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|2012-05-26, 08:44
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I'm a bit surprised to find myself doing this, but I'm going to write a bit of a defense of Mikono here. I'm not as big a fan of her's as I once was, but I still think she's a good, solid character.
The thing with Mikono - and actually one of the main things that her and Amata have in common (which could help to explain their attraction to one another) - is that Mikono is a "Go with the flow" sort of person.
She just goes with her emotions, and tries her best to handle new situations as they arise. But like Amata, she's not very proactive. That's probably why neither has confessed to the other one yet - Each would probably prefer it if the other one took the romantic lead, but neither of them are good at taking decisive action to solve their issues.
That's not to say that Mikono doesn't have a jealous/vaguely tsundere-esque edge to her. She does. But honestly, that's always made her more interesting to me. Without that edge, she'd be too much "generic moe", imo (Mikono's character design with a consistently sweet/forgiving personality is just too prototype conventional moe, imo).
As for Zessica, I still like her a lot. In fact, her level of dedication to Amata is quite touching in a weird (and admittedly a touch disturbed) sort of way. But even if it is a "bit much", I can't help but view it in a largely positive light.
It's just that I can see where kuro and others are coming from. Zessica's character had a real nice edge to it in the first few episodes. Remember her fights with MIX over whether or not it would be good to union with boys, over what's acceptable dress, etc...? Those fights really put an exclamation mark on Zessica's character, I found. The happy-go-lucky free spirited Zessica is one I miss a bit. So I hope we see that again eventually.
But no doubt Zessica-in-love can be rather cute.
I'll leave it at that.
|2012-05-26, 09:27
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(Not commenting on Mikono stuff because ugh, bashing.)
|2012-05-26, 09:38
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Mikono go with the flow? Not anymore. Mikono started out weak but has gradually started taking control of her life and the more responsibility she takes up the farther she gets from Amata(Hence why she didn't even think about Amata while she was searching for Fudo while Amata couldn't stop thinking and dreaming about her). Amata on the other hand doesn't seem to have changed that much up until Zessica's supposed death where he stops being a wimp and finally grows a pair. I want to see him actually put up a fight against Kagura, put all that training to good use darn it!
Now things are turning out differently, Mikono chose to mature quickly when she decided to find Fudo and try and understand things while Amata was forced to face reality because of what has happened to Zessica. Mikono has developed nicely in that regard but I will never forgive her for leading Amata on, tormenting Zessica with her indecision, and it would like flipping everyone off if she gets both Amata and Kagura instead of having to be choose just like Zessica and Amata were forced to make choices and deal with the consequences of their choice.
Zessica choosing to love Amata and trying to let him be happy with Mikono, who does nothing to further this even after Amata had to face Zessica about this, only to give in to despair because letting go of love isn't easy. Especially not when they have to see each other every day and she's reminded constantly what could have been. Amata has to deal with Zessica's love, that he doesn't return until it's too late, and Mikono leaving him on a journey of her own, that he wasn't allowed to come on, and her fawning over Kagura that Amata can't get out of his head. The only one in the triangle between Zessica, Amata, and Mikono that hasn't had to suffer or face any consequences for her actions is Mikono who can rely on Amata to blindly follow her(as Zessica suffers), even as she leads him on still, and she thinks of Kagura.
Mikono's jealousy is being milked way too hard. She heard it from Amata's mouth that he wants her and she was there when Amata put down Zessica. Yet she still has her jealous moments even though Zessica lost, at that point but that's in question now if she still lives(Due to his heart now resonating for Mikono "And" Zessica) and is suffering from despair. This sorta makes Mikono appear like a heartless witch. If they were trying to portray her in a better light they failed in that regard, that's why Zessica is simply more popular than Mikono(who is also voted high in polls for most unforgivable characters) and many are rooting for Zessica. She's honest about her feelings, knows what she wants, loves Amata for who he is, and even tries to make things work for Amata's happiness after Amata says no. While Mikono is torn over who she likes, doesn't know what she wants from Amata or Kagura, and leads Amata on while never committing to anything. Kinda hard to like someone like that, she's what you call a "tease" and no one likes a tease, not when they have a good girl like Zessica right there that would do anything for them.
Zessica is sorta like that girl that you want to win while Mikono is "that" girl that most likely will win(The Tomboyish girl almost never wins in love triangles sadly) but you don't want her to win because compared to Zessica she isn't very likeable and comes off as a huge tease that's inconsiderate to the feelings of those around her.
Time changes everything, even Mikono changed from her initial appeareance and barely resembles the weak girl she was at the start of the Anime that couldn't do anything on her own. The only issue is that Amata took 21 episodes to actually mature and it took a supposed death from Zessica to get his head in the game. Up to that point he was still acting like his Episode 1 self that fawns over Mikono and that never going anywhere yet he still chases her despite being lead on and having a perfectly likeable girl, Zessica, right next to him but he's too focused on Mikono to actually notice in that way. So for the first time he put someone else, Zessica, over Mikono as a priority which was a huge show of growth from him which hopefully means he'll keep his pair from here on out and not regress back to his Episode 1 self.
However they may just troll the fanbase and have Amata lose to Kagura in the fight and forget all about Zessica and chase after Mikono again which would be a huge disservice to his character and denies him even the chance at growth.
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|2012-05-26, 09:56
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But she does have a bit of laid back personality so long she doesn't feel threatened.
With Zessica basically I agree with kuromitsu, even though her reaction to falling for Amata was realistic it was just too overblown. To the point where she is now just defined by her unrequited love for Amata.
|2012-05-26, 10:03
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@destined fate
I don't think Mikono deserves all the hate she gets because at the end of the day her only crime is showing mercy to Kagura (I'm a KaguraxMikono fag and so far I don't really see romantic feelings from Mikono part - I wish they could be here, but it hasn't be shown yet -unless you trust Mykage's words about the awakening of the 12 000 years old love in episode 12) and having vague feelings and lack of concern for Amata that can't compare to what Zessica has demonstrated.
Of course it's infuriating to think she's in a better position on the romance front than the more loving, guenuine and caring Zessica, but she isn't the monster some people are making her to be. Reading their post, you could think she's more evil than Mykage...
