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|2012-06-14, 15:43
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|2012-06-14, 15:54
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I skimmed his twitter back until February 5th, and nope, nothing.
Fwiw there was an interview waaay back in... March, I think, when they asked Kaji and Uchiyama about which girl they preferred. And they replied that Mikono wasn't making her feelings clear so Kaji said that momentarily Zessica's "stocks" were higher, and Uchiyama said he'd pick Yunoha. Which should give some ideas about how seriously they were taking the question. (Ah, sorry, I'm interpreting it the wrong way - it clearly means that Kaji hates Mikono and was trying to sabotage the production along with the staff just to spite Kawamori, or whatever the current "theory" is.)
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|2012-06-14, 18:34
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As far as I'm aware the quote was in a magazine (Cool Voice, maybe it was?), an interview that would coincide with their production of episodes (probably) around where we are now. The quote appeared somewhere around the middle to late middle of May, which means it was probably taken prior to May. I have no idea why (ずるい) and (やばい) are in kana, perhaps for emphasis or is it because the word is slang? There was a bit more on him just saying he just didn't like her at all, if I remember correctly.
ミコノはズルい女でヤバイ女 ・アマタとゼシカでくっつけば丸く収まる
- Mikono is an awful, cunning woman. Amata and Zessica should get together.
|2012-06-14, 19:07
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Zessica, the preferred choice of Amata's seiyu. No wonder Amata couldn't properly reject her.
|2012-06-14, 19:09
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And I realized why they were written in kana, standards 101.
|2012-06-14, 19:47
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(And for that matter I still have no idea why she's supposed to be so bad, but apparently I'm a horrible judge of character.)
|2012-06-14, 20:06
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In a causal context I'd map what he said to ~"Mikono's trouble, and a bit heartless. Things'd be smoother if Amata and Zessica got together."
I think that translation was just picking the least-favorable glosses for each adjective, . My suggestion isn't very literal but I think it gets the level of intensity just about right in English.
|2012-06-14, 20:06
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As for the translation, no matter how you slice and dice the particular vernacular when you put it in colloquial form, its not a flattering description. So it comes down to degrees and word choice and you're ultimately not far off from one side with: "cunning, awful" and "trouble, mean" its just a question of degrees (particularly only in the last word, cunning and trouble are synonymous). I settled for the former because I remember there being more to the interview where he says he just doesn't like Mikono (and neither do I, so I like picking the worst vernacular (bwahahaha)) but, since I cannot find it, that's all sort of a moot point.
|2012-06-14, 20:28
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But here's the two key flaws of Mikono:
1. She takes offense easily, and she doesn't forgive easily. We saw this a lot in the first half of the show when Mikono would get upset over every perceived slight or bit of clumsiness on Amata's part. Now, I think this gives her character a nice edge, but I can see how for some other viewers (male viewers especially) this might make her seem overly high-maintenance. She's someone hard to keep happy and content.
2. She's indecisive and/or too slow to take charge. This is the more problematic issue for me.
The worst thing for Mikono is that her two flaws are strengths for Zessica. So the contrast is just killing Mikono's image in the eyes of a lot of viewers.
Taken out of the love quadrangle, Mikono's not a bad character. In fact, I once liked her a lot. But this anime's narrative has really done a number on her, imo.
|2012-06-14, 21:20
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I'm getting a Gundam Seed Destiny vibe from all this....
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I see more Mikono as someone self-centered, she mostly pays attention to herself and her own problems that's why she fails so long to notice how serious Amata is regarding their relationship, and the fact the whole situation also hurts Zessica. She didn't drag them into a see of angst willfully. It's also why she's unable to notice when the guy is sad or give him proper comfort (unlike Zessica)
To be honest I fail to understand why Mikono has to make excuse to Amata. To me it seems he drown himself into self angst about Kagura on his own accord. Unless she realized she's not really into him as much as he's into her and plans to dump him.
As for Zessica, I can understand a little. She wants to make amend either for not having dump Amata or for not having made their relationship official sooner, keeping the girl in a state of false hope making her recovery over one sided love more difficult.
I still think the number one responsible is Amata and his inability to let go.
But as always, it's the woman's fault.
|2012-06-15, 11:55
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I think all the hate Mikono gets is unfair, but I chalk this up to the (failed) execution of her character development. I think the goal for Mikono's character was to start her out as being totally passive, utterly lacking in self-confidence, and believing that she is worthless. Over the course of her character arc she was to develop into an active and self-confident heroine, convinced of her own value. But the execution has been poor and she has become frustrating as a character because she seems tripped up by obstacles she has previously overcome.
For example, when Mikono steps in front of Kagura to prevent Amata from shooting him, she has "cleared a hurdle" in a sense. For better or worse, she's no longer passive, no longer useless. This is built on throughout subsequent episodes, where she goes to comfort Yunoha (at Fudo's urging), learns her true "elemental power" and then decides on her own to pursue Fudo. At this point, Mikono isn't the "damsel in distress" we first met. But then, after all this development, Mikono does nothing to intervene in the fight between Amata and Kagura. She just stands there and yells at them to stop. Then she gets abducted by Kagura without resisting and does nothing to prevent him from battling her friends.
What happened to the newly confident and assertive Mikono? What was the point of all that character development if she just goes right back to passive mode when it really matters? Maybe the last few episodes will see her redeem herself, but as it sits right now, her character is right back to being the useless and passive nobody she was in the first episode.
(I also believe that a lot of the fandom sees the destruction of Zessica's (better-liked) character as a way for the writers to build up Mikono, and therefore "blame" Mikono for Zessica's downfall.)
As for her relationships with Amata and Kagura, I think her indecisiveness is actually pretty understandable, at least initially . . .
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|2012-06-15, 12:54
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Well they aren't wrong in getting angry at Mikono over the mistreatment that has been dished out to Zessica since they're both rivals for Amata. So when Mikono benefits Zessica suffers. Though the benefits aren't all that grand compared to the massive suffering Zessica has had thrown at her.
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|2012-06-15, 12:57
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Trajan: That's a pretty good summary of Mikono's character. She was Ok before the last few episodes, and the last few episodes truly have regressed her character a bit. I do see how passive/weak
to active/self-confident was the character arc they were taking with Mikono, and for a time, it was working.
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You may have already noticed a new button on the video player but this enables Continuous Play Mode which causes the next episodes in the series to automatically load and play. Though, this currently does not cause the video to stay in fullscreen mode since the next video loads in it's own page.
In this picture, Continuous Play Mode is enabled which is what the Orange color signifies.
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Is there NO CHOICE in this? I was on latest BLEACH episode and 3 SECONDS after it ended, I got jumped to ep1 of another series. Excuse me but I write comments after watching an episode, it's rather hard to when get blipped to another episode that fast. And what if I had wanted to rewatch it the same episode? It was too difficult for people to simply go to the next episode?! Sorry, but this new feature is extremely annoying.
