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 Series: Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de / 異能バトルは日常系のなかで
 Year: 2014 |
 Episodes: 12
 Production: TV Tokyo

 Official Summary: Half a year ago, the four members of a literature club, as well as the elementary school niece of their faculty adviser, were bestowed with supernatural powers. The boy in the club, Ando Jurai, became able to produce black flames. The girls acquired a variety of powerful abilities: Tomoyo could slow, speed, or stop time, Hatoko could control the five elements (earth, water, fire, wind, light), little Chifuyu could create things, and Sayumi could repair objects or heal living things. However, since they gained these powers, nothing has really changed in their everyday life. Why have they been given these powers in the first place? Will the heroic fantasy life they imagined these powers would bring ever actually arrive? (via MAL)

Catie's Thoughts: Meh.

Okay, that's not fair. The series has an interesting premise, which is that there's this epic magical fairy war going on in the background that these kids have no idea about despite having developed random superpowers because of it. It's a slice of life as to what they're doing now, messing around with their powers and being generally nerds. However, underneath that premise is a basically by-the-numbers harem show complete with every girl falling in love with the rather-unlikable MC whose name I've already forgotten despite having just watched it two hours ago.

(It's in the preceding paragraph and I can't even be arsed to match it up.)

There's nothing really wrong with the show. It could be fairly charming, to the right person, I'm just disillusioned and quite bored with harem shows. The girls all have some interesting personalities underneath the stock harem tropes, I just would have been more on board with it if half the show wasn't devoted to each and every girl fawning over and falling for the again-uninspired lead male character.

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 Series: Hitsugi no Chaika: Avenging Battle / 棺姫のチャイカ AVENGING BATTLE
 Year: 2014 | Fall
 Episodes: 10
 Production: Studio BONES

 Official Summary: The search for the remains of Emperor Gaz continuous. Chaika still in search of knowing who she really is and what her purpose is. Similarly, the Red Chaika continues the search for the rest of Emperor Gaz's remains. The Gillette corporation continues the mission to catch every last Chaika. In their adventure they give a revealing account kept secret by the Emperor, which Chaika, Fredrica, Toru, and Akari decide to uncover. (via MAL)

 Catie's Thoughts: Technically this is just the second half of the series, but as there seems to be a trend of separating the shows by a season. The story picks right up where it left off with no silly thing as a recap to remind you where we were or what was going on.

I really did enjoy the show as a whole, however. Studio BONES does some nice things with their original shows, although the "here's the twist" thing is kind of getting - not old, but perhaps a bit predictable. However all the clues to where the show was going to end up were scattered through not only this season, but from the original season as well.

This may just be my lack of memory regarding the first season, but it felt like the "whoops surprise here's our mentor we have to fight to the death now" thing came out of left field. I have a vague memory of a flashback from the first part of the show, so it may just be the fact that there was a half-year between that and this to blame. The last two episodes felt a bit rushed and too slow all at once, which is a weird pacing issue - I'm not sure I liked how quickly Toru just threw away his identity? It felt like it came out of nowhere, although he was much more a subtle character so I probably missed the signs.

Overall I did like the show - it doesn't stand out among BONE's best by a wide margin, but even BONE's middling series are a head and shoulders above a lot of other studios.

Watch it: on Crunchyroll, where else

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Completed Series: Haikyuu!!

   Series: Haikyuu!! / ハイキュー!!
   Year: 2014 | Spring
   Episodes: 25
   Production: Production IG

   Official Summary: A chance event triggered Shouyou Hinata's love for volleyball. His club had no members, but somehow persevered and finally made it into its very first and final regular match of middle school, where it was steamrolled by Tobio Kageyama, a superstar player known as "King of the Court." Vowing revenge, Hinata applied to the Karasuno High School volleyball club... only to come face-to-face with his hated rival, Kageyama!

A tale of hot-blooded youth and volleyball from the pen of Haruichi Furudate!! (via MAL)

   Catie's Thoughts: I'd been circling this series for a while because, well. Haikyuu is everywhere, really. It's super-popular, got a big cast of male characters - it's a shounen sports anime ffs. I remember how Prince of Tennis kinda ate a huge chunk of my friendslist whole (although I could never get into it myself). So I waffled, and I was finally talked into watching it - and I enjoyed the hell out of it. Mainly, because I wasn't expecting a sports anime to be cute.

I almost called it quits during the first episode though, but it's certainly worth it to stick it out. Every single character in this show is amazing, and adorable in their own right. The relationships between the characters, Hinata's boundless enthusiasm, and the way that they grow and change certainly makes up for any bits lacking. Even the way the games are staged is nice, although near the end we certainly fell into the "people in the stands explaining everything" trope that makes me go ehhh.

The animation is very much on point, and I can only hope that IG gets to do season 2 as well. I will be there for that, certainly.

Watch It: Crunchyroll

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  Title: Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun! / 月刊少女野崎くん
  Year: 2014 | Summer
  Episodes: 12
  Production: TV Tokyo

  Official Summary: High school student Chiyo Sakura has a crush on schoolmate Umetarou Nozaki, but when she confesses her love to him, he mistakes her for a fan and gives her an autograph. When she says that she always wants to be with him, he invites her to his house and has her help on some drawings. Chiyo discovers that Nozaki is actually a renowned shoujo manga artist named Sakiko Yumeno. She then agrees to be his assistant in order to get closer to him. As they work on his manga, they encounter other schoolmates who assist them or serve as inspirations for characters in the stories. (via MAL)

  Catie's Thoughts: I have no idea what I expected with this show, even with everything I'd seen on tumblr. I cackled a lot, to the point where I had to pause or even rewind because I missed things. It is genuinely hilarious - and while Nozaki's obliviousness does get a little old, the supporting cast is fantastic. I want to see more of all of them.

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  Title: Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]
  Year: 2014 | Fall
  Episodes: 12
  Production: ufotable

  Official Summary: New anime adaptation of Fate/stay night, following the Unlimited Blade Works route. (via MAL)

  Catie's Thoughts: All I really remember of the original Fate/Stay Night anime was that it was fairly disappointing after a promising start, and that it went into harem territory quickly. Also I seem to remember an onsen episode, but I might be mixing that up in my head with a different series. UBW, on the other hand, eschews all of that nonsense and gets right to business.

Having watched Fate/Zero helps quite a bit, and while it's not super fresh in my memory it's enough that I know what's going on without the exposition. The animation in this show is insane, it's gorgeous - and I'm waiting on pins and needles for the second season, because I want to know what happens next because I genuinely don't know.

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Completed Series: Donten ni Warau

  Title: Donten ni Warau / 曇天に笑う
  Year: 2014 | Fall
  Episodes: 12
  Production: VAP

  Official Summary: When swords were outlawed in the eleventh year of the Meiji Era, the mighty samurai population began to dwindle. Those who rejected the ban on blades rebelled, causing violent unrest to erupt throughout the countryside. To combat the rise in criminal activity, an inescapable lake prison was constructed. Three young men, born of the Kumoh line, were given the duty of delivering criminals to their place of confinement—but could there be more to their mission than meets the eye? (via MAL)

  Catie's Thoughts: So I started this because - anime set during a very specific era of Japan's recent past that I'm very interested in, plus a story about brothers, which is my jam. I did not expect: to get slammed in the face with this show and leave me for dead on the side of the road. That official summary up there makes the show seem a lot less heavy than it ends up being, and when a Certain Occurrence happens at episode six, well ....

I really did like this show a whole lot more than I thought I would. The show does suffer a bit from strange pacing, but by the time you reach the end you understand what the intention of the pacing is. Also, nearly all the characters are touched upon and their stories are all integral to the final bit of the show - and while a lot of tertiary characters aren't really introduced, or others have small bits clearly hinting at a larger story, it's still enough to get the gist of the show across.

On a personal note, I kept cracking myself up because certain characters are expies of Ed and Masayoshi, and, well - that's just hilarious.

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Completed Series: Amagi Brilliant Park

 Title: Amagi Brilliant Park / 甘城ブリリアントパーク
Year: 2014 | Fall
 Episodes: 13
 Production: KyoAni

 Official Summary: Seiya was forced to accept an invitation to an amusement park by the mysterious and beautiful girl Isuzu. What he didn't know was that she would bring him to the decrepit Amagi Brilliant Park, Japan's most disappointing amusement park. Seiya is introduced to the leader of the Park, the "real princess" Latifah, who suddenly entrusts him with saving the park, which is in danger of shutting down. Amagi Brilliant Park, it turns out, is not just any amusement park, but rather one populated by fairies. (via MAL)

 Catie's Thoughts: Brilliant, light-hearted piece of fluff that makes good use of KyoAni's gorgeous visuals. It's silly and absurd in the best ways, from mascots who are really real (and lecherous dicks) to elemental fairies who sit on social media and pretty much everything in between. One mascot in particular might look a little familiar to anyone who's seen Full Metal Panic!, and yes, they make an aside (walking copyright violation, lol).

The characters are all likable even when they're dicks, the only thing I had issues with was that Sento pulled her magic rifle from under her skirt, but you never actually got flashed her panties so okay. Also there are so many characters who deserved more time and exploration, but. Enjoyable fluff and a great way to spend a weekend, although I did spend an inordinate amount of time chuckling that Seiya looks pretty much exactly like Haru with brown eyes and actual emotions, but that's KyoAni for you.

