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University of Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino allegedly had an "inappropriate relationship" with her, and he's just been fired. Let's learn a little more about Dorrell.
This is how the whole scandal started: married father of four Petrino was in a minor motorcycle crash on April 1, and he admitted he was with Dorrell. He also admitted having a relationship with her. Which bothered the university because…
Dorrell's currently listed as Project/Program Manager with the University of Arkansas Athletics Department. According to the New York Times, Petrino hired her for this position from a pool of 159 applicants, while they were already involved in a relationship. Says Arkansas Athletic Director Jeff Long, "Coach Petrino abused his authority when he made a staff hire that benefited himself and jeopardized the integrity of the football program."
3. Her fiance also worked at Arkansas.
Dorrell's fiance Josh Morgan is still listed as the Director of Swimming and Diving Operations, and was apparently getting his master's in history. Some reports say he's resigned, but the university won't confirm that. The AP has also implied that the engagement is off.
4. They had a wedding website, which was promptly defaced.
The above are some of the less offensive comments. The site has now been shut down.
5. She was a star Arkansas volleyball player a few years ago.
She played for three years, apparently ending with her junior year, 2006. Her page on the Arkansas Razorbacks' website says, "Dorrell's name is sprinkled throughout the Arkansas record books." It's also now sprinkled liberally throughout the internet.
Which may not be that much to him, since before his firing he made $3.5 million a year.
Dorrell has apparently retained a lawyer and may sue the university. According to CafeMom, fear of a lawsuit may be one reason they haven't fired her — in Arkansas, you can sue for sexual harassment in some circumstances even if the sex involved was consensual.
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This editorial appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Donors to the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation include Hollywood stars, Farmers Insurance and the H.J. Heinz Co. Foundation.
THE GRAND jury this week cleared a Metro police officer who shot and killed an armed west Savannah man last year, finding that the officer used justifiable force.
ALL OF Savannah and Chatham County should thank the 23 citizens who served on the current grand jury, which decided Wednesday that the district attorney should not pursue a criminal indictment against a Metro officer for the Sept.
THERE'S a right way and a wrong way to pass laws in Georgia that affect local communities. The right way is to let local city councils and county commissions make that decision.
Attention city taxpayers: Better hold on to your wallets. The city is getting closer to building the long-delayed Cultural Arts Center at the corner of Oglethorpe Avenue and Montgomery Street - and the price continues to climb.
SAVANNAH-AREA motorists have long suspected that driving on poorly maintained roads is especially hazardous to their vehicles and their wallets, perhaps more than elsewhere. They seem like the kind of roadways that only the car-repair industry loves.
ONCE UPON a time in Georgia, most beer drinkers had two choices when they wanted a cold one: Bud or Miller.
THIS COULD have ended badly, with someone seriously injured. Or dead.
FOR ETHICAL and moral reasons, former Metro police chief Willie Lovett shouldn't be entitled to full city pension benefits of about $130,000 annually.
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Canon has just announced two brand new DSLR cameras, the 100D and the 700D. Canon calls the 100D "the world's smallest, lightest DSLR", and is essentially the mirrorless EOS M in a DSLR shell with better battery life. The 700D update brings it closer in specifications to the two and a half-year old EOS 60D.
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Thursday, 17 Jan 2013
Canon and Olympus Hold Largest Camera Market Share in Japan for 2012
Despite losing market share over the past year, Canon and Olympus still have the largest market share in the Japanese domestic camera market. Canon sees an increased DSLR market share and Olympus also remains the top mirrorless system camera manufacturer.
Thursday, 29 Nov 2012
Canon 6D Full-frame DSLR Camera Available in Singapore Today (Prices Announced)
Canon has just announced that their latest full-frame DSLR camera, the EOS 6D, will be available in Singapore from today. The camera comes in three kits, with a starting price lower than its direct competitor the Nikon D600. Click through for more.
