippi River travelling from St. Louis, Missouri to Vicksburg, Mississippi shooting a documentary film about the emotional toll on people suffering from what the media termed "The 100 Year Flood". Along the way, we came to know a remakable man from Mississippi named, Peter Thomas, who contributed some compelling footage to the film. We also encountered 3 tornadoes and ended up in Missouri, fortunately on the far side of the state, when the deadly Joplin Tornado occurred. The river was our focus but the tornadoes reminded us that mother naure has many faces.
This film is my first documentray of what I hope will be many. It will received it's first showing at Purdue University in September 2012. It is part of the Hot Water project, I've been exploring and creating with several collaborators in the US, Canada and Australia for the past 5 years.
My heartfelt thanks to long-time friend and collaborator, Kent Allen, who flew in on the spur of the moment from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and my Purdue colleague and friend, Richard Dionne, who jumped into the water with us on this wild and crazy ride down the great Mississippi. Specials thanks also to Peter Thomas of Tunica, Mississippi who provided invaluable additional video footage from his first-hand experience in the middle of the flood zone.
None of us had ever encountered the Mississippi first hand. None of us will ever forget it. As for me, I believe I will travel that river route many more times in the future. Once it gets ahold of you, I find that river doesn't want to let go.


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Erio Mondial
(エリオ・モンディアル Erio Mondīaru?) is a character in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS. Along with Caro Ru Lushe, he is one of the many kids that Fate Testarossa met and befriended while on duty, and one of the few that she actively looked after. He resembles his Meister Kha a lot and is the lone male of Division 6's Forward Team. Hae has an unusually solemn personality for a boy and has a certain lack of common sense when it came to elements of an ordinary lifestyle.
He is named after the Suzuki Aerio and for the Ferrari Mondial or the Mondial Piega Strada motorcycle
Rebuilt for StrikerS
At least 6 years prior to StrikerS, Erio was taken away from his parents house. During the incident, he learned that he was an artificial human being created as a product of the Project F. Broken in spirit by the revelation and by being practically throw out by the couple that he had known as parents once they learned that the truth had been discovered, Erio was at the mercy of his captors.
During his tormented captivity of day after day of experimenting and indoctrination, Erio found the companionship of an older boy, a true-bred super soldier Null, someone he would come to regard as his older brother. It was during that dark time where Erio also discovered the voice in the wind, which later Acous would teach him was the voice of Mother Nature awakening another of her blessed Shaman sons.
In a strike of luck however, just as he and Null were about to be culled, he was found and protected by Fate Testarossa and the Grade Frame Exia piloted by Kha. Despite nagging doubts, Fate decided to take care of him shortly after.
Even though he was a legal member of the Harlaown family (since he had Fate as his guardian and Lindy Harlaown as his adoptive parent), Erio was placed under a special protection program by the Time-Space Administration Bureau and made to live at the TSAB's headquarters until he was 8 years-old. Not that it mattered; it made it easier for Kha and Fate to take care of him when they were there for pre- and post-mission deployment phases, which was very often for the busy couple.
Under the tutelage of first Fate and later Kha after the events of
Cente Gravia
, Erio eventually learned magic and the way of the Belka, and joined the Time-Space Administration Bureau's forces.
The Way of the Wind
Unlike Kha, Erio was not meant to be a Cleric-knight, but instead his mana affinity for Nature together with his talent of listening to the wind made him perfect to be a Shaman which were even rarer amongst the devout Belka. Acous, a Restoration Shaman himself, teaches Erio whatever Kha can't, and schools him to be a promising force of natural balance. Acous is thinking that Erio could be meant for specializing as an Enhancement Shaman, one focused on the reinforced of the body to be a guardian of the elemental spirits.
Whatever the case, by the time when Operation StrikerS was due to begin, he was a young Private 2nd Class ranked "B" as a mage, and a freshly minted Rank-20 Page with a Probational Operation Licence, allowing him to gain Stars to rank up further in the hands-on rating systems that the Belka use to accredit their Knights and Meisters.
It is not known why does the wind has a penchant of whispering to Erio whenever he is near a young girl in distress...
I Am Lightning
Once transferred to the Mobile Division 6, Erio was placed under the command of his former guardian in the Lightning Squad and code-named "Lightning 3". It has been hinted that he and his squad-partner and technically adopted sister, Caro, are developing a romantic relationship.
At the end of the series, Erio asks to transfer to the TSAB-administrated world No. 61 and works with Caro at its planetary wildlife preservation. They live on-site, along with the recovering Kia, Quint, and Megane. Lutecia and Garyuu would be transferred on-planet, followed soon by the Numbers who were discovered to be Kha's half-sisters.
Erio is a user of the Modern-Belka magic system, which complements the capacities of the original Belka system with traits of the Mid-Childa system. During his training, Erio received some tutoring from Fate, Kha and Acous, consequently learning a few of their spells.
