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|2012-11-21, 13:32
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|2012-11-25, 02:43
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Assistant Professor
Join Date: Jul 2011
Age: 43
... I won't go into his background here but I have a very close acquaintance who once tried out "fanfiction" using the Key universe. I've no idea of the exact reasons of his venture, but the bits I read were touching (considering his present state).
If I remember correctly, it was some sort of "after story" revolving around the "next generation", the sons and daughters of Key protagonists and the "main heroine". Told from the perspective of Riki's and Rin's son, it tells his and other children's story about immorality and redemption in a world that had fallen to the more savage aspects of fantasy. The setting was that all the Key stories were in one universe, and his latest chapter indicated that it was in a post-Terra world (Rewrite) which obviously came about after his reading that visual novel.
In conversations with him, it appeared he was going for the theme of true redemption and forgiveness, as seen in the character he built up - initially the son of Otonashi and Tenshi and later molded into the son of Tennouji Kotarou - who'd become a hardened teenager and was showing sociopathic signs. I was interested in his craft from a purely academic standpoint, though the myriad faults of the fanfiction format led to me not taking it (and his other works) seriously no matter how I tried. He did try to evoke some of Maeda's comedy, which made this comedic connoisseur smile.
He'd posted it on www.fanfiction.net as I recall, though his wife had to delete them after his incident. I mention this because I was quite surprised to see this subsection pop up and it reminded me of his story.
|2012-11-27, 05:21
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Join Date: Feb 2011
It gives me an idea for a possible Next-gen fic.
In your typical VNs, parents are only important for certain routes. I was thinking of writing a Next-gen fanfiction where Parents are central to every single route. But here is the twist - the story is not told from the perspective of the male or female "target", but rather, the protagonist/PoV character is different with every single route. The one thing tying each protagonist together in each route, is the fact that they are all alternative versions of each other, sharing the same father (Naoe Riki), but different mothers in every single route.
So, each protagonist are basically alternate Universe versions of each other, with the same father, but different mother. This results in differences in personality, backstory, and family circumstances, each producing a different story.
The story begins during the Club Recruitment period. The unified common route lasts throughout the entire period, and there may be perhaps six to eight different clubs. (Sports, more Intellectual Clubs and Artistic Societies, plus a Council Option).
Each PoV character will belong to a certain club. However, multiple PoV characters may be in the same club. And a single PoV character may well have different stories depending on which club they choose.
In each club, the target has quite ordinary backgrounds, no extra-ordinary traumas, though their personalities differ from club to club. It is the PoV character who has unique backgrounds.
I think, for a first past, all alternate versions of the PoV protagonist shares the same gender. Perhaps Female, for a change of pace? Then, in a second round, routes exploring what happens if the main PoV character is a male takes place. But in each story, the main protagonist relation with her different mother will play a large role in the plot.
I have a list of possible ways different mothers can affect characters.
Possible List of PoV Protagonist/ Mothers
Child of Komari: The frightening thing is, Komari isn't the most stable of persons. A dramatic rendering would have her being slightly disconnected from reality. A less dramatic, more positive rendering would still have her as someone who might be quite clingy to Riki, and possibly more willing to come down to the level of her child. I'd say that Riki's influence might be stronger here. On the other hand, Komari could also be a surprisingly good mother.
Child of Kud: I wonder whether the "Wafuu" mindset would carry over to reality. I can foresee certainly, that any child of Kud would firstly get into trouble, if only because of her "half-Japanese" nature. To think of Kud as a mother, we'd need to strip out much the "Wafuu" view, and go into what Kud really is if we ignore her moe attributes. Would Kud, for example, take after her mother, and possibly be involved in Space Research? I can also forsee that one of Kud's main priorities is to try to become someone that her daughter would like to emulate. Dramatic renderings might actually center around a mother who is both successful, but often away, yet insecure. Or there, but very insecure. You know, I think that a Kud x Riki relation would be one of the most equal relations in Little Busters, though, compared to Kurugaya x Riki on one end, and Riki x Rin on the other.
In dramatic renderings, Kud wouldn't be as successful in accomplishing that, and might infact alienate her daughter, creating a conflict that needs to be resolved. In less dramatic renderings, Kud's daughter might look up to her mother, and aspire to be like her. And gradually question why.
Child of Yuiko Kurugaya: I seriously think that Yuiko would troll her own children. She may also mother her own children, and smother them quite alot. Given how... ahem, sexually adventurous she is, I'd suspect that any child of hers would be quite sexually forward too - sexuality is something that Yuiko's children may have little difficulties about. But would she also impart an Overachiver mind-set to her hypothetical child? Would her child have the same issue as Kud: in that the child wishes to be like her mother? I can see Yuiko also wearing the pants in the relationship between her and Riki.
In more dramatic renderings, part of the tension might be the fact that Yuiko's daughter may not be as talented or gifted as her mother. Or, Yuiko's daughter is actually weak willed, as the result of being treated like an amusing pet by an eccentric mother. Or, Yuiko's daughter dislikes the fact that her mother is a troll. Lighter renderings would have the daughter being as gifted and talented, and also another huge troll by emulation, and therefore, her route is full of awesome.
Child of Haruka: Now, Haruka herself was abused as a child. Would this have an impact on how she might raise her own children? For some reason, I forsee that Haruka might have a laidback, approach to parenting. I would say that she might be quite lost with Parenting, given how dysfunctional her family circumstances are.
In dramatic renderings, we might have a daughter who thinks poorly of her mother, and dislikes her mother's own lax approach. Or, we might have the product of parents who are quite lost in Parenting. Or, we might have someone who enjoys life as it is. Or Haruka might be a rather irresponsible and neglectful mother.
It could be that it is Riki who is the stricter one here in the parental relationship, which might lead to rather interesting dynamics.
Child of Mio: Mio is another troll. Minus the overachieving, I think the issues might be similar to Kurugaya.
I suspect that Mio would raise a child with lax sexual morals too. The big difference, is that I think Mio would be less aggressive and more subtle than Kurugaya in her parenting approach. Certainly, Riki's influence would be stronger vis a vis Mio, compared to Kurugaya.
Of course, more cynically, in darker possibilities, Mio is a neglectful, absent minded mother who is often cold. In happier possibilities, she tries to teach her child how to troll, and possibly, her child may be more likely a bibliophile too, given that I suspect their house would be buried deep in books.
