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Archive for 9/11
Did NIST Edit WTC 7 Footage To Hide Evidence Of Implosion?
Posted in Attack on the Republic, Censorship, False Flag Terror, International Bankers, Multi-National Corporations, New World Order, News, Paul Watson, Police State/Martial Law, Shadow Government, Truth/Freedom, Tyranny, Unconstitutional with tags 9/11, 9/11 Truth, National Institute for Standards and Technology, NIST, Paul Joseph Watson, truth, WTC 7 on September 2, 2010 by truthwillrise
After filing a lawsuit that prompted NIST to release more than 3 terabytes of photographs and videos from their investigation into the collapse of the twin towers and WTC 7 on 9/11, the International Center for 9/11 Studies has obtained evidence that suggests NIST edited several videos of the collapse of Building 7 in order to hide evidence of a controlled implosion.
The Center filed a FOIA Request with NIST on January 26, 2009, seeking production of "all of the photographs and videos collected, reviewed, cited or in any other way used by NIST during its investigation of the World Trade Center building collapses." Following several unsuccessful attempts to get NIST to even acknowledge receipt of the Request, the Center was forced to file a lawsuit on May 28, 2009. Shortly after the lawsuit was filed, the Request was assigned a reference number, and NIST began periodically releasing batches of responsive records.
The Center has now begun posting some of those images and videos online, the first batch of which is from an external hard disk drive "NIST WTC Investigation Cumulus Video Clips."
In one of the clips, the video of which has been in the public domain for years, a loud, low-frequency boom can be heard just before the east penthouse of WTC 7 falls. Once the support columns that held up the penthouse are taken out, the rest of the building falls almost within its own footprint.
However, in subsequent clips released by NIST, where the camera is located nearer to the building, the collapse of the penthouse is clearly edited out of the footage.
"Several clips from the Cumulus database show signs of editing. In the two video clips below, the collapse of the penthouse of World Trade Center 7 is cut out of the video. These videos happen to have been filmed from close to WTC 7, and have a high quality soundtrack that would have picked up explosion sounds from the charges that severed the columns supporting the penthouse, especially the explosion heard in the last video clip presented," comments the International Center for 9/11 Studies.
In another clip, the entire collapse of the building is edited out, the audio is removed and only restored after the building has fully collapsed.
As we documented for several years, the collapse of WTC 7 is the smoking gun confirming that the official story behind 9/11 is bogus. The collapse of Building 7 was reported before it happened by several news stations, including BBC and CNN.
The International Center for 9/11 Studies is now in the process of reviewing over 300 DVDs along with several external hard disk drives that contain a plethora of unseen photographs and video footage from ground zero. Judging by the small amount of damning footage already released, it's highly probable that this data will provide a myriad of new contradictions both to the official 9/11 story as well as NIST's own investigation into the collapse of the three buildings.
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also an fill-in host for The Alex Jones Show. Watson has been interviewed by many publications and radio shows, including Vanity Fair and Coast to Coast AM, America's most listened to late night talk show.
Black Construction Worker Chased away from Ground Zero by Crazed Mob
Posted in 9/11, Attack on Freedom, Attack on the Republic, New World Order, News with tags 9/11, Attack on Freedom, Attack on the People, Brainwashed fools, Censorship on August 23, 2010 by truthwillrise
Note from Alex Jones: This is an important issue. It has now come out that the co-owner of Fox News is the main financier of the proposed mosque. The mosque Imam is hooked in with the CFR and other top globalist organizations, the evidence is conclusive, this is a divide and conquer operation.
During an anti-mosque protest at ground zero, a construction worker walked through the crowd. Members of the protest, assuming that he was a Muslim, confronted him and shouted obscenities before escorting him out and telling him that he is not welcome. Their anti-Islam and anti-mosque posters inches from his face in multiple instances.
This man's name is Kenny and he is a union carpenter working at ground zero. He wore a pro-American accessory around his neck and proclaimed that he was not Muslim. His only crime was walking through the crowd and looking vaguely like the enemy our media portrays on a daily basis.
The mosque isn't really a mosque at all, at least not in the traditional sense. The plans are for a community center including a culinary school with two floors dedicated to prayer. The location of the proposed structure is several blocks away from ground zero surrounded by "strip joints" and an old abandoned Burlington Coat Factory location.
Sentiments and instances like these were commonplace during the early days of Hitler's reign. While Jews were blamed for corrupting "pure" German culture, many of the economic problems the country was facing was turned on them as an easy target. At first they were banned from some public events, then their doors were marked with a Joseph Star, their property seized and ultimately their arrest and placement in death camps resulted. The passing of the Nuremberg Laws on September 15, 1935 gave a legal basis to the exclusion of Jews from German society. This bigotry expanded past the Jews and on to others not deemed fit to "Aryan" standards.
Poet and philosopher George Santayana once said, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." The debate over whether or not a religious organization has the right to create a community center in what is considered the most multicultural city in the most diverse country in the world sets a dangerous precedent. This debate, inflated and expanded by the media in a large scale, can only work to divide the people of America further and distract us from the real problems facing our nation. Just as Nazi Germany used a religious community as a distraction to cover their ultimate plan to dominate Europe, this debate is only hiding the overall plan for globalization at the hands of an elite few who could care less about a building in New York.
Police State 4 and Invisible Empire: The Trailers
Posted in 9/11, Alex Jones, Attack on Freedom, economic tyranny, False Flag Terror, International Bankers, New World Order, News, Police State/Martial Law, Ron Paul, Secret Societies, Shadow Government, Stupid Government Tricks, The Constitution, The Federal Reserve, Tyranny, Unconstitutional with tags 9/11, 9/11 Truth, Alex Jones, FEMA, Jason Bermas, New World Order, News, Police State, Police State/Martial Law, RIAA, Roundtable Groups, Secret Societies, Shadow Government, Stupid Government Tricks, The Bilderberg Group, The Council on Foreign Relations, The Trilateral Commission on March 22, 2010 by truthwillrise
POLICE STATE 4 chronicles the sickening depths to which our republic has fallen. Veteran documentary filmmaker Alex Jones conclusively proves the existence of a secret network of FEMA camps, now being expanded nationwide. The military industrial complex is transforming our once free nation into a giant prison camp. A cashless society control grid, constructed in the name of fighting terrorism, was actually built to enslave the American people. Body scanners, sound cannons, citizen spies, staged terror and cameras on every street corner — it's only the beginning of the New World Order's hellish plan.
For the first time ever, the secret agenda of the planet's ruthless Super-class is exposed in stark detail. This documentary film chronicles how men of power and influence have worked in stealth for centuries to establish an oppressive world government.
Washington Times Questions 9/11 Collapses
Posted in 9/11, False Flag Terror, General, International Bankers, New World Order, News, Shadow Government, the 9/11 Files with tags 9/11, 9/11 Truth, Building 7, Washington Post, World Trade Center on February 26, 2010 by truthwillrise
A lingering technical question about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks still haunts some, and it has political implications: How did 200,000 tons of steel disintegrate and drop in 11 seconds? A thousand architects and engineers want to know, and are calling on Congress to order a new investigation into the destruction of the Twin Towers and Building 7 at the World Trade Center.
"In order to bring down this kind of mass in such a short period of time, the material must have been artificially, exploded outwards," says Richard Gage, a San Francisco architect and founder of the nonprofit Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth.
Mr. Gage, who is a member of the American Institute of Architects, managed to persuade more than 1,000 of his peers to sign a new petition requesting a formal inquiry.
"The official Federal Emergency Management [Agency] and National Institute of Standards and Technology reports provide insufficient, contradictory and fraudulent accounts of the circumstances of the towers' destruction. We are therefore calling for a grand jury investigation of NIST officials," Mr. Gage adds.
Ron Paul "This Is Not What America Is All About!"
Posted in 9/11, Attack on Freedom, False Flag Terror, New World Order, News, Police State/Martial Law, Ron Paul, Shadow Government, Stupid Government Tricks, the 9/11 Files, Tyranny, Unconstitutional with tags 9/11, Al-Qaeda, Barack Hussein Obama, Dick Cheney, False Flag Terror, George W. Bush, Janet Napolitano, Larry King, Neo-Cons, New World Order, Osama Bin Laden, Robert Gibbs, Ron Paul, War on "Terror" on January 7, 2010 by truthwillrise
Dr. Paul appeared on Larry King Live last night to discuss terrorism, the TSA, and related issues.
Texas Congressman Ron Paul identifies that absolutely un-American character of this privacy invasion. Servile subjugation to TSA and airline personnel will do nothing whatsoever to keep us safe, just as violating see-through inspections of passengers will not stop determined enemies or government spooks from finding a way onto planes. Fear will not beget freedom!
U.S. Aided Yemeni Raids on Al Qaeda, Officials Say
Posted in 9/11, False Flag Terror, New World Order, News, Stupid Government Tricks, the 9/11 Files with tags 9/11, Al-Qaeda, Barack Hussein Obama, War on "Terror" on December 19, 2009 by truthwillrise
By THOM SHANKER and MARK LANDLER
WASHINGTON — The United States provided firepower, intelligence and other support to the government of Yemen as it carried out raids this week to strike at suspected hide-outs of Al Qaeda within its borders, according to officials familiar with the operations.
The officials said that the American support was approved by President Obama and came at the request of the Yemeni government.
The American contributions were intended to help Yemen to prevent Al Qaeda from mounting attacks against American and other foreign targets inside its borders. Officials declined to say whether those targets were embassies, businesses, schools or other sites.
Yemeni officials said their security forces had killed at least 34 militants in the broadest attack on the terrorist group in years. A range of Pentagon, military and intelligence officials declined to provide details of the reported attacks, which, according to ABC News, included American missiles. But officials in Washington offered words of support for the government of Yemen in tackling international terrorism. "Yemen should be commended for actions against Al Qaeda," said Bryan G. Whitman, a Pentagon spokesman. "Al Qaeda poses a serious threat to Yemeni, U.S. and regional interests."
Reluctance among administration officials to comment on whether American forces had launched missiles into Yemen appeared to reflect a desire to make clear that the Yemeni government was in the lead in counterterrorism operations within its borders. There is a great reluctance among leaders of many Muslim nations to have any cooperation with the United States on counterterrorism operations made known. American officials said some of the strikes against suspected terrorist camps in Yemen earlier in the week were carried out solely by local forces.
American officials said this past summer that they were seeing the first evidence that dozens of fighters with Al Qaeda, and a small handful of the terrorist group's leaders, were moving to Somalia and Yemen from Pakistan. In communications that were being monitored at the Pentagon, the White House and the C.I.A., the terrorist groups in all three locations had begun communicating more frequently, and apparently trying to coordinate their actions, the officials said.
Yemen has long been a haven for jihadists. Al Qaeda has mounted frequent attacks against foreign embassies and Yemeni officials. Last month, it claimed credit for an attack on a government convoy in Yemen's remote eastern desert in which three top provincial officials and three of their guards were killed.
Homeland Security Or Homeland Enslavement?
Posted in 9/11, Attack on Freedom, False Flag Terror, New World Order, News, the 9/11 Files with tags 9/11, Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, New World Order, News on December 2, 2009 by truthwillrise
By now, most readers are familiar with the story of how a Virginia couple, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, crashed the White House State Dinner last Tuesday evening. President and Mrs. Obama were entertaining Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the first official State Dinner of the new administration. The Salahis were not on the invited guest list, but were still allowed to walk right into the White House. They even had face-to-face conversations with both President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. Photographs of the Salahis with the President and Vice President have been published in numerous newspapers and on hundreds of web sites.
I wonder if the American people are thinking this episode through? Think of it: in the post-9/11 world, a world that has invented the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), body scanners, retina readers, the Patriot Act, hundreds of laws and regulations restricting the freedoms and liberties of the American people, thousands of cameras photographing our public movements, and satellite spy devices, a couple can walk right into the White House and meet the President and Vice President without being invited!
Is there something wrong with this picture, or what?
I well remember what I had to go through when I was an invited guest of then-Vice President George H. W. Bush at the White House. My wife and I joined several others for a luncheon with Vice President Bush and his wife, Barbara. Later that day, we were in a crowd of several hundred who got to meet President Ronald Reagan. Needless to say, security was tight.
Upon arriving, we had to show the proper credentials to White House security, along with a photo ID and the personal invitation that had been sent to us ahead of time. I remember how some of the folks who had actually received invitations were denied entrance due to bureaucratic mix-ups or unintentional lapses in proper protocols. And these were people who really did have an invitation to be there. I can tell you this: there was absolutely no way that an uninvited person could have gained access to the White House that day. And remember: that was nearly two decades BEFORE 9/11!
That an uninvited couple could be granted access to the President and Vice President in this day and time is more than a "fluke." It betrays something much deeper.
For the last 8 years, the American people have been told they must sacrifice certain liberties in order that the federal government might protect them. And for the most part, the American people have been happy to accommodate this incessant intrusion into their personal liberties. They know the feds are monitoring their emails, personal phone conversations, and even their personal letters when received from overseas. They have sat silently as their banking institutions have monitored and reported virtually any and all financial transactions to the federal government. In today's super-security world, one cannot even cash a check without showing the bank teller his or her driver's license, which is recorded and made available to the feds. Sometimes, we are even required to provide our thumbprints. Beyond that, even certain service personnel that must come into our homes to provide in-home repair services, home inspections, or general services are often required to report what they see to various law enforcement authorities. All of this is done in the name of "national security."
All the while, America's federal buildings today more resemble castles of ancient Europe than they do buildings that house the people's servants. Concrete barriers along with super-reinforced, "bomb proof" structures remind one of castles of old, with their guard towers and crocodile-filled moats. Today, people must walk through metal-detectors and surrender their pocketknives to even visit their local supervisor of elections office (or just about any other public office, for that matter). Again, this is all done under the rubric of "homeland security."
In the name of "national security," veterans who have been accused of some kind of domestic disturbance or who have affirmatively answered an ambiguous question on a VA form regarding whether they have feelings of "anger" or "depression" are having their right to keep and bear arms stripped away. That's right, in the name of "homeland security," some of the very men who were entrusted with lethal weapons to fight America's wars are now being told they are not fit to purchase or possess their own firearms.
Yet, in spite of all of the above, an uninvited couple is allowed to calmly walk right past Secret Service personnel and have personal audiences with the President and Vice President of the United States in what is ostensibly the most heavily-guarded, tightly secured building in the country: the White House.
Furthermore, this story comes on the heels of the mass shooting on what one would think would be a rather secure location: the US Army base at Fort Hood, Texas. And, have we forgotten the fellow who brought a gun into the Capitol Building (the home of the US Congress) in Washington, D.C., a few years ago and killed two police officers?
Dear Reader, ask yourself this question, Do you really think those schmucks in Washington, D.C., actually believe that protecting you and me is more important than protecting American soldiers, US congressmen, and especially the President of the United States? "Are you serious?" (To quote Nancy Pelosi.) The truth is, to the elites in DC, you and I are expendable commodities. In fact, to some of the soulless creatures running things, you and I are worth more dead than alive (but that's a topic better discussed at a later date).
The point is, all this talk about "national security" is simply a ruse for Big Government elitists to steal our liberties and make slaves out of us. They don't care about security; all they care about is POWER.
So, the next time you are required to be strip-searched by an airport screener, or to surrender your pocketknife at your local county commissioner's office, or to show your driver's license to your bank teller, or to submit to a random police checkpoint; the next time you make a phone call that you know is monitored by a federal agent (and they all are), or drive under a video camera, or visit these castle-esque federal buildings, remember Michaele and Tareq Salahi. And, if you are old enough, remember the time in America when we really were the "land of the free." And also remember that it's not security they seek–it's the abolition of our liberty.

