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|2006-05-29, 16:57
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DrFuko, you must have not read the flashback chapters on Robin's past. While Nami watch her adapted mother died, Robin was pulled away from her birth mother right after she meet her again knowing that her mother will get killed by the Marine.
Then she watched everyone that were ever nice to her get slaghtered, including her new best friend. Not to mention that even before thwn her uncle's family that took her in while her mom have away treated her like sh#t and as were most of the villagers.
The only reason she ends up betraying every group she join was because everyone that took her in after the incident ends up betraying her first and selling her out in order to get the bounties. These incedent twisted the way she approach things.
I'll admit that Nami had a sad past, but compare to Robin's she's obviously in second place along with Franky in Strawhat crew (provided that Franky do join as 8th member) as far as tragic past go.
After all, Nami still have her adapted sister that she can confide in and villigers that loves her even if they went algon with Nami's act. But Robin have no one.....
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|2006-06-07, 22:29
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Isn't Franky a dis-mantler ??? i know he "was" a shipwright but ....
ahhh doesn't matter , i like his reactions to the dumb situations the SH's get into so i hope he can get luffy to trust him after the whole ussopp thing and join he does pull out guitars and play music abit
or maybe it was all a ruse by oda and the new member is actually "Bob" Who live in impel down
|2006-06-08, 06:46
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Well, I seriously think it'll be franky. All my rumors I have on hand say otherwise, but then again, a lot of them are from huge fanboys, so take what they say with a grain of salt. I've certainly learned to. lol. Oda's leading us too close to making Franky an official naka to NOT think he's going to be the 8th person. Which still begs the question about the Going Merry since you see it in the OP, yet it's supposidly dead.
|2006-06-12, 04:22
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Chuixupo sealed this thread a few posts back.
You honestly think the writers give a crap what fanboys think? I think at this point, they know that sticking to how they want the story to go is what will make One Piece a successful story, and it is true.
They're consistent, that's the beautiful thing about One Piece. Vivi isn't coming back to the crew, and if she is, she won't be the 8th, because they're introducing an 8th crew member soon and she's NOWHERE near this Water 7 arc. If she was going to come back, they'd at least hint her involvement in the arc, but such is not the case.
My heart goes to Robin and I love every member of SH, not one over another.
If you seriously think Nami's backstory outweighs Robin's in tragedy, then you need to rewatch the Crocodile arc/Robin's backstory, because you're very sadly mistaken. The only reason it can be interpreted that Nami's past outweighs hers, is because in the Arlong arc, the entire arc was based on her past, whereas Luffy's grudge with Crocodile had nothing to do with Robin, it had to do with Vivi.
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|2006-06-12, 15:55
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Is it better to live a life of refusal and mental torture than to live a life of loneliness and utter guilt? Keep in mind that Nami had to betray every person she was with in order to get money to pay off her ¨debt.¨ Regardless, this is a moot point. This is like implying that dying from a nuclear explosion is worse than dying from a bullet to your head. In the end, you can die instantaneously from both.
I believe that both woman´s emotional trauma are overkill. Then, there is the notion of Nami´s physical slavery. She was, after all, working for her mother´s declared assassin. So is 20 years of mental distress worth 10 years of mental AND physical bondage? Some might say yes, some might say no. My opinion is that one is not obviously superior over the other.
Even if you DO regard Robin´s past to be MUCH worse than Nami´s, Nami´s past is still nothing to scoff at.
|2006-06-12, 16:37
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just that one outways the other... i'd probably list Robin first and Nami second then probably Franky
|2006-06-12, 23:24
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|2006-06-13, 09:00
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I don't really think you can compare the two, they're both awful. Though personally I'm having a hard time thinking up anything worse than having to watch your surrogate mother being shot and killed right before your eyes, knowing it was going to happen and not being able to do anything about it. I think that moment outways any specific moment in Robin's childhood, but Robin's agony went on much longer, so on a whole, I just don't think you can compare the two...
|2006-06-13, 19:36
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If it is just that one thing, than there is certainly a point to be made. Like you said, see someone die is worse than knowing someone is gonna die.
But it was not just that one thing, like my reply stated on top of this page which DrFuko so convenetly left un-discussed, The WHOLE island was destroyed and its villagers massacared, and Robin did see that happen, including seeing her best friend frozen, and her mentor shot.
While Nami is physically enslaved by Arlong, she is able to find comfort with her surrogate sister and knowing that her village is at least safe [albeit act as Arlong's hostages]. In addition Nami feel no remorse in her betraying untill she met Luffy. She think those that were betrayed deserve it and treated as sort of revenge for her as well. On the other hand, Robin have NO ONE to turn to during those times and was betrayed many times before she started to betray others as a protective measure [from being betrayed].
So when the two compare, Nami at least has some freedom to do most things as long as she draw sea maps, has place to turn to when she can hold on anymore and need some comfort, and s find some channel to release some of the bad things happen to her by betraying and stealing from pirates, but Robin has nothing, she can only keep on betraying other and running away just to survive.
Also keep in mind that even before the Buster Call incident, Robin had a crappy life already. Her mother left her to her brother only to have her aunt treat her like a dog. she got beaten just for trying out her cousin's cloth, eating only dry bread while they goes out to celebrate, and still get yelled for eating too much. Not to mention most villager and all the kid look at her like a monster and freak of nature and try to put her down as much as possible.
IMO, Robin has the worst past with a comfortable lead over Nami who in turn have confortable lead over Franky, than it's distant fourth for Chopper follow by Sanji then Zorro with Usopp and Luffy dead last. That last three has it easy compare to others.
|2006-06-13, 19:45
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Uuuuh, why not just read the story and find out?
|2006-06-13, 20:38
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Come down, I just didn't want to go into another big paragraph comparing each cases. But since you questions my use of word and make me sound like a troll, then I'll offer my defense.
First like you said it is my opinion, but up-till the ranking I offer facts and compare them and state my case, there is no need to treat the whole thing like a troll post.
Luffy is dead last in my ranking, how would you perfer me to say it? It is just a common pharase use to describe people who come in last.
Now, OK, "they had it easy" might sound a little over-board, but again what pharase do you expect me to use when IMO they are having easier life than rest of the crew.
Both Luffy and Usopp and to certain extend Zorro, all has reasonablly happy or normal childhood despise the event that took place. Luffy didn't decide to be a pirate because Shanks saved him and lost his arm, The event only further his desire to be a pirate [Luffy already stated his desire of wanting to be a pirate before the event in manga] and prompt the vow of returning Strawhat to Shank. Other then have he had a perfectly happy childhood and is living his dream.
Same can be said of Usopp, though the fact that his mother died of sickness, caused the change in ways he act with lying [albeit with good intension] and and over-exaduration. It did little to change how he looks at thing and how to live as well. Even though he could easily blame his father for leaving as the cause of his mother's death, he did not blame Jesupp. He still think him as a hero and want to be like him. And again, he had a fairly happy childhood.
Zorro's case is a bit special because of the timing of the event. Just when Zorro come to understand how the girl felt and they made the vows and promise to be the best swordsman/woman, she died the next day and in such a frigil and ridicule way for a swordsman that cause Zorro's reactiion. He is really the first one that got his life changed and the his view of the world changed due to an event that while the event ifself if not as big a deal and less tramatic, it is MORE influencial then either Luffy or Usopp's past. And while it is unknown if Zorro's childhood is happy due to his personality, it can be assume that at least he had a normal life in the dojo as a trainee can be.
My point is, compare to the rest of the crew, Luffy and Usopp at least enjoy their live up now which is more than I can said for the rest of the crew.
And while you have problem with me use of word, I also have problem with yours. You can easily stateing my choose of words is not appropriate instead of sticking to someone with "as much over-the-top tear-jerking screen time devoted to them is pushing it to far"
Trolls are something I hate in forums, since I was a Admin in now off-line Forum Neko Family. As such, I also find your tone confrontive.
You made me sound like a troll that I'm not. If it is not your intention then you just make same mistake as I did. However if it is your intention, then I have nothing more to say to you except that you are excatly the same type of person you think I am.
|2006-06-14, 01:27
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Huh? How the heck did I make your post sound like a troll post? If I thought your post was trollish, I wouldn't have responded at all other than saying it was trollish. All I did was give my own opinion in return, and I get this long-winded reply of hurt ego. Sheesh, sorry man.
I don't think you're any particular type of person at all. I think you're reading far too much between the lines.