You have a choice. If you do not want to use it, click the Continuous Play button to disable it.
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It's a decent feature, but I won't be using it.
Also, I'm not sure about others, but when I'm marathoning a series I always skip the ED, no matter how good it is (whereas I always watch it on weekly series). That alone limits it's usefulness.
i assumed that button did that but thought i had to enable it myself so when i tested it out it didnt do anything. lol. but as llamaben stated, i don't watch ED when marathoning. So unless there's a cute clip of something at the end (like in Reborn or Naruto) the button is useless.
It works fine thank you
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I was watching Lilpri episode 1 this morning and when it ended i went to work and forgot to logout. When i came back from work it had played all the way to episode 11! (it got stuck there for some reason). That was a waste of bandwidth. I think it should be off by default.
And another thing: After finishing Asubi ni Ikuyo the player came up with the idea to play Hanamaru Kindergarten. Countdown finished, and there came the infamous "not available in your region"-message. It would be nice if the player takes the region restrictions into account when suggesting a series.
However, it can be useful when marathoning a series.
Oooh, so that's what that button does!! I did the same as Ryuichi-momiji and was left wondering what it was all about!
Same as others, I also skip EDs when marathoning, so the feature would be useless for me unless that particular series has short endings (like Triple, which only shows clips of upcoming scenes in the series).
Nifty feature methinks, though I have to agree with koningdavid for it to be off by default.
Awesome feature! This makes watching series a lot easier. If you're up to date on everything it doesn't really help you, but for a series you are watching from the start, or even a few episodes behind, this saves a lot of time.
Thanks for implementing such a great feature! Is there plans to implement a method to keep fullscreen? I notice you say "currently does not cause the video to stay in fullscreen mode", so I'm hoping there will be an eventual time where fullscreen is kept.
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You guys need to make a feature so its skip the ending, endings are usually only 1:30-2:00 long so just make it skip the ending and make their a way for it to stay on full screen, youtube has a way for it to stay on full screen when it changes videos I think this should to
Just watching some on-going animes
I don't mind the continuous play, and in fact would sometimes enjoy utilizing it, but I do not particularly enjoy being automatically redirected to another series if I have just finished the last episode of my series. I can understand attempting to expose users to new shows in this manner, but I for one can be picky about the anime I watch, and I dislike having shows thrust upon me.
Would it be possible to add a setting to a user's profile to disable that particular feature of the Continuous Play button? I have no idea how difficult such a task would be - if it would be troublesome or time-consuming, then please, by all means, dismiss my request as unimportant, for it matters little to me in the end.
If you're gonna do it, do it right.
so as I read on the comments above the great majority thinks is useless and don't even use it and we all also agree that it should be off by default if you want it to work just activate it but again as I read here most of us agree it should be off by default
to be sure you guys should make a poll asking the users what they prefer off by default or on by default see what everybody really thinks
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I too was getting tired of getting hijack, hell, I thought the orange button was to replay the episode. I gave it a shot, clicked on it and it did turn white and stop jumping to the next episode.
Since the changes, none of the buttons on my screen work now. I can't change the volume, pause the video or resize my screen. The continuous button isn't active at all (even thought it's orange). Not really happy with the system throwing me into another video after the first one's finished.
Still like the service but I may not be on the site as much as before....
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Since the changes, none of the buttons on my screen work now. I can't change the volume, pause the video or resize my screen. The continuous button isn't active at all (even thought it's orange). Not really happy with the system throwing me into another video after the first one's finished.
Still like the service but I may not be on the site as much as before....
I know what you mean there is a shit load of bugs.
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With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Darren Clay from the Lee's Summit Post 189 Pirates appeared destined to at least send the American Legion Zone 2 All-Star Game into extra innings.
But as it had almost all game long, the East defense provided the necessary help for some clutch pitching.
With Dalton Woods from the Lee's Summit Outlaws representing the tying run on second base after a hit by pitch and stolen base with one out, East pitcher Austin Bullard (Sedalia Post 642) induced an infield pop-up from the Pirates' Dillon Howell. Clay's line drive headed for left field, but Blue Springs Rod's Sports A's shortstop Dillon Jackson jumped and snared the ball for the final out to preserve a 2-1 win.
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The East left eight runners on base.
"Hitting's a bit of a struggle in a game like this," Jackson said. "You're teammates with people you don't know and going against pitchers you don't normally go against. But it's a lot of fun, and that's what makes it worth playing."
Jackson and his teammates helped their cause by turning three double plays. The last one in the seventh loomed especially large as the Pirates' Travis Simonin followed by lacing an RBI triple to right for the West's lone run.
A's second baseman Nate Carlton also had a nifty play in the sixth after Clay's leadoff double, as he took a ground ball that had skipped off the third baseman's glove and dribbled toward second and fired to third in time to nab Clay.
"Everybody wanted to make plays for whoever was pitching," Jackson said.
Post 21's Tanner Stone started on the mound for the West, and Justin Madsen (Post 21), Nick Gutsman (Post 11), Miles Kilgore (Outlaws), Seufert, Aaron Moutray (Post 11), Sal Nuñez (Pirates), Caleb McDonald (Post 11), and Cody Gregory (Post 21) followed with an inning each.
Kilgore, easily the tallest player on either team, had two hits for the West. At Lee's Summit North High School, most of the pitcher's chances to hit came in mop-up situations, but he's seen more time at the plate with the Outlaws.
"As the season's gone on, they've given me some chances to hit, and I'm liking it," he said. "At the (high school) East-West All-Star Game in St. Charles they let me hit.
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Archaeologists searching for the lost village of Powhatan have uncovered tantalizing but still inconclusive evidence suggesting that the legendary Indian leader, who ruled most of coastal Virginia when the first English settlers arrived in 1607, once lived on land that is now a York River farm.
Guided by preliminary fieldwork conducted in 2002, the team of more than 20 scientists has discovered three notably well-preserved blocks of features since it began investigating the 50-acre site late last month, College of William and Mary archaeologist Martin Gallivan said Wednesday.
All three excavations have produced numerous artifacts dating to the time of Powhatan's rule, including early examples of European objects brought by the Colonists. They also hint at the presence of an unusually large and powerful native settlement like that described by Capt. John Smith -- after he was captured by Powhatan's warriors, taken to a flourishing village called Werowocomoco, then befriended and possibly saved from death by Powhatan's daughter Pocahontas.
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It dates to the late Woodland and early contact period -- and there are some intriguing features that suggest we're dealing with a habitation that was organized somewhat differently from the typical Algonquin Indian village of the period," Gallivan said. "The potential here is tremendous."
