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Long gone are the days where we saw the likes of the Nation of Domination and D-Generation X revitalising the WWE with their antics; as the years have passed so has the standard of some of the stables we have been lucky, or not-so lucky enough to see.
Granted, the likes of Evolution where Triple H, Ric Flair, current WWE Champion Randy Orton and former WWE superstar Dave Batista ran riot on the Raw roster before splitting, and who can forget the impact The Nexus had on the entire WWE led by Preston's very own Wade Barrett.
But other than these two factions, who has really stuck in our minds? Who have we thought will genuinely go down in the history books as one of the greatest teams? Which group is the future of the WWE? Well, as WWE fans we are extremely lucky, because we have not one, but two of the most exciting stables in recent years. I am talking about The Shield and the Wyatt Family.
We each have our own opinion, for those of you who watch NXT like me, you would have seen these guys in action before their made their man roster debuts and you would have instantly recognised raw talent which could be utilised so well in the main roster and now they are proving to us why they are the future of the business we love.
But although they remain different in various aspects, which of the two is better; The Shield or the Wyatt Family? In my series I want to take a look at superstars or stables who have the ability to be the future of the WWE - and what better place to start with than two of the most exciting groups in recent years?
With The Shield, you could argue that we have seen the likes of Edge and Christian as well as The Sandman make their way down to the ring via the fans and stairs. But it is not just that; let's start from the beginning.
It's when those six infamous words hit the PA system; 'Sierra Hotel India Echo Lima Delta' and the fans go in a frenzy, looking around to see where The Shield would make their way down from and ambush whoever they wanted to.
It's the goosebumps they bring out, the fact that you are constantly looking around to see where they will appear from and when they are seen we see three imposing figures who look like they mean business; and whoever is on the receiving end needs to be worried.
Watch the entrance on YouTube; especially their match at WrestleMania, fantastic entrances and although now we know where they make their way down from, it is still as entertaining.
Moving on to the entrance of the Wyatt Family; eerie, different, never really been done before. This is because before their actual entrance, the lights turn off and we see a small video package on the titan-tron, Bray Wyatt holding up his lantern with Erick Rowan and Luke Harper behind him, whispering 'we're here' and the fans start screaming.
Two simple words gets so much reaction from us fans, and then the eerie 'Broken Out Of Love' theme plays and we can only see Wyatt's face via the lantern, eventually he takes a seat, blows out the lantern and once the lights turn on, the entrance is over.
Although this is repeated every week, or whenever they decide to make an appearance, you cannot deny that they do frighten you a little, that you do not know what their next move is, an ambush? Who knows, until the lights turn on.
This one is extremely close to call, both entrances are great and if they are ever to go head to head then we can see these entrances back to back; but for now, my opinion would say The Shield have the better entrance, simply because it is all of a sudden, the superstars in the ring who are about to get ambushed have minimal time to react, whereas the Wyatt Family waste a lot more time in getting to the ring, still effective; but my vote goes to The Shield.
Individual members
If we break down both groups we can clearly see which group has more depth in terms of ability and being the whole package. We have Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins from The Shield up against Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan representing the Wyatt Family. Now, it is easier, you can already tell which group has more depth and you know who my vote will go to.
Ambrose, outstanding in every department, Rollins; outstanding wrestler and great on the microphone, Reigns, perhaps needs more work but for someone who has not been wrestling as long, fantastic progress. Bray Wyatt, who can doubt his microphone display and is surprisingly very athletic for his size.
Erick Rowan, good wrestler, on the microphone? Not so much, and the same applies to Luke Harper. Agreed, Rowan and Harper do not need to talk to come across as imposing, but I feel that The Shield at the moment are the whole package, they look dominant, they have the microphone skills, definitely the wrestling skills and there is a reason why they are involved in this massive corporation storyline.
the Wyatt Family are great, because of Bray Wyatt, you could replace Rowan and Harper with any wrestler who dresses and acts the same and you would not complain, but if you take out the likes of Reigns or Rollins from The Shield, you do not have that same feeling about the group, these three make The Shield what they are.
This is a much easier one, my vote definitely goes to The Shield once again and they go 2-0 up because as I have said, I believe individually The Shield have a lot more depth about them than the Wyatt Family do, obviously they will improve as they get more time on the main roster, but for me at the minute you cannot argue that Ambrose, Rollins and Reigns are superior to Wyatt, Rowan and Harper.
Both groups have interesting gimmicks. The Shield are a group who fight for justice, the possess excellent teamwork and a willingness to sacrifice themselves for the good of their stable, and they achieve victories by overwhelming their opponents with superior number after incapacitating their opponents.
Again, they want to end injustice in the WWE and they were successful in their earlier days. However, although they are in the corporation storyline, which is great for them as it elevates their status into that of a serious stable, if they already weren't; but now they seem like a group who can easily be hired out to work for someone, like we saw many years ago in the APA.
They have lost their feeling of dominance just a little and that is what the WWE need to avoid, making sure they don't seem out to be money-driven, but want to focus on their main task which is to end injustice.
the Wyatt Family, their gimmick is that of a backwoods cult; Bray is the leader, compared to The Shield which has no leader, and everyone follows Bray's lead, they do as he says and are basically his followers, hence the sheep mask Erick Rowan wears.
Bray's style is like a southern preacher who wants the world to listen, but does so in his own creepy way in which we are intrigued by what he has to say, his constant messages of following the buzzards and mentioning Sister Abigail continue to interest us as we have never seen this gimmick before in the WWE, it is fresh, unique and we are interested by it.
Right now, although The Shield have it all going for them as they are champions, I have to give this one to the Wyatt Family, a great gimmick so credit to Dusty Rhodes who alongside Bray Wyatt developed this gimmick, and again credit to Wyatt for staying interesting every week and continuing to creep out the children and scare them, and making most of the adults understand his cause and wanting to follow his lead.
The impact they have both had, it is quite unfair because The Shield have been on our television screens every week for almost a year now, whereas the Wyatt Family have only recently made their presence felt on the main roster. So let's not count it in that way, let's take a look at the first two/three months of both groups appearing.
The Shield, making their debut at Survivor Series and taking out the likes of Ryback and John Cena and costing them the WWE Championships. Compared to the Wyatt Family, who have taken out Kane; and also R-Truth, yes R-Truth; so for me based on the first couple of months I have to give this to The Shield, fought against many big name superstars consistently but that is no fault of Bray, we have to understand they are being eased into the main roster, and it was difficult to understand why so-called wrestling fans were disappointed with Bray's first match.
Of course he wasn't going to be able to show off his abilities, it was a Ring of Fire match, against Kane; not someone like Dolph Ziggler. So we have to give the Wyatt Family a little more time, but at this moment in time it is fair to say The Shield have had a bigger impact, but that could all change.
