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Cschordock necesitaba un nuevo diseño de camiseta y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 75 diseños de 27 diseñadores freelance.
The Schordocracy
Simply put, the Schordocracy is a social organization consisting of the awesome-est people around. We like grand, flashy things, but also maintain a certain degree of laid-back, classy style.
This t-shirt will be for members of the Schordocracy to show off their affiliation. It definitely needs to be a step up from just featuring the logo. We want something that really stands out.
This design is really just to make a fun, flashy shirt. The name "Schordocracy" or "The Schordocracy" should feature prominently (whichever best fits the design). Our mascot is also the chicken, so some form of stylistic chicken should be included as well. The design should be flashy, and classy, leaning towards a more modern style. I'm loosely picturing the style of Shepard Fairey's "Obey" series, but feel free to run with whatever comes to mind.
I'm attaching the official logo and lettering for reference, but we already have shirts with this logo so I'd rather you use it in a unique way or not at all.
I'm also attaching some examples of the above-mentioned "Obey" series that I like, again just for reference, as I realize my descriptions are somewhat vague.

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Look at Tyler Greene's Baseball-Reference page, and you are likely unimpressed. The next walk he draws (his 14th) will be a career-high in the majors. The 70 OPS+.
Then you go over to his minor-league stats, and you're likely more impressed. Particularly with his 66-game stint with Triple-A Memphis, where in 303 plate appearances, he posted an OPS of 1.001, hitting .323/.422/.579 - all of which are easily career highs. Greene had posted one season with an OPS over .850 - and that was in 2009, again with Memphis, hitting .291/.369/.482.
So what was so different about 2011? Other than that he was 27, and this was his fourth go-round at Triple-A?
Well, for one, for a guy with a career .286 BABIP, posting a .407 BABIP in those 66 games sure didn't hurt. But wait. He's routinely enjoyed a high BABIP - particularly in Triple-A, where from 2008-10 he had BABIPs of .342, .349, and .361, respectively.
In 49 games for St. Louis from April 2-June 17, 2011, Greene hit .198/.308/.267, good enough for 31 OPSPBJS (OPS Points Below Jordan Schafer), and he had five extra-base hits, and 31K in 117 plate appearances - all of which is sure to end up in a demotion for anybody.
In his first three series back at Memphis, he went 12x42 with two doubles and ten strikeouts. But then something clicked, I guess. Because for the rest of his 2011 Triple-A Memphis stint, starting on July 4, he went 72x212 (.340) with 33 XBH, and hitting seven homers in a two-week span in August.
What does it mean? Greene went on a tear, and couldn't replicate it in St. Louis. So with a 71 OPS+ for the Cardinals in 2012, he finds himself with a "Change of Scenery" trade.
As Derrick Goold quotes manager Mike Matheny in his piece on the trade for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
"I think we've seen it at times. It's just the (lack of) consistency. There have been flashes of brilliance. Defensively, we've seen some plays to his glove side that not too many people would ever get to. We've seen power. We've seen speed. We've seen it all there...It's the consistency. It's not normally the talent."
A Cardinals fan tweeted at AC today (he's presumably a Cardinals fan - lots of shouting, and all. Clearly one of the best fans in America): chronic underachiever. raw talent, 10-cent head
We'll see. He'll get his fresh start, and with Jed Lowrie's seemingly unhealable injuries, he'll get pressure-free playing time. Maybe it'll turn into the consistency that has been expected of him, and maybe Jeff Luhnow will end up getting the most out of one of the first players he ever drafted.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
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Rather shocked that Bixler was DFAed rather than Downs....Matt has been awful in the field and the fact that he can hit HRs against Clayton Richard of the Padres doesn't help much any more...plus, he's helpless against tough pitching, as last night's final punchout showed...
- August 9, 2012 at 3:26 PM
Is Memphis known as a hitters park?
- August 9, 2012 at 4:40 PM
Yeah, that description seems suspiciously Schaferesque.....when a guy with talent is available for a PTBNL or cash, there's usually a good reason....maybe the light will flip on for this guy. We have nothing to lose to find out....
- August 10, 2012 at 4:42 PM
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With his thyroid With his thyroid levels having stabilized, the Mets cleared Jose Reyes to resume baseball activities this afternoon. The Mets expect him on the field tomorrow, but have not said when he'll play in an exhibition game.
General manager Omar Minaya wouldn't discount either Reyes being ready for Opening Day or on the disabled list. Bet the latter.
General manager Omar Minaya said the team still isn't sure if Reyes will be ready for Opening Day. He didn't discount the possibility that Reyes might have to begin the season on the disabled list.
"Right now let's just get him here," Minaya said. "The good thing is we still have close to two weeks to go. I can't tell you if he's going to be ready for Opening Day. But the reality is, we're happy to get him back. All the players are excited, and he's excited."
Reyes was diagnosed in early March with a hyperactive thyroid, and originally he was to be out two to eight weeks. The doctors prescribed rest and a change of diet (cutting back on seafood).


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(aka bird flu, avian flu) is caused by a type of influenza virus that is hosted by birds, but may infect several species of mammals. It was first identified in Italy in the early 1900s and is now known to exist worldwide. A strain of the H5N1-type of avian influenza virus that emerged in 1997 has been identified as the most likely source of a future influenza pandemic.Strains of avian influenza virus may infect various types of animals, including birds, pigs, horses, seals, whales and humans. However, wild fowl act as natural asymptomatic carriers, spreading it to more susceptible domestic stocks.
What to look for
- Ruffled feathers
- Soft-shelled eggs
- Depression and droopiness
- Sudden drop in egg production
- Loss of appetite
- Cyanosis (purplish-blue coloring) of wattles and comb
- Edema and swelling of head, eyelids, comb, wattles, and hocks
- Green diarrhoea
- Blood-tinged discharge from nostrils
- Incoordination, including loss of ability to walk and stand
- Pin-point hemorrhages (most easily seen on the feet and shanks)
- Respiratory distress
- Increased death losses in a flock
- Sudden death
- Nasal discharges
Poultry Vaccination as a strategy for controlling AI in commercial birds
Outbreaks of avian influenza in the poultry industry cause devastating economic losses and is generally controlled through extensive culling of infected birds. Alternative strategies also use vaccination as a supplementary control measure during avian influenza outbreaks..Advantages of Vaccination
- Vaccination reduces susceptibility to infection.
- A higher dose of virus is necessary to infect the vaccinated birds.
- Vaccinated birds shed less virus.
- Decreased contamination of the environment.
- Decreased risk of human infection
- Used strategically vaccination compliments a stamping out strategy by slowing/stopping the spread of the virus
- Vaccination as Part of an Avian Influenza Control Strategy
- www.avian-influenza.com
- Value of Using a Marek's Vector rHVT-H5 in Avian Influenza Vaccination
- Avian Influenza Vaccines
Avian Influenza (Fowl Plague) is a potentially devastating disease, predominantly of chickens and turkeys, although the virus can also affect game birds (pheasants, partridge and quail), ratites (ostrich and emu), psittacine and passerine birds.
Avian Influenza is caused by an orthomyxovirus, or influenza virus and can survive for considerable lengths of time outside of the host and birds are infected through contact with other birds, mechanical vectors such as vehicles and equipment and personnel travelling between farms, markets and abattoirs.
Precautionary requirements include cleaning and disinfection of premises and the establishment of a Biosecurity barrier to help prevent spread of disease is essential.
