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An evening with Dr Ben Levin
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Improving our schools: What we know and what we need to do
Monday 5 March 2012 | 5.00–6.30PM | The Great Hall, The University of Sydney
The Sydney School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney, the Australian College of Educators and the Australian Education Union will be jointly hosting an evening with Dr Ben Levin from the University of Toronto.
Ben Levin holds a Canada Research Chair in Education Leadership and Policy at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. He has managed to combine an extensive career as a senior civil servant in education with a strong track record as a researcher and academic. He has been a senior manager in government on several occasions, including serving as deputy minister (director general) for education in two Canadian provinces – Manitoba from 1999 to 2002 and Ontario from 2004 to 2007. During the latter period, student achievement and teacher morale both rose significantly in Ontario. As an academic, Ben Levin has directed numerous research projects and published four books and more than 150 articles in a wide range of publications around the world. He does extensive international work and his writing has been translated into Russian, Chinese and Turkish. His current research interests concern research-policy practice linkages, large-scale change, and equity and poverty issues.
This event is free of charge. Prior registration is essential as seats are limited.
Register online at austcolled.com.au | Registrations close 1 March 2012


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Have You Ever Regretted Leaving A Game Early?
I'm always baffled by fans who walk out of games early when the result is still very much in doubt. Saturday after the Cats made their first down with a little under 3:30 to play, I started looking around and sure enough I see hordes of folks making for the exits. After all the miracles Michigan has pulled off over the years, why would you leave when hope still lives? Granted our odds of winning at that point were less than shitty, but I was pretty certain we'd get the ball back and we'd have a chance to run a play or two and I was going to stick around to see those plays.
Myself, I've only bailed out of one game early because I had to go to dinner with my future in-laws and that game was the 2008 Toledo game, so it proved fortuitous to not be around for the end of that.
So I put it to the masses; anyone want to cop to bailing out of a game early because you were convinced it was over only to miss a glorious finish? How much of an ass did it make you feel like when you're in your car listening to the finish on the radio and realizing, "I could've been there for that....damnit."