Conducted by the W&M archaeological field school, the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and the Werowocomoco Research Group, the first season of the multiyear study ends Friday.
Among the features uncovered is a 20-by-25-foot block of posthole stains and trenches located on a bluff overlooking the York River.
Dating to the period when the English Colonists arrived, the area contains the site's densest concentration of ceramic fragments, projectile points and other artifacts, said archaeologist David A. Brown. Also found were signs of what could be a modest fence line or a small palisade as well as two spaces devoted to such activities as making tools.
A second set of features located farther inland -- and now surrounded by a cornfield -- included additional postholes as well as artifacts from the same time period, Gallivan said.
Farther from the river still -- and measuring approximately 850 yards from the first, waterfront excavation -- is yet a third block of features also linked to the time of Powhatan's rule.
"This is a humongous site for an Indian village," said archaeologist E. Randolph Turner II, director of the Portsmouth district office of the state Department of Historic Resources. "And it's one of the things that makes this site consistent with what we know about Werowocomoco."
Still more evidence could spring from two unusually large, parallel ditches discovered during the excavation of the third set of features.
Though originally believed to be Colonial because of their size, the roughly 4-foot-wide trenches contained only Indian artifacts, prompting Gallivan to describe them as "extraordinary."
"Ditches of this sort just don't tend to show up in Native American sites from this period," said archaeologist Thane Harpole. "Something this size requires a huge amount of labor -- and that implies both ample manpower and an unusual level of organization."
Whether the ditches represent some sort of extraordinary Indian public works project -- and another link to the well-developed village at Werowocomoco -- remains to be determined.
Only 25 feet of the provocative features had been uncovered when the archaeologists knocked off work Wednesday, leaving any potential explanation to future excavations.
Even with its unanswered questions, the York River site has started to attract visitors from Virginia's Indian community.
Welcomed by owners Bob and Lynn Ripley, who began finding artifacts when they purchased the property seven years ago, more than a dozen members of the Mattaponi, Pamunkey and Chickahominy tribes stopped by the dig this week.
One woman stayed to wash artifacts, said Deanna E. Beacham, program specialist for the Virginia Council on Indians. Many others walked the site alone to contemplate its potential meaning.
"When most of your lands have been taken away and your special places have been lost, the opportunity to come here is unique," Beacham explained.
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Archaeologists searching for the lost village of Powhatan have uncovered tantalizing but still inconclusive evidence suggesting that the legendary Indian leader, who ruled most of coastal Virginia when the first English settlers arrived in 1607, once lived on land that is now a York River farm.
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The first clue to the homeowners' dual loyalties is the Texas state flag waving from the top of their Nantucket clapboard house--a bit of a disconnect in this iconic Yankee whaling town dominated by sailboat masts and church steeples. The flag unobtrusively announces the Massachusetts vacation home of Lone Star transplants Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher, who, once they experienced the magic of Nantucket, couldn't stay away.
The Fabachers had vacationed for several years in Nantucket and were living in Houston when they heard that an 1802 ship captain's house was for sale there. "We loved its location in the center of town. The house is a wonderful 18th-century survivor set on a deep lot with a great backyard," Mary Helen says. "We were sold before we ever set foot in the house."
Once inside, Mary Helen and Michael were delighted to find 200-year-old pine plank floors, 12-foot-high ceilings, wide classic moldings and wainscoting, mantels, and original doors and hardware. Mary Helen insisted on preserving all of it--even if (as the builder warned) the doors were crooked.
Working from Texas, the Fabachers coordinated with Nantucket architect Lisa Botticelli to update the mechanical systems, renovate the kitchen and baths, and make exterior improvements. The footprint of the 3,200-square-foot house remained the same, however, and rooms stayed in the same basic configuration.
Midway through the two-year renovation, the Fabachers moved from Texas to Connecticut, and tracked down Nancy Serafini, an interior designer whose work they had admired in Traditional Home. "We called her Boston office and found she had a home in Nantucket, too," Mary Helen recalls. Their work relationship quickly evolved into friendship as Mary Helen and Serafini traveled to thrift shops, design studios, and high-end antiques stores throughout the Northeast. Their goals were to find furnishings and fabrics that would complement the Fabachers' existing antiques and furniture, creating an inviting summer home for themselves, their two college-aged children, plus family and friends. One memorable outing to an antiques warehouse yielded a big metal cow--likely a dairy business sign--that now hangs in the dining room. "When we saw this cow, we both burst out laughing. We had to have it," says Serafini.
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Hall table (antique, English Regency sideboard); hall mirror (antique, English beveled mirror in Rosewood); sconces (antique, English tole lanterns): Mariette Himes Gomez, Gomez Associates, 212/288-6856, gomezassociates.com.
Bench: owner's collection.
Crewel curtains and a Wilton carpet inspired the living room palette.
Sofa; pair of chairs; coffee table; secretary: owner's collection.
Sofa fabric ("Charlotte Matelassé"/Paprika #9770092-924): Lee Jofa, 800/453-3563, leejofa.com.
Bullion fringe (discontinued): Clarence House Inc., 800/803-2850, clarencehouse.com.
Fabric on pair of chairs ("Oakleigh"/Tomato #F2801/04, by Colefax & Fowler): Cowtan & Tout, 212/647-6900, cowtan.com.
Upholstering: Decore Upholstering Co., 617/542-1180.
Bench (Barley Twist): Spivack's Antiques, 781/235-1700.
Bench fabric ("The Last Straw"/Native Green #1047-03, by Great Plains): Holly Hunt, 312/661-1900, hollyhunt.com.
Rug ("Multiplicity"/Multi #10177): Patterson, Flynn & Martin, 212/688-7700, pattersonflynnmartin.com.
Drapery fabric ("Ankara Document" #FK0001J003, discontinued): Old World Weavers, 212/355-7186.
Drapery workroom: Christopher Robert, 617/822-2543.
Hardware (1.5-inch diameter poles, #1808 finials in mahogany, custom): Finials Unlimited, 212/629-5630.
Brass fender (English); Aurora urn lamp (red crystal); silk shade; Aubusson tapestry cushion: Janis Aldridge Inc., 508/228-6673.
Paint ("Biscuit" #38): Farrow & Ball, 888/511-1121, farrow-ball.com.
Rawley curls up in a living room chair.
Chair: owner's collection.
Upholstering: Decore Upholstering Co., 617/542-1180.
Rug ("Multiplicity"/Multi): Rosecore Carpets, Patterson, Flynn & Martin, 212/688-7700, pattersonflynnmartin.com.
Brass fender (English): Janis Aldridge Inc., 508/228-6673.
Mirrors; table lamp; side table; fireplace tools: owner's collection.