For more information on biosecurity see the links below
- Efficacy of rHVT-AI Vector Vaccine in Broilers with Passive Immunity Against Challenge with Two Antigenically Divergent Egyptian Clade 2.2.1 HPAI H5N1 Strains
- Efficacy of a Recombinant HVT-H5 Vaccine Against Challenge with Two Genetically Divergent Indonesian HPAI H5N1 Strains
- OIE - HPAI Situation Reports
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Breaking down the Raiders' 2014 schedule
Sun., Sept. 7 at New York Jets, 10 a.m.: Think the Raiders are getting sick of MetLife Stadium? It will be the third time in eight games in New Jersey after losing to the Giants last Nov. 10 and the Jets on Dec. 8. Jets backfield could have both Michael Vick and Chris Johnson. Quarterback Matt Schaub has his Raiders debut, Big Apple style, as the Raiders open on the road for the fourth time in five years.
Sun., Sept. 14 Houston Texans. 1:25 p.m.: Obvious storyline in the Raiders home opener. Schaub faces the team that dumped him after one bad season. Former Houston defensive lineman Antonio Smith, an excitable type anyway, will be even more so for this one.
Sun., Sept. 21 at New England Patriots, 10 a.m.: The last time the Raiders played in New England, it was the Thursday night regular-season opener in 2005. They were full of hope under Norv Turner, had traded for Randy Moss and added free-agent running back LaMont Jordan. We know how that turned out.
Sun., Sept. 28 vs. Miami Dolphins at Wembley Stadium, London, 10 a.m.: This counts as a "home" game on the Raiders schedule, but it's a pretty brutal road stretch to open the season. They start in New Jersey, play one game at home, face the Patriots, then board a plane in Boston bound for London and a week of practice leading up to a game against a Miami team hoping for a little chemistry after last year's Richie Incognito-Jonathan Martin bullying scandal.
Sun., Oct. 12, San Diego Chargers, 1:05 p.m.: Presumably rested coming off a bye from all that time on the road and jet lag, the Chargers and Philip Rivers come to town. A 27-17 late-night win over San Diego in Oakland last season was one of the high points of the season and the high point of Terrelle Pryor's short-lived career as Raiders starter.
Sun., Oct. 19, Arizona Cardinals, 1:25 p.m.: If the Cardinals introduce their offense, assume there won't be a lot of cheering for quarterback Carson Palmer or left tackle Jared Veldheer. Palmer essentially forced his way out of town. Veldheer's curious exit was his own doing, Reggie McKenzie said. Veldheer maintains he wanted to stay.
Sun., Oct. 26, at Cleveland Browns, 1:25 p.m.: This game gets a lot more interesting if the Browns draft Johnny Manziel and make him the starter.
Sun., Nov. 2, at Seattle Seahawks, 1:25 p.m.: Of the nine teams the Raiders play that made the playoffs last season, only two come in the first eight games. The Seahawks, defending Super Bowl champions and the proud owners of Pryor by trade, mark the midway point of the season in about as good a measuring-stick game as you can find.
Sun., Nov. 9, Denver Broncos, 1:25 p.m.: For the last two years, it has looked like Peyton Manning is playing against eight men when he faces the Raiders. Defensive coordinator Jason Tarver has a lot more veteran talent this time around, plus the Seahawks blueprint from the Super Bowl.
Sun., Nov. 16, at San Diego Chargers, 1:05 p.m.: The last time they played in San Diego on Dec. 22, Nick Novak kicked four field goals and Matt McGloin played his way out of the starting job as the Chargers prevailed 26-13. But at least Marquette King punted five times for a 54.2 average.
Thurs., Nov. 20, Kansas City Chiefs, 5:25 p.m.: Unless the Raiders have another game flexed to Sunday night (which can begin after Week 5), this will be the lone prime-time affair. The last time the Chiefs were in Oakland, Jamal Charles kept getting open on screen passes and the Raiders elected not to cover him. He had eight receptions for 194 yards and four touchdowns.
Sun., Nov. 30, at St. Louis, 10 a.m.: The last time the Raiders played in St. Louis, the quarterback was Rich Gannon in 2002. The Raiders started the season 5-0, only to lose 28-13 to the Rams and quarterback Marc Bulger. First of back-to-back games against NFC West teams.
Sun., Dec. 7, 49ers, 1:25 p.m.: Assuming they're still healthy and in the lineup, this game will hold some significance for cornerbacks Tarell Brown and Carlos Rogers, who got lukewarm interest in San Francisco and came to play across the bay.
Sun., Dec. 14 at Kansas City Chiefs, 10 a.m.: Justin Tuck has expressed the hope that the Raiders are this year's Chiefs, who went from 2-14 to the playoffs last season. Left unsaid is that they also hope that this year's Chiefs turn in to last year's Raiders. A potentially brutal weather game.
Sun., Dec. 21 Buffalo Bills, 1:25 p.m.: By this time, either the buzzards will be circling above coach Dennis Allen and general manager Reggie McKenzie, or the town will be abuzz that they're actually alive for a playoff berth.
Sun., Dec. 28, at Denver Broncos, 1:25 p.m.: Ah, nothing like Denver in late December. If they're built as advertised, however, with good defense, a physical running game and a passing game that stresses completions and accuracy, the Raiders shouldn't have to blame the weather.


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LONGMONT -- The ink was barely dry on Longmont's new oil and gas regulations when the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission directed its attorney to sue the city.
Not that anyone in city government was particularly surprised: Both the COGCC's attorney and, later, the executive director of the state department that oversees the COGCC, the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, had sent warning letters telling Longmont to back down.
It's not the first time a local government has been sued over rules they put in place regarding oil and gas development within their boundaries. But it is believed to be the first time that the state, not an oil and gas company or a private landowner, has done the suing itself.
The plaintiff in the lawsuit, which is expected to be filed as early as Monday in Boulder District Court, will be the COGCC, the Times-Call has learned.
"It's not the first time the state, the COGCC, has been involved in a suit, but it's the first time to my knowledge that they have been the plaintiff," said Cyril Videgar, attorney for the town of Mead and a partner in the Longmont-based firm Samson & Videgar.
His partner, Rick Samson, is the town of Frederick's attorney and was involved in the landmark 1999 case Town of Frederick v. North American Reservoir Co., parts of which are regularly cited as settled case law by the COGCC.
Samson said he couldn't recall the state ever bringing suit against a local government, so the announcement of the suit last week surprised him.
"It did a little bit," Samson said Friday. "I figured they would wait until they had an operator that had had an application denied. This is a little bit pre-emptive on the COGCC's part."
Geoff Wilson, general counsel for the Colorado Municipal League who's been with that organization since 1987, said he couldn't remember a time when the COGCC initiated a court complaint against a city or county in Colorado.
The case will be watched closely around the state because the COGCC has taken an aggressive stance against communities that want to infringe on what the commission sees as its territory.
"This is a necessary step to get guidance from the courts," wrote Mike King, executive director of the Department of Natural Resources, in a statement he released Wednesday. "We've collaborated successfully with communities for decades on oil and gas development, and parties have traditionally been able to work through issues without drawing hard lines. ... We think it's time to turn to the courts for direction and resolution."
Longmont Mayor Dennis Coombs told the Times-Call last week that drawing a hard line is exactly what city council intended to do.
"We said we were going to draw a line in the sand that we thought was reasonable," Coombs said. "What we were asking for wasn't -- a city should be able to prevent heavy industrial activity from occurring in a residential zone. We wouldn't want a heavy-duty dairy farm coming into a residential area.