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|2012-05-26, 10:06
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|2012-05-26, 10:37
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That's why you can ask yourself about the writers competences if they are going the straight usual route.
Hopefully they aren't.
|2012-05-26, 10:40
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Well they enjoy trolling us all so they might not go that route and actually make Mikono face some actual consequences for her indecision that actually effects her. Not just Amata and Zessica suffering(Since really their suffering has done nothing to effect her, she could care less if they suffer over her indecision), I want her to actually have to deal with her choice of not choosing up to this point and Amata to speak his mind and his anger over the loss of Zessica. Not Amata to forget everything and scream "Mikono~!" while Kagura holds her.
|2012-05-26, 11:47
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I think it should be..
"Zessica has been there for me this entire time, and I didn't realize it."* Cue heartwarming realization sequence*
Instead of..
"Zessica has been there for me this entire time, and I didn't realize it because of Mikono!"*Cue childish temper tantrum*
Even if Mikono decided to be decisive and confess to Amata before going after Fudo I'm sure Amata still would've followed after her. Because getting Mikono to confess to him wasn't his reason for going after her. It was to protect his loved ones and not be abandoned again. If he forgets that and hates her for something she couldn't prevent and lets Kagura take her to Altair, then what was the point of going after her in the first place? It would be just like the time when Andy blamed Amata for MIX being taken away, instead of looking at himself who was moping the entire time.
So you're saying that she doesn't care about her friends? Even though she decided that she would confess to Amata when she got back so she would'nt hurt them anymore? Even though this whole entire mission she's gone on is to find away to save her friend MIX. Alrighty then.:/
I, myself think that its good enough that she realizes that she was wrong and has decided to do something about it. And I also think that she doesn't deserve to be punished since it's the only "crime" she's commited. People act like she killed someone. >.>
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|2012-05-26, 14:04
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It is Mikono's fault for leading him on and her action while Amata is at fault for letting her drag him along and shunning Zessica the entire time and not understanding her feelings all that well(After all, he should have been able to understand since Zessica's situation mirrors his with Mikono who's attracted to Kagura but he didn't. Instead he couldn't let Mikono go, despite her Kagura attraction, while Zessica at least tried to let go for his sake without him understanding this either).
This episode showed that giving Zessica a chance, though the kiss he enjoyed from her was her way to shut him up and get him away but his reaction, and heart reacting to her, after was genuine concern that he's only shown Mikono up to than, resulted in him reacting to her just like he reacts to Mikono(Now he should understand what Mikono feels like having two loves, hopefully). Up to this point he never gave her a chance and at least tried to stay loyal to Mikono even though their relationship was going nowhere because of Mikono being unfaithful.
The first option sounds better but it can't work that way because it would be excluding the negative impact Mikono has had on any possible relationship between Amata and Zessica even if she doesn't understand the full ramifications of her inaction on those two. If she wasn't around Zessica may have been given a chance much earlier, but since Mikono was around and had Amata following her around like a loyal dog it got in the way of any real development with them, whether this was Mikono's intention or not her presence has caused those two much trouble. Her indecisiveness just brought that up to the 11.
Andy blaming Amata is natural, they're friends and Andy doesn't treat girls in the same ways as guys. Amata managed to protect Zessica in that battle yet not Mix, so of course he'll blame Amata even though Amata couldn't have predicted things going that way and tried his hardest. Andy was angry than and now Amata is angry over loss as well, hopefully he keeps that anger and speaks his mind to Mikono about things from their relationship going nowhere and Zessica supposedly dying for him.
Mikono cares for her friends but does nothing to defuse the Amata x Zessica situation and only served to prolong their suffering. Zessica was the one that tried to get over her feelings on her own and tried to defuse her own love so that Amata could be happy despite Mikono just leading him on. None of this lead to any negatives for Mikono and her actions reflected that, she wasn't the one suffering so why should she go the extra miles that Zessica was going through to let Amata be happy(Which shows how great a character she was that she would attempt to deny her own happiness just so the man she loved might find happiness elsewhere despite how much it hurt her)?
Amata was still fawning over just Mikono even when she was thinking of Kagura, so she was getting the attention of both men and loving it. Which makes sense she would want that since she considered herself worthless for the longest time and it's understandable that she wouldn't want those two to stop focusing on her. That still doesn't make her right for her inaction or that she hasn't suffered any consequences yet for said inaction compared to Amata, Zessica, or even Kagura but that's his own fault for chilling with Mykage so Mikono isn't at fault with that.
It's going to seem like she killed someone if Zessica is dead, after all Amata went there for Mikono even if Mikono didn't call for him and it was all Mykage's doing. It would be perfectly fine if he snapped and blamed her for what happened and would help give Amata some nice growth.
As for Mikono confessing... Maybe was going to confess or she was going to let Amata down, we don't really know yet. Whatever the case she was right not to tell him considering the situation but it wasn't right that she continued to lead him on and told him to just "wait for her" like he's been doing since Episode 1. It's extremely strange they had her do that, it doesn't help her case at all especially if it's a confession.
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|2012-05-26, 14:30
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Mikono is not unfaithful though.
She may or not may be attracted to Kagura. All we're sure of is that she feels pity for him as well as this nostalgic feel...
Mikono has never shown any will of dumping Amata for Kagura. After all, they haven't spent enough time together for him to be any kind of rival...
You cannot blame everything on Mikono.
Things sure would have worked better for them had Mikono looked more guenuinely interested and acted forward.
But Amata is also responsible, spending his time angsting about Chouchou hating him, or that destiny thing Mikono doesn't even believe in or some super underdog love rival who cannot even spend time with Mikono anyway. Basically angsting over nothing instead of taking action.
After a while I ended up doubting they were really into one another, they were just looking too unmotivated to move the thing forward. Either I'm on something here or just fooled by the sloppy pacing.
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|2012-05-26, 16:19
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Honestly, the pacing for this twenty-first episode went dragged, and it felt out of place they just conceived at last minute that going full circle with the same town where both Mikono and Amata first met at the beginning of episode one was locked down due to the Abductors attack; the place became a ghost town from its former beauty it once had.