Child of Rin: I seriously think that Rin would defer strongly to Riki here. I can't see her as a mother. I think she is even worst suited then Haruka. It might produce either a maladjusted individual, be a "control case" for a child raised under Riki's influence alone, and so on. Or, she might treat her child, almost like a pet of sorts.
Child of Sasami: I have no idea how this is supposed to go. What would it be like to be raised by a Mother who is a former Alpha, and a bit of a bully in her youth?
Child of Kanata. I forsee that Kanata would be a very, very stern mother. We might see a Child that is rebelling against a strict mother, or a Honors Student who is intimidated by her mother. I suspect that of all of candidates, Kanata would try to mold her child most closely after her own image. Of course, Kanata could also be dere for her child at times.
It reminds me of the comic of a Tsundere Mother. Certainly, the crux of such a protagonist would be to come to terms with a mother that's likely strict, and domineering, and probably stricter than any other route. That route could go all full out on a deconstruction of a Tsundere mother (dysfunctional family relations), or a daughter starting to develop and discover a personality beyond her mother's influence. Or, it could be a decisive moment where Kanata no longer treats her child as a child, but more as an adult, or perhaps their relationship is an amicable, but strict one, and the tensions between amicability and strictness dominates the route. Bonus if Kanata doesn't approve of the Boy her daughter brought back. Finally, Kanata's child would come from a privileged background. Perhaps there's always the sense that she's being watched, and of the need to keep up her family's reputation.
We might get a character similar to Irisu from Hyouka for example for Kanata's daughter.
Of course, given the scale of all this, I'd imagine that it'd take a long time to write all of the routes. But I think there's a strong scope for collaboration here. This is just a first pass proposal for how a Next-gen fic exploring all the possible children of Riki, and how each protagonist has different mothers but the same father produces different plots. And how Married life between Riki and one of the LB Heroines might look like.
One of the big questions I've been asking myself is how Riki might be as a father. It might be a difficult question to answer - no doubt, a Riki with Kurugaya would be different from a Riki with Komari, and definitely with Rin.
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|2012-11-27, 06:08
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See, the descriptions you give...make them too similar to their mothers, so similar that it's like reading the original character's descriptions at times.
And then there's things like Komari's kid having a fear of death...why? Komari had a fear of death because of a traumatic event, it's not something genetic that's passed down from mother to child.
|2012-11-27, 06:30
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Still, my main purpose was to propose an initial concept: A reverse LN of sorts, where each story is that alternate heroines, each of which are children of Riki Naoe and one of the other Little Busters.
More organically, perhaps a better question to start asking, when coming up with each of these characters is : What kind of mothers would each of the Little Busters be like? And how would this influence their child? That might be the first place to start.
Another more unpleasant (and probably cheap option - thinking of it makes me realize that absent parents are a lazy way of creating drama) would be to ask which of them are more likely to leave Riki widowed, create a less stable family or create issues of their own.
I'm more or less canvassing for ideas here on that score.
P.s: I think I'd erase the character proposals for now.
P.ps: I modified it by starting with considering how each of the Little Busters might be as parents, outlining a few scenarios.
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|2012-12-01, 00:30
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Age: 43
Novalysis, in my opinion, there'd be no harm in your idea to create your own character, that's how "true fiction" comes about. It doesn't have to adhere to a sort of combination of previous character traits. In your idea for example, the child doesn't have to be created from taking a trait from one parent and another from the other, and then blending them like a shake. Cast the "next generation" in a mold of your own making, with your ownly caveat being the possible relationship with the previous generation. (of course, being realistically interwoven with whatever plot and setting you intend to have)
To give an example, my friend's protagonist, Riki and Rin's son, had somehow inherited narcolepsy. This is because my friend intended some sort of Key syndrome for all his characters. The son also had an aversion to cats, having been with them through most of his life. He also had the power to swallow luck from other people, which was supposed to have been a major plot point in the story, linking up with his intended role somewhere down the line. (which I'll never know since he never finished it) Character creation is a fundamental part in crafting a story, and one doesn't necessarily have to be restricted to crafting "carbon copies". Breathe life into them in your own way and according to your vision.
That being said, I am now a mite interested in this section - perhaps there may be budding bards who'd be interested in spinning for us veterans an enchanted tale, enough perhaps, to even exceed Maeda's own.
EDIT: Addendum - I also believe that if you were to cast the heroines as mothers, you also have to take note that parenthood, in real life and most times in fiction, will drastically change a person. A serious person might become a scatter-brained mother, leading to some interesting conflict; or vice-versa, a once slightly irresponsible youth shows hidden depths when becoming a parenthood. Note that the above extremes are just that - extremes.
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|2012-12-01, 00:43
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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Okay. I'm taking up Balzac's challenge.
I'll throw a bunch of ideas and see which is more liked. (Of course, spoiler territory here)
A) A heartwarming fanfic about Komari and her brother, ending with the inevitable.
B) A slice of life about the Little Busters! the year before the incident.
C) A small fic about Kurugaya's past and why she reacted like she did in the VN. (EDIT: I actually went ahead and started doing this one. http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=116517 )
D) Small romance fic about Kengo and THAT girl...
E) Kyousuke's POV of the whole endless semester, and how his mind starts getting spazzy.
F) What if the "true ending" were just Rin and Riki alone?
G) Kurugaya x Haruchin friendship explained.
As I said, these are all ideas for short stories, nothing is yet final and I'm just firing things in my brain.
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|2012-12-04, 09:44
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Philippines
Well if I would have the time to do a fanfic:
(1) Short fanfic about an Alternate Ending where Riki never ever invoked Rin1.
(2) Another short fanfic on Kengo during that incident.
(3) Saya's story IRL.
|2012-12-07, 18:23
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Age: 43
Question from the curious: were a story to be posted, would it be okay to post here, in this thread? I don't have accounts in other repositories (I suppose I could use my aforementioned friend's fanfiction.net account) and would rather that I not go to any external sites.
My own dissertation on his foray into Little Busters! fiction has piqued my interest, sending the mostly unused creation muscles creaking.
|2012-12-17, 00:28
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Well, after a good, free afternoon, I present this little number. Completely free of fact-checking, proofreading and editing shenanigans, so the English may be subpar. I give credit to that bad, bad Nakahito for the idea, but no elements from that game is present here. I'd intended it to be a self-contained story, but the writing got away from me and now it seems there might be a continuation.