Thursday, 15 Nov 2012
Sony Australia Releases Camera Ads Mocking DSLR Snobs
Have you ever met people who have no idea how to use their DSLR camera and treat it like a point-and-shoot? Sony Australia has released a series of videos mocking such DSLR "experts", probably to convince the average consumer to pick up a NEX camera instead of a more complicated DSLR.
Tuesday, 6 Nov 2012
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Nikon has just announced the D5200 DSLR camera, the successor to the D5100 which was released in early 2011. Like the D5100, the D5200 is Nikon's higher-powered entry-level model and sits above the basic D3200. It comes with a 24MP sensor, 39 AF points and a completely redesigned user interface.
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Real-coded genetic algorithm for Bragg grating parameter synthesis
JOSA B, Vol. 18, Issue 12, pp. 1771-1776 (2001)
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We propose to use a genetic algorithm to determine the physical parameters of Bragg gratings from their reflection spectra for both design purposes and fiber sensor applications. A real-coded genetic algorithm is used for inversion purposes, along with an F-matrix formalism for synthesis of uniform, chirped, and apodized gratings. An example of bandpass filter design is also studied. The method is easily applicable and shows promising results.
© 2001 Optical Society of America
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(050.2770) Diffraction and gratings : Gratings
(060.2340) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics components
(230.1480) Optical devices : Bragg reflectors
Gabriel Cormier, Roger Boudreau, and Sylvain Thériault, "Real-coded genetic algorithm for Bragg grating parameter synthesis," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 18, 1771-1776 (2001)
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weekend stay for a 12 month old ?
Hi all, i'm new to this group and i just need some opinions. I have a daughter who will be 1 year old on october 10th. Her dad and i are not together. We've never been married but dated for a year and i got pregnant. There is more to the story but i will explain later :) Our court papers state that at a year old he is aloud to have her every other weekend. He has kept her 3 times overnight thus far and they are just recently. She did well with that. I do trust her dad with her and he has made a huge effort to be part of her life since she's been born. He sees her on a regular basis every week. She is breastfed but she does drink from a bottle when she isn't with me. I'm just having a really hard time with this. I feel like 12 months old is too young to be away for a whole weekend? I don't know if it's because i just don't want her to go or if 12 months really is too young.
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I'm sure it's because you just don't want her to go! :) And, I can't blame you for that! But, if you really trust the dad, then I think it's something you have to do. She is certainly not too young to be away from you that long. Especially since she'll be with another parent.
if shes been ok on overnights let him take her. i would tell him to call you if you are needed for any rason and be available to go see her. maybe make plans his first few weekends to pick her up or go visit a few hours the next day.
Hi and welcome to the group.
I think your letting your emotions get in the way - for 1) you have stated in your OP that he kept 3 times overnight, 2).You state you trust the father as he made a huge diffference to her life. She'll be fine with him.
i think it tough psychologically on little guys to go back and forth like that. Everything I've read says that for the first 2 year or so consistency and familiarity are really important.
BUT-- you say he sees her a lot, during the week and all, and that is really probably enough for her to feel secure in both places. My ex was shotty and only spend 10 hours with his son in the first year-- no way was I starting overnights immediately! He started a little after his 2nd birthday doing full weekends, and honestly I wish I had waited longer.. but again-- his father wasn't a consistent presence in his life.