Ok. We got that Zessica made a progress for herself, and in spite of looming death flag, she finally kissed Amata and let him go.
Mikono and Amata haven't been doing so much to progress their relationship due to lack of time and circumstances, and it's been somewhat sloppy in that front.
I guess with the revelation disclosed between Amata and Kagura we're going to see finally some dramatic progress in the next episode.
|2012-05-26, 21:55
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The kiss wasn't unrequited because Amata's heart responded to her and wasn't even angry that Zessica was the first person he kissed when before he was obsessing about kissing Mikono but her not committing to even just that. The kiss also changed his priorities, he was only concerned about saving Mikono which is why he went to the city. He than quickly drops that to rush for Zessica's aid which says a lot because Amata sure as heck didn't try anywhere near as much to get Mix back for Andy.
Reasons shown for Attraction - Zessica has been shown over a number of episodes. No reasons are given for Mikono, she just wants Amata... And Kagura.
First Confession - Zessica, Mikono couldn't even do that and she's been hogging up all of Amata's time.
Loves Amata fully - Zessica, Mikono instead obsesses about Kagura and keeping Amata around. This makes Mikono look shallow since she doesn't seem to love Amata without the Kagura factor while Zessica loves Amata for who he is.
Willing to give up own Happiness for Amata to be Happy - Zessica, Mikono wouldn't and continues to lead Amata on and desires Kagura.
Amata's first kiss - Zessica to save him and apparently at the cost of her own life. Zessica showed more love to Amata with this one act than Mikono has shown Amata in all 21 Episodes thus far.
That's a lot of things she has over Mikono which is mystifying since they seem to want to push Amata and Mikono even though they're the least developed couple in EVOL.
If they want to make Mikono likeable and not seem like a cold heartless witch compared to Zessica than they have a TON of work to do and I don't think they can do that considering that there's only like 5 episodes left and we still have the Andy and Mixy thing which may take an entire episode... And the Shrade thing which may take an entire episode because that guy refuses to die despite "dying" since his appearance.
And you cannot deny that Mikono has played a huge part over the mental state of Zessica and Amata due to her inaction. Sometimes doing nothing can do more harm than doing something.
The problem is that Mikono hasn't done either of those. She wants Amata to focus on her yet doesn't even try to make things work or even looking all that interested unless Zessica is around because she doesn't want to lose Amata's attention to her.
I already said that Amata bears some responsibility, and his constant worrying about every little thing involving Mikono, but most of it lays with Mikono who has suffered not one bit for all the trouble she's caused for Amata and Zessica while those two have had to deal with a ton of issues because of Mikono's inaction.
It's never explained "why" Amata even loves Mikono and Mikono likes him other than that initial spark and lulz Destined Lovers. Even if they are supposedly destined for each other that doesn't give them a free pass to not develop anything between them while pushing and tormenting Zessica so hard if they never intended for her to have a chance. At least she has a reason to love Amata, we saw her fall in love with him in the Anime while Amata and Mikono just love each other just because.
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|2012-05-26, 23:01
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She wants him to "wait for her" because she's has more important things to do like find Fudo to rescue MIX. Not because she wants to prolong his suffering.
She's already stated that she didn't act out on her feeling because she was scared of getting hurt.
And sorry I didn't respond to your other post. My internet connection stopped all of a sudden so it would'nt let me post and I did not feel like writing that whole post over again. :/
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|2012-05-26, 23:04
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Other than that, i believe Zessica will become a lot more awesome in the coming episodes and im hoping for her to become a shadow angel(unlikely tho) and she is most likely gonna die but i think her character development is similar to Sirius mixed with Touma, so she will probably survive to surprise.
Mikage in red background with that expression = Zessica in a whole lot of trouble.
Also Mikage's facial expression towards Zessica the first time they meant still bothers me since that expression seems to be only reserved for her.
|2012-05-26, 23:26
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As for saving MIX, I don't think that the mission to Altair so save her should be brushed off so lightly. Amata, Zessica, Yunoha, and others went there, to a dangerous other planet, to try to get her back. I repeat: Amata isn't the type of person who is callous and uncaring towards people he isn't in love with. Neither are the other pilots. Edit: plus, as QueenSwild points out above, he did also try to save MIX from being kidnapped in the first place.
Amata is also not the type of petty bastard who would be so romantically self-absorbed as to get angry at someone stealing what is probably his first kiss when that kiss is being given to save him from danger and in a heroic sacrifice, no less. He has a sense of proportion. I understand that you're trying to argue for that scene making Zessica/Amata much more likely, but you're doing so in a way which reduces Amata to worthless scum.
What Mikono has done is stepped in to save Kagura, even though she isn't sure why she did it. Presumably this is due to some sort of past life incident and/or a subconscious recognition that Amata and Kagura are the same person. She has also said she wants to apologise to him, even though she doesn't know why, which is presumably due to her past life somehow.
So no, she hasn't been shown torn between Amata and Kagura and unable to choose.
There is no evidence for your theory that Mikono spent the series being unfaithful to Amata, and trying to keep Amata and Kagura interested because she loves simultaneously having two guys who like her.
If you claim to actually have evidence of this, please tell us the episodes and scenes in which it happens.
Amata has a bad premonition and decides to go off on his own suddenly. This premonition leads him to go to a specific town, falling into Mykage's trap. Zessica is sent on a mission to find him, and one of Mykage's mecha apparently kills her...and the one to blame is Mikono? Who had left with permission and after having told everyone she was going, and didn't ask for anyone to go after her.
If we're going to go that far and make it that convoluted, there is no reason to not go one step further and blame Fudo for leaving and making Mikono try to find him.
"Damn you, Fudo, you left, causing Mikono to try to find you, and me to get a bad feeling and come to this specific city to find her, with Zessica and the others coming to find me, and then one of Mykage's mecha killing her while she tried to save me! You killed Zessica, Fudo! You're to blame!"
Makes total sense and would give Amata character growth, right?