Paint ("Biscuit" #38): Farrow & Ball, 888/511-1121, farrow-ball.com.
A cow cutout keeps the dining room mood light.
Table (antique, French): Judith & James Milne, 212/472-0107, milneantiques.com.
Dining chairs (antique, French): Antiques on Cambridge Street, 617/234-0001.
Chair fabric ("Fairfield"/Red #F2315-08, by Colefax & Fowler): Cowtan & Tout, 212/647-6900, cowtan.com.
Chandelier (antique): Harbor View Center for Antiques, 203/325-8070, harborviewantiques.com.
Buffet (antique, 2-part cupboard, oak): Helen Higgins Interiors, 617/723-5654.
Rug ("Double Weave Custom Wool"): Stark Carpet Corp., 212/752-9000, starkcarpet.com.
Wall paint ("Stone White" #11): Farrow & Ball, 888/511-1121, farrow-ball.com.
Cow and fence (antique): Judith & James Milne, 212/472-0107, milneantiques.com.
Mary Helen Fabacher sits with Rawley near a half-wall between the family and dining rooms. Mousse, a chocolate Lab, keeps them company.
Sofa: owner's collection.
Sofa fabric ("Teddy Chenille"/Thyme #92401-04): Rogers & Goffigon, 203/532-8068.
Upholstering: Decore Upholstering Co., 617/542-1180.
Cupboard (#WR973578): FDO Group, 617/737-2800.
Lounge chair: owner's collection.
Chair fabric ("Marseille Check"/Espresso #990107-6): Lee Jofa, 800/453-3563, leejofa.com.
Pillow fabric ("Rambouillet"/Espresso, Multi #CF0022 1190): Old World Weavers, 212/355-7186.
Pillow trim (Brush Fringe/Dark Multi #T17678, discontinued)" Coraggio Textiles, 800/624-2420, coraggio.com.
Pillow fabrication: Donna Elle Interiors, 508/228-4561.
Rug (Tyler Collection): Stark Carpet Corp., 212/752-9000. starkcarpet.com.
Wall paint ("Stone White" #11): Farrow & Ball, 888/511-1121, farrow-ball.com.
The Fabachers celebrate Texas with a star-studded library carpet.
Writing desk (antique, English, mahogany): Ann-Morris Antiques, 212/755-3170.
Pillow fabric ("Palms" #F14246, discontinued): Roger Arlington, rogerarlington.com.
Pillow trim ("Cliveden Flanged Cord"/Brick, Moss #T2002502-324): Lee Jofa, 800/453-3563, leejofa.com.
Floor lamp ("Melrose Swan-Neck Floor Lamp" #SL17): Vaughan Designs, 212/319-7070, vaughandesigns.com.
Accessories (antique bottles, tins): Antique and Artisan Center, 203/327-6022.
Lampshades: M. Gabaree Lampshades Inc., 978/664-8060, mgabareelampshades.com.
Paint ("Olive" #13): Farrow & Ball, 888/511-1121. farrow-ball.com.
Rug ("Kent Small Star"/British Green): Stark Carpet Corp., 212/752-9000, starkcarpet.com.
Chairs and ottoman: owner's collection.
Chair-and-ottoman fabric ("Glenbrooke Chenille" #402810, by Travers, discontinued): Zimmer + Rohde, 866/627-6899.
Chair and ottoman workroom: Decore Upholstering Co., 617/542-1180.
The renovated kitchen's painted cabinets and floor exude a vintage feel.
Table (antique, baked enamel top): Judith & James Milne, 212/472-0107, milneantiques.com.
Chairs (antique): Janis Aldridge Inc., 508/228-6673.
Seat fabric ("Kerala Check"/Red, Beige #PQ1507, by Fonthill): Stark Fabrics, 212/355-7186.
Slipcovers fabrication: Partners in Design, 617/965-1950.
Stenciling, kitchen floor and cabinet refinishing: Audrey Sterk Design, 508/325-7050, audreysterkdesign.com.
Designer Nancy Serafini covered walls in the master bedroom with a paper-backed striped toile. The bedskirt, bed pillows, and shades were also fashioned from the toile.
Bed ("Queen-Size Bamboo Bed" #7805, ): Louis J. Solomon, 631/232-5300.
Rug (needlepoint #7624, discontinued): Steven King Inc., 617/426-3302.
Fabric for bedskirt, pillows, and, backed with paper, for walls ("Floralie" #FRN02003): Zoffany, 800/395-8760, zoffany.com.
Paper-backing treatment: Custom Laminations Inc., 973/279-9174.
Workroom: Donna Elle Interiors, 508/228-4561, donnaelleinteriordesign.com.
Drapery and coverlet fabric ("Carreau Matelassé"/Cream #3303011, Classic Collection): F. Schumacher, 800/523-1200, fschumacher.com.
Tufted chair and ottoman (#229): TCS Designs, 828/324-9944.
Pillow shams, coverlet ("Rye Check"/Yellow #F1907-05, discontinued): Cowtan & Tout, 212/647-6900, cowtan.com.
King sham-fabric ("Zoe Embroidered Plaid"/Topaz #2002117-14): Lee Jofa, 800/453-3563, leejofa.com.
Bolster trim ("Cap-Ferret Frayed Fringe" #33164-9890, by Houlès, discontinued): Brunschwig & Fils, 800/538-1880, brunschwig.com.
Paisley shawl: Janis Aldridge Inc., 508/228-6673.
Marble lamps (antique): Charles River Antiques, 617/367-3244.
Lampshades: M. Gabaree Lampshades Inc., 978/664-8060, mgabareelampshades.com.
Wallpaper ("Toile Trellis" #BP643): Farrow & Ball, 888/511-1121, farrow-ball.com.
Mirrors ("Metropolitan" with shelf): Pottery Barn, 800/922-5507, potterybarn.com.
In the guest bedroom, designer Nancy Serafini made clever use of limited space with a beadboard nook that creates storage space while nestling the head of the queen-sized bed. In a room that does not have enough space for bedside tables, niches on either side of the alcove provide a place for books and an alarm clock. The built-in fixtures contain lighting.
Paint: custom.
Rug ("Celestial"/Green); khaki rug binding (#T10.06); ecru rug binding (#C000): Stark Carpet, 212/752-9000, starkcarpet.com.
Bed: owner's collection.
Drapery, bedskirt and headboard fabric ("Botanical Ferns"/Green on Clear Yellow #7600/001, by Twigs): Ailanthus Ltd., 617/482-5605.
Drapery trim ("Wide Pecot Braid"/Brown #5026-03, by Colefax & Fowler): Cowtan & Tout, 212/647-6900, cowtan.com.
Brisbees fabric ("Moustiquaire Sheer"/Natural #3252.01/050, discontinued): Brunschwig & Fils, 800/532-1880, brunschwig.com.
