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I have the same issue at work. (IT) We have five different methods of contact – e-mail, Lync, Microsoft Teams, phone calls, and text. (Though texts are rare.) That's five different communication points I need to keep up with. If I worked in an office rather than from home then I'd also need to deal with a sixth with people walking right up to my desk or catching me in the lunch room. Sometimes too much isn't a good thing.
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Over the last 6 months, I've increasingly been contacted via my personal Facebook Messenger about Stonemaier Games business. I have no hard feelings against anyone who has done this, but I'd like to propose a halt to this method of communication, as I don't think it's the most effective way of doing business. Here's why I think Facebook Messenger is a problem, followed by a solution:
- It's personal. Okay, it's not that personal, but most companies have a company Facebook page. If you really want to talk business on Facebook, why would you choose to personally message someone at the company instead of messaging their company Facebook page? It's like showing up at someone's house instead of their office.
- It's disruptive. In my opinion, anything that forces me to immediately pay attention to it is disruptive. If I'm in one of our Facebook groups to answer a rules question and I get a new message, it pops up on the screen, shouting, "Look at me now!" Same thing with texts–they're an intrusion into your time.
- It's disjointed to search. It's getting more and more difficult to search for specific written conversations because they happen on so many different platforms (Facebook, text, BGG Geekmail, Slack, Discord, Skype, Twitter, Instagram, etc). But it doesn't have to be that way.
- It's slow for typing. This is more about texting and Instagram than Facebook Messenger, as I can answer messengers on my computer. But text? I know some of you are pretty fast texters, but does anyone really prefer it to typing on a full keyboard? Maybe I'm just old fashioned, but typing on a phone is so much slower for me than using a keyboard.
My proposal is that we simply use email for business communications. It addresses all of these issues–it's easy to separate personal and business, you can read and respond to emails on your schedule, it's easy to search through everything all in one place, and you get to use a real keyboard if you're at a computer.
Of course, if something is truly urgent, text makes sense. If you're having a group chat, Discord works well. And if you need a quick back-and-forth exchange, use Skype. But most written business communications, I really think e-mail is best.
Even if you disagree (which I completely respect), please don't contact me about anything business related via Facebook Messenger or text. Heck, please don't contact me about anything via Facebook Messenger–I'd love to disable it completely!
Oh, also, just to let you know, my Facebook rule is that we can become Facebook friends if–and only if, with rare exceptions–we've actually met in real life. And as usual, for anything other than private/confidential questions, it's much more helpful for the masses to ask in public.
What's your preferred way for people to contact you about business? Email? Phone? Carrier pigeon?
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I wish that I had a business reason to email you, but I don't. :-(
I actually find that Facebook Messenger is more effective in getting a response from retailers nowadays for quick answers if I see that the page is maintained regularly. Email on the other hand is a 30 year old technology that is a blackhole and often results in dissatisfactory responses – too much friction if subsequent rounds of communication are needed. More and more companies are transitioning into messaging systems so trying to insist on emailing is counterintuitive in my opinion. Perhaps look into messaging systems like Slack – they do a much better job at task managing than email.
Completely agree on this! And no, I don't think it's too much to ask or being old fashioned. Good is good. Being good communicators means acknowledging the best ways to have dialogue with others, in this case a business. Which is not in the same category as "gaming group" or "friends".
Inquiries should be sent in a way the business is actually set up to field them effectively. And not every enterprise has the same workflow.
I do think texts and messenger can be good once a person has a closer collaborative relationship with a business though. Cheers!
Here is what I can agree to;
I will agree to reaching out to You, Jamey, and Stonemaier games through email.
I agree full that when reaching out to a business or anyone in a professional manner that you should start with email if at all possible.
However, I also believe that anyone your trying to get help/money/attention from, gets to dictate the terms of communication. You have to reach people where they're at.
I absolutely agree with you. I feel as though Messenger and texting should remain between and among friends and e-mail remains the area for professional correspondence. While I don't have the following of larger companies such as Stonemaier Games, I perform game development work for a half dozen designers and publishers per year and I would never want to engage in business over Messenger. I pride myself on my professionalism and expect a high standard from those with whom I work in the industry.
Hi Jamey –
Just like any other parts of life, I think having boundaries in the way you handle your customers is really important to any business. Sometimes I think customers believe that companies are at their whim at all times and for all reasons because "the customer is always right" and companies need to do anything to handle their issues right away.
When I saw your post, it didn't surprise me. I think most in this community would say that you set a pretty high bar for customer service as you tend to pop into discussions or questions for your products on Facebook and BGG all of the time on what looks like your personal account. This probably gives people the impression that you don't mind being accessible ALL the time. Facebook Messenger is quick and easy, but if you want to keep it separate from your business, maybe it would be better to use a Stonemaier Games account to deal with customer issues so it separates it from your personal account?
Email is the best way to handle customer service. It provides a nice paper trail and as you said, gives people time to write out a thoughtful response. "Texting" on FB Messenger is a bit too off the cuff for dealing with customers and companies.
Hopefully people read your post and more importantly, respect it.
Agree 100% with this sentiment. I'd recommend a polite response; "Hey steve, could you drop me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com to discuss this in more detail? Thanks!"
Outside of what Jamey has stated above, email is a focus rather than a distraction. You carve time out specifically to peruuse email and address and reply. Messenger and text is much more of a "running in the background" thing, so email provides an opportunity to address business concerns with another person who is attuned to what they're reading, giving you full attention. As opposed to a simple distraction that cod potentially be overlooked if the recipient is too deeply involved in their current activity.
Just my thoughts.
Thanks Steve! That's exactly what I do. I've found that if I answer at all via Facebook messenger (besides telling them to contact me elsewhere, the person will try to continue the conversation via messenger. So even for the most simple of questions, I usually tell the person to contact me via email (if it's private) or in a Facebook group (if it's a rules question, for example).
I use fb messenger for work a fair amount and 95% of the time I contact someone (usually through the company page) it's because I don't have an email for them. The other 5% is because they aren't repsponding to email or have only a shady form on their site
Email can be done via a smartphone as well, so if something is truly urgent, your phone can still be used :)
Actually it's pretty easy to text from your computer on android just use android messages as your default sms app and I think (not sure) if you have iPhone and MacBook you can text from your laptop if not then: https://mashable.com/article/text-from-laptop/#CIfXySAQ2iqJ
Although I don't run a business, I completely agree with you – especially point 3. If someone wants to give me some information, or ask a question that needs a detailed but not immediate answer, FB Messenger is awful – because I see the notification (probably on my phone) and then immediately forget about it.
In those circumstances I'll definitely say "can you email me this exact question at " because then I can sit and compose a proper answer later, and I won't forget about it as the message will stay in my inbox until I've dealt with it.
I prefer e-mail. I answer questions in FB groups for foster and adoptive parents, and some people reach out to me via messenger, but they don't always show up in my feed because I don't know them. I also very specifically give them ways to contact me directly and they aren't messenger.
On the other hand sometimes it is useful for a go back and forth information in real time, rather than delays with e-mail. But generally I am not answering messenger for work when off the clock. Got to have me time.
Most IMs like FB messenger have the "seen" or "delivered" notification. Means that the other person actually read it, so they know you read the information.