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FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - A military jury convicted U.S. Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan on Friday of killing 13 people and wounding 31 others in 2009 when he walked into a medical facility at Fort Hood, Texas, yelled "Allahu akbar" and opened fire on unarmed soldiers with a laser-sighted handgun.
It was the deadliest mass murder ever at a U.S. military base.
The convictions mean Hasan could face the death penalty by lethal injection, possibly making him the first soldier to be executed by the U.S. military since 1961.
Hasan, dressed in combat fatigues and seated in a wheelchair after being paralyzed from the waist down when shot by police to end the rampage, stared directly at the jury while the panel's president read the verdict. Afterward he looked down, stroking his beard.
The jury of 13 combat veterans - nine colonels, three lieutenant colonels, and one major - deliberated about three hours on Thursday afternoon and another three hours on Friday morning. They will determine Hasan's sentence after hearing the penalty phase of the court-martial starting on Monday.
Hasan, 42, told mental health evaluators he wanted to become a martyr and lawyers assisting him said he was actively seeking the death penalty. Hasan disputed that claim without outright denying it, then sat passively as prosecutors presented overwhelming evidence against him.
Hasan, an American-born Muslim who acted as his own defense lawyer, admitted in his opening statement to killing 13 people and wounding 31, saying he switched sides in what he considered a U.S. war on Islam. He was also charged with attempted premeditated murder on a 32nd person he shot at and missed.
Twelve of the dead were active duty soldiers and one was retired. Of the wounded, 30 were soldiers and one a police officer.
Prosecutors opted against bringing terrorism charges, and the conviction renewed calls by advocates who are seeking combat benefits for the victims similar to those paid to victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Two attorneys representing some of the victims criticized the Department of Defense for classifying the attack as "workplace violence," and Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson vowed to fight for state veterans' benefits such as access to below-market interest rates for loans to buy land.
In their closing statement, prosecutors stressed that Hasan's rampage on November 5, 2009, was premeditated, noting that he wore a uniform even though he was on leave and stuffed his pockets with paper towels to prevent some 20 magazines of ammunition from jingling.
Prosecutors called 89 witnesses in two weeks of testimony, with many describing in horrific detail the bloodbath in and around a medical building at Fort Hood.
Private Francheska Velez, who was pregnant, screamed "my baby, my baby" before being shot dead. Others were gunned down while trying stop Hasan, and survivors reported seeing the red laser of his weapon flashing across their eyes. Investigators recovered 146 shell casings from the scene.
Amid speculation about the emotional toll on victims who may have had to face cross-examination from him, Hasan spared them from questioning.
For Hasan to be eligible for the death penalty, the jury needed to find he killed at least two people, and at least one of those had to be a unanimous premeditated murder conviction.
The jury must also be unanimous in order to impose the death penalty, which would trigger a lengthy process requiring the approval of the Fort Hood commanding general, and later the president of the United States, in order for there to be an execution.
The shootings came at a time of heightened tensions over the American-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which strained relations between the United States and countries with predominantly Muslim populations.
Hasan opened fire at an area where soldiers were being evaluated before being sent to Iraq and Afghanistan or after returning home, yelling "Allahu akbar" ("God is greatest" in Arabic), according to several witnesses.
Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born cleric linked to al Qaeda's Yemen-based wing, praised Hasan as a hero and "a man of conscience." U.S. intelligence officials say Hasan had sent emails to Awlaki, who was killed by a U.S. drone strike in 2011. The judge, Colonel Tara Osborn, blocked those emails from being submitted as evidence in the trial.
Hasan told the judge at one point during the trial his attack was motivated by "an illegal war" and that he had "adequate provocation" to launch the attack on soldiers readying to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Hasan's trial took place at the same time as two other high-profile courts-martial. Also on Friday, Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales was sentenced to life in prison for killing 16 Afghan civilians in 2012. On Wednesday, U.S. Army Private First Class Bradley Manning was sentenced to 35 years for providing secret files to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.
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A year-long experiment to increase oyster populations in Cedar Key that have died off because of reduced fresh water from the Suwannee River is slated to begin in March, according to scientists with the University of Florida.
The project, according to UF research Professor Peter Frederick, involves constructing artificial reefs at seven sites within the Suwannee Sound. The sites, in and near Lone Cabbage Reef and the north end of Deer Island, will be constructed closer to the mouth of the river than were historical sites—some possibly thousands of years old—in an attempt to capitalize on what little fresh water is still available.
"We have very much been seeing a reduction in fresh water," Frederick said about the boost in salinity in the Gulf that has caused a spike in disease and predation on oysters. Frederick said that over the last several decades, oyster numbers in the area have declined by 66 percent. The lack of fresh water is not because of drought, he said. "We're using more of it. That's the simple issue." And it's a situation that Frederick said is not likely to change.
Despite die offs in the region, the Gulf is one of the last strongholds for oysters. Worldwide, populations several years ago had dwindled by as much as 85 percent, making oyster reefs the most impacted marine environments on Earth.
"As a global resource, the Gulf is very important," Frederick said.
Leslie Sturmer, an extension agent with UF's shellfish aquaculture program, said the project, though experimental, has some basis in success.
The reefs are to be built from leftover clam bags, something Sturmer said was done a few years ago with about 4,000 storm-wrecked clam bags at Atsena Otie key.
"It's a viable shelf," Sturmer said of the Atsena Otie project, "and it was made out of damaged clam gear."
The new reefs, using the same types of discarded clam bags as anchoring points for oyster larvae, or spat, will be formed into squares measuring 70 feet by 70 feet. The Nature Conservancy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are paying for about $70,000 of the project, and an in-kind match in the form of clam bags and hours from the research team is paying for the rest, according to Frederick.
Sturmer said the project has a lot of support.
"We were all very concerned about the decline of the offshore reefs," she said, but the community came in, "and they became engaged. Now, they're going to test this in sort of an experimental design. So, yeah, it's very much supported …"
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Faculty Assembly Constitution and Bylaws As Unanimously Adopted by the Faculty on August 17, 1999 and Amended on March 23, 2000 and on September 20, 2001 Preamble
Mindful that the Berry College Charter proclaims that the college shall forever be "democratic in procedure," and heeding the call in the college mission statement "to participate in the internal affairs and governance of the college," we the faculty of Berry College have come together as a community of scholars in order to consider our democratic responsibilities and to represent them to the president and trustees of the college in the interest of promoting the general welfare of the college. For these purposes we hereby establish this constitution of the Faculty Assembly of Berry College.
Article I. Name
The name of this organization is the Berry College Faculty Assembly. Article II. Purpose, Powers, and Guiding Principle
Section 1. The purpose of the Faculty Assembly is to enable the entire faculty to participate in the formulation of policies or plans that affect the academic programs of the college or other matters of concern to the faculty as a whole.
Section 2. Faculty Assembly has the power to study, discuss and make recommendations which will be forwarded to the academic council for consideration and to the president for information. Faculty Assembly may, during a regular or a called meeting, initiate policy recommendations that affect or relate to the academic character of the college. A majority vote in favor of such an initiative constitutes a recommendation that will go directly to the provost and president and is not subject to further ratification by other councils or committees. Recommendations on matters of nonacademic nature will be made directly to the president for action.
Faculty Assembly may recall for review and redirection any action taken by Academic Council relating to the academic character of the college. Any recommendation made by Faculty Assembly during a recall motion and affirmed by a sixty percent majority will be forwarded to the provost and president for their consideration.
Faculty Assembly will designate selected faculty representatives to serve on those college committees for which the president has authorized Faculty Assembly appointments.
Section 3. The executive committee of the Faculty Assembly and the college administration will work together with the college committees and councils to ensure that major issues affecting curriculum, personnel policy, or the general academic character and direction of the institution will be brought before the Faculty Assembly for its consideration and, when appropriate, a vote. Recommendations made by the Faculty Assembly will be forwarded to the president and others as appropriate. Recommendations sent forward to the administration will be responded to on a timely basis. Responses will be integrated into the relevant section of the minutes of the Faculty Assembly.
Article III. Membership
Section 1. The membership of this organization consists of all Berry College employees with faculty rank and all professional librarians.
Section 2. All members have voting rights.
Article IV. Officers and Elections
Section 1. The officers of this organization are chair, vice chair, secretary, and parliamentarian. The term of office is for one year, beginning June 1 and ending May 31. The chair may be reelected for a maximum of two consecutive terms. Elections will be held during the April meeting. Nominations will be made from the floor. Voting for officers will be by secret ballot. In all cases a majority vote is required for election.
Section 2. The chair will preside at all meetings; represent the faculty at all meetings of the planning council, budget advisory committee and, upon invitation, the Berry College Board of Trustees (The chair may delegate such meeting responsibilities as necessary); convene and preside over meetings of the executive committee of Faculty Assembly; convene the first meeting of the Faculty Hearing Committee each year; report to Faculty Assembly all responses to its recommendations at the earliest meeting possible; and carry out all duties assigned by action of the assembly.
Section 3. The vice chair is responsible for assuming the duties in the absence of the chair. In addition, the vice chair will keep the financial records of the Faculty Assembly and serve on the college faculty development committee and the institutional research advisory committee.
Section 4. The secretary will maintain the records; keep a record of the meetings and maintain a file of committee reports; distribute minutes of each meeting to all members of the faculty and to the library archives; and notify all members of the date, time and place of regular and called meetings at least one week in advance.
Section 5. The parliamentarian will be available at meetings for consultation by the chair on matters pertaining to parliamentary procedure.
Article V. Meetings
Section 1. Faculty Assembly will meet monthly throughout the academic year at the regular time and date established in the bylaws.
Section 2. At least twice a year, at times to be determined by the executive committee of Faculty Assembly, the chair will convene a meeting of the Faculty Colloquium. Faculty Colloquium consists of all members of Faculty Assembly except the president, provost and deans. The purpose of Faculty Colloquium meetings is to encourage free and open discussion of issues of concern to faculty. Although minutes will be kept and distributed, no personal attributions will be recorded, and no formal action will be taken at these meetings.
Section 3. The chair has the authority to call a special meeting in case there is pressing business that needs to be transacted prior to the next regular meeting.
Article VI. Committees
Section 1. The executive committee of Faculty Assembly will be the sole standing committee of Faculty Assembly. The executive committee consists of the chair, vice chair, secretary, and parliamentarian.
Section 2. The executive committee is responsible for: establishing the agenda for regular meetings; meeting at least twice a semester with the president to discuss faculty concerns; and nominating faculty representatives to serve on select college committees. These committees include: academic council, budget advisory committee, graduate council, planning council, interfaith council, interdisciplinary studies committee, student life council, information technology committee, enrollment management committee, athletic committee, Conson Wilson lecture committee, cultural events committee, faculty and staff benefits committee (co-chair), institutional effectiveness committee, and writing across the curriculum committee. The slate of nominees must be ratified by Faculty Assembly no later than the end of the spring semester. Additional nominations may be made from the floor of the assembly. Faculty elected to these committees will be accountable to this assembly.
Section 3. The chair is empowered to appoint ad hoc committees as needed.
Article VII. Quorum
A quorum of the Faculty Assembly consists of one-fourth of its members. No business may be transacted unless a quorum is present.
Article VIII. Parliamentary Authority
In matters concerning parliamentary procedure, the chair will ask the parliamentarian to resolve the questions using Sturgis' Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure. Article IX. Amendments
Section 1.This constitution may be amended by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of Faculty Assembly in attendance at a regular meeting.
Section 2. All proposed amendments must be presented one regular meeting in advance of the time they are to be voted upon.
Article X. Bylaws
Section 1. The Assembly may adopt its original bylaws on first reading by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members present.
Section 2. New bylaws may be adopted as prescribed in Section 1 except that they must be presented one regular meeting in advance of the time they are to be voted upon.
Section 3. A bylaw may be repealed by a vote of two-thirds of the members present.
I. Dates of Meetings
A. Regular Meetings. Faculty Assembly will hold regular meetings on the third Thursday of each month during the academic year. In case of conflict with the academic calendar, members will be notified as specified in Article IV, Section 4 of the constitution.
B. Faculty Colloquium. The chair will convene the Faculty Colloquium at least once per semester on a date deemed suitable by the executive committee.
C. Called Meetings. The chair has the authority to call a special meeting in case there is pressing business that needs to be transacted prior to the next regular meeting. II. Time and Place of Meetings
Regular meetings will be held at the time and on the dates established at the beginning of each year. The secretary will notify members of the designated place. The chair has the authority to move the hour in special cases and to set the hour in cases of special called meetings. III. Order of Business
A. The chair will follow the standard order of business as follows: (1) approval of minutes, (2) reports, (3) old business, (4) new business, and (5) good of the order.
B. Business requiring voting will be suspended at ten minutes till the hour in order to entertain a motion to move to the "good of the order." If the motion fails, business requiring voting may continue until fifteen minutes prior to the beginning of regularly scheduled classes. C. The chair may deviate from the standard order of business if there is no objection. If there is an objection, a motion to suspend the rules pertaining to the order of business must be made; this motion requires an affirmative vote of two-thirds of those present. IV. Filling of Vacancies
A. If the office of chair is vacated for any reason prior to the expiration of the term of office, the vice chair will assume the office immediately. At the next regular meeting, the office of vice chair will be filled by election.
B. Vacancies for other offices will be filled by whatever method the Assembly deems desirable.


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Mother nature cooperated again this morning, allowing the sun to shine and Torstein Horgmo to take the highest step of the podium during slopestyle finals. Joining him at the top was none other than Jamie Anderson, pulling ahead of Breck winner Spencer O'Brien on her last run to take first.
Jenny Jones strung together a clean backside 3 to frontside 5 line on the last two jumps to set the bar early on. Spencer O'Brien stepped it up with a backside 5 on the big side of the last jump, seemingly on route to taking her second Dew Tour stop of the season, but Jamie Anderson foiled those plans with a last minute run that dropped many a jaw. Stomping a switch backside 3 on the top jump, a switch boardslide to regular on the cannon box, and a huge frontside 5 on the last jump, Anderson took over the lead with only O'Brien left to drop. Falling on the same backside 5 that gave her the lead earlier in the morning, O'Brien stayed in second place, leaving Anderson in her top spot.
Scotty Lago stomped one of his signature switch backside rodeos in his first run to get the finals going, finishing his run with backside to switch backside 9's on the final two jumps. Lago ended the day in 5th, one spot behind Breck's young spin doctor Eric Willet, who awed the crowd with the first double cork of the day; a backside rodeo so nice he did it twice. Mikkel Bang showed off the incredible style that he is becoming known for at just 18 years young, barely missing the podium in the tour's second stop. Norway was well represented on the podium today even without Mikkel; Andreas Wiig came in third for a run that showcased a smooth frontside 10 on the last hit. Shaun White surprised everyone with a backside rodeo off the cannon box, but in the end the 21-year-old Norwegian thwarted his plans for world domination. Torstein landed an insane switch backside 12 on the last jump of his first run. This was probably the trick that clinched the win, and rightfully so. It's one thing to spin around three and a half times, it's another thing to make it look as good as he can.
Men's Final Results:
1. Torstein Horgmo, 92.67
2. Shaun White, 92.33
3. Andreas Wiig, 88.00
4. Mikkel Bang, 85.33
5. Eric Willett, 82.67
6. Scotty Lago, 79.33
7. Brandon Reis, 76.83
8. Sam Hulbert, 74.17
9. Charles Reid, 72.50
10. Yale Cousino, 71.83
11. Madison Ellsworth, 71.00
12. Kevin Pearce, 58.83
Women's Final Results:
1. Jamie Anderson, 85.67
2. Spencer O'Brien, 81.50
3. Chanelle Sladics, 80.67
4. Jenny Jones, 75.50
5. Megan Ginter, 75.00
6. Marie-France Roy, 74.50
Be sure to check back tomorrow night for results from the Superpipe finals, under the lights 4-6 pm EASTern.
Winter Dew Tour
The Winter Dew Tour consists of three major, multi-sport events spanning across the country, with a cumulative points system, and a $1.5 million competitive purse. Each event features men and women's snowboard (superpipe and slopestyle), and men's freeskiing (superpipe and slopestyle). At season's end, the overall point's leaders in the six disciplines are crowned year-end champions and awarded the prestigious Dew Cup. As part of an Alli property, key lifestyle elements compliment the competitions at each Tour event including the Festival village, specialty competitions, and live cutting edge music. The Dew Tour is broadcast live on NBC Sports with additional competition and lifestyle broadcasts on MTV, MTV2 and USA.