Again, another close one because Seth Rollins can talk; we know that. Roman Reigns, not so much, he needs some work but Dean Ambrose? Wow, there is a reason people say he is better than CM Punk and Chris Jericho combined on the microphone and if you take a look at his stuff as Jon Moxley in the independent scene, you will know why.
Amazing on the microphone and he still needs to showcase it a lot more whenever he gets the opportunity to do so in the WWE, he will but only time will tell when he is able to do so. Compared to the Wyatt Family, Erick Rowan, no; Luke Harper, no, both are not capable of cutting a serious promo which is why the burden falls onto the shoulders of one Bray Wyatt; and boy does he do a spectacular job.
Confidence is the key factor there and he displays it so well, his unique style is so compelling and he is so convincing as a leader that many of us just want to follow what he does, because he makes it sound so interesting; drawing every single fan in is what it takes to be great on the microphone and Bray Wyatt does exactly that.
If it was based on individuals, I would hand it to Dean Ambrose without thinking, but because it is a group, I still have to give it to The Shield, simply because Bray Wyatt does a tremendous job but he carries his group, whereas Ambrose and Rollins do the majority of the microphone work, yet do it so well; very close to call.
So, only considering these factors so far; I would have to say that at this moment in time, The Shield are the better group. Simply because I agree they have been here longer which does make it a little unfair comparing the Wyatt Family to them, but based on the aspects above it is fair to say the choices are correct.
The Shield have the titles for a reason, they are just that good. the Wyatt Family do have the capability to eclipse The Shield, in fact I would not be surprised and I do honestly think both groups are the future of the WWE, but as of now The Shield are just ahead of the Wyatt Family.
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How to transfer material to a portable device
After downloading from your library, most titles can be transferred to a portable device:1. Open OverDrive Media Console.
2. Select the title you wish to transfer.
3. Click 'Transfer'.
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Connect your portable device to your computer. Click 'Next'.
When the device is detected, the 'Confirm' screen will appear.
Select the 'Parts' you wish to transfer and click 'Next'.
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This fall, The Bridge Direct will be launching a line of collectible dolls, play sets, and accessories based on singer Jackie Evancho, the "little girl with the big voice" who stunned crowds on the 2010 season of America's Got Talent. The first item to debut at retail will be a special Collector's Edition Singing Holiday Doll that will play a clip of "When You Wish Upon A Star." In the spring, additional singing dolls and accessory packs will join the line.
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Apple's iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 will come to C Spire on November 11, the company announced today. Customers can pre-order their iPhone 4 or 4S now, according to the company, which was formally known as Cellular South.
The carrier is offering four data plans, all of which include unlimited data, though the first two exclude streaming. A truly unlimited option will set you back $90 for 1,000 minutes and unlimited data and text. Unlimited talk, text, and data will set you back $100 per month. For more, see the chart after the break.
The iPhone 4 is $99, iPhone 4S starts at $199.99 for a 16GB model, $299.99 for 32GB, and $399.99 for a 64GB version.
C Spire first announced it would sell the iPhone 4S several weeks ago, making it the first regional carrier in the U.S. to carry the popular Apple smartphone. Sprint added the iPhone 4 and 4S to its lineup in early October, and is currently the only U.S. carrier to offer truly unlimited data for the iPhone. AT&T, of course, had a lock on the iPhone for more than three years until Verizon nabbed it earlier this year.
That leaves T-Mobile as the lone major U.S. carrier without the device. It said recently that it would like to offer the iPhone, but technology issues have prevented it.
Earlier today, Apple said it will release the iPhone 4S in 15 more countries on November 11, including South Korea and Greece. The iPhone 4S was released in the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, and the U.K. on October 14 and expanded to 22 more countries on October 28.
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's prime minister warned Friday that all refugees who arrive in the country by boat will be resettled on the island nation of Papua New Guinea, a policy shift that rights groups immediately condemned.
The move, described by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as "very hard line," aims to deter an escalating number of asylum seekers who travel to Australia in rickety fishing boats from poor, war-torn homelands through other countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia.
The growing influx is a major political problem for Rudd's Labor Party, which is the clear underdog in elections expected within months.
"From now on, any asylum seeker who arrives in Australia by boat will have no chance of being settled in Australia as refugees," Rudd told reporters after signing a pact with Prime Minister Peter O'Neill of Papua New that will enable Australia to deport refugees there.
The policy was condemned by refugee and human rights advocates.
The new plan "shows not only a complete disregard for asylum seekers but absolute contempt for legal and moral obligations," said Graeme McGregor, Amnesty International's refugee campaign coordinator for Australia.
David Manne, executive director of Australia's Refugee and Immigration Legal Center, described it as "a fundamental repudiation of our commitment to protecting refugees."
Manne described Papua New Guinea — which is near Australia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean — as an unsafe country where violence is widespread and serious human rights abuses are a daily occurrence.
Rudd said the policy met Australia's obligations under the United Nations' Refugee Convention. Papua New Guinea is a signatory of the same convention that sets out refugees' rights.
The rules will apply to asylum seekers who arrive from Friday.
Asylum seekers who arrive by boat would continue to have their refugee claims assessed in Australia and at detention camps in Papua New Guinea and Nauru.
Australia would help genuine refugees settle in Papua New Guinea — a diverse tribal society of more than 800 languages and 7 million people who are mostly subsistence farmers. Those who are found not to be genuine refugees could return to their home countries or another country other than Australia.
By Friday, 15,728 asylum seekers had arrived by boat this year. The arrivals are on track to exceed last year's total of 17,202 as well as the government's target of resettling 20,000 refugees a year.
Iran has become the biggest source country. Asylum seekers from Iran last year accounted for one in seven arrivals. This year, they make up one in three.
Indonesia announced Thursday it will stop issuing visas on arrival to Iranians in a bid to stem the flow to Australia.
Rudd said his government would negotiate with other neighbors in a bid to restrict visa access from other source countries. Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Vietnam, Iraq, Bangladesh and Myanmar are the next largest sources of asylum seekers arriving on Australian shores.
O'Neill set no limit on how many asylum seekers his country was prepared to accept.
"It is not going to be easy, but of course Papua New Guinea is blessed with a large land mass and a very small population so there is enough assistance that we can give to the Australian government," O'Neill said.
Australia is PNG's former colonial master and is now its largest source of foreign aid. In return for accepting the refugees, Rudd said Australia will redevelop a hospital in PNG's second largest city and reform the country's university sector.
The new policy echoes that of a previous Australian government that in 2001 also pledged that asylum seekers who arrived by boat would never be accepted by Australia. That policy all but stopped the asylum seeker traffic.
Some refugees spent years in an Australian-run detention camp on the tiny Pacific atoll of Nauru before Australia eventually resettled them because no other country would.
