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This document was submitted by the Perth Group (www.theperthgroup.com) as part of the Internet debate that took place as a preamble to the Presidential AIDS Advisory Panel meeting held in Johannesburg in July 2000.
In "The Evidence That HIV Causes AIDS" (http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/evidhiv.htm) one reads: "Nearly everybody with AIDS has antibodies to HIV…numerous studies from around the world show that virtually all AIDS patients are HIV-seropositive; that is they carry antibodies that indicate HIV infection". The relationship between a positive antibody test and AIDS is said to prove that HIV is the cause of AIDS.
There is no doubt that many, if not all, AIDS patients, at least in the USA, Europe and Australia, have a positive antibody test. However, there is no agreement as to whether these tests "indicate HIV infection". For example, the packet insert for the Axsym system (HIV-1/HIV-2) manufactured by Abbott Laboratories includes the words "At present there is no recognized standard for establishing the presence or absence of HIV-1 antibody in human blood".1 This contradicts the above-mentioned NIH document which reads:
"MYTH: HIV antibody testing is unreliable.
FACT: Diagnosis of infection using antibody testing is one of the best-established concepts in medicine. HIV antibody tests exceed the performance of most other infectious disease tests…Current HIV antibody tests have sensitivity and specificity in excess of 98% and are therefore extremely reliable".2, 3
It is incomprehensible how a body of scientists at the National Institutes for Health in the US could present both sides of a scientific debate as a series of "MYTHS" and "FACTS". Especially without providing the names of scientists who hold the opposing view or any citations to enable the reader to investigate the matter himself. The only conclusion one can make from this behaviour is that the NIH does not want their readers to learn the full story.
Here we examine one very important "FACT" and leave it up to the reader to make his own judgement as to whether or not it is a "MYTH".
FACT: THERE IS NO EVIDENCE A RETROVIRUS HAS BEEN ISOLATED FROM THE TISSUES OF AIDS PATIENTS. HENCE THERE IS NO GOLD STANDARD FOR ANTIBODY TESTING FOR "HIV" INFECTION AND NO PROOF A RETROVIRUS CAUSES AIDS
To prove the specificity of an antibody test or any antibody antigen reaction, one must:
(i) perform the test in hundreds, if not thousands, of individuals who are assumed to be infected;
(ii) perform the test in a control group consisting of at least an equal number of individuals who are thought not to be infected, but who are sick;
(iii) using the same samples prove the existence of HIV by a test independent of the antigen-antibody reaction, that is by using a gold standard for the reaction.
The only gold standard for the HIV antibody test is HIV itself, that is HIV isolation (purification). At present no such proof exists.4, 5 Nowhere in the cited WHO 1998 reference can one find a gold standard being used to prove the specificity of the antibody test. All one can find there, as the title indicates, "Comparative Evaluation of the Operational Characteristics of Commercially Available Assays", is a comparison between 34 HIV test kits against "a panel of 595 human sera (prevalence 33.6% for HIV-1 and 10 % for HIV-2), of which 192 were from Africa, 99 from Asia, 206 from Europe and 98 from South America. The panel included 332 HIV negative specimens and 203 sera positive for HIV-1 and 60 positive for HIV-2 specimens. In addition the sensitivity of the HIV test kits is assessed on 8 seroconversion panels from Boston Biomedica (BBI)". In fact, they did not even use as a gold standard what is at present considered to represent HIV isolation.
Currently, the reaction between an antibody directed against Montagnier's p24 and antigens in cultures is considered proof for HIV isolation. Firstly, a reaction between an antibody and an antigen cannot be considered proof for isolation of a retrovirus. Secondly, the reaction is totally non specific. In 1992, Jorg Shupbach, the principle author of one of the first four 1984 papers published by Gallo's group on HIV isolation, reported that the whole blood cultures of 49/60 (82%) of "presumably uninfected but serologically indeterminate individuals and 5/5 seronegative blood donors were found positive for p24".6 The non-specificity of the p24 antigen test is so obvious that it is accepted by no less an authority on HIV testing than Philip Mortimer and his colleagues from the UK Public Health Laboratory Service, "Experience has shown that neither HIV culture nor tests for p24 antigen are of much value in diagnostic testing. They may be insensitive and/or non-specific".7 Thirdly, since this reaction is an antibody-antigen reaction itself, it cannot be used as a gold standard for the antibody test. Even if one uses this reaction as a gold standard for the antibody test, then the WHO data shows the specificity of the antibody test to be very low indeed. In a large WHO study published in 1994, between 1992-93, 224 specimens were collected in Brazil, Rwanda, Thailand and Uganda from asymptomatic "HIV positive" individuals. Serostatus was first confirmed in the country of origin and then at the "centralized laboratories responsible for confirming serology, virus isolation, virus expression, and distribution of reagents (George-Speyer-Hans Chemotherapentisches Forschunginstitut (GSH) in Frankfurt, Germany; National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC) in London, United Kingdom,; and DAIDS/NIAID in Bethesda, Maryland, United States". In this WHO study, "of a total of 224 virus cultures, 83 were positive (Isolation rate=37%)".8
As in the WHO reference, in Sloand et al3 no data is presented to prove the specificity of the HIV antibody tests. It is only stated: "Antibodies to HIV-1 proteins, which develop during the course of infection, include antibodies to viral core antigen (p24) and antibodies to viral envelope proteins (gp120 and gp41). Antibodies to HIV-1 polymerase (p55) develop later, if at all. The most widely used test, the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), is used in conjunction with a confirmatory test, the Western blot…Although there is variability depending on the test kit used, up to 70% of the initially positive ELISA results are not confirmed by the second ELISA. Samples that are repeatedly reactive by ELISA must then be confirmed positive by a Western blot or equivalent test. This procedure enables separation by electrophoresis of individual viral proteins, such as viral core (p24, p55 and p17) and envelope (gp120, gp160 and gp41) proteins, into well-defined bands for use as HIV-1 antigen standards. The separated bands are transferred or "blotted" onto a nitrocellulose membrane that is cut into strips and exposed to the serum sample. Serum antibodies to the antigen standards are detected and characterised as discrete coloured bands by use of antihuman antibody in conjugation with an enzyme, as shown in Fig. 1. The diagnostic pattern of bands identified in the Western blot is more specific than the ELISA for viral antibodies".
An antibody test, Western blot (WB), cannot be used as a gold standard for another antibody test, ELISA. Just because in the WB the "viral" antigens are separate, this is not proof that the WB is more specific than ELISA. Neither can the specificity of an antibody test be determined by repeating the test, no matter how many times. Furthermore, at present there is no proof that the "viral core (p24, p55 and p17) and envelope (gp120, gp160 and gp41) proteins" or any other protein used in the ELISA or WB are HIV proteins.9, 10
According to Luc Montagnier the characterisation of proteins as HIV proteins "demands mass production and purification [of the virus]. It is necessary to do that. And there I should say that that partially failed".11 In fact since the material which Montagnier et al used to characterise the "viral core" protein, p24, did not even have retrovirus-like particles, much less "purified" HIV, then one has no choice but to conclude that Montagnier and his associates did not prove that p24 is an HIV protein. Neither has anybody else since.
When Djamel Tahi asked Montagnier if Robert Gallo purified HIV, he replied: "Gallo ?…I don't know if he really purified. I don't believe so". Like Montagnier, Robert Gallo and his colleagues did not publish electron micrographs to show that their "purified" virus contained retrovirus-like particles. Unlike Montagnier el al who considered the protein of molecular weight 24,000 (p24) as being the characteristic HIV proteins, Gallo et al considered a protein of molecular weight 41,000 (p41), which is the molecular weight of actin, as the most specific HIV protein. The only proof they gave for this was its banding at the density of 1.16gm/ml and reaction with the sera of AIDS patients.
In a Franco-German study, published in 1997, the authors, which included Hans Gelderblom, pointed out that although the 1.16gm/ml band, which is used for "biochemical and serological analyses", is "considered to contain a population of relatively pure virus particles,…in none of the studies has the purity of the virus preparation been verified".5 However, by 1997, ample evidence existed which showed that the 1.16gm/ml band contains many cellular proteins including actin and myosin, the latter also an ubiquitous protein which has two light chains of molecular weight 24,000 and 18,000. Evidence also exists that AIDS patients have antibodies to both actin and myosin.12
Before 1987 the p120 and p160 bands could not be visualised in WB strips. This was not unexpected since according to the HIV experts p160 is present only in infected cells, not in virus particles, and p120 to be present only in the particles' knobs (spikes), which are rapidly lost when the particles are released. Since the protein on the WB strips are obtained from purified HIV particles which do not possess knobs13 210 (p120) then neither p120 nor p160 should be present. Nevertheless, in 1987, by modifying "blot preparation", proteins of molecular weights of 120,000 and 160,000 were found which reacted with patients sera.14 306 However, no amount of "blot preparation" modification can create what is not already present. The explanation for the presence of these bands was found in 1989 by researchers who showed that in the Western blot strip, "the components visualised in the 120-160 kDa region do not correspond to gp120 or its precursor but rather represent oligomers of gp41".15 248 It was also shown that the WB pattern obtained is dependent on many factors including temperature and the concentration of sodium dodecyl sulphate used to disrupt the "pure virus". "Confusion over the identification of these bands has resulted in incorrect conclusions in experimental studies. Similarly, some clinical specimens may have been identified erroneously as seropositive, on the assumption that these bands reflected specific reactivity against two distinct viral components and fulfilled a criterion for true or probable positivity. The correct identification of these bands will affect the standards to be established for Western blot positivity: it may necessitate the reinterpretation of published results".16 773 No notice was taken of these findings and recommendations.
Definite proof that what is considered "purified" HIV, the 1.16 gm/ml band contains neither retroviral proteins nor HIV was published in 1997. In that year, two papers were published in Virology with the first electron micrographs of "purified HIV" obtained by banding the supernatant of "infected" cultures in sucrose density gradients. One of the studies was by researchers from the AIDS Vaccine Program SAIL, National Cancer Institute–Frederick Cancer Research and Development, Frederick, Maryland, USA and the other by researchers from France and Germany.4, 5 The authors of both studies claimed their "purified" material contain retrovirus-like particles and in fact that they were HIV particles. But they admitted that their material predominantly contained particles which were not viruses but "mock virus", that is "budding membrane particles frequently called microvesicles". Indeed, the caption to one of the electron micrographs of the "purified" HIV reads: "Purified vesicles from infected H9 cells (a) and activated PBMC (b) supernatants". It does not read "purified HIV". In further experiments the supernatants from non-infected cultures were also banded in sucrose gradients. They claimed that the banded material from these cultures contained only microvesicles, "mock virus" particles, but no particles with the morphology of HIV.
No reason(s) is given, other than morphological, for why some of the particles in the fractions from the "infected" cells are virus particles and the others "mock virus". As far as morphology is concerned, none of the particles have all the morphological characteristics attributed to HIV, or even retroviruses.
The minimum absolutely necessary but not sufficient condition to claim that what are called "HIV-1 particles" are a retrovirus and not cellular microvesicles is to show that the sucrose density fractions obtained from the "infected" cells contain proteins which are not present in the same fractions obtained from non-infected cells that is in the "mock virus". However, the researchers from the USA have shown this is not the case. The only difference one can see in their SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis strips of "purified virus" and "mock virus" is quantitative, not qualitative. This quantitative difference may be due to many reasons including the fact that there were significant differences in the history and the mode of preparation of the non-infected and "infected" H9 cell cultures, in addition to the "infection". A similar finding was reported by the same authors a few years earlier.17 However, while in both studies the proteins of molecular weight "near 42 kDa" (42,000) are labelled as "Actin" and "in the 30- to 40-kDa range" as "HLA DR", all the proteins with molecular weight higher than approximately 42,000 and lower than approximately 30,000 are left unlabelled in the earlier paper.17 In the 1997 study, three proteins of molecular weight lower than 30.000 are labelled as p24CA, P17MA, and p6/p7NC and are said to represent "major bands of viral proteins". However, according to the authors, "these labels were added when one of the reviewers asked for them. He felt if would help orient readers when looking at the figure–the reviewer is correct. We did not determine the identities of the bands in the particular gel".(Bess, personal communication).
Since both the "purified HIV" and the "mock" virus contain the same proteins, one has no choice but to conclude that the 1.16 g/ml band, the "purified HIV":
(i) has no HIV proteins and thus no HIV;
(ii) the proteins used as antigens in both the ELISA and WB antibody tests are non HIV;
(iii) since the only evidence which is said to prove that the antibodies present in the AIDS patients sera are HIV antibodies is their reaction with the proteins which band at 1.16 gm/ml and the assumption that they are HIV; and since no HIV proteins are present at this band; it follows that the AIDS patients do not have HIV antibodies.
In conclusion, although evidence exists for a correlation between the antibody tests and AIDS, no evidence exists which proves that a positive antibody test means HIV infection.
1. Abbott Laboratories Diagnostics Division. 100 Abbott Park Rd. Abbott Park. Illinois: USA. 1988, 1998. Packet Insert Axsym system (HIV-1/HIV-2).
http://aids-kritik.de/aids/diverses/abbott-hiv-test.htm
2. WHO. HIV Test Kits.
3. Sloand EM, Pitt E, Chiarello RJ, Nemo GJ. HIV Testing State of the Art. Journal of the American Medical Association 1991; 266:2861-2866.
4. Bess JW, Gorelick RJ, Bosche WJ, Henderson LE, Arthur LO. Microvesicles are a source of contaminating cellular proteins found in purified HIV-1 preparations. Virology 1997; 230:134-144.
5. Gluschankof P, Mondor I, Gelderblom HR, Sattentau QJ. Cell membrane vesicles are a major contaminant of gradient-enriched human immunodeficiency virus type-1 preparations. Virology 1997; 230:125-133.
6. Schupbach J, Jendis JB, Bron C, Boni J, Tomasik Z. False-positive HIV-1 virus cultures using whole blood. AIDS 1992; 6:1545-6.
7. Mortimer P, Codd A, Connolly J, et al. Towards error free HIV diagnosis: notes on laboratory practice. Public Health Laboratory Service Microbiology Digest 1992; 9:61-64.
8. WHO. HIV type 1 variation in World Health Organization-sponsored vaccine evaluation sites: genetic screening, sequence analysis, and preliminary biological characterization of selected viral strains. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses 1994; 10:1327-1343.
9. Papadopulos-Eleopulos E, Turner VF, Papadimitriou JM, Causer D. The Isolation of HIV: Has it really been achieved? Continuum 1996; 4:1s-24s.
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12. Matsiota P, Chamaret S, Montagnier L. Detection of Natural Autoantibodies in the serum of Anti-HIV Positive-Individuals. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur Immunologie 1987; 138:223-233.
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15. Pinter A, Honnen WJ, Tilley SA, et al. Oligomeric structure of gp41, the transmembrane protein of human immunodeficiency virus type 1. Journal of Virology 1989; 63:2674-9.
16. Zolla-Pazner S, Gorny MK, Honnen WJ. Reinterpretation of human immunodeficiency virus Western blot patterns. New England Journal of Medicine 1989; 320:1280-1281.
17. Arthur LO, Bess JW, Jr., Urban RG, et al. Macaques immunized with HLA-DR are protected from challenge with simian immunodeficiency virus. Journal of Virology 1995; 69:3117-24.


