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How many people played this? I just got this game from Amazon, and wow, I spent more time listening to the music and just gawking at the scenery to play it much lol.
I haven't gotten too far into it just yet, just met the king in the first town, but so far I'm enjoying it.
I'm still playing through it, and loving it. Given how difficult it is to get the platinum on it, i don't think I'm going for that...but I'll beat it in good time.
It's a game that I find is best in small doses. I tend to play it for 2-3 hours, get tired, move to something else and shortly after begin looking forward to my next time playing it.
It is fun, but tiring.
I already have 60+ hours in the game. I've completed the story and am now doing some post-game grinding to finish all the errands and bounty hunts and I'm also looking to tame more Familiars.
In regards to the above post, I found myself on the opposite end of the spectrum. I kept saying "one more quest and then I'll call it a night" but I just kept going, haha! As it is a JRPG there is definitely some tedium involved but I think it's really a minor quip. The overall package is just so wholesome and the story so heartwarming that I have nothing but good things to say about the game.
Hopefully Studio Ghibli and Level-5 do another collaboration in the future. That or please remake Rogue Galaxy in HD
It's Super Effective!
I've loved just about everything Level-5 has done, but I'm having trouble getting into this game for some reason. I watched the trailer that was posted with the DLC announcement and thought that looked awesome. I'm willing to give the game another chance, but I've just about given up on it. Does it get better after a certain point or am I just failing to see what everyone else does?
I just got the alchemy pot, so that will give you an idea of how far in I am. Is it just a slow start that will improve as things move along?
Got the game and its great !! Is very easy to understand. But man i really need that dragon to finish some errands.
Tired so tired.
I only just got this and I am about 2 hours in.
My love of anime made me try the japanese audio first but that Mr Drippy speaks so fast I had trouble keeping up with the subs.
I think his Welsh accent is funnier anyway so I dont mind.
I can already tell this game is something special.
This game is one of the most beautiful I have had the pleasure of playing. I really enjoy the music too, and feel very satisfied with this purchase. Always I have enjoyed level 5 games.
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This game is one of the most beautiful I have had the pleasure of playing. I really enjoy the music too, and feel very satisfied with this purchase. Always I have enjoyed level 5 games.
I see you
I told you it was good! It gets better the further along you progress. I saw you on psn playing it yesterday or the day before
Im currently grinding out the last few trophies so hopefully Ill have that plat this week.
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Hi Kag, I am shocked to see you here, a pleasant surprise. I've been playing ni no kuni a little slow , I don't want it to end. Maybe next month I will get hyperdimensia neptunia victory
I Finished with Shadar myself but plan on tonight "tidy"-ing up the last errand I need to run for gathering familiars. This one seems a bit harsher as you have to capture and morph the 3 to their final stages. the part that sucks is I have to take out 3 of the ones I really like for my characters to play with
The Game is great and it was a bit too slow at the start for me.
If you are to alchemy then that means you are about to get on the ship, it starts to pick up after that. I really felt freedom with the ship and the spells travel and vacate you get later on. The dragon is nice but I actually prefer the spells except for the few spots I need the dragon.
got all current dangerous zones 100% that I can get now and l haven't looked into what is needed for the Plat but will after I fully complete it my way without looking up stuff first.
Glad to know others that are enjoying it
Iv'e been busy lately so i haven't had time to play it that much but the first DLC came out today (it's free) but it's just a familiar
I beat the main story last night and played some completed game save. Still plenty to do, didn't get to it tonight but was Civ IV game night for me
I love the game! The story line, the gameplay, it is really fun! > //u/< I'm so glad I stopped by Gamestop because when I saw the game on the wall it looked exactly like Studio Ghibli's art work so I looked at the back and it looked so interesting! I'm so glad I bought the game <3 It was worth every penny. c:
Hello everyone!~ c:
It's one of the most beautiful games ever made. I practically bought a PS3 for it.