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Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2012, 13(3), 2650-2675; doi:10.3390/ijms13032650
Increased Activity of Cell Surface Peptidases in HeLa Cells Undergoing UV-Induced Apoptosis Is Not Mediated by Caspase 3
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We have previously shown that in HeLa cells treated with a variety of agents there is an increase in cell surface peptidase (CSP) activity in those cells undergoing apoptosis. The increase in CSP activity observed in UVB-irradiated cells undergoing apoptosis was unaffected when the cultures were treated with the aminopeptidase inhibitor bestatin, and matrix metalloprotease inhibitor BB3103, but greatly enhanced when treated with the caspase 3 inhibitor-DEVD, and reduced in the presence of the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor-3-aminobenzamide (3AB). Neither 3AB nor DEVD had an effect on the gross morphology of the apoptotic cells observed under electron microscopy, nor did they have an effect on phosphatidylserine eversion on the cell membrane, or that of PARP cleavage. All the agents except for DEVD had no effect on the level of caspase 3 activity in the cells. The results suggest that other caspases may cleave PARP in these cells. Both 3AB and DEVD treatment reduced the level of actin cleavage seen in the apoptotic cells. The increase in CSP activity observed in cells undergoing UVB-induced apoptosis appears to involve PARP but not caspase 3.Keywords:
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Alex Bledsoe is an American author best known for his novels of the sword and sorcery and urban fantasy genre. To date, Bledsoe's work is typically characterized by hard-boiled protagonists and strong classical noir themes.[1]
Alex Bledsoe has been an editor, photographer, reporter, and vacuum cleaner salesman. He was born in western Tennessee and now lives in Wisconsin with his wife and three kids.[2]
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In addition to his novel series, Bledsoe has published over fifty short stories.
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Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): I begin by congratulating the hon. Member for The Wrekin (Mr. Bradley). I agreed with almost none of what he had to say, but he said it eloquently. I am sure that we shall hear many other speeches of equal eloquence by the hon. Gentleman in the months and years ahead.
I pay tribute at the outset to what I take to be the genuine motives of Her Majesty's Government in this matter. Labour Members have said repeatedly throughout the debate that their aims are to increase employment and to improve housing. No one in my party desires anything other than those two results.
The problem with the Bill has been well described by my hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs. May), who was misdescribed earlier as the right hon. Member for Wokingham (Mr. Redwood), a perhaps more famous participant--
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Mr. Nick Raynsford):
Not so attractive, though.
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No, indeed. My hon. Friend described the Bill as a smokescreen, but I think that the problem goes deeper. The Government's motives, although genuine and noble, will not be realised by the Bill. Three kinds of naivety are at work here. This is a subject which has been debated in the House, by Governments and among learned people on both sides of the political divide for about 25 years. It is not new territory that the Government find themselves occupying today.
The first type of naivety is the belief that, to the extent that the receipts are indeed used by local authorities for housing, they will create long-term sustainable
employment. On the contrary--if Ministers and Labour Members knew rather more than it appears that they know about the housing industry, they would be as aware as Conservative Members are that the effect will be to create what Labour Members themselves sometimes call a boom and bust culture. A one-off release of large sums for building houses will engender a large expansion of the construction industry, but only briefly--to be followed almost inevitably by an exaggerated contraction of the industry. It is that cyclical pattern which has caused so much difficulty for those who have attempted to remain in that industry through hard times and good. Far from creating additional sustainable employment in that industry, the Bill is likely to lead to over-expanded ambitions and subsequent bankruptcies which, if anything, will tend in the long term to reduce sustainable employment in the industry. There are all too many historical examples of that phenomenon--with which officials, if not Ministers, are only too familiar. If the Government were to seek advice from their officials on the matter, I have no doubt that they would receive advice to that effect.
The second species of naivety with which we are dealing concerns the fact that, alas, much of the money will not be used for housing. Although it may be specified that the receipts, if released, must be directed towards housing, as always there will be a large degree of substitution. Following the release of those receipts, local authorities will no doubt find themselves spending in other quarters the money that would have been spent on housing. The Government will be surprised in due course, and they will be obliged to explain to the House why there is so great a discrepancy between the variously reported £5 billion or £7.5 billion of receipts and the amount actually spent on increased funding of housing.
The uses that each local authority makes of that money will depend on the authority. I fear that in the case of some authorities, especially those controlled by the more extreme variants of the Labour party, some of the uses will alarm the Government and may be advantageous, from a purely political point of view, to Opposition Members. I suppose that, from that point of view, I should welcome that likely development, but from the country's point of view, it will not be advantageous. It will not contribute to employment or to the solution of our significant housing problems.
