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Shots Fired At Dre & Em? Ice Cube Performs New Track "Drink The Kool Aid! "This Aint The White Boy's Rehabiliation. This Aint The Nicca Always On Vacation"
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"I ain't the doctor, this ain't the patient. This ain't the nigga always on vacation. This ain't the white boy's rehabiliation.". - Clanap
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Swedish Pirate Party Stops Hosting The Pirate Bay, But Intends To Sue Anti-Piracy Organization For Unlawful Coercion
from the whac-a-mole dept
However, even if the Swedish Pirate Party is no longer hosting the site, it is clear that it is not happy about this turn of events, and suggests it is planning legal action for "unlawful coercion" against the Rights Alliance:
"The Pirate Party has a board meeting in a few days. I will recommend the board to file a police report against the Rights Alliance for unlawful coercion," Troberg says. "It is important to determine precisely how forgiving the system is to those who try to abuse the judicial system to silence others."Given how law enforcement has treated The Pirate Party so far in Sweden, it seems unlikely that much would come from such an action, but that just highlights a big part of the problem.
In the meantime, this continues to show the ridiculous whac-a-mole nature of the entertainment industry's war on TPB. The site isn't actually "hosted" by these other Pirate Parties, but rather it is widely distributed. However, there does need to be a few key places where it connects clearly, so that people can find it. And that, it appears, is the role that these Pirate Parties will take on. And, while that's happening, it would appear that some other Pirate Parties around the globe are gearing up to be able to take on similar duties, should it be needed.
All this for one ancient site that hasn't changed or innovated much in years. It's kind of incredible. Peter Sunde, The Pirate Bay's former spokesperson has insisted, for years, that The Pirate Bay should be dead already, not because of Hollywood's continued attempts to take it down, but because other sites should have innovated far beyond what TPB has offered. Of course, I'd argue that Hollywood itself has had multiple opportunities to do that innovation, but instead has focused on attacking TPB and trying to cut off what consumers want, rather than figuring out ways to help provide the public what they want. It's been a decade long case study in exactly how not to deal with disruptive innovation. And this story shows no signs of changing any time soon.


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Did you miss an issue of IGN Japan because you were too ignorant to join IGN Insider earlier than now? Don't fret, as we keep all our old issues Online for future reference. Just click on the appropriate link below to jump back to a previous date, all thanks to the power of mass storage.
02.21.05: AOU in recap, a survey about March, commercials for Another Code, GT4 and more.
02.09.05: Club Nintendo bonus items including two special GameCube controllers. Plus, commercials for Popolocrois, Meteos and Bleach.
01.26.05: A video tour of the World Hobby Fair, all the latest print ads and commercials, plus Japanese gaming swag with the Zelda screen cleaner, the Kirby NDS cleaner, the Super Mario 64 DS cards and a Dead or Alive calendar.
01.19.05: Commercials for ACE, Bakumatsuden, Band Brothers, Egg Monster Hero and Radiata Stories, plus an end of 2004 report from Famitsu.
01.12.05: IGN Japan returns for 2005 with 70 commercials.
12.01.04: The day before the launch of the Nintendo DS, plus commercials and ads for NDS, PSP, Yoshi and more.
11.24.04: Dragon Quest VIII pre-launch, Famitsu PSP VS NDS survey and commercials for Nintendo DS games, PSP, Magnacarta and Gundam.
11.10.04: A video tour of the Touch DS! event, more coverage from the PSP and NDS launches, the Japanese launch of Halo 2, the latest Sega Press and lots of commercials.
11.02.04: Week three of our look at the PSP and NDS launches is a little light as Nintendo gears up for the Nintendo World show. Featuring commercials for the slim PS2 and Pochi to Nya.
10.27.04: Sony blows the lid off the PSP launch as IGN Japan plays F-Zero and Ace Combat, beats of Pikachu and takes a look at the Entama show of suck. Plus, commercials for Naruto 3, Super Robot Wars GC and DS.
10.19.04: IGN begins a weekly look at the PSP and NDS launches, plays Mawaru Made in Wario, Kururin Squash and Virtua Fighter II, and delivers commercials for Sega Superstars, Ace Combat V and Tales of Rebirth. Plus, Classic Young Idol with Megumi Yasu.
10.12.04: The week that Nintendo blows the lid off the NDS, Gaming Life in Japan offers a look at the Viewtiful Joe cartoon, scans from the Square Enix TGS booklet and Makiko Kawajima as new young idol.
10.07.04: Following the Tokyo Game Show, Gaming Life in Japan returns with the Panzer Dragoon news station and 33 commercials for games like Romancing SaGa, Arc the Lad Generations, Before Crisis: FFVII, Shining Tears, F-Zero Climax and Dragon Quest VIII.
09.07.04: Japan continues its news overload, with first details on Shining Force and Radiata Stories and updates on a few DS and PSP games. Plus, a look inside JAMMA and playtests of the latest arcade games. The ads and CM section features Biohazard Outbreak 2, Dororo, Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo, Kenran Butousai, Radiata Stories, Prince of Persia and more.
08.31.04: Following a dry spell, things kick into high gear as part of the pre-TGS build-up. IGN Japan samples Suikoden IV and VF Cyber Generation, offers a look at our latest toys and provides coverage from the Kessen III press conference and details on Sakura Taisen, Siren 2 and Shining Force. Plus, CMs for Pokemon and Dororo and ads for Dead or Alive Ultimate, Metal Gear Solid 3, Sakura Taisen V and Kessen III.
08.27.04: IGN Japan makes the move to Shibuya (and to an update earlier in the week) resulting in a tiny update with not much fun.
08.19.04: Rapping Mario features in the latest Nintendo ad as IGN Japan spreads some hate on Michigan and Nippon Ichi announces its latest title.
08.12.04: A tiny update for a slow week in gaming as Japan celebrates the return of the dead and Nintendo releases the latest Famicom Mini games.
08.04.04: Nintendo unveils the final design for the DS as IGN taps into its growing collection of Japanese freebies to share with the world. Playtests of Mega Man X8, Mega Man X: Command Mission and Final Fantasy I - II Advance, a deeper look at former IGN Japan young idol Yin Ling of Joytoy, plus commercials for Fullmetal Alchemist: Dream Carnival, Lupin, King of Fighters: Maximum Impact and Famicom Mini Round 3.
07.28.04: As fireworks are heard throughout Japan, IGN Japan falls in love with Paper Mario RPG and finds some information on Mario Tennis. That and commercials for Nighmare of Druaga and Eye Toy.
07.20.04: Playtests of the Kinpachi Sensei game and Digital Devil Saga along with letters with Tanaka and commercials for Genso Suikoden, Power Pro Baseball 11, Naruto RPG and Taiko no Tatsujin. Plus, an all new IGN Japan young idol, Mayuko Iwasa.
07.13.04: As Sony unveils more on PSP and PS3, Famitsu takes a look back at the first half of the year and Nintendo announces the new Famicom Mini games. Playtests of two more Sega Ages games along with commercials for Paper Mario, Moji Pittan, Final Fantasy and Dragon Ball Z 2.
07.07.04: Commercials for Sonic, Megaman, Power Pro Ken and Saru Battle, the July Sega Press and the week in review with playtests of Saru Battle and Donkey Konga 2 and stories on Final Fantasy ads, the Advance Movie service, Sega's new arcade projects, Spike's new firefighting game and Square Enix's Mana project.
06.28.04: Print ads for Michigan along with commercials for Saru Battle, Magna Carta and Saka-Tsuku '04. Plus, the week in review with playtests of Xenosaga Episode II and Berserk and stories on Momotarou's US debut and Sakura Wars.
06.23.04: The World Hobby Fair, Microsoft's Xbox strategy briefing, Silent Hill, lots of monkeys and commercials for Donkey Konga 2, Godannar, Xenosaga Episode 2, Dragon Quest Characters, Eye Toy, Saka-Tsuku, Popeye Pachinko and more!
06.16.04: Commercials for Dear S, Full Metal Alchemist, Eye Toy and more, plus print ads and the week in review.
06.08.04: The first issue of GLIJ Mini, featuring charts, release dates and not much else.
06.02.04: Spike's Michigan porn star (from Taiwan!), the return of letters with Tanaka, a PSP and DS survey and commercials for Famicom Mini 2, Grand Theft Auto Vice City, Densha De Go Final and Mario VS Donkey Kong.
05.26.04: The latest on Final Fantasy XII, commercials and ads for Ultraman, Famicom Mini, Crimson Sky and Crash Bandicoot: Nitro, and a look at where some of your favorite young idols from previous issues are today.
05.13.04: Print and television ads for the likes of Metroid Fusion, the Pikmin 2 CD (must see!), Gundam MX, Ultraman and Wario World, plus Chisato Morishita (Nintendo's Japanese Samus Aran) as young idol of the week.
05.06.04: Store Joutai Get returns, straight from Akihabara! Plus, game of the month Pikmin 2, the first weekly news recap, lots of print ads, a Game Boy Advance pamphlet and dimpled Miho Shiraishi as young idol of the week.