Erio's specialties lies in electric-based elemental magic and high-speed close combat (probably also due Fate's and Kha's training). Because of that, he was given the position of Guard Wing of the Forward Team, where he is supposed provide quick support to all his allies, regardless of their position in the battlefield. Erio possess a spear-like Armed Device named Strada.
Like Kha, Erio learned several tricks about stealth, and has a pair of shoes that can transform himself into an older individual. However, knock those shoes off and he changes back. He uses them to drive around in Kha's vehicles.
And like the Meister, Erio learned some things about sniping as well.
- Just like how it is the case with the Ancient-Belka System, Modern-Belka users usually have access to this ability.
Defensive Abilities
Barrier Jacket
- Being a user of the Modern-Belka System, Erio's defensive outfit is referred as a Barrier Jacket instead of Knight Armour. It resembles Fate's Impulse Form Barrier Jacket thanks to the white overcoat and the steel shoes. As for everything else, it was derived from the same Jacket that Kha wore before he switched to Knight Armors.
Sonic Move
- One of Fate's original spells that was passed down to Erio, it increases his speeds for a short period of time and allows almost instantaneous movement.
Lightning Shield
- This temporary all-round barrier works like Fate's Thunder Arm, but covers all of Erio instead of just the arm. It also has 5 orbs that are consumed when the shield is struck, returning the attack with a bolt of lightning.
Offensive Abilities
Poetry World
- Erio's attempt at a Reality Marble like attack. It was supposed to trap an enemy within a space that obeyed his own rules, but what happened was that the curious boy ended up creating a giant mana explosion that left him dazed but fortunately unhurt. That misadventure from attempting to copy his Meister earned him one of the harshest scolding from a worried Fate cracking under stress and borderline clinical depression.
In StrikerS, he never used the attack, but continues to attempt at creating the skill, this time under Kha's supervision.
Leutendes Licht
(Brilliant Light) - Erio's sniping attack learned from Kha. While he is not as accurate as Kha, he's reasonably proficient and can swing by on ropes and cut powerlines while shooting. He does a stunt like that, hammering 3 shots into the Ganman-like Type-5 and downing it by the time he swooped past.
Blitz Schraube
(Lightning Bolt) - A basic lightning spell taught by Acous allowing Erio to throw a bolt of lightning from his fist. Erio combos this skill with other attack and slashes as it is instant cast.
(Chain Lightning) - Another lightning spell taught by Acous. Erio unleashes a bolt of lightning that jumps to nearby targets, allowing him to destroy several Gadgets at once.
- Using magic to compress and accelerate the air around Strada, Erio creates blades of wind and throws them at the target.
(Spear Attack) - Another spell learnt from Kha. Strada ignites its main thrusters in order to drive Erio in a high-speed charge attack, making it similar to Vita's Raketen Hammer. If compared to the Raketen Hammer however, it is impossible to acquire the necessary acceleration power unless there is a minimum distance between the targets.
- The attack that cut a bridge apart in the third episode of StrikerS, its name was revealed in the DVD's booklet. Though it has a great attack power, its charging time makes it unsuitable for a direct battle. Instead, it is usually used as an obstacle remover.
(Narrow Claw) - A blade of magical energy extends itself from Strada's tip and is then used to cut the target. Used in episode 05 of StrikerS against a Type-III Gadget Drone. It's due to notice that the pink color that the blade presented at the said time was due to Caro's Twin Boost spell.
Thunder Rage
- Another spell learned from Fate, Erio's variation is classified as a Magic-Enhanced Attack-type spell since a skydiving melee strike precedes the magic thunderbolts. (When Strada in Thunderstorm form in episode 17.)
Shiden Issen
(Lightning Flash) - A variation of one of Signum's technique. As opposed to Signum who covers Laevatein's blade in flames to increase its attack power, Erio concentrates electrical energy in his fist and punches the enemy to deliver an electric blast.
Granado es Strada
Perfect Example:
Because the Zamber Blade was too heavy for little Erio to wield, Erio sought to find another method to break through Garyuu's speed and the insect cloud. And true to his Meister's words about thinking out of the box, Erio did it.
Instead of the usually over-sized nature of Limiter Breaks, Erio's was puny, in fact, Strada shrunk during Full Release, into a gladius-like two-hander with Strada's spearhead lenghtening to that of a sword, the rest of the head becoming it's core, and the hilt shrinking to just enough room for him to grasp with both hands. At the end of Strada is a half-chopped bike chain.
His Barrier Jacket changes appearance, to
. His Jacket becomes closed by a button in the front, he gets longer pants, and the tails of the jacket becomes tattered, as seen in the above video.
The logic behind
Granado es Strada
Strada, You Are Grand
in Latin) was that by releasing all his mana channels, then transmuting more of Strada's mass to mana, then compressing the rest into a more solid blade, Erio created a blade that was 3 times sharper then before, and he himself boosting his speed by 3 times. And he could increase his speed further by 3 times every 3 minutes up to 3 times before hitting his current physical limit.
As a result, Garyuu lost sight of Erio several times, and barely managed to keep him at bay. Ultimately, the incredible speed and endurance of Erio was the straw that broke the camel's armor.