A protest by 150 asylum seekers on Nauru turned violent Friday with several demonstrators and their guards injured, Australia's Immigration Department said in a statement.
The department said the unrest was unrelated to the new policy, which was announced later.
Associated Press writer Niniek Karmini in Jakarta contributed to this report.


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I like what i've seen from Booth the last 2 games,but the thing I keep asking myself is,"how much of this do we get before he's injured again"?RoyalDude wrote:I know, nice forehand, backhand, roof it goal it was. With 1 goal in 11 games, what's Mr. $4.5 million on pace for?Arachnid wrote: Davey scored a beauty of a goal last night! (coulda been worse...he coulda missed! ).
Raymond,Higgins and Hansen have been great this season and have proven to be versatile players for the Canucks , it would be nice if the Gillis could find a way to keep them all around for a few more seasons. I think the team has to forget about Kesler and if he ever happens to be healthy for the playoffs then it's a bonus,but don't count on it.
The D is starting to tighten up and they have adequate depth
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Spiders: True or False?
Spiders evolved more than 300 million years ago, long before dinosaurs walked on Earth.
- True. Those ancient spiders didn't build webs but sought the safety of burrows dug underground. There, they were shaded from the Sun and protected from predators.
There are as many species of mammals as there are spiders.
- False. While there are more than 5,400 mammal species, scientists have identified more than 44,500 spider species so far. There may be at least as many still out there to be discovered.
Every spider sheds its exoskeleton, the inflexible outer shell, several times during its life.
- True. Most stop molting once they reach maturity, though females from some relatively primitive families of spiders continue to do so throughout their lives.
Spiders have poor eyesight.
- True. Nearly all have eight simple eyes—consisting of one lens and a retina—arranged in different ways but, for the most part, don't see very well. In most cases, spiders use other senses, like touch and smell, to help capture prey.
All spiders make webs.
- False. Only about 50 percent of known spider species do. Others hunt their prey or burrow underground. One species, Argyroneta aquatica, lives underwater.
All spider silk is the same.
- False. Spiders make many different kinds of silk, each with a property—toughness, flexibility, stickiness—specific to the task it performs.
Spiders are important predators.
- True. By one estimate, the spiders on one acre of woodland alone consume more than 80 pounds (36 kg) of insects a year! Those insect populations would explode without predators.
Not all spiders have venom.
- True. Those in the group Uloboridae don't. Instead of subduing their prey with venom, they wrap it tightly with silk.
I'm very likely to be bitten by a spider.
- False. With a few exceptions, spiders are very shy. They almost always run away rather than bite. In addition, misdiagnosis of insect bites as spider bites is very common.
Spiders don't care for their offspring.
- False. Many spiders do. For instance, a female wolf spider may carry an egg sac containing her young for weeks. Once the spiderlings hatch, she hauls as many as 100 or more of them on her back for another week or so.
Like many animals, spiders are threatened by habitat destruction and introduced species.
- True. Despite these threats, spiders and other non-vertebrates can be overlooked in conservation planning, in part because they're so small.


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The Green Investment Bank will put more than £460m into two offshore wind farms that will power thousands of homes.
The bank said it was buying a 50 per cent stake in Dong Energy's Westermost Rough wind farm off the coast of East Yorkshire and a 10 per cent stake in RWE Innogy's Gwynt y Mor project off the coast of North Wales.
The Welsh wind farm is the biggest of its kind under construction in Europe and, once operational, will generate enough electricity for 400,000 households.
The Westermost Rough, currently in the early stages of construction, will use 6MW Siemens turbines almost twice the size of most of those currently operating in UK waters, and will generate enough power for 200,000 homes.
Shaun Kingsbury, chief executive of the Green Investment Bank, said: "The UK has ambitious plans to build on its position as a world leader in offshore wind.
"We have two roles to play in supporting those plans: firstly, to directly invest to help developers recycle their capital into the next wave of new renewable energy projects; secondly, to invest on fully commercial terms to create a demonstration effect which others will follow."
Business Secretary Vince Cable said: "The Green Investment Bank is playing a game-changing role in financing our transition to a green economy. The bank has now invested well over £600m in five offshore wind farms and mobilised £1.3bn of total funding. This industry has the potential to generate thousands of new skilled jobs and billions in business investment."
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey, said: "The UK is number one in the world for investment in offshore wind. This news is proof of the strength of investment in British energy infrastructure - and proof that the Government's strategy is working – supporting green jobs across the country and delivering secure energy supplies for the future.
"£34bn worth of investment has been announced since 2010 thanks to our electricity market reforms which give investors long-term certainty."
RenewableUK deputy chief executive Maf Smith said: "It's great to see the Green Investment Bank moving in at an earlier stage of offshore wind development. Offshore wind requires a lot of capital up front, so investment at an earlier stage helps industry manage risk which in turn will help deliver cost savings to this sector."
Nick Molho, head of climate and energy policy at WWF-UK, said: "The Green Investment Bank's decision to invest in two offshore wind projects and support the use of the latest turbine technology in one of them provides a much-needed boost to the sector.
"Coupled with a decision by Siemens last week to develop an offshore wind factory in the UK, this is helping to create the conditions needed to cut the cost of offshore wind in the years to come and provide important benefits for our economy."


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NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for a federal judge removed from court cases challenging the New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk policy asked a three-judge appeals panel Wednesday to reconsider its order, saying the judges had offended due process by ousting her without letting her defend herself.
Attorney Burt Neuborne filed papers with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan. He told The Associated Press he is representing U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin, who was removed from the case after last week's order.
He told the three-judge panel that it should reconsider its claim that Scheindlin ran afoul of the code of conduct for judges or should pass the issue along to the full 2nd Circuit.
"The motion panel's failure to have provided the district judge with notice and an opportunity to defend herself was not merely a breach of the norms of collegiality and mutual respect that should characterize interactions between district and circuit judges, it is an affront to the values underlying the Fifth Amendment's guarantee of procedural due process of law," Neuborne wrote.
Following a lengthy bench trial, Scheindlin ruled in August that police officers sometimes carried out stop-and-frisk unconstitutionally by discriminating against minorities.
The appeals court said she had misapplied a ruling that allowed her to preside over the stop-and-frisk cases and had made statements in media interviews that jeopardized the appearance of judicial objectivity.
Neuborne filed his papers a day after voters in New York City elected Democrat Bill de Blasio as their new mayor. De Blasio has pledged to improve community-police relations by reforming stop-and-frisk, a tactic that lets police question people when there is reasonable suspicion that a crime is about to occur or has occurred.
Previously, de Blasio has said he would drop the city's appeal of Scheindlin's ruling but he could also settle with those urging the reforms, eliminating federal oversight.
Stop-and-frisk has been around for decades but its use grew dramatically under Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration to an all-time high in 2011 of 684,330 stops, mostly of black and Hispanic men.