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Based on an analysis of the preliminary response and toxicity data from CycloME, part A, we concluded that in order to extend the trial to include patients with severe to very severe ME, we needed to adjust the protocol and plan the intervention and follow-up of each patient with great care. In order to gain more experience with this highly vulnerable group of patients, we have now received approval from the Regional Ethics' committee and the Norwegian Medicines Agency to conduct a pilot study involving three to five participants. Any further studies of cyclophosphamide in ME/CFS will depend on the results from part A and part B as well as results from ongoing laboratory studies.
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Q: how to install mencoder in ubuntu 14.10? the subject say it all. I upgraded to Ubuntu 14.10 and for some reason, they took mencoder out of the repos...I need it for a program called universal media server to encode videos to play on my ps3 from my pc. how can I install it on ubuntu 14.10? thanks!

A: Step 1: download the Ubuntu 14.04 .deb file from http://pkgs.org/download/mencoder. If you used dpkg at this point to install this, you would run into dependency problems. Specifically, the packages libavcodec54, libavcodec-extra-54, libavformat54, libavutil52 and libswscale2 may not be installed on your system. However, you may have newer packages installed, or there may be newer packages available, that provide the same functionality. Therefore, we are going to modify the .deb file.
Step 2: find out what versions of these packages are already installed on your system:
apt-cache policy libavcodec*
(and likewise for the other packages) will tell you that. If none is installed, but one is available, say libavcodec56 has an installation candidate, install it (sudo apt-get install libavcodec56). Make a note of the version, i.e. the last two digits, of each package. Note, however, that you need either libavcodec54 or libavcodec-extra-54, not both.
Step 3: download a script called videbcontrol. It is available from here. You want to make it executable; and if you don't like vi you may edit the script, find the line that uses vi (line 35 of the current script), and change that to nano or any other preferred editor.
Step 4: run the videbcontrol script against the deb file:
videbcontrol mencoder_1.1+dfsg1_0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Or whichever deb file you have downloaded. (You may need to specify path names here, but you don't need sudo). This will open the deb's control file. In it you will find a line with "Depends on:" listing the packages that I mentioned in Step 1. Now carefully replace the version numbers with the ones that you have actually installed in Step 2. Closing the editor will save the .deb file als a .modified.deb file.
Step 5: Install the modified .deb file using sudo dpkg -i mencoder[version].modified.deb . Hopefully, all the dependencies will be satisfied at this point.
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So from what I've found they started in Canada?
Pound Puppies were the genius of Mike Bowling, a worker on an automotive assembly line. He came up with the idea of creating, not just one style, but several different looks for the puppies to appeal to a wide audience. He began designing them in 1984 and licensed them in 1985. Irwin, a Canadian company, released the toys in Canada.
After licensing, Bowling tried to sell his line to several companies in the United States. Each turned him down. Tonka, which traditionally made durable toy trucks, snapped up the Pound Puppies and released the stuffed animal line under their own brand. These toys were so popular that they inspired animated television series that lasted two seasons as well as a feature film.
In fact, it was a television special that introduced the puppies to children all over the United States. After the cartoon special was aired the toys hit the shelves of toy stores everywhere and became one of the most popular toys of the 1980s.
* There were three different ear styles.
* There were six colors that the dogs could come in.
* There were three different eye colors.
The puppies all had big, sad eyes and long floppy ears. Each pup had a heart emblem by the tail with a "PP" on it and a dog peeking around the heart. This guaranteed the purchaser that they had an authentic Pound Puppy.
Like Cabbage Patch Kids, each Pound Puppy came with an adoption certificate. You could choose your puppy and bring it home in its special carrying case and then send off the papers to officially adopt it. Like TY Beanie Babies, the puppies became popular with collectors.
Smaller versions of the Pound Puppies were created and some were used as giveaways in kid's meals for various fast food restaurants. Pound Purries, a line of kittens that could be adopted, were also released. These also have the heart with the "PP" logo but have a cat peeking around the heart rather than a dog.
Where do you keep finding all these images Zuse?! Just when I thought I'd figured out Pound Puppies another hundred new puppies turn up!
Bad things happen when I'm stuck up late studying. Of course internet distractions don't help efficiency either but they do keep me awake.
Oh, and it's Yuppies, not Yappies. I mistyped it in the thread title!