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|2012-05-26, 23:48
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Her depression isn't really that bad. Its just focused on a lot for plot advancement believe it or not. Despite Aquarion Evol loving the usage of the "pause button" a lot, Zessica's character development(along with all that hateful angst) serves as a plot device that helps progress the plot instead of them just pausing one character(Kagura, im looking at you) for a couple of episodes. She's handling her depression well enough considering her mental state and the only real angst moments are the shower scene and the first encounter with Mykage scene as mentioned by Vena.
Mikono isnt a horrible character but she is terribly irritating at times(the stopping Amata from shooting Kagura moment really got to me in a bad way).
Whether or not she lusts for Kagura(I doubt it), she does feel drawn to him, most likely because of pity.
|2012-05-27, 00:07
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|2012-05-27, 00:09
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I agree that her angst has purpose ,but it won't lead to anything good, it's just something to be used for manipulation. I'm curious to how Mykage is going to use her from now on though and what state she's in. Will he inflict mind control? Or did he leave her dead because he had no other use for her.?(Probably unlikely) If he takes her to Altair will she turn into a guy? :P
I think Mikono saved Kagura because of that reincarnation mess being thrown at her all of a sudden and her being confused because of it. She was begging Amata to "forgive him" so I think it has something to do with their past lives. Although I'm confused as to why Amata would have to forgive himself. :/
|2012-05-27, 00:15
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1. Being Mykage's lapdog
2. Failing to protect their mother
3. killing his schoolmates and generally showing no remorse about it
4. stalking Mikono
4. trying to kill him
Yeah I'd say that Amata has a lot of reasons to be pissed at Kagura.
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The Bruins practiced at Ristuccia Arena today after taking Tuesday off to rest after the longest road trip of the season. And back with the club was goaltending coach Bob Essensa, who typically spends just a couple weeks per month around the team and wasn't on the Bruins' 3-0-2 jaunt from Florida to Atlanta to Buffalo to Toronto.
Any supplemental encouragement or criticism Rask needed after his 36-save victory against the Maple Leafs, Essensa was on hand to commiserate with Rask in person rather than by text or phone.
"It helps a lot. We talk about things with Timmy (Thomas) a lot, and that's another thing. And it's always you have that extra pair of eyes upstairs who's looking at your game and looking at you in practice and seeing what you're doing wrong and what you're not," said Rask after practice. "It's good. He comes here every now and then. Him being here every day would be, maybe, frustrating at times. But it's good to have a guy like him around you."
Rask said that it this stage in his career and in the season, most of his work with Essensa goes on above the shoulders than below.
"I think at this level it's more mental preparation and talking about things," he said. "Because every goalie in this league is pretty good technically and there's nothing major you have to work on on that side. Just stay sharp mentally and figure things out mentally is the biggest thing."
Rask didn't get this far in his career without tons of faith in himself. However, it doesn't hurt to have an extra voice with a goaltender's perspective to pump him up or bring him down now and then.


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Today, I voted in favor of HR 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. I am proud to have done so because this measure represents a fundamentally important step in the right direction.
There are many provisions of The Affordable Health Care for America Act which represent significant improvements in our approach to health care. Most importantly for me, this bill does contain a robust public option, a provision I have been fighting for throughout the debate over how to reform our health care system.
The legislation will reduce the Medicare Part D donut hole, prohibit health insurance companies from placing lifetime caps on coverage, eliminate co-payments for preventive services for Medicare recipients, increase funding for Community Health Centers, provide new investments in primary care provider training programs and require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, this bill will reduce the federal deficit by $30 billion over the first ten years. It is a fiscally responsible and fundamentally sound measure.
This bill is a milestone in creating accessibility to healthcare for all Americans and moving healthcare from a privilege not available to everyone, it to a right we may all claim. I look forward to its final passage and I will fight to keep the robust public option intact.


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The Daily Rundown's Chuck Todd explains how the Obama campaign will take on the Romney-Ryan ticket.
Romney picking Ryan shakes up the race, but will it last? … Big crowd turns out for Romney-Ryan in Wisconsin… Three questions we have: 1) Is Romney already distancing himself from Ryan's budget plan?... 2) Which party is more comfortable debating the Ryan budget -- the GOP or Democrats?... 3) And just how will the Medicare debate play out, especially in Florida?... Romney stumps in the Sunshine State today, while Ryan heads to Iowa… And Obama begins three-day bus tour through the Hawkeye State.
*** Shake it up: By selecting Paul Ryan as his running mate on Saturday, Mitt Romney did something that Walter Mondale, Bob Dole, Al Gore, and John McCain did in previous presidential contests: They used their VP pick to try to shake things up. Trailing in the summer, they chose a running mate -- be it Geraldine Ferraro, Jack Kemp, Joe Lieberman, or Sarah Palin -- to change the fundamentals of the race. These picks all worked in the short run, but only once (with Lieberman) did it serve its purpose for the rest of the campaign. (Gore, after all, was able to battle back to where he actually won the popular vote.) So how will this play out for Romney? By picking Ryan, he made the calculation that he needed to pick someone to help redefine himself, first and foremost. The move also serves to fire up conservatives, give the GOP ticket a jolt of youthful energy, and make the case he now stands for something big. But it also wasn't the kind of VP selection we saw from George W. Bush in 2000 or Barack Obama in 2008 that essentially said: "I've got this thing." Instead, by picking Ryan, Romney said: "I need some help."
Following the news that Rep. Paul Ryan will serve as Mitt Romney's running mate, senior Romney adviser Kevin Madden and Obama deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter assess how it will affect the campaign.
*** Big crowd turns out for the GOP ticket in Wisconsin: And help is what he got last night. Per NBC's Garrett Haake and Alex Moe, the largest campaign crowd of the season greeted Romney and his new running mate on Sunday in Waukesha, WI. "The energy generated by Ryan seemed to inspire the man at the top of ticket, who took on a heckler midway through his own remarks, then turned the moment into an indictment of President Obama's campaign, whose tactics have riled Romney in recent weeks." In the first 48 hours after the Ryan pick, Romney looked like he's enjoying being a candidate again. But after just two days of campaigning together -- during the final days of the Olympics (including yesterday's USA vs. Spain basketball gold-medal basketball game) -- Romney and Ryan are now going their separate ways, and they possibly might not campaign together until the GOP convention. Romney today stumps in Florida, while Ryan heads to Iowa, where Obama also begins a three-day bus tour.
