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|2013-01-04, 07:50
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Animes with Enviable Female Characters?
Hi all, I am new to this board - I stumbled upon it while searching for anime suggestions. I still haven't found what I'm looking for so maybe someone here can help
I've always loved all Studio Ghibli films but I haven't watched a ton of anime series. I think Death Note was my first actual series. One Piece is my favorite and I've been caught up for a few years now. I just started watching Fairy Tail and am loving it so far; I got my boyfriend into those as well as Fullmetal Alchemist so I don't watch them without him.
What I'm looking for is the type of anime I prefer to watch alone, which I haven't found a lot of. The first one I remember watching was Suzuka a couple years ago, and more recently Fruits Basket. I really liked both of those, especially Suzuka. I started watching Ouran Ouran High School Host Club but I haven't been able to get into that one as much as the others.. Anyway what I'm specifically looking for is an Anime which has a female main character or supporting character that I would want to look up to, who is near-perfect, has a great personality, good looks, etc. that all the male characters are drawn to.
Thanks in advance!
|2013-01-04, 08:24
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mmm, first thing that comes in mind is Cross Game, like Suzuka is a sport anime ... and it is not
Another anime that I'd suggest is Crest of Star Saga, it's old but has a nice and strong female character.
My suggestion will end with two recent anime, Kokoro Connect and Tari Tari. In both series you could find some nice female characters. One in Kokoro Connect, and two, if not three in Tari Tari.
Oh, I add Nana to the list.
I just tried to give you a different kind of characters, so probably not all of them will fit your tastes, but they are all worth watching
|2013-01-04, 08:26
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Homura Akemi from Puella Magi Madoka Magica (the first three episodes seems lighthearted but things get serious after that) and Akane Tsunemori from the currently airing Psycho-Pass are characters that you're looking for.
|2013-01-04, 08:45
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Frankly, there's a lot of "perfect girl" characters in anime, but I think many of them really have no prominent roles or just badly used.
Anyway, if you're not limiting the category into just school-life setting, here's my addition of anime with inspiring girls (I attach the genre beside the titles):
Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo (romance, comedy, drama)
Zetsuen no Tempest (fantasy, drama, mystery)
Kokoro Connect (drama, slice-of-life)
Amagami SS (romance)
I"s (romance, drama)
Kare Kano (romance, drama)
Shinsekai Yori (fantasy, mystery, drama)
Fate/Stay Night (fantasy, action)
Girls und Panzer (slice-of-life, action)
Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen (also known as Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal) (drama, romance, action)
Dance in the Vampire Bund (fantasy, action)
Kimagure Orange Road (romance, comedy)
Spice and Wolf (fantasy, romance, economy-trading)
Gosick (mystery, romance).
I can keep going, but I think I'll stop here for now. Read some synopsis before watching those titles just to give you a better idea of the shows. Mind you that some of them are still on-going.
|2013-01-04, 11:00
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Chihayafuru: Chihaya's nickname around school is "the beauty in vein" because she has really good looks (her sister is a model afterall) but she has a real tomboy personality so she doesn't really care about her looks,but that doesn't bother every guy
Cross Game:Aoba is the most popular girl in school and every guy wants to go out with her (she's also likely the greatest female pitcher of her generation, due to talent but also how hard she works),she might be the only one who doesn't realize how great a girl she really is.
Kemono no Souja Erin: Erin is very similar to a "ghibli heroine" she's a good hard working girl,the anime is quite long so while she starts out as a 8 year old (he mom is a great mother figure as well) you'll watch her grow up over the years.Not much romance but a whole lot of people look up to her.
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The best candidate in my mind is Balsa from Moribito. She is a thirty-year-old spear-wielding bodyguard who is tasked with protecting a young prince from assassination. Balsa is one of the finest women in anime with a strong moral character and an elaborate back story.
A younger contender is Erin, of Kemono no Sou-ja Erin, based on another novel by the author of the Moribito series. Erin wishes to follow her mother and become a veterinarian to mystical beasts. Later she discovers she possesses an unusual ability to communicate with them and becomes embroiled in the center of a political struggle. We see Erin develop from about age eight to eighteen. (I can't link to the fansubs for Erin because it is licensed, but they have a superior translation to Crunchyroll's efforts and are worth searching for.)
Another strong teen-aged female is Shion, the heroine of Shion no Ou. She witnesses her parents' brutal murder at age four and becomes mute in response. We pick up her story at age thirteen when she is contending to become a professional Shougi ("Japanese chess") player like her adoptive father. I found Shion's rise through the ranks of Shougi players more interesting than the solving of the murder mystery which runs in parallel to her story.
I'll also recommend Nina Fortner, the main female character in Monster. Though Nina gets less screen time than the main lead, Dr. Tenma, she is a brave and intelligent young woman and definitely worthy of admiration.
Another excellent choice would be Kou Shurrei who is the star of Saiunkoku Monogatari. Shurrei desires to become the first female official of her country (modelled on T'ang China). The problem you'll face is finding a copy to watch. It went out-of-print a couple years back and only torrents remain. They are a bit hard to find, though.
Finally I'll suggest Nakajima Youko of Junni Kokki ("Twelve Kingdoms" in English). At the outset Youko is a timid high-school girl who is suddenly whisked off to the world of the Kingdoms where she discovers her true identity and role in life. Her growth as a character is unmatched in anime that I've seen. By the end she is truly an inspiring character, as are the young ladies who join her.
|2013-01-04, 11:26
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Wow! Lot's of great responses, this gives me a lot to look for By your descriptions I am most intrigued by Kemono no Souja Erin, Cross Game and Chihayafuru - I will have to read more about the others! Thank you all for the quick replies!
|2013-01-04, 13:38
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Does the genre matter? If no I'll list what I know:
From ongoing series you could try Magi which are fantasy action series. Morgiana is a great character who starts as slave but then gains freedom and does everything in her power to help. From side characters Ren Hakuei caught my attention. She is a strong and rightful as well as fearless leader of a country who will do everything in her power to keep peace.
Angel Beats! - character Kanade really caught my attention. At first she is a mystery but later we start to learn more about her. Series are comedy/drama set at school setting.
Chihaya from Chihayafuru is a good choice. She is a teenager who spent most of her childhood admiring her model sister. One day she finally discovers something she becomes very passionate about aka Karuta. Since that moment she does everything in order to promote Karuta and become better at it. She does not plan to give up easily.
Ga-Rei: Zero - something more dramatic and action orientated. Yomi is an excellent character, probably the most memorable of the series. To be honest, if not her I would not like the series as much I did. She is strong, beautiful and carrying but sadly life decided to be nasty to her... You might get disappointed with her at some point but in the end you still will admire her and feel sorry.
Series show future events first and then go into flashback to show how we got where we are.
A bit more gory series.