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48 Hours in Madrid: What to See, Do and Eat
Spain's colorful capital is packed with things to do, but what if you only have two days?
A short weekend break in Madrid is a great way to get a feel for the city and its way of life. It's an easily walkable city, but also served by an impeccable public transportation system. This makes it quite simple to see both the tourist sights as well as get off the beaten path. Here's how to spend 48 hours in Madrid to make the most of your short time!
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Morning, Day 1: Take a food tour
A walking tour is a great way to start getting the lay of the land once you arrive in a new city. Take it a step further and eat as you go! Our Ultimate Spanish Cuisine Tour will take you through the heart of Madrid's emblematic city center. You'll start the morning in iconic Plaza Mayor, catch a glimpse at the Madrid of the past in Plaza de la Villa, marvel at the stunning Royal Palace and more. Along the way, you'll learn all about Spain's unbeatable gastronomic scene and try some of the most emblematic dishes for yourself! It's a great way to start off your 48 hours in Madrid and get a taste (literally!) for the city.
Get a crash course in Spanish food by tasting all of Madrid's star dishes in one morning.
A food tour is the best way to learn the lay of the land in Madrid.
Afternoon, Day 1: Visit Puerta del Sol
After your food tour leaves you back where you started in Plaza Mayor, head east up Calle Mayor. After just a few minutes, you'll come to Puerta del Sol, the quintessential plaza to check out if you only have 48 hours in Madrid. Here, you'll see the famous oso y madroño statue—a bear eating fruit from a strawberry tree. It's a real-life version of the city's coat of arms and one of the most famous statues in Madrid.
Before you get to the statue, however, be sure to look for a small stone slab on the ground outside the old Royal Post Office building. This marks Kilometer Zero, which is where all of Spain's national roads begin. Congratulations, you're standing in the exact geographic center of Spain!
Puerta del Sol is vibrant and buzzing with life. Photo credit: Tomás Fano
Take a walk in the park and visit the museum
Keep going east on Calle San Jerónimo until you get to Parque del Buen Retiro. Once a private luxury garden for Spanish royalty, it's now the most famous of Madrid's many beautiful parks. If it's a nice day, consider renting a boat in the small yet beautiful lake in the center of the park!
The park also gives you relatively close access to Madrid's three outstanding art museums: the Prado (Paseo del Prado, s/n), the Reina Sofía (Calle de Santa Isabel, 52) and the Thyssen (Paseo del Prado, 8). Each is different and absolutely incredible in its own way. We highly recommend visiting at least one during your 48 hours in Madrid!
The legendary Spanish painter Velázquez greets visitors at the Prado.
Evening, Day 1: Drinks with a view
After exploring culture at one (or more!) of the museums, head north on Paseo del Prado up towards Plaza de Cibeles. Stop for a few minutes here to marvel at the incredible Madrid City Hall building and the Cibeles Fountain. Turn left on Calle de Alcalá and get to the Círculo de Bellas Artes (Calle de Alcalá, 42) as evening settles in over town. Entrance to the seventh-floor terrace will set you back €3, but it's more than worth it for the stunning views of downtown Madrid at sunset. Order a cocktail and watch the city take on the magic of the night.
The Cibeles fountain looks spectacular at sundown. Photo credit: Fernando García
Dinner like a local
You're in what many would consider to be the tourist center of Madrid. While that may be true, you still have plenty of options for eating like a local! After all, the food is (in our humble opinion) one of the best parts of your 48 hours in Madrid. You might have to squint, but you'll actually find quite a few local, family-run restaurants in the neighborhood that have proudly retained their charm and authenticity.
Tapas, anyone? We're in!
Morning, Day 2: Brunch and shopping
Your 48 hours in Madrid are halfway up, but you still have a fun day ahead of you! Start Day 2 by heading just north of the city center to the trendy Chueca neighborhood. Off the beaten path yet full of vibrant local life, this is the perfect place to grab brunch.
To walk off your meal, stay in Chueca or head just east to the ritzy Salamanca barrio. Both are among the best shopping districts in a city famous for its shopping scene. Chueca is home to dozens of charming bohemian boutiques, while in Salamanca you'll find some of fashion's hottest labels.
Break out the cava at brunch!
Afternoon, Day 2: Local market lunch and a lesser-known museum
Despite its location in glamorous Salamanca, Mercado de la Paz (Calle de Ayala, 28) gives a down-home, local feel from the moment you step inside. Since 1882, it's been one of Madrid's most humble and authentic local markets and a great place to eat during your 48 hours in Madrid. We recommend heading to Casa Dani, one of Madrid's best market restaurants, for fried-to-perfection calamari and a slice of tortilla that will melt in your mouth.
After lunch, take in more culture at one of Madrid's lesser-known yet equally fascinating museums. Step back into Spain's artistic past at the Museum of Romanticism (Calle de San Mateo, 13) or go back in time even further to prehistory at the National Archaeological Museum (Calle de Serrano, 13). Another incredible art museum is Museo Sorolla (Calle General Martínez Campos, 37), a beautiful tribute to one of Spain's most underrated painters in his very own former home.
The tortilla at Casa Dani is to die for!
Evening, Day 2: Catch an Egyptian sunset
Nope, we're not kidding! The Temple of Debod is an actual Ancient Egyptian temple that the government of Egypt relocated to Madrid as a gift to Spain. Aside from being a must-see during your 48 hours in Madrid, it's an especially incredible place to catch the sunset. Head behind the temple itself for stunning views of the Almudena Cathedral, the Royal Palace and the Casa del Campo park.
The Almudena Cathedral looks stunning at sunset.
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Madrid is such a wonderful city with so many things to see, do and eat! Reading this post made me miss it so much. Perhaps it's time to look into a return trip 🙂
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Kekkai Sensen – 04
A third of the way into Spring '15, Blood Blockade Battlefront is my number one. Nothing can match its scale and complexity, and creativity of its world(s), the swiftness and confidence of its storytelling, or its rapidly expanding yet increasingly diverse and charming cast, anchored by perhaps the weakest among them, possessing the strongest of weapons in their battle for balance.
Elaborate action and effective comedy go hand in hand with Kekkai, as demonstrated when a big Libra party to let their hair down comes to screetching halt when Leo finally decides to say something, which happens to be his description of something he saw in the subway that matches the description of the greatest potential threat to humanity: blood breeds, AKA vampires.
Just like that the stakes are raised significantly. We only got the smallest glimpse of what Angel Scale could do to the balance, but this feels like a much more existential threat. Vampires are taken seriously here; something I'm thankful for after seven seasons of True Blood, in which they did everything from play Wii Golf in their living rooms to have sex with their head turned around backwards. But they were never very frightening, nor are the ones in Owari no Seraph. The Blood Breeds of Kekkai are, because they're strange and unknown and…er…variably corporeal.
That doesn't mean the leading expert on them can be the hilariously lucky Blitz T. Abrams, who possesses a curse that only affects people (and vehicles) around him, meaning he's never that fun to be around if you don't like physical pain, even if it's not his fault. It doesn't bother Klaus, who sees Abrams as a mentor of sorts.
With Leo's eyes, Abrams is confident they can really get the lay of the vampire land (normally people aren't able to see vamps unless they want to be seen.) So they plunge into the depths of Hell—on public transportation!—so Leo can take a good look at the "Edge of Nothingness" so Libra can get a better idea of what they're up against.
Like previous journeys to the Alterworld, this was another lush symphony of bizarre dreamscapes—I really dug the Final Fantasy vibe of the train station carved into a tree, below which is their ultimate destination. Along with all its narrative and character pros, this eye candy, and the eclectic soundtrack, are what pull Kekkai ahead of the rest.
While there are a lot of bright sparks affecting his vision, Leo is still able to discern the blood breeds within the nothingness, and it's not good: more than the 13 believed to exist, there are hundreds of them lurking down there, and if any one of them wanted to take human form and wreak havoc in Hellsalem's Lot, they'd do plenty of damage indeed. And As the members of Libra back in Hellsalem report, that's exactly what's happening.
When the traditional authorities prove not to be up to the challenge against elite vampires, "specialists" Steven and KK take over, and at least for a time, hold their own with their special abilities, before the female vampire brings the hammer down on them. Klaus, who is watching a live video stream courtesy of Chain (use of modern mobile tech is another neat aspect of Kekkai's world-building), hops back on the train with Abrams and Zapp, and implores Leo to find those vamps' weaknesses, because only he has the eyes to see them.
Steve and KK weren't sure if they'd survive the fight they were getting into. All they knew was that they had to buy as much time for Klaus and Leo as they could before being neutralized, trusting they'd come through. They do: Klaus makes almost as awesome an entrance as Abrams, and armed with the Vampire's true name, seals her into a cyberpunk cross.
Leo is amazed they made it, and weary that it took so much exertion to take out one elite blood breed when there are perhaps a thousand lurking in hell. But the lesson that sets him a little more at ease is as simple as the world he lives in is complicated: no one knows what's coming tomorrow. Plenty of pain and suffering may be in store. But defeat is assured if one gives up.
Author magicalchurlsukuiPosted on Sat, 25 Apr 2015 Mon, 27 Apr 2015 Categories Anime Reviews, Kekkai Sensen, Spring 2015Tags alterworld, balance, blitz t abrams, Blood Blockade Battlefront, blood breeds, bloodline battlefront, Bones, chain sumeragi, eviction, ghost, hell, hellsalems lot, Jerusalem's Lot, klaus von reinherz, leonardo watch, libra, lucky, men in black, monkey, retro-futuristic, sacrifice, sonic, the matrix, true names, vampires, white, zapp renfro8 Comments on Kekkai Sensen – 04
Fate / stay night: Unlimited Blade Works – 16
Four things I was pretty certain of, going into episode sixteen: 1.) Shirou and Rin weren't going to be killed by Blonde Guy here; 2.) Shirou wasn't going to beg Shinji for his life, nor was Rin going to join him; 3.) We were finally going to learn Blonde Guy's name, so I don't have to call him Blonde Guy.
4.) The rhythm of UBW has typically dictated an episode of relative rest and regrouping after a big battle, and even though Shirou and Rin weren't directly involved, they were also pretty damn lucky Gilgamesh had to get going with the still-beating heart of Ilya, nor was he that interested in killing them anyway. So they get a rest.
Whether they spend this rest episode depends on how much you're enjoying the Shioru/Rin Show, which I am very much. At this point in the run, the show can put these two in front of the "camera" as much as it wants; I know we're going to get great fireworks out of them.
Rin tries to come to grips with Shirou's "others first" philosophy by dismissing it as a twisted flaw in his personality, or the result of losing something in exchange for being saved ten years ago. But neither is the case. Shirou is certain living one's life for others "can't possibly be bad", because he's seen others do it for him, including Rin.
Having bickered quite a bit to a stalemate, they come afoul of Lancer, and fearing an attack, start bickering all over again about who's going to run and who's going to fight. By Rin's logic, I guess that would make them both twisted individuals, huh? This rare but successful attempt at romantic comedy was a lot of fun, especially when Lancer reveals he's not there to fight.
Sure, that means peril is lessened, but the moment I saw Lancer, I knew he was going to propose an alliance the moment I saw him, so had any more peril built up it would have rang false. Shirou refusal to repeat Rin's lie about them being "just allies", on the other hand, rang true, both to me and Lancer, who ends up respecting the "softy" Shirou for being possessive of Rin (even if that's the last thing she wants, though that's not certain either).
Now that the lovebirds have a legit Servant again, they're officially back in the fight, but it's still going to be an uphill battle. Caster has a veritable army of badasses at her command, and even if their hearts aren't necessarily in the game, guys like Archer are at least content to continue serving the side he believes has the best chance of winning.
Even if it meant more talking and less fighting, I still really enjoyed Archer's chat with the enigmatic Kuzuki, who turns out not to be that enigmatic after all: he holds good and evil in equal standing, as both are legitimate and necessary sides of his own humanity. Lacking specific ambitions himself, upon meeting Caster, he devoted himself to helping her achieve her wish, revealing the Grail is only a means, not an end.
Like so many warriors on so many distant battlefields throughout history—be they defeated or victorious—she simply wants to go home. It's a good wish. Selfish, perhaps, and costly to others…but undeniably human. So is Kuzuki's resolve never to regret the choice he's made, whether or not it's "wrong."
Rin has a plan, and both Shirou and Lancer are on board, so they arrive at Caster's HQ with a degree of confidence and calmness. There was a time and place for lovers quarrels, and this is not that place, with Archer staring them down. He probably wouldn't hesitate to skewer Shirou again were it not for Lancer, who thinks Archer is a cold bastard for betraying such a "dazzling" Master as Rin just because the odds were against her. We won't get to see them fight till next week, but this episode improved my opinion of Lancer a great deal.
I must confess I'm not quite sure why it was so important that Rin show Shirou the pendant before going to face Caster, and tell him there's only one of them. But I'm sure I'll find out soon enough. I also have no idea how Shirou and Rin will be able to face Caster period; even if she doesn't have Assassin by her side and chooses not to sic Saber on her former Master. Regardless of how it will go, I can't wait to see how everything shakes out.
Author braveradePosted on Sat, 25 Apr 2015 Sat, 25 Apr 2015 Categories Anime Reviews, Fall 2014, Fate stay night: Unlimited Blade WorksTags alliance, berserker, blonde guy, caster, Emiya Shirou, Fate - Stay Night, flashback, gilgamesh, Illyasviel von Einzbern, kuzuki souichirou, lancer, lovers quarrel, master, matou shinji, romantic comedy, saber, sasaki koujirou, servant, tohsaka rin, treasury, ufotable, unlimited blade works, uruk6 Comments on Fate / stay night: Unlimited Blade Works – 16
Oh dear…I realize I may have been hasty about choosing Nagato Yuki-san as the Spring's "feel good" anime. Her inflexible reliance on conventional courtship rituals like Christmas and Valentines left her vulnerable the battle for Kyon's heart Four weeks in, he has no idea how deeply she feels for him.
Haruhi arrived on the field of battle late, and even provided moral support for Yuki to advance at a quicker pace, which lessoned the threat she posed. At the same time, her strict non-adherence to societal norms, striking looks, and impish aggressiveness made for a formidable arsenal, with which she's able to steal a march on Yuki.
The most heartbreaking part (if you're a Yuki shipper)? By going home to make chocolate rather than stay at the club to hang with Kyon, Yuki gave Haruhi the only opening she'd need. Mind you, Haruhi doesn't have anything against Yuki, and she's not some villainess hell bent on making her life miserable. On the contrary, I doubt she was planning to make the connection she made with Kyon, or vice versa. It was almost as if destiny itself was against Yuki.
All Haruhi sees is a lonely Kyon waiting for her by the school gate, a potential free coffee, and later, an open ear to her philosophy of "good things will come to those who seek them," not those who wait. Even when she tests him by asking if he thinks water imps exist, he doesn't bore her with a scientific explanation for why they don't. Instead, he ponders whether they do…and who can blame him, with Haruhi fording the February river in her bare feet at sundown; the very picture of impish beauty?