04.29.04: IGN Japan returns with a commercial-packed issue. Featuring television spots for Crayon Shin-chan, Mega Man Zero 3, EyeToy: Play, Pikmin 2, Mario Golf and more! Also, looks at Michigan, Okami and Final Fantasy XII.
04.06.04: A look at Famitsu Issue 800 (which entails a look at the original Famitsu) along with classic advertisements, reports on Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst and Home Land, and the simply ridiculous Kawori Manabe as this week's young idol.
03.31.04: Full form Gaming Life in Japan returns,with comments from Dragon Quest father Yuji Hori and a look at sexy Ai Tominaga and her McDonalds sauce of choice. Plus, IGN Japan votes for its favorite game of March 2004! Which deceptively-simple-looking Namco title won?
03.25.04: A half-issue as IGN Japan catches up with the billion releases from the past week.
03.17.04: Ramblings about Online gaming, twenty commercials (including Zelda), quick looks at Metal Wolf Rev and Sakurazakai Shouboutai, plus Sakura Mizutani as young idol of the week.
03.10.04: The babes of Custom Robo! Vote for your favorite (voting is now closed). Quick looks at Biohazard 4, Panic Maker, Curry House CoCo and commercials for GameCube Gundam and more.
03.03.04: A slightly new look for Gaming Life in Japan, with separate babe and ad pages. Featuring looks at Mario Golf GBA, 3LDK, Vib Ripple, Raimuiro and The Daibijin, details on next-gen Japanese cell phone gaming, and ads for DOA Online and Sega Ages. Plus, Yuko Ogura as this week's young idol.
02.25.04: IGN Japan looks at Dorimaga and its anime/Sega lovin' readerbase. Plus, Love Aerobics, 35 game commercials (including Katamari Damashii), the horrendously offensive AOU arcade show and Weekly Young Idol featuring Minako Komukai VS Shigeru Miyamoto and Hideo Kojima.
02.18.04: Nintendo roolz, Sony droolz. Details on Sakurazaka Shouboutai, Steady X Study, Orange Pocket, and more. Plus, a Famitsu survey on the Nintendo DS, a look at the Japanese commercial scene, Misaki Ito as young idol of the week and lots of print ads.
02.11.04: SCE's simplicity campaign, girls playing Eye Toy, upcoming NEC Interchannel games, a look at Japanese retail, Akihabara burning down, Famitsu reader top 100. Plus, the babe of the week: Aya Ueto.
01.27.04: Skiing Ostrich versus Snowboarding Chiwawa! You make the call! Plus, looks at the new PS2 Kinpachi-sensei game, Sengoku VS. Gendai and Soccer Life, some hot Microsoft Xbox ads and a World Hobby Fair picture collection.
1/21/2004: 22 commercials, featuring skiing ostrich (this is a precursor to the next issue's snowboarding dog). Plus, reports on Atelier Iris Eternal Mana, Michigan, The Hajimete no RPG, Galaxy Angel Moonlit Lovers. Also features a Famitsu powered look at the rest of 2004!
1/14/2004: The first issue of IGN for 2004 presents a look back at year 2003's sales and a huge awards presentation with awards for best game, best graphics, best sound and more! Plus, Cho-Kuso game of the year!
12/19/2003: The last issue of IGN Japan for 2003 features some ramblings about the PSX, a look at Uchuu no Stellvia and lots of high res print ads.
12/10/2003: Love Ping Pong, a preview of the Jump Festival and commercials for games like Donkey Konga, Winning Eleven Tactics, Ninja Gaiden and Cute Puppy.
11/18/2003: Thirty television spots including Sonic Heroes, and F-Zero in this limited IGN Japan as we prepare for the big Final Fantasy XII unveiling feature gorgeous Square Enix PR girls.
11/11/2003: Sony's unexpected price drop and "Sorry to have kept you waiting" ad campaign, Japan's most hated game developer and development company and not much else. IGN Japan is made up of lazy bastards! LAZY BASTARDS!
11/03/2003: A look at the year end sales race in Japan, the hottest Famitsu cover girl ever, a look at the new Sister Princess expansion disk, the best selling Dreamcast games, a big Famitsu Tokyo Game Show survey and a ton of television spots.
10/27/2003: Nintendo's Japanese price drop ineffective? Plus, the latest magazine info on Gran Turismo 4 Prologue, Final Fantasy International + Last Mission, a Famitsu survey on the PSX and a Gran Turismo 4 pamphlet scan.
10/20/2003: The start of Nintendo's Fall attack, a game maker ranking and lots of print ads and detail from Famitsu.
9/22/2003: Rare collector's issue! The final Grand Theft Auto Watch and Tokyo Game pre-show report. Plus, a print ad featuring a really, really super mega hot chick!
9/14/2003: A video and picture tour of JAMMA 2003, with lots of hot Japanese girl snips. Plus, the continuing Grand Theft Auto watch, a look at Naruto for the PS2, and more from the Tokyo Game Show pre-game show report.
9/8/2003: Grand Theft Auto watch, Tokyo Game Show and JAMMA pre-game info, a look at the marathon game, plus commercials for Drag On Dragoon and more.
8/25/2003: A PSP survey and lots of game ads in the IGN Japan for the week that Grand Theft Auto 3 hits the number six spot on the Famitsu most wanted list. Also details on the Mario 4 e-Cards and Donkey Kong tatsujin.
8/11/2003: Lots of television commercials for some tremendously obscure games. Presented in high res for your obsessive enjoyment. Plus Tokyo fireworks. Hmm... we're running out of things to talk about.
8/1/2003: The state of Tokyo's Sun. Plus, an Xbox Conference, PSP specs and the history of Namco. Oh -- and the August Sega press. YEAH!
7/17/2003: The Nintendo Famicom turns 20 causing Japanese magazines to give a little history lesson. The full Famicom history, inside.
6/16/2003: A full report from Capcom's Street Fighter 15th Anniversary special, complete with videos and cos-player pics! Plus, a Famitsu survey on Sony's upcoming PSX system.
6/06/2003: Famitsu conducts a big survey on Sony's PSP hardware. Plus a look inside the halls of Square where the company's foreigner population chills with president Wada. Can you spot Colin in this update?
5/23/2003: A particularly wordy issue of IGN Japan in the week following E3. Features a look at seven big game company financial statements, a briefing on the upcoming Street Fighter anniversary celebration and looks at Nintendo's Japanese demo disk and Sony's upcoming Japanese broadband program. Plus, Sammy and drumming game commercials!
5/9/2003: A look at a Japanese business gaming magazine, a bunch of print ads, the May Sega Press and a big Store Joutai Get section!
4/18/2003: The new Sega Press, our hatred of boy bands, the latest peeing statue commercial, a Famitsu retail survey and that's about it as a flood of games see Japanese release.
4/11/2003: The return of Pepsi Man, Sega's Game Jam, Bob Sapp gets his ass kicked bug still gets bigger, the April Sega Press and commercials for Yummeria, Dragon Quest: Caraven Hearts and Taiko no Tatsujin.
4/4/2003: Pics from cell phones, the Sony festival, the latest store joutai and ads for Dragon Quest Caravan Hearts, Doka-Pon DX, NUDE and Super Robot Wars.
3/26/2003: The Soul Calibur release, the Panasonic Center (with the Nintendo GameFront) and... that's about it. Gad, this IGN Japan column really sucks.
3/19/2003: IGN Japan returns after an extended break with a sayonara to Quiter, Foma Man and commercials for Soul Calibur 2, Made in Wario, P.N.03 and (not much) more.
2/28/2003: One Bob Sapp to rule all. Plus, looks at the AOU arcade show, a hate-filled message about Japanese boy-bands SMAP and Tokio, and commercials featuring Ewan McGreggor's big schwartz and Sony's multi-colored PS2 systems.
2/20/2003: Some ramblings about the GBA SP Japanese launch, a Famitsu retailer/consumer survey, a new Guess the Picture feature, plus commercials and ads for Super Robot Wars, Shin Megamitensei 3, Gun Survivor 4, and ZOE 2.
2/12/2003: More Japanese stupidity, plus some good is very Engrish, pamphlets for Venus & Braves, Star Ocean 3 and Puzzle Collection, and CMs for Star Ocean 3, FF Tactics and Mega Man GameCube, and more.
2/3/2003: A look at Dori-Maga (complete with Dreamcast sales charts), Final Fantasy X-2 limited edition goods, the Japanese retail scene, the World Hobby Fair, pamphlets for Sakura Wars and Sony's Voice recognition games, the February Sega Press, and commercials/ads for Venus & Braves, Nintendo Puzzle Collection, ZOE 2, FF Tactics and more!
1/24/2003: 2003's second issue of IGN Japan as the evil Fran Maribella the Third takes over the ranks of IGN Insider. Features a look at the Xbox Live launch party, a Famitsu survey regarding gamer's hopes for the coming year, a look at our Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball preorder goods, a pot shot at Square, and commercials for DOAX, Devil May Cry 2 and Operator's Side. And what's up with the weather always raining (and snowing) on Microsoft's party?