Scheindlin concluded the city violated the civil rights of tens of thousands of blacks and Hispanics by disproportionally stopping, questioning and sometimes frisking them. She assigned a monitor to help the police department change its policy and training programs on the tactic.
After she was removed from the case, Scheindlin issued a statement saying she had properly presided over the cases because they were related to a previous case she had heard. She also consented to interviews under the condition that she wouldn't comment on the ongoing case. "And I did not," she said.
In court papers, Neuborne said federal rules of appellate procedure require that when a district judge is charged with conduct amounting to judicial misbehavior, the judge will receive notice of the allegations pending before the appeals court and have a chance to be heard.
Neuborne told the AP he was not suggesting in his court papers that Scheindlin appear herself before the appeals court.
"I think it's more dignified if we appear," he said.
He noted that no party during oral arguments had requested Scheindlin's disqualification.
The city law office declined to comment Wednesday.


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This course provides an overview of the social context of schooling within the diversity of American society. It focuses on the historical, philosophical, social, and political foundations of education, especially in urban settings. The following topics are explored in depth: the notion of schooling, multicultural education, tracking, funding, school reform, and issues of inequality and privilege. Students participate in a minimum of fifteen hours of course-related fieldwork.
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Men Who Want to Win Back an Ex-Girlfriend...
Dr. George
Karanastasis - Bestselling author of How To
Get Her Back For Good.
Which of
the following are you doing -- or are planning to
-- to get your ex-girlfriend back? (Check
the ones that apply to you.)
Promising her you'll
change -- and that things will be
different from now on
Persuading her
to have a conversation with you to talk
about ways that you can
patch up your relationship
Assuring her that you
love her and that she'll always be the
only woman for you
Telling her you'll always be her friend
-- and that you're always there for her
she needs you
Sending her flowers or a heartwarming
letter or card
you checked one or more of the above, I have some bad
news for you. None -- I repeat, none
-- of the above ploys will make your
ex-girlfriend come back to you -- no matter what the other
so-called relationship "gurus," books and courses
tell you.
The fact is... ploys,
tricks, mind
games or any form of manipulation
and persuasion that you might
have heard about do not work on a lasting basis.
While they could be effective in getting your
ex-girlfriend back temporarily, she'll be
gone again as soon as she sees the reality behind the ploy.
Worst of all, your ploys could backfire on you --
and repel her away from you for good.
Listen, I know the pain
and desperation
you're probably feeling right now, trying every drastic
measure to
get your ex--girlfriend back. Why? Because I've
been in
your shoes. I've suffered the misery of getting "dumped" by a
girlfriend on more occasions than I care to admit.
But after beating the odds and getting a girl back without
fail on many occasions -- and
after having had over 1,200 personal
consultations with men whom I've helped to
get their ex-girlfriends back --
I've discovered that there
are only 5 effective approaches to successfully getting a girl
To Get Your Ex-Girlfriend Back, You
Must Do the Opposite of What You Think
You Should Do
All 5 of the
effective approaches are counter-intuitive.
They're almost the EXACT OPPOSITE of what you've been taught
to do to reconcile your relationship with a woman.
These 5 proven approaches -- which fit
virtually all cases or circumstances of a
break-up -- are based on one
That secret is the hidden psychology of women.
closely. Women have patterns of psychological
behavior – and if you learn to
harmonize with those patterns, you can
get any ex-girlfriend back into your life --
virtually with mathematical
In the next 5 minutes, as you read
this article in its entirety, you'll discover...
And we'll go over all this in a
moment. But first, let's address that burning question you're bound to
be asking yourself...
Who Am I
And How Did I Come To Know All This?
My name is Dr. George
Karanastasis. I am a physician but my knowledge of relationships
doesn't come from school or some prestigious university. I learned
these lessons the hard way -- one by one through a string of painful
breakups. But it wasn't until my last relationship that everything
"clicked": for the first time in my life I finally understood
exactly why women leave in the first place and what makes them want
to come back.
Now I'm not a professional writer but what I have
to share with you is so extraordinary and so powerful I just had to let
you in on it myself... so please bear with me while I tell you this
remember it like it was yesterday. My girlfriend and I had been
together for almost 4 years and things were going great. Then one day
she called me out of the blue, and blurted out four words that stopped me dead in my
Need To Talk"
felt the ground giving out from under my feet. I
knew where this was going. I'd heard this phrase before. Then
she got straight to the point, "I think we should take some
time apart."
Those words hit me like a ton of bricks. I never saw this
first I resisted, I begged her to reconsider, but
my pleas were in vain. Her mind was made up. She wanted
"space" and there was nothing I could do about it.
when the sobering reality set in. She was out of my
life, from one moment to the next. All I had left were vivid memories
flashing through my head: the first time we met, our first date, the
first kiss…
tried reasoning with myself that everything would be OK, but each day
that passed was a constant reminder of our times together, and how
things would never be the same again.
just couldn't let her go...
By the
third day I was a wreck. I was bordering insanity. It was then that
the urge to meet her came over me like a freight train.
worked up the courage to dial her number and suggested lunch, but she
shut me down faster than a "pack of dogs on a 3-legged cat".
She sent me spinning into a frenzy.
went on for days. I would call, e-mail, and send dozens of text
messages but she wouldn't budge. I was losing my mind. The
more she resisted, the crazier I would get, until one night we got into
a such heated fight she told me to "never call
my state of despair I reached out to her one last time.
Things Took A Twist…
hadn't heard from her for days. I thought I'd lost
for good. But what I didn't know was that our final
conversation would set into motion the events that would later rush her
back into my arms.
weeks after this conversation she called me and asked to meet. Once
again, she'd left me speechless. I was smiling so hard my
cheeks hurt. I was no longer on the giving end of this broken
relationship. I stared getting back.
when I realized my biggest mistake. It all made sense.
finally broke
through to her by doing the exact
things everyone told me would NOT work.
Now, even though my
relationship was unique -- the principles that saved it are not.
They can be successfully applied to any situation
because they're based on a woman's deep-rooted psychology.
And I've gone on to prove this by helping more than 1,200 men who were
unlucky enough to lose their girls.
I'm not telling you this to brag, but to point to the fact that this is
an incredible opportunity that is available to you
-- but only if you take the first step. Your first
step is to read this article in its entirety.
Please don't just skim through it -- I don't want you to miss a single
word because when I demystify the process of
getting your ex-girlfriend back, you simply cannot fail
to take this breakup and turn it into a stronger, healthier
relationship with her.
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You Know The #1 Reason Why
Everything You've Tried Has Failed To Get Your Ex-Girlfriend
single guy I've consulted with was guilty of making this fatal mistake:
acting out of despair and desperation while trying
to get her back. There's no question that you're doing the
same. And it's plain to see why given the emotions that go hand in hand
with a breakup. But despite this fact, if you don't stop
everything you're doing right now and start using the right
approach... you risk losing her forever.