If it's fine, in this case I would like to recommend manga... Series are called Love Hina. Anime is not bad but it misses lots of material and does not develop the character properly. The one I'm talking about is Motoko who is kendo student and hates males. She also is not very feminine. But she is strong and determined. Out of all anime/manga I've seen her character probably develops the most and you can't not like her. For me she used to be a real model because of how much her tomboyish character reminded me of myself. If you compare her at the start and the end of the manga, it is almost like a different person yet she still seems the same. It is really hard to describe.
Homura from Madoka does deserve admiration too. She seems cold at first but once you learn her back story you just can't not like her at least sympathize. She went through a lot and I would love to have a friend like her.
Mmmmm, duno if it will work but maybe The iDOLM@STER? Series are lighthearted and mostly episodic but it has one very memorable arc and character. The girl seems distant and cold and at first make you dislike her. Gradually you start to learn more about her and the problem and when it finally comes to conclusion you can't help but be happy for her and admire her.
I lost count how many people said that they cried at episode 20. I defiantly had several goosebumps. Episode 21 is a nice follow up and conclusion to her story that strengthens admiration factor.
Hope some of them will work for you.
|2013-01-04, 21:10
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I think you might like this one:
Mouretsu Uchuu Kaizoku: Kato Marika finds herself inheriting a space-pirate license from her father (whom she's never met). If she doesn't take the job as captain of the Bentenmaru the crew will be out of their jobs. Can she juggle school and pirating? A fun adventure show with a great female lead (and other good female characters, too).
|2013-01-04, 23:49
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Two of my favorite characters might fit the bill.
Macross Frontier has a superstar singer named Sheryl Nome among its main characters. She can seem like a bit of a stuck up prima donna early on due to her treatment of a host whom she doesn't feel is taking her concerns about one of her concerts seriously, but ultimately proves to be a compassionate character with incredible drive and determination.
Mai-HiME stars Mai Tokiha, a first year high school student attending a prestigious private academy on scholarship along with her sickly little brother. She's a lot more ordinary than Sheryl in many respects (if you discount her being granted magical powers and being forced to fight alien monsters and all that jazz) but like Sheryl she's both incredibly strong and incredibly human.
I should probably warn you that both characters get put through hell during the later parts of their respective series though. I don't refer to them as strong for no reason.
|2013-01-07, 01:51
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You may try Ah! My Goddess! that has several cool female characters. Belldandy, the female lead, is your conventional "ideal girl", but if you want something less ideal and more fun, there is always Urd, Bell's big sis.
Mai-HiME features many great female characters.
I made this (short) list a few years ago, it contains my favourite anime ladies. You may find some series fit for your taste there as well.
|2013-01-10, 09:47
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I've decided that Erza Scarlet from Fairy Tail is my ultimate role model x.x She is so awesome and reminds me of myself.. I need more like her!
I started watching Chihayafuru so far, on like episode 6 or so
Ouran Ouran is starting to get a little better lol
I will definitely check out Mai-HiMe next!
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|2013-01-10, 12:25
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Having just rewatched most of Kamisama Hajimemashita with my daughter, I'll toss in a suggestion for Momozono Nanami, the heroine of that show. She's a spunky high-school girl who becomes homeless. When a strange man meets her and kisses her on the forehead, she is transformed into the "land god" of a run-down shrine where she meets two childlike will-o'-the-wisps and a fox youkai who becomes her familiar.
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|2013-01-11, 01:33
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Since fan service came up, I should maybe warn you that Mai-HiME has some, although its generally not too bad if you discount the notorious (but hilarious) fourth episode. (And the info/character shorts that accompany the DVD version of each episode, but those can easily be skipped -heck, I'd recommend skipping them the first time through anyway because they seem to have been made with people who have seen the series before in mind.)
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Middleton woman pepper-sprayed, Tasered after run-in with officerBy JOHN QUINN
Union Leader Correspondent
January 30. 2013 12:39PM
MIDDLETON - A local officer used pepper spray and a Taser to subdue a Deer Run Road woman Tuesday evening.
Police responded to 92 Deer Run Road after receiving a report of a domestic disturbance around 7:20 p.m. After an investigation, Officer Jason Durrance attempted to arrest Shawna A. Brown, 41, who allegedly resisted and began wrestling with him, according to police.
After Durrance said he was kicked twice, he used Oleoresin Capsicum "OC" spray on Brown, who continued to resist. As a result, Durrance used his Taser to subdue Brown, who was taken into custody, according to police.
As part of the procedure after "a use of force incident," Brown was transported to Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester. She was then moved to the Rochester Police Department, where bail was set at $5,000 cash, according to police.
Brown, of 92 Deer Run Road, was charged with resisting arrest and two counts of simple assault on an officer.
Resisting arrest and simple assault are both class A misdemeanors, which are punishable by up to one year in jail for each charge, but assaulting an officer may result in an additional year in jail for each offense.
Durrance sustained minor injuries but returned to full duty, according to police.
The N.H. Probation and Parole Department placed a detention order on Brown. As a result, she will be held in Strafford County Jail in Dover for a 72-hour-period. She was scheduled to be arraigned in 7th Circuit Court, Rochester District Division, this morning, according to police.

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Mechanical tree planters can speed seedling tree planting where several thousand trees are involved and where the terrain is not too steep nor too rough for mechanized equipment.
Hand planting is more satisfactory in small areas, on steep terrain, and on extremely rough rock- or debris-covered land. Hand planting also is necessary where the size of the seedlings prevents proper planting by machine.
Mechanical planting usually is not warranted for less than 1,000 seedlings because of the time involved in acquiring, transporting and using the equipment.
Many types of mechanical tree planters are available; they all consist primarily of a device pulled behind a tractor that creates a slit in the soil. A seedling tree is placed in the slit and the packing wheels on the planter close the slit and firm the soil around the seedling. In addition, some are equipped with furrowing attachments to scalp part of the planting area, while more recent designs have spray attachments for applying herbicides to control unwanted vegetation.
Tree-planting machines are of three general types: The floating type is attached to a tractor by a three-point hitch so the entire machine can be raised from the ground by the hydraulic lift on the tractor. The semi-floating type has its front end carried by the tractor and its back end carried on wheels; it cannot be lifted by the tractor. The trailer type has all or nearly all its weight carried on its own wheels.
Several models can be broken down into two or three basic parts in about five minutes. Each of these parts is light enough to be handled by one or two men and all parts can be transported in a pick-up truck.
Planting speed varies with the ground conditions, the species and size of seedlings, and the experience and skill of the crew. Rates of 400 to 1,000 trees per hour are reported.
Most planting machines consist of a rolling coulter, a trencher, an operator's seat and packing wheels (Figure 1). These parts are attached to a sturdy frame, usually equipped with a three-point hitch for use on a tractor with a hydraulic lift unit.
Figure 1Mechanical tree planter.
The rolling coulter is a disc-like cutting wheel that cuts through the ground surface and severs old roots, trash and other debris. It also serves to automatically raise the trencher over buried rocks, logs, etc. It should cut at a depth slightly below the trencher point.