Alas, a third species of naivety is also at work. The one thing of which we may be confident is that although the receipts will not generate the degree of sustainable employment envisaged, and although much of them will not be spent on housing, they will certainly be spent. The history of local authorities over many decades bears out the fact that a local authority that is permitted to spend extra money will always do so. As Conservative Members have frequently said--and it will not surprise Ministers--when that money is spent, the public sector borrowing requirement increases.
The hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Mr. Burstow) offered the Government a marvellous device for resolving the problems that would otherwise occur: creative accounting to reclassify the public sector borrowing requirement into two categories--one caused by current spending, the other caused by capital spending. I presume that the hon. Gentleman imagined that by that means
Liberal Democrat magic, allied with Labour perseverance, would lead to a sudden disappearance of the problem of the vast increase in the public sector borrowing requirement in the current financial year.
Alas, even if the Government--contrary, I suspect, to the advice of all those concerned with the probity of public accounts and contrary to the dictates of the Treasury--were to reclassify in that way, they would find that there is an economic reality that when debt increases, interest costs increase. Regardless of whether the extra cost is borne in one year through expansion of the PSBR or is borne gradually over time in the form of increased interest charges, it will be borne.
That extra cost will have to be borne by something else. It will have to be borne by the reduction of other parts of the departmental total or of the global total, in which case other programmes--perhaps those dear to Labour Members--will need to be cut, with consequent effects on, among other things, employment. Or it will have to be borne by an increase in taxation which, such being the way of the world, will not be free of employment consequences. Every time taxation increases, either consumer spending or industrial profit declines, threatening jobs.
The Bill, although noble in its motivation, proves on examination to be a tissue of naiveties. It will not result in a stable increase in employment in the industry to which it is ostensibly devoted. It will not result in an expansion of housing on a scale approaching that which is considered to be the obvious outcome by those who have not examined the position. It will result in a great increase in the public sector borrowing requirement, which will come to bear on all of us in the form of reduced expenditure elsewhere, perhaps on even more urgent services, or in the form of an increase in taxation, which will inevitably reduce employment.
Mr. David Drew (Stroud):
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to make my maiden speech in this important debate.
I will start by thanking all those in my constituency who worked so hard to ensure that, after almost 50 years, Stroud returned a Labour Member to Parliament, and all those electors who, having thought long and hard about what was in the area's best interests, voted for a better future. In the process, they overturned one of the safest Conservative seats in the south-west on an unprecedented wave of enthusiasm for Labour's message. I fully intend to do everything possible to live up to the trust that they have placed in me and to fight for fairness and social justice in everything that I do.
As well as being a Labour Member, I am proud to represent the Co-operative movement in this place. As one of 26 Co-operative Members of Parliament, I am sure that we shall make a considerable contribution. It is important to recognise that the Co-operative party is a sister party to the Labour party and that, although we share similar objects, we maintain our separate identities. We shall take every opportunity to pursue co-operation in all its
different forms and we look forward to the early introduction of a Bill that will encourage co-operation in all those forms.
I pay tribute to my predecessor, Roger Knapman, who represented the Stroud constituency for the past 10 years and in so doing achieved the reputation of being "a good House of Commons man," rising to the office of Government Whip. He may have been a person of relatively few words in this place, but he was always known for his mordant wit and his ability to present his case clearly and coherently. He was magnanimous in defeat on the morning of 2 May, which I greatly appreciated, and I hope that I shall be able to follow him with dignity and good sense and serve the area to the best of my ability.
There is one respect in which I would not want to emulate my predecessor. In his maiden speech, he warmly welcomed the introduction of the poll tax. With hindsight, I feel that that did not get him off to an auspicious start. However, in due course it did his chances no irreparable harm because he served as part of the Government.