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|December 18, 2012
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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Just hours after being named the Atlantic Sun Newcomer of the Week, Lipscomb center Stephen Hurt carried the Bisons to an 87-84 nonconference win over Austin Peay with a 23-point, 18 rebound performance at the Dunn Center in Clarksville on Tuesday night.
"Stephen was unbelievable," said Lipscomb head coach Scott Sanderson. "He got two fouls in the first half and only played 10 minutes but that's the kind of presence he can be. He's a big-time threat.
"I can't be any more proud of our group of guys to hang in there and hang in there. Besides Gardner Webb we haven't done a good job of fighting through adversity or executing. I thought down the stretch we executed unbelievably and got the shots we wanted to get."
Down by 12, 84-72, with just 3:09 to play, the Bisons (5-5, 0-0 A-Sun) used a 15-0 run to cap off a furious comeback over the Governors (4-7, 0-0 OVC). Sophomore forward Martin Smith, who finished with 19 points, got the run started with an old-fashioned 3-point play to cut the lead to single digits.
A pair of free throws from junior guard Khion Sankey then made it an 84-77 game before a dunk by Hurt made it a two-possession game. The Bisons then got back-to-back layups by sophomore guard Carter Sanderson and Smith to pull within one point of the lead.
Clarksville native Malcolm Smith would give the Bisons the final lead of the night with 1:02 remaining when he laid the ball off the glass on a baseline cut with a feed from Hurt. Twin brother Martin Smith then capped off the comeback with a two-hand jam with six seconds remaining to seal the victory.
Along with Hurt's 23 and Martin Smith's 19, Sankey added a baker's dozen to go with Malcolm Smith's 12 and Sanderson's 10 to give all five Lipscomb starters double figures. Sankey also added a season high seven assists.
Austin Peay's Anthony Campbell led all scorers with a 25-point night on 9-of-17 shooting from the field in the Govs loss.
Playing in front of their hometown crowd, the Smith twins were a big part of the win for the Bisons.
"It was awesome (for friends and family) to see a game like this," said Martin Smith. "I think we both played pretty well and our team got the win. That's the most important thing."
Thanks to Hurt's 18 rebounds that were tops in the nation on Tuesday night and the second most for a Lipscomb player in the NCAA Division I era, the Bisons won the battle of the boards 43-34.
"We did a great job on the backboard and only turned the ball over seven times in the second half," said Sanderson. "In the last two days of practice we worked a lot on half-court, offensive execution. Then we come out tonight out of the timeout with 1:15 to play and ran a set play and Malcolm got a layup under the bucket which was a big play for us."
Lipscomb's win is the fourth-straight in the series as the Bisons improve to 4-0 all-time in the NCAA Division I era against Austin Peay.
The Bisons continue road action on Thursday night at Memphis wrapping up the nonconference slate. The 7 p.m. contest is scheduled to air on Fox SportsSouth and can also be heard on 102.5 The Game.


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Youth Voices / Youth Faces
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181 Roundhouse Mews
Vancouver, BC
Everyone's favourite SONIC PLAYGROUND is back to present the latest sound creations by youth in a jubilant celebration of BC Youth Week! Join us for exhibitions and performances throughout the city that showcase just how ingenious these creative youth are.
MAY 3-13, Opening Reception May 5, 5-7pm
"Youth Voices / Youth Faces" is an exhibition that brings together two projects – Loveable and Sonic Playground – that explore the creative potential of sound art, photography, and storytelling. Western Front's contribution, Sonic Playground, cultivates aspiring musicians, poets and sound designers from Metro Vancouver high schools. Experience their creative journey through poetry artifacts, images, listening stations and video game consoles.


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2013-05-09 / Letters
Call completion issues continue
For several months, Valley has fielded telephone calls from many concerned members regarding completion issues when placing and receiving long distance telephone calls. This isn't a new issue. In fact, South Dakota PUC Commissioner Chris Nelson expressed his concerns in a Letter to the Editor earlier this Spring. Valley strives to provide excellent customer service at all times.
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I'm not going to be somewhere where I'm not welcome. If you have something to say to me, just say it. If you dont want me here, I will leave.
This was never about you and it still isn't. You've been welcome here since the day you joined. I have never had a problem with you.
I will bring up the "island" anytime I want too. If you take it personally then that's your problem. I don't even think of you when I think of the island.


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Yee Lee necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 74 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
Circles analyzes the user's facebook data to suggest relevant groups (circles) to the user. Part of the fun for the user is to see how good our "circles" are to what he or she would have expected.
facebook, twitter, tokbox, fliptop
We need a splash or welcome screen for the circles prototype.
The welcome screen should:
- Let the user know that circles is going to "predict" what should be a relevant group of friends that "belong" together.
- We will use facebook connect to ask for the user's facebook data.
-Let the user know that the data analysis process could take a few minutes and that he or she will receive an email when the circles are ready.
-Contain a message alerting the user that if they don't receive an email in a few minutes to check their spam filter or send us email letting us know.
- This will be the landing page
Do not feel bound to follow the visual style of the existing beta site. This will evolve over time. We are looking for a wide variety of design concepts.


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FAYETTEVILLE Terrell Williams, a senior linebacker for the University of Arkansas' football team, has been suspended indefinitely following an arrest Sunday morning on charges of driving while intoxicated.
Williams, 21, was also charged with driving left of the center lane and violation of Arkansas' implied consent law. He was booked in the Washington County jail at 4:07 a.m. after being arrested by Fayetteville police. He posted $910 bail and has a hearing scheduled for Monday morning.
According to the arrest report, Williams was pulled over at 11:55 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Martin Luther King Blvd. and Razorback Road after crossing the center line of the highway. He told the officer he had been to a party at the Highway 62 Event Center, according to the report.
After observing Williams' eyes as "glassy and bloodshot", the officer asked how much Williams had to drink, to which Williams replied, "None," according to the report.
After failing a field sobriety test, Williams became "very uncooperative with deputies" and "refused to follow directions and became very argumentative," according to the report.
"After approximately 45 minutes, I attempted to read Mr. Williams his AR Statement of Rights form," wrote the arresting officer, identified by his last name Anderson. "Several minutes were taken to attempt to explain his rights to him, but again he became very uncooperative."
Williams, according to the report, refused an alcohol test after being transported to the jail at 1:34 a.m., in violation of Arkansas codes 5-65-202(a) and 5-65-309(a), which state drivers give consent to chemical tests to determine alcohol concentration levels upon arrest.
"I am very disappointed in the decisions made by Terrell Williams," Arkansas coach John L. Smith said in a statement. "He did not represent himself or the University of Arkansas in a manner we expect and has been suspended indefinitely. We have high expectations for the actions of everyone in our program on and off the field, and our student-athletes will be held accountable."
The Tulsa native is the eighth Arkansas football player arrested since March 16. Five of those players are no longer on the team.
Williams has recorded 52 tackles this season for the Razorbacks, including seven in a 19-15 win over Tulsa on Saturday. He had become one of the defensive leaders on the team following season-ending injuries to three senior linebackers - Tenarius Wright, Alonzo Highsmith and Kiero Small.