But what if time difference matters? I from Europe send something at 9am to a US resident, it's pitch dark there. When it is afternoon for me, they just got up and saw their phone, I don't think they have a clear mind to answer my business things but THEY SAW IT! I am delusional that you do not want to answer fast, you get delusional that I demand a fast answer, so we both get frustrated.
An email is the logical solution to inform/organize/respond/archive things, but some try to get advantage of a more casual way of communication, to earn your favor maybe?
Okay, I'd like to attempt to come to the rescue!
You can disable the little chat windows (called Chat Tabs) and still keep messenger active (such as through the notification button at the top). Try googling "facebook disable chat tabs".
Find the little gear icon at the bottom of the list of friends on the right. When it pops up, you'll see stuff like Chat Sounds, Emoji, etc. One of the options is "Turn Off Chat Tabs". Click that to check it, and those dumb windows shouldn't pop up any more. While you're there, also click "Turn Off Post Tabs" to disable those same dumb windows that they use when people comment on your post.
You can also turn off the "Active status" from your phone. You can still use it, but the little green ball is now gray. They don't know when you are online.
I do this from the days of MSN.
I prefer e-mail.You can always look up old mails easy and fast. I don't like the fact that when communicating thru social media I always have to think about "ahmm did I write to xy on facebook or instagram?" or "damn I don't know the name from this person anymore" and I cannot search after written content. You also cannot mark a message as important, confidential oder urgent. Messenger is some kind of chat so why not going to the website of the company and use their chat (if applicable)? Further I have concerns about data protection when using social media (hacked accounts etc), e-mail is quite safe.
Big companies put a lot of effort into their websites. The customer gets the needed information by others (forum) or by FAQ. Have you ever tried to contact UPS or DHL? Even if I finally end up with a telephone number on their websites, for sure you will get an automatic voice system which guides you to the problem (Press 1 for bla Press 2 for blabla; sorry you I didn't understand)…
Once I worked with Oracle and nearly everybody was asking me about things they should know themself and I ended up in answering mails and calls about processes and workarounds. I set up a website and when somebody asked me, I just sent the right link. But still the people kept calling because its faster and more convinient then reading on a website.
I am now in the board game business for 1 year and what I learned is that you need one single page where all of my customers find answers to their problems (its not easy but we try it). No matter if they are using an app, social media etc. Try to route them to one site where they can discuss with others, find FAQs etc. Maybe you also setup a Facebook group where people can discuss your games (if not already done. And I mean an open group not a fan page).Sometimes the players know your game better than you, so let experts answer the questions. people like to help others.
What I want to say is, that you should focus on what is really important: keeping the company healthy and this means you cannot help everyone because you have to run a business.
Liked. I'd love to disable messenger as well.
I have it on my phone simply to speak with my family while away at conventions, and so it bugs me on my personal cell daily.
I couldn't agree more.
Amen! I've been saying this for years.
Searching through FB messages is a huge issue for me even as a small publisher. I always respond asking for an email if they want a proper response. I'll definitely forget about it otherwise.
Email might be necessary for inter-organization issues, but as an Engineer most of my issues are intra-organization and I find that I loathe email for tracking things that need to be done. That said, some of the principles are the same.
Development and IT work tends to be ticket or issue driven, where you have a system managing the work to be done and issues go into that system as priority ordered work. Emails exist outside that system, and often get treated like low priority work that is often forgotten and overlooked.
On some level, it sounds like you're using email as your own personally managing tracking system for what work needs to be done. I've never had my email organized well enough to accomplish that (but then again I don't run my own business so I don't have the same concerns and motivations).
And I think our general conclusion is the same. When you have a system for tracking and prioritizing the work you need to get done anything outside of that system is disruptive.
Completely agree, especially for the person contacting you because if they communicate with you on an effective platform, you can give them your full and undivided attention when you are working with them.
It is actually in everyone's best interest!
Text me, phone calls take 10x more time.
I can't believe how many people have become afraid to converse on the phone or in person. They want to send 200 texts back and forth, removing 90% of the communication, such as vocal tone, inflection, etc. Then they get frustrated at all the communication errors. Business mistakes can be too costly to rely on text or messenger.
I agree wholeheartedly with this, and if there were a way to disable messenger from a company page on Facebook, would do so in a heartbeat.
Several times, I've had people send a message on my company Facebook messenger, receive a reply that the best contact method is email, and please send all messages to a specific address, then proceed to receive additional messages via messenger because the person chose to ignore the "I'm happy to discuss this over email" message.
Messenger is quite disruptive, and agree that email is the best for all business communication with my company's customer, but do use Slack for internal messaging, since most things discussed on Slack are time sensitive and warrant the instant messaging speed.
We use Slack and HipChat for internal conversations, and I like it for that, because I can see it come up while working and can reply quickly from my keyboard.
I actually miss a lot of emails while working!
Yes I agree, face book is trying to take over everything. It will even down load when you haven't clickrd it or anything. Keepd automatically downloading to my phone and updating by it's self. Don't like anything that I can't control.
I 100% agree! Thanks for taking this stand, Jamey. I like Facebook for the groups, but I despise Messenger. It's so intrusive. And why can't I turn it off?! When someone sends me a FB message, it makes me feel like I have to answer it very quickly. Emails allow me to get to it when it's convenient for me rather than when it's convenience for the sender. Especially if I don't know the sender… what a terrible first impression to interrupt my day with a FB message. Just send me an email. I will respond.
What I've found helpful is, when someone sends me a FB message, unless we're specifically talking about a Facebook topic, I will usually respond by giving them my email address and asking them to email me instead. Sure, I could answer their question right there, but then they would send me a FB message whenever they have another question instead of using email. Another tactic I use is, if I have the sender's email address, I will send them a FB reply saying I will respond to them via email.
One problem is that I think if you aren't friends with someone and you actually reply to their Facebook message, it gives them the ability to message you again at any point.
I can't remember it exactly but there's a disclaimer text that shows up just above the text field you reply from.
I run a small, independent book store and we get people sending questions via Facebook messenger at all hours. It's very difficult to check stock availability at midnight, however. Even when I'm at the store I rarely have Facebook up and running on a store computer, so it's not what I consider the most ideal form of communication. I do, however, check email at least once an hour.
I completely agree, I get regular personal Facebook messages now about business too and it's the one platform I encourage people not to use. With Facebook groups, Facebook company pages, Twitter, BGG, website forms, and email, I do find it frustrating.
I believe public forums and groups are the best place for general questions as others can often answer before me.
When it comes to business or a direct question aimed at me? Then email is the most effective! If I believe the answer will take more than an email then I'll suggest a platform (hangouts/skype) to chat and arrange a convenient time for us both!
I am really conflicted on this topic. I hardly ever use a computer to communicate. It is almost always on my phone. I am on my computer to program. That is it. So I can text/message on my phone 1000% faster than a keyboard.
Business is mobile. More and more companies are moving away from email as their prime communication method. People are on the move now more than ever so mobile devices are much more convenient meaning mobile apps are more convenient. I have actually dealt with quite a few companies via messenger, but they usually reach out to me first. Some are through their official FB account and some through their personal. So there is some conflicting messages being sent to consumers about the best way to communicate.