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After 8 loads of laundry, we hit another beach. Out of five beaches we took a walk on between Gold Beach and Charelston Oregon, four had driftwood forts. The fort in the picture here, was the most elaborate yet. This fort had inside an out side quarters, and appears to have been here for some time. The beach is a wildlife refuse where seals, birds and other critters are left to create what looks like icing on the rock islands. The wild life groups say do not go on the islands, not problem from my perspective, that glaze the birds put there on the rocks, is not frosting!
We also splurged big time today and ate some classy food at Dairy Queen. I had chicken and a Dilly bar, and it cost us the same amount as our last trip to Olive Garden. Hey! if you want class, you gotta pay for it!!.
Have a good evening! I am looking forward to down time, I am dead today.


Proto-Indo-European is the ancestral tongue of 400 languages and dialects, including English, German, Italian, Greek, and Hindi. It appeared in historic records dating back 3,700 years, but researchers have long debated over where and when Proto-Indo-European originated and how it spread. Some say it happened around 9,000 years ago in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) and then dispersed along with agriculture; others think that it arose between 6,500 and 5,500 years ago in the grassy steppe lands of Ukraine and Russia, north of the Black and Caspian seas.
Now, two new analyses—one linguistic, one genetic—both offer evidence to support the Steppe Hypothesis, which suggests that language spread westward along with innovations related to pastoral farming: horse domestication, wheeled vehicles, and wool weaving.
Using statistical modeling, a team of UC Berkeley linguists led by Will Chang calculated how quickly 207 sets of words from over 150 Indo-European languages (dead and living) changed over time. Based on the rate of change between ancient or medieval languages and their modern descendants, the languages that first used these words began diverging 6,500 years ago, according to a news release. This, together with a reanalysis of the family tree of Indo-European tongues, is consistent with an ancestral language originating in the vast steppe lands stretching from Moldova to western Kazakhstan. These findings will be published in the journal Language.
Another team, led by Harvard's David Reich, generated genome-wide data from 69 Europeans who lived between 8,000 and 3,000 years ago. They also studied previously published data from another 25 ancient Europeans, including Ötzi the 5,300-year-old glacier mummy.
Based on these analyses, the Yamnaya steppe herders in Russia from 6,000 to 5,000 years ago were descendants of preceding eastern European hunter-gatherers as well as a population with near eastern ancestry. Then, by around 4,500 years ago, the Corded Ware people (an example of their famous pottery is pictured above) were living in Germany and other parts of northern Europe. The team traced about three-fourths of their ancestry to the Yamnaya, indicating how a massive migration into central Europe from its eastern edge must have taken place. In fact, most present-day Europeans, Science explains, can trace their ancestry back to both the Corded Ware people and the earlier Yamnaya. And these migrants from the east brought with them technologies like the wheel, Nature reports, as well as their language, which likely originated in the steppes of Yamnaya.