I think there's a good chance that we haven't seen all of Luffy's past. There might be a lot tied into the history of One Piece that we aren't allowed to see yet, though from what we did see, it's true that it's not incredibly sad.
As for Usopp, I really do think he childhood was very sad, when you consider the fact that he was left all alone for most of his life. He seemed to have no friends until he met those 3 younger kids, which was a lot later on, and they don't exactly seem like the kind of friends you can go to for advice, they more or less looked up to him. It also is almost morbidly sad that he so resisted believing his mother's death that he actually ran around still yelling that the pirates were coming even AFTER she died. And I'm still not entirely convinced that his admiration for his father isn't covering some hidden anger. It's always been Usopp's personality to cover the truth with what he wants to believe in its place. Take Going Merry, for instance.
I'm not saying that because I think that it rivals Robin's past or anything, I just don't like it when people look at something so EXTREME and act like the other childhoods are nothing. You may not be doing that, it's just a little bit of pent up frustration from so many people who DO that.
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|2006-06-14, 01:48
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Again I agree with Chuixupu, and you have to remember, the extremes of a person's past can all fuel a certain type of lifestyle.
Take Chopper's past for example or even Zoro's.
While sorrow and rage is a good device to fuel courage/heroism, they're not the only ones. Admiration is a good one (Luffy to Shanks), dream-chasing (Sanji).
It's not like Zoro's past was too great either. I think his connection with whats-her-face was just as meaningful as the connection between Nami and her mother and Luffy and Shanks. His story is kind of sad too because the way she died was so sudden and he made a lifelong commitment to her.
It's also sad that he comes across a girl that looks EXACTLY like her and we can all tell he's hiding his feelings in regards to her too, that's why he tries to "tough guy" it and runs away from her.
Everyone on Luffy's ship has a connection and deep past that makes their commitment stronger. One person's past isn't so important as to overshadow everyone else's. Even Vivi's past was rather compelling. The thing that's so impacting about Luffy is that he's very head strong about BEING there for everyone else. That's why they become his nakama to begin with.
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We'll have to just disagree then. In my experience "two for flinching" is a very traditional, widespread game, often dealt by older kids upon younger ones. Its almost a right of passage. It hurts, but its not the same as being beaten up - if the big kids wanted to just beat the younger one up they would, this game is a weird way older kids help younger ones learn to toughen up; its usually done to a younger kid the older ones like. Older brothers for example (seriously allolder brothers I knew growing up, my own included) do this to their younger siblings, older cousins to younger cousins, etc. Heck Bart Simpson has done this to Lisa.If it is a "rite of passage", it's a daft one, IMHO. I don't know where you grew up, but no one I knew played this game, and certainly not my older brother, or older cousins. And "it's usually done to kids the older ones like", that's not a convincing arguement to my mind. If you like someone you don't bully them.
I don't agree. I might feel differently if it was a game where ALL the boys took turns trying not to flinch, but if Bobby was the only "flincher" then that sounds to me like an excuse to hit Bobby under the guise of a "game." Also, I think "friendly roughhousing" is between equals, not between a number of older boys and one younger one.
I find it telling it that it was a kid who thought they were going too far and stopped them. This wasn't an over-concerned parent interfering with kids just being kids. One of their peers felt they were out of line and put an end to it. I'm not going to second guess him.
I think you already declared a course of action.You said, "If I hear of any more punching games, I'm going to go to your parents."I think you should stick to that. I know that was instinctive, and sort of a cultural phrase we hear, but I think it's actually appropriate.If you go to their parents now, you become a completely untrustworthy person, and heck, they might as well have a punching game after all. These kids have gotten a big message--from one of their peers, which is pretty powerful; and from you, which is less so 'cause you're an adult--so let them have a chance to react to it.
You've also sent a strong message to your son, and to Bobbie, that you are a safe person to come to and that you have their backs.
Kids don't trust grownups who overreact.
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I just don't understand Farah. One moment, she tries to play it cool and claims she doesn't care about marriage or kids. The next moment, she is throwing around ultimatums to JP. Maybe there is a lot we don't see off camera, but I think all of her constant complaining and bossy demeanor would get to me. On a side note, as picky as Danny is about fashion, why hasn't he told Farah to ditch that tacky hat we've seen all season?
Nadia should just cut Fary out of her life for awhile. If Fary can't accept Brandon, maybe some tough love will get her to accept she can't call the shots in Nadia's life. I also think Fary was attracted to Fernando and secretly wanted him for herself.
As irrelevant as Galen and Jenna have been all season, I did enjoy seeing them put Danny in his place and suggest that he let JP decide if and when to propose, not because Danny thinks something should happen.
All season long, Kelly has been my favorite. She seems like a really down-to-earth gal. I just wish we could have seen Kirsten before the season wrapped. I was happy that they mentioned her in the finale, and here's to hoping that she is doing better and that we'll see her in a new season of "Dirty Soap!"
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I feel I have been neglecting my blog duties recently but I assure formalwear aficionados it's for a good reason: I have finally got around to writing a book proposal for a print version of The Black Tie Guide.
Back in 2006 when I first conceived of the Guide I was torn between pitching it as a book and posting it as a web site. When I realized how much work would have to go into a professional book proposal my impatient tendencies won out and I opted for the immediate gratification of an online version. That choice was the best of both worlds because it allowed me to take as much time as needed write the book while sharing the results of my research as I progressed. Thanks to the immediate and global reach of the internet I've been able to help a countless number of men during the process . . . even if some of the early advice was less than expert.
The only concern I had was that the book would lose its potential value to publishers if its content was freely available to anyone with an internet connection. However, as the Guide grew to a 90,000-word opus it became clear that the web works best as a quick reference tool. When it comes to comprehensive reading, sitting back with a traditional printed book will always trump hunching over an eye-straining computer screen.
Furthermore, the Guide's topic is perfect for a glossy coffee-table book treatment. What better way to capture the timeless elegance of black-tie charity galas, formal evening weddings and red-carpet glamour? This is evident in the above mock-ups I created to determine how the web site could best be adapted into an oversized hardcover format. (It was an interesting process as the unlimited-length, single-page structure of a web site is quite different from the fixed-length 2-page spread that defines a printed book.)
So, six years after my original dilemma I finally have a proposal ready to be pitched to potential publishers. I'm glad I waited because I'm in a much better position now thanks to the subsequent success of the Guide which is getting over 55,000 visitors a month, has been cited by other authors and will soon be included in a syllabus for a University course on costume design. Best of all, a leading menswear authority has endorsed the book. Hopefully this minimize the number of rejection letters that will invariably follow.
Although I have assembled a list of applicable publishers, if you know a non-fiction publisher who would like to issue a bestseller just in time for the Christmas gift-giving season and the global surge of tuxedo interest that will inevitably accompany the release of the next James Bond film in November, please ask them to contact me at peter_at_blacktieguide_dot_com. The same goes for literary agents or cross-promotional retailers that would like to get in on the action.
Just as importantly, if you are personally interested in buying such a book please indicate so in the comments below. That's exactly the kind of sales potential a publisher will be looking for!
An update on this venture can be found in a separate post here.
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Sounds fantastic. I'd absolutely love to have a copy, just to display at home.
I've been following your site and blog for close to two years now, and I would be the first to buy a printed copy!
Good luck pitching!
I'd buy a copy and lend it to my friends so we could all go galavanting around in black tie.
Good luck! I love the idea of this as a coffee table book. That is the format it deserves.
I would add it to my collection and loan it out to friends.
Very nice! I'd love to have that in my book shelf
you mean I printed the entire website off for no reason? I'll buy it!
I would be happy if this project came to life and rest assured I will order a copy or two if available for shipment to Europe. Good luck and fingers crossed.
black tie affair are pretty rare on south america but as a "traditional attire fan" i would love to own one.
Good idea. You might want to consider expanding the women's evening wear section to increase the appeal of a book.
Best of luck.
I'll be sure to purchase once it's available. Great work on the site and the blog. It's been immensely helpful for a recent graduate transitioning into the workplace and all of the events that come with it.
I think that this idea is a Capital idea! For one thing, you can include all of the great vintage advertisements that you have posted throughout all the versions of the web guide (Including the really colorful After Six ads that you have used in the miscall. section) in addition to all of the great advice that the guide contains. Like most of the comments above, I would really be inclined to purchase a first edition copy for the coffee table and it would be referred to quite often.
I have not visited this site for almost(I dont when was the last).I even had a few exchange of email with site creator,and suggested that 'the Black Tie Guide' should also be in book (though this site may have enlightened many of it's readers).My hope has materialise.