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Microsoft Research was kind enough to invite Bauer Consumer Media (the company I work for) behind the doors of its Cambridge (UK) facility today.
I was joined by our Head of Technology Gus Swan and, along for the fun of it, Communities Dominate Brands' Alan Moore.
My very sincere thanks to Natasa Milic-Frayling for putting together a sparkling agenda and group of brilliant people which sparked some fascinating conversation.
Microsoft Research is the blue sky arm - where new stuff gets toyed with - often ideas that are years from being turned into a product, if they'll ever see the light of day.
And for that reason I'm not going to repeat the bulk of what we were shown.
However, one thing Natasa demo'd is in the public domain and I think it's very interesting indeed: WeConnect.co.uk.
Early in the afternoon we discussed Reed's Law (Group Forming Network Theory) and the idea that navigation and real-time discovery of people who share the same purpose is the thing that unlocks the potential of Reed's Law.
The problem that needs solving is: how do I find people who want to achieve the same as I do right now?
One limitation to overcome (and a pretty significant one at that) is the fact that the tools which enable this kind of connection, social networks, even social mediums like twitter, are still, no matter what their scale, silos.
The long term and monumental win is in a platform-agnostic solution. It is where we are the platforms. We, the nodes, connect through the internet as a whole, not a small subsection of it.
Which is why I find WeConnect.co.uk so interesting.
At this stage it's a series of platform-agnostic personal broadcast channels. I take a picture in Venice - I can share it with you on your mobile, or to my online picture gallery, or directly to your desktop; one-too-one or one-to-many. The connections are between us (via Internet Explorer in this case). The device we use simply realises that connection. There is no social network or medium involved.
Natasa and co are thinking about adding some of the kind of commenting we come to expect of social networks, but know that this will also bring complex design issues.
As it stands it's a brave first step.
Imagine an internet in which there are only blogs and those blogs exist nowhere other than at the point at which they are realised, or rendered, on a device. Imagine a place without platforms or silos, instead a place where groups attract through the implicit and explicit data each of these blogs exhibit. In real time. To and from any enabled device.
(nb, these are my imaginings, not those of microsoft, at least not on this occasion!)
A few steps to go then, but I like the direction WeConnect points.


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Week 13 was a lesson in the 'backdoor cover'. Some people call it a 'moose' or a 'bad beat', but no matter what you call it, when you lose a game in the final minutes of a game it is heartbreaking. Last week we went 7-8 in the picks, but we could have easily gone 11-4.
So, it was an average week that could have (should have) been a very good week with the picks. Oh well, onto the next battle. Week 14, here we come!
Stay in the loop. I usually tweet out some picks on Sunday morning, so follow me on Twitter (@Fantasource) to get the latest.
Let's hope the backdoor covers break our way this week…
Last Week: 7-8
Season Record: 83-77-3
Sunday, Dec. 9nd
Baltimore Ravens at Washington Redskins (-2 1/2, O/U 47 1/2)
Old and Busted: Tim Tebow. New Hotness: RG3.
It's Robert Griffin's world, and we're just living in it. Griffin is leading the Redskins to serious playoff contention after rolling off 3 straight wins (and 3 straight covers) against the Eagles, Cowboys and Giants. They are playing very well, and most of it can be credited to Griffin.
Baltimore had a tough loss on Sunday, blowing a late lead and losing at home to the rival Steelers 23-20. Baltimore has been underdogs twice this season, and they lost both games. But the numbers that make me pick the Redskins this week are: 16, 13, 25, 13, 9. That's the number of points scored by the Ravens in each of their last 5 road games. They've played some pretty weak competition on the road, yet they still can't score.
Baltimore will probably try to rely on Ray Rice and the rushing game, but Washington is only surrendering 97 rushing yards per game, so it won't be easy. Baltimore, on the other hand, is letting up 125 yards per game on the ground. RG3 and Alfred Morris should be able to run wild this weekend.
I'll say that the Washington speed will be too much for Baltimore's old, banged up defense, and the home field advantage in DC will lead the Redskins to a win and a cover at home in the 'Battle of the Beltway'.
Pick: Redskins -2 1/2
Kansas City Chiefs at Cleveland Browns (-6 1/2, O/U 37 1/2)
What a week for the Chiefs. We've all read the tragic story about WR Jovan Belcher, and despite that tragedy happening only 24 hours prior the Chiefs go out on Sunday and beat the Panthers. Wow, an emotional win for sure. But I think it catches up to them this week. I like the Browns to win and cover at home.
Everyone's first thought should be "Do the Browns deserve to lay 6 points to anyone?" Probably not, but the Chiefs aren't your usual team. They are 2-10, and had lost 8 games in a row before knocking off the Panthers. QB Brady Quinn was pretty good last week, but I'm not buying it.
Let's be honest, both teams stink. Browns and Chiefs are both at the bottom of the league in offense and defense. But I'm expecting a big game (maybe even a huge game) from Trent Richardson, and I think that will be the difference here.
The Browns are on a two game winning streak and I think they can do it again, and cover the 6 1/2 at home.
Pick: Browns: 6 1/2
San Diego Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers (-7, O/U 43)
The big question is 'will Ben play QB this week?' As of Thursday morning it looks like he might play on Sunday, but regardless of Ben playing or not, I think I'll take the Chargers getting 7 points.
Since their bye week the Steelers have only won one game by more than 7 points. And I don't think they have the shutdown defense that they have had in the past.
Sure, the Chargers have been a huge disappointment this season but I think that they can give the Steelers a game this week on the road and if I'm getting seven points, I'll take it.
Pick: Chargers +7
Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts (-5, O/U 48)
This Colts train has to derail at some point, right? They are 6-1 in their last 7 games and last week QB Andrew Luck pulled out a game winning drive in the final 2 minutes to beat the Lions on the road. Their coach is fighting cancer and says he may even coach again before the season is over.
There's just too much momentum for Indy, so I'll take the Titans. Call it a hunch. But also factor in that the Colts defense is terrible. So in a high scoring game I'll take the Titans and the points here.
Pick: Titans +5
New York Jets at Jacksonville Jaguars (+2 1/2, O/U 38 1/2)
Who knows what to make of these Jets. They stink for like 5 games in a row, and in the 3rd quarter of last week's game against the Cardinals, where they were losing 6-0, they switch up quarterbacks and replace Mark Sanchez with Greg McElroy. And guess what, the new QB leads them to a 7-6 win. So what does Rex Ryan do? Yup, he names Sanchez the starter again for Week 14. What?
Even so, I'm still taking the Jets. The Jaguars just are not good. They had a two week run of good play from Chad Henne, but that balloon has popped.
Jacksonville is 1-5 against the spread at home so that is a factor in my selection.
The Jets are a circus, but they do have a decent defense. I think that defense can do enough to shut down the Jags offense and get a comfortable win and cover.
Pick: Jets -2 1/2
Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings (+3, O/U 39)
Yes, these teams played 2 weeks ago. Yes, the Bears won 28-10. But I'm taking the Vikings at home. And I think they can win this game outright.
Bad news for Minnesota this week, they announced that WR Percy Harvin is out for the rest of the season, and he was a big part of their offense. But after seeing what Adrian Peterson did last week, I think the Vikings can get it done by running the ball. AP looked like the best running back in the NFL last week, I think he is fully healed from his injuries. And no Brian Urlacher for the Bears is a big blow to their defense.
The Vikings actually have a pretty good rush defense and they should be able to contain Matt Forte. So can Jay Cutler win this game on the road? I'll say no, and I'll take the home team getting points in this NFC North battle.
Pick: Vikings +3
Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers (+3 1/2, O/U 47 1/2)
The Falcons are the worst 11-1 team in NFL history. That's what the stat geeks say. But who cares, the bottom line is that they're 11-1, and (more importantly for us) they are 4-1-1 against the spread on the road.
The Panthers had a tough loss last week against the Chiefs. It was just a tough situation for any team to play in. But I also have to think that if you can't beat the Chiefs, then you can't beat the Falcons. Not even if the game is in your stadium.
Carolina has lost 5 straight games at home, and they are 1-5 against the spread. Not good. I've always thought the Panthers had a decent defense, but in their last 4 games they've given up 27, 22, 27 and 36 points. I expect the Falcons to score a lot this week and I'll lay the 3 1/2 points on the road.
Pick: Falcons -3 1/2
Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-7 1/2, O/U 47)
I like the Eagles in this one. I'll get that out of the way at the jump.
Yes, they are 2-9-1 against the spread this season. And they have lost eight games in a row. And they just fired their defensive line coach. And they are playing a rookie QB and a rookie RB.
But giving me over a TD? Last week proved that over 7 points is a lot in the NFL. The Patriots dominated in Miami, and only won by 7. The Eagles even managed a backdoor cover of their own by scoring late to get within 5 points to cover.
Tampa hasn't laid over a touchdown all year, and they have lost 2 games in a row. I'm not saying that they will lose, but I just think that the Eagles should be able to find a way to keep it close. And maybe, just maybe, they could pull the upset. But either way, I'll take the Eagles plus the 7 1/2; points.
Pick: Eagles +7 1/2
St. Louis Rams at Buffalo Bills (-3, O/U 42)
The Rams aren't a bad team, and they are better than the Bills, so why are they getting points? I don't know. I like the Rams here.
It comes down to this. Both teams are not that good on offense but the Rams defense is much better than the Bills defense. So, that alone makes me lean to the Rams.
It's on the road, so I'm not as inclined to call it a 'lock' but I like the Rams here getting three points.
Pick: Rams +3
Dallas Cowboys at Cincinnati Bengals (-3, O/U 45 1/2)
This game is a completely even matchup. Look at the rankings. Offense: Dallas 13th, Cincinnati 12th. Defense: Dallas 23rd, Cincinnati 22nd.
No real advantage on either side of the ball here, but if we look at the recent games from both teams we see that the Bengals are playing much better right now. Four straight wins, four straight covers. And they haven't given up more than 13 points in any of those games.
Dallas just beat the Eagles last week, not such a big feat these days. And they had to come from behind to do it.
I think the Bengals stay hot and get a win and cover at home. Big games from Andy Dalton and AJ Green will be the difference here.
Pick: Bengals -3
Miami Dolphins at San Francisco 49ers (-10, O/U 39)
In my Eagles/Bucs preview I said that over 7 points is too much and I'd shy away from laying more than a touchdown in an NFL game. Not in this case.
I'm laying the 10 points. The 49ers are coming off of that overtime loss last week to the Rams, so they are reeling and ready to get back on track.
When San Francisco tied the Rams a few weeks ago, they responded with a 32-7 beat down of the Bears the following week. I expect the same here. I don't expect the Dolphins to score many points and the score that keeps popping in my head is San Francisco winning 31-13. So, it must be fate, the football gods are speaking to me. I'll trust my instincts and say the 49ers win and cover this one easily.
Pick: 49ers -10
New Orleans Saints at New York Giants (-4 1/2, O/U 53)
For me this game really just comes down to a huge discrepancy between the two defenses. The Saints are ranked at the bottom of the league (30th) while the Giants are up at number 12, with a pass defense that is in the top ten. I expect Eli to be able to move the ball easily against a weak Saints pass defense (30th ranked). New Orleans is surrendering 440 total yards per game, that's not good.
The Giants have lost three of their last four games, and the Cowboys and Redskins are creeping up in the NFC East standings, so this game is a 'must win' for them.
I think Eli can rally the troops and get a win at home by a touchdown or more. I'll take the Giants.
Pick: Giants -4 1/2
Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks (-10, O/U 36)
Give me the 10. The Over/Under is 36 so Vegas is expecting a low scoring game. It's going to be two great defenses just beating each other up for four quarters (Arizona is 4th ranked, Seattle is 6th ranked).
Seattle has had one game (one!) where the score differential was greater than 10 points. And when these teams met back in Week 1, it was a 20-16 Cardinals win. I think this one is also going to be close.
The Cardinals offense stinks, but they announced John Skelton would be the starter this week. Maybe the offense will play better? They really can't play worse. They're the worst rated offense in the league.
The Cardinals defense is the key here, if they show up then they can cover. And I think they will.
Pick: Cardinals +10
Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers (-6 1/2, O/U 51 1/2)
Under a touchdown, I have to take the Packers at home. I mean Andrew Luck put up 390 yards passing and four touchdowns last week against the Detroit defense, what is Aaron Rodgers going to do?
The Lions defense gets tons of hype (with players like Suh and Fairley) but they really aren't that good this season. They're ranked 20th overall and 22nd against the pass.
The Packers should be able to control the Lions passing game. GB has the 7th rated pass defense in the league. And if the Lions can't move the ball through the air I don't think RB Mikel Leshoure can carry them on his back.
The 6 1/2 point spread is important here, if it goes above 7 points I would lay off, but under a touchdown I'm all over the Packers.
Pick: Packers -6 1/2
Monday, Dec. 3rd
Houston Texans at New England Patriots (-3, O/U 51 1/2)
I'll call the Monday night road dog an upset. I think the Texans win this one. A combination of good defense and a solid offensive game plan should get the Texans a road win in Foxboro.
We all know how potent the Patriots offense is, they are just shredding teams week in and week out. New England is leading the league with 35 points per game. But the Texans can score points, too. They're second with 29.3 points per game.
The Pats really haven't seen a defense as good as the Texans since they lost at Seattle in Week 6.
I'd lean to the OVER here, and I'll take the Texans and the three points on the road, and I think they'll win it straight up.
Pick: Texans +3