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Title: KBO orbits for occultations
Abstract: The orbits and physical properties of Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) provide valuable constraints on the dynamical and environmental evolution of the outer Solar System. Much progress has been made in the past two decades of KBO observations but we still have limited information on physical sizes of these objects. Thermal observations work well (with Spitzer and Herschel) but the dynamically cold classical KBOs (low inclination, low eccentricity near 45 AU) have proven especially challenging with radiometric techniques. This particular class of object is arguably the most primitive (least disturbed) and are a critical component for study. Stellar occultations can provide the missing sizes but to do so we need more objects with better orbits to make these observations feasible. The cold classical objects are also the most likely to have satellites. Getting an occultation diameter on binary objects will permit getting accurate densities since the system mass is known from the satellite orbit. These proposed observations will collect critical astrometry needed to improve the orbits of under- observed KBOs that are candidates for stellar occultation observations. Where possible, known binaries will be given preference for astrometry. This work is part of a NSF-funded project to secure occultation diameters of KBOs.
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Hamas has plowed over a 3,000-year-old harbor, designated by the United Nations as a World Heritage site, and has covered it with sand to prepare more training grounds for terrorists.
The terrorist organization explained that there is nothing wrong with plowing over history if it is good for the cause of the "resistance," – read "terror and the end of Zionism."
Hamas already has expertise in destroying buildings and land that can be used for the benefit of the local population.
In 2005, the Israeli government – the Sharon Chelm government – expelled 9,000 Jews from Gaza and withdrew every IDF soldier from Gaza in order to ensure that Hamas would no longer have any reason to attack Israelis. Since they never did have a reason in the first place, there was no logic in expecting Hamas to become civil. That is now history for future generations to ponder.
With the help of such saintly institutions as the World Bank, Israel agreed to leave standing the greenhouses, where Gaza Arabs earned a living, so that the Palestinian Authority could help the local agriculture blossom by using Israeli technology already in place.
Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction at that time was in the same political bed as Hamas. After the expulsion, the PA regime destroyed the greenhouses and turned them into its own kind of future heritage site where men, women and children could learn to be martyrs and be prepared for 72 virgins.
Nearly eight years have passed, and the so-called military wing of Hamas, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, has now bulldozed a part of the ancient Anthedon Harbor in northern Gaza along the Mediterranean Sea to expand its training zone, journalist and former human rights researcher Abeer Ayyoub wrote for Al Monitor.
Here is what UNESCO says about the Heritage site, designated as such only last year after the location was discovered in 1997, uncovering mosaic floors with historical pillars from the Roman, Byzantine and Islamic ages.
"Anthedon is the first known seaport of Gaza, mentioned in Islamic literature with the names of Tida…The city was inhabited from 800 BC to 1100 AD…
"The acropolis of Anthedon shows archaeological remains dated from the late Iron Age II, Persian, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods….
"The excavated site is about 20 dunam [5 acres] and consists of a 65-meter [213-foot] long mud-brick wall, formerly of the old commercial city center, which was part of the eastern extension of the harbor, and other earthen works…
"Anthedon represents a clear example among the seaports along the Eastern Mediterranean coast, demarcating the ancient trade route that linked Europe with the Levant during Phoenician, Roman, and Hellenistic periods…. The presence of massive earthen structure in the proximity of the sea as well as the rich underwater heritage, still to be explored, make Anthedon an excellent site for nomination to the World Heritage list."
Its official designation as a Heritage site gave Hamas a wonderful opportunity to promote tourism, but things don't work so logically in a terrorist regime.
In typical Orwellian language, the Tourism Ministry has stated it will not allow harm to monuments but that "the ministry appreciates the urgent need for using new pieces of land" due to the rising population.
And then there is the truth.
Deputy Minister of Tourism in Gaza Muhammad Khela told Al-Monitor that the location was taken for military use and not demographic purposes.
"We can't stand as an obstacle in the way of Palestinian resistance; we are all a part of a resistance project, yet we promise that the location will be limitedly [sic] used without harming it at all," Khela explained.
No harm will come to it – but.
Since Hamas needs money for the "resistance," it does not have funds for excavation, so the solution of covering it with sand was really for the protection of the site.
The blame, of course, is UNESCO, according to Hamas. After all, it was the United Nations body that declared the harbor a Heritage site in the first place, and it obviously is the responsibility of the United Nations to do the preservation work so that Hamas can keep its mind on the resistance.