I would like to order the 1st.edition.Kindly keep me informed.
I would buy one for myself and multiple others for friends. The Guide has turned me into a rabid black tie evangelist, and I'd love to have quality material to distribute to new converts.
Get the book out already!
I'd buy it.
I would gladly buy a Black Tie Guide book if one became available!
Yes! But… consider a more modest size. I tend to dump large coffee-table books into Oxfam after a while because they don't go nicely onto a shelf.
I will buy the book.
I am absolutely on board with your book. I thought about suggesting the idea just a few weeks ago. I'm actually surprised a black tie guide has not been published yet.
And if you are rich, apply a real barathea layer on the cover. That would be cute! 😉
Add another five copies or so to your tally. I want this book, and my friends need this book.
A copy of this book should be mandatory reading for high school seniors prior to picking out their prom attire.
I would be game for one
Congratulations! This will be a well recieved publication. Get a great publisher. You deserve it!
As many responses as you have had, Mr. Marshall, this should confirm the need for the book to be done! I certainly hope that by December, the Black Tie Guide in book form will be a worthy addition to my shelves. Just keep trying to close a deal and I in the meantime will continue wearing Black Tie the way that it should be, complete with French Cuffs, Studs and a cummerbund and bow tie. In other words, the proper things for Black Tie shirts.
I will pre-order it!
I would buy one for me and a bunch more as gifts. This guide has saved me from looking like an idiot at prom, and its a joy to read.
Mike, I am happy that you have read The Black Tie Guide! I believe that the book should be given to every Junior and Senior in high school as a gift and the student be required to read it! It's not only music students (often the first exposure to Formal Wear for males involved with music in chorus, orchestra and band and dressing up for concerts) who need this book, it's all of them. If the book had been available to me in (1970's) the dark ages, I might not have made a few mistakes in buying my tuxedos. I'll admit that for Prom I did follow the rules and my date thought I looked very handsome, but there were still a few things I would have done differently as far my shirt and tux coat that night. I have always had a need for a tuxedo, so renting was totally out of the question for me, but even so, buying a tuxedo makes a lot more sense when you become involved in a lot of activities, not just your Prom. I hope you will see a need for one in college and more importantly, will continue to wear it properly and well. Mr. Marshall's book is long overdue for every male. Thanks for being an example for your peers and giving me hope that all teens are not sloppy dressers.
Hello Black Tie Guy! I think Mike has said it all! And for this reason alone, I believe you need to get the book out mucho pronto! I know I will plan on buying one if for more than a reference, than for sure for the history and importance of men wearing Black Tie Properly. I am hoping that your section on After Six will be a trip through history and very colorful indeed-oops strike that!-since this company deserves a place in the history of Formal Fashion for all of us men. Thanks for keeping up the guide on line and just willing to research all aspects of this dress form for many of us who wear formal clothing regularly or when the time says we need to. Keep the web site going in any case. Thanks!!
I'll treat it as a Christmas/New Year's/Graduation/First Paycheck Bonus present for my self!
We haven't had an update on your print efforts for a while. What is the state of the project? I am still really hoping for a nice and whole monograph on evening wear.
I have received a lot of email recently asking for an update and admit that it's long overdue. My upcoming post on December 2 will give everyone the latest news.


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Χαῖρε Παῦλε,Paul Nitz wrote: Ὁ μεσος μαθητης - τῳ Τριτημεθοδευτῇῃ
From the intermediate student to the Method 3 guy.
Mark, I have worked through the ten levels of Method 3 applied to 2 Cor 10:2. Great fun again. It took me 23 minutes and here are the results of the experiment:
Original – read three times & understood just about zilch.
Level 1 - read once
Level 2 - read once
Level 3 - read once
Level 4 - read twice, and looked up τολμαω
Level 5 - read once
Level 6 - read once, looked up θαρρεω
Level 7 - read once
Level 8 - read twice
Level 9 - read once
Level 10 - read once
Original - Read three times and wrote this:
"I must [use] the not-being-present bold [way] of doing things by which I usually think to be bold against some who think us [to be] walking according to the flesh.
Call it rubbish, but I'm thrilled. Sure, I messed up and thinking δεομαι was δεῖ. But, after a quick look at a translation, I can go back and understand it well "in Greek." Method 3 quickly increased my comprehension and kept me "in the Greek zone," rather than switching back and forth between second language and mother tongue (tiring and tedious).
Thank you for sharing your experience with Method 3. I was impressed that with only looking up two words you were able to get the gist, or at least a lot of the gist, of what is really one of the hardest sentences in the Greek NT. I think on the basis of what we know now we can say at the very least that Method 3 has potential. In the coming days I will apply Method 3 to some easy and hard sentences and see what happens.
It's like what President Roosevelt said about getting out of the Great Depression. Try something. Try anything.
τὰ ἀληθῆ λέγεις.This Method 3 fits very nicely into a more efficient and natural approach to learning Greek. The approach, as Mark has mentioned, would not start with Method 3. But it would not be long before Method 3 could be used. As soon as we know enough Greek to make a thought, we can use the words and forms we know to help understand what is new. That's pretty much the basis of all learning, to move from the known to the unknown, isn't it?


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Currently manage a NL-Only league and am looking for 1 but are willing to take on an additional 1 or 2 more owners. The draft will take place live at a mid-town Manhattan location on March 24 at 9 am. We use CBS website and the entry fee is $200/per owner + CBS cost ($13/per owner). All of the owners are within the tri-state and 2 from Florida. If arriving in person is a issue for you, you can either Skype or dial-in. It is highly recommended you attend the draft in person to avoid any technical issues.
If you have any interest in joining, please PM me and I will provide more details.
Below is our league rules:
League Identity Edit
Description Setting
League Name National Fancy League
League URL http://nafaleague.baseball.cbssports.com
League E-mail Address firstname.lastname@example.com
Teams 10
League Entry Fee $200
Roster Limits Edit
Status Min Max
Active Players 23 23
Reserve Players 0 0
Injured Players 0 23
Minors Players 0 0
Total Players 20 40
Position Active Min Active Max Roster Total
Extra Roster Settings
Scoring Settings Edit
Description Setting
Scoring System Rotisserie System.
Scoring System Edit
Scoring for Batting Categories Name Settings
BA Batting Average
HR Home Runs
R Runs
RBI Runs Batted In
SB Stolen Bases
Scoring for Pitching Categories Name Settings
ERA Earned Run Average
K Strikeouts (Pitcher)
S Saves
W Wins
WHIP Walks + Hits / Inning
Player Policies Edit
Description Setting
Player Eligibility Players are eligible at their primary position, plus positions they've played 10 games last year or 10 games this year.
DH Eligibility Everyone is eligible at DH.
Player Pool NL Players.
Traded Players Players traded out of league's player pool do not accumulate stats.
Fee Settings Edit
Description Setting
League Entry Fee 200
Transaction Settings Edit
Description Setting
Lineup Policy Owners may set lineups and change players' positions from a list of their eligible positions.
Lineup Deadline Lineups may be set daily up to 5 minutes prior to the first game of the day.
DL Options Only players who are on the disabled list may be placed into Injured status.
ML Options Only players in the minor leagues may be placed into Minors status.
Add/Drop Policy Owners may do add/drops.
Trade Policy Owners may do trades.
Trade Deadline No trades can be made after the trade deadline of 11:59 pm et 8/31/13.
Offseason Trades Owners may make trades during the offseason.
Scoring Periods Edit
Description Setting
Period Length 1 Week
Periods Start Monday
Season Starts Sun, Mar 31, 2013
Season Ends Period 28
Constitution Edit
Each team must always carry 23 National League players on their roster, consisting of:
1 First Baseman
1 Second Baseman
1 Shortstop
1 Third Baseman
1 Additional First or Third Baseman (Corner Infielder)
1 Additional Second Baseman or Shortstop (Middle Infielder)
1 Catchers (2013 - 1 CATCHER)
5 Outfielders
1 Additional Hitter of any position (Designated Hitter)
10 Pitchers in any combination of starters and relievers (2013 - 10 PITCHERS)
Before the Auction each year, each fantasy team may protect and retain up to 6 players on their roster for the upcoming season. Each protected player's salary will be raised by $4 from the previous season.
If a player is traded into the NL (and subsequently onto a NAFA Roster according to our Trade Rules, further down) during the off-season, he will be assigned the upcoming season's dollar-value, according to The Sporting News Fantasy Baseball Magazine, and not incur the $4 increase.