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In Which We Enter Dela Grante in YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World, Part II – A Collaborative Discussion with Dewbond
2 Comments Posted by infinitezenith on November 2, 2020
"A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots." –Marcus Garvey
When we left off last, Dewbond of Shallow Dives in Anime and I had concluded YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World's first half. Kanna's arc closed up with Takuya securing all of the stones required to complete the Reflector Device, and in this moment, Takuya sets off in search of Mount Sankaku's secrets. Upon activating the Reflector Device in a special chamber within Mount Sankaku, Takuya awakens in an alien world. Without any clue of what to do next, Takuya decides to channel his inner Les Stroud and attempts survival. He has the right idea: there's fish to catch and enough wood to get a fire going. However, what happens next is out of this world: Takuya encounters a monster that looks like it came straight from an RPG, and with it, a mute blonde girl. After driving this monster off, Takuya spends a better part of the day trying to learn her name: Sayless. From here on out, YU-NO takes its viewers and players alike in a completely different direction; just a few posts ago, we'd been looking at the mysteries surrounding GeoTech, Mio's dogged pursuit of the history behind Mount Sankaku and Takuya's everyday life at school. Now, we're dropped into what appears to be the forerunner of today's isekai, a genre that has gained nearly runaway popularity in the past few years. Admittedly, when I reached this point in YU-NO, I was blown away at how sudden the changes were, but as Takuya begins to spend more time with Sayless and Illia, viewers are eased into what was a sudden transition. This time around, however, I enter the discussion with one significant advantage: Dewbond. In the second half of YU-NO, and our collaboration, we will be exploring Dela Grante and the adventures Takuya finds himself in.
Anime is no stranger to plot twists, or big "wtf" moments. Elfen Lied, Berserk, Code Geass, Higurashi, The End of Evangelion. There are plenty of shows that like to throw a curveball at their viewers and see where the pieces land. YU-NO however doesn't just throw a curveball, it breaks the glass window into a million different pieces. I am not lying when I say that YU-NO's second half is one of the biggest, if not THE biggest paradigm shift in anime or visual novel history. It completely upends the story, changing everything, and forever altering how we Takuya and company now, and before.
What is shocking though, even more so than what happens, is just how well it works. Takuya and his adventures in Dela Grante should not work, it should have completely fallen apart, yet in the Visual Novel, everything just clicks so well. We spend a good 20 hours in this last part of the story, and the time spent is well told. It isn't some insane hail mary, it's a well crafted change, and when you look back at the previous 5 arcs. Man do they fucking drop hints left and right.
Now that all being said, this is also the part in the story that, makes the most changes, and the anime's adaptational choices run the gambit in terms of quality. I'll bring up the two biggest, one good, and one bad, as we get to them, but Zen, what was your gut reaction to Takuya's new story?
For me, the initial shock wore off shortly after Takuya meets Sayless and sat her down in an effort to learn her name. Here he was, in an alien world and nary a hint of his old world, and Takuya's old traits shine through. He's still kind to those around him, and remains quick to strike up conversation with a beautiful lady. Once this was established, it became clear that even a paradigm shift won't alter how Takuya acts, and this creates a reassuring sense; Takuya may be in an alien world, but he retains his calm, methodical disposition. This is something I particularly liked about the first half: it firmly establishes that Takuya is well-suited for handling the unexpected, and so, while the second half can come across as jarring, as the first episode drew to a close, the surprise very quickly gave way to curiosity.
The lead up to Dela Grante was simultaneously expected and unexpected in the anime – YU-NO had made it clear that Takuya did not live in an ordinary world, and as such, notions of different timelines, parallel universes and the presence of a mysterious stone, coupled with an unusual artifact hidden under Mount Sankaku, and even Kōzō's ability to hypnotise people, all serve to foreshadow that Takuya's world is far deeper than the first five arcs suggest. However, to so suddenly discard the more traditional set of routes for a more linear story set in a new space was surprising, and as YU-NO continued, it became apparent that during the Dela Grante arc, there could have been many places where the plot could have become incoherent or disorganised, and yet, the YU-NO successfully (and elegantly keeps things together). This is, of course, an anime-only perspective, so I think it is worth delving into the visual novel side of things.
You can approach Dela Grante from any route, as the ways are all open for you. There is a bit of explanation when you read Kodai's journal, but there is little in actual preparation.
The main change comes in Takuya's reaction. There isn't much lip-service in the anime towards Takuya realizing he's probably never going back. In the Visual Novel, after Illia dies, (and the visual novel really drives home how her dying really robs him of his only source of information) Takuya has moments of frustration, anger and rage, and he lashes out at Sayless, the only person who can talk to, but who can't respond back, because of it. I really dug this, because it makes Takuya just a little bit more human. I love that he is always calm and collected, but the weight of what happens should have affected him.
His relationship with Sayless though, takes up much of the first 'half' of this final route. She is one of the three heroines of this part of the story, and, like all three, holds a massive bunch of significance. What are your thoughts on Sayless?
I rather liked Sayless: pretty like a postcard and wearing a warm smile when Takuya meets here, there is a certain charm about her character in that, despite being unable to speak, her intentions and feelings are conveyed all the same. Considering how important our voices are in communication, this was no mean feat. At least in the anime, however, I get the sense that meeting the knight Illia helped Takuya considerably. Had Takuya met Sayless on her own, things might have ended up very differently: while Sayless cannot speak, Illia can, and I imagine that in the off-screen moments, Takuya learnt more about Dela Grante from her. Everything changes with Illia's death: in the anime, Takuya decides to push forwards and reach the Imperial Capital, but is forced to turn back upon realising just how vast the desert is. He finds Sayless has followed him, and now, with a source of support gone, it was hardly surprising that Takuya and Sayless turn to one another for support and comfort after Takuya ascertains that crossing the desert is a Herculean task.
The anime may have very well skipped over Takuya struggling to accept his new world, and its portrayal struck me as showing Takuya and Sayless turning to one another as he adjusts to life here, and her finding new strength after Illia's death. I would have like to see Takuya's more difficult moments in the anime, since being pushed into a new world would be taxing for anyone. However, in their best moments, Sayless and Takuya do have an interesting chemistry; this blossoms into love and the birth of Yu-no, which shows Takuya at his best. However, Sayless' story is one that ends in tragedy, and I was surprised that she ended up committing suicide rather than return to the Imperial City. In retrospect, this felt unnecessary, and I'm sure that Takuya would've felt the guilt and melancholy from this.
And here we get to one of the biggest changes, and frankly the only universal thing I think the anime did better: Sayless's death. In the anime it is shown as this tragic and heartbreaking thing, when Sayless takes a knife and kills her self. In the visual novel, when she's just pinned down by the guards, she just bites her tongue off and instantly dies.
It is just so anti-climatic and strange, and it was the only time in my experience with the visual novel that I felt the anime did it better. I blame coming from the anime in some regards, as I expected there to be close to a 1 to 1 adaptation, but this is one of the biggest, and frankly better changes that are made.
Sayless herself, in my views, feel like the most 'plot device' of the series heroines. She's nice, and gentle, and her eventual winning over of Takuya is sweet, but it is clear that she's just here to be Yu-no's baby mama. In fact, and we'll discuss this later, If I could Monday-morning quarterback the series (but I never would) I would probably just merge Sayless and Yu-no together. But we'll get to that point later.
As for Yu-no itself, let's talk a bit about her before the trek into the desert. What do you think of the titular girl so far Zen?
You're absolutely right about Yu-no being a splitting image of Sayless, Dewbond: after she begins learning to speak and walk, it became very clear that Yu-no is Sayless in miniature, bearing the same warmth and kindness that Sayless had. I believe that with Yu-no, Takuya has a chance to really appreciate what it means to be a father, and be there for Yu-no where Kodai couldn't be there for him. Whenever Yu-no asks him if he loves her, the answer never changes, and during the time they spend together, it genuinely does feel like that Takuya's found peace, raising a family and sharing idyllic days together in solitude, away from the troubles of the world. This makes Sayless' death all the more tragic, and I was holding my breath, waiting to see how Yu-no would handle things.
After Yu-no says that Sayless' spirit lives on in her, I breathed a little easier: symbolically, I took that to mean that memories of Sayless would never be lost, but the visuals also suggest that Sayless' soul may have remained with Yu-no, as well. Because of this, Sayless is never forgotten, and I believe that for Takuya, doubtlessly grieving after Sayless' death, is also able to find the strength to continue his quest to reach the Imperial Capital: he has Yu-no with him, and Yu-no is worth fighting to save. The journey to reach the Imperial Capital with Yu-no gives the anime a chance to further flesh out the father-daughter dynamics between the two. The anime's short length generally means that moments the visual novel can explore in greater detail are truncated, but it is through things like Takuya and Yu-no's journey across the desert that indicate that, despite the shorter length, the anime could still do a satisfactory job of things. That inevitably leads to the question, Dewbond: are the anime-only folks missing anything during the desert voyage Takuya and Yu-no undertake?