Drapery, brisbees and dust-ruffle fabrication: Donna Elle Interiors, 508/228-4561.
Headboard fabrication: Decore Upholstering Co., 617/542-1180.


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Hype about the Powerball jackpot is building across the nation, with the top prize in the next drawing coming in at a whopping $700 million (cash value of $443.3 million). That's enough money to attract even those who normally don't play the lottery into dropping a couple bucks into the game of chance. Even though the odds of winning are still drastically against the player, there aren't too many people who would say no to a giant wad of cash.
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Some cool old phone I saw at work, In the underground of a Silo.
Was wired up in Steel Amoured cable, first one ive ever seen. A carton would get me this phone, when they upgrade their internal comms. They had atleast 3 of them onsite. Used in mining sites apparently, dust proof etc.
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Mining phone if I'm not mistaken, designed so as not to create any sparks so they can be used without risk of explosion. Oldschool ringers used electromagnets (essentially a single pole motor smaking into another piece of metal) that would of course create sparks, bad in a possibly going to explode enviroment. They also had to consider making them touch etc.
I'll happily chip in for a carton if you can get me on of those 3!
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Oh ok, sounds pretty cool. I imagine the ringer would be fully encased then given where it was, one spark would ignite the grain dust probably blowing up the entire silo complex, launching a phone to you from interstate. Would raise some eye brows on the wall at home.
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a carton of the cheapest beer?
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SOURCE: VeriSign
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RESTON, VA--(Marketwire - Feb 2, 2012) - As disclosed in an SEC filing in October 2011, parts of Verisign's non-production corporate network were penetrated. After a thorough analysis of the attacks, Verisign stated in 2011, and reaffirms, that we do not believe that the operational integrity of the Domain Name System (DNS) was compromised.
We have a number of security mechanisms deployed in our network to ensure the integrity of the zone files we publish. In 2005, Verisign engineered real-time validation systems that were designed to detect and mitigate both internal and external attacks that might attempt to compromise the integrity of the DNS.
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Dufrechou said authorities discovered diesel fuel on the bridge and also spotted a pattern of marks, which led investigators to believe a tire on the truck possibly blew out.
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The four Trojan teams are among more than 1,000 NCAA Division I teams that posted scores in the top 10 percent of their sport.
Each year, the NCAA honors teams by publicly recognizing their latest multiyear NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR). This announcement is part of the overall Division I academic reform effort and is intended to highlight teams that demonstrate a commitment to academic progress and retention of student-athletes by achieving the top APRs within their respective sports.
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WASHINGTON – With rare public emotion, George W. Bush sat in judgment on his controversial, consequential presidency on Monday, lamenting mistakes but claiming few as his own, heatedly defending his record on disasters in Iraq and at home and offering kindly advice to a successor who won largely because the nation ached for something new.
President Bush's last press conference
By turns wistful, aggressive and joking in his final news conference, Bush covered a huge range of topics in summing up his eight years in the White House – the latest in a recent string of efforts to have his say before historians have theirs. Then the White House said he would do it again Thursday night in a final address to the nation.
Reaching back to his first day in office, he recalled walking into the White House and having "a moment" when he felt all the responsibilities of the job landing on his shoulders. Barack Obama will feel that next week, he said, his tone gently understanding.
Indeed, he was full of supportive words for Obama – the nation's first black president – and talked of being deeply affected while watching people say on television that they never thought they would see such a day, many with "tears streaming down their cheeks when they said it."
"President-elect Obama's election does speak volumes about how far this country has come when it comes to racial relations," Bush said, seeming almost awe-struck.
He brushed off any suggestion that he'd found the job of president too burdensome – or that Obama would find it so. "It's just pathetic, isn't it, self-pity?" he said. "And I don't believe that President-elect Obama will be full of self-pity."
At the same time, Bush showed his skin is not so thick as all that. "Sometimes the biggest disappointments will come from your so-called friends," he advised Obama. Bush's former press secretary, Scott McClellan, released a scathing tell-all book last year that still stings around the West Wing.
Asked one last time by reporters about the major controversies of his presidency, Bush had a ready answer for each:
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Bush also defended himself against economic attacks from his own party on the huge government bailout of Wall Street financial firms. He said, his voice rising, "If you were sitting there and heard that the depression could be greater than the Great Depression, I hope you would act, too, which I did."
– On the five-year-old Iraq war, the issue that will define his presidency, Bush said history will judge his actions but it is a fact that violence diminished and everyday life became more stable after his decision in 2007 to send an additional 30,000 American troops into the fight.
– He vigorously took issue with critics of the federal response to Katrina, the hurricane that devastated New Orleans. Gesturing and speaking with feeling, he said, "Don't tell me the federal response was slow when there were 30,000 people pulled off roofs right after the storm passed," he said. "Has the reconstruction been perfect? No. Have things happened fairly quickly? Absolutely."
– The president claimed progress toward peace in the Middle East, though any hopes for an accord soon have been dashed by, among other things, a bruising offensive by Israel in the Gaza Strip.
– Most angrily, Bush dismissed "some of the elite" who say he has damaged America's image around the world. "No question, parts of Europe have said that we shouldn't have gone to war in Iraq without a mandate, but those are few countries," he said.
The president's actions after the Sept. 11 attacks – such as establishing the prison for suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, approving tough interrogation methods that some say amount to torture and instituting information-gathering efforts at home decried by civil rights groups – were compounded by global outrage at the 2003 invasion of Iraq, particularly later when the alleged weapons of mass destruction that were the main justification for war turned out not to exist.
"In terms of the decisions that I had made to protect the homeland, I wouldn't worry about popularity," he said.
Asked about mistakes, Bush cited a few that he preferred to term "disappointments" – not finding those weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, the abuses committed by members of the U.S. military at the Abu Ghraib detention center in Iraq, giving a speech two months after the start of the Iraq war under a "Mission Accomplished" banner on an aircraft carrier, Congress' failure to pass free-trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea, and the negative tone in Washington that belied his 2000 campaign promise to be a "uniter not a divider."
But he offered no evidence he takes personal responsibility for any of those failures. The only two areas where he seemed to acknowledge that errors in judgment had been his were his penchant for cowboy rhetoric, such as saying "Bring 'em on!" to foes in Iraq, and his decision to pursue partial privatization of Social Security immediately after his 2004 re-election.
He said arguing for immigration reform would have been a better use of the political capital he earned through his victory, in part because lawmakers were not yet convinced that Social Security presented an imminent crisis. Over two years of intensive efforts, Bush achieved reform in neither area.