It's been 10 years since I've written creatively, so this work will likely be filled with too much academic prose. I'm a professor, not a writer.
Fair word of warning, contains no Key atmosphere whatsoever. Ironic that I rail against "Shounen-esque" details in my eroge, when all I can make for my own fiction is this. This also contains spoilers for pretty much every Key game in existence (bar Kud Wafter). "Also contains spoilers" is also a bit of an understatement. Readers will probably not get some of the stuff written here without some previous knowledge (I think)
Spoiler for Balzac's Work 1 Part 1:
Part 2 will be below.
|2013-02-12, 03:33
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*Looks around* And here I'd hoped more creative scribes would've contributed in the months since my last post...
Well, long time no see I guess. Haven't been on the Internet in a while due to a lot of obligations. I don't even know how Little Busters! is faring anime-wise.
But admittedly this little side job's fun to do sometimes - when I'm not swamped with literature I have to write.
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The Day the Beatles Began Recording 'Penny Lane'
A decision to give up touring in August 1966 gave the Beatles unlimited and unprecedented time to spend in the studio experimenting and inventing new recording techniques. One of the first songs to come out of that period, Paul McCartney's 'Penny Lane,' was first committed to tape on Dec. 29, 1966.
Not much was done on this first day. According to Mark Lewisohn's 'The Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Abbey Road Studio Session Notes 1962-70,' McCartney laid down three separate tracks of piano, running one through a Vox guitar amplifier and another recorded at half-speed. These three tracks, along with a fourth track of percussion and sound effects, were bounced down -- the process of combining all four tracks of tape onto one track to free up more space -- on the next day.
Over the next two and a half weeks, the Beatles would build upon McCartney's track, also adding woodwinds and horns, but the coup de grace would come on the final session on Jan. 17, 1967. Earlier in the week, McCartney had seen a performance on television of Bach's 'Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major' and was impressed by the piccolo trumpet playing of David Mason of the New Philharmonia. Mason was brought in for the session and, for the union fee of £27 and 10 shillings -- roughly $45 today -- recorded one of the most famous horn parts in rock history.
The lyrics depict the bustling intersection in a residential neighborhood southeast of the heart of Liverpool, where Penny Lane, Allerton Road, Church Road and Heathfield Road all meet, not too far away from where John Lennon spent the first few years of his life. McCartney fashioned a nostalgic portrayal of the roundabout, where the lives of a barber, banker, fireman and nurse intertwine. The destination has since become a major tourist attraction in the city.
"It was childhood reminiscences," McCartney said in Barry Miles' 'Many Years from Now.' "There is a bus stop called Penny Lane. There was a barber shop called Bioletti's, with head shots of the haircuts you can have in the window, and I just took it all and arted it up a little bit to make it sound like he was having a picture exhibition in his window. It was all based on real things. There was a bank on the corner so I imagined the banker -- it was not a real person -- and his slightly dubious habits and the little children laughing at him, and the pouring rain. The fire station was a bit of poetic license. There's a fire station about half a mile down the road, not actually in Penny Lane, but we needed a third verse so we took that and I was very pleased with the line 'It's a clean machine.'"
To further emphasize the idea that this was a look back at their childhood, they added a line straight out of their schoolboy humor, one that went over the heads of most listeners. "And we put in a joke or two," McCartney added in 'Anthology. "'Four of fish and finger pie.' The women would never dare say that, except to themselves. Most people wouldn't hear it, but 'finger pie' is just a nice little joke for the Liverpool lads who like a bit of smut."
The song was released as a double A-sided single with another of those newly recorded songs, 'Strawberry Fields Forever.' And while the 45 of the two songs is arguably the greatest single in rock history, it became the first Beatles single since 'Love Me Do' to not reach No. 1 on the British charts. The song that kept it out? 'Release Me' by Englebert Humperdinck.

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No because of this: http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/hunter%20moore
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I'll share what happened to me today :
It's lunch time, I'm pretty hungry and forgot my lunch..I'm kinda in a hurry too so I decide to go eat at subway. So I'm in line there is 4 other people and the guy paying looks like an homeless person. He's paying in small change and he only has 3$, what he got cost 7,50$...the cashier is trying to tell him he's missing money and the guy doesn't really talk he just offer the change to the cashier which doesn't really know what to do...I was feeling bad, everyone seemed pretty embarrassed too..In the end the cashier just took the change, gave him 2$ saying "here is your change sir" and gave me cookies too. This guy made my day..We don't see that very often nowadays...I tipped him
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I'm more interested in this magical period of time you repeatedly mention where being courteous and kind to everyone was part of popular culture. I don't recall there ever being a period of time where everyone was just nice.
You know, back in the days of Romeo and Juliet. Where you had your knight in shining armor lmao.
But yeah. Idk what times she's talking about either.
Yeah, nonsensical. Just another one of those instances where people preface their displeasure with contemporary society with a comparison to some perfect old version of society that never really existed. You know?
For example, a 50 year old going, "Back in my day, kids didn't do the drugs and bad stuff they do today! You modern children are horrible!" Even though in the 70s, hippies ran rampant, and we all know what their favorite plant was.
It's like people just say that old is better, even if it isn't. I could go on for hours about the myriad of examples I've found, but i'll save you the bore.
I never go out of my way to help someone, unless I know them. But common courtesies (IE, opening a door for someone, helping someone carry a heavy load, bumming a smoke out if I have one) are something I do without even noticing. I rarely see others doing it however, and find it surprising. Maybe Slpiknot is right, maybe people = sh*t. . .
sometimes it's disappointing to see how rude other people to the goodness you show to them but com'on that's life... it's not always fair so it's better to leave them like that.. i choose to be good.. to help others to the best that i can.. to share the goodness and blessing that i have.. so if other people react or respond to me negatively it's their choice.. it's their lose.. that's their problems not mine.. i believe that we are the one who can control our lives, the way we like to live it.. so if they want to be rude and act like primitive go ahead they don't know what they are missing in their lives..in this world.. always be positive even though the rest are not.. it's just mind set.
waiting... waiting... waiting.. grrr...
when i hold the door open for someone and they don't say TY or even look at me i usually say really loud well fuck you too then and they usually turn around and say im srry ty. Haha most people where i live are well mannered tho.