Watch It: Not available for streaming that I could find, Funimation has the rights.
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Completed Series: Akame ga Kill!

 Title: Akame ga Kill! / アカメが斬る！
 Year: 2014 | Summer
 Episodes: 24
 Production: Square Enix

 Official Summary: In a fantasy world, fighter Tatsumi sets out for the Capitol to earn money for his starving village, and finds a world of unimaginable corruption, all spreading from the depraved Prime Minister who controls the child Emperor's ear. After nearly becoming a victim of this corruption himself, Tatsumi is recruited by Night Raid, a group of assassins dedicated to eliminating the corruption plaguing the Capitol by mercilessly killing those responsible. (via MAL)

 Catie's Thoughts: I went back and forth on this show a lot. It feels familiar while still keeping it fresh - it reminds me a great deal of how I felt when I first got into anime, and this brand new fantasy world opened up, full of characters with a quest to follow. The difference here is that the quest is assassination, and when Tatsumi got all starry-eyed about doing it FOR JUSTICE, he got smacked down immediately with "no, we're murderers."

And while this again feels like a late 90's, early 00's series, there are a lot of earmarks that it is not. The casual violence, for once - and the fact that characters die, and stay dead, and there's often not a lot of warning at all. In fact, if you embark on this show, I wouldn't get too attached to anyone, it'll save you some heartbreak later.

I really, really enjoyed the series and the character dynamics a lot more than I thought I would. I don't know if I would want to watch it again (see: heartbreak) but I would buy a release and keep it on my shelf.

Watch it: Crunchyroll, of course.

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 Title: Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru! / 結城友奈は勇者である
 Year: 2014 |
 Episodes: 12
 Production: Dentsu

 Official Summary: The story takes place in the era of the gods, year 300. Yuuna Yuuki lives an ordinary life as a second year middle school student, but she's also a member of the "Hero Club," where club activities involve dealing with a mysterious being called "Vertex." (via MAL)

 Catie's Thoughts: There are two types of magical girl shows: ones where everything is as cute and up-front as it seems, and ones where everything is FUCKED and everyone is going to SUFFER. We seem to be suffering from an excess of the latter, and I firmly blame Madoka for that, but that's neither here nor there. Guess which side of the fence Yuuki Yuuna falls?

There are a lot of things to like about this show. While there is an excess of MAGICAL GIRL = SUFFERING, it does a lot of interesting things. Firstly is Togou, who is wheel-chair bound after an accident had her lose the use of her legs. Even while as a magical girl her legs are not restored, and her costume takes this into account and it's really cool. Yuuki Yuuna herself is an awesome, bubbly protagonist, pretty standard but I liked her. There was also the way the cell phones and smart phone apps tied in to their ability to transform, and the fact that they could force the transformations (which was pretty freaking awesome).

Overall I enjoyed it, even if I'm getting tired of the whole "something bad's going on under the surface" genre in my magical girl shenanigans. I don't really have any desire to see it again though.

Watch it: On Crunchyroll, of course.

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 Title: Ginga Kikoutai Majestic Prince (銀河機攻隊 マジェスティックプリンス)
Year: 2013
Episodes: 24
Production: Sentai Filmworks

Official Summary: In the latter half of 21st century, humans leave the Earth and begin to live in space. In order to adapt to the environment in space and deal with the hostile aliens in Jupiter, genetically engineered children called "Princes" are artificially raised and trained to be pilots of armed robots "AHSMB (Advanced High Standard Multipurpose Battle Device). This is a story about one of the teenage "Princes", Hitachi O Izuru, who studies in an academic city Grandzehle. ( - MAL )

Catie's Thoughts: I have a fondness for mecha series, as that was how I was initially introduced to proper anime (through the Midnight Run airing of Gundam Wing and FoxKID's butchering of Escaflowne), so I tend to be more lenient on it than I really should. Majestic Prince comes to us with some fairly familiar character designs, as those who are familiar with things like Infinite Ryvius, Fafner and Gundam Seed can attest. It doesn't take long to dispel though, because this is a different show.

It almost felt more like a slice-of-life with mecha on the side than the reverse of it, the battles don't take center stage until later on in the series. There is some interesting things here - that the kids have had their memories wiped before they became pilots, for one - but really at this point mecha series are so ubiquitous that every one feels faintly familiar after a while. It's going to take something that really stands head and shoulders above the rest to make a lasting impression.

I enjoyed Majestic Prince, but it's really not anything new or noteworthy. If you're a fan of mecha series - or even just a fan of the character designs, you'll probably enjoy it but I can't see myself recommending it otherwise.
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Completed Series: Gin no Saji

 Title: Gin no Saji ( 銀の匙 )
Year: 2013
Episodes: 11
Production: Aniplex

Official Summary: Yugo Hachiken dreams of life separated from his family, so he takes the initiative by enrolling in an agriculture school. He thinks, with his talent in studying, no problems will arise no matter what kind of school he attends. He is proven wrong very quickly. Raised as a city boy, he is forced to uncover the inconvenient truth about agricultural life. Enjoy the story of Hachiken, as he tries to keep up with his new friends, farmers' heirs, who are already accustomed to the harsh world of farming. With no clear goals or understanding of farming life, how will Hachiken survive this new, cruel reality? The story of a sweat, tear, and mud-stained youth begins! ( - MAL )

Catie's Thoughts: I wasn't sure what I was expecting out of this show, as I hadn't read but the first chapter or so of the manga. Gin no Saji is Arakawa Hiromu's second series after Fullmetal Alchemist, and it is definitely an entirely different beast. It's a slice-of-life show, but interestingly educational at the same time. Hachiken spends a lot of his time learning and adjusting, and spends nearly the entire season grappling with the fact that they have to slaughter the animals to eat them. It's a moral quandary with no correct answer that I feel the show handles in an interesting manner.

The animation is very bright and fluid, and I was quite surprised to see the Noitamina tag on this series - but I guess this is definitely not your average slice of life anime! I am glad to see that the series is getting a second season, and I can't wait to see where it goes next.
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Completed Series: Free!

Title: Free!
Year: 2013
Episodes: 12
Production: Kyoto Animation

Official Summary: The story revolves around Haruka Nanase, a boy who has always loved to be immersed in water, and to swim in it. Before graduating from elementary school, he participated in a swimming tournament along with his fellow swimming club members, Makoto Tachibana, Nagisa Hazuki, and Rin Matsuoka. After achieving victory, each of the boys went their separate ways.
Time passed, and in the middle of their uneventful high school lives Rin appears and challenges Haruka to a match, showing Haruka his overwhelming power. Not wanting it to end like this, Haruka, gathers together Makoto and Nagisa once again and brings a new member named Rei Ryugazaki to create the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club in order to defeat Rin. - ( MAL )

Catie's Thoughts: This is one of those shows where I have trouble putting thoughts into coherent sentences because ... well, because. This show is adorable and cute and it makes you want to flail about the characters. I don't think I can objectively review it because I want to put my face on the ground and roll around in a flurry of emotion.

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Completed Series: Blood Lad

Series: Blood Lad (ブラッドラッド)
Year: 2013
Episodes: 10
Production: Brains Base, Viz Media

Official Summary: Staz is the vampire boss of a section of the demon world, but he has little interest in human blood. He's more infatuated with Japanese culture. When he learns that Yanagi Fuyumi, a Japanese teenage girl, accidentally wanders into the demon city, he jumps to the occasion. However, while Staz deals with an intruder on his turf, the oblivious Fuyumi is killed by a monster and becomes a wandering ghost. The disappointed Staz vows to her that he will find a way to bring Fuyumi back to life. ( - MAL )

Catie's Thoughts: It's stylistic but very messy, and overall the show is middling. Clearly meant to tie in to the manga and boost the manga sales, it doesn't stand alone very well. Only ten episodes, you get maybe an arc or possibly two if you rush past the character introductions, and by the ninth and tenth episodes there's so much going on that if it were meant to be an average shounen show you could tell it would go on into the hundreds of episodes. Alas, not meant to be.

Some of the introduced arcs were interesting, but most of it stank of overused. Vampires, werewolves, demon world - check! The fact that the main character is an otaku - but a powerful character? Eh, somewhat interesting. The plotline that eeked in over the finish line - Staz's older brother challenging the Demon King? That actually got my attention but of course that plotline was introduced in the second-to-last episode and has absolutely no resolution because the show just flat-out stops. The plotline about Fuyumi's missing mother - and how she's connected to Bel's mother - that was actually fairly novel as well, I liked that. Again, things introduced just before the finish line. I'm not sure if I would have like the series more if it was given time to grow or not - fairly typical shounen by way of fanservice, which while wasn't strictly unsettling, the air-inflated boobs character design is so boringly overused. This show had some elements that handled right I would have absolutely loved - but it was so meh that I can't bring myself to really recommend it. Any time I hit up a show like this I get curious about the manga and maybe if it's handled better, so I've added the manga to my 'to-read' list. We'll see.

Would I buy it? Nope. Likely not even if found used, just terrifically unimpressed overall.