1/16/2003: The first issue of IGN Japan for 2003 really sucks. First of all, we were drunk off free Xbox liquor when we wrote it. The only redeeming factor is the start of a new feature: Guess the Shoes! Oh, and a recap of Japanese game sales for 2002, our pick for Japanese-only game of the year and commercials for Dead or Alive Whack-off Volleyball, Game Boy SP and Xbox Live.
12/20/2002: The last IGN Japan for 2002 features a bunch of silly Japanese commercials gaming-and-non-gaming, print ad scans, shots from around Tokyo's gaming scene (Xbox Price Drop?) and an explanation, from Tanaka, of our new naming system. Plus, Andria opens a ton of mail and Juyon introduces herself.
12/09/2002: Tanaka takes over and welcomes Juyon and Andria Lee Sang to the IGN Japan ranks as the entire Japanese gaming industry goes topsy-turvey. Included, weird Xbox and Sega print ads along with a 16-page Dark Chronicle mini magazine scan.
11/22/2002: A look back at our favorite Japanese commercials as the IGN Japan staffers close their doors for inventory purposes.
11/15/2002: Capcom announces five big titles for the GameCube while Japan celebrates National Toilet Day. Features a look at Japanese retail, a special letter about Engrish, a Famitsu survey about the big games for the year's end, television commercials and Tanaka in a suit vying for the head spot at Xbox Japan.
11/07/2002: The debut of Kita-he: Diamond Dust for the PS2, the November Sega Press, the lame CESA awards, more Xbox stupidity and commercials for such titles as Resident Evil 0, Ratchet & Clank and Xbox.
10/30/2002: The first Kenji Eno spotting in ages, the Tokyo CG festival, crazy commercials for Xbox and PS2 and a ton of print ads.
10/23/2002: Scans and videos from the Square press conference (see CG Yuna wield twin guns and do a back flip), plus a look at the Smash Brothers Orchestra CD.
10/16/2002: A look at AsoBitCity (the replacement for Laox), the meaning of Zelda's new name, plus television commercials for Rygar, GBA Gold and Silver, and Eternal Darkness.
10/9/2002: Xbox Cafe, more DOA Xtremem Beach Volleyabll ads and (what we thought was) the death of the Laox Akihabara games store.
10/2/2002: More DOA Xtreme Beach Volleyball ads, plus information on Tama-chan, the seal we'd so very much like to eat.
9/18/2002: Preview of Tokyo Game Show, plus scans of Sega Press September, Sega Driving and Star Fox Adventure pamphlets.
9/11/2002: Japan's toilet paper crisis, Hikki gets hitched, plus ads for DOA Volleyball and pamphlets for Mario Advance 3 and PSO Ep. 1&2.
9/3/2002: Japanese gamers reveal what they want on Xbox Live and some group predicts the future of broadband and internet gaming in Japan. Plus, print ads for Dead or Alive Volleyball, Contra and more!
8/29/2002: Television ads for Tekki, Automodelista and the Dakara peeing statue ad. Plus, we make fun of the Xbox!
8/20/2002: Hmm... not much of anything in the week where Nintendo unveils Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicle through a television commercial.
8/13/2002: Big look back at Japanese sales for the first half of 2002. No surprises.
7/31/2002: Mario Sunshine adversely affects yet another issue of IGN Japan. We do find time to scan a bunch of advertisements from the latest Japanese magazines, though.
7/22/2002: IGN Japan was very busy shine getting and didn't spend much time on this story. Lots and lots of television commercials to download though.
7/15/2002: A look at the World Hobby Fair, Famitsu's survey on what's hot this summer, and Megumi!
7/9/2002: Sega parties, Doreamon is king, a bunch of advertisements and horrible weather.
7/2/2002: Famitsu's latest Online surveys, plus the return of television ads!
6/26/2002: I will use Haiku. Evil scandals rock Japan. Mario and Zelda.
6/19/2002: Naked man jumping off bridge. Plus, the Japanese retail report. It's Anoop's birthday. Send presents to Anoop.
6/12/2002: A look at Sega's arcade show. And, the most watched Japanese sports broadcast is...
6/5/2002: Japan earns its first point ever in World Cup history as Fooligans arrive in and are quickly deported from Tokyo.
5/28/2002: Best ad ever! Plus, PS2 price drop info and... not much more in this very uneventful issue.
5/21/2002: Price drops, no Final Fantasy, and more World Cup fever.
5/14/2002: Problems with Final Fantasy XI and a Famitsu survey on what can be done to fix the Xbox.
4/28/2002: The full IGN Japan returns with a review of the Lotteria Pure Burger and... not much else. Have a first look at new correspondents Cindy and Mindy, both Communists!
4/19/2002: Week three of our failed experiment to spread out this bloody article over multiple days. Features a look at Halo`s Japanese marketing campaign, a big soccer face-off, and more.
4/12/2002: Week two of our failed experiment to spread out this bloody article over multiple days. Features a big look at Sony`s broadband plans (find out how Japanese gamers will play FFXI) and some cool Famitsu reader surveys.
3/29/2002: Week one of our failed experiment to spread out this bloody article over multiple days. Features an interview with Chikako-chan, IGN Japan`s resident kid gamer, along with some odd-ball Japanese commercials.
3/12/2002: Week 1 of the Xbox in Japan. Plus, some other stuff that isn`t as important.
3/6/2002: A look at Sony's Online gaming plans in Japan, plus some shots of the free Xbox merchandise that we have and that you want.
2/28/2002: Uhh, yeah, so this issue kinds sucks. Sorry... we were loving every minute of Jet Set Radio Future and pretending to enjoy Dead or Alive 3, so we didn't get around to doing anything special for this week's column. Plus, there were all those controversies at the Olympics, and we were just concerned that maybe, just maybe, the world was slipping back into the Cold War era. HOW WERE WE TO CONCENTRATE!!!???
2/21/2002: One last big look at the Xbox pre-launch mania in Japan, plus Nintendo's touch and try event in Shibuya, complete with a horribly-rushed video!
2/14/2002: Worst issue ever! On the day that Sony announced its sweeping plans for the Online gaming scene in Japan, IGN Japan reports on Sony's month old plans, when little was known. Also, a look at the Xbox Experience event in Akihabara, with babe selections by Andria Lee Sang.
2/7/2002: The biggest IGN Japan yet! In addition to all new navigation buttons, this issue provides a look at the Virtua Fighter Carnival, complete with a ton of video of the best VF players in Japan going at it, and a look at the Xbox in Japan, complete with pre-order info, developer surveys and comments (via Famitsu Xbox) and commercials! View it today!
1/29/2002: A visual tour of the World Hobby Fair, complete with video (note: the video now works). Plus, a fun look at how poorly developers, retailers and users think Xbox will do in Japan.
1/22/2002: The first Xbox commercial, plus commercials for Grandia Xtreme and Virtua Fighter. Plus, first details on the upcoming World Hobby fair in the all new events calendar.
1/15/2002: IGN Japan returns. And this time, it's personal! Included in this issue, our pick and the reader's pick for import game of the year. Plus, a look back at 2001 and a look forward to 2002. Oh yes... and a very special interview with the evil biases of IGNPS2.
12/14/2001: This week, a review of the Pikmin music CD, plus the debut of upcoming release dates!
12/7/2001: We were too lazy to do anything game related this week, so we uploaded footage of Japanese beach girls getting their bikini angles measured by giant protractors. Plus, the top five Ramens! And, a ton of television and print ads!
11/27/2001: The most boring IGN Japan yet! Featuring Japanese retail predictions on what`s gonna be hot this holiday season (in Japan).
11/20/2001: A look at the Sony building in Tokyo, along with our attempts at pre-ordering an Xbox in Akihabara. Plus, Smash Brothers goes on sale!
11/13/2001: An absolutely boring update not worthy of the IGN name. Does feature ads for Smash Brothers, Rez, Jack and Daxter and Japanese beer, though. Plus, a look at the first ever Ayumi Hamasaki "Game."
11/06/2001: A ton of Japanese ads, including Metal Gear Solid and Seaman. Plus, news on Pride, SNK and the super duper Sakura Wars-themed bus.
10/29/2001: We take a trip down to Tokyo Tower to see a bunch of wax, and a li'l bit of PS2 Seaman.
10/22/2001: After a month long gap, IGN Japan returns from a brand new building in Tokyo's bustling Shinjuku district. Featured in this issue -- the debut of weekly news updates and... well, that's pretty much it. Yes, we're lazy bums, but it ads to our charm.
09/21/2001: Report from the Rez Rave in Yokohama and Sega`s Jet Set Radio Future ad.
09/13/2001: The Shenmue 2 packaging, a look at the pre-Gamecube launch frenzy, plus Capcom`s cool Capcom vs SNK 2 television ad.