Meister and Page, Father and Son
Kha and Erio share many similarities:
- Both have red hair.
- Both have a certain lack of common sense in everyday situations.
- Both emphasize speed in their combat styles.
- Both use spear-type devices in their first release mode, and can use swords.
- Both "hear" things.
- Erio hears the whispers of the wind.
- Kha hears the whispers of magic around him.
- Both often find themselves
in harems
to be the only male in the group.
- Both are, on track record, irresistable to women their age.
- When attacked, both often get injured first over the girls in the team.
And all the general points are canon facts.
Thank your Meister,
, for I made you Grand.
Not a lot of crack as well, but can you spot the VA refs in the post?
And can you think of any more things that Kha and Erio are alike?
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Hi all, I hope some experienced travellers will be able to help us out. My family and I are visiting Florence in late November, and my mother's wish has always been to see Tuscany, so we considered hiring a private driver to take us around. Most of the enquiries I made have the drivers offering to bring us to Montalcino, Pienza and Montepulciano, and along the drive we are told we can see Val D'Orcia (which is what my mother really wants to see).
However, I informed the drivers that my family doesn't drink wine, and many of them replied that it's fine and we can do other things, like go for tastings of pecorino cheese and olive oil, as well as sightsee (as the medieval towns are very pretty) and go shopping, and see the beautiful countryside. Interestingly, one of the drivers (who is very highly rated) bluntly told me that I would be wasting my time and money going to Southern Tuscany since we don't drink wine. I mentioned that I wanted to see the countryside, but he said the weather would be terrible in late November and the scenery wouldn't be pretty. Also, we'd be spending the majority of our time on the highway so we'd barely get to see any of the countryside in the first place.
My question is, is this driver right? Would we really be wasting our time? I notice that he told us it would take 1.5 hours to drive from Florence to Southern Tuscany. However, some of the other drivers told me it's 2.5 hours so I'm wondering if they're bypassing the highway and going by scenic roads instead. Does anyone have any advice? I would dearly love to make the Tuscan daytrip happen for my mum, but not if it means we'd barely get to see anything.
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Hi all, I hope some experienced travellers will be able to help us out. My family and I are visiting Florence in late November, and my mother's wish has always been to see Tuscany, so we considered hiring a private driver to take us around. Most of the enquiries I made have the drivers offering to bring us to Montalcino, Pienza and Montepulciano, and along the drive we are told we can see Val D'Orcia (which is what my mother really wants to see).
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The driver's mad. Or you've managed to select the wrong driver
I've been driving round Tuscany for a huge proportion of the past 35 summers. Self-evidently, I therefore can't drink much wine - and I've never once set foot in anywhere doing wine tastings.
There's a useful debate about whether it makes any sense to say "we don't drink wine" (for most people as absurd a dogma as saying "we don't drink water"). But the only kind of person who could say, sanely, that a tour of Tuscany makes no sense without drinking wine is someone offering a tour of vineyards.
All vineyards look the same - so there's no point going round them unless you've got a real, live, interest in what they produce.
But they have to be just about the dullest things in Tuscany to look at.
Just get yourselves a driver who shows people round Tuscany.
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It is a long drive from Florence to the val d'Orcia so some of the journey will need to be on highways unless you arrange for a pick up at the train station in Chiusi or Siena (which I would recommend if at all possible). But I would hire a driver who specializes in scenic tours of the val d'Orcia. They should be able to give you a preview of the itinerary -- what towns you will be visiting and what roads generally you will be on -- and you can run it by here and see what people say.
I would also find out what flexibility they have about weather. November is actually a busy season for drivers in Tuscany because a lot of people come to taste new wine and olive oil. But I would only make an arrangement with somebody who was willing to reschedule if it was pouring rain outside.
What mainly makes the scenery of the val d'Orcia so beautiful is that the long cultivation of the hillsides has taken away the trees and exposes the bare beauty of the undulating hills. You can see the rolling and curving shape of the ground against the sky and the long shadows of the cypress trees and the castles everywhere and it is very dramatic. So while it is true that it is nice to see Tuscany when the ground has flowers like poppies or sunflowers it is also extremely beautiful when there is cropped gold hay or the rich dark soil or new winter greens sprouting or wisps of fog moving through the low lying ravines and with the clouds moving over the landscape
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I'm a little puzzled. You could stay on the highway and get to Southern Tuscany more quickly, or you could take the back roads and actually get to see the sights that make Tuscany worth seeing.
There is absolutely no need to go anywhere near a vineyard if you don't wish to.
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There is plenty to see and do without drinking wine. But November is not really the best time to see the countryside - and you would really be limited to seeing the various times - which can be fascinating. But you need to be sure you hire a driver (or drive yourselves) who will show you what will best fit YOUR interests.
But before going I would check out a bunch of photos of the area at the time you will be there - November is not great in the countryside anywhere (gray days, possible rain and short daylight hours).
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Shorter days...you might have to get up early.
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Wine is not an issue---late November is the problem.