Yeah I like this thread! Of course. I still believe there are some good left in us. No doubts on that. I often let people in the store before me in line when I'm going to pay for my food. Small kindness that might appear somewhere else at me. If not them. It's when I give up on believing the good things I fall. Only when I keep believing I have enough faith. To be able to be myself and be happy for what I have right now and not wish that things should be much better than it is. Well that is at least a start!
The King Of Chinese Dragons
These days I find myself thinking of most people as a bunch of oversized children.
For some reason it really helps.
A narrative has power, even when its hero is a dirty rodent carrying the plague.
Humanity has, for a long time, been kind of, for lack of a better word, a jerk. We would use other animals, destroy their habitats, and kill them for the better of themselves. We keep them as "pets", keep them in cages, and murder them for fun. We have destroyed the ecosystem of this Earth. We make it worse. But are all people inherently evil, with only bad things being true to ourselves? No, but are all people inherently good, with only good things allowing us to be true to ourselves? No. We are all different. As humans, we can change, become better. We must put our faith of humanity into this hope. But, we can also go the other way. Thinking positively is a delusion, but so is thinking negatively. We can not think in purely one way, realistically. We can, however, have hope.
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Saturday, February 01, 2014
Le Derniere Goutte
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Bob..great gift!What a lovely keepsake!ReplyDelete
My husband would love that wine shop Carol..
oh! maintenant j'ai soiffe!ReplyDelete
What I'd really like is a chance to make a shop my favorite! Some day. Meanwhile, that Escher tromp l'oeuil flooring really made me wonder if the disapproving dog was going upstairs or down....finally my brain re-interpreted it as a flat floor.ReplyDelete
As I read this post and loved the picture of Bob, I looked up to see my picture that Carol did of me in the Palais Royal last fall. A picture done by Carol does end up being one of the highlights of your trip to Paris. it puts you right back there.ReplyDelete
So happy to read this post! Juan and his crew are delightful, and all too ready to help educate. Pleasantly, the folks in his restos share the same attitude. Btw, I love, love that photo "about" shipping. x KatieReplyDelete
Love your portrait of Bob. My husband just said he'll give me a portrait by you for my next birthday. Now I just have to get there.ReplyDeleteReplies
Wonderful Suki!Delete
Or you could send a photo to me too..
- Carolyn5:09 AM
By the way, the picture you painted of Bob by the wine shop is my favorite portrait thus far! You made him look quite handsome and totally captured his look! I have walked by that wine shop numerous times without taking note of it, so it was fun to see inside and get the scoop. Who knew that galvanized can was for ashes?! Thought it was just a trash can. LOVE the floor! I always learn something...An Esher floor.ReplyDelete
- Paul5:31 AM
I love your latest painting of the man outside La derniere goutte, but... and I don't want to nit pick as I think you are absolutely WONDERFUL, but check out the shape of the bottle of Bourgogne, it's a bit askew.. it should be a slender rise from the neck. in marked contrast to the Bordeaux, which is a bump. The French are very particular about this difference.ReplyDeleteReplies
I tried to make it a Burgundy bottle for Bob...not the same one on the signDelete
You caught it ;)
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Thanks Sharon,Delete
i can hardly see straight posting at Apple and not on my PC at 'home'
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- Anonymous6:43 PM
Is that darling dog "Orson"? He was featured on Sunday Morning CBS a few years ago and lives at Cafe Conti - I think......that is where he resides. He is regular in that neighbourhood. I went looking for him in Aout but he was en vacances! Thanks, MiyekoReplyDelete


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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) issued the following statement today about the Senate's vote to confirm Richard Cordray as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB):
"Now that Richard Cordray has been confirmed by the Senate, he meets the statutory requirements to serve as CFPB director. Therefore, the Financial Services Committee will call him to testify on the CFPB's semi-annual report as soon as practicable. His confirmation, however, does not change the fact that the CFPB lacks the most basic semblance of accountability and transparency that hardworking taxpayers deserve from government agencies.
"No one unelected, unaccountable bureaucrat in Washington should have so much control over the financial destiny of Americans, particularly one who is completely insulated from the types of checks and balances that apply to other government agencies. Our committee will continue its vigorous oversight of the CFPB and do everything we can to make the CFPB as accountable as possible."
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they go togetherThursday, May 07, 2009
Charlie was having a craving for peanut butter cookies. So, if you're craving a peanut butter cookie involving a little chocolate action, you should try these.
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Imagine for a moment that you were preparing for a fact-finding trip to a foreign country and that you had to choose between background reports produced by two competing informants.
The first is by a person who has visited the place on a number of occasions in controlled situations (planned group visits, study tours, and perhaps even interpreter-enabled reporting) but does not speak its language. However, he or she has worked to augment the necessarily filtered impressions garnered during these experiences by reading a great deal about the place in his or her only fully functional language: English.
The second is by a person who has lived and worked a great deal in the country, understands and speaks its language(s) with nuanced, dialect-sensitive precision and who can thus not only listen to "officials" making pronouncements in English designed for the consumption of foreign reporters, but can also garner important amounts of relevant information by engaging in casual and wholly unscripted conversation with people in the country's cafés, parks and workplaces. He or she can, of course, also read the all the country's newspapers and, when the need arises, consult scholarship written by the nation's foremost experts in their own language, and thus within--for better or worse—its own set of dominant critical paradigms. All this in addition to possessing an easy ability to read the New York Times, watch CNN in English and study the latest position papers produced by strategically-minded think tanks in Washington.
I think that most would agree that for any person with a sincere interest in understanding the realities of this particular foreign country, the second option is far and away the best one.
So the inevitable question arises. Why do the great majority of people who seek to explain foreign "realities" to the American people in the media (journalists and so-called experts) have profiles that are much closer to those of informant number one than informant number two?
When it comes to journalists, the argument is made that there are few people with the skill set of the second person currently available within the profession. This may be true. But if it is so, whose fault is that?
After all, isn't this the same press corps that has, over the last three decades, dutifully passed on to us the business community's message that we all must ready to adapt to the changing world, even if that process of adjustment involves saying goodbye to established older employees and replacing them with cheaper, younger people of greater ability?