Bush, who watched a Republican drubbing last fall, gave his party advice about how to rise from the ashes. Referring back to the divisive immigration debate, in which conservatives blocked broad changes and raised concern that illegal immigrants would be given amnesty, Bush said the image of his party that resulted was "Republicans don't like immigrants."
"This party will come back. But the party's message has got to be that different points of view are included in the party," he said.
Bush began what he termed "the ultimate exit interview" Monday with a lengthy and gracious thank-you to his core of usual reporters, calling many by name and saying he respects their work even if he often dislikes the product.
Looking to his first day out of office, Bush appeared somewhat flummoxed but also relieved at the prospect of waking up at his Texas ranch next Wednesday with, by his own admission, little idea what to do beyond bringing coffee to his wife.
Monday's news conference offered only one bit of news, and – in these times when Bush has seemed to fade from office a little more each day – even that was overtaken by events.
He said he would ask Congress to release the remaining $350 billion in Wall Street bailout money if Obama wants him to – but that Obama had not yet asked. A mere two hours later, Obama had made his request to Bush, and the White House said the president had agreed.


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Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 2:49 pm
Post subject: No need for candidates!!
I have just learnt that a colleague of mine does sudoku. He tells me that the hints (which he occasionally looks at) seem to rely on entering candidate numbers in each cell - he said that he finds this confusing. I retorted that for "difficult" puzzles I thought that everyone did this (HAD to do this, in fact). He said that he never did this - he just reasons out every cell, only very rarely making any sort of margin notes. I was somewhat dumbfounded - how can he hold all the information in his head? Maybe they are easier puzzles I wondered? They are categorised from easy to diabolical and appear in the UK Daily Telegraph - must admit that I haven't looked at them.
Can anyone shed any comment on this? Having long ago resorted to at least some pencilling in of candidates for anything beyond medium (from this site, the only sudokus that I regularly try) it made me feel rather inadequate!!
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Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 4:36 pm
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There is a "super champion" that claims (on some Internet page) that he is solving in about a couple of minutes (up to 5-7) every Sudoku without any need of writting something down.
Did not see him life, so I am passing you the info, just to feel better.
This champion should still keep in mind:
"there is always someone better than me"
(even an old stupid 286 PC can beat him solving in matter of seconds, for what he needs a couple of minutes).
see u,
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Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 4:40 pm
Post subject: You can improve your memory, Phil
Hi, Phil!
I have looked at some of the "Daily Telegraph" puzzles -- they're composed by Michael Mepham, and you can find some of them on-line (
). Just for grins I just now worked a "moderate" puzzle from that site -- it was comparable to a "medium" puzzle from the Daily Sudoku, in my estimation.
When I first started working these puzzles (last April, as I recall) I made a lot of marks on the paper. I didn't even have a very good system for making those marks. After a while I developed a system that works for me -- I avoid making any marks (except single values, once I've reasoned one or two of those out) as long as I possibly can. Then, if I have to, I start marking the "candidate lists" of length 2. I try not to mark candidate lists of length 3 or longer -- those usually just get me confused.
The longer I've been at this, the fewer marks I've had to make. I'm pretty sure this is partly from familiarity with the kinds of clues Samgj commonly builds into his puzzles, and partly from practice -- I can visualize hidden pairs now, for instance. Six months ago I had a hard time spotting them, and I always wrote them down.
Lately I've been trying to work all of the Daily Sudoku puzzles (the 9x9 versions) without making any "pencil marks." I can't always get through the "very hard" puzzles this way, and sometimes a "hard" puzzle trips me up. But I can almost always get through the "medium" and "easy" puzzles without marking any candidates.
I don't think you should feel "inadequate" -- each of us has unique talents. Try looking at the puzzle as a way to enhance and improve your powers of concentration -- you'll get better as you get more practice! dcb
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Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 7:33 pm
Post subject: not just candidates
David Bryant wrote:
I try not to mark candidate lists of length 3 or longer -- those usually just get me confused.
I am a specialist stickler in this respect: I forbid myself 3 or longer.
But this is to avoid the tedium; such candidate lists are just too
Full candidate lists provide a canvas for 'narrowing down'.
You need some way of noting (non-trivial)
to compensate for the loss of this canvas. I mean the sort of thing you see in someone_somewhere's tracings.
7 not in r8c1, it is in r7c1 or r7c3 (Row on 3x3 Block interaction)
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Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 8:36 pm
Post subject: Sums of pairs
dotdot wrote:
I am a specialist stickler in this respect: I forbid myself 3 or longer. But this is to avoid the tedium; such candidate lists are just too viscous.
That's an interesting definition for "viscous." I agree that updating long lists of candidates is a lot of work. But another thing I've noticed is that many times, when there are a large number of unresolved cells and I've written down some candidate pairs, I can easily visualize the longer candidate lists simply by adding up the pairs I've already detected (possibly in conjunction with one or two inclusions and/or exclusions).
For instance, if there are five empty cells in a row and I've already noticed a pair {3, 4} in one of those, and another pair {5, 7} in a second spot, I can be sure that the other three cells in that row contain some combination of {3, 4, 5, 7}
plus one other value.
And often enough that one other value ends up being a "hidden single." dcb
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.—It appears as such a simple, easy match at first glance. Aaron's is the majority sponsor of Michael Waltrip Racing's No. 55 car for Mark Martin. Brian Vickers is a part-time driver in the No. 55 car and won a race last month at New Hampshire.
So for them all to come together seems fairly natural, just a formality.
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But the announcement Tuesday that Vickers will drive in 2014 and 2015 for MWR with Aaron's funding the full 36-race season was nowhere near a foregone conclusion, and far from just a rubber stamp.
Aaron's has a CEO who is 18 months on the job, and a chief marketing officer who joined the company in January. Vickers got off to a good-but-not-great start to the season. And Hendrick Motorsports is courting Aaron's to pour more money into 17-year-old Chase Elliott's career.
This is a deal that creates sleepless nights and worries of where a team—and one's career—is headed.
"Educating them on who I was, educating themselves on the sport and MWR was a long process with a lot of unknowns," Vickers said. "Ultimately we're thrilled and thankful."
Vickers, competing full time in Nationwide this year for Joe Gibbs Racing, has yet to have a slam-dunk performance this year. He's recorded two top-10s in seven Cup starts—three as a substitute for Denny Hamlin, four for MWR—and led no laps before his win at New Hampshire last month.
He posted four top-three finishes, but only six top-10s in the first 13 Nationwide races—definitely respectable but nothing that screamed he had to be the one.
"I don't think anything happened in any car I've been in or with this team when I wasn't in the car that we would make it so they wouldn't want to come back," Vickers said.
The 29-year-old Vickers had to work off the track—he attended the Aaron's national sales meeting, where he got to know the Aaron's brass. The rain delay at Kentucky gave the parties another opportunity to talk.