It is a tough spot to be in. If you do not want IMs then you will definitely need to announce and enforce such policy. But you will also need a method besides email IMHO.
Great topic. Great thoughts.
I might be too old, but I prefer email for official lagged communication over various forms of inboxes for the same reasons Jamey laid out (Disruption, searching, coordination). You can also hook up ticketing system for email really easy to about any issue tracker.
Also you can email on your phone.
Another interesting article Jaime! I agree 100% than Facebook messenger can be intrusive. Nothing quite as annoying as trying to do something only to have Messenger go off. For me, I think I would agree email is the best option 99.99% of the time.
Oops I meant Jamey! I'm so sorry for misspelling your name! My only excuse is my older brother used to spell his name that way (he now pretty much exclusively goes by James). It's even right on the page I was replying on multiple times…..
I totally agree with you. But it can get even worse: voice messages. Its so frustrating having to listen to somebody's mostly unstructured voice messages while trying to figure out what he (or she) wants to tell you.
There is also a legal issue. If something is business related there are certain requirements to archive communication for tax audits and other situations where you bette have prove of something.
Voicemail is the worst, business or personal. On my personal phone, I can't dismiss the voicemail notification without listening to it. Most of the time, it's either a robo-call or someone telling me to call them. Telling/asking me to me call is probably the most aggravating voicemail for me for me because by the time I listen, they've probably already called me again or texted me. Nobody ever believes a voicemail will be checked (and honestly, I'd rather not), so everybody keeps trying, making the voicemail moot.
Messenger is annoying alright. What about "tagging" you in posts on facebook? I think you had a post about requesting people to do this if I'm not mistaken. Do you still want that?
If yes, do you prefer for people to tag you using Jamey Stegmaier or Stonemaier Games, or both, or none at all?
I agree, except in the case where I've sent someone a half dozen emails about something important over the course of a month, and they're not responding. Then, I don't feel bad about Facebook messaging them to see if something is wrong, or they're not getting my emails.


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A.A.A.S. Declares for Intellectual Freedom – 1934
(from Science News reprint 04-21-2017)
A.A.A.S. Declares For Intellectual Freedom – 1934
A firm, outspoken protest upon such inroads upon intellectual independence as are being made in Germany and other parts of the world today was one of the most important results of the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at Boston.
The resolution adopted by this principal organization of the nation's scientists will also be read with significance in some parts of our country where with less openness and without a flying of banners of oppression damaging curtailments of intellectual freedom have been made.
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"The American Association for the Advancement of Science feels grave concern over persistent and threatening inroads upon intellectual freedom which have been made in recent times in many parts of the world.
"Our existing liberties have been won through ages of struggle and at enormous costs. If these are lost or seriously impaired there can be no hope of continued progress in science, of justice in government, of international or domestic peace, or even of lasting material well-being.
"We regard the suppression of independent thought and of its free expression as a major crime against civilization itself. Yet oppression of this sort has been inflicted upon investigators, scholars, teachers and professional men in many ways, whether by governmental action, administrative coercion, or extra-legal violence. We feel it our duty to denounce all such actions as intolerable forms of tyranny.
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(Below this article from 1938 is the manifesto that was signed by these scientists and which very well applies today against the current war on science happening from the Trump and GOP administration in power both in the Federal government and in the majority of state governorships and many state legislatures.)
Group of Scientists Issue Anti-Fascist Manifesto – 1938
Three Nobel Prize Winners, 64 Academicians, and 85 College Presidents Among the 1,284 Signers
Counting among its 1,284 signers, three Nobel prize winners, 64 members of the National Academy of Sciences and 85 college presidents, a ringing denunciation of Nazi and Fascist attacks on scientific freedom was issued by a committee of distinguished American men of science.
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The three Nobel prize winners who are among the signers are Dr. Irving Langmuir, associate director of the General Electric Research Laboratory and chemistry prize winner in 1932; Prof. Robert A. Millikan, director of the Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics, California Institute of Technology and 1923 physics award recipient; and Prof. Harold C. Urey, Columbia University physical chemist honored with the 1923 chemistry prize for the discovery of heavy hydrogen.
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Manifesto by 1,284 Noted U.S. Scientists Denounces Racialism, Fascist Position on Science
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The fascist position toward science and the racial theory were denounced today in a manifesto signed by 1,284 American scientists, including three Nobel prize winners, which summoned their colleagues to the defense of democracy to avoid the fate of scientists in totalitarian states.
The manifesto was made public by a committee of prominent scientists headed by Prof. Franz Boas, dean of American anthropologists, who said. "The present outrages in Germany have made it all the more necessary for American scientists to take a firm anti-fascist stand. We are sure that the great majority of German scientists and the German people as a whole abhor fascism. The thousands of teachers and scientists who have been exiled since Hitler came to power bear testimony to the incompatibility of Fascism and science."
"Our manifesto," Dr. Boas Added, "declares that we scientists have the moral obligation to educate the American people against all false and unscientific doctrines, such as the racial nonsense of the Nazis. The agents of fascism in this country are becoming more and more active, and we must join with all men of good will in defending democracy today if we are to avoid the fate of our colleagues in Germany, Austria and Italy.
The other members of the committee making public the manifesto are professors Karl M. Bowman, New York University psychiatrist; Wesley Clair Mitchell, Columbia University economist; John P. Peters, Yale University medical scientist; Dr. Henry E. Sigerisy, John Hopkins University medical scientist; D. J. Struik, Massachusetts institute of technology mathematician; Harold C. Urey and Milton C. Winternitz, Yale Pathologist.
The three Nobel Prize winners signing the manifesto are prof. Urey, Columbia University chemist; Prof. Robert A. Millikan, California institute of technology physicist, and Dr. Irving Langmuir, chemist. The signers include 64 members of the National Academy of Sciences.
The manifesto follows:
"In an article entitled 'the pragmatic and dogmatic spirit in physics,' which appeared in the April 30 issue of nature (with strong editorial disapproval), wide publicity is given to the official nazi position on science and scientific research. In essence, the article is an attack on all theoretical physics, and, by obvious implication, on scientific theory in general. It introduces the official racialism of the Nazis to divide physicists into good, i.e. non-theoretical and 'Aryan,' and bad, i.e., theoretical and Jewish. Similar notions have appeared in many popular magazines and scientific journals in Germany, in the addresses and writings of the Minister of education, of university rectors and deans, of scientists and non-scientists. apart from racial theories, furthermore, science and art are subject to ruthless political censorship. These ideas have found concrete expression in the dismissal and persecution of over 1,600 teachers and scientists (By the fall of 1936) from German Universities and research institutes (and now Austria and Italy too), and in the restriction of higher education to students having the 'proper' political and racial qualifications.
"American scientists, trained in a tradition of intellectual freedom, hold fast to their conviction, that, in the words of the resolution adopted by the American association for the Advancement of Science, 'Science is wholly independent of national boundaries and races and creeds and can flourish only when there is peace and intellectual freedom.' If science, to quote the AAAS resolution again, is to 'continue to advance and spread more abundantly its benefits to all mankind — and who can attack that goal — then the man of science has a moral obligation to fulfill. He must educate the people against the acceptance of all false and unscientific doctrines which appear before them in the guise of science, regardless of their origin. only in that way can he insure those conditions of peace and freedom which are essential for him and for the progress of all mankind.