"I believe that in the end we're going to win."
What's the suit really about?
Councilman Brian Bagley has been one of the strongest advocates on city council for the new regulations and, as the only attorney on council, played a key role in crafting them. Bagley was tapped in March to serve on Gov. John Hickenlooper's Oil and Gas Task Force, a group convened "to clarify and better coordinate the regulatory jurisdiction between state and local government," according to a news release put out by the governor's office.
To him, the task force was mere window dressing and heavily skewed toward industry, Bagley said Friday. In March, he was even more blunt, calling it a "joke."
But he did learn a lot about oil and gas development, he said. And what the task force taught him was that communities should be able to have a say on what goes on within their local jurisdictions. Not to deny mineral rights holders their right to extract those resources, he said, but to balance that right with the rights of the residents of Longmont to live safe and healthy lives and not to have their property values brought down because of encroaching industrial activity.
"Our regs simply say that we have the authority -- that we as a city do not want any industrial activity in our residential areas," Bagley said Friday.
He said that to his mind, Longmont is being sued not so much over the specifics of its new regs, but rather because the COGCC is afraid that if Longmont is allowed to impose its own tighter restrictions on drilling, other cities and counties will want to do the same.
"Members of the COGCC have called me and told me this isn't about Longmont," Bagley said. "They've told me this is about keeping the cities in line."
Crafted through trial and error
Longmont's oil and gas regulations weren't even on anyone's radar just a few months ago. But as 2011 neared a close, the city council was asked to sign off on a surface use agreement city staff had negotiated with Lakewood-based Top Operating, which has operated wells within the city limits for years and wanted to drill some new ones.
"The question came up from (city) council about how our regulations compared with other jurisdictions," said Brien Schumacher, a Longmont senior planner.
Schumacher informed them that Longmont's oil and gas regulations hadn't been updated in about 10 years, so in December city council instructed him to begin drafting new regulations.
At about the same time, many communities and counties around the state were doing the same thing. They, like Longmont, realized they had fallen behind the times and needed to update their regulations to keep up with the explosion in fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, that was going on just about anywhere in Colorado -- and other states -- where reserves of oil or natural gas lie buried deep underground.
Fracking is a process in which a mixture of water, sand and chemicals is pumped under high pressure thousands of feet underground, causing the bedrock to fracture and release the valuable fossil fuel contained within. While the process dates back decades, new technologies have allowed the industry to access oil and gas deposits it couldn't get to before and to do it less expensively. It also has allowed companies to drill multiple wells from a single surface pad.
But the procedure has its detractors who say not enough scientific study has been done to prove the process is safe. They warn about possible air and water pollution, about the impact the proliferation of wells has on property values, and about the amount of water required for the procedure.
At the same time it called for a draft of new regulations, the Longmont City Council put a 120-day moratorium on approving any new wells -- even though there were no applications on the books.
Over the next several weeks, various versions of the draft regulations bounced back and forth between city staff and council. Meanwhile, the COGCC was keeping a close eye on Longmont and all the other communities who were updating their regulations.
Not-so-veiled threats In April, Longmont received its first letter -- eight pages, plus attachments -- from Colorado Assistant Attorney General Jake Matter outlining how the draft regulations the city was considering were beyond its rights under state law.
The letter brought into question Longmont's rules regarding water sampling, drilling in residential neighborhoods, riparian setbacks and wildlife protection, among other things, and it basically told the city to back off.
The city should use its "local government designee" -- an idea born out of the Oil and Gas Task Force -- to work with the COGCC, the letter said. As far as Longmont crafting its own rules? That was addressed in the letter's conclusion: "The city should reject the draft regulations as being in operational conflict with the COGCC's regulatory regime."
Schumacher, who was Longmont's local government designee because he had been the point man for the city working with Top Operating going back a decade, said that at the same time Longmont received its letter many other cities and counties around the state received letters of their own.
"(The other communities and counties considering new regulations) either stopped and did not adopt the regulations or significantly scaled them back," he said.
Longmont did not. It kept moving forward with more tweaking to the regulations, and on May 8 they were passed by city council on first reading. Two weeks later, the day before the council was to vote to make the new regulations law, the Department of Natural Resources' King sent his letter, barely more than a page, to city council. King said that if Longmont went through with passing its new regulations, he would be speaking with the COGCC, the AG's office and the governor's office to discuss legal options.
That letter shut everything down. The following night, the city council tabled the new regulations and called for a new 45-day moratorium. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, Bagley and city attorney Eugene Mei continued to tweak the language of the regulations to make sure they could withstand a court challenge.
Bagley said Friday that he had not been intimidated by the letters sent by the AG's office or by the Department of Natural Resources. Nor, he said, was he intimidated by denigrating letters being circulated about him by ranking officials in the state Republican Party -- his party. He was, he said, doing what he believed was in the best interest of Longmont residents.
On July 10, the city council voted to bring the ordinance back for a second reading and the following week, on July 17, the new regulations passed 5-2.
That same night, the city signed a surface-use agreement with Top Operating -- an agreement that took the new regulations into account.
That, Bagley said, is all that Longmont is asking for: the ability to work with operators while maintaining the best interests of its residents, rather than leaving those interests up to a faraway state agency.
"What's best for Longmont is the people who own the rights -- the surface and the mineral rights -- coming together and working it out," Bagley said.
Whether that sentiment will fly in court -- if the lawsuit even gets to court -- remains to be seen. But one thing is certain: The COGCC has the city of Longmont in its sights, and Longmont's not backing down.
"These are arguments that have never ever been decided in court before," Coombs said last week, "and we're the first ones to do it."
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Plane.ly are Plancast for planes.
We're looking to change the culture of the air travel industry by connecting airline passengers with the greatest untapped resource of knowledge and entertainment on their flight – their fellow passengers. We provide passengers the ability to, in advance, check out who else is on their flight, contact their fellow fliers ahead of time and make mutual arrangements to sit together. We'll also be building a community around this concept.
Plane.ly are the world's first flight shortening service because your flight always feels shorter if you meet someone interesting (hence the .ly domain ;-))
Words that describe us are community, open, friendly, modern, social, future, different, simple, uncomplicated and trustworthy.
We're so confident you'll deliver the goods this competition will be going guaranteed. We can't wait to see what you come up with.
Plane.ly needs to appeal to a vast array of users, from business travelers to sports fans, to parents traveling with children, and vacationers looking for local insight on their destination.
Our revenue streams are to be Event/Conference organizers, large brands/associations/clubs and the airlines themselves so the look needs to be both personal and professional.
We'll need the following:
A logo with or without an accompanying image (must have the whole brand name, plane.ly, including the dot)
A version with and without a 'beta' tag
A favicon
A stand-out iPhone/iPad/Android app icon
Colors, fonts and images are completely up to you and we'll be leaving constant feedback as the contest goes on so you'll get a good idea of the direction we're leaning.
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Please see the screenshot for the background of the site you'll be contrasting against.
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All the action from the 2012 MTN8 Final, SuperSport United vs Moroka Swallows.