They miss a chance for Takuya to get down and dirty with Sala! The girl from the oasis has a bit of extended role in the anime when you see her later, but in the visual novel, the scene at the oasis and Yu-no's subsequent kidnapping is all you get. I mean the anime does give you plenty of shots at her frankly fantastic ass, so there is that.
In regards to Sala though, she remains the one character, in both iterations who is the most out of place. YU-NO is a erotic visual novel, so Takuya is plowing fields left and right, but meeting Sala and then bedding her feels extremely out of left field, and honestly, like it was shoved in there cause there hadn't been a sex scene in hours. Is it bad? No, but when everything else in the story is very tightly told, Sala feels like a outlier. Like an "oh shit, we haven't seen any boning in a while, get someone in there!"
As for Yu-no herself. I agree that she is very much a mini version of Sayless, and her relationship and bond with her father is a great part of the story. Takuya fits right into to being a father, and accepts his place in the world, a quiet one with Sayless and Yu-no quite well. It is a good place to send his character, seeing that beneath the confidence, swagger and horny nature, Takuya is a good man who values his family and those he cares about. The trek through the desert is just as grueling as you would expect, and the still images make it feel like they are going no where. Just enough time is spent on it, before we get to then next big part of the story, which brings us my favorite character, and the biggest changes from the visual novel to the anime.
Let's talk about Amanda, and the prison.
Since Takuya is incarcerated before Amanda, I'll take advantage of the time to go through his initial experiences. It was a little shocking to see him adapt so quickly (as he deals with the prison bully, Joe), and even more surprising to see that even on Dela Grante, the counterparts to Masakatsu Yūki and Toyotomi were present in Kurtz and Deo! I can't help but feel that the presence of seemingly familiar faces, in conjunction with the Psychite mine here, may have helped Takuya to regroup, take stock and figure out his next move.Similarly, the fact that the lightning towers here at the prison are identical to the one he found at Mount Sankaku. While life at the prison is difficult, no different than that of a work camp, even in spite of Bask's enjoyment of torturing the inmates for fun, I never was under the impression that Takuya was under any imminent danger here. As long as he did his assignment and kept a low profile, it would buy him the time he needed to work out an escape plan. Moreover, with familiar implements all around, I was convinced that Takuya had a chance to escape, and he just needed an opportunity to do so. I was, admittedly, curious to know what the Psychite was being used for, and found myself a little confused about its properties when it became clear this particular mine was to obtain and refine the mineral for a coffin of sorts for the Dela Grante priest.
The opportunity to mount an escape materialises when Amanda is brought in; her conversations with Takuya helps to build trust, and with Amanda, we have someone who both knows the world, and whose objectives are aligned with Takuya's. As the resistance's leader, Amanda is well-placed to act as a partner for Takuya when it comes to escaping the prison. With her presence and leadership, Amanda reveals that she has a few contacts inside the prison, including Deo and Kurtz. All of this comes together to create a thrilling escape, setting Takuya one step closer to his objective at the Imperial Capital. The anime had Kun-kun, a Nogard that Yu-no had rescued and cared for earlier, show up out of the blue to rescue Takuya and Amanda from certain death during the escape, and for me, this indicates that Takuya, initially reluctant to raise a Nogard, comes to appreciate the sort of person Yu-no grew up to be. Through the anime, Amanda comes across as being immensely resilient, even losing an eye to Bask as a result of her refusing to talk. She definitely feels like a leader: composed and filled with conviction in her objectives. As memory serves, Amanda is much more uncertain in the visual novel, and this alters how we view her as the resistance's leader. Would you mind elaborating, Dewbond?
Well, the first thing is that all those extra rebels you see in Prison? The lookalikes and greater resistance. None of that exists in the visual. It's Amanda and only Amanda.
That is the second, and biggest change in from the visual novel and frankly one I'm not fond of. I've spoke about in a post about Amanda and Takuya's relationship last year, and I still believe it. Amanda is tough as nails, no question, but the visual novel also portrays her as someone completely out of her depth. The last fighter in a war that ended long ago. There is literally no chance for Amanda to win until Takuya comes along, and even that, he's more focused on saving Yu-no.
I love Amanda, I love her character and I love her relationship to Takuya. Their romantic moment, instead of happening later in the city, actually happens right after they escape and have to eat Kun-Kun, (yes they FUCKING EAT Kun-kun). The news that Illia, her sister is dead is the last wall on her defenses breaking, and Amanda just falls apart. Takuya is there, and comforts her as best he can. After that, Amanda just becomes all about Takuya and wishes, after the 'war' to have a life with him.
Now that might come off as tacky to some, I get that, but I really liked it. Again, Amanda is a woman fighting a war that is pretty much over, and being the only one does wonders to sell the desperation and hopelessness of the situation. She clings to Takuya as the one piece of love she has left, and despite that she is still able to be her own person. When they are stuck in the desert and have to resort to eating Kun-kun (yes that ACTUALLY FUCKING HAPPENS), it is Amanda who has to get Takuya on board, giving him some hard lessons on both their world and their culture.
I'll talk a bit more about her later, but what did you think of this part of the story Zen? We can see that the prison uses the same electric towers that was hidden in Mount Sankaku, which just raises more questions.
It sounds like Amanda's visual novel incarnation was truly isolated until Takuya shows up, and this diverges from the themes that resulted in the anime conveys. Similarly, I do feel bad for Kun-kun, as well: the fact that the fauna in Dela Grante have sentience is a bit of foreshadowing, but to take a leaf out of Les Stroud's playbook, in a survival situation, all creatures are fair game. Finally, on the topic of the electric weapons that both the prison and Mount Sankaku possess, it was here where the pieces began falling into place. Whoever had left the towers on Earth, very likely would've been the same beings who built the towers at the prison. The vast disconnect between the technological sophistication seen in Dela Grante's people, and what appears to be possible, hinted a situation seen in H.G. Wells' The Time Machine, where the Eloi have, in their centuries of decadence, lost all ability to understand and maintain the machinery that sustain their lifestyles.
Notions of a civilisation forgetting how to use the technology is a familiar theme in science fiction: the Ratakans had originally constructed Force-powered super-weapons that could devastate entire worlds, but after their defeat, lost knowledge of their once-great works. The science fiction side of YU-NO is a fascinating one, and Dela Grante is a world that allows the imagination to really wander. In the anime, the focus is on Takuya exploiting his knowledge of the lightning tower to facilitate an escape, but I imagine that in the visual novel, as one is wont to do so while reading a book, the mind's eye can paint a vivid world that beckons to speculation. It sounds like both the anime and visual novel lay down the groundwork for the biggest surprise in YU-NO, as well: once Amanda and Takuya arrive in the Imperial Capital, they set about their task of destroying the Divine Emperor, and I found that this was perhaps the most impressive revelation in any work I've seen in a while.
The reveal of the Divine Emperor actually being Ayumi, the original Ayumi that as at Mount Sankaku in the very first episode was a great reveal. The Emperor herself is not even touched upon in the visual novel, there are no scenes with her, so she's just mentioned. At this point in the story you've probably forgotten completely about that Ayumi, and so when she comes back, it brings everything full circle.
Of course, before that, we meet up with Eriko once more, and also see Yu-no herself, now fully grown and under the control of the Emperor. Eriko though, takes sometime to sit down and explain the entire history of Dela Granto, where in the anime it is explained to Amanda and her cohorts.
Now the story of Dela Granto is actually quite compelling, an advanced civilization on Earth that escape a great calamity, but thanks to that technology, they always find themselves drifting closer and closer to the Earth. That is why they need the 'priestess' not for some holy ritual, but to sync with the computer mainframe and re-adjust the course of the floating continent. All of this information though has been lost to time, and instead the world has fallen backwards, and people view Grantia, the scientist who developed this technology, as some sort of god.
It's a lot of shit thrown at you, but god damn, does YU-NO make it work. It shows again, just how well the story was at switching girls from this elusive mystery, to this high concept science fiction romp. It honestly shouldn't work, it should be feel stilted and forced in, but when you watch it, or read it in the visual novel, everything clicks into place.
Zen, what did you think of the revelations of Ayumi and the history of Dela Grante, along with Yu-no's fate to become the next priestess?