At the beginning of every season, each team has a $260 Salary cap. You do not need to spend all $260 during the Auction. A $350 in-season salary cap will be in effect. Your cap may not exceed $350 at any time for your ACTIVE roster. Teams will randomly select numbers from a hat (or other procedure) to determine their nominating position. Then, in seated order, each team will nominate a player for bidding. All teams will then bid for the player. The highest bidder wins. By nominating a player you are bidding $1 for him. Bids do not have to start @ $1. Nominations continue until all teams have 23 players. Once a team has 23 players, he may no longer nominate players for bidding. Once a team has filled its positional requirements (say P) you may no longer nominate or bid players at this position.
Every regular season game will be counted toward the league standings, including those games played by major league teams to determine playoff seeding/qualifiers. The league will use rotisserie-style scoring.
Players must have 10 games played last year or 10 games played this year at a position to qualify. If a player has not played 10 games at any one position, then he qualifies at the position he played the most the past season. These rules do not apply to the DH position; any player can be placed at the DH position regardless of games played. If a player is called up from the minors, and does not have a position designation (by games), he is eligible at the position he is called up for his team's replacement.
If a player is injured during the season and placed on a major league team's disabled list, the fantasy team may place that player on its injured list and select a free agent to take his place (such free agent need not fill the exact same position as long as all positions are properly filled). The free agent must have already passed through a minimum of one Sunday night free agent process to qualify as a DL replacement.
Re-activating of Injured Players:
Once a player that was placed on the MLB DL is activated by his professional team, the NAFA owner with the respective player will have two (2) Sunday Free agent periods (no less than 8 days and no greater than 20 days depending on when the player is activated) to re-activate the player. Should the NAFA owner choose to not activate the player by 5:59p.m of the 2nd Sunday, the Commissioner will promptly release the player to free agent pool. If there is an oversight by the Commissioner, and the player is not promptly released, the owner will loose all rights to re-activate the player immediately after 6:01 p.m. after the 2nd Sunday. This rule is only valid if a player does not make a return trip to the MLB DL before the two (2) Sunday Free agent periods have elapsed.
If a player was on the MLB DL and the MLB team sends the player outright to the minors, the same rules above (re-activating of injured players) will apply to this player and the owner will have up to 2 Sundays from when the player was activate and sent to the minors. After the 2 Sundays have lapsed, the owner must decide on either activating the player or dropping the player from their reserve bench. Should the owner fail to make a transaction before the 2 Sunday's have lapsed, the commissioner will drop the reserve player. The owner will not be allowed to activate the player after the 2 weeks has lapsed.
If a player is sent to the Minors, the player is no longer eligible to accrue statistics and the unlucky fantasy team with the player may select a free agent replacement (who has gone through at least one Sunday night free agent period) or keep him active on his active roster. There is no time frame on when the owner needs to drop this player, but keep in mind, this player will not accrue stats while he remains on the active roster.
If a National League player is traded to the American League, the team who lost the NL player, has the first right to the new National League player. If two or more National League players are traded for one or more American League players, the fantasy team with the player involved in the trade with the highest dollar value has first right to any one of the American League players in the trade, and so on up the "salary" ladder. The player traded to the AL will no longer be eligible to accrue statistics and the unlucky fantasy team with the player may select a free agent replacement (which has pass the current Sunday waiver period).
When a player is traded to the National League (and no team in our league had the player traded to the American League), that new National League player may be picked up as a free agent on the following Sunday (and not before that - not even to replace an injured player).
AL players entering the NL during the baseball season will be assigned that year Sporting News Fantasy Baseball Magazine dollar-value. If protected the following season, he WILL incur a $4 increase. If the player is not listed in the magazine, he will be assigned the default value of $7.
If a trade occurs during the off-season, and two teams have players traded to the American League, the team with the player with the highest dollar value that was traded has first choice of players coming into the National League.
AL players entering the NL after the regular season will be assigned the upcoming year's Sporting News dollar-value. If protected, they will not incur a $4 increase.
Each team may pick up one free agent per week. All players currently on a NL team's major league roster as of Sunday, 6pm, are eligible to be picked up.
No minor league players are eligible. If a minor league player comes up after Sunday, 6pm, the owner must wait until the following Sunday to put a claim in for that player.
Players who are on a NL team's DL, is eligible to be picked up. If you do so, you must have this player active on your roster until the following Sunday night free agent period. At that point you may place this player on your team DL and put in for a replacement.
Free agent selections must be emailed to the Commissioner no later than Sunday @ 6pm Eastern time of each week. If you are 1 minute past 6pm EST, the FA pick will not be honored. If no email are received from an owner for their FA selection, regardless of the situation, the owner request for a Sunday FA player will not be honored.
There are no transactions allowed (including DL replacements) from 1st game on Saturday until the Commissioner releases the free agent results on Sunday evening.
Players who have been dropped by a owner may not be picked up by any other team. The only exception is for the team who originally dropped him and suffers another DL that week and that team owner may go ahead and re-add the dropped player back onto his roster.
Dropped player will become eligible to be picked up by any other owner after Sunday, 6pm.
If the player was sent to the minors and the owner drops the player, than no team owner can re-add him to their roster until the player is brought back to the NL team and clears a Sunday, 6pm waiver period.
If two teams are tied in the standings, the team who was lowest in the standings the week before will get the higher FA pick. This tie breaker will go back each week until their is a difference in tie.
If two teams select the same free agent, then the team that is lower in the standings as of Sunday morning receives the free agent. The Commissioner will email the league with the results of the free agent pick-ups. After receiving notification, teams must pick up the free agents they were awarded via the League's website and activate the player before Tuesdays 1st game.
Though weekly free agent selections are not validated until Sunday FAs are released, they are valid at the time of selection against injured reserve pick-ups, minor league and American League pick-ups. All free agents picked up during the season carry a salary of $7. If a fantasy team chooses to protect a free agent for the following season, a $4 raise will be incurred for the upcoming season.
The commissioner of the league will have to email his/her Sunday FA picks to a separate email address. All league owners are entitled to verify that indeed an email was sent prior to 6pm to the dedicated email address. Any tampering of the emails will result in that team not being allowed to receive his next FA pick. So if a owner does not put in for a player that week but maybe a week or so later and he violates this rule, he will not be allowed to put in for a player and a new owner will be selected to validate the commissioner FA Sunday picks. Emails received after 6pm, Sunday, will not be honored under any circumstances. Each owner has plenty of time to submit their FA pickups.
During the month of September, if a player is considered to be out for the year and 1 week has lapsed since the player has played a game, the unlucky owner can go ahead and place this player on the DL and pick up a FA. Should the player happen to return, the owner must make an immediate decision on whether he wants to keep the FA pickup or drop the DL player that was just activated.
Lineups are to be set daily before the first NL game for that day. Lineups submitted after the first NL game of that day will be effective for the next day's games.
All trades must be FAIR. Fair means that each team must be looking out for its own best interests. Trades are single events are cannot include agreements to trade players back in the future or to make any subsequent transactions. Trades cannot include salary cap/budget considerations. Trading for prospects that may pan out in future years is allowed.
Owners are allowed to trade their current upcoming FA slot as part of their trade. This must be noted at the time of the trade.
All trades will be reviewed by a Trade Committee.
The 2012 trade Committee will consist of:
- Brooklyn Smoke
- ?
- Evil Empire
All trades that are considered possibly unfair by this committee will be voted on - majority rules. If one of the committee members is part of a trade, The Warlock will substitute for this owner.
Should an owner make a trade with an uneven amount of players (example 2 for 1), the owner will have to use their regular free agent selection (upcoming Sunday) to replace the hole in their lineup. No extra free agent will be given to the owner should they have more than 1 hole. If an owner has more than 1 hole they will have to go undermanned each week until their roster holes are filled via trade or FA.
There is a trade deadline of August 31st @ midnight.
Dues are $200 + the cost of CBSportsline.com to run the site split evenly amongst all the leagues teams. Dues are due no later than the auction date. If the dues are not paid at such time, the unpaid team may not make any transactions (add/drops/trades) until their dues are received.
With ten teams in the league, the prize pot is $2,000. Third place gets their money back ($200). The rest of the prize money is broken down as follows: 1st Place: 65% (of prize pool after subtracting 3rd place money = $1,170). 2nd Place: 35% (of prize pool after subtracting 3rd place money = approx. $630).