Lefa Tsutsulupa holds up the MTN8 trophy
Giorgi Nergadze celebrates the opener
Katlego Mashego joins Nergadze to celebrate
Sibusiso Zuma dribbles past Rudi Isaacs
Franklin Cale celebrates his goal with Sibusiso Zuma and Sameehg Doutie
Chenene on the ball
Zeca Marques runs on to the field in delight
Gavin Hunt shows his frustration
Chenene celebrates the second goal with his teammates
Felix Obada gives Marques a shower
Roger da Costa takes it one step further
Swallows are awarded the trophy
Swallows boost their coach into the air
Gilbert Mapemba, Katlego Mashego, Bennett Chenene and Siyabonga Nomvete hold up the R8-million cheque
The skipper with the trophy
PUMA have unveiled the Q1 FUTURE 18.1, as worn by Mamelodi Sundowns trio George Lebese, Themba Zwane and Percy Tau, as well as overseas-based...
Phakamani Mahlmabi became the first South African to move to the Egyptian Premier League, after penning a four-year deal with eight-time CAF Champions...
Mamelodi Sundowns, Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund all STEP OUT with Puma and their respective third kits for the 2017/18 season.
Mamelodi Sundowns' emphatic CAF Champions League final first-leg victory over Zamalek at the Lucas Moripe Stadium in pictures.
Kaizer Chiefs fans at FNB Stadium vented their anger after the team's fourth defeat in a row, 1-0 to Jomo Cosmos, as Steve Komphela had to be escorted...
Mamelodi Sundowns beat Kaizer Chiefs 3-1 in the Telkom Knockout Final - this way for the best pics from Moses Mabhida Stadium.
Orlando Pirates lost 1-0 to Etoile du Sahel in the decisive leg of the CAF Confederation Cup Final - this way for all the choice pics from Sousse.
South Africa's greatest ever striker Benni McCarthy has turned 38. Check out some of his more jovial recent moments in SA.
Kick Off together with Scottish Leader Whisky celebrated Orlando Pirates captain Lucky Legwathi's crowning as the 'Greatest Ever Leader' voted by...
KICK OFF Footballer of the Season Tefu Mashamaite was the big winner at the PSL's annual awards. This way for all the best pics from the glittering...
Kaizer Chiefs were finally allowed to lift the Absa Premiership trophy and were officially crowned 2014/14 champions after their 2-0 win over Chippa...
KICK OFF remembers the stellar career of one of South Africa's greatest ever players and a true gentleman, John Lesiba Moshoeu.
Bafana Bafana drew 1-1 with Nigeria in a friendly on Sunday - recap the action with the best pics from Mbombela Stadium.
Bafana Bafana maintained their perfect record over Swaziland with a 3-1 victory in Mbabane on Wednesday night - re-live the action with some choice...
No goals, but the action was memorable in the 155th Soweto Derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates.
Check out some of the new signings made during the PSL January transfer window as they turn out for their new clubs.
Bafana Bafana went down 3-1 to Algeria in a riveting Afcon Group C clash - re-live the action with the best pics from the Estadio de Mongomo.
Bafana Bafana train ahead of their Afcon 2015 opener against Algeria in Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea.
Bafana Bafana are in camp as they prepare for the 2015 Afcon. Check out some of the latest pics!
Kaizer Chiefs claimed the points and the bragging rights after a 2-0 victory in the December Soweto Derby.


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We are at the cusp of the emergence of a network of objects that empowers computers to perceive the world for themselves and act independently on our behalf. This has the potential to significantly impact the way we optimise the operation of cities, buildings, infrastructure and business.


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For all the talk of new forms of wagering, the good old point spread remains the bet of choice for most NFL fans. Also known as the line or spread, the myth is that Las Vegas sets the point spread as its predicted margin of victory for one team. In reality, it's a number chosen by oddsmakers that will encourage an equal number of people to wager on the underdog as on the favorite. The negative value (-3.5) indicates that team is favored by 3.5 points. The positive value (+3.5) indicates that team is the underdog by 3.5 points. Betting on the favorite means the team must win by at least four points to cover the point spread. The underdog team can lose by three points and still cover the spread. You will also notice a moneyline value associated with the point spread (such as -3.5, -115). This indicates how much you must risk in order to book the bet (also known as the vig or juice). It means you have to risk $115 to win $100. The underdog may see a value such as +3.5, +105. This means you risk $100 to win $105 if your team covers the spread. The spread is not a static number, so you will notice line moves during the week. Team A may be favored by 3 points on Tuesday and by 4.5 points on Friday. This indicates more people are betting on them, so Las Vegas increases the underdog value hoping to encourage more wagers on the underdog.
There are times when moneyline wagering is smarter than point-spread wagering and this is why moneylines are growing in popularity. Typically used in baseball and hockey, pro football moneylines are popular in Las Vegas for picking underdogs. The team you choose only has to win the game, not win by a certain number of runs or goals. The negative value still indicates the favorite (-150) and the positive value indicates the underdog (+130). It's easiest to picture the number 100 sitting in the middle of these two values. For example, if you want to pick a -150 favorite, you would risk $150 in order to win $100. On the underdog, you would risk $100 and win $130 if the underdog wins. It's a simple way to have the risk-reward scenario. In the right circumstance, where you have a small underdog, you can get a very similar bet by risking less and also get a bigger payout by going the moneyline route.
It is also widely known as the over/under and, just like the point-spread myth, it is not Las Vegas' guess at how many points will be scored in the game by both teams combined. It's a number it feels will encourage just as many bets on the over as the under. If you picked the under 47.5, you want tough defense and the team running the ball to eat the clock. If you pick the over, you want offensive fireworks and long bombs for TDs. In totals betting, you are predicting whether the combined total score will be more than or less than the total.
As soon as time runs out on the Super Bowl game this year, there are odds available on who will win next year. Wagers on a future event are known as NFL futures. Oddsmakers adjust lines during the year, depending on the strength or weakness of teams, then offer wagers on each team to win. For example, a league's top team may be +150 to win the championship. That means a $100 wager would pay $150 profit. However, a poor team might be +3000, indicating it is not expected to win and a $100 wager would pay $3,000 as a huge longshot. They can be profitable but also take a long time to settle the bet.


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Comments on The ALA Primer Part Two: Resources For Beginners
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Although the CSS gallery thing is starting to get out of hand, viewing "real-world" examples have always been helpful to me. I learned to code by reverse-engineering other people's code, and it's inspiring to see how other designers solved practical problems. "CSS Beauty":http://www.cssbeauty.com has been a consistently strong resource for me.
Thanks for the great collection of web resources. Although I knew some of them it's always good to have a few more.
For your international readers there might be another great resource: "http://www.selfhtml.org/":http://www.selfhtml.org/. It covers almost all topics of HTML and CSS in brief. Currently it's available in German, French, Spanish and Japanese. English translation is on its way.
I've been trying my hardest to learn design skills, but coming from a programming background it's a bit daunting; especially if your girlfriend is a designer herself it makes it out into something like a dark art which you can only be born with.
Something which you can imagine is pretty off-putting at first, but can be challenged with hard work and determination and these articles and links you've posted will help a lot in furthering my skills.
The hardest thing i think is just coming up with ideas, I mean when you come home from work tired and drained it's hard to muster up ideas for your personal site but lately i'm finding inspiration with my flickr pals and the groups i've joined and made a few long-term friends along the way.
What can i say, the ALA will always be a site for inspiration and these sources help out a lot.
If anyone's got any more things they think i should read, let me know, appreciate it.
All the very best.
Thanks dudes, what a great bunch of cool site where to learn from. I also would recommend to visit "Stu Nicholls Site":www.cssplay.co.uk. He is a well known _CSS_ Artist, who makes extraordinary things *just with css*.
I've always found "Brainjar":http://www.brainjar.com/ to be a valuable resource.