"It is in this light that we publicly condemn the fascist position towards science. The racial theories which they advocate have been demolished time and again. We need only point to the work of Heinrich hertz in physics, fritz Haber and Richard Willstatter in chemistry, Ludwig Traube, Paul Ehrlich, and August Wassermann in biology and medicine, all German Jews and all empirical scientists. The charge that theory leads 'to a crippling of experimental research' is tantamount to a denial of the whole history of modern physics. From Copernicus and Kepler on, all the great figures in western science have insisted, in deed or in word, upon the futility of experimental research divorced from theory.
"We firmly believe that in the present historical epoch democracy alone can preserve intellectual freedom. Any attack upon freedom of thought in one sphere, even as non-political a sphere as theoretical physics, is in effect an attack on democracy itself. When men like James Franck, Albert Einstein, or Thomas Mann may no longer continue their work, whether the reason is race, creed, or belief, all mankind suffers the loss. they must be defended in their right to speak the truth as they understand it. If we American scientists wish to avoid a similar fate, if we wish to see the world continue to progress and prosper, we must bend our efforts to that end now."


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Quote from: fordrocks on October 19, 2008, 11:13:28 PMall i know is what the rest of the world knows.that the car is as real as it gets according to the bj show.And Barrett Jackson is the know all - end all of Camaro's ? Um, no.and I know it's a rebody, unless they followed me and "dug it up"(many years ago). B/J could only report what was told them by the seller. Hell, even the seller might not have known, I'm thinking he got it from someone else (as an unfinished project) anyway. This VIN is no secret. I was here years ago talking about this car. And with only a little checking anybody could have learned the numbers were "questionable". So, my opinion, (of course those are like belly buttons), (everyone has one), the buyer was not told everything, the auctionier, didn't know everything, the seller MIGHT not have known everthing. (But, if he (the restorer) really is as good as he is supposed to be at restoring cars, I think he should have seen the replaced/missing numbers and maybe got curious and did some checking). As far as Jerry's role (I don't think he needs me to defend him, but), he was probably told only as much as needed, by someone that didn't know everything anyway. I don't remember the name of the guy I sold the numbers too, but I do remember he had a ralley green ralley sport camaro.(edit) I should say, he TOLD me he had a ralley green RS camaro.
all i know is what the rest of the world knows.that the car is as real as it gets according to the bj show.
i was mistaken, this needs to go away..................how do i edit my posts ?
What about the paper work, POP, keys, hidden VIN's and all the outer stuff that now belongs to TWO cars. If it's all legit, why worry?


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The Central Connecticut women's track and field team placed ninth out of 11 teams at the University of Rhode Island Coaches Tribute Invitational on Saturday. The Blue Devils were led by junior Elizabeth Eberhardt, who placed third in a field of 21 competitors in the 1,000m run. She crossed the finish line in 3:00.22, setting a new collegiate personal-best time.
Central team members also competed at the Armory Collegiate Invitational on Saturday, a meet that draws several of the top teams in the country. Sophomore Ronea Saunders competed in the high jump championship and achieved a new collegiate personal-best height of 1.78 meters, besting her previous high mark of 1.75 which she set at the NEICAAA Indoor Championships last year.
In addition to Eberhardt's performance, the Blue Devils also boasted one additional top-five ranking and six top-10 performances at URI.
Junior Shelby Tuttle, who currently holds the CCSU record in the 60m hurdles, placed fourth in the event, crossing the finish line with a time of 9.02.
In the 500m dash, sophomore Chantelle Deer placed sixth for the Blue Devils, crossing the finish line in 1:20.54. Deer was followed by freshman Jenean McCalla who placed eighth with a time of 1:22.26.
Senior Rachel Dombroski placed seventh in the 200m dash (26.64) and was followed by freshman Alyssa Gonzalez in 10th, crossing the line in 26.93.
The field events also yielded a top-10 finish from freshman Chelse Terry who registered a distance of 14.7 meters in the weight throw competition for seventh. Freshman Alessandra Caponigro also competed in the event. She placed 16th registering a distance of 12.34 meters.
Terry also competed in the shot put. She threw for 10.22 meters earning 21st place in the event.
In the 60m dash, Central achieved an 11th-place performance from Dombroski (8.28) followed by senior Dara Edge who placed 13th in the event, crossing the finish line in 8.33.
Other notable performances for the Blue Devils include sophomore Alessandra Salmon who placed 14th of 27 in the 400m (1:02.28), senior Shannon McBride who placed 18th of 37 in the one mile run (5:22.80) and freshman Ally Gates who placed 21st with a time of 2:28.69 in the 800m run.
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Thus does the oldest surviving epic of Anglo-Saxon verse collide with postmodern punk sensibility not just in the name of contemporary "relevance," but for the sake of wit. Granted, not everything in Iceland-born director Sturla Gunnarsson's take on Beowulf is wiseguy work, but it sure looks like Gunnarsson and his Canadian screenwriter, Andrew Rai Berzins, are as familiar with Monty Python as with Teutonic lit. How else to explain that the fearsome Grendel (played by Icelandic actor Ingvar Sigurdsson) parades around all movie long in the kind of big furry boots favored by slinky supermodels in the après-ski bars of Aspen, and that the entire production, shot in the more barren and forbidding reaches of the director's native land, looks like a cross between a WWE grudge match and the Sturgis biker rally. Gunnarsson and Berzins have dispensed with the original Beowulf's fire-breathing dragon, but they don't really need him: The motley, bearded collection of Geats and Danes and suboceanic demons who do ferocious battle here would scare the inmates in maximum security half to death. (Detail: To wind down after a tough day, Grendel goes bowling using the bleached skull of a slain enemy for a ball.)
On the other hand, this frequently thrilling entertainment also grapples artfully with a variety of moral and historical issues: things like duty, honor, and country. Obviously no slave to tradition, Gunnarsson departs radically from his source by painting Beowulf himself (ex-Phantom of the Opera Gerard Butler) as a man with a conscience rather than a stone killer. Sworn to help the Danish king, Hrothgar (Stellan Skarsgard), and do in the slavering beast Grendel, our hero lands on the chill, stone-scarred isle of Zealand with a dozen horny, boozing Geat warriors under his command and pure fire in his eye. But as the occupying force spends more time away from home, and this nouveau Beowulf learns more about the real motives of the monster and Hrothgar's double-dealing, he begins to question his own resolve to a degree that the epic poem's anonymous author could scarcely have imagined. Sympathy for the devil breeds a reluctant soldier.
Does some sneaky political metaphor lurk below the surface here? It's best to decide that for yourself but it probably wouldn't hurt if somebody screened this thing for Donald Rumsfeld and the joint chiefs down at the Pentagon. As it is, there's enough heavy swordplay, torso-crushing, and decapitation to furnish half a dozen low-budget slasher flicks, and the script also supplies a redheaded witch named Selma (The Weight of Water's Sarah Polley), who can foretell the future and who's slept with almost everyone we meet no matter how grotesquely unshaven or desperately in need of Speed Stick and dry cleaning. Hey, she's even gotten it on with Grendel, in one of the big guy's more romantic moments. Selma, of course, arouses the disapproval of a visiting Catholic priest, who seeks to replace all the multiple gods of the Norse warriors with one relatively new fellow named Jesus. Happily, that provokes an impertinent question from one mead-soaked, Mace-wielding drunk in a ratty fur parka. "Christ?" the man says. "Heard of him. He ever had much luck with trolls?"