Yuki means well, but her omission absence, and hesitation are no match for Haruhi. Yet she doesn't even consider Haruhi to be a threat when she tries and fails to sleep that night, then goes to school with a lump in her throat. Her challenge, as she sees it, is to get that chocolate into Kyon's hands. As long as she does that, everything will be fine. But putting so much importance into the ritual also means she'll be that much more devastated if things don't go as planned.
Mikiru, Tsuruya and Asahina's collective "attagirl" encouragement and Asahina's plan in which she comes to Kyon rather than wait for him, are all designed to make the exchange as painless and idiotproof as possible. But at this point, I'm pretty certain she's walking into an ambush. There will be no feel-good ending in that room.
The scene she walks in on couldn't have been worse if they were in flagrante delicto on the tabletop, because frankly, Yuki's threshold for romantic defeat is about as low as humanly possible. There's Kyon, to whom she was about to present the chocolates she put her goddamn heart into, his hand connected via the conduit of a store-bought chocolate bar—"Showa", a play on Meiji—to Haruhi, the usurper Yuki herself allowed into the club. It's a regular imperial coup.
The one slight glimmer of hope? The box Yuki drops on the floor doesn't bust open and scatter the pieces all over the floor, so maybe that's not quite the state of her heart. But this is going to sting, and her skight step back indicates she intends to retreat.
Author sesameacrylicPosted on Sat, 25 Apr 2015 Sat, 25 Apr 2015 Categories Anime Reviews, Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu, Spring 2015Tags Asahina Mikuru, asakura ryouko, chocolate, chocolates, confidence, cuteness, 長門有希ちゃんの消失, flashback, flirting, heroine, imp, koizumi itsuki, KyoAni, Kyon, literature club, moe, Nagato Yuki, rituals, river, romantic comedy, satelight, Suzumiya Haruhi, The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan, transfer student, tsuruya, valentines day1 Comment on Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu – 04
Owari no Seraph – 04
Mika screwed up, in part because he put everything on his shoulders. His plan to free his family, which was more than fine going along with it, ended up killing them all except for Yuu. Mika himself would have bled out, were it not for the intervention of Krul Tepes, Loli Vampire Queen, offering him, nay, forcing upon him, her blood.
Now he's a vampire, and the pain and guilt could stay with him for centuries, potentially twisting him into a wretch. Yet he still carries out his duties alone, eliciting resentment form his vamp peers but gratitude from a single girl he saved from a monster, who gladly offers her blood to him as thanks. Once his escape plan failed he had no choice in becoming a vampire (Tepes wouldn't let him die), but he can choose what kind of vampire to be. It's a choice that's perhaps lost on someone so racked with guilt.
From checking in on Vampire Mikaela the episode segues to Yuu and Yoichi transferring to the Moon Demon class, where he makes the most ridiculous overbaked shonen speech possible about not being there to make friends and declaring he'll get the best gear. His seat happens to be positioned right in front of that of Kimizuki Shiho, the dude who picked a fight with him earlier to test his ability.
And so we have our two arrogant, hotheaded rivals who both have something to learn from one another and will become tentative pals by the end of the episode through greater understanding of where they're coming from. If this sounds somewhat rote, it's because it is; nothing out of the blue here.
Like Yuu, Shiho lusts for power…all of the power, though not for revenge, but to save his sister, who is dying from the Apocalypse virus. But Guren warns him, with demonic visual aids, no less, that Shiho can't go anywhere near cursed gear as long as that lust for power drives him. Like Yuu, Guren needs him to make friends and learn to rely on the strength of others. Going it alone won't end well for anyone.
Shinoa fixes it so at their first major evaluation, Yuu and Shiho are paired up. Predictably, they try rushing in opposite directions despite the fact they're handcuffed to each other. Seriously is their mutual lust for ultimate power so strong, it affects their basic understanding of the physical limitations of handcuffs?
Apparently, but they don't get to demonstrate just how badly they fight together, because word comes Shiho's sister has taken a turn for the worse. Suddenly understanding why Shiho is so gung ho about beating him, Yuu insists, with prejudice, that they go to the hospital. Being with his family is more important than the evaluation.
Shiho relents and goes, and doesn't regret it. His sister pulls through, but the doctors warn regular medical equipment will only keep her alive so long. The military has tech that might be able to cure her, but the military, like society, is transactional: if Shiho wants that tech, he'll have to distinguish himself in the Moon Demon Squad.
Yuu, jerk that he is, still won't back down on claiming the best demon gear the army has to offer, but he won't stop Shiho from taking the second-best, now that he understands what Shiho is fighting for. Both guys failed the evaluaiton, but while Shiho feels defeated, Yuu tells him it's no time to give up. He's going to do everything he can to avenge his family, regardless of evaluation scores or moon squads. He expects Shiho to do no less to save his sister.
Mind you, I'm not sure the lesson about teamwork has quite stuck, since both seem dug into their own separate aspirational trenches, but the seeds of a alliance or possible friendship were certainly sown.
That's good, because Yuu and Shiho can ill afford to stay ineligible for handling cursed gear. They need to get into good fighting shape soon, because Tepes has formally declared war on the humans who would organize into armies to oppose them. A rancher wouldn't let thier cows join a union barring slaughter, now would they?
As for Mika, he's determined to "rescue" Yuu, and while I'm not sure what that entails, if he's planning on loading everything back on his shoulders once again, he hasn't learned much. As repugnant as Ferid is, he could be a valuable ally against Tepes, the mutual thorn in their side.
Author magicalchurlsukuiPosted on Sat, 25 Apr 2015 Categories Anime Reviews, Owari no Seraph, Spring 2015Tags akane, bullying, dystopia, escaped prisoner, ferid, flashback, hallucinations, hiiragi shinoa, hospital, humanity, hyakuya mikaela, hyakuya yuichirou, ichinose guren, illusion, japanese imperial demon army, livestock, lust for power, massacre, merciless, moon demon company, orphanage, procreation, revenge, Seraph of the End, sister, slavery, soldier, thirteen, training, vampire extermination unit, vampires, virus
Oregairu 2 – 04
Wow, so much to unpack here. Where to begin? Well, for starters, by episode's end, the club has set itself on the path to total destruction, though perhaps it was on that path all along, with Hikky's false confession to Ebina just the latest but possibly last straw.
Both in exchange for helping out with Ebina (thus keeping his circle of friends close) and because he thinks Hikky is too harsh on himself, Hayato sets up a rehabilitation project for him, the true intentions of which Hikky fails to discern throughout most of their double date with the girl who likes Hayato and Kaori. Mostly, he just scowl-grins and bears it as Kaori laughs at everything Hikky says and does.
Whether due to coincidence or the fact Hayato public invited Hikky in the classroom, all their other classmates seem to have gravitated to the same mall. Bumping into Iroha probably wasn't any more intentional than bumping into Yumiko and Ebina, but it serves Hayato's desire purpose to show Hikky in a different light to their unenlightened dates.
Iroha approaches Hikky like a normal friend, not some weirdo like Kaori thinks he is, but Hikky genuinely senses Iroha is annoyed he's out playing around rather than working on her problem. I'm glad the show doesn't always put what Hikky thinks characters are really saying to him in subtitles, but in this case, it could serve as a useful mirror to Hikky: Not everyone can interpret Iroha like this, which means they can't interpret him either.
What they see is what they believe, and how they judge. Not that's it's right, it's just the way some people are. Hikky is more enduring than enjoying this double date, so it surprises him when Hayato suddenly calls out Kaori and the other girl on their surface judgement-based selfish comments. They can think what they want about Hikky, but that doesn't mean he wants to hear about it.
Then Hayato takes his heroic project to the next stage, bringing Yukino and Yui into the mix under false pretenses. Hayato called on them to serve as props to prove to the other girls there's a lot more to Hikky than they're getting.
But the very reason Yukino and Yui work as props is because Kaori makes a surface judgement based on their fabulous good looks and Hayato's praise. He also makes sacrifices of Kaori and the other girl; whether they're sorry or not, this more a demonstration for Hikky than for them.
Once the dates bail, Haruno enters the mix, pushing all of Yukino's buttons as only an older sister can: it's a harsh, biting exchange, in which I wasn't certain if Haruno was expressing genuine resentment or simply rattling Yukino's cage. Knowing this show, all of the above. Did she plan this whole thing with Hayato?
When Yukino and Yui take off, Haruno turns to Hikky, pointing out his "cute" tendency to always assume everyone has evil intentions. To be sure, Haruno seems to get off putting people in situations they can't handle and watching what happens.
Then Haruno leaves, and it's just the two guys again. Hayato will surely get backlash for his dressing down of their dates, something both Hikky knows could be a problem and Hayato is pissed about. But at the same time, he makes it clear to Hikky: he did what he wanted. He isn't going to stand around and let people undervalue Hikky, even if Hikky has no intention of defending himself.
The next morning, Hikky has to learn from Shizuka, and then Yui from Hikky, that Yukino has indeed challenged her sister's words by deciding to run for president. Or was that something she always considered doing, and Haruno only gave her the nudge she needed? Either way, if she's in it to win it, and wins, the club will suffer and possibly end altogether. Whether that's okay with Yukino or not, the fact is, things can go on the way they are. She won't let Hikky sacrifice himself to the whole school. Even if she hates the way he does things, better for her to do them than him.
Yui desperately catches up to Hikky to walk home with him, for probably the first time in a while. There, she delcares she's running for president too. If she wins, she won't take it as seriously as Yukino, and the club will survive. And she needs the club to survive, because an imperfect, even painful situation is better than a void. So she'll beat Yukinon.
Hikky calls that a selfish decision, which is tiramisu-rich coming from someone who thinks the rest of the world cares about him enough to hate his guts. All three are being selfish, trying to pull this election in a direction that serves their needs, all looking for the same answer, but being put off by their methods.
As for Yui's confession that she likes this club…that she…likes…it…is another attempt to get her feelings to reach Hikky, and her tearful close-up and darting eyes sell the hell out of it, even if Hikky's reaction is predictably blah. I am officially on Team Yui! Screw those other guys for making her so sad.
Speaking of voids, the second bookend of the episode with Komachi is almost a grim portent. These two siblings are so distant now, they can't even exist in the same room with the lights on, let alone speak. It's a void of Hikky's making, utterly shutting her out of his life when she's so keen to help. Komachi is no Haruno, but Hikky is now a feral self-consciousness monster lurking in his dank lair, and Komachi is treating him as such, staying away lest he lash out.
But who will he endorse? Or will he run himself? Heck, let's through Hayato and Ebina in there, too! As we know, any problem a high schooler faces can be solved by running for StuCo President.
Author sesameacrylicPosted on Sat, 25 Apr 2015 Sat, 25 Apr 2015 Categories Anime Reviews, Oregairu 2, Spring 2015Tags cynicism, double date, election, emotions, hayama hayato, hikigaya hachiman, inner monologue, isshiki iroha, jaded, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU 2, orimoto kaori, pragmatism, self-sacrifice, setup, student council president, totsuka saika, trauma, ulterior motives, Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru, yuigahama yui, yukinoshita haruno, yukinoshita yukino
Shokugeki no Souma – 04
Souma is assigned a room at the Polar Star Dormitory, which he hopes will be as swanky as the rest of the academy's facilities. As it's a stately neoclassical manor, it is quite swanky…but the crows give Souma a cold welcome.
The creepy aura continues inside, where a strange girl chases game through the shadows while an old glowing woman greets him. Turns out they're just all about energy conservation, as in conserving it for top-notch kitchen facilities, where Souma is to make something for the aged caretaker, Daimido Fumio, in order to be admitted to the dorm.
It's yet again an opportunity for Souma to showcase his particular specialty thus far: cooking something spectacular out of whatever he happens to have on hand. He has a keen enough grasp of the fundamentals and enough experience in the kitchen cooking for real people to properly harness his creativity and resourcefulness.
And in the best and most hilarious "food-llucination" yet, Souma's mackerel hamburg steak and squid egg soup are powerful enough flavors to transport Fumio to the past, specifically, to the moonlit night she lost her virginity. Yowza, she was quite the catch in her day!
Thus admitted, Fumio immediately has a little fun with Souma by refraining from warning him it's the girls' turn to bathe, so he accidentally walks in on a naked Megumi, who, coming from a small conservative town, now believes she'll never be able to marry. Or she could look at the incident as a transaction: he saved her, he saw her; now they're square!
I thought this episode of Souma really captured that unique blend of loneliness, excitement, and anticipation of that first night in a new place; a place that doesn't feel like home yet—look how sparse that room is—but definitely feels right, like it could feel like home, and will, before he knows it.
That poignant moment is interrupted by the sudden intrusion of a dorm-mate looking down on Souma from the ceiling tiles, and all of a sudden the creepy aura is back. Not only is this a beautifully composed shot that came out of nowhere, it also had me LMAO.
The ceiling weirdo is second-year Isshiki Satoshi, fetching Souma for his welcoming party. What do you know, not everyone at Totsuki is a stuck-up asshole! Well, we knew Megumi wasn't, but now we have a whole dorm full of friendly, colorful, weird creative-types. That warm feeling of home and family missing from Souma's empty room is here in abundance.
The Castle In the Sky-style speaking tubes in every dorm are a nice touch…especially when used by Satoshi to invite Megumi to his room the creepiest way possible so he can share food with her.
It's cute how Souma and Megmi are seated next to each other and chat together before fully joining in the fun, like a veritable dipping of one's toe in the water. Everyone else in that room are strangers now, and it's probably more overwhelming than Souma lets on (we didn't see any of his friends back home), so the fact Megumi, also his next-door neighbor is beside him is probably a nice thing.
After generous consumption of "rice juice" (Fumio isn't nearly as strict as I thought, allowing the students to have drinking parties for new residents), the group goes increasingly friendly and eventually break out the food, showing off their own unique specialties, and also go on about how Polar Star was once essentially the headquarters for the Elite Ten, of whom we learn Nakiri Erina is ranked tenth.
The post-credits surprise is that friendly, goofy, nothing-but-an-apron wearing Isshiki Satoshi is actually better than Erina…he's seventh-seat, something he reveals to Souma when everyone else is passed out. But unlike Erina, he wants Souma to show him what he can do, and whether he has the potential to rise to the top as he did. In other words, the perfect senpai…even if he's a little creepy at times.
Author sesameacrylicPosted on Sat, 25 Apr 2015 Sat, 25 Apr 2015 Categories Anime Reviews, Shokugeki no Souma, Spring 2015Tags cooking, daimido fumio, developer, ecchi, elite 10, evaluation, 食戟のソーマ, food wars, foodgasm, hamburg steak, isshiki satoshi, J.C. STAFF, nakiri erina, new home, polar star dormitory, restaurant, shonen, tadokoro megumi, totsuki teahouse culinary academy, welcome, yukihira souma1 Comment on Shokugeki no Souma – 04