Seeing Ayumi as the Divine Emperor immediately put my heart at ease. Takuya and Amanda were deep behind enemy lines, on an incredibly difficult mission, and suddenly, all of the tension drains away, replaced by a sense of catharsis. By taking viewers on a bit of exposition that brings all of the pieces in YU-NO together, Ayumi and the AI help to answer all of the questions that viewers (and Takuya) likely had lingering. With this, every mystery in YU-NO comes together to a common, logical origin: the lightning towers and semi-sentient fauna in Dela Grante were originally human creations, as was the refining of Psychite to power their technology. The supernatural gives way to science: justifying the existence of priestesses and the ceremony every four centuries as a consequence of a society that lost its own technological might was not only plausible, but it makes sense.
On first glance, YU-NO's setup is so wild that nothing looks like it would synergise, but looking back, I feel that the core story elements were written well ahead of time, and then bits and pieces were given to players of the visual novel to drive the mystery. This is a common enough way of writing out fiction so that the overarching story can come together at some point, while leaving readers with tantalising clues as to what's upcoming. The Harry Potter series is a solid example of this, and from what we've seen in YU-NO, it is fair to say that the writers similarly did an excellent job. I absolutely enjoyed Ayumi sitting Takuya down and explaining everything, and the AI enlightening Amanda's resistance fighters to the same. Besides leaving us with a complete picture, it also gave the anime a chance to put Ayumi back in the spotlight.
The idea of an advanced precursor civilisation was a similarly interesting one, bringing to mind the Silurian hypothesis, which supposes that it is conceivable for an industrial civilisation to have existed on Earth before our time; owing to geological time-scales, plate tectonics and ice ages would effectively bury all traces, and so, even a space-faring civilisation would eventually be undetectable. The concept is intriguing, and I similarly think of the Halo: Cryptum series, which suggests that modern humanity were the successors of a much more advanced, space-faring civilisation. YU-NO opens up the potential to discuss the possibility of civilisations on Earth pre-dating humanity, and these final episodes were definitely as thought-provoking as they were enjoyable.
Once all of this comes out into the open, Takuya whole-heartedly supports Ayumi and agrees to allow the ceremony to proceed. In the anime, we saw Eriko show up to fight off whatever Kōzō Ryuzōji's become in a bid to save both worlds. Dewbond, how did things differ from the events within the visual novel here?
Well the climax of the visual novel actually takes place in the basement with the machine, not with a crowd full of people. Those souls aren't present, and there is no real battle. Amanda still gets thrown into the past, Ayumi still dies, and Eriko is still able to defeat Ryuzoji. However, Eriko's big struggle, and the apparition of her dead lover doesn't exist. She just shows up to save the day and wastes Ryuzoji and then tells Takuya that he has to let Yu-no do what she has to do.
It is a good climax overall, and the anime follows the main points, but I do admit liking the secluded nature of the visual novel more. It gives things a more epic feeling, and doesn't feel as out of place like the anime does. Why would they just do this really important event in the middle of the public?
However Zen, before we talk about the series final moments. There is something we need to talk about. We've skated around the issue since we started, and while it isn't as implied in the anime, it nothing but implied and done in the visual novel. Let's talk about the incest. Specifically, the fact that Kanna, who is a beddable and romanceable heroine is Takuya and Amanda's daughter.
And the fact that in the visual novel, Takuya and Yu-no have sex. You remember that tender scene right before the ritual, when they are in Yu-no's room? Well they go straight down to bone town.
Because of how blasé, but indirect, YU-NO has been regarding sex, I think that the visual novel would've been able to really capture the emotional piece behind whenever Takuya takes the heroines and beds them – rather than the act itself, it is the intimacy, the desire to be closer to someone in a world that has been very aggressive at driving people apart, that motivates what Takuya does. Unlike, say, School Days' Makoto Itō, who lived in an ordinary world with ordinary folks, Takuya lives in an extraordinary world where loss and grief seem to be the norm rather than an uncommon occurrence. He is dealing with heroines who suffer from melancholy, longing, loneliness, and in doing his best to help them out, it so happens that getting physical with them is one of the later parts of him trying to create a genuine emotional connection that the female characters lack.
Curiously enough, Yosuga no Sora also explored this idea behind incest: to be sure, I'm not endorsing it, but I am going to say that both Yosuga no Sora and YU-NO suggest that individuals who have lost a great deal in their lives, who are desperately missing human connections with others, will turn to uncommon means of finding this connection. In the realm of fiction, then, I see incest as the most powerful way of showing just how melancholy the characters are: it's a very powerful metaphor that absolutely succeeds in telling us viewers the true extent of what the characters are feeling, and I do wish that more folks would stop to consider this before dismissing a work as disgusting. As it is in YU-NO, especially in the case of Kanna and Yu-no herself, that Takuya has the option of making love to both suggests to me that both Kanna and Yu-no were exceptionally lonely, to the point where I could physically feel it in my own heart when I think about it. That's impressive, and this is probably where the anime is weaker: to the best of my knowledge, the anime did not cover this quite to the same extent, and one could go through the entire adaptation thinking that Takuya only ever makes love to Mitsuki, Sayless and Amanda.
I don't know if YU-NO is the same as Yosuga no Sora in terms of loss. YU-NO always came off to me, both as the anime and visual novel, as a story built around sex. It was one of the first VNs, back when eroges were expected from the medium. However YU-NO has the benefit of actually telling a really really damn good story, and making sex work.
In terms of the incest, look, I've been around the anime block for two decades now. I've seen a lot of stuff, hell we talked about Yosuga no Sora, one of the most infamous incest series in the entire art form. I wouldn't toss a series out the door because of it, as long as the story they are telling is interesting and compelling. Sora was that, and YU-NO is that as well. The sex works almost all the time in this series, and while it can get a bit icky at times, it is part of what this story is. Having watched both, I do believe that the visual novel is the better work BECAUSE they put in the sex scenes, and even they were pulled back for the re-make. You gotta go to the OG version to see the real goods.
Anyway, the revelation that Kanna and Takuya are even father and daughter is confirmed in everything but words, and Yu-no's own sex scene, after she is literally begging her father to do it, was the only one that felt kind of 'ehhhh' in my eyes. But again, the series does take the time to explain that this is a different civilization, with different rules, and people who grow up at a much faster rate. At this point, I was so bloody invested in the story and characters, along with years of desensitized to anime in general, that I was like "that checks out."
That just leaves us the final conclusion. Zen, what do you think of how this story ends?
The finale was certainly fun, with Takuya and the Resistance fighting off the dimensional monsters Kōzō Ryuzōji had spawned. From what you've said, I got the sense that whereas the visual novel really aimed to focus on Takuya, the anime chose to present things as being larger in scale. In the latter, it certainly worked well enough for the story, and the final fight saw Eriko complete her assignment of stopping Kōzō, giving her story closure. However, the delays caused mean that Yu-no is not able to right Dela Grante's course, and the world collides with Earth in a titanic impact event. Insofar, I've been rather open-minded about YU-NO's portrayal of science, but on the topic of impact events, I am a bit more familiar. I will nitpick here and comment that an object of that size would likely have peeled back the Earth's crust and rendered the entire surface uninhabitable for millions of years; even though the impact was supposed to have happened eight thousand years earlier, at that magnitude, it is unlikely the world could've recovered that quickly. This, however, can be forgiven: as it turns out, the impact event is how Dela Grante's constructs ended up on Earth, and why Psychite is found close to Mount Sankaku.
Overall, I found the ending to be satisfactory for the anime, and overall, a suitable close to what was an incredible ride: Takuya is able to save Kanna, and then departs into an entirely new plane of existence with Yu-no. Admittedly, this piece was a little confusing, and the question of Kodai's ultimate fate remains unknown from an anime-only perspective, but these were the two lingering questions I had exiting YU-NO. I did feel that Takuya and Yu-no's entry into the unknown was a proper way to send the characters off; after such experiences, it does feel anticlimactic to have Takuya return to his old life. Becuase you've got both visual novel and anime under your belt, Dewbond, I'd like you to compare and contrast the endings: what are the anime-only folks missing, and what did we get with the anime was a pleasant surprise?
The ending is more or less the same, though the scene where Kanna is cured is lifted and changed a bit from her own route in the visual novel. In terms of the anime, I did like that, as it confirms that Amanda got out ok, and it sort of wraps up the first half of the story. I also really liked all the small scenes with each of the other heroines, whether it is Ayumi looking fondly at Kodai's work, Mio deciding to leave town, Mitsuki moving out of the house, or Kaori on the news. It was a cute way to bring all those stories to a close.