Hamas, like its rival Fatah faction headed by Abbas, is used to being on the world's welfare rolls, but UNESCO explained to the Tourism Ministry it is not a funding agency.


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Joseph was in Baltimore a couple of weeks ago to accept the Elrod Hendricks Community Service Award representing the Orioles minor league system. Andy MacPhail, president of baseball operations for the Orioles, told Joseph at that time that he has earned a trip to the Major League camp.
The first reaction by Joseph was a fear that maybe MacPhail was confusing him with another player. Joseph finished his second pro season as both a mid-season and postseason All-Star in the advanced Class A Carolina League for the Frederick Keys in Maryland.
"I'm pretty sure I am going to be going," said Joseph. "I'm not sure if it will be a week or two weeks or three or four. It is a good experience."
Joseph is back wearing a Lipscomb baseball hat and uniform this fall as a volunteer assistant coach.
"I do whatever they ask me to do," said Joseph. "I throw batting practice. I hit ground balls. I rake the field.
"I've got nothing else to do in the offseason. It is good for all of us. I feel like I can help the players a little bit if they have some questions. And they help keep me sharp. It makes you feel good to be able to come here every day and hang out with your buddies."
Joseph has received a great deal of publicity for his play on the field as well as his lifestyle off the field. He often spends the night in the clubhouse after a game, getting up around 8 a.m. to attend a children's baseball camp, visit a school or some other community-related activity.
"Any publicity is good publicity in the minor league," said Joseph. "We have had such a good core of guys going up to the Orioles from the minor leagues that it is easier to get noticed now.
"You want to get up in the mornings. I would get up, go to camp and then go to the ballpark. That can wear on you. You have to prioritize your time. But you can make an impact with the kids. To be able to give anything back is great. It is more rewarding for us when a kid comes up to you and remembers that you talked to their class."
Joseph often helps the Keys clubhouse manager with his postgame chores ranging from washing uniforms to scraping dirt off of cleats.
"I am usually the last one out of the clubhouse," said Joseph. "I don't have a T.V. in my apartment so I might watch a hockey playoff game on the clubhouse T.V. It would be 10:30 or 11 before I knew it so I would just crash on the couch.
"It was the first year for our club house manager. I would help with the uniforms. I would help clean cleats. We had a bunch of 20 to 21 year olds who would leave their plates after eating dinner so I would help straighten up."
That was like old times for Joseph who spent 2003 through 2005 with the Nashville Sounds as an assistant clubhouse manager.
Joseph shared a two-bedroom apartment with three other teammates this past summer. Stretching the budget of a minor league player can be difficult, but money is not the driving force at this stage of Joseph's career.
"You are living the dream," said Joseph. "We are definitely playing for the love of the game now so that one day, hopefully, we can make a lot of money."
Joseph plans to stay close to home until January. Then he plans to attend the Athletes Performance Institute in either Arizona or Florida in preparation for spring training.
Last January Joseph spent time at the API location in Pensacola, Fla. His goal was to put more solid pounds on his frame to become a more formidable catcher.
"They train professional athletes for all kinds of different sports," said Joseph. "Quite few guys from Baltimore go there.
"All your workouts are ready for you and you have a personal trainer. At the beginning of the week you work out three meals a day in advance. The portions are based on how much you want to gain, maintain or lose. It's pretty cool and it works."
Last year Joseph weight 175 pounds when he started at the institute. He left weighing 193 pounds. This time around he expected to weigh in at around 184 pounds. He wants to go to spring training weighing more than 200 pounds.
"It is important to be physically strong though out a 140-game schedule, "said Joseph. "I am waiting on a few phone calls, but I think that is going to take place."
Joseph set a four-year goal for making a Major League roster when he signed. He has two seasons left. He likes the position he is in at this stage of his career. He played in 104 games last season, second highest on the team, and batted .284. He led the Keys in home runs with 12 and in runs batted in with 60. He was second on the team in hits with 108 and in doubles with 23. He also had two triples and a .460 slugging percentage.
"It's a good sign as long as you are moving up each year," said Joseph. "There is an absence of good catchers out there. Staying with it and staying healthy are the main things."