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I drink wine but certainly don't do so while driving and totally enjoyed southern Tuscany during day excursions with no wine. Wine drinking was after we returned in the evening.
I have no desire to visit vineyards and thoroughly enjoyed southern Tuscany.
The weather in late November can be quite dreary but do it.
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Bob summed it up perfectly.
There are plenty of towns to see, regardless of your interest in wine or lack thereof.
Montepulciano alone could take a few hours. Pienza, San Quirico, Montefollonico, Montichiello, Montalcino, the monastery at Sant' Antimo --- are all worth seeing.
I've stayed a week at Montepulciano in the last week of October. We had decent weather but I'd say we were at the tail end of the season.
In November, some key sights might be closed or not worth seeing -- I'm thinking of the gardens at La Foce, which to me was a high point in visiting the Val d'Orcia.
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I've been in southern Tuscany in late November and it is beautiful. It can be balmy and sunny. Gorgeous angles of light. I am curious to know when nytraveler or bobthenavigator were ever in Tuscany in November and experienced "a problem." I have asked several times for both them to say whether or not they have been in Tuscany in November and I am now pretty sure neither of them have. They really do NOT know what they are talking about when they talk about Tuscany in November and it isn't fair to people who are planning trips and ask for advice to act as if they had any experience of this
Bobthenavigator can surely produce pictures of his November trip to southern Tuscany if I am wrong. Nytraveler just won't answer becasue she has never been and never will admit she has never seen the Tuscan countryside at that time of year.
Personally I wouldn't spend a huge amount of money on a driver to take me around southern Tuscan towns on a rainy day. The towns are really not that interesting and there are similar towns much closer to Florence that you can reach by public transportation.
The only reason I can think of to spend a lot of money on a driver to drive around the val d'Orcia is the scenery. If your mother wants to see the scenery in November go on a sunny day and it will be worth every penny. If it is raining don't spend the money to go to the towns. Or the wineries.
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Oh - and before people start verbally beating me up for saying the towns aren't that interesting I just want to point out that the title of this thread was about asking if would be "worth it" to pay the expense of a driver to tour the wine country without going to wineries. If it is raining then somebody in Florence would be much better off taking the train to Lucca if they want to walk around an interesting town. Or Arezzo. Or take a bus San Gimignano or Fiesole.
Of course Montepuliciano and Pienza and Montalcino are beautiful examples of Tuscan towns and enjoyble to stroll through as part of seeing the val d'Orcia. But to spend a big chunk of money to get driven there on a rainy day when you are based in Florence would not make sense to most people.
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Let's see your personal pictures from late November sandralist.
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I think it's all about expectations.
If your mother wants to see the iconic green and gold, sunny blue skies, Tuscany that she's viewed in postcards, photo books and travel videos, I think she'd be disappointed in late November. It's the same countryside, but it won't look like the postcards. I find most any town interesting on some level, but the lovely flower boxes that add color and charm will very likely be empty and I doubt you'd be able to eat lunch outside on a nice piazza. If the day is wet at all (even a heavy mist), walking some streets in exceptionally hilly towns can be a bit treacherous.
The driving times to Southern Tuscany were basically correct. Florence-Montepulciano by the autostrada is 90-100 minutes. But heading to the Val d'Orcia through the heart of Chianti on secondary roads would take at least 2.5 hours one way.
I would probably take the Chiantigiana (SR222) through Chianti (one of the classic drives in Italy) and take a different route back to Florence, perhaps through San Gimignano and Certaldo. There are several little detours that could be made to smaller towns. A good driver/guide could give you appropriate options as the day goes along.
Will you be seeing Siena on another day?
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<< I just want to point out that the title of this thread was about asking if would be "worth it" to pay the expense of a driver to tour the wine country without going to wineries >>
The title of this thread is about drinking wine. There is no mention of wineries in the title. They are two completely different topics.
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The weather in November is unpredictable. If it's not raining, or even if it's just drizzling or misty, Tuscany can be very beautiful at that time. The days are short, for sure, and you should have a plan that will take you to a city or a town rich in museums and art if the weather turns rainy. I would ask the drivers you're considering hiring to propose alternative plans if the weather doesn't cooperate.
I know a lot of people, including a lot of Italians, who literally don't drink wine. Some of them drink beer, but many of them don't drink any alcoholic beverages of any sort, ever. My husband is one of them, although his family had a vineyard and his father produced his own wine. My husband never even tasted the product. His adult sons also consume no alcohol at all.
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We spent an entire week just outside Pienza and never once stepped foot in a winery! There is plenty to do in the area. We were there mid October and I was slightly disappointed at first that it did not look like the postcards. But after the first couple days I really began to see the beauty of the area: rolling hills that looked like they were draped in a quilt made up of varying shades of brown and gold material, dotted with green cypress and beige and orange Tuscan buildings. It is stunning. I wouldn't hesitate for a moment to visit again that time of year.