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Completed Series: Karneval

Series: Karneval (カーニヴァル)
Year: 2013
Episodes: 13
Production: Bandai Visual, Manglobe

Summary: Nai searches for someone important to him, with only an abandoned bracelet as a clue. Gareki steals and pick-pockets to get by from day to day. The two meet in a strange mansion where they are set-up, and soon become wanted criminals by military security operatives. When Nai and Gareki find themselves desperate in a hopeless predicament, they encounter none other than the country's most powerful defense organization—"Circus"!! ( -MAL )

Catie's Thoughts: Okay, let's get this out of the way. The main character looks and acts like Rian. If you know who Rian is, great. If you don't, whatever. I maybe screamed about this for the first half of the show and then fell in love with Yogi for the second half. Regardless, this is an enjoyable show, if a bit middling and confused about what it's doing. Yet another one of those series that should be more than one season and feels like it was planned for longer, but let all these plotlines fall apart in the face of a limited space to tell a story.

I love Circus's character designs - also fascinating to me is their eyes. No one's eyes are a single color. And they're not like, shades of the SAME color, they're, like, yellow with a purple tint and it's so weird and fascinating and unique. I love it.

Would I buy it? Oh yes. If only for Gareki because reasons, okay. And his questionable, likely-influenced-by-Ed clothing choices.

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Series: Kakumeiki Valvrave (革命機ヴァルヴレイヴ)
Year: 2013
Episodes: 12
Production: Sunrise, Aniplex

Summary: True Calendar (T.C.) 71 - A new age where 70% of the human population lives in space thanks to the development of "Dyson Sphere", a city in space.

The world is divided into two main powers: The Dorssia Military Pact Federation, a power which grew out of a military alliance, and the Atlantic Rim United States (ARUS), which grew in power as it expanded its trade agreements. The minor nation of JIOR has declared neutrality between these two forces and maintains its peace through economic prosperity.

Within the JIOR's Sphere, Haruto Tokishima lived an ordinary life as a high school student in the division known as "Module 77"—until the Dorssian military begins their sudden invasion!

But the whole world will be shaken when Haruto meets the mysterious humanoid weapon, Valvrave! ( -MAL )

Catie's Thoughts: Another series that I was unsure of at the start, that it turned out I loved. While there are certain .. aspects ... of it that I wish hadn't occured, overall the series took a tired premise and put a bunch of newer spins on it that mashed together and made things more interesting to me. Most of the characters I'm ambivalent to - Haruto has possibility to go either way, but L-Elf fascinates me. The whole lot of the cast becomes more and more fascinating as the season progressed, and I have to say that the last pilot's identity ended up surprising even me, and I loved that twist.

I'm glad this one is getting a second season, and that there is more to it. Shoko too, she is amazing, I feel remiss in not mentioning her awesome. She is a new generation's Relena and I am glad to see that there is not the hate that Relena got. (I think it helps somewhat that her character is more personable, but their roles are quite similar.) I'm not as big into mech shows as I once was, I burned out on them fairly quick as they start to blend together quickly, so it's nice to have one that stands out. It's a Sunrise production though, so that explains a lot. There's also this faint tinge of CLAMP to the character designs - they're clearly not, but you can feel the echoes of Geass here.

Would I buy it? Definitely. I enjoyed the season way more than I thought I would, and may even rewatch it. This entry was original posted at Dreamwidth and has comment count unavailable comments. You can comment there or here.
Series: Hataraku Maou-sama! (はたらく魔王さま!)
Year: 2013
Episodes: 13
Production: Lantis, Pony Canyon, White Fox

Summary: Devil King Sadao is only one step away from conquering the world when he is beaten by Hero Emilia and forced to drift to the other world: modern-day Tokyo. As "conquering the world" are the only skills the Devil King possesses—and are obviously unnecessary in his new situation—he must work as a freeter to pay for his living expenses! ( - MAL )

Catie's Thoughts: Oh my god I thought this show was fantastic. I loved it. My biggest qualms are its wasted potential - there are so many bits of the storyline that could be explored, both on a serious side (Sadao killed a shit-ton of people on Ente Island, he was kinda insane? We just ignoring that? Okay then.) and otherwise. But this was only a single season show, wasn't like they had the time to do two-season story arc. I don't care how many times I have to complain about the new turn of single-season shows, because I will. Every damn time. Ahem.

Oh man, the characters were fantastic. All of them. I love how Alsiel and Sadao just acclimated and became domestic. I loved Lucifer the hikkikomori, Emilia and her best friend, Sadao working at McDonald's - forgive me, MgRonald's - all of it.

I might have had a tiny shitfit at the blue-haired cupid Sariel. Tiny little one. Eensy. I may have not scraped Sariel!Ed off the ceiling yet.

Would I buy it? Heartbeat. Yes. Get into my bookshelf.

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Completed Series: Devil Survivor 2

Series: Devil Survivor 2 (デビルサバイバー２ THE ANIMATION)
Year: 2013
Episodes: 13
Production: Mainichi BroadcastingPony CanyonSentai FilmworksBridgeDevil Survivor 2 Animation CommitteeIndex

SummaryMysterious invaders called the Septentriones arrive in Japan and begin attacking the country on a Sunday. To fight back, the heroes in Devil Survivor 2 signed a pact with the devil to become the Thirteen Devil Messengers. The Septentriones show up at least once a day and you have a time limit of seven days to defeat them. ( - MAL )

Catie's Thoughts: An adaptation of another of the Shin Megami Tensei series; Devil Survivor 2 follows in Persona 4: The Animation's footsteps to be exactly like the walkthrough of the game. The benefit to me, however, is that I haven't played the Devil Survivor series (and now, I don't have to!), so the story was entirely original to me.

It did feel like playing a game, though, with the added bonus of having absolutely no control over the circumstances or the battles. The animation was slick, and the storyline wasn't bad - but it felt like it was lacking something. I enjoyed it overall, the characters were mostly likable, the battles were huge and the quickly deteriorating setting was interesting. The music was not as memorable as P4, but the ending theme was used fantastically. I tend to like it when they can bleed the theme over the last bit of the episode, it adds such heavy atmosphere, especially with the ending song for this series.

Would I buy it? Possibly, if I found it on sale or used. Does not have a particularly high rewatch value for me, but I did enjoy it.

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Completed Series: Arata Kangatari

Series: Arata Kangatari ( アラタ カンガタリ ~革神語~ )
Year: 2013
Episodes: 12
Production: Satelight, Lantis, JM Animation

SummaryEvery 30 years, a new princess is chosen from the Hime family to serve the Hayagami. The time has come again, but over these past years, records state not a single female has been born, save for one, the 15-year-old Arata. The only problem is, Arata is actually a male! Forced to disguise himself and take the place of the princess candidate until a formal one can be found, he attends the festival only to witness the current princess, Kokuri-hime, murdered, and his own life is forfeit as well, by the hands of the princess' personal guard, the 12 Shinshou. As he runs for his life, Kannagi of the 12 convinces everyone that Arata is the one who has murdered the princess instead, and now everyone in the Imperial Court is after his head! ( - MAL )

Catie's Thoughts: Fairly mediocre show, it had a lot of promise to it but being cut short at 12 episodes meant that instead of being a more fun action romp, it kinda just ... died. Nothing is resolved - oh, the main shounen hero got a power-up! - but ... yeah. It just kinda stops and I really fucking hate that that's a thing now. Maybe if this show gets a second season my opinion will improve, but I'm really fucking sick of the way that is being handled - one 12-episode season, and poof. Done. It doesn't lend itself to the storytelling, the shows tend to be paced badly and wander all over the place, characters get forgotten or poorly developed, and plot holes. Plot hooooooles.

It is interesting how the bullying is handled in the show, though. I am also sad that we didn't get to see that much of the "other" Arata running around in Hinohara's life, because I'm sure that is greatly entertaining. Ah, well.

Would I buy it? Likely not, not as it stands now. If it got a second season and that rocked, then maybe.

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Series: Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge (断裁分離のクライムエッジ)
Year: 2013
Episodes: 13
Production: Media Factory, Sentai Filmworks, Studio Gokumi

Summary: Haimura Kiri is a seemingly ordinary boy with one slight problem: he is obsessed with cutting other people's hair. One day he meets Mushiyanokouji Iwai, the "Hair Queen" who cannot cut her hair because of an inherited curse. Kiri finds out that his scissor, "Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge" is the only thing that can cut them. But little did he know that their meeting sparked the start of an old murder game to kill the "Hair Queen" using the cursed killing tools, the "Killing Goods." Can Kiri protect Iwai from the Killing Goods Owners? Let the game begin! ( - MAL )

Catie's Thoughts: Hm. I really don't know what to think of this show, it was ... strange. Not particularly outstanding, pretty mediocre as far as things go. The story line felt as if it was a mish-mash of several different series, due to the moe aspect and the fighting series aspect, plus the whole murderer aspect. There's a lot of little bits that are intriguing in that vein - especially the Killing Goods, the original murderers and the effect that the cursed weapons have o the Authors, and fortunately the series focuses a lot on that. There are so many characters that are slightly shoehorned in, that you see a few times and don't turn up again. There are also things that seem like they might be important that are just dropped by the wayside, forgotten bits of story and plotlines.

The series feels entirely too disjointed. I hear that there may be a second season and if that's the case I'll watch it simply to see if more episodes helps tie it together more soundly. The characters are both at the same time interesting and flat, like the character creation model stopped halfway through.