There are many places to find people possessing the type of strong linguistic and cultural skills outlined above. Graduate humanities programs in the US and elsewhere—to name just one possible pool of talent--are filled with them. Recruiting these people and turning them into practicing journalists would be a rather rapid and straightforward process.
Yet here we are in 2011 and all our major news organizations are still hostage to an overwhelmingly monolingual cadre of reporters, people who are themselves pitifully dependent--yet ironically and tragically unable to ever determine really just how much--on an army of "native" interpreters possessing wildly varying linguistic skills, political inclinations and critical-thinking abilities.
Though it might surprise many people to hear this, the situation is not all that much better among the ranks of the many academic "experts" paraded across our television screens and given prominent places on the Op-Ed pages of our major dailies.
Sometime during the post- World War II era, the leaders of American universities decided that it was much more important to have people on their faculties with the ability to talk about foreign cultures than with the ability to talk to them or, better yet, with them. It is a change that coincided with the rise of departments of Political Science and Strategic Studies on our campuses.
Under the new reality, one no longer needed to go through the long and often arduous process of becoming a "person-in-the-foreign-culture" in order to spout off in public as an expert about its core realities. No, now all one needed to do was to read a bunch of articles and books written in English by area studies "theorists" and "strategic thinkers" who, themselves often had a very tenuous, and in a surprisingly large number of cases, non-existent (outside of guided and interpreted visits) dialogue with the language and culture of their alleged "area of expertise". That the new discourses about the other had the additional problem of being predicated, more often than not, on an underlying belief in the essentially normative and universal nature of US cultural, political and economic behaviors made things even worse.
But on second thought, maybe this was, and is, precisely the aim.
In her work on colonial literature of the 19th and early 20th centuries, Mary Louise Pratt points to the high incidence of "promontory views" within the literary accounts of British travelers to Africa. By this she means descriptions of the foreign territories made from "on high", that is, from a vantage point that both encourages a sense mastery over the land and avoids any hint of engagement or messy entanglement with its complexities, or those of the "native" people who have dwelt upon it for centuries. She suggests, moreover, that the frequency of these scenes of commanding detachment was no accident. Rather, that they were an integral element of the effort on the part of the British ruling class to prepare the ordinary citizenry for their role as invaders and predators of far-off places.
Our monolingual journalists and "strategic thinkers" perform much the same function today. By limiting our knowledge of the invaded other to a "promontory view" that is almost always filtered through the lens of our own linguistic, cultural, and of course, "strategic" norms, they provide an invaluable service to the planners at the State Department and at the Pentagon.
A press and pundit corps that regularly tells us about those people without ever having to really talk with them and to listen to them on their own terms, which is to say in the language they most clearly and eloquently express themselves, —("Mrs. Mistaken Drone Attack Survivor: I overheard you talking about how your now incinerated daughter used to snuggle with you and your husband in bed in the morning, Could you tell us more? )--, effectively discounts the true measure of their humanity, and in this way, sends a message to the general populace that their dreams and their hopes are fundamentally different, a.k.a. lesser, than our own.
Were you an architect of the US Empire, you'd have to be quite happy with this situation. But, should we?
Think about it. What credence would we give to the work of a US-based reporter (Borat anyone?) from another country who was unable to understand English? Surely, we would quickly consign it to the realm of the hopelessly shoddy if not the laughably propagandistic. Yet this is exactly the type of stuff that we as a nation give imbue with great importance and seriousness every day.


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Photographer Ben Birk has been shooting around Boreal this past season. Check out this gallery. Winter's slowly coming.
Words and Photos: Ben Birk
So Tahoe has been getting no snow. I don't know if you heard,but not a lot of places are. What is there left to do but ride park? Boreal Ski Resort off I-80 in North Lake Tahoe is the bomb for riding park. It's got a short lift and even shorter lift lines most days. They also claimed first resort open this year so naturally everyone has been riding there. There is not much to write about. All the talk is in the riding, so peep the photos and then get out there.Powder is coming!


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Baby Dragon Earring Studs
Cutest Breath Weapon EVAR
- Subtle option for fantasy jewelry.
- Fashioned from English pewter.
- No hatching required.
Sometimes you just gotta capture yourself a metallic dragon (or two) and attach them to your head. Why? Maybe you're showing off your Targaryen bloodline. Maybe you're secretly a Dovahkiin. Or maybe you just think dragon hatchlings are adorable and want to keep them close. All we know is that you don't want to upset these little guys, cause if they use their cone of cold into your ear, you're going to have brain freeze worse than the coldest Slurpee you've ever had. Note that these earrings are immune to neither acid nor cold, so please handle with care.
These tiny dragons, made from English pewter, are a little under 1/2" tall and wide, and a little over 1/2" deep (including the post). Each weighs just over 1/3 of an ounce.
For our customers with nickel allergies: the dragons are made of English pewter, which is a mixture of tin, antimony, and copper. It is free of both lead and nickel. The post is surgical-steel, which is a mixture of chromium, nickel and molybdenum. The back is plastic.


text: White House Shooting Reflects National Issue: "Suicide By Cop" Feb 09 2001 Arlington, VA - When Secret Service agents wounded Robert Pickett, the man holding a gun and accused of firing shots at the White House on Wednesday morning (Feb. 7), they faced a situation that could have confronted any police officer anywhere in the country. It's called "suicide by cop," in which a suicidal individual deliberately seeks to create a dangerous situation so that police are forced to shoot. Like Mr. Pickett, sometimes the person is only wounded. Other times, the shooting is fatal. "Suicide by cop" occurs frequently in many cities, but rarely gets the kind of national attention the Pickett case has achieved. Standard criteria do not exist to classify such incidents. However, one Los Angeles County study determined that at least 10 percent of police shootings between 1986 and 1997 fit the pattern of the "shooting by cop" phenomenon. If more ambiguous cases are included, one Canadian police researcher believes the figure could be as high as 40 percent. "Suicide by cop" reflects two tragedies. One involves the person who suffered from mental illness and lacked clear, rational, balanced judgment at a critical moment and may not have received adequate or continuing treatment beforehand. The other involves the police officers who are forced to shoot. Approximately 85 percent of police officers involved in such cases experience at least transitory symptoms of emotional trauma. As many as a third have moderate to severe reactions. Between three to five percent experience long-term problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) supports Department of Justice and community efforts to expand and strengthen training programs for local police in identifying and dealing with people with mental illness. Further, NAMI looks forward to President Bush's creation of a National Commission on Mental Health to improve our overall treatment system. Ninety percent of all suicides are the result of serious mental illnesses, which are biological brain disorders. Approximately 30,000 Americans commit suicide each year, the eighth-leading cause of death overall and third-leading cause among young people, ages 15 to 24.