Now I would be remiss to not meniton the 'true' endings for the Ayumi, Kanna and Mio routes, all of which are unlockable once you finish the VN. They are short scenes, but they show you what happens if Takuya hadn't be thrown back in time. He gets together with each of the girls, and they start a new life together. Whether it is being Mio's assistant as she goes through Uni. Living in Kanna in her apartment, or studying to be a researcher while building a new life with Ayumi. Each of them are sweet, and sexy as Takuya seems to be angling for sex in each of them. Of course Ayumi is my favorite, but I am glad the three 'main' girls of the first half get happy endings.
In terms of the actual ending. I thought it was rather fitting. It ends where it begins, with Takuya finding a naked woman on the ground. This time however, we know who Yu-no is, and Takuya decides to follow her wherever she goes, which back to the very moment of creation, a single tree. Together they'll traverse the bounds of the world together, which yes, is a little high concept, but as the credits rolled and the final shot of the two by the great tree. I couldn't help but feel emotionally touched and satisfied.
We are almost at the end here Zen, but I think we can't wrap things up without talking about the music, in both versions. What did you think of the opening themes, and if you have had the chance, the VN's OST?
It took me a little while to listen to the visual novel's soundtracks, and thanks to the wonders of YouTube, I was able to take a gander at both the original 1996 version, as well as the music from the 2017 remake. The original soundtrack has a very heavy synthesiser component to it, giving it a very electronic feel that brings to mind the music of games from an older era. It has a very retro aesthetic, reminding me a little of the Pokemon GameBoy and Sim City 2000 soundtracks. Conversely, the 2017 remake brings to mind the sort of background music I've heard in things like Kanon and CLANNAD's visual novels – given that YU-NO inspired numerous visual novels later on, the style in the original 1996 soundtrack likely inspired Jun Maeda, and by the time of the remake, the soundtrack was done in such a way to pay homage to this. The remake modernises the sound, while simultaneously retaining the electronic synthesisers that characterised the originals, which was a pleasant touch.
For the anime's soundtrack and music, I found the vocal pieces to be strictly middle-of-the-road. It was the incidental music that truly stood out for me – jointly composed by Ryū Kawamura and Evan Call, it is a striking balance between Kawamura's scoring of everyday moments in Takuya's life, and Call's orchestral pieces that really sell the scale and scope of the mystery surrounding Mount Sankaku, the Psychite and Dela Grante. In particular, I was very fond of Call's compositions and would even argue that of all the different pieces of music throughout YU-NO, his music stands as some of the best. With a careful balance of string and vocals, Call's compositions tease at the enigma behind the other dimensions that Takuya initially experiences, as well as the vastness of Dela Grante. Songs like Pulse of Fate, The Correction of Chaos, Every 400 Years and The Fated Stones stand as examples of where Call's genius comes to play – in YU-NO's first half, they hint at what's to come, and in the second half, they add an additional dimension to what viewers see on screen. The interplay between music and visuals in the anime adaptation was solid, and as consequently, of all the soundtracks, I enjoyed the anime adaptation's the most.
I absolutely adore the VN soundtrack to YU-NO, and it is something I listen too on a regular basis. Tracks like 'Memories', 'Sword Cape', 'Other World 2' and others are just fantastic. The soundtrack is frankly stellar in my mind, giving weight to the scenes, having a great retro feel to it, and also giving off an air of mystery and dread in certain scenes.
I can't speak much to the anime's soundtrack, but I really enjoyed the opening themes. The second opening 'Mother' is a killer theme, and the first 'Kono Yo no Hate de Koi o Utau Shoujo' really pulls you into the world as things get started. The ending themes I didn't really care for, and honestly I can't remember them, but that is often the case for anime music.
Then there is 'recalling' which serves as the Visual Novel's opening theme, which probably one of the best pieces of music I've heard in a long while. Haunting, exciting, it does everything you need to welcome you to a story that will take you on a wild and unforgettable ride. Did you manage watch to it Zen?
Indeed I did! Eri Sasaki's 'Recalling' is actually a very strong song that has a beautiful composition, and it does convey the enigma and adventure in YU-NO. I think at this point, we've delved quite deeply into YU-NO's second half and covered quite a bit of ground. Readers know where we stand regarding the anime and visual novel, as well as the merits of each. Dewbond, are there any other aspects of the work, either in the anime adaptation or visual novel, that you'd like to leave with our readers?
I think we've covered just about everything, but I do want to leave with some final thoughts.
YU-NO: A Girl who Chants Love at the Bound of this World is, in my eyes, a masterpiece. One of the definitive visual novels, and a story that pulled me in like few do. There are only three anime that have ever done that, and YU-NO has joined that. Just sitting here and talking to you makes me want to dig into the story again, to go back down that rabbit hole. I don't say that about many shows, but I will for this, because there is just something exceptionally special about this work. I do hope that you end up reading the Visual Novel, because you are missing out on a complete experience that has laid a foundation for so much.
It may not be Fate/Stay Night, or Steins;Gate, or CLANNAD or Higurashi. But all of those wouldn't be here today, if YU-NO hadn't come first. I've gushed about this thing for ages now, and I probably always will. But I'll just end with this.
Your love awaits, at the bound of this world.
Indeed, there is much to be discovered at the bound of this world, and over the course of our conversation, our verdict here seems simple enough: for folks who've seen the anime adaptation, it would be necessary to delve into the visual novel itself and read through all of the different routes to gain a complete experience of YU-NO. This particular task is made easier by the fact that YU-NO's 2017 remake is available on Steam for a cool 56 CAD, and as a visual novel, the hardware requirements aren't particularly steep. Both the visual novel and anime together explore YU-NO in different ways, bringing different elements to the forefront and allowing different parts of the story to shine in the manner best suited for them. This brings the conversation between Dewbond and myself to a close, and having done several collaborations now (I believe this is our third), I think now is a good of a time as any to indicate that, anyone who is interested in doing a collaborative discussion on any topic is always free to do so! There are a few channels of communication that are available for folks who are interested, and I'm always game to share in a discussion with folks with unique, and noteworthy thoughts on the things they experience. Before I wrap things up and resume regular programming, I would like to make a note of the other YU-NO related discussions that Dewbond has written – the visual novel can be a tad pricy, and reading through Dewbond's thoughts will help one to ascertain whether this is a journey they'd like to embark on!
More of Dewbond's YU-NO Posts
YU-NO: A Girl who Chants Love at the Bound of this World (Visual Novel): The Other World Route: The Sayless Half
YU-NO: A Girl who Chants Love at the Bound of this World (Visual Novel): The Other World Route: The Yu-No Half
YU-NO: A Girl who Chants Love at the Bound of this World (Visual Novel): The Ayumi, Mio and Kanna True Endings
Final Thoughts on YU-NO: A Girl who Chants Love at the Bound of this World
YU-NO's Takuya Arima and Amanda: Within a Minute
YU-NO: A Girl who Chants Love at the Bound of this World: A Piece of History.
Missed the first collaboration between Dewbond and myself?
In Which The Merits of YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World's Visual Novel Are Introduced- Part I of A Collaborative Discussion with Dewbond
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Who Knew? God Knew…but I sure didn't.
Who knew that when I took a pic in the past it would become a "before" picture. I sure didn't. All I knew is that I needed to do something different. Who knew that when I was encouraged to take measurements, record them and take pics of the measurements….those same pic of myself would encourage me to keep going. Who knew, I sure didn't. Who knew that seeing my own progress would encourage me to try a new app to go running, join a fitness group for accountability, join Girltrek to walk when I didn't want to commit to running or use my story to encourage others on social media or in private via a text or email. Who knew? I sure didn't. Who knew that working on personal development by reading self help books and watching Youtube videos of Jim Rohn would actually be for me to encourage others in ways that I am still working on. Who knew, I sure didn't. Who knew that me learning to be vulnerable, show pics on social media with my imperfect belly, squishy love handles and unmade hair would have people feel connected to not only cheer me on but to join me in my quest to live long, live happy and live with mental peace with myself. Who knew that I would feel confident so much that on my performance self appraisal at work I would close it out by recommending that I get an Outstanding on my performance evaluation. Who knew? I sure didn't. Fitness, accountability groups and learning about food as it relates to just me has done much more than help me look good on the outside. This journey has done more for me mentally than I ever expected. I no longer beat myself up regularly and I don't speak negatively about myself any more. I don't look at pictures and zone in on the negatives. I look at pictures and intentionally look for the good stuff.
Who knew? As I look back over pics and posts….I smile and give myself a pat on the back. I am proud of me for even finding the courage to try.
Your dreams deserve your best.
Apparently God knew, because surely I didn't. I am so glad he didn't give me the blueprint. I would have found lots of excuses to go completely left.
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Sisal je textilní vlákno, které se získává z listů agáve sisalové (Agave sisalana). Rostlině se daří jen v tropickém a subtropickém pásmu.