Would I buy it? Likely not. It's not generally the type of show to appeal to me for a second watch-through, even if I wasn't so perplexed by it. I would give this series a pass unless you're already invested in the series, or enjoy really strange storylines. (Or, like Kiri, have an almost perverse fetish for hair-cutting.)
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Completed Series: Kannagi

Series: Kannagi (かんなぎ)
Episodes: 13 +
 1 OVA
Year: 2008
Animation Production: Aniplex

Synopsis: Our unlucky protagonist, Jin, uses the trunk of a sacred tree to carve a statue for a school project. When he takes it outside, to his surprise it begins absorbing the surrounding earth and transforms into, hold your breath on this one, a girl! So like all similar setups this guardian deity is pretty pissed that her tree was cut down and lives with Jin while she takes out her anger on squashing bugs....er, cleaning the "Impurities". ( - MAL )

Catie's Thoughts: A mostly benign, cute series. Not as SUPER moe as some out there, but definitely in the genre. There really isn't anything particularly stand-out about the show that would make me want to sing its praises or groan in agony. The animation is pretty, the character designs consistent - and I do have to admit I laughed my ass off at the wand being stuck to the center of the kotatsu table.

I do admit that the show feels aimless. It starts out like it has a grand mission to accomplish, and just kinda wanders around and never really gets to the point. The climax of the series feels like, well, not quite what the show had been building toward, but I would wager that on this being just a one-off season to satiate manga fanatics with no intention of following through to greater story lines.

Would I buy it? Nope, not really interested.
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August 2006

It is over. As I said in my last article, “a lot can and will happen” between NY and the finish in Gothenberg.

I think what happened was beyond all of our expectations. The very unfortunate loss of Hans Horrevoets and the sinking of movistar were almost too much to take in a 48 hour period. Just as the event was sinking in its most disastrous moment, the kids on ABN2 revived the show with their outstanding seamanship, composure, and compassion. The Portsmouth stopover was naturally a subdued with all that had happened out on the Atlantic. Through it all, everyone kept looking to the “kids” to set the tone and lead the way forward. They made good decisions all the way including the one to continue in the race.

Onboard The Black Pearl, we managed to move solidly into second place overall in Portsmouth, only to antagonize our families and fans during the “Round Great Britain leg” and the Rotterdam In-Port race, allowing Brasil1 to have a shot at us on the last leg. We were managing our lead, playing a conservative hand, but the heat was definitely going up in the kitchen. But in the end, we did what we had to do and even managed to win the last leg to end the “Lap” on a huge high. The number of boats and people awaiting our arrival in Gothenberg was a least twice as big as the two America’s Cup finals that I have been in. For me, it was extra special as my wife is Swedish and my inlaws were all there to welcome us home.

To finish second overall, after being last after the Cape Town In-Port race, and all the struggles we had with the boat, was a very satisfying achievement. Satisfaction is derived by exceeding your expectations, and while we did not win this race, I am every bit as satisfied as I was after winning with EF in 1998. My biggest pleasure was seeing our team, 30 strong, come together over the 12 months. We started as a bunch of individuals and developed into a team. That process is a beautiful thing. I think it is one of the most special things about sport. The intensity of sport matures relationships at a very high rate. People who don’t know each other at all at the beginning of something like this, are life long friends at the end of it. There will always be a special place in my memory for the 30 Pirates who made it all happen.

I stayed in Sweden for 10 days following the Volvo. My sister in law got married and I just hung around with my family. I then went down to Castellon and raced in the TP 52 regatta there with Lexus/Atalanti. Russell Coutts was the helmsman so we had some fun sailing together for the first time. We did not have a good regatta though, finishing 9th out of 21 boats. The bottom line there is that is a very competitive fleet. It is almost one design in terms of the speeds. I would liken it to Star racing more than Farr 40 racing. The boats have some conditions when they exhibit a slight edge but, by and large, any boat can when any race. The regatta leader and race 5 winner, finished 16th in race 6 and dropped 6 places in the standings. Half of the boats are new for this season so that was just the second regatta. All the boats are in the process of improving their performance. We had some issues with upwind speed and getting enough load on the rudder. So we played with the rake and rig set up and made some small improvements. There is a lot to be learned there and lots of potential for every boat in the fleet. Whoever puts the time in will reap the benefits.

Last week, I went to Cascade Locks on the Columbia River (Oregon) with my son and his crew Max. He was sailing his 29er there and 49ers were also racing. That is a fantastic place to sail. 15-20 knots of wind every day, flat and fresh water, good camping, inexpensive and generally a relaxed atmosphere. I was the guy in charge of buying the beer, getting is chilled down, getting the pistachios, chips and salsa, and having it all ready when the boats hit the shore. I had our pickup truck backed up to the levy, tailgate down, cooler out in front, extra chairs laid out when the guys and gals came ashore. I really enjoyed having a couple of cold ones, listening to everyone talk about the races that day and just relaxing at a regatta. I also went kite boarding for the first time. Damn, I wish I had discovered that 20 years ago. But, “never too late”, and “nothing like the present” so I am into it. But, I also like the 49ers. I could see getting one myself.

This weekend I am sailing my new Star, for the first time, in Santa Barbara for the Lipton Cup. There is a Lipton Cup in every club it seems, but this is the REAL Lipton Cup. Austin Sperry, who with John Dane, has won the Bacardi Cup, the North Americans, and a few other events this year, is coming out to tune me up. I need it.

I thought the plan was to relax after the Volvo! It could be so easy to get too much on my plate again. 49er, kite boarding, TP 52, Star Worlds in San Francisco in September, and I need to get back to my flying. I am concerned that I just never seem to learn.

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Government of Haiti helps 1.4 million persons affected by Hurricane Matthew with CCRIF’s Payouts

November 7, 2016. Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Today the CEO of CCRIF SPC, Mr. Isaac Anthony met with Haiti’s Minister of Finance, Hon. Yves Bastien and his advisors to discuss the recent payouts of US$23.4 million to Haiti made under the country’s tropical cyclone and excess rainfall policies, as a result of Hurricane Matthew’s passage through that country last month. This is the largest payment ever made by CCRIF for a single event - with total payouts to Haiti representing approximately 46% of all payments made by CCRIF since its inception in 2007.  Haiti has received 3 payouts to date – one in 2010 following the devastating earthquake in January that year and these two for Hurricane Matthew.
At today’s meeting, Minister Bastien thanked CCRIF for the payouts and more so for the short timeframe in which the resources were received. He highlighted that although many have pledged support to Haiti in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, much of that assistance has not yet been received. He commended CCRIF on its model which guarantees payouts within 14 days of an event. He indicated that total losses as a result of Matthew are estimated at US$1.9 billion or 20% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). Minister Bastien said that while it may appear that the payment of US$23.4 million from CCRIF is small compared to total losses, it is very significant and so far has been able to provide much needed support as follows:
  • Provision of food and shelter to at least 1.4 million persons who were adversely affected and displaced by Matthew
  • The purchase of medication especially for children
  • Unblocking of main roads by the Ministry of Public Works
  • To the agriculture sector
  • The purchase of tarpaulins for houses – some 18,000 houses in the South were without roofs
  • The replacement of roofs for schools, churches and court houses

Approximately 50% of the payment remains to be spent.
In his response, CCRIF CEO Mr. Isaac Anthony expressed condolences to the Government and people of Haiti on the loss and life and property as a result of Hurricane Matthew. He expressed CCRIF’s commitment to further lend support to the Government in implementing its comprehensive disaster risk management strategy, including finding solutions to increase the country’s catastrophe risk insurance coverage with CCRIF. He also outlined support for officials in the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the environment ministry, disaster management officials and the Meteorology Service to receive training in catastrophe risk management and risk transfer early next year through the CCRIF Training Programme.

Mr. Anthony also made mention of the CCRIF Internship Programme in which young university graduates in the region could benefit from work experience in the area of disaster risk management and urged those in attendance to ensure that young Haitians apply. Mr. Anthony pointed out that under the CCRIF Small Grants Programme, community-based and non-governmental organizations as well as academic institutions are able to receive up to US$25,000 to support community-based activities that would enhance resilience to natural hazards. He pointed out that two NGOs in Haiti – FADA and GAENO – were already recipients of funds through this programme. NGOs working in the South are encouraged to apply to the CCRIF Small Grants Programme to support rehabilitation activities there including projects that focus on reafforestation especially since some 80% of the trees in the South were lost due to Hurricane Matthew.
A contingent from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) who were also in attendance were thanked for the Bank’s continued support to Haiti and in particular for the payment of Haiti’s insurance premium to CCRIF for the last five years.
In closing, the CCRIF CEO said “The CCRIF model demonstrates that as a region we can come together to solve our problems, but we can also develop models that become examples for other regions of the world”. He said this in light of the fact that CCRIF was created as an immediate response to Hurricane Ivan in 2004 when, following its passage, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government held an emergency meeting to discuss critical issues surrounding the need for the provision of catastrophe risk insurance for its members. Consequently, CARICOM approached the World Bank for assistance to design and implement a cost-effective risk transfer programme for member governments. This marked the beginning of what would become the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility – or CCRIF. Globally, CCRIF continues to gain recognition – especially as it relates to the paradigm shift in the way governments treat risk. Internationally, Caribbean governments continue to be recognized for leading the way in pre-disaster planning. In fact, other facilities similar to CCRIF have been set up using the CCRIF model as its template.