Even under the best of circumstances catching a full season can wear a player down.
"I started 100 games. You are going to wear out. It may in the last 20 or last 15 games, but you are going to wear out. I experienced it for the first time this season.
"At about game 70 or 80 when you go to the on deck circle to get ready to bat you still feel like you have your shin guards on. It's hard to explain. But you still like you are wearing your gear. If you can hit a little bit, call a good game and receive a good game you have a good shot at making it. It is really the quickest way to get to the big leagues."
Playing for the Bisons prepared Joseph for many of the challenges he has faced in the minors, especially the mental ones.
"You can really work on guys mentally and that is what Jeff Forehand does as a coach," said Joseph. "Playing the next play before it happens… anticipating the next play. That is what the great players do.
"I really learned that here with coach Forehand. Mentally I am completely prepared and that is the biggest difference between college and the minors. Physically in college you can't prepare for playing 140 games. But mentally you can be there."


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Body Bags & Night of the Comet (US - BD RA)
Matt takes the recent Scream Factory Blu-ray releases out for a spin and likes what he sees.
Body Bags (1993)
Running Time: 95 minutes
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Director: John Carpenter & Tobe Hooper
Starring: John Carpenter, Stacy Keach, Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine
Release Date: 12 November, 2013
Two "Masters of Horror"--John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing) and Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Lifeforce)--come together to create a chilling anthology of terror. Alex Datcher (Passenger 57) stars as a woman working the late shift at "The Gas Station" while a killer is on the loose. Then, Stacy Keach (Road Games) can't stand the thought of losing his "Hair" and he'll do anything to keep it. And finally, Mark Hamill (Star Wars) portrays a baseball player that submits to an "Eye" transplant after he loses one in a car accident. Featuring guest appearances by Deborah Harry, Sheena Easton, Twiggy, David Naughton (An American Werewolf In London), John Agar (Tarantula), David Warner (Time After Time) and cameos by Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper and Roger Corman, Body Bags delivers a fright-filled night of horror.
Shout Factory's 1080p, AVC encoded, 1.78:1 video transfer for Body Bags is pretty damn great and far better than what I was expecting from what was essentially a lower budget, made-for-cable backdoor pilot for Showtime back in the early '90s. It's mentioned on the commentary track, but supposedly the new 1.78:1 aspect ratio offers up more than the originally broadcast and previously released om DVD 1.33:1 versions of the film, but unfortunately I no longer own the original and long out-of-print Artisan DVD and won't claim to remember if this is actually the case or not. What I can tell you is that the film has never looked better than it does here. Contrast and black levels are strong, small detail is very high, and the color really pops off the screen. I didn't notice much if anything in the way of macroblocking or banding, and the source print used is very clean and largely free of anomalies.
8 out of 10
Like most of Shout!'s Scream Factory releases, Body Bags comes with both a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 tracks, and while both are good enough that you won't have any issues your own personal preference in listening to something closer to the original audio or a new mix will play a part in deciding which one to choose. While the 5.1 is front heavy, there are still plenty of surround effects throughout of the film and plenty of ambient sounds for just the right touch of atmosphere. I didn't notice any glaring issues with the 5.1 track or what I sampled of the 2.0 track, so no need to worry about anything that might detract from your enjoyment of the film itself. Overall this isn't am audio track that's going to blow your socks off or anything, but it gets its job done and does it well.
7 out of 10
At first I was kind of disappointed with the amount of extras included, but then started to think how lucky it is that were getting any for this largely forgotten film at all and getting a new commentary track with John Carpenter is actually a pretty big deal as far as I'm concerned, so while the quantity isn't up to a lot of Shout!'s Scream Factory releases the quality is certainly there. Having said that the largely entertaining and informative commentary track features John Carpenter and special guests Robert Carradine and Stacy Keach during their respective segments and producer Sandy King on the Tobe Hooper directed segment "Eye". It's a shame that Hooper didn't contribute to the track, but King fills in nicely for the director with plenty of information on not just the film's last segment but the production as a whole as well. As far as Carpenter's contribution goes, well, I've long thought that most of his commentary tracks are some of the best that have ever been recorded for the medium and this one is really no different. Totally relaxed, he and his guests offer up plenty of production details and anecdotes from the set. Any fan of the director should definitely give it a whirl. Also included in an excellent, high definition look at the making of the film which runs just over 20-minutes, featuring Carpenter, Sandy King and members of their cast each giving their own take on the production from its genesis to release. The extras are rounded off with a trailer for the film in high definition and a standard definition copy of the film on DVD is also included on the second disc of the set.
