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Old 2008-11-20, 06:34   Link #2261
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I'm pretty sure that here, it is never, under any circumstance, legal to hit a pedestrian with your car, jaywalking or not. (There is a never applied fine for jaywalking.)
I never said purposely hitting someone with your car is legal. By legal I was referring to "jaywalking is legal" that Konpachi mentioned.
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Old 2008-11-20, 07:31   Link #2262
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You said the driver wouldn't be held responsible. That if you were jaywalking and got hit, it was "tough luck".

Here, a driver is by law required to be in control of his vehicle at all time, so as to not get into accidents even if the pedestrians around him - or the other drivers - are clumsy idiots. Of course, the law isn't applied blindly and I doubt you'd be punished if someone throws himself under your wheels. But, on its own, "the guy was jaywalking" is not an excuse for failing to avoid him.
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Old 2008-11-20, 09:00   Link #2263
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Here, a driver is by law required to be in control of his vehicle at all time, so as to not get into accidents even if the pedestrians around him - or the other drivers - are clumsy idiots. Of course, the law isn't applied blindly and I doubt you'd be punished if someone throws himself under your wheels. But, on its own, "the guy was jaywalking" is not an excuse for failing to avoid him.
Did I accidently suggest otherwise?
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Old 2008-11-20, 12:59   Link #2264
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Well, apparently, in some countries, a driver whose vehicle hits a jaywalker will have different levels of responsibility depending on how far from the jaywalker he is.

If he is on the lane NEXT to the pavement, he is not to blame.
the next lane after - 25%
2 lanes away - 50%
3 lanes away - 75%
4 lanes away - 90%
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Old 2008-11-21, 16:10   Link #2265
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I am having a hard time remembering what Forum software anime suki used before vBulletin. Could someone tell me what it was? I think it switched over in 2004. Thanks
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Old 2008-11-21, 16:38   Link #2266
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It switched in 2003. I think the old one was Invision Power Board or maybe burning boards something.
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Old 2008-11-21, 19:55   Link #2267
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It was WoltLab Burning Board: http://web.archive.org/web/200308061...animesuki.com/
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Old 2008-11-21, 21:31   Link #2268
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Perfect thanks. I kept thinking it had some thing to do with fire or hot but could not find its true name. Thanks again.
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Old 2008-11-24, 00:01   Link #2269
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Right... after some Net browsing, thought I'd try here. I'm looking for a particular style of furin (japanese wind chimes). Examples:

Recommendations to a retail site that is in or ships to the USA would be appreciated. Almost anyone sells the other kinds but these seem to be non-existent so far...
(Plan B: just make the things, art project ftw).
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Old 2008-11-24, 13:24   Link #2270
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I've been poking into Japan's National Public Safety Commission out of pure curiosity, and something occurred to me.

Is there some quirk in the way Japanese special forces are organised that inspire creators like Masamune Shirow to subsume different branches under individual ministries? In the world of Ghost in the Shell, for example, Public Security Section 9 frequently clashes against other sections, such as Section 6, which I vaguely recall belonging to the foreign ministry. There is also a Section 4, which belongs to the defence ministry, if I'm not mistaken (probably am; it's been a long time since I've read the manga).

Reason I asked is because something similar occurs in the hume nation of Bastok, from Square-Enix's FFXI.

The special forces of this particular nation — known as "musketeers" — again serve under different ministries. The Iron Musketeers serve the Ministry of Trade & Industry, the Gold Musketeers (spies, in effect) serve the Ministry of Mining and finally, the elite Mythril Musketeers, who answer only to the senate-elected president.
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Old 2008-11-25, 06:35   Link #2271
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can anyone site me some famous couples that have been married for a long time and still going for they love each other?
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Old 2008-11-25, 09:49   Link #2272
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Old 2008-11-25, 10:06   Link #2273
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It's explained in season 2.

But season 2 sucks anyways, precisely because they want to give an explanation to the whole deal (and a crappy one at that, to boot). I enjoyed the first season far more because of the mysteriousness of it all.
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Old 2008-11-25, 11:05   Link #2274
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can anyone site me some famous couples that have been married for a long time and still going for they love each other?
Well, that really doesn’t exist, at least in Hollywood it doesn’t, and what you would mean when you reffer to a long time? 5 years?

In the meantime, although not officially married, Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins have been together since mid 80's ...

There is also Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan, they have been married since the dawn of time...
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Old 2008-11-26, 13:34   Link #2275
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http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/6...blk1po4rl5.gif

does anyone know who this girl is? is she an actress? dancer? from which country?

Last edited by xris; 2008-11-26 at 15:53. Reason: 1.5Mb is rather large so changed image to a link
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Old 2008-11-26, 23:31   Link #2276
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genryou: I think that's Aya Hirano. A Japanese voice actress. I'm pretty sure anyway, but don't take my sure word for it.
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Old 2008-11-27, 00:28   Link #2277
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Sapphire ^^ I too felt that. After taking a semihiatus from voice acting Aya is doing everything to stay in the news . But from the picture you cant be sure .

Aya Hirano
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Old 2008-11-27, 08:54   Link #2278
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WoW she spoke Haruhi Suzumiya, nice one
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Old 2008-11-28, 11:08   Link #2279
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genryou: I think that's Aya Hirano. A Japanese voice actress. I'm pretty sure anyway, but don't take my sure word for it.
that's Aya?

there's a chance it was her but honestly..i dont think Aya can dance like that..
so far, i only seen her dance Hare Hare Yukai and Mottoke! Sailor Fuku
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Old 2008-11-28, 13:34   Link #2280
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Well, I think that's her, but then again, the GIF isn't the best quality. So you can't be totally sure about it. And thank you for not making me seem all by myself thinking that, Geta Boshi. xD;
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