09/05/2001: AM2 and Yu Suzuki appear live in Tokyo (videos included), PS2 hardware sales stats and ads for Shenmue and Seaman
08/31/2001: Our trip to Space World (including directions on how to get there), Parappa ads, the Devil May Cry sound sampler, and a look at the slowing down of Final Fantasy sales.
08/21/2001: Adventures pre-ordering four GameCube systems, Muscular Ranking playtest and ads for GameCube and Devil May Cry.
08/14/2001: Premiere issue -- rare collectors` item! IGN Japan heads on out to Yokosuka, Japan in order to find the real Shenmue. Featuring video footage!


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The Thanksgiving Report 2011: How Did It Go?
Well, another Thanksgiving has come and gone. We've cooked and feasted, and now we're officially launched into the holiday season. But before we dive into the winter holidays — how did Thanksgiving go? Did you try new things? Did you enjoy your feast? Tell us how it went, and take a peek at a few photos of my own Thanksgiving.
We had 12 total to dinner — the limit that can fit in our modest dining room! It was a mix of friends and family, young and... mature. There were folks around the table from other parts of the world (China, India). So I made a mixed feast: There were the traditional dishes of turkey and dressing, but I also made a lamb curry and one friend brought a scrumptious biryani. It was colorful and fresh, and the best Thanksgiving yet.
I set the table with simple white china and tablecloths (I never regret having white basics around!) and I laid striped wrapping paper down the center. It was an inexpensive find at Anthropologie. For flowers we had purple kale, berries, and a spray or two of orchids. It looks fancy but it was so simple and inexpensive — kale is incredibly gorgeous and sculptural all on its own.
And, then the menu. Here's what we ate:
Thanksgiving 2011: The Menu
• Ina Garten's fabulous nut mix
• Bacon-wrapped shrimp
• Citrus-Spice Celebration Punch (recipe here)
To Start
• Persimmon and pomegranate salad with pine nuts and cilantro
• Sweet potato rolls (recipe here)
• To drink: A sweeter Riesling, with the spicy salad
• Tangy, spicy rasam soup (sipped out of a teacup)
Main course
• Roast turkey and gravy
• Garlic mashed potatoes
• Sweet potato gratin with caramelized onions (recipe here)
• Sausage, leek, and mushroom bread dressing, plus a plain sage and onion dressing
• Kerala lamb curry (recipe here)
• Caramelized onion biryani
• Eggplant curry
• Cranberry sauce with port and figs
• To drink: The Qupe Syrah that Mary loves, and a mix of Belgian beers and dry cider.
• Ginger pumpkin pie (recipe here)
• Molasses cake (recipe here)
• Platter of sweet nibbles: Pumpkin rice krispie treats, date-coconut rolls, pumpkin crumb cake, orange slices
To finish
• Coffee
• Fernet Branca with tonic water
Whew! It was a long meal, and so fun — folks were here all day long.
Your turn! What did you do, what did you cook — what did you eat? And how did your festivities go?
Related: Smoked Turkey & Dinner for 12: Our Thanksgiving Report
(Image: Faith Durand)


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The City Council this week approved the water company's $1.8 million operating budget for the fiscal year 2012-2013, which included the reduction.
The permanent lower rates will impact the water company's 1,800 customers, equivalent to 8,000 residents. Customers who use the city's three private providers – Bellflower- Somerset Mutual Water Company, Park Water Company and Bellflower Home Gardens Water Company – will not be affected.
The new lower water bills are the result of the Bellflower's purchase of a new high capacity water well, making it cheaper for the city to pump its own water instead of buying it.
The new well, which was dedicated in March, was under construction for two years and built on a portion of the city's public works yard on Flora Vista Drive.
The new well descends 1,200 feet and has a maximum pumping capacity of 3,500 gallons per minute.
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Attibuted to Hano Naonobu (Shoei), Japanese, 1519-1592
Ascending Dragon, Muromachi-Momoyama period, 16th century
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
43 5/16 x 18 ½ in. (110 x 47 cm)
Charles F. Olney Fund, 1975
Dragons were a popular theme in both Chinese and Japanese art. These vigorously painted images of dragons rising up from and descending into a maelstrom combine elements of both traditions, and are fine representations of the mature Kano-school style.
Kano Naonobu, better known as Shoei, belonged to the fourth generation of Kano school painters, a family of artists that dominated Japanese painting from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries.1 Originally a minor warrior clan, the Kano family's artistic heritage can be traced back to Kano Masanobu (1434-1530). Masanobu combined the strong brushwork of the Chinese-influenced Shzbun tradition with the decorative color schemes of the native Japanese Tosa school to create a vibrant new style that quickly won favor with aristocrats desirous of an art form that glorified their power. This innovative style was further developed by successive generations of Kano artists, most of whom served as court painters and decorators to the great feudal lords and religious institutions of Muromachi and Momoyama Japan. Although the Kano tradition persisted after the seventeenth century, it became increasingly conservative and was gradually overtaken by new schools of painting during the Edo period (1615-1868).
The Oberlin scrolls illustrate some of the best features of Kano school painting: powerful brushwork, well-structured compositions, and a subject that combines decorative beauty with symbolic meaning.
Each of the two paintings is inscribed with the phrase: "After a picture by Suoweng, painted by the official, Naonobu." Suoweng was the sobriquet of a thirteenth-century Chinese artist named Chen Rong. This clue to the origins of these images, combined with the use of an official title in Shoei's signature, suggests that these paintings may originally have had some political significance.2
In Chinese mythology, black dragons were traditionally associated with rain and fecundity. It was believed that every spring these dragons emerged from lairs beneath the sea to create the seasonal rains, and that later in the autumn they returned once again to their watery homes. Such a myth may underlie these two scrolls, one depicting a dragon rising from a whirlpool, the other portraying a dragon plunging down into the waves. Interpreted in this way, these paintings may be seen as a seasonal diptych representing the cosmological forces of spring and autumn. If this reading is correct, then we may imagine that Shoei painted the scrolls for some feudal lord to symbolize the cosmic harmony and prosperity of his reign.
The inscriptions on these scrolls are unusual for sixteenth-century Kano school paintings. In general, Kano artists did not identify the sources of their images or include non-religious official titles in their signatures. These inscriptions thus raise some doubt about whether they were actually written by Shoei, or whether (as was sometimes done) they were added by a later collector to ascribe an authorship to the paintings. The possibility that these scrolls are not by Shoei is further strengthened by the fact that neither the style nor the seals correspond very well to other works in his oeuvre.3 Shoei is usually regarded as a fairly weak, conservative painter, and these powerful images are uncharacteristic of what we expect from his hand. Yet, even though the attribution to Shoei is tentative, these painting are nevertheless vibrant and compelling works of art, and fine representations of the Kano style.
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Less famous than either his father, Kano Motonobu (147 ? -1559), or his son, Kano Eitoku (1543-1590), Shoei spent most of his life in Kyoto as a painter in the service of the Ashikaga shogunate. After the death of his elder brother in 1562, Shoei assumed the position as head of the clan and was awarded the religious rank of hogen. He began using the name Shoei sometime after this period, and is usually called by that name to distinguish him from another Kano Naonobu, who lived from 1607-1650.
General References
Roberts, Laurance P. A Dictionary of Japanese Artists. New York, 1976, p. 150.
Tsuneo Takeda. Kano Eitoku. New York, 1977, pp. 81-103.
With Heisando Co., Ltd., Tokyo, from whom purchased in 1975
Kokka 30 (1892), pp. 119-21.
Ball, Katherine M. Decorative Motives of Oriental Art. London, 1927, pp. 4-5.
Nihonga Taisei 5 (1931), fig. 62.
Rosenzweig, Daphne Lange. "Dragon Scrolls by Kano Shoei." Allen Memorial Art Museum Bulletin 36, no. 2 (1978-79), pp. 168-96.
Technical Data
These scrolls were executed in black sumi ink on paper. Each scroll is inscribed and signed in the upper right and left corners respectively, with two seals of the artist. The scrolls were seriously damaged as a result of a leak in the museum in April 1980, but subsequent conservation has repaired much of the damage. They are currently in good condition, with some old losses, repairs, and retouching.
1. A general outline of the development of the Kano school and its place in the history of Japanese painting may be found in Akiyama Terukazu, <U Japanese Painting > (Geneva, 1961), especially chapters 6 and 7.
2. A detailed discussion of the possible interpretations of these scrolls and the various meanings of dragon imagery in Chinese and Japanese art may be found in Daphne Lange Rosenzweig, "Dragon Scrolls by Kano Shoei," Allen Memorial Art Museum Bulletin 36, no. 2 (1978-79), pp. 168-96. Rosenzweig also provides many comparative examples of dragon paintings from both China and Japan.
3. See, for example, the paintings currently accepted as the work of Shoei reproduced in Tsuneo Takeda, Kano Eitoku (New York, 1977), pp. 81-103.


