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Friday, February 24, 2012
Drayton didn't want Jeter
Phil Rogers had a little note this morning about the 1992 draft, and that Phil Nevin pick:
According to the guy that we spoke to, the Houston Astros were poised to select Jeter with the first overall pick in the 1992 draft. Their area scouts in Michigan had been all over him for years and scouting director Dan O'Brien Jr. was sure that the high school shortstop was the best player in the country.
Unfortunately for them , Drayton McLane wanted them to take a college player who could get to the Astrodome quickly. And because McLane had just purchased the team from John McMullen, his word was the only one that counted.
How did the four teams behind the Astros whiff on Jeter? Because the Yankees called his parents and said they'd take him with the #6 pick. So when the Indians, Expos, Orioles, and Reds called Jeter's family they said that he was intent on going to the University of Michigan. And then the Yankees called.
6 comments:
- James said...
So the moral of the story is that Jeter would have told the Astros he's going to Michigan and he wouldn't have played here even if McLane wanted him. Makes me feel better about the missed pick. Whose to say McLane realized he wasn't going to get Jeter so went with someone else?
- February 24, 2012 at 1:19 PM
- Hal J said...
I agree with James.
And I think it's really silly to fault McLane for not picking Jeter, and then let 4 other owners/teams off the hook for a reason that could easily apply to McLane also.
- February 24, 2012 at 1:43 PM
Old news is not news at all.
- February 24, 2012 at 4:59 PM
I don't let any of the other teams/owners off the hook. They all missed big time. Still a BAD move by McClane.
- February 24, 2012 at 5:29 PM
No. If they chose not to pick Jeter because they knew he wouldn't sign with them it isn't a miss. It would have been a miss if they had picked him and he refused to sign.
The only BAD move by McLane(not McClane) in the '92 Draft is who they actually did pick, not for not picking someone they probably wouldn't have signed anyway.
- February 24, 2012 at 7:35 PM
- Reuben said...
Well, the article says "when the Yankees heard that the Astros were selecting Cal State Fullerton's Phil Nevin with the first pick, they gave Jeter's family a quick call to say they'd love to have him with the sixth overall pick." Which implies that perhaps the Astros could've signed him. Hal Newhouser (the HOF pitcher) was the Astros scout who loved Jeter, and apprently he was so pissed at the Astros for going with Nevin instead that he quit.
So, no, much as I'd like to let it go, I'm not letting McLane off the hook for this one. Yet another example of how he meddled too much with the baseball side of the business, which he didn't understand at all.
- February 25, 2012 at 5:30 PM


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Sunday evening, Massachusetts police dealt with a NASCAR fan who was so grumpy about his South American neighbor's World Cup celebrations that he called to tell her that she was taking jobs away from Americans. Yes, really.
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She is from South America and said she had been wearing various team jerseys during the competition in Brazil.
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Another sorbetto made from Colette Patterns free pattern download: The Sorbetto Top , this time with flutter bell sleeves. My first sorbetto had little lace sleeves: Sorbetto with lace cap sleeves
I spotted this dreamy feather-covered nude chiffon at Spotlight a while back but didn't buy it as I had a few sewing projects lined up at the time. Next thing I knew, it was in with the clearance fabrics and at $6.00 a metre, how could I resist? I thought it would be ideal for a sorbetto with some sort of sleeve. In all my excitement about grabbing a bargain and thinking up sleeve variations, I completely neglected my usual routine of holding up the bolt of fabric in front of my body, in front of the mirror. Big mistake – the nude shade against my skin-tone really does make me look naked! awkward
I drafted the bell sleeve with assistance from My Measuring Tape's Blog Adapting a Basic Sleeve
I decided to cut the sleeve on the bias to allow the floaty chiffon to drape better. The pattern was easy to use and pattern instructions easy to follow. There are just two pattern pieces, bust darts, a box pleat detail down the front midline and no fiddly closures! The neckline, armscye and all inside seams are finished with self-made bias tape.
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Aug 10, 2014, 05.52 AMby uniquo
I know this is an old post but your pictures are an absolute inspiration to a fellow asian girl!!!
Mar 10, 2014, 06.44 AMby mischi
I'm in agreement here with everyone else. It looks gorgeous on you and I love the sleeve adaptation! Your photos are also fantastic, which is often so helpful when choosing what to make next!
Mar 5, 2013, 09.19 PMby dalachin
Not at all… that color is gorgeous with your skin. Very subtle and beautiful.
Oct 8, 2012, 10.23 AMby dftse
Beautiful top! Your orchid is beautiful too!
Oct 8, 2012, 07.27 AMby prettysewinggirl
Beautiful!!!!! Your sewing is so great, wow! I'm working on a blouse at the moment and haven't been working with sheer fabrics in a while…. ugh i'm struggling!!!! So I'm adoring your beautiful top =) I hope you will wear it often!!!
Oct 8, 2012, 04.12 AMby MissCorsetLizz
Gorgeous Top!!! You don't look naked or akward at all! I think it all works well!!! :-D
Oct 7, 2012, 10.36 PMby infinite-plus-one
I don't think it looks awkward at all! It looks great on you, i really like it (:
Oct 7, 2012, 07.51 PMby Mary Athey
I think its gorgeous x
Oct 7, 2012, 04.58 PMby chased-away
I don't think it looks awkward at all! This top is beautiful… But if you feel awkward wearing it, maybe you can wear a dark tank top underneath and then it will look darker too :)
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Oct 9, 2012, 12.05 PMby cynthia-1
Thanks:) That is a great idea! I'll give that a go…or maybe I should work on my tan?
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Sheer curved mesh paneling and soft lightweight fabric make this pair of bebe leggings a hot and edgy weekend must-get. Try them with an embellished top and long cardigan for an effortless off-duty look.
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Playing Barbies with your three year old can teach you a lot about saying what's on your mind and projecting your assertive self!