CCRIF is the world’s first multi-country risk pool based on parametric insurance and provides parametric catastrophe insurance for Caribbean and Central American governments – offering hurricane, earthquake and – since 2013 – excess rainfall coverage.

CCRIF CEO, Mr. Isaac Anthony (right) presents a memento symbolizing payouts of US$23.4 million to Hon. Yves Bastien, Haiti’s Minister of Finance at a ceremony on November 7, 2016. The payouts were due on Haiti’s tropical cyclone and excess rainfall policies due to Hurricane Matthew and payment was paid 14 days after the event on October 17, 2016.
Left to Right: Mr. Isaac Anthony - CCRIF CEO, Hon. Yves Bastien - Haiti’s Minister of Finance, and Ms. Cheryl Dixon - Head of the Sustainable Development Unit at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) at a ceremony recognizing payment of US$23.4 million by CCRIF to the Government of Haiti on its tropical cyclone and excess rainfall policies. The CDB has paid Haiti’s CCRIF policy premiums for the past five years.
Memento symbolizing the payouts of US$23.4 million made by CCRIF to the Government of Haiti on October 17, 2016 - 14 days after Hurricane Matthew affected the island. The payouts were made on Haiti’s tropical cyclone and excess rainfall policies, which were triggered by Matthew.
About CCRIF SPC: CCRIF SPC is a segregated portfolio company, owned, operated and registered in the Caribbean. It limits the financial impact of catastrophic hurricanes, earthquakes and excess rainfall events to Caribbean and – since 2015 – Central American governments by quickly providing short-term liquidity when a parametric insurance policy is triggered. It is the world’s first regional fund utilising parametric insurance, giving member governments the unique opportunity to purchase earthquake, hurricane and excess rainfall catastrophe coverage with lowest-possible pricing. CCRIF was developed under the technical leadership of the World Bank and with a grant from the Government of Japan. It was capitalized through contributions to a Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) by the Government of Canada, the European Union, the World Bank, the governments of the UK and France, the Caribbean Development Bank and the governments of Ireland and Bermuda, as well as through membership fees paid by participating governments. The Central America SP is capitalized by contributions to a special MDTF by the World Bank, European Commission and the governments of Canada and the United States.

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July 24, 2010

"Fated To Love You" to be animated

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SETTV’s original production, “Fated To Love You” will become animated! Yesterday, the sample drawing of the main characters Chen Xin-Yi and Ji Cun-Xi was revealed at the press conference. The animation production will begin at the end of the year and it’s estimated to take a year and a half to complete, costing $140 million (NT). Ethan Ruan, who played the original Ji Cun-Xi, expressed his interest in doing the voice acting for his own character in the animation.

SETTV’s vice general manager Su Li-Mei foresees great development in the animation industry, “Taiwan’s idol drama is the most representative of Taiwanese culture. We want to make use of this to create new works.”

In addition, she also plans to bring these original idol dramas onto the big screen. SETTV hopes to collaborate with mainland investors to make movies out of hit drama series, which are “Lavender”, “Autumn’s Concerto”, “My Queen”, “Westside Story”, “Fated To Love You”, and “Green Forest, My Home”. Su Li-Mei expressed, “Maybe because I’ve been working a lot with Teacher (Wang) Hsiao-Ti (director / screenwriter), so I feel that I have responsibility towards (developing) Taiwan’s creativity.”

The “Fated To Love You” animation is estimated to premiere in 2012.

WOW! This is so cool! Instead of anime/manga turning into idol dramas, it's idol dramas turning into anime now~! Hahahahaa! But 2012 is a long wait...I can't wait that long. oooo, I hope Qiao En would voice her original character tooo!

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What a wonderful summer season it is turning out to be here in Western WA. We actually have sunshine and some days where we wish AC came with our homes here. My AC in the work SUV is not working so I put screens on my windows and we are rocking it old school, windows down. Our next shows for those in Western WA are the Bainbridge Island Blue Grass Festival (July 27th) and the Kitsap County Fair (August 21st - 23rd and August 25th). Stop by and see us! The Kiddies are out of school for the summer and Weddings are being planned. Why not buy your Wedding gifts here at the celtic attic. Or you can check out our Jewelry pages to discover all the wonderful items we have available.

We are proud to announce our new space in the Artist Loft at the Claywerks studio in downtown Bremerton WA is open for business. We finally have most items in the store and everything is priced. We are not displaying our custom items, or a lot of the jewelry lines right now. We don’t want to over stock the small space with summer winding down. If you want to visit, you can call us first and let us know if you want to look at something specific and we will make sure we have it in the store for you. Also, since I work at my home office a lot, if you want me to be at the store to meet you, call or text me as well. 360-531-1107. Store address is 408 Pacific Ave, Bremerton WA 98337. Our goggle+ account has all the map info. Just go to Google+ and type in Celtic Attic.

The First Annual Fun in the Sun Contest has been getting a lot of entries; it is going to be hard to choose the winners. We are posting this on all our social media as well. Send us your Favorite Summertime activity with a photo or photos. We will pick 3 winners and send out a special surprise Celtic Pendant at the end of July. We want everyone to know that there is sun and fun out there. Just email your picture and fun activity to

We want to offer this great Shopping Deal to you from today until July 30th. Half Off on shipping order now at the Celtic Attic. There may be an extra charge for shipping international yon heavy items or if you would like it priority mail. Plus get a candy bag & a wee GIFT FREE with each and every order.

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New book launch is now October 25th, 2013. We have been asked by many customers and friends to have it out before Halloween/Samhain. A Celtic Haunted Highway will go public via lulu press. I am still completing the book, but it has certainly been an interesting adventure. If you’re fascinated with ghost and ghost hunting, there are some great stories and adventures. Also for your exploration pleasure there is a map of our trips from Port Angeles WA to Portland OR full of haunted sites, celtic cemeteries, celtic shops, fairs, Irish pubs and other Celtic areas and things of interest. It is a Ghost hunting book with a Celtic Twist. If you would like to preorder a copy, you can email We will put you on the waiting list. The cost will be somewhere in the range of $15 - $25 depending on pictures and size of the book. If you are a local WA business and we didn’t contact you, please drop us a line so we can talk about what we are doing and upcoming plans for another ghost hunting trip in April 2014.

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Berg History

The Berg Property is a copper-molybdenum-silver deposit located in west-central British Columbia, Canada, approximately 50 miles southwest of Houston, British Columbia, and 15 miles northwest of the currently operating Huckleberry Mine. Since 1965 approximately 180 diamond drill holes have been completed totaling approximately 42,000 metres and a significant copper-molybdenum resource has been developed. Thompson Creek will continue to evaluate the Berg Property to determine the potential of bringing the project to commercial production.

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WRFB-AM 860

Original Call Letters: WKKO

Originally Licensed: Jan. 4, 1953

Original City of License: Cocoa

Original Frequency: 860

Origin of Call Letters:

Original Power: 50,000 Watts, Directional

Original Location:

Original Format: News/Talk

Network Affiliation(s):

1952-Brevard Broadcasting Company
1959-Marvin Rothschild
1970-Cocoa One Inc.
1975-Emcom Associates
1984-Dickson/Fry Broadcast Group, Inc.
1984-Fox Radio Inc.
1985-Capitol Broadcasting Co.
1992-Walker Broadcasting
1993-Brevard Broadcasting, Inc. ($90,000)
1998-WGUL FM, Inc. (Carl Marcocci) ($475,000)
2005-Bible Broadcasting Network ($250,000)

History Of  Call Letters and Formats:

WKKO-1951-Block Programming
WJZX-1984-Urban  "Fox 86"
WJZX-1985-Adult Contemporary
WCKS-1986-Top 40  ''Brevard's No. 1 Hit Music Station''
WCKS-1986-'50s and '60s
WCKS-1987-Top 40
WWKO-1989-Urban Contemporary "KO 860 Knockin' Out The Hits"
WRFB-1993-News/Talk   "Radio For Brevard"
WRFB-2000-Silent (4-4-2000)
WRFB-2004-License Cancelled  (2-1-2004)

WRFB-AM History

WRFB-AM began life as WKKO-AM.

From Will Standley;
"I am also the former owner of (WRFB) 860 AM, Cocoa, FL (original call letters WKKO). I bought it from Keith Walker (station) and Jane Maschmeier (real estate) and ultimately sold the station to WGUL-AM owner Carl Marcocci who ultimately turned it off so he could get better coverage WGUL 860 AM over Tampa/St Pete. (He applied for and received FCC permission to change his WGUL pattern subject to turning off 860 AM Cocoa.) When we acquired 860-AM Cocoa in Brevard County we changed the call letters to WRFB (Radio For Brevard.) Ray Kassis, owner of WWBC 1510 AM Cocoa ultimately bought the old 860 AM site, removed his old tower in the Indian River and re-tuned the old 860 AM tower for 1510. Then he was able to add one tower and go to 50kw day time."

Names In WRFB History

Keith Walker-1993-President-Brevard Broadcasting, Inc.

Will Standley-1993-Owner/Operator/Station Manager-Brevard Broadcasting, Inc.