"He is a real competitor, which is important," Aaron's CEO Ronald Allen said. "He wants to win races. And he has the character and integrity that we look for in folks who represent Aaron's."
Allen said Aaron's, which was sponsor for Mark Martin's 24 races (plus two non-points races) this year in the No. 55 car, will spend more with MWR in 2014 as the sponsor for the full season with Vickers. He wouldn't say how much more the company will spend for the extra races for Vickers—a driver who has three wins and 65 top-10s in 272 career Cup starts, primarily for Hendrick Motorsports and Red Bull Racing, and one Chase appearance.
MWR wasn't the only team Aaron's talked to about sponsorship. Rick Hendrick said in June he hoped that Aaron's would increase its spend with HMS to allow Elliott—the son of former Cup champion Bill Elliott—to compete in the Nationwide Series next year. Aaron's sponsors Chase in select ARCA and truck races.
"We've had a good relationship with that young man and I have a great respect for Rick Hendrick and his team,"Allen said. "But we've consolidated a lot of our focus with the Waltrip team. I'd never rule anything out but we've really had to step back and take a look at our marketing spend, how can we get the most out of that and right now this is our No. 1 focus."
Waltrip said he didn't try to view this as a battle for funding with Hendrick. He touted his 13-year relationship with Aaron's and MWR's performance—two wins this year (Vickers at New Hampshire and Martin Truex Jr. at Sonoma) and its two full-time drivers (Truex and Clint Bowyer) in position to make the Chase for the second consecutive year.
"We just focused on our team and what we could deliver and what we thought Brian could do behind the wheel and what the relationship between Michael Waltrip Racing and Aaron's has been like," Waltrip said. "It's not like a race where you can run over somebody. You just present your case and hopefully people appreciate who you are."
Aaron's apparently liked what it saw in Vickers, who made the Chase in 2009, but then saw his 2010 season curt short after 11 races because of blood clots.
After undergoing heart surgery to prevent future clots, Vickers returned to Red Bull in 2011. The team folded after that season, and Vickers was left looking for a ride. He spent 2012 driving in several racing series before landing the full-time Nationwide ride at JGR for 2013.
Vickers is fifth in the Nationwide standings.
"This is huge," Vickers said. "This is for me a very special moment, something I wasn't sure would ever happen again. … It is an accomplishment itself to be back (in Cup) full time but the hard work is still ahead of us.
"We still have to go out and perform."
There is still work to be done even before the 2014 season begins. MWR must sign crew chief Rodney Childers to the No. 55 car, something Waltrip will want to do as soon as possible with Stewart-Haas Racing combing the garage to find a crew chief for Kevin Harvick next year.
"We're really close to putting Rodney together with Brian for many years to come," Waltrip said. "Brian and Rodney have a great relationship. They've known each other since they were kids.
"They love working together. There is a lot of harmony and confidence in one another."
As far as the 53-year-old Martin, whether he has any sort of role at MWR is still to be determined.
"We've talked a lot and we haven't made any formal decision," Waltrip said. "He certainly has put his footprint all over our company with the role he has played the last two years, not only driving the car but his commitment to physical fitness. … He's just been a huge part of who we are today."


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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The No. 18-ranked Florida State women's basketball team returns home to the Donald L. Tucker Center this week following a two-game road split at Georgia Tech and No. 8 Maryland.
The Seminoles (12-2, 2-1 in the ACC) host Wake Forest on Thursday at 7 p.m. (ESPN3) and No. 24 Miami on Sunday at 3 p.m. (RSN-TV).
"It's always tough to play any game in the ACC," Florida State head coach Sue Semrau said. "To have the opportunity to play two in a row at home is a big deal, and one I hope we take advantage of. It's great to be back in Tallahassee."
Since the start of ACC play, the Nole have seen in increase in senior point guard Morgan Toles' production. She is averaging 11 points and 5.6 rebounds, while shooting 63 percent in three conference games. Toles scored 18 points, dished 10 assists and had zero turnovers in FSU's 85-78 win over Georgia Tech. Junior forward Natasha Howard added 18 points and a career-best 18 rebounds against the Yellow Jackets, while senior guard Leonor Rodriguez recorded her fifth 20-point game (23 points) of the season.
Florida State came out slow against Maryland in College Park, Md., on Sunday, but closed a 16-point halftime deficit to just three points in the last two minutes of the game before falling, 71-64.
"Maryland, for us, was a very good learning experience," Semrau said. "They are a Top 10 team, and having a chance on their court at the end was big for us. I think it's a lesson learned, and it will make us better going forward."
Wake Forest brings a three-game win streak to Tallahassee and similar style of play to the Seminoles with a pair of quick talented guards in Lakevia Boykin (14.5 ppg, .485 three-point percentage) and Chelsea Douglas (13.5 ppg).
"Both teams thrive in an uptempo environment," Semrau said. "Both teams like to press. I think it's going to be an exciting basketball game."
Led by Boykin's 20 points and four treys, the Demon Deacons defeated the Seminoles, 65-55, in Winston-Salem, N.C. last season.
The last time Wake Forest came to Tallahassee, however, Florida State routed its conference opponent, 83-38, as the Deacons shot just 1-of-24 from three. Chasity Clayton had a double-double (16 points, 10 boards) in that game on Feb. 7, 2010.
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Berkeley, CA – California junior All-American guard Allen Crabbe has elected to forego his final year of collegiate eligibility and enter the 2013 NBA Draft.
Crabbe finished his career 10th in school history in scoring with 1,537 points in 98 career games. He averaged 15.7 points over his career. Crabbe was also among the school's all-time leaders in career 3-point field goals (third, 209), free-throw percentage (seventh, .819) and 3-point field goal percentage (T-10th, .382).
"It has been a dream of mine to play at the next level for a long time and I feel deep down in my heart this is the right decision," Crabbe said. "I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at Cal and learned a lot from my coaches and teammates. I will miss a lot of people at this University both in basketball and in school. I will always be a Golden Bear at heart."
This past season, Crabbe ranked third in the Pac-12 in scoring average at 18.4 points per game.


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It's Official: Oliveira – Lentz Declared No Contest
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Hey, just a quick follow up on that other story from UFC Live: Versus vs Spike. We told you earlier about how the Oliveira – Lentz fight ended somewhat controversially, and that we were happy to see the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission step in and let everyone know that, yes, they saw that shit too, and they were going to sit down and watch that shit again, on tape, in a very official manner. Plus they were going to force the referee to watch that shit, on tape, in a very serious manner, and possibly whack him in the back of the head with a newspaper whenever a foul occurs on his watch. Not really hard, just enough to get his attention. (That last part might have been part of our own fantasy world. Welcome; we hope you like our hats.)