Because women despise
needy guys. They will not
be pressured, persuaded, tricked, or manipulated into getting back into
a relationship. What they're looking for is a man
who understands their innermost desires -- they're desperate
to be understood on that level.
Now here's something to chew on: she wants to come back to you
right this very moment… she's just waiting for
you to pave the way for her return. How do I know? Because I've seen it
happen time and time again... I've seen men (men on the verge
of giving up on their ex-girlfriends) take their breakups and
effortlessly turn them into a stronger, healthier relationships by
following a few key pieces of my advice.
-- Eric C.
And what's more is that they were shocked to
discover how simple the whole process was once they understood the
concept behind it (we'll get to that in a second). But heed
this word of warning: she's not going to wait
around forever. If you continue to act this way she'll soon
move on to somebody else.
So listen closely to what I'm
about to reveal to you...
Often Overlooked Concept Every Man Needs To Know About Relationships (And
How It's Directly Responsible For Your Breakup)...
if I told you that if you learn one simple concept
-- that from that day forward,
ex-girlfriend would immediately start taking steps towards you
to get back together?
you are like most guys in this situation, I'm sure you're saying: "What
is that concept -- and how fast can I learn it?" But the fact is,
simple concepts are the ones most often ignored.
see, getting your ex-girlfriend back is clearly a matter of knowing
what she wants... and giving it to her. Now here's
where things gets messy: most men don't have a clue what that
is. What's worse is that most women don't either... and the
one's that do -- simply won't tell you. They'd rather eat dirt than
hand over the combination to their hearts.
bottom line is that you, me, and every other guy has
to figure this out on their own. And the fact that you don't already
know it is directly responsible for your breakup.
here's where things get interesting... given my track record with women
I thought I was the only guy "in the dark" when it came to maintaining
a relationship... but I was dead wrong.
After helping so many men get their ex-girlfriends
back it became quite obvious that I wasn't alone.
It was then that I started
toying with the idea of compiling their experiences (as well as my own)
into something tangible and teaching them to others on a larger level.
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I realize that your situation is unique (perhaps quite complicated).
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your situation is bound to include details that separate it from any
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there's a different approach you should take based on each of these
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the strategies outlined in this course address these factors because
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here's what I mean by this…
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any possible combination of all of the above…
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In other words, I've been in your shoes
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I know what it's like to get your heart broken by the woman
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"replace" you in
the near future.
More importantly, I know exactly what it takes to save a relationship
-- and
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And unlike other authors with no real-world experience of what you're
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results you want (i.e. your girlfriend)
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It's custom-tailored to your
If there's one thing you should know about
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And that's the major drawback of most other books out there: they
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follow the
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that woman use when
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Sure, while they all reveal the fundamentals of relationship repair
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ones you'll discover when you read through this course)…
they fail to mention
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What's more is that
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Lanthroviel wrote:Raptorbane wrote:Ghost467 wrote:I'm probably not.
So you're 12?
Wait, you're 13?
Random surprising comment!?
Raptorbane wrote:Lanthroviel wrote:Raptorbane wrote:So you're 12?
Wait, you're 13? :o
I might be.
vergil77 wrote:Raptor just likes to play with people's minds
Raptorbane wrote:vergil77 wrote:Raptor just likes to play with people's minds
And sometimes the lack thereof!
ilu lanth
Lanthroviel wrote:
Meh, I have been "13 on the internet", once.
(Damn was I stupid back then ><.)
And Death Defying WAS 13, too.
So, could have been!I'm not a stupid, gullible, naive internet user!
[size=0]i love raptorbane because he is just awesome[/size]
Raptorbane wrote:I was 13 when I started playing WoW :V I was pretty stupid too. If I could meet 13-year-old me as current-age-me, I would punch the other me in the face.
vergil77 wrote:
Ha, that reminds me of one time when I tried to assemble a raid group for Naxxramas... as a lvl 57 newbie mage (it was the middle of The Burning Crusade too...). I thought that raids were just like normal dungeons, but for bigger groups :D.
I was 13 back then too and acted like a total noob. Yet, I kinda miss these days... and that feeling when the game was still entirely new...
Pfft, I'm getting nostalgic again :p.
Raptorbane wrote:I know what you mean, man. That excitement of discovering all those new places in a world you've never been in :[ I still sort of get that when I first experience an expac, but it fades super fast
Mijikai wrote:Thanks Liquid!
I don't know that game but I will definitely check it out.
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|2011-04-20, 18:30
|Link #121
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
What is it?
All the background/extra MALE characters in anime series with a school setting are the same. Perverted, extremely immature, virgins. They place all women on an incredibly high pedestal.
Worst offenders?
Every anime with a school setting. The most recent one I saw "Seto No...something" divided a school between supporting two girls in almost a WAR like fashion.
What makes it popular?
Not a clue. Unless Japanese writers LOVE to portray Japanese men as...quite pathetic.
Reason for the hate?
It's expected in most series and it is pretty intolerable.
"Enter beautiful girl walking down hallway"
"30x men follow her making comments about her 3 sizes and how they would die for her"
Is the hate worth it?
Yes, because it does nothing to further plot, nor does it improve character development.
Hell, it is character RECESSION :P
|2011-04-20, 21:10
|Link #122
Japanese Culture Fan
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Planet Earth
Age: 27
|2011-04-21, 06:05
|Link #123
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: In line to confess his sins.
Age: 30
They seem to be there only to work as a counterweight to the usually extremely sexually disinterested male (often harem) lead, and fill the show's sexual joke/advances quota without actually having any romantic (God forbid!) progress.
|2011-04-21, 20:02
|Link #124
Lolli for loli :D
Last edited by Chiibi; 2011-04-21 at 20:14.
|2011-04-21, 20:05
|Link #125
Lolli for loli :D
|2011-04-21, 21:30
|Link #126
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: FL, USA
Age: 30
|2011-04-21, 22:38
|Link #127
Lolli for loli :D
I personally never find the trope to be done "badly", to be honest with you.
Of course some mature shoujo manga cross over the line from mere taunting or aloofness to straight-up abuse, and that's when I defend a guy no longer.
|2011-10-20, 05:57
|Link #129
Enjoying Snack Time!
What is it: Main characters that don't stand up for themselves.
Worse Offenders: Kore wa Zombie, Desu ka, Index/Railgun, Zero no Tsukaima, Asu no Yoichi, Love Hina, Fullmetal Panic, and Oreimo.
Notable Expectations: Sasha from Seikon no Qwaser is a good example. Walks into bathroom, girl throws stuff at him and makes the effort to dodge and makes snide remarks about it. For a 13 year old kid, he rocks.