For those who've never had much luck plowing through Beowulf's 3,200 lines of alliterative Old English, Gunnarsson's movie version might be a useful alternative as long as you're not dead set on linguistic purity or the parable about honor and duty that defines the original. It's good, bloody fun that stirs the intellect whenever it damn well feels like it, and as a swashbuckler, the dead-game Butler outswings just about everyone we saw recently in Troy or Kingdom of Heaven or Tristan & Isolde. Those overblown historical epics played just as loosely with history as this one does, but they didn't boast a third of its bawdy, sly humor.


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MADISON, Wis. -- Gary Andersen doesn't mind taking a back seat with his new team when it comes to the Rose Bowl.
Andersen was formally introduced Friday as the new head coach at Wisconsin and made it clear he will be more of a "fly on the wall" as the Badgers prepare for Stanford in the Jan. 1 Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio.
That's because his boss, athletic director Barry Alvarez, is already handling the coaching duties at the request of the players after the departure of Bret Bielema for Arkansas. That allows Andersen, who left Utah State after four years, to evaluate players and prepare for next season.
"These kids need to go win a Rose Bowl," Andersen said after walking past a bowing Bucky Badger mascot and pep band playing the Wisconsin fight song. "The last thing they need for me is to hang around coach Alvarez."
Alvarez, who won three Rose Bowls during his Wisconsin coaching career, said he interviewed three candidates in person for the job but didn't offer it to anyone but Andersen.
"Gary has impressed me as the right person who believes in the things we have done to be successful in this program," Alvarez said. "It was such a great fit, it was like he was in my head."
Andersen drew interest from California, Colorado and Kentucky last month but decided to pass on those opportunities and received a contract extension from Utah State. Andersen said he accepted the Wisconsin job without asking any questions and pointed to a game earlier this season when his visiting Aggies missed a 37-yard field goal in the final seconds and the Badgers escaped with a 16-14 win.
"Coach Alvarez didn't have to make any pitch to this guy," Andersen said. "The pitch was made when I spent three hours out on that field a long time ago."
At Utah State, Andersen took over a struggling program and led it to an 11-2 record this season, Western Athletic Conference title and a bowl victory over Toledo. At Wisconsin, he inherits a team fresh off winning the Big Ten and headed to the Rose Bowl for the third straight year. Wisconsin finished 8-5 this year, Bielema's seventh as coach.
Andersen said he spent two days personally calling all 106 players on the Utah State team to let them know he was leaving. He said that was "probably the most difficult thing I've ever had to do in my coaching career."
Andersen met separately with some Wisconsin players and addressed the entire team at practice Friday. He told players that he would not be a distraction at the bowl game, junior running back James White said.
Center Travis Frederick said that's unlikely to happen.
"Right now our focus is really on winning the Rose Bowl," he said.
Players said they were glad the search for a new coach was over and that Andersen made a good first impression.
"He seemed like a great guy," said junior linebacker Chris Borland. "He's a straight shooter."
Everyone on the Badgers roster has played only for Bielema. Borland said having a new coach gives everyone a chance to re-establish themselves or make a fresh start.
"It's a great opportunity," he said.
The Badgers lose running back Montee Ball, who set the major college record for career touchdowns this year and tied the single-season mark last year. Also leaving are linebacker Mike Taylor and standout defensive backs Marcus Cromartie and Devin Smith.
But the team has plenty of talent returning for Andersen, including White and Melvin Gordon, who rushed for a total of almost 1,400 yards and 15 touchdowns.
Andersen said he didn't anticipate any players from Utah State transferring to play for Wisconsin, but he will bring "three or four" coaches with him. He didn't say who. The Aggies' offensive coordinator, Matt Wells, has replaced Andersen as Utah State coach.
Andersen also said he wants to keep some Wisconsin coaches on board to keep ties with Wisconsin high school coaches and stay strong recruiting in-state. He singled out defensive secondary coach Ben Strickland, a former Wisconsin player who joined the team as a full-time assistant coach this year, as one he wanted to keep.
The 48-year-old Andersen said Wisconsin will continue to be a power-run team under his leadership.
"That will be the mindset and that's the way it's always been," he said. "We're going to line up and let those big kids work. That's what they like to do. ... I sure hope my stamp at the end of the day is to have a football team that is physical, tough-minded."
Andersen, who was defensive line coach under Urban Meyer when he was coach at Utah, said he reached out to the Ohio State coach to talk about the Wisconsin job.
"His first thoughts were, obviously, it's a tremendous job and great opportunity," Andersen said. "I have an unbelievable respect for coach Meyer, his family, the way he has moved himself throughout this profession."
As for the upcoming bowl game, Andersen said he looked forward to checking out the players and being a fan.
"I and my coaches need to evaluate the young men in the program so we can get a head start building for the next year," he said.


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recipe: spinach feta lasagna
This wonderful recipe was given to me by a friend who's from California but currently living in Sweden. I've made this several times now & I love it more every time I make it.
you'll need:
600 g / 20 oz frozen chopped spinach
1 leek
1 tsp salt
1 pinch black pepper
2 pinches ground nutmeg
1 400-500 g / 14-18 oz can crushed tomatoes
1 1/2 cups white cheese sauce (see recipe below)
12 no-boil lasagna sheets
75 g / 3 oz feta cheese
Set oven to 225 C / 425 F. Thaw spinach in a medium-sized saucepan over medium-high heat. Halve, rinse and finely slice the leek. Add the leek to the thawed spinach. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Add crushed tomatoes. Set aside. Prepare cheese sauce.
Cheese Sauce
2 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp flour
1 3/4 cups milk
1/2 cup / 4 oz shredded Swiss cheese (or cheese of preference...gruyere, cheddar...)
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp salt
pinch of pepper
Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat; whisk in flour until smooth. Cook 1 minute, whisking constantly. Gradually whisk in milk; cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Whisk in Swiss and Parmesan cheeses, salt, and red pepper, whisking until cheeses are melted and sauce is smooth.
Layer your lasagna: begin with tomato/spinach mixture, then cheese sauce, then pasta. End with cheese sauce. Top with crumbled feta. Bake in middle rack of oven for 20-25 minutes or until pasta is not firm inside. Let stand for 10 minutes. Serve with a green salad. Enjoy!
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Lasagna, my favorite!ReplyDelete
i made something just like this the other day, minus the leek! it was quite tasty, says i and a gentleman friend.ReplyDelete
Yum, I can't wait to try this!ReplyDelete
Oh my... I love feta and I love spinach...this is a must try! :)ReplyDelete
Spinach and cheese are like BFFs. Delicious!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 13, 2012
what size of dish did you bake it in?ReplyDelete
I could feta daily. This looks delicious!ReplyDelete
This lasagna looks delicious! I love feta cheese. Yum!ReplyDelete
Do you think goat cheese would work instead of feta?ReplyDelete
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Authorities in Argentina say a 58-year-old man from Uruguay has been rescued in good health after spending four months lost in the Andes.