I cannot leave my tributes without mentioning two former Members of Parliament for Stroud. Sir Anthony Kershaw, who represented Stroud for an impressive 32 years from 1955 to 1987, developed an enduring and endearing relationship with local people, based on his reputation as a highly conscientious Member of Parliament. He also managed to be a high achiever in the Commons, gaining ministerial office and becoming an acknowledged expert in the sphere of foreign affairs. I have been the recipient of good advice from Sir Anthony, for which I was very grateful.
I also pay due regard to the last Labour Member of Parliament for Stroud, Ben Parkin, who served in the 1945 Parliament. On his election, he restored hope and a sense of renewal to the people of Britain after a period of undeserved misery and pain. He went on to represent the interests of his constituents with characteristic commitment and gained widespread respect as a valued parliamentarian. He had a lifelong belief in the need for peaceful international relations, based on a foundation of moral leadership, and in the need for socially useful, productive and fulfilling employment, especially for the young. Those remain laudable objects today, and Ben will be long remembered by many of my constituents for giving a lead to social and moral renewal. London Members will know that Ben went on to represent a seat in the capital for many years and that he is best known for his exposure of Rachmanism.
I am not only extremely proud to represent my constituency but extremely fortunate to represent such a beautiful part of the country. I am not alone in describing my area as such, and the Stroud district has a special resonance for all who know it. It is not just a beautiful place. Over the centuries, Stroud has seen remarkable change. For so long associated with the wool trade, it was at the forefront of the industrial revolution and retains its integral interest in and support for manufacturing. Hon. Members may be surprised to learn that some 40 per cent. of the work force are still involved in manufacturing--a much higher percentage than elsewhere in Gloucestershire and a significant proportion in relation to the whole country. That was brought home to people last week when we experienced the tragic loss of some 200 jobs at one of our major firms, Lister Peters in Dursley.
Stroud's dependence on manufacturing means that we have a vested interest in recovering this nation's secondary base. If we are to succeed in that, we must move away from too great a reliance on the low-wage, low-security jobs that have become all too prevalent in my constituency. Given the Government's priorities of investment and educational opportunities, there could be no better test bed than the Stroud constituency. In wishing the Government every speed in their venture to rebuild this country, the people of Stroud will welcome any initiative that strengthens our manufacturing and engineering base. I am sure that that is the case on both sides of industry. For the reasons that I explained earlier, it is especially important to my constituents.
My constituents are lucky to live in such stunning countryside. The constituency consists of Cotswold Edge and the Severn Vale. It has two major market towns: Stroud in the north and Dursley in the south. There are four other market towns: Minchinhampton, Nailsworth, Berkeley and Stonehouse, where I live. It has been my great pleasure to represent Stonehouse over the past decade as a town, district and county councillor. As an apprenticeship for this place, I am sure that the experience is second to none. In addition to the market towns, there is a rural hinterland with sizeable parishes such as Cam, Cainscross and Rodborough, as well as many smaller villages and hamlets too numerous to mention.
The strength of our area is in its diversity. However, we face an increasingly uncertain future. Like the rest of the country, Stroud has suffered from a free-market approach to planning, which has seen the hearts of towns and communities eroded by the interests of developers and the restraining of local government powers to act in their communities' interests. At this very moment, developers are preparing to build numerous houses on some of our most precious green-field sites, ignoring the needs and wishes of local people and failing to take account of the economic and environmental consequences of their actions. I have referred more than once to the "locust" tendency of taking up more and more of our precious countryside and the "lemming" effect of failing to question whether that is right or fair. I intend to initiate a full debate on the whole development process so that we can genuinely move towards a more sustainable future with much more carefully thought-out strategies.
Stroud has achieved some notoriety of late, with an intervention by the former Secretary of State for the Environment, the right hon. Member for Suffolk, Coastal (Mr. Gummer). In visiting my constituency over the past week through the columns of various publications, he was rather rude about Stroud district council's attempts to put forward proposals for consultation in its local plan. His views were at best unhelpful and his words have done nothing to prevent the attack by developers. If he had spent more time talking to developers to try to restrain their ceaseless attack on those green-field sites, it might have been more helpful than having a go at what we are trying to do in Stroud. As I am not allowed to be controversial in my maiden speech, I shall return to that matter later.