6 out of 10
John Carpenter and Tober Hooper fans that missed out on Artisan's long out-of-print DVD of Body Bags finally have reason to celebrate as Shout! Factory has released a far superior presentation at a much lower price point than what you are accustomed to seeing the older disc going for on sites such as eBay. I've never been a huge fan of the picture myself--I enjoy Carpenter's Crypt Keeper type performance and the first two stories definitely have their moments, but the sheer nastiness of the last segment directed by Hooper has never set well with me and doesn't gel with the rest of the movie. Shout!'s Blu-ray presentation is very good with strong audio and video and a couple of extras that fans will get a lot of mileage out of. Overall this is a must buy for fans of director John Carpenter, but recommended with caution for everyone else.
7 out of 10
Night of the Comet (1984)
Running Time: 95 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Thom Eberhardt
Starring: Catherine Mary Stewart, Kelli Maroney, Robert Beltran
Release Date: 19 November, 2013
It's the first comet to buzz the planet in 65 million years, and everyone seems to be celebrating its imminent arrival. Everyone, that is, except Regina Belmont (Catherine Mary Stewart) and her younger sister Samantha (Kelli Maroney), two Valley Girls who care more about fashion trends than celestial phenomenon. But upon daybreak, when the girls discover that they're the only residents of Los Angeles whom the comet hasn't vaporized or turned into a zombie, they do what all good Valley Girls do...they go shopping! But when their day of malling threatens to become a day of mauling, the gals flee with killer zombies and blood-seeking scientists in hot pursuit.
Shout Factory's 1080p, AVC encoded transfer at the films 1.85:1 OAR is very good overall with fine detail with a nice layer of grain. Black levels are as dark and deep as you'd like them to be with sharp contrast and good color representation. The picture does tend to be a bit soft at times, but other issues such as edge enhancement, macroblocking and aliasing aren't a problem. The source print used is in decent condition, though there are instances of dirt or debris popping up every now and again. Overall this is a pretty decent transfer for this lower budget, 30-year old film on Blu-ray and a nice upgrade over the now out-of-print DVD from MGM.
7 out of 10
The main audio option is a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track in English, though a 2.0 option is also available. Even in the newly created 5.1 mix there aren't many sound effects that take advantage of the surround channels and for the most part everything stays fairly close to the front, but every now and again there will be an effect over the sound field that'll add a few bumps to jolt you at the right moment. Dialogue is always clear as well, and I couldn't detect any anomalies in the track that would cause an issue. Like the video transfer, this is a well done audio option that's been presented on the Blu-ray release.
7 out of 10
Shout! Factory's assembled together quite a nice assortment of extras for Night of the Comet, highlighted by three commentary tracks that are all well worth a listen. On track one director Thom Eberhardt discusses all sorts of production information, and there's rarely a dull moment or lull in the conversation as he covers pretty much everything you might possibly want to know about the film. The second track with stars Catherine Mary Stewart and Kelli Maroney is a delightful mix of production info and anecdotes, and the third track with production designer John Muto--though more technical--is a pleasant trip down memory lane as well as he covers topics relating to the film and his own career. Also included on the disc is just over a half an hour of high definition interviews--"Valley Girls at the End of the World" features Catherine Mary Stewart and Kelli Maroney in separate interviews, "The Last Man On Earth?" is an entertaining look at the film and the career of co-star and Star Trek: Voyager alum Robert Beltran, and finally "Curse of the Comet" is look at the special makeup effects with creator David B. Miller. The special features are rounded out with a still gallery and the film's theatrical trailer, both in high definition. A standard definition copy of the film on DVD is also included.