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Kathryn Jeannette Hipskind, 94, Wabash, passed away at 2:55 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 at Wabash County Hospital. She was born to the late Russell E. Thompson and Emma (Schultz) Delaplane on Feb. 9, 1919 in Knox, Ind.
She married Kenneth P. Hipskind on Aug. 8, 1942; he passed away July 13, 1994. She retired as a R.N. from Wabash County Hospital and Millers Merry Manor of Wabash. She was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church.
She is survived by three sons, Kevin P. Hipskind (Cinda), Wabash, Richard A. Hipskind (Deanne), Valparaiso, and James P. Hipskind (Nancy), Charlotte, Mich.; three daughters, Mrs. Jon (Mary Suzanne) Grandstaff-Dunphy, Wabash, Mrs. Jeffery (Elaine) Gaither, Indianapolis, and Mrs. Dennis (Marissa) Brubaker, Fort Wayne; 12 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her stepfather, W. K. Delaplane, son, John, daughter-in-law, Kathleen, a stepsister, and three step brothers.
Mass of a Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 207 N. Cass Street, Wabash, with Father Sextus Don officiating. Burial will follow in the Memorial Lawns Cemetery in Wabash.
Visitation for family and friends will be from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, at McDonald Funeral Home, 231 Falls Avenue, Wabash, with Rosary at 7 p.m..
Preferred memorials are to Wabash County Hospital Hope Foundation, 710 N. East Street, Wabash, Indiana 46992. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com


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They collected more than 203 gently loved animals, which were donated to Seek Haven in Moab and the Gentle Iron Hawk Shelter in Blanding. The 43 brand new bears that were collected are going to a children's hospital.
SAVY officials thank all who donated the stuffed animals. Donors gave: "A little hug, A little snug, A little toy, To bring you joy."


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Top Chef Seattle Premiere Recap
Link Time: Recapping the Top Chef Seattle Premiere
- See who did and didn't make it on last night's Top Chef Seattle premiere — Zagat
- Pepsi's new fat-blocking soda — Delish
- $16 million worth of counterfeit Bordeaux is found in China — Eater
- Bourdain and Ripert's new chocolate bar costs $18 — Grub Street Philadelphia
- Tom Colicchio: almost a Sex and the City star? — HuffPost Food
- How to slow-cook grains, fruit, and veggies — Yahoo! Shine
- King oyster mushroom "bacon" for vegans — Herbivoracious