The provincial emergency service says Raul Fernando Gomez was found Sunday. It says he had lost about 45 pounds and was dehydrated, and is being treated at a hospital.
Officials say Gomez had been reported missing in May while trying to bicycle across the Andes between Chile and Argentina. They quote Gomez as saying his bicycle broke down and he tried to finish his trek on foot, but became disoriented by two heavy snowfalls.
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Transition to Mainstream Network May Be Tricky for Stephen Colbert, Says Prof. Jeff McCall '76
April 11, 2014
Stephen Colbert will face challenges when he takes over David Letterman's late night CBS program next year, reports the Christian Science Monitor. Gloria Goodale's story calls upon several analysts, including Jeff McCall, professor of communication at DePauw University, who says it will be interesting to see how much of Colbert's Comedy Central cable audience will follow him to a mainstream network.
"His current viewers could well look for the next edgy comedian who is not on a major network," Dr. McCall tells the publication.
The professor adds that, at present, Colbert's viewership is "a large audience for late night cable, but his million-plus numbers won't suffice at CBS."
Goodale adds, "The logistics of late-night TV could also play a role, says McCall. Colbert has great support from The Daily Show, which airs before his show. When he moves to the networks, he will be faced with building audiences coming out of scattershot local news programs -- a challenge he has not faced. 'Colbert's lead-in at Comedy Central generates audience flow,' he says, but his lead-in at CBS will be local news, 'and local news viewers in places like Omaha won't necessarily flow into an untested late night comic with a history of comedic attitude'."
Access the full article at the Monitor's website.
A former journalist, Jeffrey M. McCall is a 1976 graduate of DePauw and author of Viewer Discretion Advised: Taking Control of Mass Media Influences. The professor is regularly called upon to discuss media matters in major publications and has been quoted in stories published by more than 100 newspapers, including a USA Today piece last week.
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Shawnee, Okla., animal control officers Tuesday snagged a 3-foot American alligator. An unknown caller reported seeing the reptile in the parking lot behind a Mexican restaurant.
Shawnee animal control officers Tuesday snagged a 3-foot American alligator in the parking lot of a Mexican restaurant.
Animal control officers responded to the scene after an unknown caller reported the reptile, and they quickly captured the gator, taping its jaw shut for safety.
Chris Thomas, administrator of the animal control division, said officials believe the gator was someone's pet and possibly came from a nearby apartment complex.
The alligator was taken to the Shawnee Animal Shelter. Thomas said state law makes it illegal for anyone to keep an alligator as a pet.
Mike France, game warden for Pottawatomie County, said he's certain this alligator was someone's pet that either got loose or was let go intentionally because it was getting too big.
"This is not a native alligator," France said.
He plans to take the reptile to a wildlife management area where it can live in its natural habitat.
Alligators on average grow about a foot in length for each year of life. France estimates this alligator is between 2 and 3 years old.
Randy Newton, Shawnee animal control supervisor, said the American alligator isn't uncommon in Oklahoma, especially in the far southeastern corner of the state.
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Chili and Blues Festival the place to be for food, fun, music Saturday
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- Published on 10 April 2013
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
If you are looking for a mouth watering, toe tapping good time, then the Alamo Mission Museum is the place to be this Saturday.
The sixth annual Chili and Blues event is planned for April 13 on the museum's grounds. For more information about the event, see the April 11 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.


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Thailand's Senate Speaker Nikom Wairatpanij Indicted for Alleged Wrongdoing
BANGKOK – Thailand's anti-graft body indicted the speaker of the Senate on Thursday for alleged wrongdoing when he cut off debate and called a vote on a bill to amend the constitution officials said.
Speaker Nikom Wairatpanij will be immediately suspended from his post while the Senate decides whether to impeach him, National Anti-Corruption Commissioner Prasart Pongsivapai said. A vote by more than three-fifths of the active senators is needed to impeach him. It is unclear how long the process will take, and Thailand is to hold Senate elections on March 30.
The decision is a blow for the embattled government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who also faces negligence charges over an expensive and highly criticized rice subsidy program. The constitutional amendment was initiated by her ruling party in an attempt to convert the Senate into an all-elected body that it could then control.
About half of the seats in the 150-member Senate are currently appointed. The bill was passed by the ruling party-controlled Parliament but was struck down by the constitutional Court in November.
The anti-graft commission is one of several nominally independent agencies which belong to the executive branch but function outside the Cabinet's authority. It has powers to investigate and prosecute elected politicians and civil servants.
Prasart said the commission ruled that Nikom had allowed the deliberation of the bill to end abruptly last September, based on a majority vote in Parliament, even though a number of lawmakers were still waiting to discuss it.
"The use of the majority voice must not eliminate the rights of other parliamentarians altogether. To abruptly end the debate is considered a malfeasance to unfairly benefit the majority and is against the rule of law," Prasart said.
The anti-corruption body said it is still investigating charges against the House speaker.


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Ammonites (also know as "Ammon's Stones"): They are named for their resemblance to the rammed horns of the Egyptian god Ammon. Ammonites are an extremely advanced subclass of Cephalopods. Their shells range from thick to thin, smooth to very ornate. As the animal matured and grew, it progressed out of its shell, closing off the chamber after it. A fully matured ammonite reached the outer opening of its shell, having left behind many air-filled chambers for buoyancy. As fossils, ammonites resemble the nautilus shape, and with their rich coloration - browns, grays, blacks - are a beautiful sampling of natures past. The size of this one of kind specimen is about 6" x 5" x 1/2 "
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I wonder if there are some nice strategies / match-ups / build orders / resource sharing / tactics for 2x2, 3x3, 4x4 player teams? (3x3 is most interesting for me.)
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- is there some kind of roles in good teams (like harvester / warrior / man that do map control and harras etc.)?
- specific build orders
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So, the Sony Vaio P has a clone. Congrats, Sony! Too bad the mimicry ends with the aesthetics:
The appearance is spot on, but the insides are decidedly sub-par. The Atom processor is a less powerful than the processor offered in the Vaio P, and the memory maxes out at 1GB. If you're comparing, that's a full GB short of the original.
Since this is a clone however, the price is really the only area where one could say it "competes" with Sony's premium-priced Vaio P.
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The clone offers a 160GB for about $300, as well as a $380 model with 350GB storage, 2Gb ram and 3G.
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I don't always participate and I'm certainly not the photographer that John is.......but I had two shots that I thought were fitting for the WWC this week.
This weeks words were CHANGE. (Here is a big change at our house. Normally for safety's sake no little people are allowed in the kitchen while we are cooking. However, on Thanksgiving Daddy made sure to include our little Chef and to let him help prepare the meal. It was very special to him, and I think really made the holiday a family event since it's just us here alone without an extended family around.)
And Persist. (Here is Charlie learning to use the spoon. He's still very anti untensil.......he can do it just fine. I think it seems like too much work to him.)
Sunday, December 03, 2006
Weekly Words Challenge
Posted by Gidge Uriza at 5:55 PM
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- Cecilia said...