8 out of 10
I've always been a fan of Night of the Comet, and if any of my feelings concerning it have changed over the years since my first viewing it's only been for the better. The simple, apocalyptic story of two California sisters at the end of the world still works, and a large debt to that fact is owed to its likeable and charming cast. Shout! Factory's Blu-ray release of the film is pretty great with good video and audio and some really nice extras that are a treat. Overall this is a definite must buy for fans of the film, and a recommended diversion for anyone else.
8 out of 10
* - The screen captures throughout this review were taken from the standard definition, DVD copy included with each film and are not an indication of the high definition quality of each Blu-ray release.
Review by Matt Joseph
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Night of the Comet- I would love to revisit and watch it again. Body Bags didn't impress me when I saw it years ago
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Release Date: 12th November 2013
Discs: 4
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: Various
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Easter Egg: No
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Length: 190 minutes
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Official: Egyptian voters have backed new charter
CAIRO (AP) — An overwhelming majority of Egyptians who voted on the country's new constitution backed the draft charter, a senior Egyptian official said Thursday, despite criticism from an international monitoring group of a clampdown on free speech ahead of the election.
The election official told The Associated Press that unofficial results after most of the ballots had been counted indicated that more than 90 percent voted "yes" on the constitution. He declined to give an estimate on the final turnout and spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to talk to journalists.
The interim government is looking not only for a strong "yes" majority but also a large turnout to win undisputed legitimacy and perhaps a popular mandate for the military chief, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, to run for president later this year.
An incomplete estimate published by the state news agency MENA showed a turnout of about 40 percent in Cairo and in Egypt's second largest city, Alexandria, both higher than in the 2012 referendum on the Islamist-backed constitution.
In the western border province of Masra Matrouh, which has a sizeable constituency of Islamists, turnout was the lowest, with only 20 percent of voters showing up, in comparison to 36.5 percent participation in 2012.
In the southern province of Assiut, considered a stronghold of Islamists but with a large Christian population, participation was slightly less than in 2012, dropping from 28 percent to 25 percent.
The Election Commission said results will be announced Saturday evening.
The vote held Tuesday and Wednesday was a milestone for Egypt's interim government, installed by the military after a July coup toppled Islamist President Mohammed Morsi following mass protests demanding that he step down.
Many considered the vote as key to restoring stability and supporting the current government in the face of continued opposition and protests from Morsi supporters.
But on Thursday, students rallied outside the campus of the University of Cairo and fought with security forces. Police fired tear gas, pushing the students back and later arrested 23, authorities said.
An Interior Ministry statement said it later deployed forces to clear clashes on campus between pro- and anti-Morsi students, and that one student was shot and killed. It was not immediately clear who shot the student.
The draft constitution is a heavily amended version of a charter written by Morsi's Islamist allies and ratified in December 2012 with some 64 percent of the vote but with a nationwide turnout of just over 30 percent. Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood group and other Islamist groups boycotted this week's referendum, calling it "illegitimate" and vowing to keep up protests.
The country's second-largest Islamist group, the ultraconservative Salafis, largely stayed away from the polls. That left traditional Islamist strongholds across Egypt seeing only a trickle of voters during the two-day balloting.
By contrast, long lines formed outside polling stations in Egypt's major urban areas and big cities, with crowds brandishing posters of the country's military chief, as men chanted in support of the army and women ululated.
Such patriotic outbursts followed an intense campaign by the government and the overwhelmingly pro-military media, which portrayed the balloting as key to the nation's security and stability.
In the weeks before the vote, hundreds of thousands of fliers, posters, banners and billboards urged Egyptians to vote "yes." Security forces arrested people calling for a "no" vote.
Kol Preap, the head of a Transparency International mission that monitored the referendum, said in a report Thursday that while authorities had responded to "a deep desire by the majority of Egyptians to move toward a democratic path," the political environment around the vote created "severe obstacles to advancing democracy."
Government actions such as arresting critics "undermined a level playing field for the promotion of diverse views," he said, citing "severe limits on the freedom of expression, association, and assembly" in the campaign ahead of the vote. His group had eight observers in 15 out Egypt's 27 provinces.