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Gay "Naked Roommate" Craigslist Ad Captures D.C.'s Attention
Creepy Craigslist ads are definitely now a dime a dozen, but a man searching for a naked roommate has taken the site's reputation to a new level thanks to attention from D.C. Curbed.
On the ad, which boasts of a room in Chinatown for $1 (with a catch), Curbed writes:
This poster has a "unique" offer but it sounds more like a sketchy and possibly illegal offer. This man is looking, ideally for a straight or bisexual man with a girlfriend to be his naked roommate, although he said he'll accept a gay man if it comes to that. Nude houses show up on Craigslist from time to time, but usually those involve normal rent payments. Those who weren't already creeped out by the stipulation "$1/month rent to make lease legal" might be by the end of the listing.
Here's the ad itself:
Want to live in a penthouse in chinatown for basically free ($1/month rent to make lease legal)? Then read on. I'm a male looking for another male (straight or bisexual w/girlfriend prefered, but masc gay is cool too) to be my naked roommate. Sounds crazy, but this is for real. You should be 26 or younger and very attractive. Arraignment would be mostly "looking" but some "touching" will be required (how much/often is negotiable).
Think that the poster will find a roommate?
it is Chris Evans in an advertisement - using as gimmick - well its illegal here in my country - but i think its kewl - i like to b naked in my own room when sleeping most of the tyme n i m single good looking guy, mixed blood - bsides i thnk its up to individual they want cheap rent nuthing's free so let b let them choose wisely of coz
How many guys take in straight friends or gay ones to stay with them in the hopes that they will turn bi for them or better still how many twinks go to live with gay men just for a place to stay and pretend its for love instead of other perks of the non sexual kind? If everyone consents why not? Maybe everyone living in his apartment HAVE to be on the lease even if its a spouse. I read the ad as looking for live in eye candy in exchange for rent .... some touching bit is a bit chancy,,,but he specifies with gf so maybe just a voyeur. Whats an extra person for no cost to you compared to hiring people to have sex in front of you?
i am here to give testimony of how i got back my husband, we got married for more than 9 years and have gotten two kids. thing were going well with us and we are always happy. until one day my husband started to behave in a way i could not understand, i was very confused by the way he treat me and the kids. later that month he did not come home again and he called me that he want a divorce, i asked him what have i done wrong to deserve this from him, all he was saying is that he want a divorce that he hate me and do not want to see me again in his life, i was mad and also frustrated do not know what to do,i was sick for more than 2 weeks because of the divorce. i love him so much he was everything to me without him my life is incomplete. i told my sister and she told me to contact a spell caster, i never believe in all this spell casting of a thing. i just want to try if something will come out of it. i contacted traditional spell hospital for the return of my husband to me, they told me that my husband have been taken by another woman, that she cast a spell on him that is why he hate me and also want us to divorce. then they told me that they have to cast a spell on him that will make him return to me and the kids, they casted the spell and after 1 week my husband called me and he told me that i should forgive him, he started to apologize on phone and said that he still live me that he did not know what happen to him that he left me. it was the spell that he traditional spell hospital casted on him that make him comeback to me today,me and my family are now happy again today. thank you traditional spell hospital for what you have done for me i would have been nothing today if not for your great spell. i want you my friends who are passing through all this kind of love problem of getting back their husband, wife , or ex boyfriend and girlfriend to contact firstname.lastname@example.com. and you will see that your problem will be solved without any delay
This is a True example of what is wrong with this world and with the LGBT Community @ large... Judgement... you say the Community freaks out if anyone tries to label them, judge them, deny them their rights... This individual, yes, it is different, put his add out there, and honestly I bet he gets plenty of people responding...
It really isn't our place to judge or to blow things our of proportion... do I personally agree with it NO... but that is me... and I have no right to call him a creep or crepper, or psycho, etc... you guys I have seen so many more horrible things actually happen in a Gay Bar Bathroom, and you all know that is so true, unless you get so drunk you don't remember, so really, GET OVA IT!!! Jerry Springer want-ta-bes... lol... just joking, my point being is that it is harmless if all parties are kosher... so why get upset and judge... I mean everyone is throwing a fit over this, but it is okay for some guy to pay $300 for some to poop on a glass table while he is underneath watching, really, what is a bit more different, lol... Calm down, and worry about your life...
Why do they let judgmental sex-phobic queens write articles like this? I'm sure this Jonathan Higbee-whoever is on grindr looking for raw sex parties and blowing Daniel Nardicio on the side anyway... it's always the judgy ones that are the secret sluts. Grow up. Write about something that matters. sex-phobia is so 90's. live and let live.
And yet, here you are reading it and replying to it, because the title of the article probably caught your attention and you were eager to read more about it, but when it wasn't all you thought it was cracked up to be, you turned into the sex-phobic bitchy queen who is on Grindr looking for all of those raw sex parties and wishing he could blow Daniel Nardicio on the side with. Bitching about how the writer of the article is bitchy and judgy calling him a secret slut and telling him to grow up. Hmmmm, sounds a bit like you are the ones with all of these issues and more. How about you just fuck off?
why would this matter to anyone not looking to reply?
Jonathan Higbee, did he accept you appliccation? Why shame this person? so now when this person goes looking for sex they're going to hide it even more and let's not assume there's disease and infection out there. but let's not focus on that. let's just continue to put his ad on blast. maybe you're actually helping....