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Partnerships for Community Involvement in Conservation
Developing the capacity of partner institutions for training and outreach, and increasing the level of community involvement and benefit from conservation.
Enhancing Marine Conservation Education
In conjunction with the Bahamas Biocomplexity Project, an interdisciplinary study of marine protected area networks, the CBC is working with Bahamian partners to enhance marine conservation education. With primary partners — the Bahamas National Trust, and the Bahamas Ministry of Education,Youth, Sports and Culture — the CBC developed Treasures in the Sea: Our Bahamian Marine Resources, a resource book that provides teachers with scientific information and engaging, hands-on activities that encourage students to discover, cherish, and protect the sea and all of its treasures.
Community Involvement in Biodiversity Conservation
In Bolivia, the CBC joined with the National Museum of Natural History and the Bolivian Fauna Collection (La Paz), and the Noel Kempff Mercado National History Museum (Santa Cruz) to bring community and scientific expertise together to enable effective local and regional planning for biodiversity conservation. This association was called Conservación de la Biodiversidad para un Manejo Integrado (COBIMI), or Biodiversity Conservation through Integrated Management. Recognizing the urgent need for communities living in and around protected areas to actively participate in and benefit from the conservation of the resources upon which they depend, the COBIMI partners convened workshops to develop dialogue among local stakeholders, provided training for these groups in communication and outreach; and provided financial resources and technical assistance for communities and protected area staff to design and implement, for the first time, their own conservation projects. Several innovative community resource management projects were implemented, including community museums (or "interpretive centers"), ecotourism facilities, trails for tourists that highlight biodiversity, and protected area informational materials. To learn more about Pacha Trek, a collaboration across communities and ethnic groups in the Andes to introduce visitors to local natural and cultural history, visit the Trek Apolobamba website.
In the Solomon Islands, the CBC is working to build capacity for biodiversity conservation and more balanced land-use practices. The CBC is initiating community-based biodiversity research, education, and conservation activities that span the archipelago.
Interpreting Biodiversity : Training and Collaboration on Exhibition Development
Presenting complex scientific concepts in a way that is meaningful and relevant to target audiences is important for engaging them in conservation. Interpreting — effectively translating information and making it accessible — is an important function of museums, and one that the CBC has brought to bear in many different contexts.
The CBC's partnerships in Madagascar inspired the production of a manual, Interpreting Biodiversity: A Manual for Environmental Educators in the Tropics. The manual outlines the basic building blocks for an interpretive program on biodiversity, including principles of exhibit design, presentations, community outreach programs, and evaluation. The manual has served as the basis for workshops linked with CBC field projects in Madagascar, Guatemala, and Bolivia. It has been distributed to educators in more than 30 countries and is available in English, French and Spanish.
The CBC has worked with partners to highlight biodiversity conservation issues through exhibitions designed to be mounted at the Museum as well as in the partner institutions. In Bolivia, the CBC and the AMNH's exhibition team worked closely with the National Museum of Natural History in La Paz and the Noel Kempff Mercado Natural History Museum in Santa Cruz to produce an exhibition, Exploring Bolivia's Biodiversity , to be displayed at all three museums. In Guatemala, a CBC-Exhibition team collaborated on plans for renovation of exhibits at the National Museum of Natural History in Guatemala City. The relatively small input of the team from the Museum sparked a greater effort by the Guatemalans, who took their existing collections and, with a few simple changes and a lot of imagination, made them over into something new. Click to learn more about the CBC's role in exhibitions.


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|Do you know where your variables are?
Re: Pack/unpack - understanding the '@' and '.' templactesby Loops (Curate)
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Hi there,
So, the "@" repositions the pointer to which character will next be consumed from the expression string. You may pass a number to it.. so:
Now, when it's inside a group, it doesn't move the pointer to the start of the expression, but back to where the current group started matching:
Now you'll notice I was supplying a 0 parameter to @, which means back to the very start of the string or group. But if you don't supply a number, 1 is used as a default.
So in your first example:
C reads in the first byte (which is 3) which then is used as a length by /x to move over 3 bytes in the input expression where the 'a' reads the next character yielding "b". The @ having no numeric modifier, and being constrained in a group moves back to 1 byte from the starting point of where the group was anchored. Since the group is currently anchored on the very first character, the new starting point will be the second byte.
And the whole thing repeats but now anchored on this new starting point. The next time @ is met, it will move back to 1 byte from the current starting point... ie the 3rd byte.
In this way, the 3 offset bytes at the start of the input expression can each be scanned. We jump forward to process what each one references, and then we jump back to process the next offset.Now to the "." character. It's kind of tricky. Essentially what it does is give you your current pointer position within the expression. So:
Now we can combine this with the '/' operator! Which will consume this number instead of sending it to the output:
What happened? The first two 'a' print AB, the . returns '2' (as in the above example) but instead of being printed is consumed by the '/x' which moves the input pointer over by this 2 characters. Where the next two 'a' print EF. When used inside of a group, by default the '.' character will return to you the offset from the start of the group! But using the '*' modifier, we can escape the group and get it to act like it's not inside a group and return the absolute position from the start of the string:
And this should give you a hint about the answer to your second question. To return to the absolute start of the string, use the ".*" construct to get your current position combined with "/X" to move backward that many characters:
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Cause I'm about to straight ether this nigga
Straight ether this nigga, tiny shirt ass nigga
If I ever catch you slipping on Joseph
I seen you on Lombard Street, nigga you don't want it
We out here, nigga, get your facts straight
I got an issue with this little bitch shih tzu
I'm a pitbull, throw lyrical missiles that won't miss you
Rip open your tissue make your task force miss you
It made no sense to diss you, so I dish you
Nothing but food you little bitch
I drop nines like cat fish sticks and shrimp like you and steak too
No bitch, ever gonna get pimp like you
Hit you with the cane 'til you sick in the brain
Ya think drilling your brain, you Pink Flame ass nigga
Lame ass nigga
Publicity stunts for the fame ass nigga
Bada$$ not lying but you gotta tame that nigga
Holla at, not replying, now you dying
Joey Bad blame that nigga, restrain that nigga
You Purple Rain ass nigga
How you trying to be Prince in a Queen B mix?