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text: The build quality and durability of the iPhone 4S should match up with that of its predecessor (iPhone 4); both devices are built with glass in the front and back. This use of glass makes the brand new Apple device very vulnerable to drops. Though we could predict the results, the guys at ElectronicsBreak still couldn't stop themselves from performing some teeth-clenching tests. People have been saving their cash and kids have been begging their parents for the brand new iPhone 4S. Apple sold over 4 million devices over just this past weekend. One of them was purchased only to be broken. These guys put the iPhone 4S to the test against one of the most popular Android devices of the year, the Samsung Galaxy S II with Gorilla Glass and a build quality that many complain about. Yes, the Samsung Galaxy S II might be light, thin and have more of a "plasticky" build, but it sure beats the iPhone 4S when dropped straight onto a concrete floor. After making a round of 3 drops on each device, Samsung's device leaves the stage with nothing but a few scratches and other minor wounds. The iPhone 4S did not have the same luck; both sides were completely shattered. Get your popcorn ready and watch the below video. It makes for a great start to your week. Then hit the comments and let us know what you think. What device would you prefer? Do you think durability is a major factor when choosing a device? Do you have "butter fingers" and drop your phone often? Should Apple have redesigned the new iPhone to be stronger? Isn't it great seeing the iPhone shatter? iPhone 4S vs. Samsung Galaxy S II Drop Test - YouTube


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Amato and Formato families announce engagement of Lisa to Michael
Debbie and Tony Amato of Massapequa Park proudly announce the engagement of their daughter, Lisa Amato, to Michael Formato, son of Rinaldo and Anna Formato of Middle Village, Queens. Lisa and Michael met at Quinnipiac University. The wedding will be held in September, 2010 at the Surf Club in New Rochelle.
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Airport International Group (AIG) is a Jordanian company comprising a consortium of local, regional and international partners brought together for their experience in finance, airport operations and construction, namely: Invest AD (UAE); Noor Financial Investment Company (Kuwait); EDGO Group (Jordan); J&P (Overseas) limited (Cyprus); J&P Avax (Greece); and Aeroports de Paris Management (France).
In May 2007, the Government of Jordan signed a 25 year agreement with AIG by which the latter was entrusted to operate, maintain and rehabilitate the existing Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) landside and airside facilities.
By virtue of the US$700m (later increased to US$750m). Agreement AIG will complete the design, engineering, procurement and construction of a new passenger terminal. Following the successful launch of the new fully operational terminal, AIG will undergo the submission and implementation of a plan to demolish the existing terminal at QAIA.
The new terminal, to be completed in 2012, is underway to build an 86,000 square meter, (expanded to 100,000 square meters) with the capacity to handle 9 million passengers per year.
The new building will offer a more spacious duty free area, vastly improved food & beverage offerings, increased business and VIP lounges as well as additional office and storage space.Less...
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be quiet! Shadow Rock TOPFLOW SR1 Review
be quiet! Shadow Rock TOPFLOW SR1 Introduction:
After having seen just what be quiet! is capable of delivering with its top of the line enthusiast level dual tower, seven heat pipe wonder the Dark Rock Pro 2, it should prove interesting to see what it brings to the table with its low profile Shadow Rock TOPFLOW. As a low profile (relatively) heat sink featuring a C-shape quad heat pipe design cooled by a large 135mm SilentWings fan, you can install the Shadow Rock TOPFLOW in a more diverse range of chassis. Be quiet! is not just pushing out some wimpy lightweight cooler, but one that uses 8mm heat pipes and a large aluminum fin array allowing it to handle up to a 160W load from all the latest CPUs from AMD and Intel.
Priced around $55, the Shadow Rock TOPFLOW is not going to break the bank, comparing favorably price-wise against Noctua's NH-C14. The question is how will it perform against one of the heat sinks that sets the bar in this form factor? Let's see if be quiet! can earn your hard won cash!
be quiet! Shadow Rock TOPFLOW SR1 Closer Look:
The front of the packaging for the Shadow Rock TOPFLOW SR1 is all black, as is the rest of the box. The front has an image of the Shadow Rock TOPFLOW SR1 with the name of the cooler and its thermal rating of 160W displayed. The back side of the package features a technical drawing of the TOPFLOW SR1 that highlights the features set along with the specifications tables. Having as much information as possible helps the end user make an informed buying decision before walking out of the store. If you have seen the crowds at your local MicroCenter or Fry's you know what I mean. Internally the Shadow Rock TOPFLOW SR1 is housed between a pair of soft, open cell foam blocks with the accessory bundle in a box on top of the foam cores.
The contents inside the package include the heat sink with SiletWings fan pre-mounted and all of the accessory hardware needed to install the Shadow Rock TOPFLOW SR1 on a CPU in any of the latest sockets from AMD: 754 / 939 / 940 / AM2(+) / AM3 (+) / FM1 / FM2 or Intel: LGA 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011. The mounting brackets may be used for several generations of processors but you get what is needed. A tube of Dow Coming TC 5121 / 2 thermal compound is included and is the thermal paste used for this review. Add in the multi-language instruction manual and you end up with a well rounded package.
Be quiet! provides all you need to get the Shadow Rock TOPFLOW installed and ready to deliver cool temperatures on your CPU.


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Gold Plunges on Tame Inflation
Gold dropped below $1,400, approaching prices not seen since its historic plunge a month ago. Tatyana Shumsky explains why on the News Hub. Photo: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Garden Visit: Kevin's Tiny Tropical Paradise
Kevin's Hollywood home (see it here in his House Tour) is a colorful and artfully curated space. But with two stories, it's hard to call it small. His garden, on the other hand, is a tiny jewel of a space full of tropical flair.
Kevin is a collector and has sourced for some of the biggest names in antiques in LA (check out his blog for tours and LA-design info), and his backyard is a collection of all things Hawaiian.
Perfect for entertaining, the small space is arranged for al fresco dining. Maximizing the available space, there's a thin border for planting: succulents and cactus keep it low maintenance, and a bright turquoise fence adds a punch of color to the tiny patio. Foregoing a traditional shade umbrella, Kevin used paper parasols from chinatown to provide colorful shade to a picnic table ready for a tiki-inspired snack. Since it rarely rains in Southern California, Kevin can leave the parasols up without much risk of them getting rained on.
Below, the filtered light is colorful and fun. A totem stands guard in the corner right behind my favorite piece: A grand peacock chair from the 70's that anchors the table and the garden.