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2013 vs. 2014 Ford Fiesta
In 2011, Ford was ahead of emerging demand for subcompact cars with the Fiesta, and now the 2014 Ford Fiesta lineup expands and benefits from several upgrades designed to keep the car competitive against newer entrants in the class. In addition to refined styling and added technology, a new performance-oriented Fiesta ST model debuts for 2014, and a new turbocharged 3-cylinder engine promising greater power and fuel economy arrives as an option.
The question is, should small car buyers pay extra for the revamped 2014 Fiesta, or would a certified pre-owned (CPO) Fiesta make better financial sense? We'll give you the data to make the right decision.
Fuel Economy
Since 2011, a 1.6-liter 4-cylinder engine generating 120 horsepower and 112 lb-ft of torque has powered the Ford Fiesta. A 5-speed manual gearbox was standard, with a 6-speed automated manual gearbox called PowerShift available as an option. To the driver, the PowerShift transmission operated like a traditional automatic, but shift quality did not match what buyers were used to, leading to many complaints.
These powertrains carry over for the 2014 Fiesta, though Ford has refined the optional PowerShift transmission, and it now works better than before. Also, a new performance-oriented Fiesta ST model debuts with a turbocharged 1.6-liter EcoBoost 4-cylinder capable of making 197 hp and 202 lb-ft of torque. Furthermore, Ford is also going to offer a new turbocharged 1.0-liter EcoBoost 3-cylinder engine for the 2014 Fiesta, which makes a little more horsepower than the standard 4-cylinder (123 hp vs. 120 hp) and a lot more torque (148 lb-ft vs. 112 lb-ft).
Concerning fuel economy, the old Fiesta returned 33 miles per gallon in combined city and highway driving regardless of transmission choice. The optional Super Fuel Economy Package bumped highway mileage from 39 mpg to 40 mpg.
The 2014 Ford Fiesta's mileage ratings are actually lower than the old Fiesta, except for those models with the Super Fuel Economy Package. They get 34 mpg in combined city and highway driving, with a 41-mpg highway rating. Versions with the standard manual gearbox are now rated 31 mpg in combined driving compared to 33 mpg previously, while Fiestas with the PowerShift transmission dip to 32 mpg in 2014 compared to the old model at 33 mpg. As might be expected, the new performance-tuned Fiesta ST, only offered with a manual gearbox, gets 29 mpg in combined driving.
That leaves us to speculate about that new 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine, which arrives later in the model year. Ford is promising a "thrill-packed ride with 40 mpg-plus." However, final fuel economy estimates are not available from the automaker or the Environmental Protection Agency.
Until the new EcoBoost engine's fuel economy estimates are finalized, the old Fiesta actually looks like the more fuel-efficient model.
In 2013, the Fiesta received an overall crash-test rating of four stars from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and a Top Safety Pick rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). NHTSA, however, noted a safety concern related to rear-door panel intrusion in a side-impact crash, despite the car's 5-star rating for that individual assessment.
For 2014, IIHS calls the Fiesta a Top Safety Pick, but as this article is written this car has not been subjected to the tough new small overlap frontal-impact test. Also, it appears NHTSA plans to re-test the Fiesta for side-impact crash performance. NHTSA currently offers only a 4-star frontal-impact rating and a 4-star rollover rating.
Despite the lack of complete data for the 2014 Fiesta, we're going to name it the safer vehicle. The reason is that it is now available with Ford's MyKey programmable safety technology. Using MyKey, a Fiesta owner can program vehicle speed alerts, vehicle speed limitations and stereo volume limits. Moreover, MyKey can program the stereo to remain muted until the seat belts are fastened, to emit incessant warnings about seat belt use and to cancel the ability to turn off safety features such as traction and stability control systems.
The Fiesta's track record for reliability isn't favorable. According to Consumer Reports, owners complain about the car's transmission, audio system, and general quality and construction. J.D. Power gives the Fiesta low ratings for quality and an average prediction for reliability.
A 3-year/36,000-mile standard warranty, a 5-year/60,000-mile powertrain warranty and a 5-year/60,000-mile roadside assistance program are included with new 2014 Fiesta models. If you select a CPO Fiesta, the powertrain warranty is extended to cover the engine and transmission for seven years or 100,000 miles, and the car is accompanied by a vehicle history report and put through a 172-point inspection. Additionally, the remaining balance of the standard warranty coverage or a 12-month/12,000-mile program, whichever is longer, is included.
Given the car's unimpressive reliability record, and because complaints revolve in part around the transmission, a CPO Fiesta makes sense if for no other reason than it provides an extra two years and 40,000 miles of powertrain warranty coverage.
Nevertheless, we're going to recommend the new car. That way, you know exactly how it has been treated and maintained since new. Just consider getting an extended warranty or leasing instead of buying.
New 2014 Fiesta models range from $14,795 for a Fiesta S sedan with a manual transmission to $26,960 for a Fiesta ST hatchback with all the extras. Those are relatively affordable prices in the new-car marketplace.
Still, a CPO Fiesta can save you thousands of dollars. AutoTrader's classifieds show prices from about $10,500 for a 2011 Fiesta S sedan with just over 38,000 miles to just under $20,000 for a 2013 Fiesta SE sedan with 60 miles on it. That's right. Sixty miles.
The thing is, that newer CPO Fiesta is basically the same price as a new one after factoring in the $500 rebate Ford is offering. Thanks to lower-interest financing offers on new Fiestas, the CPO Fiesta could actually end up costing more.
Choosing an older CPO Fiesta can save several thousand dollars even as it extends warranty coverage, but we still think getting a new one, negotiating the price to invoice and taking advantage of rebates or low-interest financing is smarter.
The Fiesta has always been one of the most sophisticated small cars. For 2014, it is enhanced with the availability of MyKey (discussed above) and, for the first time, MyFord Touch technology with a navigation system and a Sony premium audio system. SYNC AppLink continues for 2014, allowing for the operation of popular smartphone apps right from the car's touchscreen or through voice commands.
In terms of technology, the 2014 Ford Fiesta is the better car.
AutoTrader's Advice
There are three reasons to consider a CPO Fiesta instead of a new 2014 Fiesta. First, the base 1.6-liter engine gets better gas mileage without the Super Fuel Economy Package. Second, you can save a few grand by going with the CPO Fiesta. Third, the powertrain warranty is extended for the CPO Fiesta. Nevertheless, the updated 2014 Fiesta is the better car, and we think you should buy it instead, even if you need to take the low-rate, 72-month financing deal to make the payment fit your budget.


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Rokita Distributes Voting Equipment Funds to Fayette County
Contact: AJ Freeney-Ruiz
Indianapolis, IN - Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita today distributed election reform money to Fayette County. This was part of the latest round of funding Rokita's office is giving to counties from the federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002.
Fayette County received $162,000 in federal and state money, which was distributed by the Secretary of State's office. This latest round of reimbursements brings to $30.3 million the total distributed under HAVA to Indiana counties since Rokita's office began distributing funds to help pay for voting equipment upgrades resulting from the required phase-out of lever and punch card voting machines.
Rokita personally met with Fayette County Clerk Melinda Sudhoff to reimburse the county for the new Microvote Infinity voting machines that will allow all of Fayette County's approximately 17,000 voters in all 28 election precincts to vote without assistance beginning with the 2006 May Primary Election. Fayette County will switch from an older version of Microvote machines.
"It has been wonderful working with Secretary Rokita's office throughout this endeavor," said Sudhoff. "We were really quite happy with our older Microvote machines, and our voters know how to use them. When the time came to choose new machines, it made sense to choose the newer version of what we already had."
"It is great to see federal and state money being put to good use to help ensure fair and efficient elections for Hoosiers," Rokita said. "Fayette County can now focus on other election matters."
Congress passed HAVA in response to issues in various parts of the country during the 2000 Presidential Election. HAVA required states and counties to replace all punch card and lever machine voting systems by January 1, 2006. A number of Indiana counties are still eligible for additional funding.


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Ann Walton-Teter was diagnosed with breast cancer in September. About a month later, she was informed by her health insurer, Anthem Blue Cross, that her coverage had been canceled because of a missed payment.
Anthem would eventually admit that it was mistaken. But Walton-Teter, 43, had to battle the insurance giant to have her coverage restored just as she was recovering from a double mastectomy and preparing for chemotherapy.
In other words, the Santa Monica resident had to go up against a corporate bureaucracy while she was at her weakest and most vulnerable — a situation that plays out time after time nationwide as insurers challenge patients' claims or doctors' prescriptions in the midst of medical crises.
Quiz: Test your healthcare knowledge
To all those who believe the U.S. healthcare system is second to none, Walton-Teter's case serves as a stark reminder that things can go horrendously wrong even if the patient does everything right.


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Officers on Patrol Remove Graffiti from War Memorial
October 12th, 2012 by milwaukeepolice
While on patrol Thursday in District 2 Officers Juan Lopez and Glenn Podlesnik observed gang graffiti on a World War II memorial at S. 8th St. and W. Windlake Ave.