Carl Marcocci
-1998-President-WGUL-FM Inc.
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Diary of a Lost Girl

Germany, German, 104 mins

Original Title

Tagebuch Einer Verlorenen
  • Director: Georg Wilhelm Pabst
  • Writer: Margarete Bohme; Rudolf Leonhardt
  • Producer: Georg Wilhelm Pabst

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Pre-code with lesbian overtones.
It's too long - irrelevant scenes and bizarre characterisations renders this a comedic melodrama - further enhanced by the silent-era's mime-like acting.

One for the academics who will, no doubt, proclaim it to be a masterpiece...it's not...but, Brooks is hypnotic.

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Thymiane is a beautiful young girl who is not having a storybook life. Her governess, Elizabeth, is thrown out of her home when she is pregnant, only to be later found drown. That same day, her father already has a new governess named Meta. Meinert, downstairs druggist, takes advance of her and gets Thymiane pregnant. When she refuses to marry, her baby is taken from her and she is put into a strict girls reform school. When Count Osdorff is unable to get the family to take her back, he waits for her to escape. She escapes with a friend and the friend goes with the Count while she goes to see her baby. Thymiane finds that her baby is dead, and the Count has put both girls up at a brothel. When her father dies, Thymiane marries the Count and becomes a Countess, but her past and her hatred of Meta will come back to her.

Cast & Characters

Louise Brooks as Thymian;
Andre Roanne as Count Nicolas Osdorff;
Josef Rovensky as Robert Henning;
Fritz Rasp as Meinert;
Vera Pawlowa as Aunt Frieda;
Franziska Kinz as Meta;
Arnold Korff as Elder Count Osdorff;
Andrews Engelmann as The director of the establishment;
Valeska Gert as The director's wife;
Edith Meinhard as Erika;
Sybille Schmitz as Elisabeth;
Sig Arno as Guest;
Kurt Gerron as Dr. Vitalis;
Hedwig Schlichter;
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Hello, Everyone!  The little artist featured in the images below, came to paint with me, thanks to her mother enjoying her painting experience approximately one week earlier.  Her mother created another beautiful abstract and they created a separate abstract, together.  As a petite artist she did a wonderful job painting.  You can see her artwork, below!  I think she's 5 years of age; didn't she do a great job of painting with her mother?! I really enjoy seeing families paint together; it is a wonderful experience, all around!

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ChannelOnline Brings Steady Improvement and Added Features with Version 7.2

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San Francisco, November 15, 2016 – ChannelOnline, the web-based sales automation solution for VARs and solution providers, announced the release of version 7.2 on November 4, 2016. ChannelOnline 7.2 includes front-end and back-end improvements and additions that provide customers an even greater range of capabilities.

CNET ChannelOnline™ is CNET Content Solutions’ web-based sales management software that automates key business processes including quoting, procurement, and e-commerce store. With the ChannelOnline 7.2 release, updates were made in the areas of Reporting & Dashboard, Documents, Pricing, and Suppliers & Partners.

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  • Direct access to Account-specific reporting from the Account View page
  • Sales reports provide more line-level details, profit and amount information
  • RMA (return merchandise authorization) reports include Profit, Tax, Freight, and Handling Fee options
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  • Dashboard has been updated with new Reporting components

  • New methods for attaching different file types to sales documents

  • Users can now include their business markup to a Supplier’s cost

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  • Synergy Associates has been added as a new supplier
  • Updates were made to the Essendant (formerly Azerty) integration
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Not too long ago we view superstars interchanging outside their sleek, great waves for just a much more hassle-free, tousled glimpse, nevertheless by and large your makes an attempt from fashionable lake end up the matted chaos. Louise, the buddy as well as senior citizen hair salon with Cutler Beauty salon inside The big apple, a short while ago made it easier for united states expert an ideal curl which has a clipless roller. So we went back yet again for a few techniques to turn the perfect curl in to wonderful, tousled surf.

1. Fixed your roller to some Medium/High high temperature, subsequently use a surface or volumizing bottle of spray just like Mitch Stone Texturizing Apply so that you can humid head of hair previous to strike drying

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Now, some of you might be wondering how these things come together, but in the first hour of Check Ça for April 11 (2014) we try to answer that question. Going from the ever funky and creative Bobbi Humprhey, to the fabulous flute-boxing flautist Greg Patillo of Project Trio, to the silken jazz stylings of Hubert Laws, to Canada's own Jef Kearns 'Soulfisticated' flute with hip hop beats underneath: the flute is an instrument not to be trifled with. Not to mention a quick trip into the artistic playground of musical visionary Yusef Lateef with 'Eboness'. And this is just the tip of the iceberg - there are many others out there waiting to be discovered...

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Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Sully on Ann and Mitt

Yes, I am still watching Monica Goodling's testimony.

But I'm multitasking. Sully pairs quotes by the Romneys -- Ann Romney says Mitt listens to her all the time, and Mitt says his views on policy are his own, with little input from her.

Well, I guess Andrew has never been married -- obviously. Of course he thinks he makes up his mind on everything, while she says she's very influential. Sounds like a good marriage to me!

By the way, to my Main Squeeze: Happy Anniversary, dear.

society girl said...

Awwwweeeee, that is soooooo sweet, as were the 50 red roses! Happy Anniversary to you too -- of course, even after 20 years of debate, I have not managed to "influence" your views on drug legalization, prostitution, or pornography. But, I plan to keep on trying for another 20 years.

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Peppermint Bark Cheesecake

Peppermint Bark:
40 ounces white chocolate
55 round peppermint candies, crushed

1 3/4 cups vanilla wafer cookies, crushed
1/4 cup sugar
5 tablespoons butter, melted

32 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 1/4 cups sugar
6 large eggs
1 1/2 cups sour cream
12 ounces peppermint bark, chopped

whipped topping
peppermint bark

Bark: line two baking sheets with parchment paper. In large Dutch oven, melt chocolate over low heat, stirring frequently. Remove from heat, and stir in crushed candies. Spoon mixture onto prepared baking sheets, spreading to about 1/4 inch thickness. Cool completely. Break into pieces to serve. Store in air tight container up to two weeks.

Crust: preheat oven to 350 degrees. In medium bowl, combine crushed cookies and sugar. Add melted butter, stirring to combine. Press mixture into bottom and 1 inch up sides of a 10 inch spring form pan. Bake for 6 minutes; let cool.

Filling: in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar at medium speed with a mixer until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in sour cream and 12 ounces Peppermint Bark. Spoon batter into cooled crust. Bake for one hour. Turn oven off, and leave cheesecake in oven with door closed for 1 hour. Remove from oven, and cool completely on a wire rack. Cover and chill overnight before serving. Garnish with whipped topping and Peppermint Bark, if desired.

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While traveling with Cheetah Conservation Botswana, I had the rare experience to meet the Nai Nai San Bushmen of the Central Kalahari. The name Nai Nai translates directly as “people of the bush” thus they consider themselves to be the true bushmen.  This small family […]


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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Today I'm over here at Mom's Best sharing my DIY tufted headboard.
This has been the easiest headboards we've made yet!
We conquered his bad boy in 1 hour, it's a personal record for us,
Since the last headboard took 6 hours of tufting, drilling, pulling, tieing, cutting,
The secret is screws + washers, right screwing fabric who would have thought?
After reading Jen's post we gave it a shoot! Amazing.

And the rast dresser from ikea got a little makeover,
but more on that later, go check out this post because after this headboard,
I'm 100% sure everyone needs gold pillows + white velvet in their life.
Also so excited for KC to open their ikea, now only 2 hours away!

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Sunday, August 25, 2013

A Finished Airplane Quilt: For Charity

May was my month to quilt for the group Inspire at do. Good stitches. I chose to make red, white, and blue airplanes. It is so easy to make baby girl quilts, so I am trying to do boy quilts and mainly older ones. So I received all these wonderful airplanes from some lovely ladies all over the country.

Almost done!

I actually had 2 too many! But I decided to leave them out because it was easier to make the 4x5 configuration for a nice sized toddler quilt and fit better with the minky backing.

20 airplane blocks pressed and ready to be trimmed (with my new Olfa splash!) I will finish my #Alyof goal this month!

I did free-motion loops and clouds quilting on the top with the batting. My machine has been having tension issues and I was afraid to free-motion on minky. So this was the best choice. I think it turned out great. I love all the texture on the front. Here is a close up of the quilting: Loops and Clouds! I just went for it and I'm very happy with how it turned out.

I love the solid red minky on the back and the nice textures on the top. And no binding! I always procrastinate on binding, so I decided to skip that part too. It seems like I did a lot of short cuts, but this had just as many steps as a normal quilt.

Finished Inspire at do. Good stitches airplane quilt

Here is my finished quilt with my lovely husband taking a break to hold it up for me. He's so sweet with giving me extra time to sew and staying up with me late while I try to finish. It has been raining every day here, so trying to get a picture has been difficult. So dreary and no sun!

Finished Inspire at do. Good stitches airplane quilt

And trying for inside wasn't any better. These little monkeys wanted right on it. I guess it's a hit! I hope so because this quilt is my Lovely Year of Finishes August goal (goal setting here). I am also entering it for the 100 Quilts for Kids at Swim Bike Quilt.
Updated: I handed off this quilt to my local Linus Project coordinator and she is finding an appropriate recipient .
Quilt Stats:
12" Blocks pieced from the wonderful ladies at Inspire at do. Good Stitches and tutorial from Badskirt
Pieced and quilted by me on my Bermimi with light blue thread (a Bernina 330)
Finishes about 45"x55"

DeborahGun said...

such a fantastic quilt :-)

Love Of Quilts said...