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Ukraine has fully discontinued the supply of electricity to Crimea without warning, Crimean Fuel and Energy Minister Sergei Yegorov said.
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2016 Dodge Journey will be offered in the same five trims as its predecessors namely SE,SXT AWD, SXT, RT and RT AWD. The exterior specifications of this new model are said to be similar those of Chrysler 200. However, there are some outstanding differences between the two cars. This nee 2016 Dodge Journey is particularly made for the European market, thus its body is being made in a classy and a delicate European style. Its sleek exterior design will be attributed to use of good quality materials in addition to some minor improvements on its platform. The 2016 Dodge Journey is rumored to come with 19 inch aluminum wheels.As far as its interior is concerned, there have been reports of a completely remodeled interior. Since it is categorized as a family car, one can expect to find increased passenger as well as cargo space. Furthermore, there are great expectations that its dash will be significantly modified by adding in a lot of new features essential to a family car. It will get high standard safety features. Other expected features include dual zone climate control, a storage bin and a satellite radio.2016 Dodge Journey will come with different engine options for different markets. For the U.S market, there will be a V6 3.6 liter unit produced by Pentastar, capable of generating p to 283 horsepower and 260 pounds-feet of torque. This engine is expected to be improved to generate more power. The second engine option is a 2.4 liter DOHC four cylinder unit generating 173 horsepower at 6,000 rmp and 166 lb-ft at 4,000 rmp. These two engines will utilize the automatic transmission with six speed. For the V6 engine, it will be offered with the four wheel drive mode, with a fuel economy of 16/19 city/highway.
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Pavese Law Firm's Raychel Thomas passes the Bar
October 11, 2022 CONRIC PR
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Oct. 11, 2022) – Pavese Law Firm is pleased to announce that attorney Raychel Thomas passed the bar and was sworn in on Monday, September 26. Ms. Thomas joined
Pavese in 2021. Her primary areas of focus include Agricultural and Natural Resources Law, Environmental and Water Law, and Land Use Law, assisting property owners with permitting and regulatory issues.
Ms. Thomas is from North Florida where she grew up as a fourth-generation member of her family's farming and ranching operations, producing beef and registered Angus cattle, hay, and watermelons. Growing up in a rural area and working on her family's farm fostered Ms. Thomas's commitment to serving and assisting agricultural producers in Florida.
Ms. Thomas attended the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Florida where she graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education and Communication and a minor in Agricultural and Natural Resources Law. Ms. Thomas then attended the University of Florida Levin College of Law where she graduated with her Juris Doctor in 2021. While in law school, Ms. Thomas was recognized by the City, County, and Local Government Law Section of the Florida Bar for her research and work on urban agriculture, preemption, and property valuation.
About Pavese Law Firm
Pavese Law Firm is a full-service law firm with offices in Fort Myers, Cape Coral and West Palm Beach. The firm provides a broad range of legal services for individuals, families, small businesses and large corporations. Practice areas include agricultural, banking and finance, business and corporate, civil litigation, condominium and homeowners' association law, construction, employment, environmental and water, estate planning, probate and trusts, marital and family, land use and government, and real estate law. Established in 1949 as a one-person general practice firm, Pavese Law Firm has grown into one of the largest legal practices in Southwest Florida. With a long history of service to Southwest Florida, Pavese Law Firm has played a significant role in the growth of local businesses, communities and major development projects. For more information, visit paveselaw.com.