Celosvětová produkce se snížila od 300 tisíc ročních tun na začátku století na cca 205 až 210 tisíc tun koncem 2. dekády.(Většina připadá na východní Afriku, ke známým producentům patří také Čína, Mexiko a Brazílie).

Zpracování a použití sisalu

Rostlina sestává z 50–65 listů, každý váží 0,5–1,5 kg a obsahuje 4–7 % spřadatelných vláken. Hektarový výnos z pěstování agave dosahoval na začátku 21. století cca 1 tunu vláken.

Sisalová vlákna se mechanicky oddělují od dužiny listů agave na tzv. dekortikátoru (v principu 2 potěrací bubny za sebou, výkon až 200 tun za směnu, obsluha 8-10 pracovníků), napouštějí asi 10 % minerálního oleje a nechávají 2–4 dny uležet.

Příprava k předení spočívá v protahování a družení pramenů vláken na 4–5 pasážích protahovacích strojů (s hřebenovým průtahovým ústrojím). Dopřádání se provádí na křídlovém stroji. Za jemné příze se označují výrobky pod 25 ktex, nejjemnější se vypřádají asi do 7 ktex, zákrut příze bývá 40–100/m.

 Barvení sisálu je obtížné. Před zpracováním se musí vlákna odklížit a zpravila  bělit. Barví se  reaktivními barvivy ve vločce.

Většina sisalových přízí se zpracovává splétáním na šňůry a lana. Například Brazílie vyváží jednoduché příze 1430 tex (700m/kg) s pevností v tahu nejméně 25 kg a trojmo skané příze 5000 tex (200 m/kg), které snášejí zatížení 170 kg. Brazilská sisalová lana o průměru 38 mm snášejí zatížení 9,5 tun.

Asi 10 % přízí se tká s použitím na koberce, bytové textilie a příp. na lešticí kotouče. Tkaniny se také bělí a barví (barvení je obtížnější než např. u bavlny).

Spotřeba sisalových vláken dosáhla vrcholu na začátku 21. století, od té doby neustále klesá. V 1. dekádě se odhadoval podíl textilií na celkové spotřebě sisalu asi na 70 % (60% šňůry a lana, 8% koberce a 5% technické textilie), zbytek se použil na výrobu papíru.

Sisal se také používá k výrobě kvalitních terčů na hru šipky a využívá se též při výrobě luxusních dámských klobouků a čelenek .

Ostatní druhy agáve pěstované na textilní vlákna

Nejznámější z nich je henequén. Ostatní druhy dávají ročně celkem asi 3 000 tun vláken. Jsou to:

Na Filipínách cantala a americana, v San Salvadoru letonae, lecheguilla (viz dolní snímek) a funkiana. se dají použít jen na štětiny kartáčů.

Odkazy

Reference

Literatura
 Pospíšil a kol.: Příručka textilního odborníka, SNTL Praha 1981, str. 153–155
 Simon/Horáček: Technologie přádelnictví, SNTL Praha 1987, str. 92–93