• Kevin & Greg's Sugar Shack
(Images: Laure Joliet)
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Chris Schlosser 2/29/2012 4:04:55 AMBeautiful capture, Ed! #1446400
Ed Heaton 2/29/2012 4:30:53 AMThanks Chris :~) #10013307
Tammy Espino 3/25/2012 6:55:26 PMCongrats on your beautiful finalist! :) #10054186
Merna L. Nobile 3/25/2012 7:13:51 PMWhat lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Lars Nitteberg 3/26/2012 2:10:22 AMThat is a stunning shot! Well done and congrats on a well deserved finalist! #10056005
Lynn M. Whitt 3/26/2012 5:17:22 AMCongratulations on your beautiful finalist... #10056600
Carol Eade 3/26/2012 5:52:14 AMCongratulations on your beautiful finalist! #10056697
Mary Timman 3/26/2012 6:32:35 AMCongratulations on this awesome image! #10056833
Randy A. Myers 3/26/2012 8:47:27 AMCongratulations on your finalist. Well done! #10057297
Phyllis H. Burchett 3/26/2012 12:19:12 PMBeautiful, congrats on your finalist! #10058175
Ron Livingston 3/26/2012 1:20:07 PMI absolutely love waterfalls and you have done such a wonderful job of capturing this one. Where is it located?
Randy D. Dinkins 3/26/2012 6:35:35 PMBeautiful shot!! Congratulations! #10059396
Ed Heaton 3/27/2012 4:58:12 AMThanks everyone for the kind words! I really appreciate them... #10060590
Mary Beth Aiello 3/27/2012 7:04:57 AMSimply gorgeous, Ed. Huge congrats on this beautiful finalist. #10060922
JO ANN CLEVELAND 3/28/2012 7:46:32 PMLet me be the first to wish you Congratulations on your SECOND PLACE WIN Ed!
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Deborah C. Lewinson 3/28/2012 9:23:42 PMCongrats, Ed, on this marvelous winner!
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Randy D. Dinkins 3/29/2012 2:45:25 AMGreat job, Big Congrats!!! #10064570
Mary Timman 3/29/2012 4:49:46 AMCongratulations on your beautiful winner. #10064919
Jessica Jenney 3/29/2012 5:12:50 AMCongratulations, Ed on your fabulous win! #10064963
Tammy Espino 3/29/2012 7:36:25 AMCongrats on your win :) #10065263
Ed Heaton 3/29/2012 11:17:55 AMThanks everyone!!! #10065564
Claudia Kuhn 3/29/2012 3:01:10 PMCongrats on your fine winner Ed #10065969
Phyllis H. Burchett 3/29/2012 4:20:38 PMCongrats on this gorgeous winner! #10066089
D Jensen 3/29/2012 4:57:38 PMJust gorgeous! Congrats on the win. #10066155
Janet Fikar 3/30/2012 10:17:27 AMEd, this is stunning. Congratulations - this is an incredible image. #10067238
Gary R. Smith 4/1/2012 8:36:41 AMFine shot, Ed. Congratulations and I will see you in a couple of weeks in the Smokies. #10070168
Ed Heaton 4/1/2012 11:02:55 AMThanks everyone I really appreciate the kind comments! #10070407
Steve D. Hinkle 4/1/2012 5:47:32 PMHi Ed- this is another beautiful capture, you are one of the best,way to go!
Merna L. Nobile 4/1/2012 10:50:06 PMWinning The Gold, The Photo of the Day and also the Grand Prize is such an honor after days of taking many photographs and doing your best to present them in a professional way, and then you realize that it is well worth it, and so graciously share them with us.
Thank you and Congratulations. Merna
Ed Heaton 4/2/2012 10:25:07 AMThanks Steve and Merna! #10071902
Usman M. Bajwa 4/4/2012 3:35:56 AMC O N G R A T Z ......!!!
David M. Montero 4/4/2012 4:35:27 PMCongratulations on scoring gold Ed! Great control of your shutter speed. #10075361
Ed Heaton 4/5/2012 6:14:44 AMThanks guys!!! #10076300
Kim Andelkovic 5/3/2012 2:55:09 AMCongrats on a great win :-) #10120401
Gary R. Smith 5/3/2012 1:46:27 PMHey Ed,
Great shot. Congratulations. I bet you've some experience shooting fast water like this.:)
Gary #10121289
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About us
The Stabilisation Unit (SU) is a cross-government unit supporting UK government efforts to tackle instability overseas.
We support integrated co-ordination of UK government activities in fragile and conflict-affected states by acting as a centre of expertise on conflict, stabilisation, security and justice.
We recruit, train and deploy qualified and experienced civilian experts ('Deployable Civilian Experts') to support UK government activities in fragile and conflict-affected states, and to multilateral missions on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. We are responsible for the safety and security of all staff deployed through us.
We also capture and analyse evidence from practical experience to identify and share best practice, inform the UK government's strategy and policy development, improve our operational delivery and increase the impact of our work.
Who we are
We are a cross-government, civil-military-police unit based in London, and include the National School of Government International (NSGI). We are funded through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) and are governed through the National Security Council. We currently have core civil servant staff members from twelve government departments, as well as serving military and police officers.
Our responsibilities
We are responsible for:
- providing the link between civil, military and police efforts to build stability overseas
- facilitating cross-government working and lesson-learning in planning for, and responding to, conflict
- capturing and sharing lessons and examples of best practice on stabilisation work
- responding to requests from UK government departments, embassies and country offices for support to fragile and conflict-affected states
Our priorities
From 2016 to 2020, our priorities will be to:
- increase our capacity to support the UK government in understanding and developing effective, integrated responses to transnational stability and security challenges, in fragile and conflict-affected states
- provide expert advice on understanding and responding to gender, peace and security issues
- improve monitoring and evaluation advice and training
- support effective response to crises
- provide a hub for international policing support to fragile and conflict-affected states, and an effective platform for the NSGI
- enhance our training offer
The National School of Government International
The NSGI is a small, cross-cutting unit, located in the SU, supporting UK government objectives overseas to increase the impact of aid interventions and help build effective institutions in fragile and developing countries.