That is a darling quilt for a little boy.

Sue Daurio said...

Oh that is super sweet! And look how much your boys love it. Someone is going to have sweet dreams with that beauty. said...

This quilt is so darling. I love how the colour choices and pattern work together.

Katie @SwimBikeQuilt said...

I love the clouds you quilted. The color scheme is so great--its really all around lovely. And thanks for linking up to 100 Quilts. Happy quilting!


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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

I’m finding, as I continue to write, that I’m a major sap…or romantic, or however you’d like to put it. And I’m not ashamed of it. Ha Ha Ha. Here’s a sappy quote I just added to my website:

“Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable.” ~ Bruce Lee (Weird, I didn't know he was such a romantic. Great quote though!)


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Jan 13, 2010

New Doll Blog

Today is an exciting day and you want to know why? Well I have a new blog and it is dedicated to Dolls. Through my Journey of creating and learning. I will also be using my blog to list new dolls and show previews of exciting new dolls I have been working on. I would like to invite all my followers to please follow me there, here is the link

I will continue to have this blog but it will be used for personal blogging. I am so excited about my new blog I look forwarded to seeing you there soon. Grab yourself a cup of coffee or some tea and come relax and read all about Mammys Tales she always have alot to say.
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Jan 3, 2010

Lazy Lazy Sunday

Today was just one of those days it is so windy and cold outside I dare not even think about venturing out. I am having one of those pain days every joint in my body seems to ache it gets like that I just kinda learned how to live with it for now the cold just doesn't help it much. I thought I share some dolls I am working on today, I am trying to add faces to some but not all I still love my dolls with out a face seems like the faces take them into another direction. I am working on some dolls to have ready for a black history month show in February along with doing a few valentine dolls something a bit different from what I normally do.

I also have to comment on all the beautiful blogs I have been traveling to see lately it is so many some make you dream others almost intimidate me lol really some people are so darn creative it just leaves me breathless. Just gorgeous homes and not to mention those who do the table scape wow how beautiful the settings are. In the upcoming months I will attempt to try and do a table scape here and there *thinking I must be nuts* but hey it's worth a try. I am so stuck on red and red transfer ware doesn't leave much room for too many place settings. I will definitely have to do one for my birthday in a few weeks gosh January 15th I will be 53 years old whew hmmm yanno some days I don't feel it and then there are other days I could add 20 more years to my age.

Well I have another one of those doc appointments tomorrow I don't even bother mentioning those anymore and since my Mum passed I really try not to reflect on anything sad these days I just want to keep my spirits up. Speaking of which I must send out a special surprise to my Friends Deb and Cindy and right now I feel Deb could really use something to boost her spirit. What do you do to lift up someone spirit that is down? I am open for suggestions. I hope that everyone had a Wonderful New Year until next time I wish you all Peace and Many Blessings
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Presentation of CHESS at the International High-Tech Heritage conference

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Maria Roussou of the University of Athens gave a plenary talk focused on CHESS titled "Designing User-Centered Digital Heritage Experiences: Personalized Interaction and Storytelling" at the High-Tech Heritage: "How are digital technologies changing our views of the past?" on May 4th 2012.

The international conference was organised by the University of Massachusetts Amherst Center for Heritage and Society and held at the UMass Amherst Campus in Massachussetts USA, on May 2-4, 2012. The conference was attended by approximately 150 people from 18 countries and from a wide range of disciplines, including academics, museologists, digital technologists, heritage professionals, and community leaders, with a goal of examining the achievements, opportunities, and serious social challenges of digital heritage.

CHESS at Ecsite 2012 Pre-conference Workshop: Designing Interactive Mobile Experiences

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CHESS partner Cité de l'Espace will be hosting this year's Ecsite Annual Conference in Toulouse (France), from the 31st of May to the 2nd of June 2012. Ecsite, founded 20 years ago, is the European network of science centres and museums, linking science communication professionals from more than 400 institutions in 50 countries.

The Ecsite 2012 conference sets an important milestone for the CHESS project. Specifically, a presentation and first public demonstration of the CHESS prototype will take place on May 30th at the Ecsite Pre-Conference Workshop “Designing Interactive Mobile Experiences". The workshop will focus on deploying mobile applications as part of exhibitions and educational programmes by presenting examples developed in various science centres. Workshop participants will be able to exchange their experience, to discuss experimental projects, and to try out CHESS on the grounds of the Cité de l'Espace.

Presentation of CHESS at the CLIC France, 3rd Culture & Innovation(s) national meetings

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Christophe Chaffardon of the Cité de l'Espace presented the CHESS project at the 3rd Culture & Innovation(s) national meeting organised by the Club Innovation & Culture (CLIC), on the 4th of April 2012. The event gathered 340 participants.

The CLIC France is a French network on new technologies in museums and cultural sites. It has over 30 institutional members which represent more than 140 professionnals.

A video in French of the round table talks is available online (video number 8).

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Presentation of CHESS at CAA 2012

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CAA 2012Laia Pujol of the Acropolis Museum presented a paper titled "Personalizing interactive digital storytelling in archaeological museums: the CHESS Project" at the Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) 2012 conference, as part of the "The Virtuality-Reality Blender. Mediated and Mixed Reality applications in archaeology and cultural heritage" session. CAA 2012 was held at the University of Southampton from 26th to 30th March 2012.

"Bodystorming" prototyping session at Acropolis Museum: 15th December 2011

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On the 15th of December 2011, the Acropolis Museum hosted the second prototyping session for the CHESS systems on-site. Members of the consortium were able to go through the Archaic gallery of the museum with low-fidelity paper prototypes of CHESS interfaces in hand using bodystorming techniques. The entire session was recorded for later analysis.
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On Monday the 5th of December 2011, Real Fusio and the Acropolis Museum, with scanners and technical support from IMA Solutions, led a one-day 3D scanning session at the Acropolis Museum. The Museum, being closed on Mondays, provided the ideal conditions for the team to digitally scan five statues from the Museum's Archaic Period exhibition at millimetric resolutions. The resulting 3D models will be used for the CHESS experience, particularly for the augmented reality activities designed by Fraunhofer IGD. Some members of the press where even present during the day!
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Bridgeview Mayor Tapped For State Senate

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (STMW) – Local Democrats have tapped Bridgeview Mayor Steve Landek to replace retiring state Sen. Lou Viverito, who just voted for a controversial state income tax hike.

Democratic committeemen met Saturday at Toyota Park in Bridgeview and gave the nod to Landek, who also is head of the Lyons Township Democratic Committee.

Here’s how it happened.

The conference room, where Landek was approved and applauded, was set up for a public meeting. At the head of the room, long tables flanked by flags had microphones resting on them. Committeemen took their seats.

Facing them was a small table for public comments. Residents, local politicians, police officers and business owners filled the rows behind it.

But no one came forward to speak. There were no ad hoc nominations for the 11th District state Senate seat, no discussion about Landek’s willingness to assume the position.

The meeting was over in just less than six minutes, with House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) doing most of the talking, and the voting. An attorney stood by to ensure correct procedure.

Set up a committee to nominate a candidate? Appoint a committee chair? Nominate Landek?

“Those in favor of that motion will say, ‘Aye,’ those opposed, say, ‘No.’ The ‘Ayes’ have it. The motion is adopted,” Madigan said in a single breath.

“Is there any discussion on the question? OK, no discussion,” he said in another.

No ayes or nays were uttered. None of the committee members actually cast a voice vote.

“For those who go to our meetings, they’re pretty fast. But if you listen to the speaker, we voted in our minds, he read our minds, it was perfect,” Landek said over laughter in the room. “For those that serve on the board with me, we might do that to speed up our meetings.”

Landek said his swearing-in will take place before he gets to Springfield on Tuesday. It will be a private ceremony, he told the crowd during his acceptance speech.

“When I run and get elected as the full senator, then we’ll have a party,” he said.

Landek, who’s been mayor of Bridgeview for the past decade, said he’ll continue in both roles.

“I work a lot of hours, there’s no problem for me,” he said. “I have a huge capacity to be able to work, so I’ll do both jobs.”

Afterward, Viverito, of Burbank, applauded efforts to keep the Senate seat in the southwest suburbs.

“The emphasis had to be on the fact of trying to keep it in the suburbs rather than bringing it into the city of Chicago,” he said.

Appointed in a similar process in 1995, Viverito said he wanted to retire with two years left in his term because of his commitments as supervisor of Stickney Township and chairman of the public health district.

“I’ve almost had 16 years here,” he said of his Senate tenure. “I just got tired. I’m getting older now.”

Madigan shook a few hands, then left.

The speaker’s presence accounted for heavy security at Toyota Park, with police photographing the license plates of cars that entered the parking lot.

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No Knead Seed Bread

We stopped buying bread and pasta. Both of those are foods we tend to over eat so it seemed like a good idea. But life without bread is sad so I had to find some alternatives. With a full time job, a blog, a farm and a baby I rarely have time for hours of kneading and rising.

No Knead Seed Bread - Fast and easy to throw together with a little bit of this and a little of that you can whip up your own hearty loaf (it makes the best toast!)
This recipe yields one 9×5 loaf of hearty seed studded bread. It’s good freshly sliced but even better toasted. I like to eat it with a bit of cream cheese, Mike likes his with butter and Mary steals from whoever is holding her.