Little faggot pants dance you make no sense
Don't quit your day job
Cause after this, your campaign wrecked
I could do this all day y'all
It ain't no sweat, ain't no threat
Is this little bitch sick? Cause there ain't no vets for the love
And ain't nothing less I come next, ain't a nun
I'm the one, I think I spit lozenge
The Bada$$ enforcing
This niggas off I put him in a (cough, cough) coffin
Make yourself a pitch and get tossed in
I could do this often on your porch in
Foreign, this a warrant, we warning, if you want we still be
Sparring with the martians with an army of spartans
Sparking up I fuck yo bitch when I park your truck
Rockin' a 49ers' park - what?
Shout out to the OG Too Short
Shout out to the OG E-40
RIP Mac Dre
Bay area, cause mass hysteria, kidnap and bury ya
Shout out to Del tha Funkee Homosapien
Shout out Hieroglyphics
And most importantly shout out Lil B
Fuck yo' bitch, fuck yo' bitch
Joey Bada$$'s response to Lil B's diss track I'm the Bada$$
The beef was shortly dismissed after Lil B apologized to Joey on Twitter.


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The Nikon D700 and Canon 5D Mark II are two of the latest, cutting edge DSLRs offered by the top camera manufactures. The key attraction to each of these cameras is the use of a "full frame" sensor. The term "full frame" references the dimensions of the old 35mm film that those of us born in the 80s (or earlier) still remember using. Digital camera sensors have typically been very small over the past several years, even most DSLRs have been smaller than full frame. The sensor size of compact cameras are tiny (about the size of a pencil eraser) compared to full frame sensors. The full frame sensors in the Nikon D700 and Canon 5D Mark II allow the cameras to take full advantage of light, which is crucial for smooth images. The Canon 5D Mark II and Nikon D700 have another thing in common - a hefty price tag. Both ring in at around $2700, though the Nikon D700 is starting to see a bit of a discount at some retailers. These cameras are not for the faint of heart, or the light of wallet. If you are shopping for one of these, then you should have a good understanding of photography and understand the difference that a $2700 camera can make in your images. There are pros and cons to each of these cameras when evaluated against the other.
Image Size and Quality
The Canon 5D Mark II, for instance, has a 21.1 megapixel sensor, which means you can make 20x30" prints all day long and not worry about needing more resolution. The Nikon D700 has a 12.2 megapixel sensor, which is plenty for all but the select few who do huge prints.
Low Light Sensitivity / Noise
Both cameras produce stellar images in low light. You can boost the ISO (sensitivity to light) all the way up to 25600, which was unheard of prior to the introduction of the Nikon D700's predecessor (the profession grade Nikon D3). Both cameras perform excellent up to ISO 6400 and then the images start to look noisy in both. I have successfully shot with each camera at night handheld and gotten relatively clean images. Indoor shooting without a flash is now possible in just about any light with the D700 and 5D Mark II.
I give Nikon the edge in autofocus capability. It has 51 autofocus points, whereas the Canon only has 9 AF points. Having shot with both of them, the Nikon is simply more sensitive in autofocusing, particularly in low light.
I hate to do it, but I have to say that it depends on you and your shooting style as to which one should win out the battle between these full framed beasts. If you are looking for speedy autofocus and don't need the huge files, go with the Nikon. If you want to print big, it's a no brainer, go with Canon. Obviously, if you are tied to a system with a bag full of Canon or Nikon lenses, then you have to keep it in the family. I don't think you would be too disappointed with either one. Me? I'm a Canon kind of guy, so I went with the Canon 5D Mark II - and I love it!


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The following is excerpted from James Hansen's "Storms of My Grandchildren," the climate scientist's new book about what is needed to stop global warming.
We have finally arrived at the main story: what we need to do to solve the climate problem, and how we can save a future for our grandchildren.
The problem demands a solution with a clear framework and a strong backbone. Yes, I know that halting and reversing the growth of carbon dioxide in the air requires an "all hands on deck" approach– there is no "silver bullet" solution for world energy requirements.
People need to make basic changes in the way the live. Countries need to cooperate. Matters as seemingly intractable as population must be addressed. And the required changes must be economically efficient. Such a pathway exists and is achievable.
Let's define what a workable backbone and framework should look like. The essential backbone is a rising price on carbon applied at the source (the mine, wellhead, or port of entry), such that it would affect all activities that use fossil fuels, directly or indirectly.
Our goal is a global phaseout of fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions. We have shown, quantitatively, that the only practical way to achieve an acceptable carbon dioxide level is to disallow the use of coal and unconventional fossil fuels (such as tar sands and oil shale) unless the resulting carbon is captured and stored. We realize that remaining, readily available pools of oil and gas will be used during the transition to a post-fossil-fuel world. But a rising carbon price surely will make it economically senseless to go after every last drop of oil and gas–even though use of those fuels with carbon capture and storage may be technically feasible and permissible.
Global phaseout of fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions is a stringent requirement. Proposed government policies, consisting of an improved Kyoto Protocol approach with more ambitious targets, do not have a prayer of achieving that result. Our governments are deceiving us, and perhaps conveniently deceiving themselves, when they say that it is possible to reduce emissions 80 percent by 2050 with such an approach.
A successful new policy cannot include any offsets. We specified the carbon limit based on the geophysics. The physics does not compromise–it is what it is. And planting additional trees cannot be factored into the fossil fuel limitations. The plan for getting back to 350 ppm assumes major reforestation, but that is in addition to the fossil fuel limit, not instead of. Forest preservation and reforestation should be handled separately from fossil fuels in a sound approach to solve the climate problem.


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But over the weekend, the expectant reality star, 35, decided to bare it all with a little help from daughter Penelope Scotland, who turns 2 on Tuesday.
While soaking up the sun in the Hamptons and bonding with her little girl, Kardashian showed off her growing belly in a metallic gold bikini. Talk about a cute mommy-and-me moment!