The NSGI is made up of a small core team of civil servants drawn from a range of departments as well as short and long term expert support from across government, academia and the wider public sector.
The NSGI is funded through the SU's CSSF budget, and use other funds from partners across government.
What does the NSGI do?
The NSGI provides advisory and capacity-building support in governance and centre of government reform to overseas governments, using a practitioner-to-practitioner model of support that is adapted to local priorities and the local context. The NSGI's principal areas of work are:
- cross-cutting: support to solve systemic government-wide problems such as human resource management, policy development and accountability
- sector specific: support to line ministries to strengthen leadership and capacity to deliver priority services
- programmatic: support needs analysis, design, planning, management, delivery, monitoring and evaluation
For more information about the NSGI, or to see how we could support a project you are working on, please contact us or visit our LinkedIn page. We also have our own category within SU's Civilian Stabilisation Group (CSG). Further information about the CSG and instructions on how to apply to join can be found here.
The NSGI's publication, Increasing the Impact of Aid Interventions to Support Centre of Government Reforms: A Paper on the National School of Government International's Approach explores how the NSGI's emerging approach and practitioner-to-practitioner support may provide a useful framework for improving the effectiveness of the design, delivery and monitoring of aid interventions.


text: Charsiu is a Cantonese specialty featuring slowcooked pork traditionally seasoned with honey, bean curd, five-spice powder and a mix of hoisin and dark soy sauces. This is considered a siu mei, or roasted meat dish, commonly featured in Chinatown shops selling other preparations like steamed chicken and roast duck. Like other siu mei, char siu often accompanies plain white rice, perhaps with a side of simply prepared vegetable like gai lan, or Chinese broccoli. Char siu is the key ingredient in char siu bao, a dim sum staple consisting of a baked or steamed bun stuffed with pork and sauce.


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Up to 800 angry breastfeeding advocates will converge outside the Sydney studio of the Seven Network's Sunrise program to protest against comments made by host David Koch.
Discussing a story about a Queensland woman who was told she couldn't feed her baby at a public pool, Koch said on Friday he supported breastfeeding, but that women should be "classy" about it.
The comments prompted an immediate backlash with enraged nursing mothers and other breastfeeding supporters setting up a Facebook page to encourage people to participate in the Sunrise Nurse-In on Monday.
"A nurse-in is without doubt needed at the Sunrise studio in Sydney," the page says.
"Join us on Monday morning to take a stand against this unfair view."
Participants are asked to arrive at 7am (AEDT).
By Sunday 565, people had indicated they would attend the nurse-in, with 228 "maybes".
The event has gained publicity with media personality and mamamia publisher Mia Freedman condemning Koch's comments on her widely read blog.
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Dr. Jennifer Adams
One of the nice things about producing an annual report is the opportunity to reflect on the previous year — our accomplishments, our challenges, and most importantly what did we learn? Looking back on the 2016-2017 school year, we accomplished many things and the Board made some made some very important decisions related to student learning. In the following pages, you'll read about the many noteworthy accomplishments of our schools, evidence of progress in student achievement, and our thinking about next steps in each area of our strategic plan. But I would like to take a moment to reflect on what we learned.
In 2016–2017, the District undertook two large scale accommodation reviews. In the west end of the district, the review involved 22 elementary and 4 secondary sites. In the eastern part of the District, the review involved 3 secondary schools. Student Learning and School Accommodation Reviews look at student learning needs in the context of programming, enrolment, building infrastructure, and growth projections to ensure that quality learning continues to happen in all schools in the District both in the near and not too distant future. The reviews began in September and involved stakeholders in a consultation process throughout the fall and winter. The Board made their decisions in March; transition activities began immediately after the decisions were made.
There is no question that the decision-making process was challenging for everyone involved — parents, students, staff, trustees and community members. Our communities stood together to remind us how much they care about their schools. Our work with the advisory committees demonstrated the importance of having really fulsome processes to inform decision-making. We learned that difficult conversations can be had in respectful ways and that when we work together, we can do better things for student learning.
Perhaps the best lesson came at the end, when we came together to start planning to ensure successful transitions for everyone. By June, students moving to a new location had the opportunity to visit their school and get to know more about the people and the place through BBQs, fun days, joint field trips and new timetables. Student Councils and leadership teams met each other and began sharing ideas. School Councils planned celebrations for school closures and built relationships with new schools. The schools were staffed and some members of staff started meeting to discuss support for students with special needs. Our Facilities staff began renovations in schools, in the review areas and across the District, that would continue over the summer months and in some cases into the fall — a remarkable investment of approximately $60 million into school renovation/renewal.
Dr. Jennifer Adams
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Tomb Raider Legend is a pretty good-looking game based on animation and character models alone. We're sure you've already noticed that Lara's been completely overhauled in the polygon department, and she actually looks fairly human, now. But beyond the basics, each version of the game will have different strengths and weaknesses.
Unsurprisingly, the PC and Xbox 360 versions will lead the pack in graphics. Normal, diffuse, parallax, and several other types of mapping will gives these versions an extra edge, with four to eight times the texture data of the other games. Much like those notorious basketball players, Lara will gleam when wet, and dry off over time. Similarly, rolling around in the dirt will give her that not-so-fresh look. Further, real-time lighting adds extra dazzle to her flashlight, and the Xbox 360 version will feature Live! awareness and achievements. The one disappointment so far is that the 360 version will only run at 30 frames per second. Its 720p widescreen looks nice, but not so much that it shouldn't be humming along at 60.
The Xbox version, by comparison, is actually the one version that does run at 60 fps. While it lacks most of those fancy effects mentioned above, it still features significantly more detailed textures than the PS2 version, and the smoother framerate is a treat. The PS2 version is the least impressive of the console SKUs, but that's to be expected, and it still looks very good. Xbox and PS2 both support widescreen, by the way.
Believe it or not, the little PSP version is looking pretty darn impressive itself. Its adventure will be pretty much identical to that of the console versions, albeit with somewhat toned down graphics. Still, it runs at a fair clip and it looks like the excellent gameplay of its big sisters is pretty much intact. In fact, it features three exclusive multiplayer modes. Two of these involve racing to collect treasures and racing to complete randomly generated obstacle courses, while the third has each player hiding a treasure in the environment and then racing to find their opponents'. Not really anything to buy the game over, but it's nice that Crystal's given the PSP version a bit of extra attention. It should also have a few other bonus features, but mum's the word at the moment.