Hon. Members may wonder what all this has to do with a debate on capital receipts, but I understand that I am allowed a certain licence in my maiden speech and I shall return to that issue later. I wish to discuss three other matters before coming to the capital receipts implications for Stroud and the rest of the country.
First, my constituency has suffered from a financial and democratic deficit. Services have declined and council taxes have risen at both county council and district level, despite a rapid increase in population caused by a standard spending assessment system that is rigged against us. My colleagues from Gloucestershire and I intend to turn that round so that we can provide better education, good transport and a proper community infrastructure.
The second issue concerns the campaign to save Standish hospital from closure. I have long supported the campaign and hope that, as a Member of Parliament, I can bring it to a successful conclusion. To my constituents, Standish exemplifies what the NHS is all about. I have pledged to continue to battle to keep the site and have already begun discussions to ensure that that happens.
The third issue is more complicated. It involves my horror at the increase in poverty and social exclusion in my area. Many hon. Members, particularly Labour Members, may question that comment, as deprivation in their areas may seem more commonplace. However, there are surprisingly large pockets of poverty in Stroud. Like many other areas of the country, we have problem estates. Just as worrying is the increased incidence of rural poverty. While we know much about urban poverty, we have yet to grasp what it is like to be poor in a rural area. Problems caused by poor transport, lack of jobs and absence of shops and services are all too prevalent and are all wrapped up in social isolation. It may seem a paradox that anyone can feel hopelessness and despair when living in a rural idyll, but the aphorism, "You can't eat the countryside" sums up the reality that far too many people face.
Against that background, I have little difficulty in moving on to the substance of the Bill and I am particularly pleased to make my maiden speech in a debate on local authority capital receipts. I have a long association with, and specific interest in, housing issues. The restriction on the use of capital receipts from the sale of council houses has long caused anger and resentment in all housing authorities. My authority has more than 6,000 properties, many of which are in a good state but some of which need repair or bringing up to date, such as the installation of central heating or better windows. It is vital that that should be done and anything that can help it on its way will be welcomed.
Like many other areas, Stroud also has a high percentage of poor quality housing in both the private and the public sectors. Much of it dates back to pre-1919, so it is in considerable need of repair. There are therefore good reasons why local authorities should be able to use those capital receipts. It is a disgrace that while homelessness rose inexorably under the Conservative Government, a major source of funding was proscribed. Had those moneys been made available over time, I wonder how many families and individuals who have suffered the inequity of homelessness would have been housed without having to face the despair and uncertainty of waiting in bed-and-breakfast accommodation or even worse. Stroud has managed to avoid the use of bed-and-breakfast accommodation, apart from on rare occasions. On the positive side, we have an estimated £5 million in the form of cashback which, if used sensibly, could make a real hit in attacking poverty and deprivation.
As democratically elected bodies, local authorities should have the right to decide how they allocate their funds. Too often, the Conservative Government's first response was to restrict councils from exercising their authority. In so doing, they not only sought to frustrate councils' genuine wish to provide good quality services but created a complexity in local government housing finance which few people would purport to understand. That is especially true in relation to capital receipts. I hope that my hon. Friend the Minister will aim to cut through the complexity so that it will be easier for local authorities to understand the mechanism and, accordingly, for electors to measure their performance.
Several Conservative Members referred to debt. No one is in favour of local authorities delaying repayment indefinitely or failing to make it a priority, but it is not beyond the wit of local authority treasurers to take responsibility for that, in liaison with their councillors. It is wrong and counterproductive to impose repayment of debt, without giving discretion. Rather than saving money, that can lead to a loss of revenue in the long run, through the absence of housing provision and other creative uses of receipts.