The trencher on many planters is essentially a moldboard plow with the moldboard cut away and replaced by metal sides moving parallel with the landside. The trencher's purpose is to make an opening in the soil sufficiently wide and deep to receive the roots of the seedling tree in a way that they are not twisted, L-shaped, or crowded into a single plane.
The front of the trencher is shaped so that it lifts the soil from the trench upward and to the side, where it remains until the trencher has passed. Then it is deposited back into the trench from above, falling downward among the roots of the tree being planted, carrying the roots downward while maintaining good distribution of the branch rootlets.
Packing wheels usually are two wheels following the trencher that are set on an angle to force the furrow to close around the seedling and to pack the soil around the tree. The weight of the operator normally provides the weight necessary for proper soil compaction.
Success in establishing a forest plantation is critical at four stages:
Failure to successfully complete any of these steps can cause seedlings to die or have limited growth.
In general, some form of site preparation will be needed for planting in the northern half of Missouri. Site preparation is seldom needed on the typical abandoned field in the Ozark areas, unless regrowth of woody species is well advanced. However, it is usually needed in bottomlands and on good soils where there is a heavy continuous sod or dense weed and shrub growth. On cut-over timber or sprout-infested areas, site preparation is necessary and planting should not be considered until over-topping vegetation is controlled.
Control of competing trees, brush, grass and weeds makes planting easier and creates more favorable conditions for newly planted seedlings. Because of many problems associated with scalping and furrowing to control weeds, unwanted vegetation is often controlled with chemicals.
An erosion hazard is often created when trees are planted in rolling or hilly ground. Planting rows are likely to become waterways when slopes are greater than 5 percent. In these situations, contour planting may be necessary.
The direction of planting rows should be determined in advance. Chemicals may sometimes be used the fall before planting to eliminate grass competition in planting rows without disturbing the ground protection.
One key factor in a successful plantation is giving proper care to good quality planting stock. Stock quality should be judged mainly on the basis of size and balance. Both very large and very small trees are difficult to properly plant mechanically. Seedling stem diameter should be between 1/8 and 3/8 inches.
If the roots of the seedlings have not been pruned, this should be done before planting. In general, pruning the seedling roots to a standard length of 8 inches from the root collar (Figure 2) will make planting easier and increase survival rates. Slightly longer root lengths should be kept on hardwood seedlings with taproots, such as walnut and various oak. Pruning should be done with a sharp ax to avoid "peeling" small roots.
Figure 2
Best success is obtained when the seedlings are planted as soon as possible after arriving from the nursery. If planting will be delayed, the packing material around the roots should be kept moist and the seedlings should be stored in a cool, shady location or in cold storage at 33 to 40 degrees. If planting is to be delayed more than a week, the trees should be "heeled in."
Roots of planting stock must be protected from drying or freezing. Stock packed tightly in rolls or bales for more than a week without moistening may be seriously injured from heating or drying.
Regardless of the method of planting used, keep in mind the following points:
Don't attempt to plant in frozen or snow-covered ground or on clay soils when the soil is too wet to pack properly. It is more desirable to keep stock in cold storage for as long as a month until moisture conditions improve than to plant in wet, muddy, heavy clay soils or in extremely dry soils.
A work crew of three usually is used in machine planting: a tractor operator, a tree planter and a tree packer who follows the machine to check the planting work and correct poorly planted seedlings.
Before beginning to plant, check:
Trees are taken from the seedling racks on the tree planter and held with the roots away. Single trees are then transferred to the planting hand and usually held between the forefinger and thumb at about root-collar depth in preparation for planting. Planting is done by placing the tree in the ground between the trencher blades (Figure 1) well forward of the soil that falls in the trench. The tree is held upright or leaned a little backward with the knuckles touching the ground. The operator follows through, holding the tree in position until the forward motion of the machine and soil falling back in the slit holds the tree in place.
Tractor speed affects quality of planting. It is important to have a tractor with enough power to pull steadily at slow speeds. Some factors that determine planting rates are soil quality and condition; presence of stumps, stones, etc.; size and condition of planting stock; and skills of the planter operator.
When the planting rate is too rapid, a number of trees will be planted shallow or flat. It is important that the speed of the planting machine be geared to the operator's ability to place the tree properly.
Proper spacing may be determined in a number of ways. Various marking devices attached to the tractor or planter may be used to determine distance between rows (if the ground is soft, the tractor wheel prints can be used).
Spacing in the row may be marked by cross lines laid out with a cultivator shovel, or by the use of bell devices on the planter or tractor wheels. Many persons are able to develop a tree-planting rhythm that gives fairly accurate spacing.
Each tree row should be walked to check for:
Table 1 lists some common problems encountered and gives suggested corrections for when you are using a mechanical tree planter.
Table 1Common planting problems and suggested corrections
Planting slit not closing (most often found in heavy sods and soils).
Dirt piles up between the trencher and packing wheels (most common on plowed and disced ground).
Changes in soil types or topography may call for minor adjustments during the planting operation.
Persons planting trees form their habits early. Once formed, they are difficult if not impossible to break. Check a new planting crew often to correct faulty planting methods before they become a habit. High-quality planting requires advanced planning, well-maintained equipment and conscientious, reasonably skilled workers.
Certain rules of safety should be observed:
Information on tree planting can be obtained from your local MU Extension center, Department of Conservation farm forester or Soil Conservation District office.
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Congratulations to the past three weeks: They win the award for movies with actresses who should headline more often. First there was Lake Bell in "In a World …" (which Bell wrote and directed, but still) and now it's Kathryn Hahn ("We're the Millers," "Our Idiot Brother") in "Afternoon Delight," Hollywood's latest reminder about the misery of married folk. In fact, this feature writing-directing debut from Chicago native Jill Soloway presents marriage and parenthood as if they're about as fun and rewarding as errands you dislike and kids' friends' parents you enjoy even less.
Rachel (Hahn) and her husband, Jeff (Josh Radnor), haven't had sex for six months, and both are attached to their phones—Rachel when she should be playing with their 5-year-old son, and Jeff pretty much all the time. "How can I complain?" Rachel confesses to her therapist (Jane Lynch), aware that a wealthy, healthy married mom in L.A. has infinitely more privileges than, say, women in Darfur.
Yet out of work and out of patience for a life that seems to have left its best days behind, Rachel's boredom leads to a fixation on McKenna (Juno Temple), a stripper at a club where Rachel and Jeff party in an effort to rejuvenate their sex life. (Rachel's vomiting prevents any boots-knocking; Jeff says "It's OK" and clearly doesn't mean it.) Since Rachel's already spent time volunteering with the homeless, McKenna's in-flux living situation presents an opportunity to help a young girl in need—and, really just an opportunity to do something new and exciting.
I'm not sure I buy the way Rachel and McKenna's relationship unfolds, but "Afternoon Delight" represents something of a character-driven jolt to the subgenre of sad, middle-aged, white suburbanites. Much credit goes to Hahn, who's great in a story about a world that, despite superficial wins, often isn't.