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Rihanna accompanies her boyfriend Chris Brown to his court appearance on Wednesday afternoon (February 6) in Los Angeles.
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Obamacare in NH: Did the President break his promise?By JOHN DiSTASO
Senior Political Reporter
October 31. 2013 5:29PM
While a national uproar continues over reports of millions of Americans receiving health insurance cancellation notices as a result of the Affordable Care Act, the major individual market provider in New Hampshire first issued such notices and then revised its approach.
Sen. Kelly Ayotte this week released several emails and a letter from constituents, with personal information redacted, who were told by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield their plans would soon be cancelled.
Alone among the New Hampshire congressional delegation, Republican Ayotte then criticized President Barack Obama, saying, "Millions of Americans, including many Granite Staters, are now receiving cancellation notices, confirming that the President's sales pitch -- "if you like your health plan, you can keep it" -- is simply not true."
"It's clear that the health care law's problems go far beyond the website failure," said Ayotte, reiterating her call for a delay in "Obamacare's" individual mandate.
The three Democrats on the delegation, while expressing frustration, stopped short of criticizing the President or charging that he misled the nation.
Anthem insures the vast majority of individual policy holders in New Hampshire, according to the state Insurance Department. Company officials told state lawmakers earlier this year there are 29,000 such policies.
The company would not comment for this report, ignoring numerous New Hampshire Union Leader calls and emails
But Democratic Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, an Affordable Care Act supporter, provided the Union Leader with an Anthem letter she said the company will send out Friday.
The notice tells policy-holders they can keep their existing plans, off of the narrow Pathway network exchange, if they renew those plans by Nov. 15. The notice also says that if they choose a new plan on the exchange, they must renew by Dec. 15.
This was the second notice sent out by Anthem.
According to a senior New Hampshire Democratic aide, Anthem sent an earlier notice to individual policy holders saying their policies would in fact be discontinued and they would have to sign up for new ACA plans under their Pathway network.
Shea-Porter then "worked with the insurance company to ensure that people who buy insurance on the individual market will have the choice of keeping their existing plan, or enrolling in the marketplace," the aide said.
The aide said Anthem is allowed under the law to offer non-ACA-compliant plans because those plan have an effective date of Dec. 1 of this year. Any plan that takes effect on or after Jan. 1, 2014 must be ACA-compliant, the aide said.
The aide said Anthem revised its options as a result of Shea-Porter's intervention. According to the new Anthem notice, the plans offered on the exchange have lower premiums and deductibles than those listed as "off exchange." The "off exchange" network is larger and may cover prescriptions not covered in the marketplace plan.
"I appreciate Anthem's new informational letter that ensures Granite Staters who currently have individual market insurance policies from Anthem will have the choice to renew that coverage by Nov. 15," Shea-Porter said, "and keep their current hospital network and doctors, or enroll in the ACA marketplace that will offer quality, affordable health care."
Shea-Porter also said "the vast majority of New Hampshire consumers, who currently have employer-sponsored insurance, Medicare, Medicaid or Veterans Administration care, can look forward to going to the same doctors and hospitals next year."
Keith Nyhan, director of consumer services at the state Insurance Department, said the agency has received few complaints probably "because people have been unable to sign up on the exchange," due to the problems with HealthCare.gov, the ACA web site.
Ayotte's office, however, released emails and a letter from Granite Staters worried about losing their coverage or the cost of their premuims. These were reacting to the initial Anthem notice.
A Nashua resident wrote about being given a quote of $745 for a "Gold Plan" covering himself and his wife, but after he signed up, "the quoted cost was $1,629."
HealthCare.gov, wrote the Nashuan, "has the look and feel of a classic bait and switch scam."
Another Nashuan wrote that it took 12 hours to receive an email from HealthCare.gov instructing him how to use its "Help" feature.
A Rockingham County resident wrote, "I experienced the reality of Obamacare today. My insurance provider, Anthem, told me my plan will not be offered next year. My complaint is that they have now limited where I can obtain my healthcare. To say I am upset would not begin to describe how I feel."
A Hillsborough County resident wrote, "My wife and I recently received a letter from Anthem saying that next year when our current policy expires, they will no longer offer that policy and we will have to choose from one of the ACA-approved policies. Checked with Anthem and found that the least expensive plan is $140-a-month more."
"If you like your policy you can keep it. This has turned out to be a broken promise," the constituent wrote.
A "horrified" Laconia resident wrote that he received a cancellation notice and a compatible plan under the ACA was nearly $200-a-month more expensive.
An Oct. 24 letter-writer from Barrington complained of being told by Anthem his $430-a-month policy would be discontinued on Feb. 1, 2014 and a nearly identical policy under the marketplace would cost $997.
Neither Shea-Porter nor fellow Democratic Rep. Annie Kuster, both longtime Obama supporters, addressed the Union Leader's specific request for their views on Obama's promises.
Kuster said instead she is "concerned by confusion caused by letters some Granite Staters have received from their insurance companies about changes to their current health plans. Insurers need to clarify new health care options made available to consumers, including those offered through the exchanges."
Kuster continued her defense of the ACA, saying that "Granite Staters will benefit from new health plans that guarantee individuals cannot be denied coverage because of a preexisting condition or be dropped from their plans because they get sick. Many families and individuals will also be eligible for subsides or tax credits to help make coverage more affordable."
But she also renewed her call for an extension of the open enrollment deadline without penalties for ACA-related plans past March 31.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen also would not say whether Obama misled the nation.
"The fundamental promise of the ACA was to increase access to quality health care insurance for all Americans," said her spokesman, Shripal Shah, "and despite problems with the roll-out of the law's implementation, Senator Shaheen believes that promise will be kept.
"There are a number of legislative proposals to address concerns about plans that have not been 'grandfathered' and Senator Shaheen plans to review each of them carefully before considering the best path forward," Shah said.
Shah also pointed out that Shaheen continues to disagree with the Obama administration's opposition to extending open enrollment. She was the first Democratic senator to call for an extension and has since been joined by 10 of her Senate Democratic colleagues.
Shaheen, in an opinion piece in USA Today this week, called the ACA website roll-out "a disaster" and wrote it would be "unacceptable" to levy fines on those who do not sign up by March 31.