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Before EP5 I didn't even understood the river was a railway really...
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Uh, having only read the first novel (after watching the anime) I came to the conclusion that the culprits were Genji and Nanjo. But everyone probably already knew that and I'm either gonna be ignored or spammed about my idiocy...
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To be honest though, my main standing point would be the absence of their alibis.
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Because of that the very next part where we learn that Eva went there it becomes clear that she went to that place they are all thinking about (and yet they don't mention). The brief description Eva made of that place was enough for Oliver (after a few researches) to narrow it down to only two possible places, one of which was Taiwan.
Before the translation was fixed, everyone would think that Eva went to Odawara and therefore nobody even started to think about which kind of place she went to.
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Honestly when I watched the anime(which was before I read this), I figured this was one of those stories where the magic is ''real'', but it's catalyst to powering it was belief(not totally uncommon), meaning it wasn't some metaphor for some special warm fuzzy feeling, but happens in the most literal sense. Sort of like Fate/Stay night's magecraft, where it can only work if it is scientifically possible in reality, although FAR less useful than that as there had to be a literal method that could be performed by humans here and it had to have matching scenarios completely.
I thought Battler was aware of many Fantasy scenes, like when Beatrice told Battler about the candy that Beatrice threw in the air, which did happen by magic. But would alter reality if he could explain a human method, and then turn into something that could be naturally done. Hence Beatrice would have to slowly prove she exists by doing low level magic and then going much higher.
Needless to say this series really confused the hell out of me on my first go through.
I like the theory hagaruma made though, that's pretty close to what I started thinking halfway into Umineko.
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Meta-Battler = "intended audience?"
Lambdadelta = "editor who enables the books publication, keeps writer in check"?
Bernkastel = The INTERNET ?
It can be taken further - I think Erika's aggresive detective work is a result of the fandom's backlash against Battler being such a "go with teh flow" detective, interpreted as "The author has Battler being a lazy ass to keep us away from relevant information. A REAL detective would be duct-taping the vents and shit." Cue Erika.
Or, a simpler one - Meta Battler becoming Game Master equates to R-Prime Battler (Toya...?) finally either figuring the solution, or regaining his memories, thus he's qualified to write new stories because he knows the "rules and solution".
Getting to the point, I do wonder how the Blue / Red truth equates up into R-Prime. Like, when you go to buy your copy of 'Turn', is it literally printed as something like
"Rosa retrieved the two master keys from the envelope. Genji, Shannon, and Godha offered theirs as well, to help their standing in the eyes of Rosa, who took all five keys into Maria's purse.
There are only 5 Master keys, one for each servant.
"Are you satisfied now, Rosa oba-san? asked George dejectedly.
"Like a boss, George. Like. A. Boss."
Meanwhile, in the study..."
... ... that's not too unreasonable, actually... ...
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In Italian translation we thought carefully how to render the Epitaph parts, especially in Ep3.
So I thought we missed something, fortunately it's not so XD
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The new Tip that was released recently is quite neat I have to say. At least I think it hasn't been translated already, so I decided to do so.
We actually get an answer for the mystery of the knock.
But be careful, it's something that shouldn't be read before EP8.
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It's nice how Ryûkishi can't stop writing in the Beatrice persona...well I imagine it must be fun. But he's right...he really did put an eternal torture on us.
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Thanks for the translation, haguruma.
Looking through the TIPS index on umineco.info, I realized that a couple of other new ones slipped under my radar. Did anybody ever translate "Jessica and the Electric Murder Fan" or "Rokkenjima Investigation File"?
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At some point you would figure there'd be a more interesting solution to things than "lol someone lied." I mean hell, if you want I can write a mystery where every interesting thing that happens was actually just lied about, but it'd kinda make me an asshole.
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But it's not even that much if you think about it and consider the reason each person lied...it's a constant theme of Umineko after all, so it's bound to appear more often.
In the end lying is the basis of every impossible crime situation. Be it the culprit lying actively or witnesses/suspects lying to protect themselves and involutarily helping with the creation of the illusion. But "a lie being the only component of a crime" did not happen THAT often in Umineko.
We had the chained locked-room in EP1. Well okay, probably all of EP4. The knock at the door in EP5. But apart from that there is nothing that is basically only constructed by a lie, even though of course somebody lying is a part of the solution.
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Again with the infamous "Land".
God fucking dammit. Stop teasing so much with it R07.
Anyway, just to clarify something, this TIP takes place before "Twilight," right?
Lies, damn lies and forgeries.
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Also, if you consider the fact that it says that the torment will continue for all eternity, I think that it implies that while the people in Ange/Yukari's 1998 might be gone, the Meta-Battler and Meta-Beato as well as all the others of course live on as long as we continue thinking about those theories...
So I think it can be seen as a parallel ending to Twilight.
It's similar to Saikoroshi-hen in Higurashi Rei where...
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- 2 cups mashed potatoes
- 1 -2 cups prepared stuffing
- 1 egg beaten
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 5 tablespoons flour
- salt & pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 1 can chicken broth 16 ounce
- 1 cup gravy
- 1 cup milk
- 1½ cups roasted turkey shredded or cubed
- Mix together the stuffing and mashed potatoes.
- Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
- With your hands, form 1-1/2 to 2 inch balls (patties will work as well).
- Place the stuffing balls on a greased baking sheet and bake in a 350 degree oven until heated through and a bit crunchy on the outside (about 15-20 minutes).
- While the stuffing balls are baking, make a roux, as follows:
- Sift the flour, salt, pepper and thyme together.
- Melt butter.
- Add the seasoned flour, one tablespoon at a time, mixing after each. (I use a whisk to keep the consistency smooth.).
- When the roux is smooth and bubbling, remove from heat and slowly add chicken broth, stirring and incorporating after each addition.
- Stir in the gravy and the milk.
- Return to heat and bring to a slow boil, stirring constantly, until thick and smooth.
- Stir in the turkey pieces and heat through. (At this point, you can add more of any of the liquids if the sauce is too thick.)
- Serve the turkey and gravy sauce over the crunchy stuffing balls.
- Any leftover vegetables can be served with the meal or a green salad would be a great compliment.
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Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre will be the most successful, most renown and most popular Leisure in history. That's Gordon Brittas' life mission. Sadly every plan that enters Gordon's head is a total disaster in everyones eyes but his own.
The Brittas Empire Fan Tributes27 Niall from Castleford, west yorkshire: Remember watching it vaguely with my brother when i was little, then when it ended i hadnt seen it repeated for years after, then when i saw it on gold a few summers ago, it grew on me and i got hooked again, great sitcom! would like to return but i guess it seems unlikely. would love to visit the ringwood leisure where some of it was filmed too!
26 jojo from : My favorites are Mr. Brittas changes Trains and The Christening. The funniest sitcom to date! Great cast! Not many sitcoms make you laugh out loud and this one does it every episode and multiple times an episode.
25 Peter eaton from South Normanton: Mr. Brittas, bless him is being shown again on UK Gold & what a show !
Very good comedy.
Great scripts.
Must enrole at his centre.
Thank you BBC !
24 topsyjane from stockbridge: Brittas DVDs would be the best Xmas present ever - and they're on Amazon... hint hint...
23 kevin stow from ?: i have modelled my life on you mr brittas
22 steve from uk: tim is so sexy.
carol is funny and julie is so funny "im busy!"
series 4, mr brittas changes trains is funny as hell. it's a shame it never continued, even the new writers made the show even funnier, especially the lion within! carol, so scary
21 Loralei from Montreal, Canada: i always thought that Gordon Brittas had sexy legs. The first time I saw the show I was 16 and saw him wearing shorts. I never stopped watching until they ceased to play on PBS. Im all grown up now and still think that Brittas is pretty tasty. Ohh and he looked like he smelled good too. yumm.
20 : I absolutely love the Brittas Empire, Why, O Why is it not on TV more?? *cries*
19 Chris from Surbiton: I certainly reaffirm that the current time-slot is not conducive to full appreciation of the show. With luck, someone will read this and put it on at a more reasonable time. Much of the basis of the material is still highly apt.
18 ANDY from PETERBOROUGH: THE BEST THING YOU ARE SHOWING AT PRESENT. MAY I SUGGEST ANY OTHER TIME SLOT THAN CURRENTLY, BUT PLEASE KEEP THE ADVERTS TO A MINIMUM, DON'T CUT OUT THE BEST PARTS. BEST EPISODE STILL GOT TO BE "SAFETY FIRST",THE SMUG LOOK ON MR B'S FACE WHEN BEING INTERVIEWED BY THE NEWS CREW IS PURE COMIC GENIUS.
17 paul greenwood from nottingham: My favorite is the christening where Helen " loses " the twins and she nearly drowns phillipa,carole splashes the cake with her sons pee.
its the first episode i ever saw and it still makes me laugh.
16 edwina haigh from wakefield: Please start putting brittas back on at 7:45 i love it
15 sam matrtin from london: please start butting brittas back on in the mornings
14 Sam Lister from Ossett: My favourite Brittas empire moment is when A cow is giving birth at the front of the leisure centre. It has left some muneer on the floor and brittas says:
What if a small child mistook it for a pudding and eat it!!
13 Maria from Peterborough: Mr brittas is the best show on tv a great thing to get you going in the morning, and a little suggestion could you please start repeating it at night
12 steve travers from west bay dorset: All I can say is "What a great start to the day" i could watch Brittas till it comes out of my ears.. A true classic....keeps me laughing till at least lunchtime
11 Matthew Martin from Lewes: I was a great fan of the Brittas Empire, but my favourite ever Brittas episode was 'Get Fit With Brittas' featuring an APPALLING cameo from none other than Mr Tony Blair.
10 Phil from Sydney: Brilliant plotting, superb writing, a terrific ensemble cast and the most annoying lead character ever, who, thanks to Chris Barrie, somehow seemed admirable in an odd way at the same time.
9 Liz Wilson from Hove: The Brittas Empire is superb. Mr B is fantasticly hilarious and I was hooked throughout. My favourite moment was when Mr B played piano at the concert - hilarious!
8 Richard from Southampton: The Brittas Empire - just one of those geniusly stupid comedy programmes. Absolutely superb. I once played cricket at the Ringwood Recreation Centre (without knowing the BE was filmed there), and it took me ages to figure out where I had seen these surroundings before! Colin - living legend!
7 Richard Rivera from Hobken, New Jersey USA: You english are VERY lucky. Most of of the american shows on USA television are poorly written and not very funny. But the Britass Empire was hilarious and kept me interested non stop. The cast was first rate and Pippa Haywood is not only hot, but I'd love to have a neurotic wife like her! She'd make life a lot more interesting.