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IMO, whether something is "worth it" is almost impossible to answer for strangers about whom we know nothing. The OP mentions only "countryside" and "scenery," and it's only the drivers who have mentioned specific towns, so it's difficult to know the goals and priorities here. It's also not clear whether the OP's wondering if it's "worth it" refers to time or money or both, but that would also be hard to answer for a stranger. If mom is likely to never-ever return to Italy and seeing the Tuscan countryside is a life-long dream, well then, "worth it" it is. All we can do is describe and opine (and disagree as usual), then let the OP make the decisions.
darkonfire, have a great trip!
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kybourbon: >>Let's see your personal pictures from late November sandralist.<<
sandralist doesn't do trip reports - she just tells everyone else that they are wrong.
darkonfire: November won't be the 'pretty' Tuscany you may have seen photos of. But the towns will be picturesque and the scenery will certainly be OK. Whether that is 'worth it' to you and your family - only you can decide.
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By late November, the winter wheat has usually sprouted, so wheat fields will be a bright emerald green. (I don't know if much wheat is cultivated in Tuscany any more, though; it looks to me as though traditional farming is on the decline there.)
Also, there is still some autumn color in late November.
Believe me, if the weather's nice, it's a lovely time of the year. The smell of woodsmoke, restaurants with big open fireplaces, medieval buildings shrouded in mist...
Before moving to Italy, I made a point of visiting here in late November so that I could see my possible home at a less pretty time of the year. I didn't see anything that would have induced me to rethink the marriage!
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The landscape around Pienza is breathtaking, but I do not know how it will be in November; you may have clear days but most time it will likely be grey and damp.
If you are a wine collector visiting wineries make sense as some bottles may be difficult to find outside their home vineries. But there are a lot of places where you can drink wine without even driving - for example, Verrazzano castle has a joint selling snacks and wine glasses in the very centre of Florence, without the need to drive to the castle in Greve. It looks to me that most people do the wineries tour just as a form of entertainment.
Wine drinking in Tuscany has a root to the time when rural Tuscany was a very poor region. Wine was an essential component of the local diet as some vitamines were available most of the year only in wine. So wine was given to drink to everybody including children - but, as my late grandmother once pointed, honest people and children drunk at home watered wine, pure wine was served only in country pubs. - But wine drinking has remained in the culture and maybe your driver consider it as an essential feature. - Still, there are a lot of thing in Tuscany for the non drinker.
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Hi all, thank you so much for all your thoughtful, detailed replies. All your advice was very spot on and valuable to me. After I had read all the posts here and discussed it with my family, we decided that we will shelve our Tuscan day trip and have an easy, relaxing day in Florence instead. Late fall/early winter is probably better for visiting major cities instead of venturing out into the countryside. We will save Tuscany for when we return to Italy for a summer trip next time, then at least we're more likely to have better weather.
Thank you again!
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We spent a week in Southern Tuscany over nye last year
Here are our photos of Tuscany in the winter to give you an idea - we thought it was beautiful
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Your photos are absolutely stunning. I've pretty much changed my mind and decided to go. I will show your beautiful photos to my family and convince them that we have to go!
Thank you for sharing these! I really appreciate it.
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darkonfire...I am so glad that you have reconsidered. Tuscany is stunning. The green grass is such a tiny part of what makes it amazing.
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Darkonfire - you are most welcome! I am so glad you liked them. We had a wonderful time and yes it was a bit damp some days but it's winter and one has to expect that. Weather proof jacket in hand and you should have no problems. And much we fewer crowds!
Enjoy whatever you decide!
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Summer would be my least favorite time to visit Tuscany; apart from the crowds, it's sometimes very hot. Late autumn, winter, or early spring are the times when the mass tourism has died down.
The grass in this part of the world generally remains green 12 months of the year. Given sufficient rain, it doesn't get cold enough to turn it brown.
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If you are in the San Quirico - Montepulciano area, have a look at Bagno Vignoni, a tiny village with a piazza filled by a hot spring, a dramatic sight.
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I have to agree with flanneruk--the guy must make his money on vinyard trips. This is the problem with generalities.
Lots of beauty always, and you never really know about the weather!
Gorgeous shots, jamikins.
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Bob was our leader today and led us out of Cambridge via the millenium cycleway. Just before we reached Bottisham, Simon had a puncture. Averil found a novel way of looking for the hole (see photo). It was at this point that we were thankful it had rained yesterday!
Having fixed the puncture we rejoined the main group and carried on through Bottisham and Swaffham Bulbeck, turning off onto the Dullingham road. I hadn't done this road for a while, which is a handy cross country route linking the Swaffham road and Dullingham. We had to turn off before Dullingham due to the time and head straight into Newmarket. It took an age to get served at Wetherspoons - apparently this is how they keep costs low!
When we left Newmarket there were six of us left, quickly reducing to two. Having been held up at the clocktower, Mike S and myself could not see Bob and his charges anywhere. We decided to carry on and took the direct route past Kirtling and through Cowlinge, reaching Tubby Ts cafe at Stradishall at 1 o'clock. Bob and co arrived fifteen minutes later after a tour of Newmarket. The wait to order was very slow here too. However once ordered, the food arrived in five minutes, which is pretty impressive.