Just what I've needed. Thanks!
I'm also doing web design and I've been accustomed to using Dreamweaver, Photoshop & Flash. I have to admit though that they are expensive. Are there any free or inexpensive alternatives to these 3 that you guys from ALA use?
"http://tacoma.web.design.googlepages.com/#everything":Tacoma Web Design For America
"tacoma web design for america":http://tacoma.web.design.googlepages.com/#everything
I wrote something similar a while ago "here":http://www.badboy.ro/articles/2006-07-23/index.php but Erin's definitely covering more ground than me. Good job!
While a little basic, I still find w3schools' CSS2 Reference page extremely helpful.
Thanks so much for that collection of links. If anyone ever tells me they want to learn how to web design from now on, i'll be able to keep them busy for quite some time.
I also suggest this "Html Tutorial":http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tut/ . It really got me a solid foundation of the what's going on behind everything else.
There is a typo in "Designing a CSS-Based Template," a five-part series from Veerle Pieters - the attribute HREF of A tag is "http://http://" which points to "http://www.w3.org/Protocols/" via Google redirect in Firefox.
Other than that, nice collection of resources! Thanks a bunch!
Great little list. I'd like to add my resource, Devlounge (www.devlounge.net). We try to provide original articles on web design related topics such as web standards, design, and code as often as possible.
That's a very handy list, your site and many of the others you've mentioned have been scoured and many re-visited in my quest to improve my CSS and XHTML knowledge.
One you missed - CSSPlay by Stu Nicholls http://www.cssplay.co.uk
Probably not for beginners, but Stu's experiments have been very helpful in giving me some new ideas as to what's possible.
Although some aren't cross browser or accessible - there's some great (and fun) ideas on here. Check it out.
Note to self: Check out a List Apart code to work out how they do that nice comment preview thing!
I know that books are rather 'old media' but since I usually end up printing out destructions having them pre-printed can be useful. Here are some that I like:
* "Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML":http://www.amazon.com/Head-First-HTML-CSS-XHTML/dp/059610197X/sr=8-4/qid=1161033278/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4/002-7035573-7884056?ie=UTF8 *the* best introduction I have come across. Tackles syntax, with examples and gently introduces _theory_ (that's right—what is elements, how inheritance?) as you go along. Totally brilliant—I am using with a class of n00bs and they love it!
* Eric Meyer's "On CSS":http://www.amazon.com/Eric-Meyer-CSS-Mastering-Language/dp/073571245X/sr=1-1/qid=1161033412/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-7035573-7884056?ie=UTF8&s=books and "More Eric Meyer on CSS":http://www.amazon.com/Eric-Meyer-CSS-Mastering-Language/dp/073571245X/sr=1-1/qid=1161033412/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-7035573-7884056?ie=UTF8&s=books are well worth shelling out for.
* Dave Shea & Molly Holzschlag's "The Zen of CSS Design":http://www.amazon.com/Zen-CSS-Design-Enlightenment-Voices/dp/0321303474/ref=pd_sim_b_4/002-7035573-7884056?ie=UTF8
and there are lots more goodies. I do find Zeldman's "Designing with Web Standards":http://www.amazon.com/Designing-Standards-Voices-That-Matter/dp/0321385551/sr=1-1/qid=1161033556/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-7035573-7884056?ie=UTF8&s=books rather preachy and over the top. Not one to buy if you're wanting to do CSS rather than read about how upstanding you are to want to do CSS.
Thanks for the great list of links. There are several blog posts out on the internet of this very theme, but this ALA post is my favorite so far. I'll be sure to send it to anyone coming to me interested in web design. :)
I'd also like to second the recommendation above: http://www.cssplay.co.uk
A few links I'd recommend for building accessible web sites.
"Accessify":http://accessify.com - general accessibility discussion, hints & tips.
"Building accessible websites":http://joeclark.org/book/ - Joe Clark's book.
"Bruce Lawson":http://brucelawson.co.uk - Bruce Lawson's blog.
"Clearleft":http://www.clearleft.com/ offers up "this Client Survey":http://www.clearleft.com/worksheet/survey.rtf to help identify site goals, audience, establish desired look and feel, etc.
Sometimes it's more important, when starting out, to know what _not_ to do on your site. So I'd add http://webpagesthatsuck.com/ to your list.
Some useful links for those who provide web page content or design to the U.S. government.
U.S. Government Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (Section 508) http://www.access-board.gov/508.htm
Final Standards - http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/standards.htm
Preamble (published discussion of the standards) - http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/preamble.htm
Subpart B—Technical Standards (in both Final Standards and Preamble) contains the following:
Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems is most applicable to web page applications.
Section 1194.22 Web-based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications is most applicable to web page design.
These standards have a requirment for any work done for any entity of the federal government since June 21, 2001.
Great links. What about resources for those who have to write for the web?
I'm thinking articles like those from Erin Kissane on "incisive.nu":http://www.incisive.nu/articles What other good reference or magazine sites might compliment ALA's Content > Writing category?
Ok, I have BA in English and decided that I didn't want to teach (which is sort of like flushing 4 years down the toilet, but iambic pentameter is pretty). I got a job answering emails at my college and then next thing you know, I'm doing design work and discovered 1) I'm not too bad at it and 2)I love IT!
So my question is: do I need a "degree" in order to be a web designer or should I just take some classes to learn things I have difficulty teaching myself like PHP (I already taught myself HTML and CSS)? Does the market require a degree or just a good portfolio?
Why is there no section on typography? What The Font should be helpful to some and definately Typophile, among others.
Also listing forums for designers would be useful I think. Maybe Kirupa or Yay hooray or Designers Talk to name a few.
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Just wanting to help out your other users as Stefan Isarie did some time ago.
If anyone has a good web design, please let me know, I am collecting them at webdesignrank. :)


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Ha Ha... this thread reads a bit like 'Paranoia Today', rightly I guess.
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Puppyiso kind of hit the nail with the China story.
Truth is that many opressive governments have their hopes set on this because it means that many people will be out of luck when it comes to VPNs and proxies. Meaning they can't access outside information and are easier to control.
Also say goodbye to software companies. Cloud computing means nothing downloaded or installed. Basically meaning that you have to type online, draw online, and do everything online. I don't even want think about virus protections.
People have their heads up you know where. One has to understand that advertising is essentially manipulation. A company hires some actor to fool you into thinking a certain way with catchy slogans. They won't tell you the real risks involved. I mean their foolish definition of a free market has done nothing but rob people of choices and freedoms.
So to think that their new idea of giving you no control over your own data or free speech is somehow good for us and a better choice, is beyond laughable.
It reminds me of the old George Carlin stand up routine where he talked about how customer service really works. I won't say it here, I'll get muted for sure.
If your curious then watch his old stand up specials.
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Posted: Tue 03 May 2011, 22:03
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More Sony bad news: Sony Online also compromised (this goes beyond the PlayStation Network)
The Sony hack story just gets worse and worse. Now, in addition to the 77 million PlayStation Network accounts that were compromised, Joystiq reports that Sony Online Entertainment was compromised as well, to the tune of another 24.6 million accounts.
In addition, Joystiq reports that more than 12,000 credit card numbers were stolen.
That means that if you're a player of many popular PC online MMOs, your information has been stolen as well. SOE operates EverQuest, EverQuest II, PlanetSide, Star Wars Galaxies, Free Realms, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, and DC Universe Online.