Even if she doesn't have many fresh observations about long-term relationships or the pratfalls of our modern, technology-driven society, Soloway avoids most of the traps and cliches that come with movies about strippers. In fact, it's the lack of judgment toward McKenna's part-time sex work that makes "Afternoon Delight" refreshingly open-minded. Dan Savage would approve.
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Friday, October 2, 2009
Another Thing I Did Not Make Up
As Jeff was getting dressed for work this morning he said, "Did you have that restaurant The Ground Round out here growing up or was that just in the mid-west?"
"It doesn't sound familiar. We had a place called Bonanza that had pictures on the walls of Lorne Greene, and young Michael Landon, and you know, Hoss. Was it like that?"
"No. They had these bowls of peanuts at the tables and you were encouraged to throw the shells on the floor."
"Our house is like that."
"You did not just say that."
"What? I didn't mean it in a bad way."
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We had Ground Round out here on the east coast and yup, I'd probably be offended too. I once found an address label under my potatoes at a Ground Round.ReplyDelete
Here's the thing about husbands. They don't get that ANY time they make a comment about a messy house they are taking a potshot at our very souls as women. Did you hear, "Our house is like that" or "You are a terrible housekeeper"?ReplyDelete
Me, too.
- Craig WalshOctober 2, 2009 at 9:09 AM
Santa Clara CA had a similar restaurant on Stevens Creek and Woodhams called By 'Th Bucket. In the early 70's and into the 80's you got a bucket of clams and a bowl of peanuts at your picnic-like table. Diners would throw the shells of the peanuts onto the cement floor.ReplyDelete
Now it is a 5 star restaurant, much different decor, serving steaks and fresh seafood. I think it is derived from Britain / England (not sure though).
I vividly remembered watching a reel-to-reel of The Man who Was A Dog (or whatever that Disney movie was where the guy turned into a dog--The Shaggy Dog?) at a birthday party at The Ground Round.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 3, 2009 at 10:55 AM
I LOVED the Ground Round! Was almost giddily happy that I could be as messy as I wanted with no penalty. And got a kick out of the silent movies projected on the wall. That, plus I could throw peanut shells at my siblings. :)ReplyDelete
Hopefully, Jeff meant it in the 'we've got a relaxed, happy home' kind of way. But I have to admit, I'd hear it as a dig too. :) (sorry, Jeff!)
-Sara Stapleton, high school classmate of Jeff's
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The 2014 Benchmark Study was conducted in March 2014 and surveyed more than 600 advisors across various distribution channels on how, when and why they used options. The findings show that more advisors started using options in nearly every distribution channel from 2011 to 2014. Income generation and risk management were cited as the two biggest reasons for using options in the past year and advisors most frequently indicated that they managed options strategies on their own. The covered call was the strategy that advisors reported to use the most in their clients' portfolios. The study also found that advisors are more likely to discuss options strategies with their clients compared to the previous study. Clients were also more likely to bring up options strategies with their advisor.
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David Ignatius is the prominent Washington Post columnist who specializes in foreign affairs. He writes highly regarded espionage novels in his spare time. Ignatius is full of good feeling toward some of the world's foremost terrorists, tyrants, and malefactors. In September 2003, for example, Ignatius got together for a little chat with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Ignatius's subsequent column on the interview maddeningly refers to the Hezbollah war of extermination against Israel as "the horrifying dance of death between Israel and its enemies[.]"
He asked: "Are there terms under which Islamic militants might agree to halt their suicide bombings?" The answer was negative, which should suggest even to a moderately intelligent observer that Israel was not exactly engaged in a war of choice — contrary to Ignatius's metaphor — with Nasrallah and his followers.
Ignatius had been invited to attend and speak at a Hezbollah jamboree. His speaking engagement led to his interview with Nasrallah. If you were invited to speak to a conference of genocidal murderers, what would you do? Ignatius appears not to have agonized much over that particular question.
In his column "Hezbollah's success," Ignatius resolved the question in favor of taking advantage of the opportunity to speak to Hezbollah. Invited to speak to the group in Beirut on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he "accepted — on the theory that it was a chance to learn about the group and that more information, even about alleged terrorists, is better than less."
It isn't clear to me why Ignatius referred to Hezbollah as "alleged terrorists." Was it so that he could observe terminological neutrality between murderers and their victims? Because he has some doubt whether Hezbollah is a terrorist organization? Because identifying an organization as terrorist is uncomfortably judgmental? The rest of Ignatius's column showed Hezbollah to be a cold-blooded advocate of terrorism — "'martyrdom operations,' as Hezbollah prefers to call them" — and Ignatius knows that the group practices what it preaches.
For a 2008 column, Ignatius got together for a chat in Damascus with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Paul Mirengoff picked apart Ignatius's advocacy of Assad as America's partner in a post that has not made the transition to the site in our current format. It remains accessible here at the Hopelessly Partisan site.
Paul demonstrated beyond a reasonable doubt at the time that the superficial sophistication of Ignatius's promotion of Assad was in fact a form of naivete or wishful thinking. Current events only put an exclamation point on the stupidity of Ignatius's wishful thinking.
Paul also characterized Assad as an "evil tyrant." Paul's judgment reflects a universe of discourse that is foreign to Ignatius, at least insofar as his view of the Arab or Islamic world is concerned. Ignatius did not pass judgment on Assad's actions, but rather on Assad's moods.
In 2003, Ignatius found Assad tense over the prospect of America's looming war to overthrow Saddam Hussein. By contrast, in 2008, Ignatius found Assad relaxed and full of fun, no longer worried about the threat American involvement in the region might pose to his regime:
Assad spoke in English during the 30-minute interview Monday. He was accompanied only by his political and media adviser Bouthaina Shaaban. This time, in contrast to my interview with him in 2003, when Assad was often stiff and doctrinaire, he was loose and informal, breaking several times into laughter.
Assad's easy demeanor suggested that he's more firmly in charge now. The Bush administration's attempt to isolate Syria has failed, even in the judgment of senior White House officials. That leaves Assad in the catbird seat, courted by European and Arab nations and conducting back-channel talks through Turkey with his erstwhile enemy Israel.
Asked, for example, about reports that Saudi Arabia is seeking to improve its relations with Damascus because it sees U.S. engagement with Syria ahead and fears that "the train may be leaving the station," Assad laughed.
"Maybe it has already left the station," he said. But he vows that he is ready to receive any emissaries. "I have no problem with the Saudis. We would like good relations with every country in this region."
That Assad, what a card.
At the end of his column, Ignatius referred to the murder of Rafiq al-Hariri. Ignatius didn't appear to have troubled Assad with any questions on that topic:
An international tribunal is scheduled to meet in The Hague to weigh Syria's alleged role in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri. But in the meantime, Assad is receiving a stream of visiting diplomats. He looks like a ready partner for Obama's diplomacy, but a cautious one — waiting to see what's on offer before he shows more of his hand.