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After taking in two hours' worth of action, there's no doubt in our minds: Lara Croft is back. After so many shameless cash-run sequels, it's a joy to reconnect with a character who showed so much promise nearly a decade ago. If Crystal Dynamics can maintain the level of quality it showed off today, Tomb Raider Legend will reestablish Tomb Raider as one of the preeminent franchises in action gaming. Not only that, Lara's got a really cute butt. The game's due April 11th, with the Xbox 360 version trailing a month or two behind. Get your fill of the old games now, because they're going to feel even more archaic once Legend hits.


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Why do Los Angeles city elections seem simultaneously so anticlimatic -- and so exhausting? There may be many reasons, but no doubt one of them is the calendar.
City elections take place the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March every odd-numbered year, and state and local elections laws that are written around that date ensure that Los Angeles voters face an almost continuous campaign season. Inevitably, every November voting day in an even-numbered year, after we elect a president or a governor, we find ourselves square in the middle of a campaign for mayor or City Council.
Consider last Nov. 7, when voters here awoke after reelecting President Obama, voting in the first full-fledged top-two election for Congress and the Legislature (lots of Democrat-versus-Democrat races and a few Republican-versus-Republican in addition to the old-school D-versus-R contests), electing a Democratic supermajority in Sacramento, adopting two tax increases, rejecting a third, keeping the death penalty, modifying "three strikes," adopting a condom requirement for adult films and voting on a number of other measures, and where were they? Election season. Still. One endless, seamless, soul-sapping election season.
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In fact, that very week, when voters were going to the polls in the national election, was the period for candidates for city office and the school board to file their official declarations for the March 5 election. And the following week was the deadline for the City Council to put measures on the March ballot, which in part accounts for the fact that the half-cent city sales tax measure seemed to come out of nowhere.


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Book Report: Literary tribute to this couple is overdue
England's Edwardian Era is a fascinating one, indeed. It succeed the staid Victorian era and with the death of Victoria around the turn of the century, her aged son Edward VII ascended the throne and a whole new way of life for the English opened up.
Well, not for everybody, but for the upper class, who began to enjoy the wonders of electricity, motor cars and a less morally strict ethos.
It's also known as the age of modernism, when writers like T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Virginia Woolf and Edith Sitwell held sway.
Of course nothing is ever perfect, and even the leaders of the movement had nasty things to say about their circles and the circles inhabited by their sometime compadres.
Contemporary Gertrude Stein said that the Bloomsbury Circle (The Woolfs, et al.) was like "The Young Men's Christian Association, with Christ left out, of course."
Poet Edith Sitwell added that the society of Bloomsbury was "the home of an echoing silence. Some the more silent intellectuals, crouching under the umbrella like deceptive weight of their foreheads, lived their toadstool lives sheltered by these. The appearance of others raised the conjecture that they were trying to be fetuses."
Economist John Maynard Keynes, a Bloomsburyian himself, wrote later that 'We were in the strict sense of the stern immoralists....we recognized no moral obligation on us, no inner sanction to conform or obey."
I dug those gems out of a new book, "Sidney and Violet," by Stephen Klaidman (Nan Talese/Doubleday, $27.95).
This couple is largely forgotten these days but hung around with the best of them and wrote books much admired in their day.
Sidney Schiff, scion of a wealthy Jewish family in London, straddled the Victorian Age, and the Edwardian and Klaidman does a fine job of depicting the amateur writer's and professional gentleman's ambivalence in a book that's chock full of interesting commentary on trends of the period.
Sidney might be called a talented amateur, so gentlemanly that he wrote under the pseudonym "Stephen Hudson."
His wife Violet, also from a rich Jewish family, was a talented musician and hostess. What's so amazing about this couple is how they survived with the modernists, who were notoriously anti-Semitic and as Keynes pointed out "immoralists."
Nevertheless, when Violet died in 1962, years after Sidney's passing no less a personage than T.S. Eliot appended a letter to her New York Times obituary:
"I write primarily to pay homage to a beloved friend, but also in the hope that some future chronicler of the history of art and letters in our time may give to Sydney and Violet Schiff the place which is their due."
That took a half century to happen, but I'm certain Eliot would be pleased with Klaidman's effort.
In "Believe," a novel for adolescents by Sarah Aronson (Lab, $17.95), 16-year old Janine has a problem.
Ten years earlier she made news as the "soul" survivor of Palestinian bomb plot in Israel that killed her parents and a passel of people. Janine was dug out of the rubble by Dave Armstrong, who will appear later in the story.
Now she lives with her aunt in the U.S. and is hounded by the media because she was the "soul survivor."
Her hands are badly burned, and people come to believe those hands have magical curative power. Her savior is now an evangelist and he, like other groups before her, seeks to put her on a pedestal for fundraising purposes.
Janine wants none of it. How she copes makes this a very special novel for young people, as it depicts the power of the media to make news whether it's news or not.
As I read this fine book, it brought to mind film classics like "The Miracle of the Bells," in which the media creates a celebrity out of a coal miner's daughter or "Broadcast," in which an anchor man sickens of his job and decides not to take it.
Dave Wood is a past vice-president of the National Book Critics Circle and former book review editor of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Phone him at 715-426-9554.


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Trichinosis is infection with the roundworm Trichinella spiralis.
Alternative Names
Trichiniasis; Trichinellosis
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Trichinosis is a disease caused by eating meat that has not been thoroughly cooked and containscysts (larvae, or immature worms)of Trichinella spiralis. Trichinella spiralis can be found in pork, bear, walrus, fox, rat, horse, and lion meat.
Wild animals, especially carnivores (meat eaters) or omnivores (animals that eat both meat and plants), should be considered possible sources of roundworm disease. Domestic meat animals raised specifically for eating under United States Department of Agriculture(government) guidelines and inspection can be considered safe. For this reason, cases of trichinosis are rare in the United States though it is a common infection worldwide.