Apparently, this is not a separate penetration. Although Sony has long maintained that there entertainment systems were separated, criminals apparently managed to exfiltrate data from both networks.
Seems to me this is an example of what will happen if you trust the cloud.
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Maybe I'm lucky, but I live in a community where I can ride a bus or a taxi without being robbed. I can put my money in an FDIC-insured bank and be reasonably sure I'll be able to get to it. I can leave my clothes at a dry cleaners and they don't get stolen. There are lots of people who choose to use these services exclusively, rather than owning a car, having a safe at home, or doing their own dry cleaning.
What makes computing as a service different? I think it has more to do with the current absence of proper legal regulation/recourse on service providers than it does with the idea of computing as a service. I understand that cloud computing today has the problems you've stated. My response is that stricter regulation (rather than simply not using the cloud) is a better answer to these problems.
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Want an example of Cloud for Puppy when the ISP drops some support of someone trying for a Puppy Cloud like experience?
So is that an example, or just a case of links not being updated by the maker of the site?
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Posted: Wed 04 May 2011, 20:13
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Want an example of Cloud for Puppy when the ISP drops some support of someone trying for a Puppy Cloud like experience?
So is that an example, or just a case of links not being updated by the maker of the site?
the idea is cool, but...
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Maybe I'm lucky, but I live in a community where I can ride a bus or a taxi without being robbed. I can put my money in an FDIC-insured bank and be reasonably sure I'll be able to get to it. I can leave my clothes at a dry cleaners and they don't get stolen. There are lots of people who choose to use these services exclusively, rather than owning a car, having a safe at home, or doing their own dry cleaning.
What makes computing as a service different? I think it has more to do with the current absence of proper legal regulation/recourse on service providers than it does with the idea of computing as a service. I understand that cloud computing today has the problems you've stated. My response is that stricter regulation (rather than simply not using the cloud) is a better answer to these problems.
Several things actually.
The first being that the internet blends together many communities.
The second being that that cloud operating system would completely useless offline.
Not everyone is privy to a broadband connection. What if someone needs to use dialup?
Another thing you've said is stricter regulation. More like de-regulation. You obviously don't follow techno politics.
Well I had to watch Julius Geinakowski (Or however you spell his name) from the FCC basically give over mobile and wired networks to Verizon and Google.
Saying, "here do whatever you want with them"
In a world without Net Neutrality, and I hope that the fights not over, but in a world without it, cloud is an even worse option.
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I enjoyed reading this thread, giving a decent heads up to clouding as it is new to me, too. I first became familiar with it when I tried Panda Firewall for XP. I dropped it soon after due to it being too complicated and using dial up made clouding unrealistic. Earlier this week I saw an add for Windows Cloud something or other, so it is being pushed more. I certainly don't like the idea. I don't even like akonadi that is now being used in KDE4.
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Totally not interested in cloud computing.At all.
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Some interesting views here. I'm a novice to cloud computing - got kind of interested after Apple announced its launch of iCloud. Chanced upon this cloud computing seminar by Amazon on 27 June but it's going to be held in Seoul (and probably in Korean): http://aws.amazon.com/apac/seminars/2011/06/27/seoul/.
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Posted: Mon 13 Jun 2011, 16:20
Post subject: Cloud - Online Programs - Whatever!!!
Oh My... it must be the word itself (CLOUD) that has so many in disillusion!
To all who use Gmail, shop at Ebay, Amazon, use internet, read an online Newspaper, work on your online Banking and... You who VIEW THIS FORUM on your computer and post messages, guess what? 'You Are Using Cloud Computing' whether you realize it or not. 'Period!!!'
Cloud has 'Always' been used by everyone that owns a computer and goes online! The only thing that has changed is the NAME from 'Online Programs' to now... 'Cloud'. The only difference now is that Cloud is adding features that allow you to interact with a lot of different programs ONLINE without the need to install them on your personal PC, and to use many programs that you would would never be able to install on your PC and have them function at all.
If one can't understand this and you still don't like the name 'Cloud', just change the name to something you like and can maybe understand better!
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Good point about thin clients. Yes, it's similar. The only thing is that there is no one server in the so called
. The data is sliced in a number of chunks and then sent to several servers, that might be on different continents. The person owning those servers son't be able to recover data simply because he doesn't have whole data.
It's like if you cut dollar in three pieces and send it over different post offices to different people. They won't be able to use that 1/3 dollar pieces, but they can send them over to you, and you'll be able to recover that dollar.
The next thing is that if anyone gets three envelopes and it's not you, then he will use your dollar. But you can lock every envelope with special key pair, then no one will able to unlock it except from you. It's called cryptography. You know who exactly sender is, you know who delivered envelope to you, you know that no one have altered what is in that envelope.
Cryptography is a very powerful thing which guarantees that your's is only your's, but can be stored in the open place.
"Cloud" isn't Internet. "Cloud" can be
. Because we are people. When we collaborate, great things are happen. You can see this with Puppy. We are community, or "legion" — and that's great, we must use it, not turn around from it because we don't understand it.
So, summing everything up before you got too bored:
" — distributed storage space and computer power, that available as service, as if you own it as one machine, with, actually, enhanced security and availability. I can't find anything similar to this in the real world, but think of it as on-demand taxi, which is actually really big bus with bodyguards and armored windows. Oh, and with bar too. And you see only yourself inside it. Something like this.
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Posted: Wed 15 Jun 2011, 08:21
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For those still skeptical of the Cloud... Have a look at what's currently happening and then report back here whether Cloud isn't better than what you have now and isn't the future of computing?
I doubt you can call this a Step Backwards!!!
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For those still skeptical of the Cloud... Have a look at what's currently happening and then report back here whether Cloud isn't better than what you have now and isn't the future of computing?
I doubt you can call this a Step Backwards!!!
Reading the blurb its hardly a step forward either considering you can do all this + more on a conventional laptop / notebook .
What happens if you don't have a wifi connection and are out of 3g signal range - Does the chromebook becomes a chrome brick?
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The definition of the Design Context according to the Annex C Glossary is "Methodological metadata that provide the basis for the specification of the information objects required as input to and output from the Process Step Design including Process Method and Rules." I think I can understand "Methodological metadata that provide the basis for the specification of the information objects required as input to and output from the Process Step Design." but the addition of Process Method and Rules in the defintion is slightly misleading. They are examples of information objects required as input to Process Step Design, but they are not Design Context so they should be removed. Instead we should include som examples of Design Context in the Explanatory text which is currently empty.
As a reminder the recommendations from ISO/IEC 11179-4: Formulating data definitions are
A data definition should: a) state the essential meaning of the concept, b) be precise and unambiguous, c) be concise, d) be able to stand alone, e) be expressed without embedding rationale, functional usage, or procedural information, f) avoid circular reasoning, g) use the same terminology and consistent logical structure for related definitions and h) be appropriate for the type of metadata item being defined
Can someone provide an example, or two, of Design Context?
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GSIM definition needs to be revised when you create a statistical design, this is a rationale for why you decided to do that. It is not at the group level not the study unit. In GSIM, this is at the program level.
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This is a placeholder for the statistical methodology.
It has an association to the StatisticalProgramDesign.
StatisticalProgram is hierarchical so the design and the DesignContext can be included at the appropriate level.
A new name could be proposed.
This i.o. is needed and an example will be provided.
An example could be the SNA 2008.
The SNA contains an identity for calculating GDP (para 16.47), which specifies inputs, the calculations to apply to these inputs, and the output. It seems clear to me that this identity would "provide the basis for the specification of the information objects required as input to and output from the Process Step Design[s]" involved in a number of national accounts processes. This is just one instance of many in the SNA.