Tubby Ts cafe, (see photo) has had a makeover. It is now much smarter than before and serves the type of food us cyclists like; with a comprehensive menu, including all-day breakfasts and a specials board, you can't fault it.
With the dark nights well and truly here, no-one fancied the ride back from tea so we all headed straight home. I set off with Averil and Ian and set a good pace home, going through Gt Bradley, Brinkley, Six Mile Bottom and Fulbourn. A thoroughtly enjoyable day. Joseph Sugg.
Sunday, 15 November 2009
15 Nov: Day ride to Newmarket and Stradishall
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The truth is, I miss blogging so much. But the blogging world isn't what it was when I first started. Isn't that just like life? You find something you love, and eventually it changes so much, you don't even recognize it anymore. And you find that you can't keep going, yet can't let it go. I can't let my little space go. So every few weeks, I think I'll blow the dust off this old place, and breathe life back into my old blog. And I sit down at my computer, crack my neck, stretch my fingers, and then promptly get sucked into Pinterest for hours at a time. The internet killed productivity, y'all.
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As it stands right now, Cincinnati Reds ace Johnny Cueto will probably finish second in the NL Cy Young Award to Clayton Kershaw. After all, Kershaw is churning out another ridiculous ERA (1.71) and already has a no-hitter this year to add to his credentials.
But Cueto is not quite out of the running yet.
The 28-year-old, right-hander continues to be just dominating enough to keep the Cy Young Award contest interesting. Plus, he currently has six more starts that Kershaw, which should factor in his favor when all the votes are tallied.
Cueto entered his start Tuesday night second to Kershaw in ERA (2.05), WHIP (0.82 to 0.92) and wins (13 to 12). Cueto started the night ahead of Kershaw in strikeouts (166 to 150) and second overall in the NL in Ks. Cueto also boasted the lowest opponents batting average among starters (.183) and also was tops in innings pitched (162.2).
And after Cueto turned in his fourth complete game of the season on Tuesday night, he improved in every category.
Cueto may not have a no-hitter like Kershaw this year, but he does have perhaps an even bigger piece of history on his side. Cueto set the major league record for most starts at the beginning of a season (nine) with at least seven innings pitched and two or fewer runs surrendered.
That historic start probably won't be enough to unseat Kershaw if the latter continues to produce a Bugs Bunny ERA, but if Cueto can keep pace and not miss any starts, Cueto will make the voting interesting.
Of course, Cueto is used to finishing second behind Kershaw. Of all major league starters who have pitched at least 500 innings since 2011, Cueto trails only Kershaw in ERA (2.46 to 2.13).
Cueto definitely won't pass Kershaw on that front, but he could steal a Cy Young away from Kershaw if the latter stumbles at all down the stretch.
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During the recording, Mizuno recounted how happy she was to know that her performance seemed to be so well-received when she heard of how primary school students mimicked the scene where she hid in the closet and pounced on her husband and his ex-girlfriend played by Kurashina Kana unexpectedly. She also revealed that it was fun to hear from Suzuki things about the drama which she didn't know before such as the once-every-5-minutes rule.
Suzuki explained that in the last episode, there will be something weird happening every 5 minutes which was said to be at the request of the drama's producers during the scenario meeting. He also praised the cast for putting in their all and used up so many calories to act in this drama which features some of the strangest things actually happening in the real world. Although it had been ages since he wrote a drama's script, this was the first time which he enjoyed the process so much.
Otani commented that although the characters in the first episode did appear to be quite clear-cut in terms of good vs. evil, the story turned the tables as it progressed so he felt that his character Shin's indecisiveness was probably the worst trait among the characters in the story. On the other hand, Ran (Mizuno) and Kouta (Miura Shohei) probably came across as being better than they appeared while Hikaru (Kurashina) may not seem as kind as she is at the end of the story.
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Alcaide B.,Complutense University of Madrid |
Almendros P.,Institute Quimica Organica General |
Aragoncillo C.,Complutense University of Madrid
Chemical Society Reviews | Year: 2014
The chemistry of allenes is an appealing topic which fascinates chemists nowadays. Their reactivity and versatility makes this skeleton a useful moiety to create a great variety of structures depending on the functional groups attached and the reaction conditions used. Recently, there is a growing interest in the study of the reactivity of bis(allenes) inspired in the chemistry developed in simple allenes. In this review a collection of examples of cyclization reactions of bis(allenes) is presented as well as the future perspectives. This journal is © the Partner Organisations 2014.