When a person eats meat from an infected animal, Trichinella cysts break open in the intestine and grow into adult roundworms. The roundworms produce other worms that move through the gut wall and into the bloodstream. The worms invade muscle tissues, including the heart and diaphragm (the breathing muscle under the lungs). They can alsoinfect the lungs and brain. The cysts remain alive for years.
- Abdominal discomfort
- Cramping
- Diarrhea
- Facial swelling around the eyes
Fever Muscle pain(especially muscle pain with breathing, chewing, or using large muscles)
- Muscle weakness
Signs and tests
The patient may have a history of having eaten rare or uncooked pork, horsemeat, or wild game. Tests to diagnose this condition include:
- Complete blood count (
- Eosinophil count
- Creatine kinase level (an enzyme found in muscle cells)
Muscle biopsy
- Antibody test from the blood (serology)
Medicines such as mebendazole or albendazole can be used to treat infections in the intestines though mild infection does not usually need treatment.Painmedicine can help relieve muscle soreness after the larvae have invaded the muscles.
Expectations (prognosis)
Most people with trichinosis have no symptoms and the infection goes away by itself. More severe infections may be difficult to treat, especially if the lungs, heart, or brain is involved.
- Encephalitis
Heart failure
- Heart rhythm problems (
arrhythmias) from heart inflammation (myocarditis)
- Pneumonia
Calling your health care provider
Call your health provider if you have symptoms of trichinosis and recently ate undercooked or raw meat that might have been contaminated.
Pork and meat from wild animals should be cooked until well done (no traces of pink). Freezing pork at subzero temperatures (Fahrenheit) for 3 to 4 weeks will kill the organism. Freezing wild game meat does not always kill the worms. Smoking, salting,and drying meat are not reliable methods of killing the worms either.
Diemert DJ. Tissue nematode infections. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldmans Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011: chap 366.
Kazura JW. Tissue nematodes including trichinellosis, dracunculiasis, and the filariases. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolan R, eds. Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Churchill-Livingstone; 2009:chap 288.
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"A fusion of East and West cultures benefits Families"
Local charity East-West Kids-Connect offers a range of holistic preventative education services, which benefit the mental health and well-being of children, young people and families, through training in meditation and mindfulness techniques. The practical sessions help to manage distractions, attachments, stress, anxiety, anger, depression, low self-esteem, pain and addiction, which can often lead to dependency on substances including alcohol, illicit drugs and medications. Meditation also unites all faiths and non-faiths alike. The following BBC news report highlights some of the benefits: https://youtu.be/f-iyR3I-ddI
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Serotonin is a chemical produced by nerve cells. The serum serotonin level is a blood test to measure the amount of serotonin in your body.
Alternative Names
5-HT level; 5-hydroxytryptamine level; Serotonin test
How the test is performed
Blood ismost oftendrawn from a vein. The veinusually used is on the inside of the elbow or the back of the hand.
The procedure is done in the following way:
- The site is cleaned with germ-killing medicine (antiseptic).
- The health care provider wraps an elastic band around the upper arm to apply pressure to the area and make the vein swell with blood.
- A needle isgently inserted into the vein.
- The blood collects into an airtight vial or tube attached to the needle.
- The elastic band is removed.
- The needle is removed.
- The puncture site is covered with an adhesive stripto stop any bleeding.
Forinfants or young children, a sharp tool called a lancet may be used to puncture the skin and make it bleed. The blood collects into a small glass tube called a pipette, or onto a slide or test strip. Afterward, a bandage may be placed over the area if there is any bleeding.
How to prepare for the testNo special preparation is needed.
How the test will feel
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, you may feel slight pain, or only a prick or stinging. Afterward, there may be some throbbing.
Why the test is performed
This test may be done to diagnose
Normal Values
The normal range is 101-283 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL).
Note: Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to yourhealth care providerabout the meaning of your specific test results.
What abnormal results mean
A higher-than-normal level may indicate carcinoid syndrome.
What the risks are
There is very little risk in having your blood taken. Veins and arteries vary in size from one person to another and from one side of the body to the other.Taking blood from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks may include:
- Excessive bleeding
- Fainting or feeling light-headed
- Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
- Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
ReferencesSalwen MJ, Siddiqi HA, Gress FG, Bowne WB. Laboratory diagnosis of gastrointestinal and pancreatic disorders. In: McPherson RA, Pincus MR, eds. Henrys Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 22nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 22.
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What are the coordinates of the coloured dots that mark out the tangram? Try changing the position of the origin. What happens to the coordinates now?
Find the missing coordinates which will form these eight quadrilaterals. These coordinates themselves will then form a shape with rotational and line symmetry.
What is the greatest number of counters you can place on the grid below without four of them lying at the corners of a square?
How would you move the bands on the pegboard to alter these shapes?
Systematically explore the range of symmetric designs that can be created by shading parts of the motif below. Use normal square lattice paper to record your results.
These points all mark the vertices (corners) of ten hidden squares. Can you find the 10 hidden squares?
Use the interactivity to find all the different right-angled triangles you can make by just moving one corner of the starting triangle.
Use the clues about the symmetrical properties of these letters to place them on the grid.
How much do you have to turn these dials by in order to unlock the safes?
Can you describe the journey to each of the six places on these maps? How would you turn at each junction?
On the graph there are 28 marked points. These points all mark the vertices (corners) of eight hidden squares. Can you find the eight hidden squares?
Can you find a reliable strategy for choosing coordinates that will locate the robber in the minimum number of guesses?
This problem shows that the external angles of an irregular hexagon add to a circle.
This task looks at the different turns involved in different Olympic sports as a way of exploring the mathematics of turns and angles.
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DUBLIN, Ireland, May 12 (UPI) –Ireland aims to move energy efficiency and renewable energy to the forefront of an economy that depends on imported fossil fuels, the energy minister said.
"A progressive energy agenda is needed," Irish Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte said in a statement. "We are embarking on a new avenue of ending our energy island isolation, reducing our dependence on imported fossil fuels and strengthening our leadership position in niche areas of energy technology expertise."
Rabbitte published an energy policy "green paper" Monday that makes the case for a transition to indigenous forms of low-carbon energy.