We also passed along Greg Nelson's Facebook message saying that the fight was ruled a No Contest, his boy Lentz had picked up a crisp new check for 50K for fighting like he wanted to be a fucking fighter, and all was right with the world. Nelson's statement was premature, but the PSAC comfirmed yesterday that they had in fact reviewed the tape and consulted with the referee (meaning: "whacked him in the head with a newspaper") and have ruled that the fight will be overturned to an NC.Read More DIGG THIS


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MONTREAL — Boston Bruins rookie Blake Wheeler recalled that he was probably on a baseball diamond and looking forward to going to high school in the fall. Fellow rookie Byron Bitz said he probably had just graduated from grade school and was killing time by farming and golfing. A bit older than his first-year teammates, Dennis Wideman was playing Junior B hockey and getting ready to join the Sudbury Wolves of the OHL the next season.
It was April and May 1999 — the last time the Boston Bruins won a playoff series. That is, until tonight, when the Black and Gold defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 4-1, at Bell Centre in Game 4 of an Eastern Conference quarterfinal series to complete a sweep and advance to face an opponent to be determined.
The Bruins' 20-something players hardly remember that Boston defeated Carolina in spring of 1999 before falling to Buffalo in the conference semifinals. Wideman could barely recall that Buffalo went onto the Stanley Cup final before losing to Dallas in six games on Brett Hull's controversial foot-in-the-crease overtime goal.
One Bruins player that can't forget what happened in 1999 is winger P.J. Axelsson, the only remaining member of that team still skating for Boston.
"I would say probably more relief," answered Axelsson when asked about whether it's relief or joy to finally get back to the second round.
The 10-year-without-a-series-win thing has been a regular theme in the media. Of course, it was overshadowed by the two-years-without-even-a-playoff berth storyline until last spring. But a decade is a long time to go between series wins. Heck, back then you could illegally download Prince's "1999" on Napster. Axelsson's quirky off-ice wardrobe might've actually been in style.
But despite the wait, the Bruins players weren't as jubilant as you might expect. Most of this year's team suffered the disappointment of last season's seven-game loss to the Canadiens. Others have fallen short in playoff series with the Bruins and other clubs. But there wasn't any public drinking or outlandish boasting. Aaron Ward chomped on a hot dog and a few other guys jammed pizza slices in their pie holes. As far as partying like it's 1999, they just weren' having it (at least in the dressing room — there's no telling what happened on the team charter).
And that's all well and good. The Bruins have bigger fish to fry and they didn't battle their way to the best record in the East just to win one playoff series. Nonetheless, blowing off steam wouldn't be the worst thing to do, especially when you consider the last time the Bruins won four games in a best of seven SpongeBob SquarePants was first debuting on television. Two guys who know a thing or two about that cartoon because they have young children claimed that the metaphorical "cloud" that seemed to hang over the club since '99, never phased them.
"I think there's so much disconnect. Outside of Axie, there's not that many people that have been in the playoffs or experience success with the Bruins," said Ward. "So for us, it's a pretty fresh group of faces and we're creating or own pathway right now."
Added goaltender Tim Thomas: "I never really felt that cloud. Last year we were the eighth seed going up against the No. 1 seed and I think we gave it a heck of a shot last year. This year, with how we've gotten better as a team over the year — we were the No. 1 seed and we showed it. I never really bought into the cloud."
So right now the only thing to find fault with the Bruins about is their like of party instincts. Maybe Prince just isn't their style (even though there are a few Minnesota natives in the bunch). Or maybe they really are as focused on the ultimate goal as they claim. Whatever it is, the Bruins — especially the younger players — should learn from Axelsson how elusive an opportunity like this can be. And if they take advantage of it now, 10 years from now no one will have to ask where they were back in '09.


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The Good News Translation – This translation was born out of the urging by Vatican II that "easy access to Sacred Scripture should be provided for all Christian faithful" as well as requests by people, especially in Africa and the Far East, for a Bible that was accessible to non-native English speakers. It was quite popular from the late 1960s through the 1980s, but many prefer the more literal translations, believing that the more simplified language of the Good News Bible weakens or undermines the emphasis of certain events and doctrine. The New Jerusalem Bible – This translation is very similar to the first Jerusalem Bible, but is updated with some gender neutral language, such as "neighbor's spouse," as opposed to "neighbor's woman." This detracts some Catholics from using this translation; however it employs far fewer language changes than the NRSV. The changes are limited particularly to masculine preferences as in the example given, unlike some other modern translations like the NRSV, which opt to neutralize nearly all uses of "brothers" or "man." This edition is currently under revision, which may include changing the use of "Yahweh" back to "Lord." The Christian Community Bible – This is a more recent translation of the Bible that uses a more contemporary language style. It is more common in some third world countries where it has been translated from the Greek and Hebrew into the language of the people, particularly aimed at helping less-educated people to be able to understand the scriptures. The translation into contemporary English is intended to be accessible to people for whom English is a second language, and for whom translations such as the Douay-Rheims are difficult to delve into. 'Word for Word' and 'Thought for Thought' Translations The eight translations are informally grouped into two sets of four, the "Word for Word" and the "Thought for Thought" translations. From the inside book cover: "The Douay-Rheims, RSV, NAB and NRSV are called formal equivalent translations (popularly referred to as "word-for-word" translations).This means that scholars rendered the New Testament's Aramaic and Koine Greek into English that is as close as possible to its original meaning. The result is a translation that is particularly valuable for careful analysis of the text. Meanwhile, the Jerusalem Bible, Good News Translation, New Jerusalem Bible and Christian Community Bible represent the "thought-for-thought" school of Bible translation (technically described as dynamic or functional equivalent).This method places the priority on the intended meaning of the original vocabulary, adapting it to English syntax and grammar. Such a translation tends to be easier to read and understand." Uses for the Catholic Comparative New Testament The Catholic Comparative New Testament is a valuable resource for anyone. Deacons or Priests could make use of the various Catholic translations in preparing a homily for Mass. Teachers could use the text as a teaching aid in the classroom. It would also make an excellent resource for a seminarian as well as for any Bible study group studying the New Testament. You can also use the Catholic Comparative New Testament in personal, private prayer and Bible study or reflection. It should be noted however, that this book is not a Bible study program on it's own. As a reference tool, it provides some suggestions for use in the introduction, but if you are looking for a guided study program, you will need to research a Bible study resource to use with this text.


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posted by Thom Holwerda on Mon 11th May 2009 13:46 UTC
We already reported on the port of RISC OS 5 to the Beagleboard, but at that time, it couldn't yet boot the graphical shell. This has now been resolved, and there's a screenshot to prove it. The code should already be in the ROOL CVS repository, so adventurous Beagleboard owners can start playing with it.