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With the beginning of April upon us, there is snow in the forecast this week, and it looks like it's going to be the kind of snowfall that us locals long for here in the Maine Sebago Lakes region. Not only could the snowfall be the last of the season, the best part is that it should not need to be shoveled, plowed, nor should the new snow last, with daytime temperatures reaching well into the 40 degree range these days. With some additional rain showers, and significant winds predicted as well, we continue to lose our hefty snow pack at a consistent rate. Our brief and always delightful mud season will soon be upon us, which thankfully ends swiftly most years when the frost has not been at record depth, as has been true for this season. The state of Maine, especially the northern part of the state in Aroostook county, has seen significant snowfall this year. The deep snow cover has mitigated the frost depth this season.
For all who are interested in looking to purchase real estate, or sell real estate, we are approaching the traditional and most exciting time of the year for Real Estate: true Spring and early summer. And seeing properties of interest in the next couple of weeks, before the leaves start to really bud-out, will give you a clear view of what your potential new property will look like annually from the Holidays through late March and early April when the leaves are not providing coverage. It is our pleasure as experienced agents here at Maine Real Estate Choice to listen closely for just what you and yours are looking for, and to use our vast resources and unparalleled experience as a team, to help you meet and exceed your needs. If you give us a call today, you will be very glad that you did!
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Q: Espresso - how can you perform an OR ( || ) check? I need only one of these two espresso checks to pass. How can I achieve this? If either of these ViewAssertions pass, I will be happy.
    onView(withId(R.id.mainview))
            .check(