What Makes it Popular: How we get to see ways the main character lands himself in that situation and what he'll do or say to appease the wrath of the heroine he's angered, to create the comical overtone.
How I Hate It: They just take the abuse and shrug it off as if it never happened, and never stick up for themselves. They're nice guys who do so much for people/heroines, but never get the respect or treatment they deserve. Patience is a good thing but there's a limit to how one should put up with things that keep happening just because of just cause.
Is This Hate Worth It: I don't know because it's a popular recurring theme and as much as I hate it, I do find it funny. The main character just continues to be the punching bag and all we, the fans, can do is cheer for them and see how they'll continue to live or overcome the abuse they receive.
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|2011-10-20, 09:02
|Link #130
Black Steel Knight
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Indonesia
What is it?
A supporting girl character (usually as childhood friend) who like and always follow the main guy even though it's not a harem anime.
Worst Offenders:
Animes like Kindaichi, Detective Conan, Cooking Master Boy, Bakugan, the recent Beyblade, Gundam AGE (so far), Webdiver, Rockman EXE, Blue Dragon, and MANY more.
Notable exception:
Hikaru no Go (I don't know, maybe coz Hikaru's girl friend doesn't get much screen time?), Bleach & Naruto (Orihime & Hinata don't always follow Ichigo & Naruto. They have a live), Pokemon (the female supporting characters have the goal of their own. They don't just follow Satoshi)
I'm not sure. Maybe a girl character that like to stalk the main guy in any anime?
What makes it popular:
Nah, it's just a way to give the main-guy an instant love-interest from the beginning (apparently, teenage boys adore the idea). Also, those supporting females provide the almost necessary jealous reaction when another girls catches the main guy's attention (again, teenage boys adore this idea).
Reason that I hated it:
It's pathetic. It's as if those girls don't have a life of their own outside of the main-guy circle and that main-guy is the absolute center of their universe(s). I pity those girl characters, really.
Does the hate really worth it?:
If my hates can reduce the numbers of pathetic characters like this being made more, then hell yeah!
|2011-10-20, 16:08
|Link #131
Loves the Experience
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Earth...hopefully
Guilty Crown just reminded me of another one I forgot to mention.
Fanservice without Justification: I'm not against the sexualization of women or stuff like that, but there has to be a reason for fanservice when it occurs. Otherwise, it's just annoying and distracting, plus whenever it's done, it seems like the animation team isn't treating its audience like it has a brain. It's like they're saying, "Males love the female flesh, so let's up the views by putting it in". While you'll get somebody, you'll probably turn two people off in exchange. When people "sex sells", they don't mean you can just put the sex in there and expect it to sell. You need to put effort into it. And by effort, I don't mind animating how the female's boobs and butt shake. And don't get me started on fanservice for the female audience. I think the Twilight series is enough of a justification for why I don't like it when it's not integrated into the plot well.
Also, yes, Ken Akamatsu does this all the time. Well, most anime writers aren't Ken Akamatsu. They can't create a world where gratuitous fanservice is acceptable like he can.
|2011-10-20, 19:23
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Join Date: Sep 2010
What is it: Girls who are afraid of the main character or guys who are harmless
Worse Offenders: Working!! ,Ikamusume
Notable Expectations: None really
What Makes it Popular: I'm guessing their scaredy-cat personality makes moe fans want to protect them.
How I Hate It: It always annoys me when they act like that and the character most likely didn't do crap to them.
Is This Hate Worth It: Yes because it seems like those types of characters are multiplying by day.
|2011-10-20, 20:48
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I think it's usually a fairly cheap plot device, but it can be put to good use as well. (As I would argue it was in Working.) As for invoking a sense of moe and wanting to protect them, I'm sure that's a valid hypothesis for the brunt of the cases, but damn, I'd want someone to protect me if I was up against Inami.
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|2011-10-22, 13:33
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I have a lot of those, let's see...
A pathetic main character - almost all recent action animes have a crybaby for a main hero. Notable examples are Deadman Wonderland and Mirai Nikki. I could relate with ganta at first but when he kept beong the same all 12/13 episodes it was just damn irritating. Just what is authors problem?! It isn't that hard to make a decent character who still can develop! After all we have so many cool side characters who also change and develop during the story! If you want a pathetic main character then at least make him progress isntead of being stuck in his pathetic mode throughtout 3/4 of the show!
Totally clueless characters - those are mostly in school romance/harem shows. The girl is litterally going for mau heroes dick and he still doesn't get that she likes him! A notable example was Kampfer, I have never seen a bigger idiot than him -_-
Almost 90% of characters in Reborn series are 2 dimensional and abnormally stupid. It took Yamamaoto about 50-790 episodes to understand that it was not a game but real thing, just how damn dumb do you have to be?!
Random power ups - don't even get me started on this. The hero is getting his/her ass kicked and then out of thin air the main character pulls out some random power that totally destroys the bad guy in a second! Where is logic and consistence in that? What is so wrong for main character to lose or get help?! Almost every shounen has this problem.
Novice owns proffesional - almost same problem as above. A total noob with barely any experience owns a high class proffesional only because that's a main hero. Almost in any shounen show. I can understand some cases since exceptions happen even in real life but not when it is repetetive.
Main hero as centre of universe - I undersatnd that the title main hero is given for a reason but it doesn't mean that main hero has to litterally do EVERYTHING! Notable examples are Ichigo from Bleach and Natsu from Fairy Tail. No matter how many strng characters are around, even those stronger than the lead, it is always the main hero who kicks the boss. 10 strong people could not handle the boss but one main character totally owned it, how is it even possible?
It is your hidden potential - I damn hate thise one, it is the worst excuse ever created! It can be used once or twice but not all the time!
Seriouse looking anime with cheap solutions - the best way to describe it is for you to see 2nd episode of Mirai Nikki. It is really hard to take show seriously when you have rockets flying from under the skirt and motorcycle appearing from thin air =/
Big boss is an idiot - this is a stereotypical way of killing the bad guy. The bad guy can be really smart but once it comes to fighting someone important like main hero, they suddenly become the biggest idiots ever! The case I can't get over is Halibel VS Hitsugaya in Bleach. Before fraccions started to fight she told them to not understimate their opponents, guess what she did in her fight? Exactly the opposite and got her ass kicked!
Age - most of the anime characters are around 14 years old yet they act and get sexually involved like if they are 18 and more! Don't get me started on Air where main hero is 13 years old and gets sexually assulted by 18 year old Simca! Jus what is wrong with you Japan?! Is it that hard to make a character who is at lest 16-17 years old?
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|2011-10-22, 21:38
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|2011-10-23, 03:19
|Link #137
Join Date: Jan 2011
What is it?: Big/small breast complex
Worst offenders: Vast majority of anime with anything to do with relationships, especially harems. Way too many to count.