No Knead Seed Bread

This recipe is adapted from Nick Malgieri’s Bread: Over 60 Breads, Rolls and Cakes plus Delicious Recipes Using Them

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Easy No Knead Seed Studded Bread
  • 1 T yeast
  • 1¼ C warm water
  • 2¾ c flour (I use King Arthur White Whole Wheat for everything)
  • ¼ C sunflower seeds, shelled
  • ¼ C pumpkin seeds, shelled
  • ¼ C flax seed
  • ¼ C white sesame seed
  • 2 T chia seed
  • 2 t salt
  • ¼ C honey (I use buckwheat honey for the extra health boost)
  • 1 large egg
  • Butter to grease pan
  1. Whisk yeast and water together. Liquid should begin to get foamy.
  2. Stir together flour and seeds
  3. Pour in honey, yeast mixture and egg
  4. Fold together with spatula, dough will be thick and sticky but should not easily stay in a ball. If dough is too thick add 1 T of oil (you will get a feel for this, it's hard to explain)
  5. SUPER grease a 9x5 loaf pan, the honey makes the bread stick in the pan so do a good job. I like to save my butter wrappers for greasing pans
  6. Allow dough to rest for 10 minutes then give it a few turns with the spatula, there shouldn't be any dry flour
  7. Plop dough into loaf pan and cover with a towel
  8. Allow to rise for 1 hour or until the dough reaches to top of the pan, part way through preheat the oven to 375 degrees
  9. Bake for 35-45 minutes, the honey will make the crust brown fairly early so don't jump the gun and think the bread is done too early
  10. When done remove the bread from the pan, if it sticks run a sharp knife around the edge and gently pry it out by sliding a thin metal spatula under the loaf from the short end, it should pop right out.
  11. Allow bread to cool on a rack, covered with a light towel (I have a half dozen flour sack towels that I use for everything in the kitchen from draining cheese to protecting rising dough)

I try to stop the the local Mennonite market every few weeks, it’s where I order my flour in 50 lb bags for $21. I also pick up bags of seeds, nuts and dried fruits. I’ve made a few versions of this bread using different seeds, I even made one replacing the sesame with a 1/4 cup of coconut. It didn’t taste  overly coconutty but it did give it a nice texture. Mix it up and use what you have on hand, it’s a great recipe to use up that last 2 tablespoons of whatever from baking Christmas cookies.

I always keep a record of what I added so I know why a particular loaf did well or not so well (luckily we haven’t had any bombs).

Do you have a fall back bread recipe?

  1. This looks yummy! Is it 1/4 cup honey?

  2. This looks really good! I have never attempted bread making, but this is exactly the type of bread I like! I’m thinking I may need to give it a try! Pinning. 🙂
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  3. On #8 – allow to rise ??? I’ve really never baked bread. Does it have to rise in a warm place? If so, where would you suggest?

    I really want to try this recipe. I may use eichorn flour. I buy bread similar to this with seeds, etc., and it is very pricey. This sounds similar and looks good.

    • I let it rise on the counter in the summer, our house is usually in the 70’s from June-September. I’m not sure about our winter plan, I rarely bake bread in cold weather because our house is only in the 50’s. My mother-in-law puts hers on the wood stove to rise. If it’s on the cooler side I’ll preheat the oven and stick my bread pan in a cast iron skillet on the stove covered with a flour sack towel (the pan helps disperse the heat). Unfortunately it’s a trial and error process, but that’s part of the fun 🙂

      • Have you tried turning on the oven (not too hot) at the beginning… and when the rise time comes.. shut off the oven, put the bread in and leave the door cracked open…could even dampen the towel and leave it on it doesn’t dry out… to rise the bread?… that might work..

        • If you have a gas oven with a pilot light that might work, when I was in college I started all my seeds in trays sitting on the oven. It provided just enough heat to get them to germinate. My oven now is electric and I think it would be tricky to get it warm enough to help with out going over 90 degrees and killing the yeast

  4. I made this bread with organic sprouted wheat flour. It is fabulous. Next time I make it I am going to use coconut oil for greasing the pan.

  5. The first step of the recipe caused me some great confusion. I am a new bread maker and was unsure of the type of yeast. Rapid rise or active? Does the yeast and flour need a little sugar to be fed? I waited a long time(half hour) for the yeast and flour to foam and it never did. Threw it out and attempted again. The second time I tried I used a different yeast. Water was cooling and I waited for yeast to foam, I finally added about 1/4t of sugar and stirred gently. Finally it foamed. How much of a rise or foam is necessary.

    The bread turned out well, but not as well as I had hoped. The outside is crusty in a rustic way. The flavor is full and the bread makes you chew, a lot. I am looking for ward to perfecting this. Thanks for your ideas and suggestions.


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Traveling and Cooking in China's Yunnan Province

The Car Decal Capital of the World

March 19th, 2012

Where in the world would you go if you wanted to paste decals showing cartoon characters, American brand names, racing courses, and silly slogans onto your car? Why to Kunming, of course. Car decals are popular all over China, but nowhere are drivers more obsessed than in Kunming where nearly half the cars are decorated with strange and wonderful stickers. Josh has become obsessed with the decals and stops to take photos of them everywhere we go. Here are some of my favorites.

Because this is China, cutesy images are quite popular:

(and, yes, people who own smart cars seem particularly susceptible to this trend)

There’s also something of a transformers obsession:

Brand names are also quite popular. Josh is particularly fond of drivers who sport the logos and names of car brands that don’t actually match the car they’re driving, while I like people who pile on as many names as possible:

Often you’re pretty sure that the driver doesn’t actually know anything about the cultural reference he’s pasting onto his vehicle:

And because the stickers are almost always in English, there’s often some unintended irony involved:

And then there’s this one, which is just possibly the best thing anyone has ever pasted onto the side of a car:

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Makeup Video - Open Eyeliner

by - February 22, 2013

Here's another K-POP inspired eye makeup!  It's very edgy and I think it's appropriate enough for a night out.  If you think a normal winged line or an extended line is getting boring, why not try this for change?  :)

Just follow the steps below.  It's pretty easy and you can even try different colors.  Good luck!

1. Apply lip balm.
2. Apply concealer.
3. Apply a very small amount of foundation just to even out the skin tone.  You can put on more if you need.
4. I'm not good with fixing the eyebrows, so I always go for a natural look by using brow powder/brown eye shadow.  Just follow the shape of your brows.
5. Use a metallic/shimmery eye shadow with a copper-like color for your base.  You can also use any other color that you want, but neutral tones work best with this look.
6. Look for a darker color than the base, in my case, dark brown.  Apply it on your crease.  This will add depth.
7. Highlight your eyes using a white shimmery eye shadow.
8. With a gel or cream eyeliner, start lining your eyes but stay close to the lash line.  You can also use liquid or pen.  Wing it out in small strokes.
9. Intensify the color by adding a matte black eye shadow or pencil.
10. For the lower lash line, use the same gel liner and apply it from the inner corners.  Don't apply anything on the outer side.
11. Now, since it's called Open Eyeliner look, extend the lower lash line.  It should be the same length as the upper.
12. You can adjust both lines to make sure they are even.
13. Take a black eyeliner pencil and apply it on the lower lash line.  Again, don't extend it to the outer corner.
14. Now, for the fun part, take a white, silver or any colored eyeliner and fill in the space between the winged lines.  It's better to use shimmery or metallic.  This will accentuate the whole eye makeup.
15.  You skip this part, but false eyelashes add extra drama so, I cut it in half and put them on the outer corner.
16. Apply mascara on your top and bottom lashes.
17. Using the same highlighter, apply some on the bridge of the nose and cheeks.
18. Time to contour.  I added some rosy blush on too.
19. For the lips, you can use any color. Here, I went for a frosted pink lipstick.  Use a lip liner first to prevent it from feathering.
20. Fix your hair and.... Smile!

Products Used:

  • Maybelline Baby Lips Lip Balm (my review here)
  • E.L.F. All Over Cover Stick (my review here)
  • Maybelline Liquid Foundation (my review here)
  • Lancome Mochaccino Eye Shadow used for eyebrows
  • NYC Loose Eye Powder in Cocoa Shimmer
  • BH Cosmetics 88 Color Palette's Dark Brown
  • Lancome Drape Eye Shadow used as highlighter
  • E.L.F. Cream Eyeliner (my review here)
  • Penshoppe Black Eyeliner Pencil
  • E.L.F. Black Eye Shadow (my review here)
  • Etude White Eyeliner (my review here)
  • Maybelline Illegal Length Mascara (my review here)
  • Loreal True Match Face Powder (my review here)
  • Estee Lauder Lip Pencil (my review here)
  • MAC Lipstick in Bombshell (my review here)
  • Angel Gray Contact Lens (my review here)
  • Accessories from Forever 21
Music by BIGBANG: Love Dust and Ji Be Kajima (Don't Go Home)

Here are some photos.

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Music by BIGBANG, Sarang Meon Ji (Love Dust) and G-Dragon and TOP, Ji Be Kajima (Don't Go Home)

I won't be able to post a FRIDAY Flashback tomorrow since I'll be with my team for some beach lovin'.  I'll talk to you again on Saturday. :)

your sweetest drug,

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