                    matches(not(isDisplayed()))
            )

or
    onView(withId(R.id.mainview))
            .check(

                    doesNotExist()
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A: This isn't the best method but it'll work. Ideally you should use a custom view matcher... but we're all lazy.
try {
  // See if view is displayed
  onView(withId(R.id.mainview))
          .check(
                  matches(not(isDisplayed()))
          );
}
catch (NoMatchingViewException e){
  // Otherwise check it doesn't exist
  onView(withId(R.id.mainview))
          .check(
                  doesNotExist()
          );
}

A: I think your only option is a custom matcher.


Costus erythrophyllus is a tropical rhizomatous perennial.
They range throughout the tropical world and grow with large, fleshy leaves that are arranged in whorls around the stem. The flowers emerge from the center of the plant in a small cone with ruffled, crinkled flowers.
Flower colours: White and pink.
Max reachable height: Upto 1 meter.
Sunlight: Partial sun to partial shade.
Water: Water regularly to keep the soil moist even in winters. Do not, however, let them sit in waterlogged soil or the rhizome could rot.
Temperature: Plant dies temperature below 20 degrees F.
If your plant starts to suffer from brown leaf margins, it most likely is being underwatered or exposed to cold drafts. Try to raise the humidity and increase the water.
Medicinal use: Costus is an herb. The root and oil from the root are used to make medicine. Costus root is used for treating worm infections. Costus oil is used for asthma, cough, gas, and severe intestinal diseases such as dysentery and cholera. It is also used as a tonic and to stimulate digestion.


Today I finally sat down to watch the latest upload of theaudiopodcast and stumbled across two awesome things. The first, the subject of this post, is a Hemispherical speaker sold from Electrotap. The page has a great explanation of hemispherical units and suggestions for uses for the unit making it stand out from any gadget or novelty based system that I've seen sold.
Electrotap feature in the YouTube based Podcast – so it's absolutely worth watching if you like what you see.
Check the video and the speaker links!


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Webmaster in Student Life on 26 June, 2014.
The entries have been judged, and it is now time to announce the result of The Bubble Summer Writing Competition.
So congratulations to Tim Callow, who can now celebrate his success with two sparkling afternoon teas at Crook Hall.
We liked the originality of the piece, and also the excellent writing style, which manages to infuse a bit of Ross Kemp into an ordinary game of croquet.
Congratulations on your success, and here is his article for everyone to enjoy.
This is it – the chance to prove myself. Blood pumping, sweat building, the expectation of the crowd unbearable. A familiar routine: wide stance, squatting slightly – mallet at the ready. As I enter the zone, the same words keeping repeating each other. The code which dictates my life.
Finals day at the St Aidan's College Croquet Club. Centre Court in immaculate condition; no wonder the Green-keeper, known as Aaaadam, is worshipped with a feverous intensity. No ordinary day, no ordinary shot. This is the 'golf' croquet doubles final, the pinnacle of the croquet season. Many illustrious players have already fallen, their reputations decimated.
Trailing 6–3, it's match point to our opponents. Aaaadam is one of them, which has me doubting myself. Surely a deity cannot be beaten? The other is the Club Captain himself, Oscar Higgott. As I prepare for my next (and perhaps final) shot, he smiles knowingly. With their ball already nested snugly in the hoop, we need something extraordinary to save the match: a long-distance chip. I reconcile myself with the fact that the ball is virtually dead centre. But the reality is inescapable – success is unlikely.
Eyes closed, I envision the ball's trajectory as it flies through the hoop. The umpire interrupts my fantasy with the threat of a time violation. Breathe. Again. Hit. Good contact. Surely! No, excruciating, the ball lands wide. The next shot wins the game.
Runners-up: a commendable achievement. But I am inconsolable. I hear mocking from the crowd; I look up to see Mingles, a mysterious creature whom I have so often tormented, laughing at me. This is the nadir of my croquet career, a moment that would crush a weaker soul. I make a promise to myself: to return stronger, and make Mingles suffer.
One year on, with exams over, the croquet season is beginning again – for some. My preparations began many months ago, a gruelling fitness regime dominating my life. I sometimes question the rationale for such an intense training programme – is croquet so important? But as the tournament approaches, I am more focussed than ever before. I remember my promise.


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How the training service works Our training addresses four key user groups: client administrators; super users or content creators; regular users; casual users. For casual users, training is often provided as web-based or video content, allowing the smallest impact on schedules. For all the other groups, a mix of classroom and remote content is available. We find that we can often implement a train the trainer approach, whereby we train a subset of user champions, either admins or super users, and these users can train others in the client organisation. For a cloud service, having a group of user champions is often a key factor for a successful deployment. Wherever possible, we limit classroom training to a single day. This helps clients schedule user attendance as well as minimising costs. We always adopt scenario based training focused on a particular set of user objectives, rather than just testing all the service features. For specific client needs, we can also provide one to one knowledge transfer: this is often delivered as part of an initial cloud migration project.
How the setup or migration service works With over 9 years deploying and working with true cloud services, we are ideally placed to assist organisations with cloud migrations. We assume zero client knowledge so that we can co-create a plan that will always be safe and respectful of your organisation's existing situation and cloud migration needs. We find that it is often the people and processes part of the cloud migration that is the hardest - the technology is often the easiest part, as cloud services are designed to be straightforward. For new migrations to cloud services, we always aim to get early buy in and understanding from IT, legal, security and business stakeholders as any cloud deployment touches all these roles, and implementations often fail because one or more roles are not on board. For migrations from a third party cloud service to ours, we work with the third party to understand the best way to extract information from the existing service to maximise the client user experience when switching. For migrations from our cloud service to a third party, we expect them to drive the migration, and we work with the third party to explain the options for extracting information from our service.
How the support service works We provide a standard level of support with every cloud service, but this is necessarily focused on incidents that have the potential for service impact. It can often be a comfort to have access to an expert especially in the early stages of cloud deployment, or during migrations. We can provide fixed engagement support, focused on a set of project objectives, or we can provide call off support. In the latter case, the client creates a call-off contract for a set number of days, and then consumes the time as the need for help arises. This allows users to take responsibility for the cloud deployment, but still have an expert to contact as and when needed. The support scope covers four boad areas: the cloud infrastructure and service provision itself; interfacing with other cloud and non-cloud services; optimising the configuration of the cloud service; how to use cloud service features to best advantage. With our experience, we can also suggest strategic and tactical objectives, building on the best results from other clients'.
Service constraints The service is made available primarily to support our own cloud services. It is available to support third-party cloud services only in relation to: migrating to or from our services, connecting cloud services together, cloud service and integration management, cloud deployment design and planning.


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Pierre-Henri Picq, né le  à Saint-Cloud et mort le , est un architecte français.