Notable exceptions: Ummm...
What makes it popular: Thinking with the wrong head. Writers can't think of anything else to fill up (i.e. waste) time with.
Reason that I hate it: Putting aside the fact that I think most big boobs in anime range from silly to utterly ridiculous, writers waste SO MUCH TIME over this nonsense. Every episode/chapter they have to waste several minutes of males being obsessed, and "OMG, you made a totally unrelated comment on something flat like a table, now I'm going to beat you up over it". Furthermore, lazy writers use it as an easy reset button to prevent relationships from ever getting anywhere (see Baka Test).
Is the hate really worth it?: Yes, if they would get over it, they could probably add another episode or more worth of content to an average season, as well as demonstrate that they are actually not totally clueless as to where they're going with relationships.
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|2011-10-23, 08:37
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Pekanbaru (UTC+07:00)
Age: 31
What is it?: Villains who got away with minor repercussions compared to their atrocities, just because of a bad childhood hastily tacked at the end due to them being fan/author favorites
Worst offenders: Nakago from Fushigi Yuugi, who despite doing nasty things for most of the story got a pass to heaven because he got abused as a kid...and excuse that was never implied before and only got hastily tacked at the end because the author grew attached to him
Notable exceptions: Animes where the villains gets properly punished (there's actually a lot, but I can't name any right now)
What makes it popular: Let's admit it, villains usually gets the bombastic dialogues, more cool-looking weapons, and leather pants. It's no surprise that fans and authors might like them more and more, leading to pressures to arrange a story-end that gives them happy endings.
It's not always bad, per se, but when villains that had done extremely nasty things get this treatment...f_ck!
Reason that I hate it: It's incredibly unfair to their victims. Moreso when the protagonists ignored that the villain massacred millions of civilians just because the millions have no names - a statistic.
Is the hate really worth it?: YES!
What is it?: Wimpy protagonists with no initial compentence that only got into the conflict, and become awesome, because of meeting mysterious waifs/encounter with ancient artifacts/jumped into a fancy mech/etc (in short, because the plot says so!)
Worst offenders: The majority of shounen action stories, though the freshest in mind is Guilty Crown which ironically is being broadcasted in the noitaminA timeslot, usually reserved for audiences lying outside of typical anime-watching demographics (i.e. not shounen). Many Gundam and Macross "unwitting hero jumped into the cockpit" stories are also guilty for this
Notable exceptions: Full Metal Panic. The Lambda Driver is undoubtedly unique and mysterious, but Sousuke was already a competent mech operator and veteran soldier before getting the Arbalest
What makes it popular: Wish fulfillment. Most viewers are normal people themselves, so this set up allows them to dream that they too can be part of an epic story despite being "normal"...as soon as destiny calls
Reason that I hate it: It was fresh when Star Wars brought it to the big screen, but after countless similar set-up it gets really stale.
Is the hate really worth it?: For me, yes. Professionally trained heroes can be interesting too, you know. And why must heroes always depend on some fancy artifact or prophecy just to prove that they can be awesome?
|2011-10-23, 09:00
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Location: The Netherlands
Age: 42
I'll admit it's annoying as hell to watch, but I think it's quite realistic overall, even if it's a bit overused.
If it involves a very young character, it's usually an underlying trauma that makes him/her the way he/she is, which also has relations to situations in real life: a lot of children become sexually active at very young age when they've been (sexually) abused themselves.
I see this more as a personal pet peeve than something that's wrong with an anime, or Japanese as a whole.
|2011-10-23, 09:10
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Join Date: Jul 2007
I never included Deadman Wonderland in mu power-up rant =/
Though I definetly can include it in my "stupid boss" rant.
Mirai Nikki was just an example.
Yes, they do look and act like that but once you look at character profile, they all are around 14 years old, especially in shounen series =/
I was talking about Air series with roller skaters. In first episode it is said that main character is 13 years old. However, he totally does not look lie it and has an 18 year old pedophile after him whom he actually likes. I would expect an 18 year old girl have more brains -_-
Just who in the right mind would want to fuck a kid?
I also would like to add a typical shounen problem where main character is stronger than 1000 of soldiers, especially high rank soldiers. A great example right now is Naruto.
Exception is Berserk where main character killed 100 men alone. Considering how strong he physically is and the fact that he actually was barely standing after that, I can believe that. Exceptions do happen in life.
Lord of Fire
It is realistic only for some time. If bad things keep happening then there are two solutions:
1) You finally man up and do something
2) You die
No matter how you look at it, a total crybaby can't survive things like that forever especially when he/she is in the middle of all this mess.
I don't mind if some shows have such character but when this type of main character is in every second show, it is more than irritating because you keep seeing same thing over and over.
Seriouse doesn't mean that it has to be real. You can add as many fantasy elements as you want and still make it believable. Take Shiki for example, vampires don't exist! However, series keep the same mood during whole thing and don't have random rockets flying out of their pants. They've kept the mood from the begining till the end.
With showes like that you only urge kids to get sexually active because in their minds goes "The dude is as old as me or younger and he alreadyy had a girl! I can't fall behind!". It is shows like that which create 13 year old mothers because kids are idiots. If I'll ever have a pregnant, 13 year old daughter, I'll make her take responsibility to the fullest. There is no way I'll let her of the hook because of her foolishness.
A lot of kids nowadays think that if they'll get pregnant by chance, they can always leave the child to their parents and continue to fool around. LIKE HELL I'LL LET THAT HAPPEN! Be responsible till the end! But even better from the BEGINING!
Besides the biggest problem here is when it is a 14 and 20 year old characters, doesn't it ring any bells?
And most importantly, a 14 year old kid is not as smart as 25 year old, unless you are some sort of geniuse but it looks like we have them in almost each show.
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Triakis maculata
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Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Triakis maculata Kner & Steindachner, 1867
Common Name(s):
Triakis scyllium ssp. maculatus Kner & Steindachner, 1867
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Vulnerable A2bd ver 3.1
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|Romero, M. & Leandro, L.
|Kyne, P.M., Cavanagh., R.D., Francis, M. & Acuna, E. (Shark Red List Authority)
Triakis maculata is a temperate large-sized triakid shark endemic to the Southeast Pacific from Peru to northern Chile and the Galapagos Islands. It is probably uncommon and very little is known of its biology. It is taken in Peru and probably also Chile together with other houndsharks (Mustelus mento, M. whitneyi and T. maculata are referred to collectively as 'tollo'). Species-specific catch information is lacking. Tollo species have been heavily fished off Peru, and to a lesser extent in Chile. The Peruvian fishery has now shifted away from tollo due to declines of the main species (M. whitneyi) and at present few are captured. The species is now also subject to minimum size restrictions, however these are low compared with size at sexual maturity and awareness of these regulations is limited, as is enforcement.