Knowledgeable observers believe that the trail of evidence from Hariri's murder leads to Assad's regime. See, for example, Joshua Hammer's December 2008 Atlantic Monthly article on the investigation of Hariri's murder.
Ignatius had no comment on Hariri's murder or its meaning. Instead, he served up Assad as America's willing Middle East partner — if only the Obama administration had the sagacity to accept Assad's outstretched hand.
Ignatius chatted up Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan and produced an obsequious column. Over at NRO, in an understated and humane critique of Ignatius's column, Elliott Abrams filled in the blanks.
Ignatius struck again this past Sunday, interviewing Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Ignatius's column on the interview is here. A transcript of the interview is here.
As is always the case with such interviews by Ignatius, the interview is most revealing of Ignatius's moral cretinism. Here he sits down for a genial chat with a man who had a big hand in the hostage crisis of 1979 and the tormenting of the hostages, who is responsible for the maiming and death of many Americans, and who calls for the extermination of the state of Israel. For Ignatius, however, Ahmadinejad is the go-to guy for commentary on American politics.
Ignatius concludes his column with the subject of Israel. Ignatius is a supposed foreign affairs expert, now interviewing Ahmadinejad for the third time, but he doesn't understand that Ahmadinejad considers Israel in its entirety to be an illegitimate occupying power (or that his calls for its extermination are related to Iran's nuclear program). See, for example, the interview transcript:
"It's been 6½ to 7 decades during which the people of Palestine have been dislodged from their homes. And their territories are under occupation, and an occupying regime has been bullying them and forcing them into the current conditions."
Here is Ignatius's summary of the conversation with Ahmadinejad on Israel:
The most intractable subject in any conversation with Ahmadinejad is Israel, and Sunday's discussion was no different. Pressed why he continued to make comments that Israelis regarded as hate speech, he parried back with a series of questions about Israeli occupation of Arab territory. Asked to affirm Israel's existence, he wouldn't.
"Hate speech"? Ignatius is, as always, a clueless twit. And yet it strikes me that there is something chilling about his case.


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Closer to avian behaviour than other lizards, the Krayt Dragon swallows stones to aid in digestion. Occasionally, these stones, which never get regurgitated, are semi-precious or precious in nature. Over time, some of these rare minerals get refined into perfect spheres; though more often than not, they are ground into powder and excreted with the rest of the lizard's waste.
Stones that withstand the constant grinding actions in the Krayt Draon's gizzard become one of the rarest objects in the galaxy, a Krayt Dragon pearl. These stones, ranging in size from a few millimetres to up to five centimetres, are invariably polished to a lustrous state, and depending on the type of stone that was ingested, are often found in hued in shades of white, black, blue or green. Rumours of larger sizes and other colours exist, but positive evidence of either has yet to be produced.
Due to the fact that the pearls can only be extracted from a dead Krayt Dragon, these gems are considered by many peoples to be a mark of bravery and courage since fighting a Krayt Dragon to the death and removing the pearls from its gizzard is a daunting task for anyone. Some sources claim that the Sand People favour those that hold pearl trophies, but this has not been sufficiently proven.
It is said by certain Jedi that the most perfect of Krayt Dragon pearls can, with the proper skills and preparations, be used in place of the crystal in the construction of a lightsaber. While the unique refractive quality of these pearls certainly makes it possible to do this, the installation process is extremely difficult and the price for those who would rather choose to avoid battling a dragon for this prize is extraordinarily prohibitive. Often, a single pearl can fetch hundreds of thousands of credits on the market.


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Heidi Klum, who started dating bodyguard Martin Kristen shortly after she ended her seven-year marriage to singer Seal, has officially moved on from her ex-husband. That means that she's getting ready to remove a tattoo celebrating their union from her inner right forearm.
Klum explained the ink in a 2008 interview with People, when she was still married to the 50-year-old crooner.
"My husband and I always get married every year," she said. "It was our fourth wedding, and we wanted to have our names tattooed together. So it's my husband's name and our three children, their initials, in the [three] stars."
Numerous photographers have spotted the 40-year-old model and television personality sporting a decidedly less pronounced version of the tattoo in recent weeks.
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Another mommy TMI? Hilary Duff says she keeps her newborn baby Luca's umbilical cord stump in a drawer!
"The belly button falling off ... was a big milestone," Duff told People magazine. "And then I wanted to keep it but my husband was like, 'No, that's gross, you can't keep it!' I'm like, 'I'm totally keeping it,' and I secretly kept it."
Hilary Duff and husband welcome a baby boy
So where did the actress stash it?
"Now it's not a secret anymore. It's in a Ziploc bag in the back of my makeup drawer. Luca's going to think I'm a freak!" she says.
VIDEO: Alicia Silverstone feeds son by chewing and spitting into his mouth
Duff seems to be the latest mother to share debateable overzealous maternal behavior. Last month, a video of Alicia Silverstone pre-chewing food and then spitting it into her son's mouth went viral.
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Speakers at the University of California Cooperative Extension-sponsored seminar will discuss the water requirements of citrus trees, deficit irrigation and efficient use of water.
The 9 a.m. meeting will be held in the Social Hall at the International Agri-Center, 4500 S. Laspina St., Tulare.
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When husband-wife dental team Debra Matson and Jonathan Visscher arrive at a remote village school carrying suitcases stashed with toothbrushes and dental tools, there are often hundreds of townspeople waiting outside, palms gripping jaws that have been sore for years.
"Everyone is in pain. Every mouth has rotten teeth," said Visscher, who has been to 8 thirdworld countries since 2009 along with Matson, his wife and dental clinic partner at Okanagan Smiles.
Through an organization called New Reality International (NRI), the couple travels more than twice a year to communities in Asia and South America where there are no dentists.
Visscher and Matson just returned from Myanmar, where, in temples and schools, they pulled and cleaned the teeth of hundreds of people, including a five-year-old girl. "She just walked right up on her own and pointed at the tooth she wanted out," said Visscher, currently the NRI president. "Later on, I saw her in her family's hut and I knew the numbing had worn off by then, but she smiled big and showed me where she lived."
It's the kids NRI hopes will be most impacted by the mission trips Matson and Visscher attend.
Traveling in groups of about 10 dentists and doctors from across North America, the couple's first goal is to get everyone in the line-up out of pain. Then they show people how to brush and take care of their teeth.
"We've seen some really great changes going back to Guyana, for example. Now when we return, we can focus on restorative dental work like fillings," said Matson. She and her husband have also been on initial and repeat missions to Mexico, Guyana and Haiti, home of Okanagan Smiles' first trip three years ago.
Since then, the Kelowna dentists, still in their thirties, have made thousands of mouths smile around the world. Taking time out of their own busy dental practice—Okanagan Smiles is celebrating two and a half years in business—is important to both of them, said Visscher.