6 stepehn williams from swindon: fab sitcom - i watched every episode. One that really made me laugh was when it was Helens birthday and she wanted a 'set of wheels' he bought her a moped and a bright yellow outfit and helmet to wear whilst on it. Just to add insult to injury he had 'hi Im helen' printed on the helmet.
5 Dawn from London: I remember my whole family watching the first episode of the Brittas Empire when it was first shown. We thought it was dreadful... but somehow finished up watching it (and, eventually, enjoying it) week after week after week. It must have hypnotic qualities!
4 Linda from Newcastle: Excellent programme. Never knew what Mr B would come out with next, completely ludicrous at times, but what a laugh it caused. Liked Colin (as he was a Geordie).
3 Ben Cooper from England: Because i look and act like Colin.
2 Angela Robinson from Lincoln: I remember watching this series the 'first time round' and it still makes me laugh!
1 Shaun Doherty from Newmarket: It's just the funniest sit com ever.... Brittas is a star !!!
The Brittas Empire
Genre: Sitcom
Year: 1991-97
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Pippa Haywood as Helen Brittas
Julia St John as Laura Lancing
Michael Burns as Colin Weatherby
Harriet Thorpe as Carole Parkinson
Russell Porter as Tim Whistler
Tim Marriot as Gavin Featherleigh
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One common feature of Smart Cities is its ability to collect information from the city, like for example the fullness level of a trash container or the density of traffic on roads. Commonly this is done with a sensor that measures a physical magnitude which is related to the phenomena we want to know. This approach requires deploying the sensor, powering it somehow and connecting it to the network in order to collect the data. The TRESCIMO workshop will offer alternative approaches to obtain data about the city either avoiding the deployment of sensors or of the network used to collect the data. The TRESCIMO workshop will present several initiatives that implement the concept of infrastructureless Smart City.
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- 15:10 – 15:30. Luis Muñoz. Chief researcher for the SmartSantander project. "The SmartSantander experience".
- 15:30 – 15:50. Guillermo Camprodon. SmartCitizen project lead researcher "The Smartcitizen project as the involvement of the citizen on city sensorization".
- 15:50- 16:10. Marisa Catalan. Head researcher at Fundacio i2CAT. "How buses can collect more than passengers: The Sant Vicenç dels Horts experience".
- 16:10 – 16:30. Xavier Puig. Telecom & Workplace Solutions Manager at CTTI. "Using the citizen smart phone to collect data".
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The best place to start an exploration of the city is the mainly Gothic St-Baafskathedraal (St Bavo's Cathedral), squeezed into the eastern corner of St-Baafsplein. The third church on this site, and 250 years in the making, the cathedral is a tad lop-sided, but there's no gainsaying the imposing beauty of the west tower, with its long, elegant windows and perky corner turrets. Some 82m high, the tower was the last major part of the church to be completed, topped off in 1554 – just before the outbreak of the religious wars that were to wrack the country for the next one hundred years.
The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb
Inside the cathedral, in a small chapel to the left of the entrance is Ghent's greatest treasure, a winged altarpiece known as The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (De Aanbidding van het Lam Gods), a seminal work of the early 1430s, though of dubious provenance. Since the discovery of a Latin verse on its frame in the nineteenth century, academics have been arguing about who actually painted it. The inscription reads that Hubert van Eyck "than whom none was greater" began, and Jan van Eyck, "second in art", completed the work, but as nothing else is known of Hubert, some art historians doubt his existence. They argue that Jan, who lived and worked in several cities (including Ghent) was entirely responsible for the painting and that only later, after Jan had firmly rooted himself in the rival city of Bruges, did the citizens of Ghent invent "Hubert" to counter his fame. No one knows the altarpiece's authorship for sure, but what is certain is that in his manipulation of the technique of oil painting the artist – or artists – was able to capture a needle-sharp, luminous realism that must have stunned his contemporaries.
The altarpiece is now displayed with its panels open, though originally these were kept closed and the painting only revealed on high days and holidays. Consequently, it's actually best to begin round the back with the cover screens, which hold a beautiful Annunciation scene with the Archangel Gabriel's wings reaching up to the timbered ceiling of a Flemish house, the streets of a town visible through the windows. In a brilliant coup of lighting, the shadows of the angel dapple the room, emphasizing the reality of the apparition – a technique repeated on the opposite cover panel around the figure of Mary. Below, the donor and his wife, a certain Joos Vydt and Isabella Borluut, kneel piously alongside statues of the saints.
By design, the restrained exterior was but a foretaste of what lies within – a striking, visionary work of art whose brilliant colours and precise draughtsmanship still take the breath away. On the upper level sit God the Father (some say Christ Triumphant), the Virgin and John the Baptist in gleaming clarity; to the right are musician-angels and a nude, pregnant Eve; and on the left is Adam plus a group of singing angels, who strain to read their music. The celebrated sixteenth-century Flemish art critic Karel van Mander argued that the singers were so artfully painted that he could discern the different pitches of their voices – and true or not, it is the detail that impresses, especially the richly embroidered trimmings on the cloaks. In the lower central panel the Lamb, the symbol of Christ's sacrifice, is depicted in a heavenly paradise – "the first evolved landscape in European painting", suggested Kenneth Clark – seen as a sort of idealized Low Countries. The Lamb stands on an altar whose rim is minutely inscribed with a quotation from the Gospel of St John, "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sins of the world". Four groups converge on the Lamb from the corners of the central panel. In the bottom right are a group of male saints and up above them are their female equivalents; the bottom left shows the patriarchs of the Old Testament and above them are an assortment of bishops, dressed in blue vestments and carrying palm branches.
On the side panels, approaching the Lamb across symbolically rough and stony ground, are more saintly figures. On the right-hand side are two groups, the first being St Anthony and his hermits, the second St Christopher, shown here as a giant with a band of pilgrims. On the left side panel come the horsemen, the inner group symbolizing the Warriors of Christ – including St George bearing a shield with a red cross – and the outer group showing the Just Judges, each of whom is dressed in fancy Flemish attire. The Just Judges panel is not, however, authentic. It was added during the 1950s to replace the original, which was stolen in 1934 and never recovered. The lost panel features in Albert Camus's novel The Fall, whose protagonist keeps it in a cupboard, declining to return it for a complex of reasons, one of which is "because those judges are on their way to meet the Lamb …[but]…there is no lamb or innocence any longer". Naturally enough, there has been endless speculation as to who stole the panel and why with suspicion ultimately resting on a certain Arsène Goedertier, a stockbroker and conservative politician from just outside of Ghent, who made a deathbed confession in 1934. Whether he was acting alone or as an agent for others is still hotly contested – some argue that the Knights Templar orchestrated the theft, others accuse the Nazis, but no one really knows.
The theft was just one of many dramatic events to befall the painting – indeed it's remarkable that the altarpiece has survived at all. The Calvinists wanted to destroy it; Philip II of Spain tried to acquire it; the Emperor Joseph II disapproved of the painting so violently that he replaced the nude Adam and Eve with a clothed version of 1784 (exhibited today on a column at the start of the nave just inside the church entrance); and near the end of World War II the Germans hid it in an Austrian salt mine, where it remained until American soldiers rescued it in 1945.
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Friday, July 30, 2010
Bon Weekend!
21 comments:
- Greet said...
Hi Amanda,
Oh yes it looks wonderful to sit there and enjoy a drink! You are so right!!! It is all in details!
Have a wonderful weekend my friend!
I hope everything is ok with you!
- July 31, 2010 at 4:26 AM
- Millie said...
Happy weekend to you too dear Amanda - you painted a wonderful word picture of your visit to Merci.
Millie ^_^
- July 31, 2010 at 10:49 AM
- A-M said...
You too Miss A, still trying to send those photos through. Total Mac Gumby. Will keep trying! A-M xx
- July 31, 2010 at 12:34 PM
- alaine@éclectique said...
Only in Paris! Bon weekend to you, as well! xa
- July 31, 2010 at 7:25 PM
- Jacqueline said...
Dear Amanda,
First of all, so sorry that I've been AWOL. Still trying to catch up from being at my sisters for a week ! We are off to Italy in a couple of weeks and I shall have to catch up all over again !!
What a wonderful place to stop for an orange juice and a read. The French just know how to do it, don't they ? Have a lovely Sunday, Amanda. XXXX
- August 1, 2010 at 5:47 PM
- Shannon Fricke said...
How gorgeous is that store! I sat and drank tea in the very same spot!
- August 1, 2010 at 8:35 PM
- Heidi said...
Love your blog!...
- August 2, 2010 at 12:13 AM
- Beadboard UpCountry said...
Hi Amanda!
How sweet that little cafe is! It IS in the details.....Thanks for sharing this. Maryanne xo
- August 2, 2010 at 12:13 AM
- Dumbwit Tellher said...
Life truly is about all those small, but divine details. I would of been thrilled to be sitting in that magnificent spot with the walls lined with books. Hope you had an equally lovely weekend? x
- August 2, 2010 at 1:22 AM
- Brown Paper & String said...
Oh, I just love MERCI! I was there two weekends ago having coffee right where that picture is taken!!!
- August 3, 2010 at 9:21 PM
- Anu@My Dream Canvas said...
ust discovered your blog and love it!! Hope you can drop by My Dream Canvas...
Brisbane is a lovely city..i used to travel there on work.
- August 4, 2010 at 10:25 AM
- StylePathEditor said...
The colors in the image remind me of absinthe, The Green Fairy. What a beautiful setting, you must have been over the moon with joy.
- August 6, 2010 at 6:30 PM
- Catherine said...
I love stores that let you read their books.
- August 7, 2010 at 11:34 AM
- Julie~ My Bella Home said...
How lovely and sweet. ;)
- August 9, 2010 at 8:56 AM
- red ticking said...
hi sweet friend... missing you.. and wishing you many blessings.... every day... xxxxxxxx
- August 10, 2010 at 3:15 PM
- Renee Finberg said...
as we know.......
it is in THE DETAILS.
love to you xxx
- August 12, 2010 at 12:01 AM
- Living Room Furniture Designer said...
Hi Amanda! Just stumbled upon your website, and I was reading over your post, and I have been to a similar cafe, but in Toronto, Canada! The place was full of books (old and new) and had very cool jazz music. I can totally relate to your post. Plus the furniture there was so rustic and fit perfectly with the store. Love those details. Thanks for sharing and enjoy your trip :)
- August 13, 2010 at 5:07 AM
- Elsa May said...
Oh I've also just come back from Paris, and stopped at Merci for a cool drink - isn't it the nicest place!
- August 13, 2010 at 4:40 PM
- Exquisite Accessories said...
Oh they just now how to serve Amanda enjoy your trip it looks like fun! :))
- August 13, 2010 at 10:42 PM
- Treadgold said...
I completely agree. A simple glass of juice is turned into an elegant vignette for you to savour and enjoy. The French know how to do it in style don't they...
- August 17, 2010 at 11:10 AM
- BLOOMING PARIS/ Jenn said...
Amanda, I like the pink dress in the second photo! That must have been quite the experience. sending luv, Jenn
- August 31, 2010 at 1:47 AM