Formé chez Étienne Cordier, architecte de la ville de Paris, puis dans l'atelier de l'ébéniste Michel-Victor Cruchet, Pierre-Henri Picq adhère en 1872 à la Société Impériale et Centrale des architectes. Il est l'auteur de plusieurs bâtiments à la Martinique, où il séjourne à partir des années 1890. Son œuvre est caractérisée par l'éclectisme et le recours fréquent aux structures métalliques.

Réalisations
 1878 : Maison égyptienne, à l'Exposition universelle de 1878, à Paris.
 1887 : Bibliothèque Schœlcher, exposée à Paris, démontée et remontée à Fort-de-France en 1887, elle ouvre ses portes en 1893.
 1889 : Palais du Chili, à l'Exposition universelle de 1889, à Paris ; remonté à Santiago, au Chili (Musée Artequin).
 1895 :
 Église Saint-Michel, au François (détruite en 1973).
 Cathédrale Saint-Louis, à Fort-de-France.
 1897 : Église Notre-Dame de la Nativité, à Ducos.
 1901 :
 Hôtel de ville du François.
 Grand marché couvert, à Fort-de-France.
 Magasin Le Printemps, à Fort-de-France.

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Architecte français du XIXe siècle
Architecte français du XXe siècle
Naissance en février 1833
Décès en février 1911
Naissance à Saint-Cloud
Décès à 78 ans


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A TEST METHODOLOGY FOR MEASURING GASEOUS CONTAMINANT TRANSFER IN ENERGY WHEELS
TORABI-THESIS-2021.pdf (5.127Mb)
Torabi, Mehrdad
This thesis meets some of the objectives of ASHRAE Research Project 1780, titled "Test method to evaluate cross-contamination of gaseous contaminants within total energy recovery wheels" and contains a literature review and experimental measurements of contaminant transfer in energy wheels. The literature review showed that there is no established test methodology for measuring the contribution of adsorption/desorption to gaseous contaminant transfer in energy wheels. Furthermore, most of the studies lacked a rigorous uncertainty analysis. Analysis of the data in the literature revealed that the energy wheel design parameters such as face velocity have a more significant effect on the contaminant transfer rate, i.e., Exhaust Air Transfer Ratio (EATR), than operating conditions such as temperature and humidity. Furthermore, the EATR due to adsorption/desorption was higher for acetic acid, phenol, and acetaldehyde than for other contaminants, which may be due to the high water solubility and small molecular size of acetic acid, phenol, and acetaldehyde. The thesis shows that the test facility used to measure gaseous contaminant transfer in energy wheels conserved mass and energy, provided steady state flow parameters and satisfied ASHRAE Standard 84 (2020) requirements. Experimental data showed that EATR consistently decreased with increasing air flow rate and did not change significantly with changes in outdoor air temperature. The EATR values for carbon dioxide and sulfur hexafluoride were nearly equal, indicating that carbon dioxide does not transfer by adsorption/desorption. A proposed test method for determining the contribution of adsorption/desorption in gaseous contaminant transfer in energy wheels was applied for ammonia, methanol, isopropyl alcohol, and carbon dioxide. The EATR values due to adsorption/desorption were highest for ammonia, followed by methanol, isopropyl alcohol, and carbon dioxide. The reason for the high adsorption/desorption of ammonia might be because its physical properties are similar to water.
Soltan, Jafar; Sumner, David; Evitts, Richard
ASHRAE RP-1780
Exhaust air transfer ratio
Contaminant transfer
Energy wheel
adsorption/desoprtion


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JC Penney has made two executive appointments as it looks accelerate innovation. The US department store chain has appointed Sharmeelee Bala as chief information officer and… View Article
JC Penney appoints new executives to accelerate innovation
JC Penney has made two executive appointments as it looks accelerate innovation.
The US department store chain has appointed Sharmeelee Bala as chief information officer and Katie Mullen as chief digital and transformation officer.
Bala will be responsible for the IT and global technology systems that power the company's stores, operational centres, supply chain and corporate functions. This will include leading the development of solutions to merge JC Penney's physical assets with its evolving digital footprint.
She has joined the business from Gap where she held a number of leadership positions and most recently served as the head of product engineering. Prior to that, she spent 20 years with Walmart in a range of technology and executive roles of increasing responsibility.
Meanwhile, Mullen will lead growth of the ecommerce business, including jcp.com. She will also be responsible for driving enterprise strategy and the company's transformation agenda.
She previously spent nearly three years with Neiman Marcus Group, serving as chief transformation officer and then chief digital officer. She is also a former a partner and managing director of Boston Consulting Group.
Marc Rosen, JC Penney chief executive, said: "With a strong balance sheet and unique products and services backed by our iconic American brand, JC Penney is a destination for best-in-class talent like Sharmeelee and Katie. They will be invaluable partners as we move forward with our digital journey and transform the business through technology and innovation."
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SM Land Obtains PEZA Registration for SM Seaside City IT Centers in Cebu
(16 October 2012. Pasay City, Philippines) SM Land, Inc., the real estate arm of SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) signed on October 10, 2012 the Registration Agreement for SM Seaside City
SMIC Prices US$500M 7-Year Bond Issue
(10 October 2012. Pasay City, Philippines) SM Investments Corporation ("SMIC") announced today that it has priced a US$500 million 7-year bond issue at a fixed rate of 4.25% per annum.
SM to Issue Long-Term US Dollar Bonds
(3 October 2012. Pasay City, Philippines) SM Investments Corporation (SM) announced today that its Board of Directors approved the issuance of seven- and ten-year US Dollar Bonds. SM appointed Citi,
SM to Issue New Shares to Institutional Investors
SM Investments Corporation (SM) announced that its Board of Directors approved the placement of primary common shares worth USD150.0 million to institutional investors via a top up placement. Apart from
SM Reports 13% Growth in First-Half 2012
(14 August 2012. Pasay City, Philippines) SM Investments Corporation (SM) reported today that its net income for the first half of 2012 increased by 13% to Php10.9 billion from Php9.6
SM Scholars Gather for Annual General Assembly
A majority of SM scholars gathered at the Premier Cinema of SM Mall of Asia recently for their 2012 General Assembly, where the theme "Embrace, Expand, Own Your Scholarship," was
SM Garners Awards from Alpha Southeast Asia
(07 August 2012. Pasay City, Philippines) SM Investments Corporation (SM), one of the Philippines' leading conglomerates, recently received awards from international publication Alpha Southeast Asia. SM's Executive Vice President and
SM Secures Listing of Retail Bonds in PDEX
(12 July 2012, Pasay City, Philippines) SM Investments Corporation (SM) obtained the approval to list its retail bonds totalling Php25 billion on July 16, 2012 at the Philippine Dealing and
17-C Press Release: SMIC Retail Bonds Upsized to Php15 billion
Belle Takes in MCE for its Integrated Resort Project
(05 July 2012, Pasay City, Philippines) It has been announced that Belle Corporation (Belle),one of the affiliates of SM Investments Corp, together with Belle's 100%-owned subsidiary, Premium Leisure and Amusement,
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SM Supermalls continue to provide gov't with accessible vaccination sites nationwide
Over 2.5 million jabs of COVID-19 vaccines in various SM malls across the country were administered in partnership with the national and local government units.
The Ice Tower cometh: SMDC brings the future today
A virtual launch brought SMDC's latest, its ICE Tower RESO at MOA, into the media spotlight.
SM says 'Call to Deliver' service posting double-digit growth
SM Retail is investing a lot in technology to ensure the best delivery and most convenient service for an enhanced customer experience,
It's a wonderful life at SM MOA drive-in cinema
SM Cinema Drive-in at SM Mall of Asia always allows us to be part of one of the most exciting cross-cultural events like this film screening of Wonderful Life.
PHLPost issues China Bank commemorative stamps
The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has released special postage stamps to commemorate China Bank's centennial, featuring the China Bank building in Binondo, Manila.
Conrad Manila recognizes women champions of sustainability
For their support and meaningful contribution in driving the social, ecological, and economic well-being of communities, Conrad Manila proudly recognized five Filipina women as Champions of Sustainability.
BDO warns clients of fake apps
BDO Unibank Inc. urged its clients to download its mobile apps only from official sources after global cybersecurity and digital privacy firm Kaspersky reported a sharp rise in mobile malware attacks in the Philippines.
SM ramps up support for San Pablo City in the fight against COVID-19
SM Foundation Inc. remains committed to reaching more COVID-19 frontliners by providing them with much-needed medical supplies.
SM, Pasay welcome 20 tech-voc scholars
SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SM Prime), together with SM Foundation Inc. (SMFI), Don Bosco One TVET Phils. Inc. and the city government of Pasay recently welcomed 20 scholars to the SM-Pasay Technical-Vocational Scholarship Program via an online conferencing platform.
BDO's assistance
BDO Foundation provided assistance to communities hit by heavy rains triggered by typhoon Fabian and the southwest monsoon.
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