The two Officers, who are both veterans and members of the U.S. Marine Corps, took it upon themselves to get graffiti remover from the district and they removed the graffiti themselves. While clearning off the vandalism, the officers were concerned about the deteriorating condition of the memorial and will be contacting the local Alderman and Business District to try to get it replaced or repaired. The photo below shows Officer Lopez cleaning off the graffiti.
These kinds of acts are done by officers every day in all districts across the city and we are grateful for their contributions to making better neighborhoods. Please see the previous story posted here about Officer Lopez, who recently celebrated 15 years with MPD and also 20 years of service with the U.S. Marines:


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Matthew writes to disciples who believe their principles of biblical interpretation differ radically from those of the Pharisees (5:20; 9:13), and he has a crucial hermeneutical point to make in this narrative (12:7). He uses two of Mark's sabbath controversy stories to illustrate the conflict between Jesus' rest and the Pharisees' rest (11:28). This conflict over the nature of the sabbath further illustrates two entirely different approaches to the law (5:20); because Jesus is himself the embodiment of divine Wisdom, his yoke brings rest (11:28). These Pharisees illustrate the principle that Jesus was "hidden . . . from the wise and learned" (11:25); may we who fancy ourselves wise choose to learn from the humble.
Some culturally conservative churches today interpret the Bible the way the Pharisees in this passage do, building an ever tighter fence around the strictest interpretation of the law to keep from breaking it. Thus, for example, I have known firsthand of some that misconstrue Scripture to condemn all divorced people, women's wearing slacks to church, music relevant to youth, and anything else that violates their tradition. Conservatives can dishonor God's Word through abuse and neglect just as liberals can dishonor it through neglect and rejection. Jesus instead pursued the point of biblical texts in the situation in which they were written (19:8). The principles of God's Word actually demand far more from us than extrapolated rules: they demand the absolute integrity of our hearts before God, summoning us to devote all our actions and thoughts to his glory (5:17-48). Perhaps some Christians take refuge primarily in legal debates because we lack the courage to pursue a genuine relationship with the Father through faith in Jesus Christ. This narrative illustrates various points about biblical interpretation.
Jesus' Opponents Interpret the Law Narrowly (12:1-2)
These Pharisees provide a good example if one wants to extrapolate the letter of the law; what they miss is the law's intention. Moses explicitly forbade work on the sabbath (for example, Ex 31:13-14; 35:2; Ezek 20:20), and gleaning from another's field (normally permissible-Deut 23:25; Ruth 2:2) could certainly be regarded as work, as a form of "reaping" (prohibited in m. Sabbat 7:2). Essenes (probably the strictest Jewish sabbath keepers) forbade so much as scooping up drinking water in a vessel (CD 11.1-2).
Yet just as Pharisees could disagree among themselves on some details of sabbath law (t. Sabbat 16:21-22), a Jewish teacher who rejected Pharisaic tradition could have interpreted the law quite differently from the Pharisees, as Jesus did. Whereas the law forbade preparing food on the sabbath (Ex 16:22-30; 35:3; Jos. War 2.147; CD 10.9), it certainly did not forbid eating it, and Jewish tradition prohibited fasting on the sabbath (CD 11.4-5; Jub. 50:12-13). Here Jesus is not a lawbreaker. Rather, that his opponents wish to kill him by the end of the narrative indicates their own unfaithfulness to the law (see comment on 12:14)!
Jesus' Ethics Are More Biblically Sensitive (12:3-8)
Because Jesus differed with their tradition, these Pharisees apparently assumed that he differed with Scripture (the way some people today identify Scripture with their tradition, calling even fellow Bible believers "liberals"). As these Pharisees well knew, a challenge to the behavior of the disciples was a challenge to the teacher who was responsible to train them in proper behavior (compare Goodman 1983:79; Daube 1972:4-6). Yet in his honor-dominated culture, Jesus was quite able to respond to their challenges and defeat them at their own game. Haven't you read . . . ? (compare 19:4; 21:16, 42; 22:31) is a strong insult against those who claim to be Scripture experts.
Jesus' first example is the story of a breach of the law for David in an emergency-the man of God and his companions were hungry (12:3-4; see 1 Sam 21:1-6). Although Jesus' opponents may have insisted on beginning with an explicit legal text, he appeals instead to inspired narrative-a Bible story-to show how God expected legal statements to be qualified in practice. Jesus thus challenges his opponents' entire method of legal interpretation. When we fail to take into account the nature of many of Jesus' teachings (radical, succinct statements usually unqualified) by comparing them with the narratives (such as Jesus' relative patience with his disciples in not repudiating them), we repeat the mistake of Jesus' opponents (except that Jesus' opponents were more justified in their mistake, since we often treat as law texts that are not even legal statements).
Jesus' second example is the law's explicit allowance for sabbath activity of priests in the temple (Mt 12:5-8; see Num 28:9-10). After making his argument by example, Jesus proceeds with a traditional Jewish "how much more" argument. Others constructed similar arguments; for instance, an early-second-century rabbi contended that saving a human life takes precedence over the sabbath, for even the temple service overrides the sabbath (t. Sabbat 15:16). Others reasoned similarly from the biblical fact that the temple service overrode sabbath regulations (compare m. `Erubin 10:11-15). The way ancient lawyers argued for exceptions was by showing that at least one exception was already implicit in the law (Quint. 7.6.5). Yet Jesus ranks not saving a life but his own authority above the temple: if the temple service warrants suspension of the sabbath, how much more the presence of one greater than the temple (12:6, 41-42). For Jesus as Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath. Jesus' self-claim was veiled enough to prevent legal charges of blasphemy but obvious enough to enrage his opponents (see v. 14).
Jesus' third argument to validate his interpretation method is an appeal to the prophets' proclamation: the law's principles take precedence over its rituals (v. 7; compare Hos 6:6). Everyone acknowledged that an emergency need, such as a human life endangered (CD 11.16-17), warranted an exception to any ritual; but Jesus makes such exceptions the rule. Not merely human life but human need in general takes precedence over regulations. Kindness in response to others' genuine need-such as disciples' hunger-precedes rules whose purpose is to please the God who values such kindness more highly (compare 9:13). (As a modern example, many Christians today would look with disfavor on another Christian who, having only her tithe money and finding that her neighbors had no food, would use it to feed them.) With this third argument Jesus has appealed to all three sections of the Old Testament, treating them with equal authority: the Law, the Prophets and the Writings. (Later rabbis also liked to produce proofs from all three divisions-for example, b. `Aboda Zara 19b.)
A Healing Vindicates Jesus on the Sabbath (12:9-13)
Accounts of the healing of withered or paralyzed hands always suggested great power both in Jewish (1 Kings 13:6; Test. Simeon 2:12-13) and pagan (F. Grant 1953:56) texts. Jesus heals partly to attest God's endorsement of his ministry (Mt 9:4-7); would God heal through him on the sabbath if God disapproved of his sabbath ministry?
But before healing the man, Jesus offers another "how much more" argument by analogy. In contrast to the stricter Essenes (CD 11.13-14; compare F. Bruce 1969:73), Pharisees and most Jewish people accepted the necessity of rescuing an animal on the Sabbath (compare Theissen 1978:82). Yet how much more important is a person than a sheep (see comment on 6:26)! Jesus concludes with a summary principle: Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath (v. 12).
Violating Religious Custom in Favor of God's Will (12:14)
That God's law was not genuinely written in these Pharisees' hearts is clear from their hostile response to Jesus' violation of their tradition (vv. 10, 14). Blatant breaches of sabbath law were punishable by public execution (Ex 31:14; 35:2; Num 15:35), but Rome prohibited its subjects from executing criminals directly. Even the ultra-strict Essenes in practice punished even intentional sabbath infringements only with detention (see E. Sanders 1990:18-19).
Jewish teachers disagreed among themselves to what extent physicians might work on the sabbath if life was not in danger. But Jesus acted as a man of prayer, not a pharmacist, and this time he does not even lay hands on the man, which some might have considered work. Instead he simply orders the man to stretch forth his hand, an act that was not considered work; God alone performs "work" in this scene (v. 13). Even the strict majority Pharisaic school in this period, the Shammaites, would have violated their own standards of ethics to have punished Jesus harshly. Although they prohibited prayer for the sick on the sabbath, they never sought to kill the minority school at the time, Hillelite Pharisees, who permitted such prayer on the sabbath (t. Sabbat 16:22; see E. Sanders 1993:268). If these Pharisees are upset-contradicting their own sabbath beliefs-this says more about them than it does about Jesus.
Further, even if these Pharisees are sure that Jesus is wrong, his appeal to Scripture should convince them that his "transgression" is "unintentional." No sect in early Judaism had rules that would have mandated Jesus' death for his sabbath practices. Most would have agreed that plotting to kill someone who disagrees with you is premeditated murder, which the law forbids under penalty of death (Gen 9:5-6; Num 35:29-34; Deut 21:1-9). Thus these Pharisees are so enraged with Jesus that they resort to a heinous and obvious breach of the very law they purport to uphold (12:14). In the same vein, one can recollect numerous examples of religious people today who, defending dogmas true or false, display attitudes toward their opponents that hardly commend their faith in the Bible's law of love.