Externí odkazy

Textilní vlákna
Rostlinná vlákna z listů
Agáve

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Today we are introducing to you the brand new BREW HAHA Stamp Set. Why is this stamp set so special, you ask? Well, I'm glad you asked! The BREW HAHA Stamp set is so special because the entire Cardz TV Stamps Design Team helped come up with the stamp sayings. We had so much for brainstorming and working together on this, and we know you are going to enjoy the versatility and wide variety of stamp sayings as much as we love them! So grab your cup of cocoa, java, or simmered tea and come hop along with us!
For my project I created a shaped card. I used the Cricut From My Kitchen cartridge. Using the shadow feature I cut the coffee pot at 4-1/4 inches. I wanted my handle on the coffee pot to be on the left so I used the flip button on my cricut to do this. My design paper is from October Afternoon's Thrift Shoppe collection.
I cut out several layers and added them to the coffee pot. I stamped my sentiment on the front of my card with Timber Brown Staz-on.
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Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles: Is it Really the Big Bad Boogeyman of Business in California?
Can you be an independent contractor today in California? On April 30, 2019, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles that changed the landscape for hiring consults in the state. Hailed as a hero by labor groups, and a boogeyman to businesses and consultants alike, the case has been cheered, feared, and everything in between for almost one year now. Both groups are correct in some ways and wrong in others.
In its capacious, 82-page decision, the California Supreme Court rejected the previous test that the court used to determine whether a worker has been properly classified as an independent contractor for the purposes of the California's Industrial Welfare Commission ("IWC")'s wage orders in favor of a stricter standard used in states such as New Jersey and Massachusetts. Particularly, the Court embraced a standard presuming that all workers are employees instead of contractors and placed the burden on any entity classifying an individual as an independent contractor of establishing that such classification is proper under the newly adopted "ABC test."
The ABC Test
Under the ABC test, a worker will be deemed an employee for wage order purposes unless the hiring entity proves:
(A) that the worker is free from the control and direction of the hiring entity in connection with the performance of the work, both under the contract for the performance of the work and in fact;
(B) that the worker performs work that is outside the usual course of the hiring entity's business; and
(C) that the worker is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, or business of the same nature as the work performed.
Most businesses have no problem meeting elements (A) and (C) as these elements have always been part of the analysis as to whether they can hire or be a consultant rather than an employee. It is element (B) that has caused wide spread panic. Essentially, the Court is saying that if a worker performs duties that further the usual course of the hiring entity's business, they can not work as consultants.
For instance, a hairdresser in a hair salon will sometimes lease the space from the salon and the hairdresser sets their own schedule and markets for their own clients. This type of arrangement may be prohibited under these standards because the hairdresser performs work that is within the scope of the usual course of the hiring entity's business, selling and performing hair dressing services.
However, the same hair salon would still be free to employ a plumbing service to come and fix a plumbing issue in the salon. Fixing a broken pipe would not be something that would be expected in the usual course of business of the salon.
If we explore the example even further, janitorial services should be concerned. Many businesses outsource this need to a company who either employs its own staff or the company is just the janitor alone. Is performing a necessary, regular service considered something that would be within the usual course of a hair salon's business? Who knows? On the one hand, the purpose of the salon is to provide hair dressing services, not janitorial. However, janitorial services are necessary in order to keep the salon's licensing and to keep the salon clean for customers. Additionally, the services are performed regularly. Thus, its possible that a business employing a single janitor, even one who markets themselves as an independent business and has multiple clients, might be considered an employee under these standards.
Vulnerable Industries
Taxi Cab Companies: On October 22, 2018, a cab driver sued a cab company with whom he worked as an independent contractor with for misclassification of his position. The California Court of Appeal, in Garcia v. Border Transportation Group, ruled that the Dynamex test applied exclusively to claims that fell under the California Wage Order, while leaving other employment claims for evaluation under the Borello While relieving some categories of workers, this leaves a lot of employers and workers confused as to what rights each has available.
Ride Sharing Apps: It has been widely speculated that the decision was meant to attack ride sharing apps that have independent drivers. However, the analysis will as usual come down to whether the usual course of the business of these apps is to run the app or as a transportation company.
Real Estate: Real estate agents may be vulnerable, although much of their work is likely exempt from the wage orders due to the sales exemption.
Medical Groups and Hospitals: Doctors are often independent contractors. However, like real estate agents, they are exempt from the wage orders.
Event services groups
HR Consulting Firms
Transportation Industries
What Happens if I Misclassify a Worker as an Independent Contractor?
If a Court should rule that a business misclassified a worker as a contractor, the employer could be liable for:
Wage Law Violations: Employers will be held liable for failure to wages, including criminal liability in some instances. Employers found in violation may incur massive penalties for unpaid overtime costs and attorney's fees.
Tax Consequences: Penalties may be levied for failing to withhold state and federal payroll taxes, including failure to make matching social security and Medicare payments.
I-9 Violations: Employers who fail to properly complete I-9 verifications have been penalized by the DOL.
Unemployment Insurance and Worker's Compensation Fund Penalties: Companies who fail to contribute to the state unemployment or worker's compensation insurance pool, may be assessed penalties.
Employee Benefits: Misclassified independent contractors are entitled to coverage under the company's employee benefit plans and reimbursement for expenses the worker incurred while they should have been classified as an employee.
So, where do we go from here. There is good news for companies employing contractors and workers who desire an independent contractor relationship:
Analyze whether the worker is subject to the wage orders. Because the Dynamex test applies exclusively to the wage orders, workers who are exempt from overtime wages, minimum wages, reporting time pay, unpaid expenses, and meal and rest break protections are not covered under the Dynamex decision.
Transportation businesses may have a unique exemption under the FAAAA. Businesses engaged in the transportation industry may have a unique exemption under the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA). The FAAA contains provisions that would conflict with prong "B" of the Dynamex In those instances, the federal law should outweigh state law.
Ensure the business does not exercise control over the worker.
Review mission and purpose of the business. Companies should take care to define their business and how it relates (or better, does not relate) to the services being performed. Carefully review the kinds of public statements made in marketing material and websites that describe the business and refine them as appropriate.
Require Contractors to maintain their own business. Independent Contractor agreements should include the expectation that the Contractor is not required to be at the business on a set schedule and that they are free to work for others and to market to their own clients. Before working for an independent contractor, require documentation from the worker, such as a business license, business card, advertising, and/or references. A business should contract only with legal entities, if possible.
If a contractor would otherwise qualify under the Wage Orders, it is strongly recommended that you follow the most restrictive test for independent contractor status. Failure to do so could result in you fighting two lawsuits, not just one. One for wages and one for any other claims the individual maintains against the company.
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Tiger Woods Wins 2019 Masters Tournament
Woods won his 15th major title on Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia.
Nina Golgowski
Breaking News Reporter, HuffPost
Rebecca Shapiro
Senior Editor, HuffPost
04/14/2019 02:27pm EDT | Updated April 14, 2019
In a spectacular return to past glory, Tiger Woods won the 2019 Masters on Sunday, his first victory in one of golf's four major tournaments in over a decade.
Woods energized fans as he pulled ahead during the Masters' fourth round in Augusta, Georgia. He entered the final day tied for second place, two shots behind Francesco Molinari. By the 18th hole, he held a two-shot lead. With that cushion, he bogeyed the last hole to shoot a two-under-par 70 on Sunday, winning the tournament with a score of 13 under par. Three players finished a stroke behind him.
Woods' triumph marked his fifth Masters title; he previously won the green jacket awarded its victor in 1997, 2001, 2002, and 2005. Sunday's win also was the first time he had won any major without holding at least a share of the lead going into the final round.
Woods now has 15 major titles under his belt, placing him three behind record holder Jack Nicklaus, who has 18.
Tiger Woods has won the Masters.
His 81st PGA TOUR win.
His 15th major title.
His 5th green jacket.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/xC8165hypE
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 14, 2019
"It's overwhelming, just because of what has transpired," Woods said shortly after a tap-in on the 18th hole gave him his latest win. "Last year, I was lucky to be playing again."
Woods, 43, had not finished first in a major championship in nearly 11 years; he won the U.S. Open in June 2008. And he has faced turbulence in his personal life since his last Masters win in 2005.
His father, Earl Woods, who mentored his golf game from the time Tiger was a toddler, died in 2006. His marriage and subsequent divorce become tabloid fodder in 2009 after a sex scandal made headlines, and he was arrested for a DUI in 2017.
Also over the past decade, Woods has undergone multiple surgeries, including four operations on his back, as he's attempted to return to the top of his game. In 2017, Woods underwent a spinal fusion to alleviate pain in his back and leg. Just last month, he withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational due to a neck strain.
Fans, including fellow athletes, rejoiced on Twitter over his triumph, agreeing that Woods' comeback was complete and historic.
I am literally in tears watching @TigerWoods this is Greatness like no other. Knowing all you have been through physically to come back and do what you just did today? Wow Congrats a million times! I am so inspired thank you buddy.
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) April 14, 2019
Greatest comeback story in sports! Congrats @TigerWoods Let me hold one of those 5 jackets one time!
— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) April 14, 2019
Father & son in 2019
Tiger Woods. A legend. (via @TheMasters) pic.twitter.com/nPiwy7W0zK
— Complex (@Complex) April 14, 2019
From hugging his dad in 1997 to hugging his son in 2019. Tiger Woods is Masters champion once more. pic.twitter.com/oKcWchIxsG
— Frank Pallotta (@frankpallotta) April 14, 2019
President Donald Trump joined in on congratulating Woods, lauding him as "a truly Great Champion!"
Congratulations to @TigerWoods., a truly Great Champion!
Woods' win also accomplished the nearly impossible ― putting Trump on the same page as his White House predecessor, Barack Obama. The former president chimed in with his praise for the golfer:
Congratulations, Tiger! To come back and win the Masters after all the highs and lows is a testament to excellence, grit, and determination.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 14, 2019
This story has been updated with more details on Woods' victory and reaction to it.
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The 2019 Subaru WRX gets a few upgrades. Check out what's new for 2019.
The Subaru WRX gets a mild refresh for 2019 with new infotainment, standard safety features, and a limited edition Series.Gray. Fans wanting performance upgrades will have to wait. WRX keeps the 2.0-liter boxer turbo untouched with 268 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque, and no new upgrades were made to the brakes or suspension.
The 2019 Subaru WRX does get upgrades to the infotainment system. The Subaru WRX standard trim gets Starlink 6.5" Multimedia Plus system now with a 6.5-inch high-resolution touchscreen; smartphone integration with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, Aha, Pandora and Starlink Cloud Apps; Bluetooth hands-free phone connectivity and audio streaming; AM/FM stereo; single-disc CD player; SiriusXM All Access Radio and Travel Link (subscription required).
The 2019 WRX Premium now comes standard with the Starlink 7.0" Multimedia Plus system with a 7-inch high-resolution touchscreen with the same Apple CarPlay and Android Auto upgrades plus voice-activated controls for phone and Near Field Communication. Other tweaks include an additional USB port and off-delay power feature for the audio system on all models.
EyeSight driver assist technology now comes standard on all 2019 WRX models equipped with Sport Lineartronic CVT automatic. EyeSight is not available with the 6-speed manual gearbox.
The 2019 Subaru WRX gets a new limited edition model. Subaru will only produce 750 examples of the WRX Series.Gray available exclusively on Premium trim models with a 6-speed manual gearbox. Exclusive exterior features include a Cool Gray Khaki paint with exclusive Crystal Black Silica badging and foldable exterior mirrors as well as 18-inch alloy wheels with black finish.
Inside, WRX Series.Gray gets the Performance Package with Ultrasuede-trimmed Recaro seats, 8-way power driver's seat, JURID front brake pads and moonroof delete. It also adds LED Steering Responsive Headlights, LED fog lights and Keyless Access with Push-Button Start. The Series.Gray WRX is priced at $32,595. The 2019 Subaru WRX will arrive in showrooms this summer.