If the National League goes on strike and the season has progressed beyond the All-Star Break, the rankings will become final when the season is officially called off and award money will be distributed.
Not everything can be written in the rules-- most major rules are in here. In MLB, there is a phrase, "in the best interests of baseball" that sometimes gets invoked when an issue comes up. In fantasy, the term that best applies is-- "in the spirit of competition". Whether it's early April or mid-September, BE INVOLVED. Whether you are in first place fighting for money, or last place fighting for respect, BE ACTIVE. Meaning-- for the teams at the bottom end of the standings, set your lineups, replace injured players, replace players sent to the minors. You might not think it makes a difference, but it does. Don't "give it away." Make the winner earn it. Make 2nd place earn it, and so on.
If there are ever any questions, do not hesitate to contact the commissioner. However, do try to consult the rules before you have a question-- chances are, it's in here.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 6th Nov 2012 23:38 UTC
The Verge is reporting Microsoft is building its own gaming tablet. "The Xbox Surface will likely include a custom ARM processor and high-bandwidth RAM designed specifically for gaming tasks. We're told these specifications could be altered to accommodate an unannounced Intel SoC and that the Xbox Surface is being developed independent of specific hardware architecture. Microsoft's Xbox Surface won't run a full version of Windows, rather this 7-inch tablet will run a custom Windows kernel. Messaging and other tablet functions may be supported, but the focus is on gaming." Custom kernel. So, incompatible with Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. Question. Why?
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by ansidotsys on Wed 7th Nov 2012 00:38 UTC
So, incompatible with Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. Question. Why?
Because it doesn't have to be--it just have to be compatible with the Windows Store APIs (WinRT). The entire design behind WinRT is precisely for this kind of freedom in hardware. Even if this custom kernel is subset of the Windows 8 kernel, the applications can still be coded using a subset of WinRT APIs.
The end result of this is that this gaming tablet can't run all Windows Store apps, but the games coded for it can still be executed on a Windows x86 or ARM tablet because they support the full WinRT API. In other words, they can still improve the Windows Store ecosystem without compromising the gaming capabilities of this supposed gaming tablet.
Is this how Microsoft will actually do it? Who knows, it's still a rumor, but having a custom kernel isn't as bad as it may seem. Imagine having a tablet where you purchased your games, and you can then resume those same games on your desktop. Now imagine this pitch to developers that you code one game in WinRT and it reaches all devices.
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Cumberland Farms put giant photo cutouts of David Hasselhoff in front of their stores across New England and Florida. The 60-year-old star of Baywatch and Knight Rider is shown smiling, wearing a tank top and promoting iced coffee. Of 570 photos, roughly 550 have been stolen.
Hasselhoff Photos Stolen From Store's Ad Campaign
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New Kensington students show off research acumen at exposition
New Kensington students show off research acumen at exposition
From building a 3-D printer to creating a wheelchair integrated human computer interface device, to studying room temperature and the effects on memory, to examining the life cycle of a lymphocyte, students at Penn State New Kensington explored a variety of issues during the fall and spring semesters. The results of their research were unveiled April 8 at the 12th annual Research and Creative Exposition in the campus Athletics Center.
Students displayed their current research at the coursework-inspired event. The exposition provides students, under the guidance of a faculty adviser, with the opportunity to conduct research, draw conclusions and present their information in a public setting. This year, 86 students researched 49 projects, which were exhibited in a poster format.
The 3-D printer, built by electro-mechanical engineering technology students Tyler Leatherwood, Sage DeFrances, Ross Jubic, Brandon Kendall and Joe Trisoline, was a demonstration project. The group printed a plastic cog that will be used as a part for another printer under construction.
Marissa Russo, a junior in the information sciences and technology program, researched a team project, "Starbucks: From Cradle to Cradle," with Corey Bobak, Ryan Delane and Jamie Herstek. The group worked under the guidance of Joan Kowalski, senior instructor in engineering.
"It was fun putting the project together and sharing knowledge with team members," said Russo, a native of Plum Borough, Pa. "All the hard work paid off."
Posters are designed to convey the project's significance to scholars in the field and potential significance to the general public. The student's written research is translated into a poster and presented in public. Participants are judged on content, display and oral defense of their project.
A panel of 10 reviewers from the campus and local businesses evaluated each project. They talked with students about their research, asked questions and took notes.
"I was very impressed with the students interacting with the public and discussing their work," said Lynne Ramage, a supporter of the campus and one of the reviewers. "More people in the community should know about the outstanding work being done by students at Penn State New Kensington."
In conjunction with the expo, the campus hosted the sixth annual Career Day in the Athletics Center. Career Day complements the research component by creating new opportunities for the students and faculty to build stronger contacts with local industries through sharing of career information while also highlighting the campus' many research and creative avenues.
"The combination of the Career Day with the expo creates a major annual event for the campus while giving students significant opportunities to present their best work to local professionals and employers," said Jim Shields, career services coordinator at the campus. "At the same time, it's another chance to showcase Penn State New Kensington as a vital resource for local communities and businesses."
Representatives from 34 companies discussed career options, internships and job opportunities for current students and recent graduates. Organizations attending Career Day represented a variety of fields including business, engineering, science, information technology, psychology, marketing, administration of justice, communications, finance, accounting, social services and human services. Campus faculty also talked with the business representatives as companies focus on career paths within their organizations that relate to academic disciplines.
"The career fair was very engaging and gave me the opportunity to introduce myself to new companies," said Steve Warhola, who is a member of the campus' first soccer team and serves as the Lion mascot. "It was good preparation for future job opportunities."
Career Day is more than just a job and internship fair. The goals for the event are three-fold: career information-sharing with students; networking among students, faculty and local businesses; and recruitment for internships and jobs.
For more information, contact Jim Shields, career services coordinator, at 724-334-6095 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
For a list of student research projects, visit http://www.nk.psu.edu/45846.htm.
For photos of the event, visit http://psnk.smugmug.com/.
Bill Woodard
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The lights are on
Fireballs, flying bicycle kicks, mid-air reversals - you are a master of every video game fighting style. But even a master acknowledges that there is still much to learn. Consider this your dojo.
I'm looking into purchasing a set of fighting sticks for my PS3 and I was wonder which ones are everyones favorite and why? My only preference is that they're wireless.
Well, as far as I know there aren't too many good wireless fight sticks that I know of. I own the Tekken wireless fight stick that came bundled with the Collector's Edition. It was my first fight stick and I was sad to find out that it sucked. I honestly don't wireless fight sticks are the way to go since the wired ones are supposedly fantastic. I have heard nothing but great praise for the Street Fighter IV Tournament Edition fight sticks which are wired. I recently purchased a Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Tournament fight stick, but I haven't been able to open it yet because I have to pay it off in chores (long story). I have heard very good things about it for a manager I know well at my local Gamestop, and one of my friends really likes it as well. So if you want a very high quality and durable fight stick definitely go with a tournament stick from Mad Catz. If you really just want a wireless fight stick you should try to do some research on the ones you find and possible choices by looking at the well-known fighting game sites like Shoryuken.com. Otherwise, good luck with your future fight stick adventures; I hope this helped you somewhat.
As a owner of a Madcatz Arcade Fightstick Tournament Edition, a Hori Real Arcade Pro 3, a former owner of a Madcatz Arcade Fightstick Standard Edition, and a former owner of a Hori Tekken 6 Stick, I have to tell you to go with a Madcatz Tournament Edition.
First and formost, the wireless arcade sticks as of right now, are mostly banned from tournaments. Secondly, the Madcatz Standard Edition [known as just the SE] is the cheapest stick to buy if you are in a budget. But, if you really want to be a really good stick, you'll have to mod the stick. The Sanwa-look-a-like parts break after a few months of rigorous play, and the buttons also crap out after a few months. This also goes for the Tekken stick. Both of these sticks work for a while, but they are really cheap in the end. Modding them to get some real arcade parts instead of using the rip off ones that are already on there cost as much as buying a Madcatz Tournament Edition [known as a TE] stick. The price of the SEs come about around $75.