So sweet...ncie to see posts on your family..someday i hope to do the same!! wish me luck..and keep bloggin...your kid's cute!
- Mon Dec 04, 12:14:00 AM
I love, love, love cooking with my kids! And I really love the way you choose your subjects when you play. These were great!
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Yuya Sakaki's dream is and become the greatest "duel-tainer" in history, like his father, and he just might pull it off!
Season 1
S01:E01 - Swing Into Action: Part 1
Swing into action with the dueltainer Yuya Sakaki as he takes center stage in an all-new Action Duel where running, jumping, diving and dueling can make you a champion!
S01:E02 - Swing Into Action: Part 2
With The Sledgehammer set to strike, Yuya uses Pendulum power to swing the duel his way! Can this phenomenal new summoning method help Yuya hammer the Hammer?
S01:E03 - Trade Bait: Part 1
It could be curtains for Yuya when a rival student cons him out of his Pendulum Cards!
S01:E04 - Trade Bait: Part 2
Still shocked by Sylvio's Pendulum Summon, Yuya must find his focus if he wants to save his friends from a 100-story drop!
S01:E05 - Toying Around: Part 1
The new kid in town drives Yuya bananas when he begs Yuya to be his duel teacher! Unfortunately for Yuya, this blue-haired battler won't give up until Yuya gives in!
S01:E06 - Toying Around: Part 2
Yuya's getting schooled by his wannabe student, Sora! Can Yuya turn things around and teach Sora a lesson about winning, or is Yuya's Pendulum power not going to make the grade?
S01:E07 - Mr. Mystery
Still steaming from his loss to Yuya, Sylvio looks to get some payback! But when Zuzu steps in to stop his plans, a mysterious stranger comes out of the shadows to show her how it's done!
S01:E08 - Bad Business
The Leo Institute is looking to take over Yuya's duel school, and they're bringing 3 of their most dangerous duelists to take down whoever dares stand in their way!
S01:E09 - Dueling With the Stars
The battle to save Yuya's duel school goes galactic when Yuya faces off against Leo Institute's Dipper, an out-of-this-world duelist whose interstellar skills could have Yuya seeing stars!
S01:E10 - You Show 'Em
It's a gem of a duel when Zuzu faces a fierce Fusion Summoner whose jewel monsters are a cut above the rest! Can Zuzu and her Divas belt out a victory, or will the Leo Institute's diamond of a duelist force a final face-off?
S01:E11 - Going, Going, Gong
It's all up to Gong to save You Show from falling into the hands of the Leo Institute! Can Gong stare down defeat without moving his feet, or will a sword-swinging Syncro Summoner slice and dice his way to victory?
S01:E12 - Battle Under the Big Top
It's a battle under the big top, but no one's clowning around! Yuya duels Declan to determine the fate of Yuya's duel school!
S01:E13 - Circus Surprise!
Declan has a surprise in store that could swing the duel his way! Can Yuya take down the best the Leo Institute has to offer, or will Declan's deck prove to be unbeatable?
S01:E14 - The Show Must Go On
Yuya's down in the dumps, but Principal Boyle's not having it! Looking to snap Yuya out of his funk, Skip challenges Yuya to a duel to prove that the show must go on!
S01:E15 - In It to Win It
Still stinging from her defeat against the Leo Institute, Zuzu turns to an unlikely source for some assistance – Sora! But before her training can commence, a familiar looking stranger shows up, putting her lesson on hold!
S01:E16 - Menu Venue: Part 1
Yuya is served a heaping helping of culinary catastrophe when he duels a celebrity chef with a menu full of merciless food monsters!
S01:E17 - Menu Venue: Part 2
The table is set for a frenzied food fight to the finish! Can Yuya handle what Chef Pepper dishes out, or will he lose a lot more than his appetite?
S01:E18 - Trapped in a Card
It's a case of mistaken identity when Yuya is eyed as the primary suspect for attacking Leo students! But when Yuya crosses paths with the real culprit, things go from bad to worse!
S01:E19 - Quiz Quagmire: Part 1
Yuya matches minds with the quiz whiz extraordinaire Pierre L'Supérieure in a duel of wits! Can Yuya outsmart the smartest boy on Earth, or will Yuya end up scratching his head in defeat?
S01:E20 - Quiz Quagmire: Part 2
In the finale of the mind-bending match that's part-duel, part-quiz show - one wrong answer could mean curtains for Yuya! Can he outduel and outthink a trivia whiz who's never wrong?
S01:E21 - Beyond Belief
Duelists throughout the city are continuously being attacked, and everyone is on the search to find out the who, how and why!
S01:E22 - A Date With Fate: Part 1
Yuya's future takes a terrifying turn for the worse when he battles a fortunetelling foe who predicts this will be his last duel ever! Can Yuya fix his fate and avoid a devastating disaster, or has his luck finally run out?
S01:E23 - A Date With Fate: Part 2
As Yuya's battle against the fortunetelling predictress Aura flares to its finish, it becomes crystal clear that Yuya's danger-filled future is becoming a reality!
S01:E24 - For Our Tomorrows
Mysteries are revealed when the masked duelist who's been terrorizing Leo Institute students is confronted and challenged to a battle royal!
S01:E25 - Battle Between Buddies: Part 1
Yuya needs one more win to get into the Championship, but it will be his most difficult battle yet when he discovers he has to beat his best bud Gong in order to move on!
S01:E26 - Battle Between Buddies: Part 2
The battle between best buds Yuya and Gong for a spot in the Arc League Championships rages to a friend-zied finish!
S01:E27 - Challengers Assemble
Let the games begin! The top duelists from around the globe have gathered together for the Arc League Championships to find out who's the best duelist in the world!
S01:E28 - Something Fishy
Allie is looking to make a big splash at the Arc League Championship, but she soon finds herself in over her head! Can Allie's deck of fishy friends turn the tides, or will her mysterious opponent sink her chances of winning?
S01:E29 - Fusion Foes
Zuzu takes center stage in an epic rematch against Leo Institute's dueling diamond, Julia Krystal! Will Zuzu avenge her earlier loss and walk away a winner, or will history repeat itself and leave Zuzu singing the blues?
S01:E30 - Gong the Strong
When Gong's old sparring partner sets a trap for Yuya, the only way Gong can save his friend is to forfeit his duel and get tossed from the tourney!
S01:E31 - The Pendulum Swings Both Ways: Part 1
Sylvio finally has just the thing to take Yuya down – a deck full of Pendulum Cards! Could Yuya's days in the spotlight be done for?
S01:E32 - The Pendulum Swings Both Ways: Part 2
Yuya is off his game and on the run as Sylvio zeroes in on zeroing out his life points! If Yuya can't get into the swing of things, this could be his final performance!
S01:E33 - Making the Cut: Part 1
Sora is psyched to put on a showstopping duel for the fans, but his opponent Shay is set to turn Sora's one man show into a no man show!
S01:E34 - Making the Cut: Part 2
Sora and Shay's heated duel hits its boiling point when dark secrets about their hidden history come to light! Could there be something sinister behind Sora's sweet-toothed smile?
S01:E35 - Sora's Secrets: Part 1
While Yuto is looking for answers, Sora is looking to get some revenge! But when these two tangle, Yuya finds out more than he ever expected!