Perhaps the biggest problem with Jesus was that he was growing popular (9:33-34; 12:23-24)-a situation that might allow his teaching to attract some of the Pharisees' own populist base of support. Perhaps they were like some pious ministers today who grow jealous of others' ministries.
These Pharisees undoubtedly felt they had good reason to reject Jesus' claims. If someone were working miracles without God's approval-and how could he have God's approval if he disagreed with God's Word?-then they could only conclude that he was doing supernatural feats as a magician by the devil's power (12:24). Many Christians today defend doctrines or ideas that they insist are scriptural even though they have never seriously examined them in the Scriptures for themselves; they merely pass on what they have learned from others. Unlike those Christians, the Pharisees were at least biblically literate.
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In February 2011, health plans were notified that Medicare would be processing adjustments to claims retroactive to Jan. 1, 2010, due to changes in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This notice applied to services performed by physicians, long-term care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, home health agencies and any other provider types impacted by select provisions of the ACA and the MPFS changes. Some health plans have elected to receive claims adjustments like this made by Medicare from CMS's national crossover contractor, the Coordination of Benefits Contractor (COBC), using its "crossover system". Other plans have elected to receive these adjustments directly from the provider.
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- Regardless of the amount, BCBSOK stands ready to process any adjustment at your request. We understand that in many instances, the costs providers incur to process such small adjustments exceed the recovery. Similarly, adjustments may be due from providers, creating the same processing cost concerns. As a result, we are leaving it to your discretion to request processing of these excluded adjustments. If you choose not to request an adjustment, no further steps need to be taken. However, if you wish to receive an adjustment, electronic submission is preferred. Replacement claims submitted electronically will reduce the potential for the claim to deny as a duplicate. To submit a replacement claim, include the required updated EOMB information and indicate that this is a corrected claim with the appropriate bill type, as follows: The first two digits of the bill type indicate the place of service on a professional claim; the third digit indicates the claim frequency.
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Key Biscayne, FL – Four-time runner-up Maria Sharapova whipped fellow former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic on Thursday to secure a berth in her fifth career Sony Open Tennis final.
The third-seeded Sharapova won the first 10 points of the match en route to blowing away the 22nd-seeded Jankovic 6-2, 6-1 in 63 minutes on a sun-drenched afternoon at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park. The tall Russian superstar will appear in her third straight Key Biscayne championship match on Saturday.
The French Open titlist Sharapova broke her Serbian counterpart six times on Day 10 of this two-week event and is now 7-1 lifetime against the former U.S. Open runner-up Jankovic, who was a Key Biscayne finalist in 2008.
The red-hot career Grand Slam winner Sharapova is now riding an 11-match winning streak, which includes a title at Indian Wells two weeks ago. She will appear in her 48th career WTA final, seeking a 29th title.
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what about a trash section? I'm not talking about translucent victory, I mean a section specifically devoted to stupid newb threads, like all the ones that begin with "Hi".... Oh yes, and those silly threads where people ask for manga scans or where to get the "Lost Chapter"
Btw, do you find the way of the Buddha or the Boddhisattva that is the better ?I think most of men like men cant escape the Samsara, moreover, we like suffering, dont we?
a USA section??? yay lets have it overrun with disgruntal parents who were too lazy to read the back of the fucking dvd or flip through manga pages just to double check...idiots.I think guil has a kinda good idea, but i don't know about a usa board, but do whatever the hell you want wally you own it.
The trashcan was deleted once why bring it up again .Why usa ? A international use & politics section would be more appealing. Being so closed minded to think the usa makes the world is to be american. I'd like to see the events happening on earth through others eyes tho. so down with the usa section ( im not a terrorist even through this following speach has damaged my homland security ... all blame psymont )
You mean a concept similarity section? Is there enough material to warrant an entire section? Today, Im actually going to make a section about Berserk in the USA, with all the posts about mechandise and the US release of the manga information.
personally i feel that we should have a thread/board/list devoted to the funniest and dumbest threads of all time on the board.just a moderator list or something of the sort.those that contribute to the board, and those that bring it down, should be properly recognized.


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InfoQ Interview: Jim Johnson, Creator of the CHAOS Chronicles
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The objectives of CHAOS research are to document the scope of application software development project failures, the major factors for failure, and ways to reduce failure. In 1994, The Standish Group made public its first CHAOS Report, documenting the billions of dollars wasted on software development for projects that were never completed. That report included statistics such as: "84% of projects fail or are significantly challenged", and "45% of developed features are never used" and is among the most oft-quoted in the industry since then.
Taking time out from his vacation, Johnson spoke with InfoQ in this interview about how this research came to be, how it is done, and the role of Agile in his findings. Johnson's work with project failure has reinforced his belief that small is best - small teams, small projects, and the Agile approach to software development.
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Two questions to Jim Johnson of the Standish Group
Magne Jorgensen
The interview with Jim Johnson was interesting, but some important questions were not addressed sufficiently, I think. I would like Jim Johnson to answer the following two questions related to the Standish Group's CHAOS reports:
1) How would the Standish Group explain the amazing improvement in cost overrun from 189% (displayed as 180% in the figure in the interview text) in 1994 to 69% in 1998? Something really interesting must have happened - not observed by me or other people I have discussed this with - or can it be that the initial data set is biased towards problem projects and, consequently, not representative?
2) How was (and is) the cost overrun in the report calculated? Why is this essential information not described in the reports (and emails requesting this information not answered)?
This questions are not merely of historical interest, e.g., whether the image of a software crisis was created by a misleading report or not, but also of great interest for the current process improvement in software cost estimation. If we believe that there were an immense improvement, we should also understand why. If we want to use more recent reports by the Standish Group, we should know how they calculate their number. An answer of the above two questions would therefore be warmely welcomed.
More on the background for these questions (and a critique of the 1994 CHAOS report) can be found in my publication in Information and Software Technology downloadable from www.simula.no/departments/engineering/publications/Jorgensen.2006.4).
Magne Jørgensen
Simula Research Laboratory
My managers ask a different question
j c
But "How do we succeed?"
I think because software has more failures than successes failure analysis is highly warranted. But given the state of the discipline, the tools of the trade arent much help.
A block of metal has properties which can be understood to withstand the environment in which it is used to support something.
Software failure analysis is constantly focused on the foreman and construction worker and rarely the building materials. Maybe the materials we are working with are awful.
Only includes big clients?
j c
What about the impact of negative consultant relationships that only exist to sell more licenses?
What about shelfware that is sold by the ton by vendors? That all falls under the failure category.
"Adopt agile and our crappy direction we sold you for millions might work out" Hear that in a focus group lately?
I dunno this sound like a vendor approach to getting a better tasting hamburger when the cook spit in it when you were waiting at the drive through.
How about some innovation from the supposed innovators instead of ivory tower theory?
Re: Two questions to Jim Johnson of the Standish Group
Cameron Purdy
How would the Standish Group explain the amazing improvement in cost overrun from 189% (displayed as 180% in the figure in the interview text) in 1994 to 69% in 1998?
A new computer language? ;-)
Cameron Purdy
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Re: Two questions to Jim Johnson of the Standish Group
Deborah Hartmann
Re: Two questions to Jim Johnson of the Standish Group
Deborah Hartmann
General answer to Magne Jørgensen, Robert Glass, et al.
We are an advisory research firm much like a Gartner or Forrester. What sets us apart from them is that we use our primary research to form our opinions, whereas they use their individual consultants. Neither they nor we can afford to give our opinions away for free. We have facilities, utilities, and personnel and we must, the same as you, be able to pay our bills. Just because someone asks a question, does not mean we will respond with an answer. In fact, we most likely will not. It is not rebuff or slight, it is just our business model to survive.
Our current standard answer to a CHAOS inquiry is, first: please purchase our new book, "My Life is Failure" in our online store. If that does not satisfy you, then you need to join CHAOS University. If you do not find your answer or answers there then you need to purchase our inquiry services. Then we will work to answer your questions.
Besides being a client you can get CHAOS information by participating in the research forum. If you would like to participant in our research you can join the Standish User Research Forum. You need to be an organization that develops software for your own use to qualify. This year we are offering a free reviewers copy of a book we just completed titled "The Pubic Execution of Miss Scarlet" as the honorarium. It is a tale of a fictional project in peril, but uses much of our lessons learned.
Every year since 1995 we hold a CHAOS University and discuss many of these issue. It is strange that both Jørgensen and Glass have never applied or professed interest in joining us. Some answers can be found if you join us at CHAOS University 2007 or one of the many outreach events. So you can contribute to the CHAOS research by providing funding or sweat, but short of that you will and must be ignored by design.