*** Romney: "I have my budget plan": Is Romney already distancing himself from Ryan's budget plan? It seemed that way in yesterday's Romney-Ryan interview on "60 Minutes." When CBS's Bob Schieffer asked Romney if Democrats were going to be able to turn the presidential contest into a referendum on Ryan's budget plan, the former Massachusetts governor responded, "I have my budget plan as you know that I've put out. And that's the budget plan that we're going to run on." So wait a second: Romney selects as the running mate a man best known for his budget plan -- under the rationale that this race needs to be about big ideas. But then Romney says he has his own budget plan? On "TODAY" this morning, NBC's Savannah Guthrie asked Romney spokesman Kevin Madden if Romney would sign the Ryan budget if it came to his desk. Madden replied -- as Romney has said before -- that he would sign it.
The Daily Rundown's Chuck Todd is joined by Obama Campaign Adviser Robert Gibbs to discuss Mitt Romney's new running mate and key issues hitting the campaign trail including Medicare.
*** Which party is more comfortable debating Ryan and his plan? Here's another question to ponder: By picking Ryan, are Romney and the Republicans playing on their turf? Or on the Democrats' turf? On the one hand, the Romney-Ryan ticket will double down on the argument that Obama and the Democrats have failed when it comes to the deficit/debt. After all, the deficit was $1.4 trillion in FY '09; $1.3 trillion in '10; $1.5 trillion in '11 (projected); and $1.1 trillion in '12 (projected). On the other hand, Obama and the Democrats have been DYING to turn the presidential contest into a race against House Republicans. And guess what: Romney just selected a House Republican to be his running mate. As one of us wrote over the weekend, Obama has already delivered three big speeches in the past two years taking aim at House Republicans and the Ryan budget. "It's a vision that says if our roads crumble and our bridges collapse, we can't afford to fix them," Obama said during his April 2011 speech at George Washington University. "If there are bright young Americans who have the drive and the will but not the money to go to college, we can't afford to send them… It's a vision that says America can't afford to keep the promise we've made to care for our seniors." Obama's other two speeches were in Kansas (in Dec. 2011) and at the AP luncheon (in April 2012).
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney claps as vice president select Congressman Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., gives the thumbs up to supporters during a campaign event in Waukesha, Wisconsin August 12, 2012.
*** The battle over Medicare: And here's a third question we have: Just how is the Medicare debate going to play out? One of Romney's demographic strengths is with seniors, and three of the oldest populations in the country happen to be in these battleground states: Florida, Iowa, and Pennsylvania. But Romney -- already at a disadvantage with other demographic groups like women and Latinos -- can't have seniors turn into a jump ball in November. So far, Romney and Republicans will counter that Obama's health-care law is the bigger threat to seniors and Medicare. "There's only one president that I know of in history that robbed Medicare, $716 billion to pay for a new risky program of his own that we call Obamacare," Romney told "60 Minutes" yesterday. "What Paul Ryan and I have talked about is saving Medicare, is providing people greater choice in Medicare, making sure it's there for current seniors. But here is the challenge for the Republicans: Romney and Ryan are talking about FUNDAMENTALLY changing Medicare whereby future seniors will receive vouchers/premium support for LESS than they currently get under Medicare. What Obama did under the health care law was reduce the rate of growth in non-essential services (like Medicare Advantage), as well as increase premiums for higher-income recipients. That doesn't affect the Medicare benefits that current/future seniors receive.
Watch: How Ryan formed his economic plan
*** The battle over Florida: In fact, Romney today campaigns in Florida. And he's being greeted by headlines like this one from the Miami Herald: "Ryan could be a drag on Romney in Florida." It is possible for Romney to get to 270 electoral votes without Florida -- but it's extremely unlikely. If Obama were to win Florida, Romney would need to win CO, IA, NV, NH, NC VA, and WI. In other words, he'd have to run the table. By the way, we can report that according to a Romney-Ryan campaign source, Ryan will make his first visit to Florida next weekend.
*** Today's back-and-forth: The Romney camp is up with its second TV ad hitting Obama welfare. "Barack Obama has a long history of opposing work for welfare," the ad goes. "On July 12th, Obama quietly ended work requirements for welfare. You wouldn't have to work and wouldn't have to train for a job." However, as First Read and others have pointed out, it's a BIG stretch to say that the HHS's waiver to states ends work requirements for welfare; work requirements are clearly stated in the HHS announcement… Meanwhile, the Obama camp has a web video of Floridians commenting on the Ryan budget plan and its cuts to Medicare.
*** On the trail: President Obama begins a three-day swing through Iowa. Today, he hits Council Bluffs at 10:15 am ET and Boone at 6:15 pm ET… Romney stumps in Florida, visiting St Augustine at 8:20 am and Miami at 5:25 pm… Paul Ryan stops by the Iowa State Fair at 2:00 pm ET, while Joe Biden campaigns in North Carolina… And First Lady Michelle Obama appears on the "Tonight Show."
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Connecticut residents should begin monitoring Hurricane Sandy and be prepared in case it makes landfall in or near the state, Gov. Dannel Malloy said in a statement Thursday.
"Some models predict that Sandy may move onshore somewhere in New England early next week," Malloy said. "Although we are not certain the storm will impact the state, we need to be prepared. That means everyone, especially the state's utility companies."
Forecasts say Sandy will weaken and won't bring snow if it hits Connecticut. Heavy rain, damaging winds and storm surges along the coast and potential widespread power outages are expected.
A year ago Monday, Connecticut suffered its most power outages ever when a freak October snowstorm left more than 800,000 customers in the dark.
"The past year has been all about improving storm response," Bill Quinlan, Connecticut Light & Power's senior vice president of emergency preparedness, said in a press release issued Wednesday not related to Sandy. "With many enhancements already tested during this summer's storms, CL&P employees stand ready, stronger and better prepared to respond to whatever this winter may bring."