Ireland since 2003 has installed approximately 150 wind farms with a total electricity capacity of 1,738 megawatts. The government has said there might be enough wind energy on the electrical grid to meet 40 percent of the country's annual energy needs by 2020.
Rabbitte said sustainability, security and competition will be the cornerstones of a new energy policy meant to respond to the energy price impact of the North American shale boom and mounting concerns over the climate impacts of fossil fuels.
"Economic development and low-carbon transition are not mutually exclusive and can be progressed in parallel, provided we advance on an informed and sensible course," he said.


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Quick Tip – How to quickly ripen bananas
So you have an urge to make something requiring overripe bananas, like banana bread, or my german chocolate cake. But you don't have any overripe bananas, and you don't want to wait a few days to ripen them in a paper bag. It happens. Luckily the magic of science has provided us with a solution to take regular or even slightly underripe bananas and get them where we want them in an hour.
Simply spread your bananas (with the peels ON, please) on a cookie sheet and pop them in the oven at 300 degrees for an hour. Yeah, really, that's all it takes. They will come out looking frighteningly black:
But don't worry, on the inside they are nice and soft and sweet. The heat from the oven activates the sugars in the banana, simulating the ripening process. You can stick them in the fridge for a few minutes until the bananas are cool enough to handle, and then peel them open and see, not burnt at all! Just soft and ready to mash into whatever recipe you've got a hankering to make.
This doesn't work with completely green bananas – they do need to be at least mostly ripe to get the desired results. But since they are usually close to ripe when you buy them, this shaves off a few days of waiting! How many of you already knew this trick? Anyone have any other simple kitchen tips that save time or effort to share? I'm always looking for new pointers!
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Love it! What a great tip. Thanks, Jessica!
"ya learn somethin' new everyday!' Thanks!!
I've never done this before! I always have bananas on hand and I let them ripen and buy more as needed. I use a lot for smoothies and such so I like to have the ripe speckled bananas. Speckled ones are best for smoothies, and very soft squishy black bananas are the best for baking.
If you need to replace oil or eggs in a recipe and you don't have bananas you can also peel and chop an apple and blend with a little water for a raw apple sauce you can use right away as well.
I have a guide on how to tell if bananas are ripe and when they are at the best taste for eating and recipes
Wow, how interesting! Those black bananas do look a bit freaky, though.
One tip I found out that has really made things easier for me is to partially cook butternut or kabocha or other squashes before cutting. I just wash the squash, poke a few holes in the top and pop in the oven (at whatever temp–325, 350, 400F) until I can easily stick a knife in it, but it is not yet mushy. I then take it out of the oven, let it cool for a few minutes and then cut and peel it as a I normally would. Once it's cut up how I want it I just roast it, steam it, toss it in a stew…whatever the recipe calls for… to finish cooking.
Super cool! Now this is one tip that EVERYBODY will love
Well, that is a new trick. But, since we have our own banana palms, and the weather is getting hot…104 deg. F yesterday…I can save on the oven. BUT, do like the idea of a quick way to 'ripen' them in the winter time. Thanks.
This is neat!
this is SO cool.
am surprised…. so quickly you came to know about the award. love your blog jessica. and i won't be silent now. loved this tip too of ripening the bananas.
How do you think these bananas would turn out after "browning" and then put in the freezer? Do you know if they would still turn out creamy?
This is an amazing tip! Thank you so much!
One way is to keep the bananas with an apple in a brown paper bag; or keep an apple near the bananas. Of course your method seems to be the quickest!
I actually just tried this yesterday, and it worked just fine for baking, but the texture of the bananas coming out of the oven was really odd, Sort of not as soft, or maybe stringy. Is that typical?
See you have many options to share tips from your site; however, what happened to the old e-mail forward?????
Not all of us are tech savvy nor want to be!
I needed ripe bananas to make ice cream so I tried your oven trick. It worked but an hour was way to long. I checked on them after 30 minutes and even that might have been to long. The next time I'll try a lower temp an check on them every 10 minutes. It's a very good idea, thanks.
Did I somehow screw up the simple process of putting bananas in the oven? No one else has mentioned that this makes the bananas taste and smell terrible. Totally no good for making ice cream.
does it work with skin?
This is the best tip I've found in a very long time! I'm both impatient and impulsive, so I've made compromises on taste by using unripened bananas on many occasions.
It worked perfectly!
Love the tip on the squash. I love having some sort of squash/zucchini in my soups but I hate having to cut up a squash and that is a great idea!
this is wonderful, thank you, just what I needed
What about microwaving the banana's I thought I had heard that once somewhere that you can ripen a banana in the microwave. Has anyone else heard of that?
This worked great for me. BUT next time I will line my pan with foil. My bananas leaked on the pan.
Great idea to put in the oven. I had been putting them on top of stove as the oven baked other dishes to speed up the ripening. That does speed up the rippening as well ,but not it is a much slower process.
My sister has the flu and asked me to bake her a loaf of my banana bread. I learned years ago that banana bread tastes as good coming up as it does going down and shared it with my family. Unfortunately, I didn't have any ripe bananas to fill her request. Thank you for your wonderful, quick way to make it possible to grant her wish.
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Thanks So Very Much, I always Make Banana Breads for Christmas & forget How Early to Buy them, so they get soft & mushy !! Really Appreciate This !!
I tried this today and it didn't quite work out. The banana skins went dark black, but the bananas themselves had an odd odor and they tasted awful, not like bananas at all. I opted not to use them as I'm making a dessert for Christmas Day and want it to taste good Not sure what went wrong there.
I had the same problem and I couldn't use them for baking. They smelled and tasted horrible.
Thanks for this tip- it aided in my creation of banana bread french toast on short notice!
anyone ever tried microwaiving banannas to ripen them quickely?
Thanks for the great tip! Saved me a lot of time & worry fiddling around with paper bags, etc..
Many, many thanks!
WTF? I followed the recipe using near ripe bananas and mine came out hard inside and impossible to mash. You owe me $1.50 worth of organic bananas.