We do provide much of our research to the legitimate press and I have personally written many articles on our CHAOS and other research. We have given many talks to public and private organizations. In June, I presented some of our research to an IEEE conference in Philadelphia and the Delivering Project Excellence conference in Phoenix. This month I am doing a keynote talk to the National Association for Justice Information Systems in Boca Raton, Florida.
As to Jørgensen's two questions:
Question 2: How was (and is) the cost overrun in the report calculated? The simple answer to this is that we ask "what was the estimated cost verses the actual cost?" We use a number of different instruments to collect the data and derive our overrun assessment. While we really do have a rocket scientist on staff, this is basic math.
On the first question and any other questions you will have to read "My Life is Failure" to find those answers.
Re: Only includes big clients?
Deborah Hartmann
Did the Standish Group (Jim Johnson) answer my two questions? No.
Magne Jorgensen
The answers on my two questions were as expected. No answer and answer without information. I'm confident that Jim Johnson understands that none of his answers are really answers on my questions.
1) My first question was the most important, i.e., "How would the Standish Group explain the amazing improvement in cost overrun from 189% (displayed as 180% in the figure in the interview text) in 1994 to 69% in 1998?" Not surprisingly, this question was not answered at all. If there existed a good answer on this question (other than a poor research method) I guess that Jim Johnson would have told us. That there should be a big secret explanation for this amazing improvement only avaiable at his "university", not discovered by anyone else, is higly unbelievable. I would welcome to hear from people who has participated at the Standish Groups "university" to join this discussion and tell us whether this really is explained there (mail me at email@example.com). I have personally read several of Jim's papers and bought the full (very expensive) CHAOS report. I have found nothing that explains the extreme improvement there. Until this has been explained, we simply cannot accept the validity of the Standish Group results from 1994. They are too different from data from other studies in that period. By the way, I will buy his book "My life is failure" and mail this forum a message if I find an explanation there.
2) My second question was about how the Standish Group measured the cost overrun. Jim Johnson's answer was "what was the estimated cost versus the actual cost". This answer is without information. Obviously, their measures has something to do with estimated and actual cost, but type of input data (wich from the template I have seen, seems to exclude project underruns and be based on categories of overrun, not the exact numbers), the formula used to calculate the overrun, how to interpret the numbers, how they include or not include projects never completed, etc. is not explained. If the Standish Group want to communicate with people (different from than those visiting their "university"), they should also ensure that the communication is meaningful. A number without explanation of what is measure can easily be misleading information.
The lack of answers strenghten my previous critique, see: www.simula.no/departments/engineering/publications/Jorgensen.2006.4
Magne Jørgensen
Simula Research Laboratory
Re: Two questions to Jim Johnson of the Standish Group
Charlie Trainor
Re: Did the Standish Group answer my two questions? WELL ONE, PERHAPS
Deborah Hartmann
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MINNEAPOLIS — Setting a single-game school record for
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Quarterback Marcus Brumm (JR, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South HS) threw for 373 yards and five touchdowns on 27-of-34 passing, while also rushing for a five-yard score. Wide receiver Muneer Al-Hameed (SR, Woodbury, Minn./Minneapolis Washburn HS) caught 10 passes for 178 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing a 47-yard touchdown pass on a wide receiver option in the second quarter.
Augsburg (1-0) threw the ball on 35 of its 57 offensive plays in the game, putting together 420 passing yards and six touchdowns. The Auggies added two rushing touchdowns and also scored on an interception return late in the first half.
Concordia-Wisconsin (0-1) was limited to 176 yards of total offense in the game and had just 10 first downs, compared to Augsburg's 24.
Augsburg set a single-game school scoring record, breaking the old mark of 56 points, which was set in a 56-22 win over Bethel on Nov. 7, 1997 at the Metrodome.
The Auggies scored on nine of their 13 drives in the game, taking a 41-3 lead into the locker room at halftime. Augsburg had to punt just twice in the game. Meanwhile, Augsburg's defense allowed Concordia into Auggie territory on just three of its 14 drives in the game.
Hakeem Bourne-McFarlane (FY, Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy HS), making his collegiate debut, caught two touchdown passes, part of a five-catch, 58-yard afternoon. Tight end Josh Pronschinske (SR, Fountain City, Wis./Cochrane-Fountain City HS) caught seven passes for 75 yards and a score. Tyler Swanson (SO, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS) also caught a touchdown pass, and backup quarterback Tim Lund (JR, Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial HS) added a rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Concordia's scoring came on a 42-yard field goal by Dan Winsey (SR, Tampa, Fla./Sickles HS) in the first quarter and on a 13-yard touchdown run by Frank Pugh (FY, Naples, Fla.) late in the game.
Augsburg held the ball for just 25:52 of action compared to 34:08 by Concordia, but took advantage of several big plays. Five touchdowns were on plays of 15 yards or more -- a 47-yard touchdown pass from Al-Hameed to Swanson in the second quarter, a 22-yard pass from Brumm to Bourne-McFarlane in the second quarter, a 37-yard pass from Brumm to Al-Hameed in the second quarter, a 36-yard interception return touchdown by John Hibbs (SR, Watertown, Minn./Watertown-Mayer HS) late in the second quarter and a 15-yard pass from Brumm to Al-Hameed in the third quarter.
Carlton Austin (SO, Kingsford Heights, Ind./La Porte HS) led the Falcons with 66 rushing yards on 20 carries, while Leon Davis (SO, LeHigh Acres, Fla.) caught three passes for 41 yards. The Falcons had 90 net rushing yards and 86 passing yards in the game.
Augsburg defenders claimed four quarterback sacks -- by Adam Mead (SR, St. Francis, Minn.), Adam Sonntag (SO, Green Lake, Wis.), Josh Collins (SR, Rosemount, Minn.) and Aaron Perry (SO, Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS). Dane Bates (SR, White Bear Lake, Minn.) led the Auggies with 11 tackles (five solo).
For Concordia, Anthony Hoitink (JR, Sheboygan, Wis./Sheboygan South HS) had 10 tackles (six solo), while Ryan Schwartzberg (JR, Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay HS) had six tackles (three solo).
Both teams return to nonconference play next Saturday (9/11) at 1 p.m., with Augsburg hosting Martin Luther and Concordia playing at Bethel.
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The Joint Stock Company ŠKODA VAGONKA a.s. is a direct successor of passenger rail vehicle production tradition with production program oriented on products in the area of electric units for suburban transportation, motor units, light regional vehicles and trailers, including a complete service of vehicles, repairs and modernization and at last but not least also sale of spare parts.
The company regarding its next intents and its position on market preservation will further focus attention to conservation and reinforcement of key capabilities, namely in sphere of railway vehicles development, in such a way, so that it should be possible to reinforce innovative ability and to reach a product portfolio enhancement.
Handsome regard is dedicated to sphere of sub-deliveries and material purchase. ŠKODA VAGONKA a.s. is pushing ahead co-operative principles, based on deliveries quality and requirements come out from customers authority. We feel also others spheres as manufacturing technology, investments, information technology, personnel policy and testing of the railway vehicles as very important for the company development.


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NEW YORK -- Nike is severing ties with famed cyclist Lance Armstrong, citing insurmountable evidence that he participated in doping and misled the company for more than a decade.
The clothing and footwear company said Wednesday that it was ending Armstrong's contract "with great sadness."
Nike Inc. said it will continue to support the initiatives of Livestrong, a cancer non-profit organization.


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Western New York residents are expected to take steps to improve their heart health Sunday, Sept. 15, when they participate in the American Heart Association's Heart Walk at Coca-Cola Field in downtown Buffalo.
The 19th annual event raises critical funds to fight heart disease and stroke and begins with a health and wellness expo at 8 a.m. The non-competitive, three-mile walk begins at 9:30 a.m. The youngest survivors will be given superhero capes, and all participants will enjoy a walk route that takes advantage of Buffalo's waterfront. WGRZ's Maryalice Demler serves as the media chairwoman.
This year, survivors and their caretakers will be honored with a shortened survivor route for those unable to complete the three miles. The route will begin at Swan and Washington streets where participants will walk through "Memorial Garden" and "Survivor Gallery" paying special tribute to those suffering cardiovascular diseases.
Pre-event activities feature health screenings, an interactive Kids Zone, hands-only CPR demonstrations, massages, healthy snacks and pet-place.
Money raised at the Heart Walk is used to fund research and local advocacy, education and training programs. For information, call 716-614-1980 or visit www.buffaloniagaraheartwalk.org.


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Hello. I'm starting this book out very slowly and I would like to get everything right before I think about moving on.
So, there are a few letters that I'm unclear on. Think you can help a guy out? I'd appreciate it
Zeta- I'm guessing a Z sound, but the example "adze" threw me off
Iota- The examples given are pin and machine. Is this sort of a "You can do it either way you want/whatever you're comfortable with"?
Xi- My guess is "kss", but I'm probably wrong
Omicron and Omega- What's the difference? Is it that Omega is shorter?
Upsilon- Is it pronounced "oo"?
Chi- German "buch" I don't know