The Hori Real Arcade Pro 3 [HRAP3] stick is a nice stick to have. The Japanese Semitsu joystick and buttons are nice, but the sensitivity on the HRAP3 is a bit lacking. The buttons have harder springs, and the Joystick feels like you have to force it a bit more. The HRAP3 is also pretty easy to mod. The whole top panel comes off if you unscrew the screws that are on the bottom of the Stick and, you can do mods like changing the art, the buttons, button layout by switching the Quick Disconnects (QDs) and the joystick. Overall, this is a good stick, since it does have real arcade stick parts, but it just takes time to get use to. The price for this comes at around $100
The TE in my opinion, is the best. Out of the box, it has full 100% real arcade parts from Sanwa, the biggest arcade parts seller in Japan. The JLF joystick and the OSBF 30 Sanwa buttons feel so nice. The TE is also very easy to mod. Replacing the art, buttons, and JLF joystick are easy if you know how to do it. The ergonomics of the stick also feel really nice compared to the other sticks. It's comfortable when you place your hands on it, and it's pretty lightweight. The TE also comes with a cable panel, where you can wrap up your usb cable into a nice, compact panel, where as the HRAP3, you have no where to store the cable. The only this about the TE is the price, which comes at around $130.
This is my take on the the arcade sticks. Make sure if you are buying a stick, buy from Amazon or from the official websites. Sometimes they give out discounts on certain days, so be on a look out. Madcatz is selling the last of there first model TEs, so either get it while it lasts, or look at buying a Madcatz TE type S stick. The Type S stick is very much similar to the original TEs, but without the wings and panel is full panel.
The iDOLM@STER : A game for real men.
I have a Hori Real Arcade Pro.EX SE for the 360. I love it.
I think they also make a version for the PS3, but I could be wrong.
The SFIV TE stick is widely considered as the best commercial arcade stick ever made. I bought it at a weekend-only online discount sale at Fry's a few months ago when supply was short and I couldn't be happier with my purchase. I actually use it more for non-fighting 2D games than SFIV.
Yes, they do have HRAP3 SEs for the PS3. Hori's HRAP3 EXs are better IMO. Can't go wrong with full Seimistu parts. :)
If i could chime in real quick, I've been wondering, is there much of a difference between the SF4 and SSF4 TE's?
There's really not much difference except for cosmetic changes. The SSFIV TE is slightly smaller, the artwork is different, and the buttons are different colors. The only bad things that I have heard about the SSFIV TE is that the plastic overlay will most likely cut your hands after long play sessions and the stick looks kind of shoddy compared to the SFIV TE because of it having scotch tape holding down the overlay. So there are some small little problems with the SSFIV stick, but they can be lived with.
When I opened up my friends new SSFIV TE, the first thing I noticed is that the wires looked so much more cramped in the stick, unlike the Round 1 or Round 2 TEs. The OBSF-24mm buttons for the start/back/select buttons are still hard to get to and the adhesive for the new artwork is a bit weaker than that of the older versions of the TE. Everything else is the same. Still has a JLF for a stick and OBSF-30s for buttons. Depending on whether you get the PS3 or the 360 SSFIV TE, the 360 TE has different colors to coordinate for the buttons. IMO, the PS3 SSFIV TE looks nicer.
I need to make a correction. The HRAP3 SEs have Seimitsu Buttons and Stick while the HRAP3 EXs have Sanwas... My bad...
I agree with you, saka, that the PS3 SSFIV TE looks nicer, if not only because of the 360's button colors. It's not a problem if you are going to just mod your stick, but if you don't then they just make the stick look ugly. I don't understand why Microsoft made MadCatz have the button color setup like that for the 360 sticks.
You can always swap out the OBSF-30s on the 360 TE to the colors you would like.
That was what stuck out when I first saw it was those colored buttons. So which of the two would you guys recommend, the vanilla SF4 arcade stick or the super SF4?
Well, I have not used the Super TE, but what from what I have heard and my own personal preferances, I would go with the vanilla TE. I like the look of it, and I prefer my arcade stick to be comfortable to use
I'll go first in posting my arcade stick.
It is a Madcatz Arcade Fight Stick Round 1 Edition. One of the final production ones. Got it off of Amazon.com for a hefty $130. Great stick though. I have now received a full-panel, side-panel, and bottom-panel plexi-glass to get more art onto my arcade stick. Also replaced the Ball-top to a Mesh Ball-top from Sanwa, and got new Seimistu Clear PS-14 KN buttons to replace the Stock Sanwa OBSF-30s buttons so I can add more art under the buttons. Also have a custom-made dustwasher to add art on the dustwasher. Also got it dual-modded to use this 360 arcade stick to play on both the Xbox 360 and PS3. Here's the final product :
Top Full-Panel Plexi + Art :
Bottom Full-Panel Bottom Plexi + Art :
Side Panel Plexi + Art w/ Seimistu Clear GNCs to replace the Sanwa OBSF-24s for the Start and Back Buttons :
Dual Mod in my TE. You can see a seperate PCB next to the Green PCB. The Black PCB is the Dual-Mod.:
I'll post more of my other work later on.


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HAMILTON — A New Jersey lottery player described as a "deserving family man" won at least $650,000 this morning in a scratch-off game at famed Fred & Pete's Deli on Route 33.
Owner Tom Armenti said the gentlemen, a regular he would not identify, purchased the Diamond Spectacular ticket for $20 at 11:15 a.m. Seconds later, he was calmly telling several workers and customers: "That's it. I've got the big one."
"If anyone, he deserves to win. He's a good family man" with a son and daughter, said Armenti.
The lotto dealer said the winner left the store and headed to the NJ Lottery headquarters to tell officials if he wants $650,000 cash right now, or the annuity to collect $1 million in deferred payments.


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I'm not sure if this was already posted or discussed but I finally got off my lazy ass and searched for why some integration options were greyed out and unselectable by me. It turns out it was a control option that was turned on in my company's BES server settings. Here is the link to the article straight from RIM:
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Following the recent appointment of Phil Spencer as the new "head of Xbox," Microsoft Studios has apparently undergone a restructuring affecting an unspecific number of jobs. It's unclear why these employees have been let go, but Microsoft released a statement, saying that they are still growing "as an overall organization."
"At Xbox, our goal is to constantly create new fun, social and interactive entertainment experiences," a representative told VG247. "As part of our commitment to this goal, we are always evaluating our development priorities, and there are times when decisions need to be made to realign plans and refocus our efforts."
"Microsoft Studios continues to grow as an overall organization as we focus and invest in key priority areas that will drive future profitable growth," Microsoft added.


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Midcoast's Toboggan race cut back due to storm | News
CAMDEN, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - The Midcoast is getting clobbered with snow like everyone else in Maine, but in one town they're determined not to let a blizzard get in the way of the fun.
In Camden, this is toboggan race weekend. That usually means big crowds for the annual three day event, and the storm has forced them to make some changes.
The U.S. national Toboggan championships typically draws more than eight hundred competitors and six to eight thousand spectators . People come from all over the country for the toboggan racing and the party that goes with it. People were at the Camden Snow Bowl today getting their toboggans weighed in and certified for the races.
The storm has forced organizers to cut the racing to just Sunday. They told us it was a tough decision because the Toboggan races have become very important to local businesses. Hotels and Inns fill up for the long weekend, and so do restaurants - all at a time of year when business is usually pretty slow.
Several of those businesses told us there have been a few cancellations, but not that many. Some people travelled early because of the storm, and of course many come from the greater Camden area so they're around anyway.
One restaurant owner told us he plans to stay open as long as he can tonight, and once the worst of the storm passes Saturday morning they'll all clean up and get ready for the big day Sunday.
For the rest of us, if course, it will be just the cleaning up part. Tonight in particular we'll be keeping watch on the winds here along the coast, and these peninsula towns that can really get clobbered by power outages in big wind storms.


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The Berkeley County School Board doesn't want to hear any more about a state investigation into the district's $198 million bond campaign.
So, at a meeting this week, they cut off a former board member when he tried to talk about it.
In doing so, they violated the First and 14th amendments' rights of free speech and the state Freedom of Information Act, S.C. Press Association lawyer Jay Bender said.
"The board seems to have committed an error in two ways," he said. "One, by adopting a policy secretly, and two, by attempting to suppress speech which the board has decided it does not like."
At Tuesday's board meeting, former board member Terry Hardesty wanted to speak during the "Citizen Comments" time about the State Law Enforcement Division's investigation into charges that district employees misused time and resources when working on November's Yes 4 School referendum.
When he was handed the required "Request to Speak Before the Board" card, he was warned by district public information officer Susan Haire that he should read the back of it.
That was when he noted an addition to guidelines banning comments on the investigation because it "is ongoing and confidential, and because matters connected to the investigation may come before the Board for action."
On Tuesday, Board Chairman Kent Murray called Hardesty "out of order" when Hardesty mentioned the referendum.