The state suggest the following preparations:
Basic Emergency Supply Kit
- One gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitation
- At least a three-day supply of non-perishable food
- Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert and extra batteries for both
- Flashlight and extra batteries
- First aid kit
- A whistle to signal for help
- Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation
- Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
- Can opener
- Local maps
- Cell phone with chargers, inverter or solar charger.
Family Emergency Plan
- Identify an out-of town contact. It may be easier to make a long-distance phone call than to call across town, so an out-of-town contact may be in a better position to communicate among separated family members.
- Be sure every member of your family knows the phone number and has a cell phone, coins, or a prepaid phone card to call the emergency contact. If you have a cell phone, program that person(s) as "ICE" (In Case of Emergency) in your phone. If you are in an accident, emergency personnel will often check your ICE listings in order to get a hold of someone you know. Make sure to tell your family and friends that you've listed them as emergency contacts.
- Teach family members how to use text messaging. Text messages can often get around network disruptions when a phone call might not be able to get through.
- Subscribe to alert services. Many communities/states now have systems that will send instant text alerts or e-mails to let you know about severe weather, road closings, local emergencies, etc. In Connecticut, go to www.ct.gov/ctalert to register for alerts.
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Rose Byrne: 'I Give It A Year' European Premiere!
Rose Byrne puts her arm around her co-star Minnie Driver at the European premiere of their flick I Give It A Year held at the Vue West End on Thursday (January 24) in London, England.
The two ladies were joined at the event by their cast mate Simon Baker.
I Give It A Year also stars Anna Faris, and has yet to set a US release date!
In case you missed it, check out the UK trailer for the romantic comedy.
FYI: Rose is wearing a Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière dress and Dana Rebecca Designs rings.
15+ pictures inside of Rose Byrne and Minnie Driver at the I Give It A Year European premiere…


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Webroot added Sophos anti-virus to its package in version 5.2 and now the version 5.5 update includes email scanning. You may well think that such a feature should have been included from the start but in some respects this seems to show Webroot's thinking about computer security.
Spy Sweeper has always lived up to its name as a superb tool for hunting down malware but now it seems to be serious about preventing nasties from reaching your laptop in the first place.
It's none too clear which version of Sophos anti-virus has been included in the package but the Sweep name dates back some years and the look and feel of the interface is nowhere near as slick as the current and rather expensive software that Sophos sells to corporate customers.
Webroot's offering doesn't appear as sophisticated as the software supplied by the likes of Norton. However, it does a decent job and zips through a full scan in half an hour, although that obviously varies depending on the size of your laptop's hard drive. It is let down at odd times by, for instance, refusing to restart cleanly, but on the whole, it works well.
This particular version of SSAV includes a free copy of ChildSafe 4.2 parental controls as part of a discounted bundle from PC World for the same price as SSAV 5.5 and is confidently predicted to be Webroot's leading UK product in 2007.
ChildSafe creates password protected profiles that restrict the length of time a child can use the internet, allows you to restrict access to undesirable websites and adds the ability to create whitelists of software that can run on the laptop.
This is very laudable and there are neat features that allow you to over-ride the restrictions but it might be quicker and easier to keep your laptop in a public area, such as the living room, to avoid problems in the first place.


text: Center for Peace and Justice Protesters Draw Up Demands for APD By Marisa Demarco • Apr 1, 2014 Marisa Demarco Around 150 people gathered at the Center for Peace and Justice to create a list of demands on Monday night. A block or so away, a couple dozen protesters gathered in front of the University of New Mexico Bookstore to continue to chant and call for reform of Albuquerque's Police Department. The center was wall-to-wall with activists from many backgrounds and organizations. Though opinions varied widely, the group eventually narrowed a list of 30-plus demands to three. They include: • Release video of all shootings, including lapel and helmet camera footage


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I am wondering how ethereal works?
I have tried on my network.. however i can onli see my pc traffic and the dist.. and some broadcasted packet.. how do i set ethereal to become a sniffer? or it is not a sniffer program? if it is not then what program would u recommand?
And I need to know how network works? As what I know, when a packet is send out.. all NIC in the network will get the packet.. but the NIC will decide whether the packet is for the pc, if not.. discard the packet, if yes.. accept it.. if that is the case how come ethereal cannot see other pc traffic? is there any doc that i can read about this?


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Superfly Font by Fontalicious
About: If anyone has ever sat around and wondered, "Can someone start off making a western font and end up with a funky 70's font?", I can answer that question for them. The answer is yes. Take Superfly for example. Those big ass serifs might make you go: "Western", but believe you me, it ain't. I don't see any cowboy hats on those brothers, do you?
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nesgirl wrote:Actually there is nothing more an anti-romantic person likes being told than that they are ugly-looking. And unfortunately, I don't think saying something like that will make someone like that go away. One time I actually mentioned something stunk in the room to make a guy go away, and obviously that didn't work
No this is what you tell a guy if he won't quit following you. You tell them to get lost, and bug off. Then if they start crawling on the ground and crying, you tell them to buck up, quit acting like an idiot in public, and start acting like a citizen.
You're making it too hard. Just mention that STD you got and the girls / guys will run for the exit.


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Boston falls behind again, but this time they can't catch up to the Canadiens
MONTREAL – P.K. Subban had his third straight two-point game with a goal and an assist, and the Montreal Canadiens held off the Boston Bruins for a 4-2 victory Tuesday to take the lead in their NHL Eastern Conference playoff series.
The Canadiens are up 2-1 with Game 4 set for Thursday in Montreal.
Subban has 11 points in seven playoff games.
Lars Eller and fourth-line winger Dale Weise also had a goal and an assist, and Tomas Plekanec scored Montreal's other goal.
Patrice Bergeron and Andrej Meszaros scored for the Bruins.
Subban became the third Canadiens defensemen with three consecutive games of more than one point in the playoffs, after Larry Robinson in 1978 and 1987 and J.C. Tremblay in 1971.