T. maculata, is assessed as Vulnerable on the basis of suspected declines resulting from intensive fishing, and presumed ongoing fishing mortality. The relative productivities of T. maculata, M. whitneyi and M. mento are unknown, so it is not possible to infer population trends of T. maculata by reference to the other two species. However triakid sharks that have been studied to date are mainly moderately fast-growing and early-maturing.
The fishery shift away from tollo may allow recovery of the stocks, but extreme caution and stringent management must be applied in the future regarding any redevelopment of a tollo fishery. An Endangered classification may be warranted but the lack of information makes this difficult to determine. The recent regulations need to be improved and adequately enforced, and obtaining species-specific information is an urgent priority. Further research and improvements in monitoring are a priority in order to accurately assess the status of this species throughout its range, and to determine the appropriate conservation and management action.
|Range Description:
|Triakis maculata is found in the Southeast Pacific from Peru, northern Chile and the Galapagos Islands. Mexican records for this species are erroneous (Compagno in prep).
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Chile; Peru
|FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Pacific – southeast
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|Possibly uncommon (Compagno in prep).
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|A temperate inshore species found on the continental shelf. Very little known of its biology but it is probably ovoviviparous (Compagno in prep).
Triakis maculata reaches a maximum size of 180 to 240 cm total length (TL), although a confirmed size at maturity is unknown (Compagno in prep). The size at birth for this species is 30 to 40 cm TL and one female was found to have a litter of 14 pups (Compagno in prep).
|Major Threat(s):
|Taken in fisheries off Peru and possibly also off northern Chile. Species-specific catch information is lacking. Triakis maculata is taken in artisanal gill nets, and to a lesser extent in trawls, along with Mustelus whitneyi and M. mento. These three species are collectively known as "tollo", which in the geographic range of T. maculata (Peru and northern Chile), consists mainly of M. whitneyi. Tollo has been heavily fished off Peru for over 30 years, but Chilean fisheries have been less intensive. The Peruvian fishery has now shifted away from tollo due to declines of the main species (M. whitneyi) and at present few are captured. The three species are now also subject to minimum size restrictions, however these size limits are low compared with size at sexual maturity and awareness of these regulations is limited, as is enforcement. Populations trends are unknown for T. maculata, and its contribution to tollo landings is unknown; however this is probably the least common of the three species in this mix. Triakis maculata is large and desirable as food. Its naturally low abundance and ongoing fishing pressure, albeit at a lower level than previously, may be causing continuing declines in its abundance. This species should be closely monitored and given high research priority to determine the current status of its population.
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In order to guarantee chondrichthyan resources in the long term, a Peruvian legal regulation was put into force in 2001, establishing minimum catch sizes of 160 cm TL for Prionace glauca, 170 cm TL for Isurus oxyrinchus, 150 cm TL for Carcharhinus spp., and 60 cm TL for Mustelus whitneyi, Mustelus mento and Triakis maculata. These species are the main commercial sharks caught off Peru. Improved awareness and education regarding these regulations is lacking and are a priority, as is adequate enforcement.
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GE: "A few days ago, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate producer David Cox made a few comments that seemed to leave the door open to a future re-release on new platforms."
Kind of breaks my heart a little that this won't come to the Vita. The 3DS is nice but I wouldn't sacrifice what the OLED can do for the game over 3D. If they made this game with the tools for HD, then it could of had a Vita version without the 3D effect. Oh well, I am still going to get it on 3DS but it's funny how some series can get strung across multiple platforms with individual games being exclusive.
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@jimmyelgringito – Read the interview. It's pure speculation and the word "probably" is a leap on the part of you and the journalist :)
— Dave Cox (@CastlevaniaLOS) February 4, 2013"
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Cox is doing damage control since talking about HD versions on a non Nintendo system is a breach of the exclusivity.
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I do not know of any known issues with connection delays using the ODBC. Typically it is about the same time as the JDBC. May be you can turn on tracing on the driver or logging the ODBC driver manager to see what is going on. Also, you can place the Teiid server on Trace and see if the request is coming immediately or not.
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YHC forward Ladondra Johnson scored a game-best 21 points and nine rebounds to lead five Mountain Lions in double figures.
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Georgia Southwestern improves to 3-7, 1-3 in the PBC, while Young Harris falls to 7-3 (1-2 PBC).
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- 1/2 cup loose black tea, such as English Breakfast
- Chives and greens for garnish
- 1/2 cup shallots, minced
- 1/4 cup yellow mustard seeds
- 6 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons brewed espresso
- 3/4 cup crème fraiche
- Salt and pepper
- Pat the salmon dry and trim any brown flesh away.
- Whisk together the kosher salt, sugar, 1/2 cup Maker's Mark® Bourbon and water until the salt and sugar dissolve entirely.
- In a shallow baking dish, immerse the salmon filet in the brine and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- While the salmon is brining, mix the tea leaves and rice together in a small bowl.
- Line a wok or deep pot with foil and find a small cooling rack that will fit inside your vessel.
- Spread the smoking mixture evenly in the bottom of the pan.
- Set a hollow ring mold or – using aluminum foil – make an elevation for the cooling rack to sit over smoking mixture without touching the bottom of the pot.
- Remove the salmon from the brine and place on a small plate.
- Pat dry.
- Cover the pan with a tight fitting lid or aluminum foil.
- Turn the heat onto high until the rice and tea begin to char and smoke (lift the lid to check).
- Place the lid back on and allow smoke to build up in the chamber of the pot.
- Once you think there is a good amount of smoke built up, turn the heat off and remove the pot from the stove.
- Quickly remove the lid and place the plate of salmon on the elevated rack inside.
- Quickly place the lid back on top.
- Allow the salmon to smoke for about 3–4 minutes.
- Remove the salmon and place into the freezer or fridge to keep it cool.
- Place the lid back on your smoker and repeat this process 2–3 more times until the salmon filet has taken on the smoke aroma.
- To serve, slice the salmon into thin slices and serve with the bourbon mustard sauce, and add chives and greens for garnish.
- For Bourbon Mustard Sauce, in a small saucepan, combine the shallots, mustard seeds and 1/2 cup Maker's Mark® Bourbon.
- Cook over medium flame until the bourbon is reduced by half.
- Add the vinegar, brown sugar and espresso.
- Cook for 5 minutes more until the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Remove from the heat and transfer to a small bowl to cool.
- Once the shallot mixture is cool, fold in the crème fraiche.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Refrigerate until needed.
Tags: Recipes, Entrees, Salmon, Sugar, Water, Rice, Black Tea, Chives, Yellow Mustard Seeds, Apple Cider Vinegar, Brown Sugar, Espresso, Creme Fraiche, Salt, Pepper, Hungry