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Woody Stoddard Papers
A visionary of modern wind power, Forrest "Woody" Stoddard was a graduate in aeronautics from MIT (BS, 1966; MS 1968) and an early member of the UMass Amherst "wind power mafia." After service with the Air Force, Stoddard returned home to Amherst, Mass., in 1972 to pursue a doctorate in Ocean Engineering and to take part in the emerging field of alternate energy. Joining the vibrant, interdisciplinary group at UMass gathered around William Heronemus, he began a dissertation in wind turbine dynamic analysis (1979), earning selection as lead developer of the famed 25kW Wind Furnace 1 (WF-1) turbine. To carry research into practice, Heronemus, Stoddard, and other UMass graduates joined US Windpower (later Kenetech), the country's first producer of large wind turbines and promoter of early wind farms. A tireless advocate for wind power and alternative energy, Stoddard was highly regarded as a researcher but also as a teacher and mentor of a generation of engineers who populate the industry. Nearly coincident with his untimely death on Jan. 25, 2007, the American Wind Energy Association awarded Stoddard its Lifetime Achievement Award.
As a participant in the early years of the wind power group at UMass, Stoddard's papers offer insight into an engineer's experiences in the fitful growth of the wind power industry. The collection is rich in engineering data on turbine dynamics and other aspects of wind power and the extension of academic research into the nascent wind power industry, and it includes an interesting array of both personal and professional photographs and correspondence.
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Daniel Leffel needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 372 designs submitted by 79 freelance designers.
Yardsellr is making it easier for people to sell things to your friends and friends of friends. Have you ever seen an email, tweet or a Facebook status like this: "Two tickets to U2 tonight. I can't go, but would love to sell them to one of you." Yardsellr makes it easy to turn those messages into one-click buying opportunities. And it's safer to sell to your friends because there's no stranger to meet up with!
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Is holiday good will spreading throughout your office this season? Overall, it seems, cash bonuses and other gift-giving rewards are on the rise, according to a recent survey from Bloomberg BNA. In addition, organizations are more inclined than they were in recent years to give workers additional holiday time off. They're also elevating their participation in seasonal charity events. And employer-sponsored, companywide parties are growing in numbers compared to the darkest days of the recession. That said, certain kinds of holiday cheer - specifically the level of alcohol consumption at these events - will be held in check. Given liability concerns, many employers are taking precautions with respect to monitoring intake and providing safe alternatives for those who have to drive home home. More than 390 U.S. employers took part in the survey. Here's hoping your organization is following suit with some of these nine holiday highlights:


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Some years ago when I was commenting on this set of readings I had a friendly disagreement with the editor of one of the diocesan papers carrying my articles. She strongly objected to my talking about Abraham "haggling" with Yahweh, believing that term bordered on anti-Semitic language. She... more
After I saw the movie High Noon at the age of 12, I found myself for a least a day and a half trying to walk like Gary Cooper. I probably wasn't alone. Movie heroes normally engender imitation. That's why the most popular motion picture hero of all time is To Kill a Mockingbird's Atticus Finch.... more
One of my favorite Peanuts quotes is Linus' offhand remark, "I love mankind . . . it's people I can't stand." I presume it became quite popular in the late 50s and early 60s because so many of us identified with the little guy. We can love things in the abstract, but when it comes down to loving... more
I presume Paul would have benefited from a class or two in anger control before he wrote his letter to the Galatians. It's an understatement to say he was uptight when he dictated it. He had personally evangelized the Galatian community, teaching them how to become other Christs by imitating Jesus... more
No two biblical calls are exactly the same. Though they contain the same basic elements, each is just a little bit different. In today's first reading, for instance, Elijah permits Elisha to return home to kiss his mother and father goodbye, something Jesus forbids his prospective disciple to do in... more
One of the keys to learning the minds of our sacred authors is to learn how they use certain words. The same word may have different meanings for different authors. For instance, in today's gospel when Luke has Peter declare that Jesus is the "Christ of God," he's simply saying Jesus is Yahweh's... more
One of the keys to understanding Matthew and Luke's theology is to employ "redaction criticism." That particular exegetical tool, developed after World War II, tries to surface how each of the two evangelists changed the material he copied from earlier authors in order to convey his unique theology... more
Though we have four biblical accounts of Paul's conversion, today's Galatians pericope contains the only one actually written by Paul himself. The other three - sometimes contradictory - accounts in Acts were all composed by Luke.
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In listening to today's readings, we must remember that the definition of the Trinity we learned in our Baltimore Catechism – "three persons in one God" – wasn't formulated until the Council of Nicea in 325 CE, more than 130 years after John's gospel was written. It certainly wasn't a "dogma" his... more
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State's DJ Stewart was named ACC Co-Player of the Week after hitting .313 in five games while driving in a team-high nine runs as the Seminoles went 4-1 which included a series victory over No. 11 Georgia Tech.
The freshman from Yulee, Fla., hit .313 in five games including a .364 average against the Yellow Jackets. Stewart drove in a career-high six runs in leading FSU to an 11-3 victory over Tech in game two of a doubleheader on Friday. Four of those RBI came off his first career grand slam as he unloaded on an Alex Cruz pitch in the fifth to break the game open.
Stewart is the first Seminole to drive in six runs this year and it marked the most runs driven in by a Seminole since Devon Travis tallied six RBIs in the Super Regional against Stanford last year.
In the series finale, Stewart had the game-winning hit in the bottom of the eighth inning to help the Seminoles complete the come-from-behind victory over the Yellow Jackets. Stewart connected on a two-run single with one out to break a 6-6 tie
Stewart and the Seminoles are back in action this week as they travel to face Florida at the Baseball Grounds in Jacksonville on Tuesday, March 26 before heading to Blacksburg to face Virginia Tech for a three-game series beginning on Friday, March 29.


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The self-titled sophomore album from local pop-rockers Gold Motel oozes surf and sun, even though much of it was recorded as temperatures dipped and leaves fell from the trees. "There were a few days where we were tracking and I was wearing my jacket during recording," said singer and group founder Greta Morgan.
Originally launched as a solo project by Morgan in 2009, Gold Motel since has evolved into a full-on band, which helps explain why the quintet decided to adopt its name as the title of its latest. "This was the first time we'd approached an album from the ground up as a band," said the singer. "We figured if there was an album to title 'Gold Motel' this was it."
Reached on a mid-July tour stop in Cleveland, Oak Brook resident Morgan and bandmate Eric Hehr of Wicker Park, both 24, opened up about moving back into their childhood homes, their views on the afterlife and aspirations to perform on the street.
You picked the name Gold Motel by drawing it from a hat, and then you self-titled your sophomore record. Are you just terrible when it comes to choosing names?
Morgan: [Laughs.] Some of the guys in Gold Motel play in a side project called Any Kind, and the months leading up to them choosing Any Kind they were just throwing these ridiculous names around. They'd come and be like, "What about this name? Grandpa Winks." Eric and I aren't in that project and we were like, "Man, how are we ever going to be able to pick an album name with these guys?"
You and Eric both did a bit of writing for the new album in the houses you grew up in. Did that bring out some of the record's more reflective lyrics?
Morgan: I think so. Lyrically you can tell there's this idea of going out and exploring the world and then returning home.