While Montreal has stolen home-ice advantage from the Bruins, the series between the longtime rivals is hardly over. Boston outshot Montreal 28-26, hemmed in the Canadiens in their end for long stretches, and looked nothing like a team that is overmatched and demoralized.
But unlike the first two games, the Bruins were unable to erase a two-goal deficit. Their frantic third-period comeback fell short, and Eller ended it with an empty-net goal with 3 seconds left.
"I don't think we played badly. We just made stupid mistakes that ended up costing us the game," said Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask. "We have to get rid of those and keep playing like we're playing.
"You're three goals behind and it's tough. You battle back, but time's running out. We have to try to get that lead and play with the lead."
For the third straight game, the Canadiens held a 3-1 lead in the third period. This time, they didn't let it slip away. In Game 2 on Saturday in Boston, the Bruins scored four goals in the final 10 minutes for a 5-3 comeback win.
Rask was pulled with 2:20 left. Only 4 seconds later, Meszaros beat Price with a high shot through traffic off a feed from Milan Lucic.
The Bruins took control of the puck through the first 10 minutes. Then Michael Bournival made a gritty play to get the puck around the boards to Subban, who left it for Thomas Vanek for a diagonal pass that gave Plekanec a shot into an open side for his third of the playoffs at 10:57.
Subban was sent off for roughing after a high hit on Reilly Smith that also took out Vanek, sending the Austrian off the ice with an apparent right leg problem. He returned for the second period.
As Subban's penalty ended, Rask neglected to alert his teammates by banging his stick on the ice. That left the defenseman open to collect Eller's pass, go in on a breakaway, fake out Rask and score on a low forehand shot at 14:44.
Mike Weaver blocked a shot that went to Daniel Briere, who sent Weise in on a breakaway with a pass up the middle. The fourth-line winger beat Rask between the pads for a three-goal lead at 13:52 of the second.
But Bergeron won a face-off from Plekanec in the Montreal zone and reached across himself to deflect Torey Krug's point shot past Price with 2:12 left in the period.
That put the Bruins in comeback mode. But despite pushing hard, they managed only seven third-period shots.


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Several Alachua County marching bands set records for their schools during the state finals competition at Tropicana Field.
Alachua County marching bands made history this weekend after setting records for their schools during the state finals competition at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.
Buchholz High School's Golden Regiment placed first in Class 4A with a score of 91.30. Band director Alex Kaminsky called the band's performance amazing.
"They just lit up the Tropicana dome in a way that can't be described in words," he said.
He witnessed tears rolling down the faces of his students while they marched on the field.
"They put everything that they had, everything emotionally, physically and mentally into that performance," he said.
Kaminsky said he is humbled and overwhelmed by the deluge of congratulatory emails, messages and phone calls since the victory, but is happy to see the season end on such a positive note.
The win is the first time the band has won first place at the state competition.
Newberry High School's Band of Pride also made history; the band had never competed at the state finals before.
"That was our goal at the beginning of the year, to make it to state finals, to make history," Band Director Jermaine Reynolds said on Sunday.
The Band of Pride placed second in Class 1A with a score of 85.47.
Reynolds said the school's principal told him to be ready to celebrate the victory after the Thanksgiving break.
Gainesville High School's Hurricane band finished second in Class 3A with a score of 87.93. Santa Fe High School's Raider Regiment earned a third place spot in Class 2A with a score of 87.71.
Ninety marching bands from across the state competed at semifinals for the event, held at various sites across the Tampa Bay area. Twenty-five of the bands earned scores high enough to perform in Tropicana Field for the finals.
The event marks the end of marching band for the year, opening the door for the concert season to begin. But some local players have not yet had enough. Reynolds said some of his students are already talking about next year's marching band season, scheduled to start in the summer.


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|433 Russell Boulevard
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Cal Aggie Christian Association, more commonly known as CA House (pronounced "C. A. House"), is a Spiritual Organization just off the UC Davis campus at the end of California Avenue on Russell. CA House is home to the Multifaith Living Community, an intentional living community that brings 37 students together to live in recognition and respect of all faiths. Regular programs include Monday night Christian dinner and worship (called Sanctuary) at 6pm, and Wednesday night Multifaith dinner and program (called Open Table) at 6pm.
CA House is an inclusive, progressive campus ministry serving college and graduate students of all faiths in and around the Davis community. We offer opportunities for spirituality, service, personal growth, fellowship, and intentional living.
CA House is a More Light, Open and Affirming, and Reconciling organization, committed to the full participation in religious and spiritual life of people of all sexual orientations, personal backgrounds, and human conditions.
Cal Aggie Christian Association is the campus ministry at UC Davis on behalf of the northern California and Nevada churches of the Presbyterian Church (USA), the United Church of Christ, and the United Methodist Church.
CA House is an active participant in the Interfaith Campus Council at UC Davis, the Multifaith Student Group, the LGBT Resource Center, Cross-Cultural Center, and the Progressive Dinner.
CA House is a long running ministry to students in Davis, beginning as the Young Men's Christian Association in 1916. This makes them the second oldest student organization at UCD, behind AGR. They changed their name to the Cal Aggie Christian Association in 1924, long before the University had policies for what you couldn't name your student clubs — they don't receive special status or support from UC other than use of "Cal Aggie" in their name. For more on the history of CA House, see the brief history on their website.
CA House hosts First Friday Taize Style Services. These are ecumenical Christian services which all from the Davis Christian Community are invited to attend. They are held at Davis Community Church on the first Friday of each month from 7-8pm.
CA House also has weekday meditation sessions at their location starting at 8:30 am.
Multifaith Living Community
CA House planned to develop its property on Russell Boulevard into a Multifaith Living Community. Since purchasing the property in 1955, there was an empty lot behind the main building.
The Elmwood Neighborhood Association sued the City of Davis in January 2005 to stop the project after it was approved with many amendments to accommodate the neighbors by the Davis City Council. In response to the lawsuit, which many believe was a classic case of NIMBY-ism, The Aggie printed an editorial criticizing the neighborhood association for trying to alienate the city's students. On December 9, 2005, the Yolo County Superior Court denied the lawsuit. At the end of March 2006, the neighborhood association appealed the decision, delaying possible construction.