S01:E36 - Sora's Secrets: Part 2
Surprises are in the cards as the battle between Sora and Yuto comes to an unexpected conclusion! But just when Yuya thinks he's seen everything, a new face shows up on the scene that makes Yuya do a triple take!
S01:E37 - A Dark Reflection
Yuya can't believe his eyes when he finds himself standing face-to-face-to-face with two lookalikes who are out to destroy each other… and everything in sight!
S01:E38 - Warped Dimensions
Yuya is in a coma, and nothing has been able to stir him from his terrifying state! Is Yuya down for the count, or will his duelmate's ESP and TLC make him A-OK?
S01:E39 - Imperial Wrath Awakening
It's time for the second round of the Arc League Championship! Yuya is pitted against his polar opposite – a duelist who doesn't duel to entertain, but rather put his foes into pain!
S01:E40 - Stealth Warriors
When a mysterious visitor threatens to throw the Championship into chaos, Declan moves in to uncover who they are and soon finds himself facing off against a merciless mercenary!
S01:E41 - Bracing for Battle
Declan confronts Celina and shares a story from their past that reveals a frightening future!
S01:E42 - Battle Fields
It's time for a nail biting battle royal in the ARC League Championship! With four battle zones to choose from, the action has never been more mesmerizing or the duels more dangerous!
S01:E43 - Fire and Ice
While Yuya is looking to knock the competition out cold in the Volcano Zone, the Iceberg Zone is heating up as Zuzu and Gong team up to defrost their foes!
S01:E44 - Danger Zones
As the battle royal rumbles on, Yuya finds himself caught in the crossfire when he stumbles across a battle between not-so-noble Knights!
S01:E45 - Obelisk Assault
Yuya takes on a terrifying trio from Fusion Dimension who turn their victims into cards!
S01:E46 - Dragon's Vengeance
Outnumbered, outmatched, and out of options, will Yuya tap into a deep-seeded darkness to overcome defeat?
S01:E47 - Identity Crisis
Zuzu races to stay one step ahead of a cold-blooded hunter who's hot on her heels! Can Zuzu ditch this danger, or will he prove too cunning for her to escape?
S01:E48 - Battlefronts
Sparks fly in the Volcano Zone when all our heroes face off against the full fury of Fusion Dimension's elite Obelisk Force! With more than life points on the line, the action has never been hotter!
S01:E49 - Fighting for Fun
Are friends now foes as Yuya and Sora go deck to deck in a fiery face-off?
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What begins with the Confederate battle flag ends where?
Judging from articles such as this, this and this, there is now almost a mania sweeping the land to remove every vestige of the Confederacy (Even TV Land got swept up in this by cancelling airing of old "Dukes of Hazzard" episodes) . Don't get me wrong, I understand why so many people are incensed by Confederate flags and monuments on public lands. And although my ancestors on both the European (paternal) and American Indian (maternal) sides of my family tree lived in the CSA and in some instances served in its armed forces, I have never displayed a Confederate flag in any form anywhere at any time. Nor was the N-word ever uttered by my parents or any expression of religious, ethnic or racial bigotry or elitism. And as for my Civil War era forbearers, most were simple farmers and none owned slaves. As a boy I was told by various relatives that those who donned the grey in our family did so to repel Northern aggression and preserve the rights of individual states to chart their own destiny.


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Everyone loves "The Little Engine That Could, " that classic tale of the determined little engine that, despite its size, triumphantly pulls a train full of toys to the waiting children on the other side of a mountain.
Now the great Loren Long ("Mr. Peabody's Apples") has brilliantly re-illustrated this classic story, bringing it exuberantly to life for today's child. Get on board for the publishing event of the year.
"Long pays respectful homage to George and Doris Hauman's compositions in his visual interpretation of the classic tale of determination and perseverance.... Yet the artist adds a lushness to the spreads and injects even more personality into the characters...Both faithful fans and newcomers will enjoy this triumphant ride and eagerly climb aboard for repeat excursions." -Publishers Weekly, starred review
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Loren Long grew up in Lexington, Kentucky. He pursued graduate-level studies at the American Academy of Art in Chicago after graduating with a BA in Graphic Design/Art Studio from the University of Kentucky. After graduation Long worked as an illustrator for a greeting card company in Cincinnati before beginning his career as a freelance illustrator.
Since then, Long has received numerous accolades for his fluid WPA painting style. He has been awarded two gold medals from the Society of Illustrators in New York, and has been frequently selected for their annual exhibition and book. His work has also appeared in many other major annual exhibitions such as American Illustration, Communication Arts, Step By Step Graphics and Print.
Long's clients include "Time Magazine, ""Reader's Digest, ""Forbes, ""The Wall Street Journal, ""Atlantic Monthly, ""Boy's Life, ""Land's End, ""Sports Illustrated" and "HBO." He has also illustrated book covers for numerous publishers and has recently concentrated on illustrating books for young readers where his work has garnered much recognition and praise.
Recent awards/accolades:
The United Nations chose to hang in their lobby Long's painting of a firefighter in action, along with 21 other selections from the Prevailing Human Spirit Show at the Society of Illustrators.
Recipient of the "Golden Kite Award" for picture book illustration, presented by the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators for "I Dream of Trains." The book was also selected as one of the New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, 2003.
Winner of the "Parents' Choice Gold Award."
Illustrates "New York Times" #1 best-seller, "Mr. Peabody's Apples"
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'Breaking Bad's' Anna Gunn Writes NY Times Column in Response to Fan Hate
Anna Gunn has directly addressed the critics of her Breaking Bad character, Skyler, and reflected on the reasons why the intense reaction from fans has become surprisingly personal.
"At some point on the message boards, the character of Skyler seemed to drop out of the conversation, and people transferred their negative feelings directly to me," wrote the Breaking Bad actress in a Sunday op-ed in The New York Times.
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Her character, the wife of antihero Walter White (Bryan Cranston) in the acclaimed AMC series, has endured hate on message boards and social media as the show became popular, she writes. She noted that reaction to Skyler has been similar to that of January Jones' Betty Draper in Mad Men and Edie Falco's Carmela Soprano in The Sopranos.
"Male characters don't seem to inspire this kind of public venting and vitriol," she wrote. Gunn went on to explain why she thinks the character has drawn so much hate.
"As an actress, I realize that viewers are entitled to have whatever feelings they want about the characters they watch. But as a human being, I'm concerned that so many people react to Skyler with such venom," Gun wrote. She added: "Because Skyler didn't conform to a comfortable ideal of the archetypical female, she had become a kind of Rorschach test for society, a measure of our attitudes toward gender."
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The actress recounted a similar anecdote about fan reaction to her character during The Hollywood Reporter's Emmy roundtable discussion in May.
"People in Albuquerque are crazy about Breaking Bad," Gunn recalled to THR. "And the thing that I didn't expect was how much people got into the characters, and this incredible backlash against Skyler. I wasn't really aware it was happening until people started telling me, 'Your character is a bitch. Did you know that?' And I was like, 'I do now!'"
Breaking Bad returned for its final eight episodes of a five-season run on Aug. 11.face to face, actually having that personal connection. It blows you away."
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