It suggests, however, that perhaps the definition should be broadened to include the various roles than methodological documents play. For example, the SNA could be an input to literally any one of the design sub-processes in the GSBPM (2.1 through 2.6).
I agree that the definition should be updated. Particularly considering Gareth's example, in addition to influencing its ProcessInputSpecification and ProcessOutputSpecification, DesignContext could influence the (high level) ProcessStepDesign associated with the StatisticalProgramDesign in terms of the ProcessMethod that is selected (very likely), the Rules (quite likely), the lower level Process Step Designs and Process Controls etc. In other words, DesignContext would provide the methodological context for the design choices that have been made beyond just inputs and outputs as per the current definition.
This box is the methodology (the scientific basis)- not the method.
(could be why you have done what you have done to align with SNA - to tie with Gareth's example).
Option 1:
Is it an object on its own? Maybe it is a reccommended paper to have? Is there really any reuse from this?
Option 2:
Redefine this object. Need some more examples of what one might be trying to document. What is an instance of it?
Plus need a better name?
No use cases to support this since last discussion. Does this suggest that we should remove it? (until a use case arise). There is definitely a requirement for this, but there is a lot of ambiguity. How to tie methodology to tie to actual method? Clear design context is not a useful name. Methodology is the top level method and people can capture the variation of the of the method that they use using the Method object.
Methodology discussion has to happen before we come back to this.
New name: Methodology Design.
Includes GSBPM 2.3 data collection methodology. 2.4 frame & sample methodology and 2.5 statistical processing methodology, but also any methodology you plan to use in Analysis ( e.g. seasonal adjustment) and Dissemination (e.g. statistical disclosure control).
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In italy Andrea is used usually as a male name, with the "internationalization" the name is used as female name too but usually is a manly name, as wikipedia says: "The word is derived from the Greek: Ανδρέας, Andreas, itself related to Ancient Greek: ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός aner/andros, "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "strong", "courageous", and "warrior"."
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Seriously...it's completely normal to see only a couple of pages or so for a given series in each particular magazine per month. But you see, the other publications will also have a similar number of pages about it. In total, you'll get a larger number of pages after adding all the coverage up...not to mention that we don't always get all the scans, which makes your judgment a bit premature.
In this case, that's obviously not the only scan from this month. I went ahead and found another, from a different magazine:
Btw, I like seeing the Alexander in 2D.
Anyway, this is obviously not the only thing they're doing to advertise the project. I expect that there will be a lot more buzz after the 16th.
|2012-07-07, 01:49
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I wasn't being snarky, I was being sarcastic.
Yeah but they're missing the antagonists and the other main characters. That pink haired girl just seems to be thrown in there since she's irrelevant compared to say one of the major antagonists of the OVAs. I'll still watch it but it seems like a bad choice to at least not showcase who Akito will be fighting, especially the handsome guy that makes girls weak in the knees and their hearts melt in joy.
The other scan doesn't really help retify that considering it's showing the same two characters from the other scan...
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I just realize, after seeing the pic every month when they release scans....
specially this face....
Akito is the male version of Kallen, not Lelouch and Xingke. The guy is Kallen!!!
Kallen transform into a male after black rebellion, so thats what she is doing... the long time skip when she is missing...
|2012-07-07, 02:33
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So than that makes the scrawny gloved guy the Lelouch of the group?
Yaoi fans should be most pleased with such a development.
Or that's just how they do character faces. Isn't the first time they've used the same face type for male and female characters.
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I guess? Honestly, I think you are trying way too hard, rinichan. I don't really see that myself, outside of the expression itself being similar.
For that matter, Akito's face has been drawn a bit differently in the various magazine scans than in the actual anime footage. Same goes for everyone else.
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I like Akito's pilot suit (?) design. It looks really cool.
The comments from the producer posted above are pretty interesting. Apparently something tragic happened to Akito in the past, and the mystery of his past is a key point in the plot which will be hinted at in the ED illustrations. Sounds similar to what they did with the original Code Geass series. Another aspect that people have been asking a lot is how Geass plays a part in the plot here, and whether Akito will use Geass and how. As for that, they are keeping it entirely a mystery until viewers see it for themselves. They deliberately decided to not use any sort of Geass teaser in the promotional images, trailers, etc for Akito.
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I don't know, several of the pictures posted here of Layla or what ever her name is covering her left eye like Lelouch did. A female Geass user might be an interesting change. Guess we'll just have to wait and see...but the waiting IS killing me!!
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We already knew from an interview way back in early 2011 that Geass itself was still going to be a part of the show, but these additional details sound good.
The way I see it, Layla/Reila is implied to have a Geass ability but Akito himself probably won't...at least not initially, though we all know these things can change over the course of the story. Which makes the situation a bit more interesting, since we could also speculate that the protagonist's tragic background might be related to Geass, directly or indirectly, and Akito or his family may even have been a victim of its effects at one point or another.
Also, I'm glad that the ED illustrations will once again serve as representations of the past, since a lot of the CLAMP art in R2's EDs was usually much more abstract (and full of too many wings, chains, etc.). Incidentally, from what little I can tell, apparently Takahiro Kimura is going to provide those ED illustrations like he did during S1.
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Yeah, it's going to be interesting to see how they tackle the Geass aspect of the story this time. It really sounds like the series got delayed for a long time because the staff really wanted to make sure they got it right instead of just making a rehash of the same story with different characters. Hopefully it pays off and we get a great 4-part high quality OVA/movie series.
Thanks for posting all the scans and images every month too, it's nice to be able to come in to this thread from time and time and see stuff I missed out on.
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Recently listened to the song that's to be the OP, More Than Words. I liked it. (Although I may just be biased cuz I'm a Sakamoto fan.) It sounds very otherworldly, elegant, and beautiful. <3 It kind of reminded me of a waltz and/or a cathedral.
|2012-07-13, 05:29
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There's been a new official website update, which adds the following:
Cast comments (for publicity purposes, of course).
An information column on the E.U. setting and its history.
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|2012-07-13, 09:17
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Very interesting! Since so little has been said on the EU until now, it's nice to finally have a grasp on its history and organization. The fact that the EU has their own calender system is a nice tidbit, since they obviously wouldn't use the highly patriotic calender system of Britannia. (Though, the part about Napoleon is confusing, since according to the official CG timeline, he died at sea while returning from his defeat at the battle of Waterloo, suspected to be an assassination by the late Queen Elizabeth, and wasn't executed as it says here. Hopefully this will be cleared up eventually.)
And no, your translation is looking pretty good, no obvious errors. (Though, how did you translate "populism" from the kanji given at the end? I've never seen that term in Japanese before.)
All in all, the ova really seems to be shaping up well! I can't wait to see the first episode.
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大衆迎合主義 is definitely populism. 大衆迎合 literally means pandering to the general public (being populist), while 主義 denotes it being an ideology, in this case a political one. It's pretty easy when you break it up.
Edit: Btw, does anyone know what E.U. really stands for? I keep seeing "Euro Universe" in the previous Code Geass materials, but it's definitely not that in the Akito stuff. They keep using ユーロピア共和国連合 which is literally Europia Union. I translated it to European Union because that's what it is in real life now, and it sounds better, but it probably should be left as Europia Union. It really does seem like they're changing the entire E.U. background and name to suit what the new director wants. Is there any more info on this? Thanks!