There was a groundbreaking ceremony in fall 2007, and the community opened to residents in fall 2008. The community follows the principles of community, faith, social justice, and simplicity of lifestyle.
From their website:
The Multifaith Living Community (MLC) at CA House is a unique living environment for 34 students who seek to live in ways that honor others and the earth. Students of all faiths, or no faith, are eligible to apply. The community consists of 6 townhouses situated around a central courtyard on the Cal Aggie Christian Association property directly across from campus on Russell Boulevard.
Construction in the MLC has utilized many green building features, and residents are encouraged to take advantage of our proximity to campus and downtown by using alternative modes of transportation. Bike parking is available for all residents.


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|2012-01-26, 10:52
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Vampires as an possible future antagonist? They would definitely be in a pickle, but according to Moka in chapter 40 of season I, vampires can love whom ever they please, so i don't really see any problems with that, but a vampire giving their blood to a human, that is where the problem will possibly lie. Hopefully by this time Issa and of course i'm praying so much for Akasha will have made their return to help the love couple out with this mess and of course one day those two will get married and Tsukune will become part of the Shuzen family, which will give him a high noble status amoung vampires, but then again he will have already gained a big reputation especially in the yokai underworld by this time (according to Fong-Fong, Tsukune already has a reputation), so it might cause a lot of yokai to respect him, including vampires.
Whatever challenge Issa gives Tsukune in order to gain his approval to marry Moka, he will pass with flying colors.
|2012-01-27, 01:30
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Well, we still don't know what role Issa is going to have in the story, since apart from the flashback to Moka's childhood (which, hasn't revealed much about his character), we haven't seen him appear in the main story, yet - so, at this point I'm a little hesitant to say that Tsukune will pass whatever test Issa gives him...
Still, Tsukune is the only one who is capable of removing Moka's Rosario, which shows that he truly loves Moka and doesn't mean her any harm, which certainly is going to portray him in a positive light...
Sure, vampires are free to love anyone, since that rule is not effective anymore, but the more I think about it, the more I believe that Moka has actually broken another vampire rule, which is not to give her blood to beings from an different race.
After all, why else would Inner Moka think to herself "Tsukune... Forgive Me..." before she injected Tsukune with her blood for the first time, during the fight with Kuyou ?
Of course, it could be because she's feeling responsible for the changes he might undergo due to her blood flowing inside his veins, but we also need to consider Kokoa's reaction once she learned that Moka has injected her blood into Tsukune... she looked surprised - maybe even shocked that her big sis would do something like that...
So yeah, the more I think about it, the more I believe that Tsukune having Moka's blood in his veins, will have more serious consequences, that don't have much to do with the changes that his body undergoes, due to the Shinso blood flowing in his veins.
|2012-01-29, 10:04
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|2012-01-29, 18:46
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Personally, I wanted Tsukune to catch that pillar and flick it away and say something like, "Just as he said you'd react..."
Of course, Gyokuro would be all..."...who said that is how I'd react?"
Tsukune smirks and makes a slight bow. "Why, your husband of course, Lord Issa Shuzen."
*imagine's Gyokuro's 'Holy s*!' face* ...
|2012-01-29, 19:45
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Location: Noctis Labyrinthus
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I don't really think Tsukune used that much power block the pillar, he still retained a calm demeanor after destroying it, but it was Gyokuro's power behind it that startled him.
Bottom line, this is just the tip of the iceberg to which that is Tsukune's power.
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|2012-01-30, 00:52
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Since the intro of this new antagonist, I think perhaps the chances of Issa being alive have diminished a bit, or his chances of being in hiding are greater if he felt he wasn't a match for this fool that even Gyokuro can't seem to go against.
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I agree that Tsukune hasn't been serious when he was playing "Catch" with Gyokuro, since at that time he hasn't used anything that could be considered as a way to block the Jigen-tou that is Akua's preferred method of fighting.
After all, he only used the "super" physical strength that vampires have to block and shatter the pillar that was thrown at him - I know that Hokuto implied that he used something else, but until we learn more, I will stick to this assumption.
Personally I doubt we will see Tsukune getting serious until his fight with Akua, where we will finally learn how powerful Tsukune has got, and how stable his vampire abilities are - since, like I said earlier, I doubt that Tsukune has obtained full control over his Shinso blood and the abilities he receives from it.
As for Miyabi, I doubt that they will be fighting against him in the current arc, since he has got a plan off his own that he has made with Hokuto and Kiria, and at the moment Tsukune and the rest of the group are unknowingly putting that plan into motion, so why would he need to fight them - of course, it could be because he doesn't want to reveal his plan prematurely, but if that's the case, he won't need to get serious at all, against Tsukune and the rest of his group, which is going to mean that Tsukune won't need to get serious against him as well... (and actually converse his youkai energy for the fight against Akua)
Speaking of which, there hasn't been anything mentioned on how long it takes for a youkai to recover their youkai energy right ?
Well, since I think that an ayashi's youkai energy has a lot to do with their "physical energy", they need to rest, to be able to recover it, meaning that those who used a lot of their youkai energy in the current fight probably won't be useful anymore, and that Tsukune shouldn't participate in unnecessary fights, even if he has the most of youkai energy, since I amuse he would need to use a lot of it, during his fight with Akua.
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With a pretty mix stripes, comfy fit and flared hemline, this bebe dress is sure to add a dose of new-season color to your dress collection. Try yours with a pair of cork wedges and an oversized tote.
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Merrimack man accused of selling psychedelic mushrooms
MERRIMACK – A local man is under arrest accused of selling Psilocybin mushrooms, commonly called psychedelic mushrooms.
Brandon Johnson, 24, of 7 Bowers Landing, #207, was arrested early Friday morning on a warrant charging him with selling and transporting a narcotic drug.
Members of the department's Community Oriented Police Unit obtained the warrant after an investigation that began in the winter of 2012.
What's next:
Johnson is being detained on $500 cash bail at Hillsborough County jail in Manchester pending arraignment later today in 9th Circuit Court, Nashua District Division.