Councils should be allowed over a period of time to use their capital receipts from the sale of council housing. It would be foolhardy for authorities to try to use all of the receipts in one go, or even to frontload the receipts, no matter how desperately they wanted to tackle housing problems in their area. The impact on rents and council tax would be unacceptable, as Conservative Members have made clear. I know that the Government will take that carefully into account in their calculation of subsidy support and subsequently of SSAs.
Instead of rushing into the use of their receipts, local authorities should work out the best schemes possible, preferably through a partnership approach, to maximise the value accruing from the receipts. There will be a temptation to restore the cuts of one third in capital which the previous Government imposed, but that must be resisted in the short run, at least.
I wanted to know from my hon. Friend the Minister how the release of capital receipts will affect supplementary credit approvals. I am happy with her response, and even more pleased that there will be a period of consultation on the way in which the details of the scheme will operate. That takes account of the prerequisite for fairness to authorities such as Stroud which have managed their capital assets so successfully over the years.
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2009-05-19, 11:08 | Link #161 |
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Supposedly the cast of K-On is based on the band "P-Model". Though this bands members were male and active from the late 1970s to 1999, the girls family names and corrisponding instraments are from this band.
2009-05-19, 11:34 | Link #162 | |
I do feel the show has definitely had some focus on music. It's just the focus may not be as heavy as some want it to be. Mainly because while the music is part of the story, it was as made clear by now never meant to be the entire story. In any case, I have to wonder if maybe rather think of this as a "music" based anime that it might be better to consider it a "club" based on anime instead. By that I mean the following. Rather than constantly go "How much focus on music will the next episode have?", we should instead be thinking "How will the members of the club interact with each other next time?" In the long run the thing that matters most for me is how enjoyable a series is. K-ON! so far in both anime and manga form has been enjoyable to me. It's currently one of my favorites of the Spring Series. Although I still enjoy other Spring series as well. So it's not like K-ON! is the only thing I like.
2009-05-19, 13:28 | Link #163 | |
7 episodes currently aired, 3 episodes currently with music/instruments as the main episodic subject, the rest are just a recurring minor theme, 13 episodes confirmed so far... I understand this as jumping the gun; You're getting ahead of yourself and there isn't even a confirmed end to the series since the manga is still ongoing, and anyone that's read the manga knows that with the introduction of a new character, music becomes more prominent and less recurring...I consider "clearly lacking" as a generalization made out of context on a still-airing series because that's a bit of an absolute opinion...It may not have a strong influence, but having an influence is far short of having little influence or no influence...And even at that, you're judging this show out of context without letting it air towards the end and that's letting you make generalizations...Out of 13 confirmed episodes, there are still 6 episodes left that could possibly destroy any conceived doubts you have on the series; Why not wait until then? Of if you've seemingly given up hope, why not just drop out now and miss out? What is wrong even if it doesn't present itself in the way you thought it would? Does it make you bored? I also understand the concept of expectations, but I quite frankly think you're holding them too high...I was holding them pretty high at first, as a musician myself, but despite the show's short-comings in that regard, I've learned to just take it in as general entertainment anyway, especially since a genre of anime that even remotely takes music as a theme is far from a niche...Could it be better? Sure, I don't think anyone can argue against that, since better is obviously better...But sometimes it's better to just take it as it comes...
2009-05-19, 16:15 | Link #164 | |
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At least that's what I want. I guess I can't really speak for everyone, but I think if there was more of that, the show would be considered "better" by most. |
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I think the basic question some like me and Reckoner are wondering is why call the show K-On if it's not going to be that big of a focus? It's like having a Gundam show and only having Gundam's every 5 or so episodes or naming a game KISS: Psycho Circus and having there be almost no KISS......wait that last one actually happened.
2009-05-19, 17:50 | Link #166 | |
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How many songs and such can you expect from an anime based off a manga? Its not like they can work in music too often to drawings. I give up. Some people are too blinded by popular opinion to give things a chance.
2009-05-19, 18:48 | Link #167 | |
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But if you view it from the perspective of a group of girls in what is basically a tea & cakes club there is a certain amount of chemistry and even a feeling of their respective roles.