Three people had spoken about the investigation at the board meeting May 14, and two of them spoke again May 28. Hardesty was the only person who wanted to address the issue Tuesday, when he planned to outline several reasons he is "disappointed and appalled" by actions of the board and district employees in connection with the campaign.
As he walked up to the lectern, he also had another question: "When was the action taken in this board room to change the back of that card?" he asked. "To my knowledge, it was not. There's been a change on it, but it was not changed by this board."
Amending the policy on the card has not been discussed in public session at a board meeting.
"It could not have been lawfully decided if it was not acted upon in a public meeting," Bender said.
On Wednesday, Murray said he was the one who added the restriction to the cards.
In a written statement, he said, "As Board Chair, I added the statement ... in order to protect the integrity of the Board's decision-making process and ensure the ability to provide due process to our employees in the event that matters relating to or arising out of the investigation come before the Board for action."
He said the district's lawyers advised that the decision was "within my discretion and is consistent with District policy and law."
District lawyer Kathy Mahoney of Childs & Halligan said Murray's statement refers to the policy, "Public Participation in Board Meetings," adopted July 13, 2010, which outlines the same procedures on the back of the card.
The policy gives the chairman the authority to "terminate the remarks of any individual when he/she does not adhere to the procedures established above."
Hardesty maintains that his comments met district guidelines.
"They were issue-oriented and I didn't name any employees," he said.
While he was not allowed to mention the referendum, Hardesty was allowed to express disapproval of the board's May 28 vote to issue $53 million in special obligation bonds for "equipment," such as heating and air-conditioning units, kitchen equipment and technology, to furnish the $198 million in new and renovated schools generated by the referendum.
On Wednesday, Hardesty said the board's actions "are another one of my 'appalleds.' "
"Now you cannot go speak and show your concern about things that they are doing," he said. "They are supposed to represent the district. I don't think it's in the district's best interest to shut down criticism."
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Iowa Highway 9 from Estherville to Spirit Lake will get a new asphalt overlay in 2014, thanks largely to efforts by Northwest Iowa Planning & Development Commission.
Zac Bitting, Iowa Department of Transportation planner in Ames, said the overlay will include from a half-mile east of Emmet County N25 from the west side of Estherville to Spirit Lake.
Dakin Schultz, DOT transportation planner in Sioux City, said there will be a four-foot widening of the section from Estherville to the Jackson T at Highways 71/9 and a six-foot widening from the Jackson T to Spirit Lake. Schultz said traffic volumes determine the amount of widening on each stretch of highway. He said counts showed 4,100 vehicles a day between the Jackson T to Estherville and 5,500 from the T to Spirit Lake.
Schultz said the overlay will take most of the 2014 construction season and will include patching, milling, paving shoulders, pipe extension, guardrail work, shape flattening and some drainage work. One lane will remain open with a pilot car leading traffic.
Schultz said the road was originally built in 1939 with the last resurfacing in 1993. However, wheel rutting has taken its toll on the highway, leading to the resurfacing.
Schultz said Northwest Iowa Planning & Development Commission committed funding to the project, advancing it in the DOT's five-year plan.
Schultz pegged the entire project cost at just under $5 million.


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Libretto by Marius Petipa and Ivan Vsevololozhsky
Choreography by Marius Petipa
Renewed version by Liudmila Kovaliova (Russia)
Conductor Robertas Šervenikas
Designer Viacheslav Okunev (Russia)
Premiere: 31 December 2006
Piotr Tchaikovsky wrote about this ballet, "The plot is so poetic and cut out for music that my composing was accompanied with tremendous delight and enthusiasm which generally determine the value of any work". The outcome seems to have exceeded all expectations: The Sleeping Beauty, choreographed by Marius Petipa and first produced in 1890, was to mark the beginning of a new era in the development of ballet. Grand pageantry, lavish decorations and a superb performance of ballet artists – all these indispensable attributes are duly found in our theatre's production as well.
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Marathon Petroleum Corp. is barely 20 months old but the corporate toddler took a giant step into the world of company sponsorships this week with its decision to become the new title sponsor of the LPGA tournament held annually in Sylvania.
Spun off in June, 2011, from its parent company, Marathon Oil Corp. of Houston, the Findlay-based oil refining and retailing company had previously lent its name to a female pro golfer, the Mid-American Conference football championship, and a baseball complex off of I-75 in its Hancock County hometown.
But when the board of trustees of Toledo Classic Inc., which runs the tournament, notified Marathon Petroleum executives last year that the title sponsorship had become available, the company leaped at the chance to associate its name — and its pocketbook — with the 28-year-old tournament.
"We had previously sponsored and will continue to sponsor [Toledo-born golfer] Stacy Lewis, and we have seen a lot of interest from the fans and the players," said Angelia Graves, a Marathon Petroleum spokesman. "As we've gotten more involved in the LPGA, this made sense. It's in our area, in our backyard," she said.
"So we were very happy to do this. ... It looked like a great opportunity for us to get involved in and offer additional support for the LPGA," Ms. Graves added.
The refining and gas station company has committed to a multiyear sponsorship but Ms. Graves said details of how long it will sponsor the tournament have not been disclosed. However, the Findlay firm did commit to funding for the $1.3 million purse this year, and agreed to increase it by $100,000 each year over the next two years
Corporate spending on sponsorships by North American companies totaled $18.9 billion in 2012 and is projected to reach $19.9 billion this year, according to IEG LLC, a Chicago firm that studies and tracks sponsorship activity.
Bill Chipps, a spokesman for IEG, said jumping in to sponsor a high profile golf tournament like the LPGA in Toledo, whose name had been associated with Toledo-born celebrity Jamie Farr, but will be renamed this year to the Marathon Classic presented by Owens Corning & O-I, makes great sense for a new company like Marathon Petroleum.
"As a newer company that is trying to kind of build their brand, I would assume that is a big driver for them," Mr. Chipps said. "Then you have the community relations factor. That's a driver there," he said.
Ms. Graves said Marathon Petroleum will be supporting children's charities through the LPGA event, as other sponsors have in the past.
Mr. Chipps said that probably the biggest return Marathon Petroleum will get out of tournament sponsorship is corporate hospitality.
"Whoever their key customers are, their key shareholders, their distributors, their investors, they can all come together to attend this event," Mr. Chipps said. "They could have probably purchased ads in newspapers or done other things to get their name out. But the thing with sponsorship is it brings an added 'oomph' to their marketing. It does help them promote and support their local positions by supporting a beloved local event."
As a bonus, Mr. Chipps said, Marathon Petroleum will get high profile exposure through television. All four rounds of the tournament will be broadcast on the Golf Channel. "Just that exposure alone is great from their customers' and investors' perspectives," he added.
Ms. Graves said the name recognition and television exposure will benefit the company and that Marathon Petroleum will continue to look for different opportunities where it can develop relationships and additional sponsorships.
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Serie A: AC Milan beat Pescara 4-0; Fiorentina win 1-0 at Siena
Mario Balotelli scored twice in AC Milan's 4-0 win at Pescara in Serie A on Wednesday, while Fiorentina won at Siena.
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Balotelli smoothed the way for a comfortable night when he opened the scoring from the penalty spot after nine minutes.
Sulley Muntari and Mathieu Flamini put Milan out of sight before Balotelli secured his double just before the hour.
Milan remain in third and, with two games left, are four points clear of fourth-placed Fiorentina, who kept the fight up with a 1-0 win at Siena, who look set for the drop.
Gonzalo scored the only goal of the game meaning Siena, second bottom, have six points to make up in two games and need an almighty goal-difference swing to pull off a miraculous recovery.
But while Milan can dust off their passports, Inter Milan will be remaining grounded next season after their qualification hopes were dashed, meaning their 15-year run in Europe is at an end.
With the top five going into Europe and Inter unable to catch fifth-placed Udinese, their season is over. Salvation cannot even come from the extra Coppa Italia place, as that will go to either Roma or Lazio, who beat them 3-1 on Wednesday evening.
Inter were on the back foot early on as Samir Handanovic put through his own goal. Ricardo Alvarez did get them level, but Hernanes (pen) and Ogenyi Onazi finished them off, with Freddy Guarin's missed penalty providing further misery.
Juventus were crowned champions at the weekend and they showed why with a fine 1-0 win at Atalanta, who are now safe. Alessandro Matri got the only goal.