Did you get stuck doing any chores while you lived there?
Morgan: I had the house to myself, so it was actually kind of weird.
Hehr: You know, I did mow the lawn a few times, and … a lot of the dog duties got handed off to me. Prior to coming home we had been on tour for a long time … so it was nice to come back home and do some of those more domestic things.
Your song "Brand New Kind of Blue" was inspired by a book about near-death experience ("What Happens When We Die" by Dr. Sam Parnia). Not exactly light reading.
Morgan: I was reading a lot of quirky stuff for like two months. I had a close family member who was dying of cancer and has since passed away. I think when that happens most people do start thinking, "What does happen when you die?"
What do you envision for the afterlife?
Morgan: I hope it's like seeing your favorite concert running nonstop. Really I have no idea. I like to think it's this experience where you're just floating on air suspended on some kind of ultimate happiness. I'm definitely not scared of it. But who knows? We may never have to die. I was reading an article a futurologist wrote saying if you can live through the next 25 years you might be able to live to be 500.
On "Musician" you make reference to street buskers. Is that something either of you has done in the past?
Morgan: I never have but I've always wanted to. Eric, we should do that sometime and play on the street before we do a show. I bet no one would care.
Hehr: My mom used to work in these French markets around the neighboring suburbs, and when I was younger I used to go with her and play acoustic guitar. But doing that in an area like Kingsdale in a French market is much different than doing that at the Cermak Red Line stop.
I have a different final question for each of you then. Eric, what was your go-to song when you performed at the market? And Greta, if you were forced to busk tomorrow what would be your opening number?
Hehr: My go-to was "Dust in the Wind" by Kansas because everyone recognizes that song.
Morgan: My first song would be that song from "The Jerk." [Sings] "I know, I know you belong ...". As much as I would like to go out and sing these torch songs and blues songs, I think there are already soul singers on the "L" doing that way better than I ever could. Instead I'll hit 'em up with the quirk.
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Greta Morgan and Eric Hehr personality test
What's the last album you bought?
Morgan: "Joanna Newsome's 'Bridges & Balloons' on vinyl."
Hehr: "The new Twin Shadow album, 'Confess.'"
Song you've listened to on repeat recently?
Morgan: "I've been listening to 'In My Bed' by the Orwells."
Hehr: "We're friends with this L.A.-based band called JJAMZ and they have this song on the new album ('Suicide Pact') called 'Square One' that I've been listening to in the van."
Song you never want to hear again?
Morgan: "Oh god, I just heard about 50 of those in a coffee shop. I think they had the 'Hungry Eyes' satellite radio station turned on."
Hehr: "I'll go with 'Rockin' in the Free World' by Neil Young just because I teach music lessons and its the first song a lot of the students learn."
Best concert you've seen in the last year?
Morgan: "Probably Metronomy. Eric and I both went to see them at Lincoln Hall and it was one of the best shows I've seen in awhile."
Hehr: "I would say Metronomy was great, and I just recently saw the Raveonettes play at Subterranean and that was an awesome show."
New band you don't know personally that deserves to be big?
Morgan: "There aren't many bands I don't personally know that are like tiny and deserve to be bigger."
Hehr: "If I had to pick a band I didn't know personally that I think is awesome, I've been listening to this band Pepper Rabbit off and on for awhile now. They're great."
Favorite movie ever?
Morgan: "This might not be my favorite movie, but it had the biggest affect on me, and it's 'Almost Famous.' When I saw that I was like, 'I want to be a journalist' and started a zine. Then because I was interviewing all these bands it made me realize, 'Wait a second, I actually want to be in a band.'"
Hehr: "This is a tough one. Most of the time I think 'The Shining' takes the cake."
Chicago's best music venue?
Morgan: "I think Lincoln Hall is the best place to see shows now."
Hehr: "Yeah, I'd say Lincoln Hall as well."


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Broad set for knee surgery
England bowler Stuart Broad is to undergo surgery on his right knee on September 4, the England and Wales Cricket Board has announced.
The ECB revealed earlier this month that the 28-year-old paceman, who suffered a broken nose in England's innings and 54-run fourth Test victory over India, was to have surgery to address a long-standing patella tendonitis problem and a date has now been confirmed for the procedure.
A statement issued by the ECB on Wednesday said: "The ECB medical team confirmed that England pace bowler Stuart Broad is to have surgery on his right knee on Thursday 4 September. A rehabilitation and recovery programme will be determined following the operation."
Stuart Broad will have knee surgery next month
Broad has been troubled by the condition in his right knee for well over a year but has consistently put off going under the knife until now with a relatively quiet winter period coming up.
His rehabilitation time will be up to 14 weeks, but his participation in next year's World Cup is not currently in doubt.
The ECB had already confirmed that Broad would miss the five one-day internationals against India, which get under way at Bristol on Monday, as a result of the surgery.
''It's been confirmed I'm going to have an op,'' the 74-Test veteran said after taking six for 25 against India on day one of the fourth Investec Test.
''The timing is not confirmed but the fella is flying over from Sweden after the Oval Test to have a look.
''It will either be after that Test or after the one-day series, depending on what he suggests.
''At any stage in the last 18 months I could have had the op and it's at the stage where it needs to be done.
''I should be fine (for the World Cup)...it's about three, three and a half months.''
He added: ''It's actually a really good opportunity for me to get the knee sorted and to use it as a strength and conditioning period.''
Speaking on Twitter on Wednesday, Broad said: "I've seen the surgeon 2day and now def having surgery on my troublesome knee 4th Sep I've been due for a while so can't wait to get sorted."
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It's Lit! 2017
On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 students, families, and teachers gathered to celebrate students who were published in the 2017 edition of It's Lit!
It's Lit! is a collection of student writing from students of the Worcester Public Schools. This year the theme was "inspiration" and over 800 pieces of writing were submitted for consideration. A dedicated group of student editors helped read through the entries, made final selections, edited the journal, and selected specific award winners for the celebration. All students received a Certificate of Achievement and a copy of It's Lit! at the celebration, and the following students received a special award:
Rumani Kafle, Grade 10 from Doherty High School, received the Inspired by Reading Award for A Eulogy for Clarisse McClellan.
Timothy Joel Rosado, Grade 12 from North High School, received the Purpose Award for My Inspiration.
Carlos Silva, Grade 12 from North High School, received the Inspirational Award for Rise and Shine.
Zulimar Quiros, Grade 8 from Sullivan Middle School, received the Creativity Award for her blackout poem (Untitled).
Mena Hoac, Grade 2 from West Tatnuck School, received the Perseverance Award for My Mardi Gras Meet.
Jack Miller, Grade 6 from May Street School, received the Courage Award for Eyes.
Arba Kamberi, Grade 7 from Forest Grove Middle School, received the Award for Life of a Pianist.