2009-05-19, 20:27 | Link #170 |
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It's not exactly definable if you ask me. It's just when the right people get together and all know exactly what they want to do. You could say that the Guns N Roses line up from Appetite had great chemistry, or the original Van Halen line up.
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Sorry for appearing out of nowhere. Due to problems with eye-sight I can't spend much time at the forums lately. But I couldnt keep away from watching Kei-on. For me, this anime is just awesome. I really enjoy the show. Unfortunately I can't really watch it regularly but so far I managed to watch up to ep 7, so the latest at the moment. What was not quite indicated is The place in Germany is Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin. Russian people tend to mix it up with a place in Moscow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ru...cow-VDNH-1.jpg Ui was asked to come up with some small puppet show. In fact I was quite surprised to learn that in Japan in many companies the participants of parties are often asked to prepare some mini-theater performances. I'm very far from Japan and I can't say for sure. We need to ask someone familiar with the topic. Also, I checked for the can Nodoka gave as a present. Again, Japanese guys suggest it's yakinori there (I get it is fried sea weeds). 初詣のお願い むぎ:家内安全 みお:体重減りますように ゆい:おいしいものをたくさん食べられますように りつ「みんな、軽音部のこと祈ろうぜ」 みお:演奏がうまくなりますように むぎ:みんなと楽しく過ごせますように ゆい:むぎちゃんの持ってくるケーキをもっとたくさん食べられますように ギターがうまくなり ますように りつは不明 Hatsumoude wishes were. Mugi: to have everything intact at home. Mio: to lose weight. Yui: to be able to eat lots of sweets. Ritsu Come on, lets wish something for our Kei-on club. Mio: for our performances to go smoothly. Mugi: so that everyone could have lots of fun. Yui: so that I could eat even more sweets that Mugi-chan brings along. (after being hit) To master guitar.
2009-05-19, 21:56 | Link #172 | ||
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"I think the basic question some like me and Reckoner are wondering is why call the show K-On if it's not going to be that big of a focus? It's like having a Gundam show and only having Gundam's every 5 or so episodes or naming a game KISS: Psycho Circus and having there be almost no KISS......wait that last one actually happened. " I can very much take a hint; it's not going to result in me dropping the series though. And I will critique it based on the premise that was presented to us in the first episode and previews into the show that I was able to see before it aired. So far, it has completely veered off course from those expectations that KyoAni created themselves. Quote:
Well I am going to wait till the end of this series to pass final judgment. My views are based on what has been presented so far and sorry if that was not clear. If they manage to surprise me in the upcoming episodes, great. I guess it is debatable though whether or not the music has any real influence at all, because I guess these girls would not have been together in the first place if it were not for the band. However, it is my opinion that the influence is very weak since it has served very little to the show in general beyond the first episode, the practice episode for the concert, and the concert episode itself. Now onto my expectations... Well lowering my expectations is surely one thing I have lowered beyond any logical sense at this point. Even worst is that the show is still managing to disappoint me with exceedingly low expectations. I know the approach of "take it as it goes" and I'm just not that type of person unfortunately. Unlike something I'd watch on TV randomly, I actually put some effort into learning about and picking it up, and therefore expectations are set automatically.
2009-05-19, 22:16 | Link #174 | ||
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This is about the gist of what each K-On thread ends up as:
2009-05-19, 22:48 | Link #177 | |
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Interesting that you would mention that series because I happened to have dropped that after episode 1.
The first episode actually showed to me that this series could be something. So did the synopsis and the overwhleming praise of the first episode. I liked the first episode in fact and when it was time to watch episode 2 I was actually mildy excited. Episode 2 was OK. Episode 3 was the start of a bad run of episodes. I didn't just look at this anime and say, " Hey it's a music anime so that must mean it is going to be like XYZ."
2009-05-19, 22:51 | Link #178 | |
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Edit: Yeah, my point was that the audience/crowd that makes the fanart is at peace with the proportion of moe:music
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