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Ah, instant ramen. Salty, MSG-laden, devoid of any nutritional benefit … what's not to love? When I eat instant ramen, I like to kid myself and pretend that it's not too bad for you if you don't drink the broth. And if you hack it up.
Now, there may be purists out there who shudder at the thought of ramen "hacking". And believe me, there are times when I crave nothing other than the simple, undoctored stuff.
But besides making your meal nutritious, adding veggies, meats and other odds and ends literally bulks it up, making the ramen more substantial and meal-like. And, depending on which option you go with, can be a great freezer-cleaner-outter, as well.
Here are a few ways to doctor your basic ramen:
1. Scallions
Some instant ramen comes with dried scallion bits in the spice packet, so this "idea" isn't really stretching things. But I prefer to omit the dried vegetable packet in favor of fresh ones, when I have them on hand: a little fresh scallion tossed in right before serving certainly spruces your noodles up both visually and flavor-wise.
2. Egg
Same as above. Beat an egg, then swirl it in as your noodle is almost done, ala egg drop soup style. Thickens the soup up nicely and rounds out the broth.
3. Kimchi
I'm sure this is nothing new to Koreans, who eat kimchi everywhere and anywhere, but for non-Koreans this may seem like a strange idea. If you've got plain ramen and you wish it were spicy, chop up some kimchi (it can even be old) and toss it in when your noodles are half-cooked. Go nuts and add scallion, eggs AND kimchi (my fave).
4. Shrimp (w/cilantro & scallions)
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5. Corn
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6. Fish cake
I usually have thin sheets of fish cake on hand in my freezer as well for a specific Korean banchan. However there are types of fish cake, for dishes like oden, that are perfect for this as well. Slice as you wish, and since fish cake is almost always cooked, you've got easy, instant protein.
7. Fish eggs/roe - now we're getting a little crazy. I thought of this idea after -- surprise, surprise -- scanning my freezer and trying to empty a few things out. The downside of roe is that it's typically pretty salty, so unlike some of the other toppings, this does nothing to "balance" flavors out. But if you like fishy-flavors, then you'll like this. Let the roe defrost (if you have it in the freezer, if not, just remove it from the fridge). You can either scrape the eggs out and let them scatter throughout the broth, or cook the roe sac whole, then slice into little discs (peel the sac off).
8. Chicken
This is starting to get suspiciously like cooking, no? Which defeats the whole purpose of instant ramen.... but trust us. Chicken goes great -- bust out the chopping board, slice into small pieces and if you feel inclined, even try marinating it for 10-15 minutes. But only if you feel so inclined.
9. Napa Cabbage
Napa is not as firm as regular cabbage, and it also wilts in just a heartbeat. I like the texture -- leafy yet with crispy portions -- and flavor better than regular cabbage. Rinse a few leaves, chop roughly and add as your noodles are nearly done.
10. Bean sprouts (or mung bean sprouts)
You'll often find bean sprouts as a topping for Real ramen. One of our favorite vegetables to add as they cook quickly, and tend to moderate the ramen since they seem mostly made of water. Wash thoroughly, snip off tails (if you're using bean sprouts) and add into the pot for a minute or two.
So there you have it -- several ways to make your ramen seem more, well more than it actually is. But which brand of ramen do you use? We're fans of spicy ramen like shin ramyun, but sometimes the spicy kind is not the best canvas for instant ramen hacking. Basics like Sapporo Ichiban (original flavor) or Maruchan (original flavor) tend to be our go-to ramen for these types of hacking exercises.
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When I was in the field, I had an opportunity to see how Sinapi Aba uses it mission to teach and inspire its staff and borrowers. Here is a list of guiding principles that is placed on branch office walls that I visited which serve as a reminder to branch staff of Sinapi Aba's mission.
Since the photo is poor quality, I am rewriting what it says.
The client is the most important person in our premises.
He is not dependent on us, we are dependent on him.
He is not an interruption to our work; he is the purpose of it.
He is not an outsider on our business, he is part of it.
We are not doing him a favor by serving him; he is giving us a favor by giving us the opportunity to do so.
For its borrowers, Sinapi Aba has created a slogan which helps the borrowers connect with the Sinapi Aba staff, learn Sinapi Aba's mission and reminds borrowers of their responsibilities. When a Sinapi Aba staff member enters a borrower meeting, this is the exchange that occurs:
The loan officer says "Sinapi", and the borrowers respond, "Aba pa," which means "Good seed."
The loan officer says "Sinapi," and the borrowers respond, "Nkoso," which means "Progress."
The loan officer says "Sinapi," and the borrowers respond, "Yen pe sika sini," which means "No part payment."
The loan officer says "Sinapi," and the borrowers respond, "No meeting, no cash," meaning if you don't attend group meetings, you do not get another loan.
The loan officer says, "Sinapi," and the borrowers respond, "Wo ma no yie, wa gye," which means "Regular payment attracts another loan."
This exchange occurred each time I attended a borrower meeting. I thought it was an ingenious way to share important information to the borrowers.


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Magical children: Give 'em more than shelter
His 1977 best seller Magical Child launched Joseph Chilton Pearce into the spotlight as one of the granddaddies of modern child development theory. Along with The Crack in the Cosmic Egg, Magical Child Matures, and Evolution's End, Publishers Weekly calls his work, "an innovative, philosophical restructuring of modern child psychology by an experienced observer and lover of children at play."
Pearce, who happens to live in Nelson County, argues that the unfolding of human potential in children takes place through the development of certain age-sensitive neural processes in the brain. This genetic blueprint depends entirely on the child's receiving the proper stimuli from its environment.
"Without appropriate nurturing on the part of parents, society, and schools," he says, "the genetic system is impaired. It doesn't unfold as it should."
And if a neural pathway goes undeveloped in an early stage, it impairs development at later stages. Quoting renowned Harvard psychologist Jerome Bruner, Pearce says, "If you leave out some developmental aspect of a three-year-old, it might not be apparent until they're 15, but all of a sudden that one little piece that was missing becomes a great gaping hole in their development. Then it's too late."
Getting this message across to parents and others who work with children has been the substance of Pearce's life work. Citing numerous studies in neural development done over the last 10-20 years, his approach is to remove the discussion of child rearing from any moral, ethical, or self-righteous arena and ground it in empiric biological research.
Pearce will present his argument at a two-day workshop entitled "Ways to Raise Healthy Children: Cultivating the Heart–Developing the Mind" on January 10-11. Sponsored by the Charlottesville Waldorf School (formerly Crossroads Waldorf School), he aims to explain "the critical importance of honoring age-appropriate schooling for the child."
Although not directly a member of the Waldorf movement, Pearce sees this educational philosophy and approach as most appropriate for fostering the development of a whole, healthy child.
"[Waldorf's] entire program is based on honoring the neural levels that are ready to undergo development at each stage of [a child's] life," Pearce asserts. "Waldorf education acknowledges the way the brain unfolds and develops and what is necessary to foster it."
This is a unique opportunity to hear first-hand the advice of a writer Colin Turnbull calls "a man who not only cares, but knows."
Joseph Chilton Pearce presents a seminar at PVCC on January 10 from 7-9pm. An all-day workshop will follow at the Charlottesville Waldorf School in Crozet on January 11 from 9am-4pm. Tickets are $15 ($10 in advance) for the Friday night lecture, $30 ($25 in advance) for the Saturday workshop, $40 ($30 in advance) for both. 1408 Crozet Ave. 823-6805.