Student editors:
Dorean Asuako, Grade 12
Farah Mohamad, Grade 11
Emanuel Sekyi, Grade 11
Emily Studkowski, Grade 11
Patrick Wallace, Grade 12
Special thanks needs to go to Carolyn Waters, Focused Instructional Coach at Doherty High School for helping organize the student team, and to Timmary Leary, Visual Arts Liaison, for her assistance with student artwork and the celebration. Special thanks also needs to go to WEDF for supporting the event.
Congratulations to all students, families, and teachers!


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Proposed panel format designed to enhance input
In a move to enhance fishermen participation the Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Council (RIMFC) is exploring full-day meetings to consider annual amendments to species-specific management plans. These annual amendments traditionally address such things as catch limits, season length, size limits, etc. for both commercial and recreational fishing. Historically, Advisory Panel meetings have been held on separate nights i.e. striped bass, fluke (summer flounder), tautog. With the single night approach fishermen have to attend several evening or afternoon meetings to provide regulation input on the variety of species they fish.
Robert Ballou, acting chief of the Division of Fish & Wildlife of the Department of Environment Management (DEM) and chairman of the RIMFC, introduced the proposal at July's RIMFC meeting. "Now I would like to continue the discussion regarding streamlining the Advisory Panel process." Consolidating the meetings was recommended by Councilman Rick Bellavance of North Kingstown (a charter boat operator and captain). Captain Bellavance said, "Holding meetings together on one or two days or evenings will enhance participation from fishermen who cannot make multiple meetings and allow greater council participant at a variety of species meetings." Bellavance continued to say that fishermen have too many meetings to go to. Consequently they often have to miss meetings to fish or prepare their vessels for fishing
The draft proposal calls for a full-day (and/or night) meeting in September and a meeting in February that will likely be one and a half or two days. The fall meeting would address commercial summer flounder, scup, black sea bass as well as herring. The winter meeting could address commercial tautog, striped bass, menhaden, bluefish and weakfish; federally managed species such as monkfish, dogfish, skates, cod, winter flounder; lobster; and recreational summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, tautog, striped bass and winter flounder.
Advisory panels and committees that would remain in effect, meeting throughout the year as needed, would include the Industry Advisory Committee (IAC), enforcement, floating fish trap and shellfish possibly both wild harvest regulations as well as aquaculture lease proposals.
The proposal received wide support at the meeting. DEM and the RIMFC hope to enact the new meeting structure this year keeping advisory panel and committee membership as it presently exists.
Fluke exemption certificate
The summer flounder (fluke) exemption certificate program was also discussed at the RIMFC meetng. The Council voted to not eliminate the certificate and then asked DEM to develop an alternative proposal that addressed key fishermen concerns if the certificate was eliminated i.e. too much pressure on inshore fish in the summer, possible early season closures due to overfishing but yet address the inequality of the present certificate program.
The fluke advisory panel had voted unanimously (8 to 0) to "recommend not eliminating or modifying the summer flounder exemption certificate program." The program allowed vessels to apply for a "RI Summer Flounder Exemption Certificate" prior to 1/1/97. 173 permits were issued with approximately 148 (56 are non-resident permits) active today. The permits allow fishermen "to possess, land, sell" more than two hundred (200) pounds of summer flounder in any calendar day in Rhode Island as catch limits permit.
The Rhode Island Fishermen's Alliance sponsored a proposal to eliminate the permit relating that the proposal was about creating equity amongst Rhode Island fishermen. However, some at the summer flounder advisory panel meeting and the following RIMFC meeting voiced opposition to eliminating the certificate program relating the "too much inshore pressure" and "overfishing" arguments. Those voicing opposition to eliminating the certificate included the Rhode Island Commercial Rod and Reel Association as well and the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association (RISAA).
Where's the bite
Striped bass fishing has been good at Block Island at night. Captain John Sheriff reports landing bass to 43 pounds on the Southwest Ledge Friday night. Captain Sheriff said, "We caught a 34, 25 and a few 20 pound class fish as well…Bass caught with live eels with no weight in 45 feet of water." Steve McKenna, a noted local shore angler and fishing author said the shore bass bite has slowed a great deal off Narragansett and other areas he fishes. Steve said, "I caught over one hundred fish in April but since May I have caught about seventy fish… I have been shore bass fishing for 39 years and places where I would catch five and seven fish a night are now yielding two to no fish." Angler Dave Morton reports that Saturday night, "…we decided to hit the car docks at Quonset where we came across schools of stripers chasing squid and small bunker type bait, by the end of the night my friend's brother landed his first Rhode Island striper at 25 inches! In total the three of us landed 30 stripers from 12 to 28 inches all stuffed with squid." John Littlefield from Archie's Bait & Tackle, East Providence said, "The striped bass bite has slowed a great deal in the upper Bay and River."
Squeteague (weakfish or saltwater trout as they are often referred to) are being caught in Narragansett Bay in larger numbers. John Littlefield of Archie's Bait & Tackle, East Providence, said, "Two days in a row customers have reported catching squeteague. One caught four off Warwick Light when fluke fishing and a second caught two off Barrington Beach." Ed Bison caught a 25" weakfish in 60' of water when fluke fishing Saturday. The legal size for squeteague is 16" with a possession limit of one fish per angler per day with no closed season.
Fluke (or summer flounder) fishing slowed a bit this week with anglers working harder for the keeper fish. Craig Castro of Erickson Brothers Bait & Tackle, Warwick, said, "Customers fishing in the RISAA fluke tournament experienced a very slow bite catching one and two fish this weekend." I fished this week off Newport and caught three fluke in the 21" range in a two hour period. Thursday, Larry Ruddy caught a nice 24" fluke under the Newport Bridge when fishing on Bob Brodeau's boat Popcorn2. Angler Dave Sweet fished at Austin Hollow Saturday and caught three keepers in the afternoon with a slow bite most of the day. Anglers fishing the mouth of the Sakonnet River also experience a slower fluke bite this week. Angler Steve McGonagle said there was a "Slow pick of nice sized fluke along with big BSB and even a couple of fat tautog on the outgoing, at the mouth of the Sakonnet River in 70-75 feet of water. Point Judith head boats were there along with 30 or so other boats. Not nonstop action but you could work for a nice pick of fish." Angler Rick Sustello who fished at the three mile limit off Point Judith Saturday said, "We had non-stop action with fluke and BSB for over two hours before it slowed down. We had over a dozen keeper size fluke, but kept only 6 fluke… we also caught about the same number of BSB with the largest at 4..."
Scup fishing remains good all over Narragansett Bay with fish as large 18" being caught. Hot spots include Colt State Park, Ohio Ledge, the Rocky Point area and wharfs in Warren and Barrington.
Captain Dave Monti has been fishing and shell fishing on Narragansett Bay for over 40 years. He holds a captain's master license, a charter fishing license, and is a member of the Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Council. Your fishing photos in JPEG from, stories, comments and questions are welcome… there's more than one way to catch a fish. Visit Captain Dave's No Fluke website at www.noflukefishing.com; his blog at www.noflukefishing.blogspot.com or email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.