Thanks for the tip on the butternut squash Audrey! I love making soup with it, but HATE peeling them. This should make the whole process so much quicker, easier with so much less mess
Thanks for the tip, I will be trying this, I made banana bread for my fiance last week and now he wants it all the time but our bananas are not ripe enough so you can bet I will try this tip!!!
Does the banana bread tasted the same when done
Thanks a billion!!! i was a bit scared when i saw my big black banana but it was perfect for my banana walnut cookies! I wanted to make it for my brother who was coming the next day and i was worried because i forgot to get bananas. Thanks to your method i'm saved the time needed for bananas to ripen.
So glad i saw this. Im craving banana bread today and i didn't want to wait for the bananas to ripen. They are in the oven now. Thank you!!
I love this tip!! Ty!!!!
Worked great! But the smell was gag worthy.
This works well, but like you said, the texture of the oven-ripened bananas is different – I find them so mushy that they're really only good for banana bread or baking. I like slicing up bananas and putting them in the freezer but I could never do this with the ones I made in the oven, they were incredibly unappealing to me.
Hi, just used this trick to make some banana muffins. Putting them in the oven for an hour certainly made the bananas soft and easy to mash but they still tasted unripe; they hadn't developed that rich banana flavor. So I wouldn't recommend it for anything where the taste of the fruit isn't really important.
When I needed bananas to be riper than they were, I froze them and they worked great for banana bread. It didn't take them long to thaw. They were very moist and mushy.
Love the tip! Great timesaver! Tip: I did mine in a toaster oven and it went real quick. Temp still at 300 but it only took a total of 25-30 mins flipping them halfway through. Turned out great!
Thanks so much! This really helped me, so I could make cranberry salad.
Thank you SO much for this tip. I recently made Gluten-Free Coconut Flour Banana Bread Chocolate Chip Cookies and waited DAYS for my bananas to ripen up. It was like watching water boil. I mentioned your tip in my blog at http://www.theorganicrabbit.com.
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I got tired of the repetitive plots. Every once and awhile I can find a gem, like the day I stumbled upon Rosario vampire. Or deadman Wonderland. But untill they make something good that lasts as long as naruto (not that naruto isn't good) ill continue to write my own. I don't do spinoffs unless asked to, my work is original
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Its a lot harder than you think to come up with ideas.I dont thnk there is some not enough SCI-Fi/action/deep thought adult anime nowadays.
I know the Earthquake anime is coming soon but how some rescue animes sea,land underwater,sky space, maybe.
"In Your Face" Shirase Kobuchizawa (A Place Further Than The Universe)
I would really LOVE to see a hospital anime. Something funny, like Scrubs, could be very entertaining. Or you could do like a medical mystery show, House-style. Man, that would be awesome.
I want a real fighting anime. What I mean by real is that there are no super powers or special abilites that the characters posses. Just a good to honest fighting anime where the laws of physics still apply.
I wanna see a harem show where the guy flips out and kills all of them
(Apparently, Higurashi is kinda similar? I am watching that soon. Right after I finish Baccano!)
Has there been an anime like the Terminator or Looper, where someone has to perform a "retroactive abortion"?
(go back in time and make sure someone isn't born)
maybe the main character wan't to go back in time and kill himself? That'd be interesting.
I think Urobuchi Gen could pull that off.
i want more anime like rainbow.
rape in prison should be involved!
Well these are actually ideas from novels that I wrote from before I was 20.
They are all gay novels by the way... so read at your own risk.
1. This boy developed the ability to make anyone fall in love with him, he decided to use it on his best friend with whom he had a crush on. After a while he felt guilty about it, but the power had a consequence... it suddenly went out of control and he had to sleep with more and more men, not just his crush.
2. In a futuristic world, a scientist is heartbroken that his co-worker could not accept his love, so he embarks on a journey to erase the memories of his co-worker, but in the process discovers that everyone around him are all robots who have evolved sentience and behave exactly like humans. The scientist discovers he's the only human on Earth.
When the sentient robots find out that there is something that is not their kind, they try to eliminate the threat.
3. Set in an older period: A boy of 6 was trained to kill an innocent fruit seller by poisoning his lunch. He would later be introduced into the stable of the Royal Palace. He was taught the art of assassination. He would work hard to gain the trusts of the future king and would help his nation rise against the Royal's nation.
However, when the assassin got to know the prince, he fell in love and is torn between his nation and his own feelings.
These ideas sound so whack to me now. I would never come up with these ideas now that I'm 24, I feel like my creativity has gone downhill and I've become too much of a realist.
I miss being able to come up with crazy ideas.
The way I hold you and the night just seems to fly
Maybe they've made something similar, but i was watching this show on like the history channel or the science channel or something where a dwarf star is heading towards earth or something so they have to build this giant spaceship that can fit 300,000 people on it that will go towards the place they've deemed in advance to have the highest likelihood for a habitable world. The people that go on are the ones who are deemed the most physically capable and less prone to disease and defects, so they have to abandon their families and watch them get killed on earth as they're flying away on this long eighty year voyage.
Twenty one year old guy
Nineteen year old girl
figure it out.
My idea:
17 year old moves to a new town (you can choose where) and as he is settling in at his new school really gory murder cases begin popping up all over town. The protonagist wants something to do so he tries to track down the killer which turns out to be a vampire. He ends up discovering a conspiracy involving a contract between vampires and the residents of the town. Once the protagonist finds out about this the vampires target him and he has to come up with someway to black mail the vampires so that they cant touch him.
It would be written similar to death note (maybe code geass).
It probably sounds better in my head.
More adult themes in anime would be nice, by adult I dont mean flashing you tits and ass every few seconds. I just mean complex character development and meaningful interactions, Natsuyuki Rendezvous for instance does this in a fantastic way.
That and more adults in general, why is it every anime has to be arbiterarly forced into being in a high school nowadays, the best anime thats come out recently (and one of the best ever (Fate/Zero)) only has 1 high school kid and he's the complete pussy you would be at that age when faced with a giant gold prick who can fire swords at you
Maths is hard
I'd love to see Mechassault become an anime or a tie into that universe.
I'd also like to see more anime that seriously makes you wonder about things like death note.
ill like to see more romance animes produced
SHAFT head tilt...never gets old.
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