At the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara three second-half goals allowed second-placed Napoli see off Bologna 3-0. Marek Hamsic opened the scoring (53) and was quickly joined on the scoresheet by Edinson Cavani (pen, 63) and Blerim Dezemalli.
At the bottom, relegation still looms large for some clubs. While Siena may well be done for, Palermo, Torino and Genoa are scrapping to avoid filling the last spot.
The latter two, old friends off the field, played out a 0-0 draw that contained little incident tonight, and they are five and four points clear of Palermo respectively.
Giuseppe Sannino's side lost a five-goal thriller 3-2 to Udinese and realistically need two wins and a swing elsewhere to survive.
Luis Muriel got Udinese going before Fabrizio Miccoli equalised from the spot. Gabriele Angella responded, but Palermo gave themselves a chance again when substitute Abel Hernandez scored nine minutes from time.
Mehdi Benatia would strike a lethal blow to their chances, though, with a winner just two minutes later.
Those results also meant Sampdoria were safe thanks to a 1-1 draw against Catania. It could have been an even better result for the Blucerchiati, who led through Elio De Silvestri's first-half goal, but Nicolas Spolli earned the Sicilians a share of the spoils midway through the second half.
In the other game, Alejandro Rosi struck 10 minutes from time to secure Parma a barely-deserved win at Cagliari.


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Voyage Century Online
Planting and Sewing
This guide is written while i am currently playing the game, so its not going to be finished striaght away.
UPDATE Added more guide for higher levels.
Chapter 1 - Why Plant?
Well, to be honest, planting is one of the longest collecting skills there is, especially if you dont have many seeds. You could have 5 seeds, wait the 20 minutes and get only 2 plants. While mining or lumbering you can get 50 or so logs in that 20 minutes. So why plant? Becuase once you build up your empire of seeds, you will be producing around 100 seeds each 20 minutes! And thats just close to the start. Once you become rich with seeds, you have so many once you have finished planting them all the first ones are ready!
Also, somebodies goto do it, if no body planted, there would be no potions or clothes!
Planting does pay off at the end, you can sell your plants or sew them/make them into potions. High level ensign clothes sell for hundreds of thousands and even millions of cash!
You can also build 3 skills at once; planting, sewing and achlemy!
Chapter 2 - Why Sew?
Well, since you already have your textiles from planting, why not sew them and increase your sewing level?
Sewing pays off big time when you get good at it and there is always a demand for clothes.
One big advantage in sewing is that you dont need to purchase your own clothes, which can cost hundreds of thousands, you can just make them yourself!
Chapter 3 - Lets Get Into It
-Planting lvl 1
Ok so you have ethier created a charactor and want to start planting and sewing to make clothes or you have a charactor and want to start planting and sewing to make clothes, ethier will work fine .
Ok i am writing this guide as if you are in athens, so if your not GO THERE! :3
First off we need to learn the planting skill and get our first hoe! Go into the city and to your direct right you'll see the skill master! Double click him, click on planting then hit "Learn" and your done! You should now also have a hoe equiped.
Ok now lets get some Linen seeds! Now these can sell for around 400-2000 silver coins each, so be wise in who your buying from. I suggest buying around 30-40, if you dont have enough money do some Alliance quests (they pay 20ish K each).
Now once you have your linen seeds head out of the city into the port, then out of the port into the suburbs. Now to get to the place where you can plant you need to head down that big old road all the way down. You should come to 2 hills, after the first little one turn directly right and you should see a little block of land, then a creek with a bridge leading into the bigger block.
Go over the bridge. This is where we will plant our crops :3. Start right clicking your seeds in your inventory and then move a little up or sideways and right click again, planting in an orderly fashion and knowing which is the first crop.
After you have planting all your linen seeds go back to the first crop, click it, and in general chat it should tell you how long before its ripe.
Repeat untill you are level 11 planting, which shouldnt take long.
-Planting lvl 11, Sewing lvl 1
Ok so now you should have i dunno, around 100-200 plants of linen. Time to sew!
Goto the skill master again and learn Sewing, you should have the sewing kit equiped now.
While your at the skill master, upgrade your Botany study to level 2. This allows you to plant catnip (non-textile, but we are waiting for Botany study level 3).
Go into "Commands" and select the sewing icon and put it into your skill bar. Then, press the corresponding F# button to activate it. Now you should be seeing the Sewing interface.
Go into your inventory and in Item you should see a drawing for Cloth, right click that.
Now go back to the Sewing interface and click on the second drop down box and select "Level 1 Cloth". Then click Produce down the bottom of the interface. Do this as many times as it lets you before you run out of linen.
Repeat untill level 16 planting.
- Planting lvl 16, Sewing lvl 7
Ok, time to upgrade your planting skill again! Lets go back to the skill master and upgrade your botany study up to level 3. You can now plant Jute! (another textile).
At around this time you should have 50-60 linen seeds becuase you have found them around your crops, you now want to trade in all of them for jute seeds. It took me 10 minutes to find a willing person to give me 50 jute seeds for 50 linen, but it was worth it.
Lets go back to the planting site and start planting jute! Now, the first thing you will see will BLOW YOUR BRAINS OUT OF YOUR NOSE. Jute gives over 10000 exp PER PLANT.
After planting your 50 or so, you should have leveled up planting once or twice, which is great.
Ok, collect the crops and you can replant if you want but when your ready head back to town.
Now get your cloth level 1 from all that sewing before. Its time to make some clothes. Go to the tailor and get a High Battle Uniform. This gives great exp and is the same requirements for a male vendor uniform.
Sew as many uniforms as you can, selling/dropping/depositing as you go. You should have leveled up your sewing by quite a bit.
Continue untill sewing level 11.
- Sewing level 11, Planting level 20 - 21
Ok! Time to upgrade your botany study level once more to level 4, unfuantly there is no textiles for level 4 but there will be in level 5!
With sewing, there is no skill like botany study, so you dont need to spend the cash and upgrade it. Yippe .
Getting to level 11 sewing is a grand achivement, you are able to sew level 2 cloth AND level 2 clothing.
The good thing about sewing and planting here is that you know when your getting level 3 crops, unlike logging where you sometimes get lvl 1, lvl 2, lvl 3, etc.
Now, like i was at the time, you might be thinking "Oh noes! i dont have level 2 textiles since i cant grow them, ill have to now fight poor bunnies." Well guess what, your wrong. You can use all that jute you have gathered to produce as much level 2 cloth as it lets you!
So, turn any of your unsewen jute into level 2 cloth and we are ready to move on.
Ok, dont worry about getting the level 4 plants since there arent any textiles, so continue to plant jute and sew it into level 2 cloth.
Once you have quite a large sum of level 2 cloth, buy a High Warrior uniform from the tailor, this should allow you to sew it without needing to buy a clothing rack thingi ma gigi. Each High Warrior uniform gives you 50000+ sewing exp (successful or not), which will absolutly boost your sewing level to another dimension!
| To NOT be continued --> Sorry, i left VCO But i hope this guide gave you a head start.


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Is Fredi Ready For Wrigley?September 2, 2010
I could live happily with Fredi Gonzalez as the next Cubs manager.
He thrive for four years with the always frugal Florida Marlins (276-279), and has both minor and major league coaching experience.
Gonzalez was also mentored by one of the best skippers of all time, Bobby Cox, during his four seasons as third base coach in Atlanta (2003-06).
The resume as a whole isn't breathtaking, but Gonzalez appears to have several standout qualities the Cubs are looking for in its next field general.
Fredi's successfully developed prospects, disciplined star players and has the ability to communicate effectively with Latin players. Check, check & check.
Similar to Eric Wedge, who was interviewed for the position last Thursday, Gonzalez has a long history with Cubs GM Jim Hendry, dating three decades, including working together for the Marlins organization.
Side stepping Ryno won't be easy for Hendry. Not with Sandberg a Cubs legend and by far the fan's popular choice.
But an aggressive manager like Fredi could quickly turn the Cubs' fortunes around, and save Hendry's job in the process, which alone is certain to keep Gonzalez a leading candidate.
Provided a talented young core and one of the major's highest payrolls, it's up to Hendry to decide if now is the right time for 'Fredi Time'.


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I was travelling recently in a country that has strong government control over the internet. While there I got nervous about doing a routine upgrade of my ubuntu system. It got me wondering if it would it be possible to intercept/poison my upgrades and install malicious software, e.g. some form of spyware. In the end I decided not to do the upgrade (possibly leaving my machine at higher risk).
Any opinions on how secure apt-get update/upgrade is?