Alcaide B.,Complutense University of Madrid |
Almendros P.,Institute Quimica Organica General
Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis | Year: 2011
The aminoallene moiety represents an excellent building block for heterocyclization reactions, affording a large number of cyclic structures containing different sized skeletons in a single step. This strategy has been studied under basic and electrophile-induced conditions. More recently, the use of transition metal catalysis has been introduced as an alternative relying on the activation of the allenic component. This overview focuses on the most recently developed cyclizations of aminoallenes along with remarkable early works accounting for the mechanism, as well as for the regio- and stereoselectivity of the cyclizations. Copyright © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Alcaide B.,Complutense University of Madrid |
Almendros P.,Institute Quimica Organica General
Accounts of Chemical Research | Year: 2014
Although gold is chemically inert as a bulk metal, the landmark discovery that gold nanoparticles can be effective catalysts has opened up new and exciting research opportunities in the field. In recent years, there has been growth in the number of reactions catalyzed by gold complexes [gold(I) and gold(III)], usually as homogeneous catalysts, because they are soft Lewis acids. In addition, alkynes and allenes have interesting reactivities and selectivities, notably their ability to produce complex structures in very few steps. In this Account, we describe our work in gold catalysis with a focus on the formation of C-C and C-O bonds using allenes and alkynes as starting materials. Of these, oxa- and carbo-cyclizations are perhaps the best known and most frequently studied. We have divided those contributions into sections arranged according to the nature of the starting material (allene versus alkyne).Gold-catalyzed carbocyclizations in allenyl C2-linked indoles, allenyl-β-lactams, and allenyl sugars follow different mechanistic pathways. The cyclization of indole-tethered allenols results in the efficient synthesis of carbazole derivatives, for example. However, the compound produced from gold-catalyzed 9-endo carbocyclization of (aryloxy)allenyl-tethered 2-azetidinones is in noticeable contrast to the 5-exo hydroalkylation product that results from allenyl sugars.We have illustrated the unusual preference for the 4-exo-dig cyclization in allene chemistry, as well as the rare β-hydride elimination reaction, in gold catalysis from readily available α-allenols. We have also observed in γ-allenols that a (methoxymethyl)oxy protecting group not only masks a hydroxyl functionality but also exerts directing effects as a controlling unit in a gold-catalyzed regioselectivity reversal. Our recent work has also led to a combined experimental and computational study on regioselective gold-catalyzed synthetic routes to 1,3-oxazinan-2-ones (kinetically controlled products) and 1,3-oxazin-2-one derivatives (thermodynamically favored) from easily accessible allenic carbamates.In addition, we discuss the direct gold-catalyzed cycloketalization of alkynyldioxolanes, as well as aminoketalization of alkynyloxazolidines. We performed labeling studies and density functional calculations to gain insight into the mechanisms of the bis-heterocyclization reactions. We also describe the controlled gold-catalyzed reactions of primary and secondary propargylic hydroperoxides with a variety of nucleophiles including alcohols and phenols, allowing the direct synthesis of β-functionalized ketones. Through computations and 18O-labeling experiments, we discovered various aspects of the controlled reactivity of propargylic hydroperoxides with external nucleophiles under gold catalysis. The mechanism resembles a Meyer-Schuster rearrangement, but notably, the presence and geometry characteristics of the OOH functional group allow a new pathway to happen, which cannot apply to propargylic alcohols. © 2014 American Chemical Society.
Merino E.,Institute Quimica Organica General |
Ribagorda M.,Autonomous University of Madrid
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry | Year: 2012
Control over molecular motion represents an important objective in modern chemistry. Aromatic azobenzenes are excellent candidates as molecular switches since they can exist in two forms, namely the cis (Z) and trans (E) isomers, which can interconvert both photochemically and thermally. This transformation induces a molecular movement and a significant geometric change, therefore the azobenzene unit is an excellent candidate to build dynamic molecular devices. We describe selected examples of systems containing an azobenzene moiety and their motions and geometrical changes caused by external stimuli. © 2012 Merino and Ribagorda; licensee Beilstein-Institut. License and terms: see end of document.
Alcaide B.,Complutense University of Madrid |
Almendros P.,Institute Quimica Organica General |
Aragoncillo C.,Complutense University of Madrid
Chemical Society Reviews | Year: 2010
The allene moiety represents an excellent partner for the [2+2] cycloaddition with alkenes and alkynes, affording the cyclobutane and cyclobutene skeletons in a single step. This strategy has been widely studied under thermal, photochemical and microwave induced conditions. More recently, the use of transition metal catalysis has been introduced as an alternative relying on the activation of the allenic component. On the other hand, the intramolecular version has attracted much attention as a strategy for the synthesis of polycyclic compounds in a regio- and stereoselective fashion. This critical review focuses on the most recently developed [2+2] cycloadditions on allenes along with remarkable early works accounting for the mechanism, the regio- and diastereoselectivity of the cycloadducts formed (103 references). © 2010 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
Alcaide B.,Complutense University of Madrid |
Almendros P.,Institute Quimica Organica General
Chemical Record | Year: 2011
The hybrid allenic β-lactam moiety represents an excellent building block for carbo- and heterocyclization reactions, affording a large number of cyclic structures containing different sized skeletons in a single step. This strategy has been studied under thermal and radical-induced conditions. More recently, the use of transition-metal catalysis has been introduced as an alternative that relies on the activation of the allenic component. On the other hand, the intramolecular version has attracted much attention as a strategy for the synthesis of bi- and tricyclic compounds in a regio- and stereoselective manner. This overview focuses on the most recently developed cyclizations on 2-azetidinone-tethered allenes along with remarkable early works accounting for the mechanism, as well as for the regio- and diastereoselectivities of the cyclizations. © 2011 The Japan Chemical Journal Forum and Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Casarrubios L.,Complutense University of Madrid |
De La Torre M.C.,Institute Quimica Organica General |
Sierra M.A.,Complutense University of Madrid
Chemistry - A European Journal | Year: 2013
CuI-catalyzed 1,3-cycloaddition of azides and alkynes (CuAAC) is one of the most powerful synthetic methodologies known. However, its use to prepare well-defined multimetallic structures is underdeveloped. Apart from the applications of this reaction to anchor different organometallic reagents to surfaces, polymers, and dendrimers, only isolated examples of CuAAC with metal-η1-alkyne and metal-azide complexes to prepare multimetal entities have been reported. This concept sketches the potential of these reactions not only to prepare "a la carte" multimetal 1,2,3-triazole derivatives, but also to discover new and unprecedented reactions. Copyright © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Suarez J.R.,Institute Quimica Organica General |
Chiara J.L.,Institute Quimica Organica General
Chemical Communications | Year: 2013
A new procedure has been developed for the direct intermolecular C-H amination of simple hydrocarbons using shelf-stable nonafluorobutanesulfonyl azide in the presence of a dirhodium(ii) tetracarboxylate catalyst under mild reaction conditions. Some mechanistic details are briefly discussed on the basis of control experiments. © 2013 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
Oroz-Guinea I.,Institute Quimica Organica General |
Garcia-Junceda E.,Institute Quimica Organica General
Current Opinion in Chemical Biology | Year: 2013
To transfer to the laboratory, the excellent efficiency shown by enzymes in Nature, biocatalysis, had to mimic several synthetic strategies used by the living organisms. Biosynthetic pathways are examples of tandem catalysis and may be assimilated in the biocatalysis field for the use of isolated multi-enzyme systems in the homogeneous phase. The concurrent action of several enzymes that work sequentially presents extraordinary advantages from the synthetic point of view, since it permits a reversible process to become irreversible, to shift the equilibrium reaction in such a way that enantiopure compounds can be obtained from prochiral or racemic substrates, reduce or eliminate problems due to product inhibition or prevent the shortage of substrates by dilution or degradation in the bulk media, etc. In this review we want to illustrate the developments of recent studies involving in vitro multi-enzyme reactions for the synthesis of different classes of organic compounds. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
Asensio J.L.,CSIC - Biological Research Center |
Arda A.,Institute Quimica Organica General |
Canada F.J.,Institute Quimica Organica General |
Jimenez-Barbero J.,Institute Quimica Organica General
Accounts of Chemical Research | Year: 2013
The recognition of saccharides by proteins has far reaching implications in biology, technology, and drug design. Within the past two decades, researchers have directed considerable effort toward a detailed understanding of these processes. Early crystallographic studies revealed, not surprisingly, that hydrogen-bonding interactions are usually involved in carbohydrate recognition. But less expectedly, researchers observed that despite the highly hydrophilic character of most sugars, aromatic rings of the receptor often play an important role in carbohydrate recognition.With further research, scientists now accept that noncovalent interactions mediated by aromatic rings are pivotal to sugar binding. For example, aromatic residues often stack against the faces of sugar pyranose rings in complexes between proteins and carbohydrates. Such contacts typically involve two or three CH groups of the pyranoses and the π electron density of the aromatic ring (called CH/π bonds), and these interactions can exhibit a variety of geometries, with either parallel or nonparallel arrangements of the aromatic and sugar units.In this Account, we provide an overview of the structural and thermodynamic features of protein-carbohydrate interactions, theoretical and experimental efforts to understand stacking in these complexes, and the implications of this understanding for chemical biology. The interaction energy between different aromatic rings and simple monosaccharides based on quantum mechanical calculations in the gas phase ranges from 3 to 6 kcal/mol range. Experimental values measured in water are somewhat smaller, approximately 1.5 kcal/mol for each interaction between a monosaccharide and an aromatic ring. This difference illustrates the dependence of these intermolecular interactions on their context and shows that this stacking can be modulated by entropic and solvent effects. Despite their relatively modest influence on the stability of carbohydrate/protein complexes, the aromatic platforms play a major role in determining the specificity of the molecular recognition process.The recognition of carbohydrate/aromatic interactions has prompted further analysis of the properties that influence them. Using a variety of experimental and theoretical methods, researchers have worked to quantify carbohydrate/aromatic stacking and identify the features that stabilize these complexes. Researchers have used site-directed mutagenesis, organic synthesis, or both to incorporate modifications in the receptor or ligand and then quantitatively analyzed the structural and thermodynamic features of these interactions. Researchers have also synthesized and characterized artificial receptors and simple model systems, employing a reductionistic chemistry-based strategy. Finally, using quantum mechanics calculations, researchers have examined the magnitude of each property's contribution to the interaction energy. © 2012 American Chemical Society.


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