"The political context in the run-up to the referendum impaired conditions to hold a free and fair referendum compared with international standards," he said.
Local Egyptian groups that monitored the balloting said Thursday they had spotted some irregularities, such as instances of troops barring monitors from having access to the polling centers and the presence of pro-charter activists campaigning too close to the centers.
Following the referendum, Egypt's Interim President Adly Mansour is expected to announce a change in the army's transition plan and schedule presidential elections before the vote for the next parliament. This could give Egypt a new president before the summer.


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Adult Female Walruses on Ice Floe with Young. US waters of the Eastern Chukchi Sea,
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Compared to the photogenic polar bear, the walrus makes an unlikely poster species for climate change. In the last week, environmental campaigners have cried that the mass walrus beaching in Alaska, first spotted last month, is another clear signal of our warming world. Climate-change skeptics insist that the event is nothing unusual, and have dug out records of previous mass walrus haul-outs to support their case.
There is a simple way to tell this tale. Walruses spend much of their time out of the water, especially when they are rearing young. They prefer to perch on floating sea ice, which gives them access to the seabed, where most of their food lives. As sea ice retreats north and this year provided the sixth-lowest extent of summer Arctic ice on record more walruses have to haul themselves onto the coast. Since 2000, increasing numbers of Pacific walruses (the Atlantic population is less affected) have been forced onto the beaches around the Chukchi Sea; in October 2010, scientists counted a gathering of 120,000 at Cape Serdtse-Kamen in Russia.Walrus haul-outs on the coast tend to be dominated by adult males. The current event features substantial numbers of mothers and young, which makes it more worrying. A walrus stampede might sound unlikely, but it is a genuine risk. Spooked animals rush to the water and trample anything in their path. The demographics also suggest that something out of the ordinary is going on: female walruses usually recognize the risks of mass haul-outs, and leave the bulls to it.
The link between increased walrus haul-outs on Arctic beaches and the decreased availability of sea ice is clear-cut. The link to climate change is less so, at least in the short term. Sea-ice cover fluctuates with wind and currents from year to year, and the key for walruses is the position of the ice as much as its extent. They need ice over the continental shelf so that they can both rest and feed. In 2008, when remnant ice remained in the Chukchi Sea in the shallow waters of the shelf, walruses did not come ashore in significant numbers. Whether or not this particular haul-out of walruses in Alaska is a result of climate change is ultimately a moot point. Annual peaks and troughs of animal movement and ice measurements are symbolic, but the long-term trend is clear: the Arctic is warming, its ice is melting and the walruss traditional habitat is disappearing. The walruses of the Pacific Arctic face an uncertain future. They might be able to move, they might be able to adapt. Or they might be stuffed.
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TIm Tebow participates in non-QB drills at Patriots' camp
Published Friday, Jul 26, 2013 at 11:11 am EDT Last updated 52 minutes and 4 seconds ago
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There's one sure sign that the New England Patriots are putting the Aaron Hernandez issue behind them and returning to normal—Tim Tebow is back to being the center of attention.
When asked the inevitable question about the Patriots' newest backup quarterback on the team's first full day of camp, head coach Bill Belichick said: "I think that we'll use Tim wherever we feel like he's best for the team, and I know that's what he's committed to doing, as well. Whatever that is."
From early indications, Tim Tebow might be used in a multi-position role in New England. (AP Photo) He added that Tebow has "got a great work ethic. Great."
When practice began, according to tweets from reporters on the scene, Tebow lined up at positions on offense other than quarterback and had passes thrown to him. Tebow also took snaps with the quarterbacks.
The Patriots, it's no secret, are short on tight ends, with Hernandez having been released and Rob Gronkowski, still recovering from back surgery last month, on the PUP list and in danger of not being ready for the regular-season opener.
Belichick has always liked versatile players, which was thought to be a significant reason for his interest in Tebow before the 2010 draft.


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Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
My cervical biopsy results indicated that high-grade pre cancer cells were present and I am scheduled for surgery in a month. I was told that a gynecological oncologist would have a better success rate that the ob/gyn would. Is this true and if so, how would I go about having the gyn/oncologist do the procedure rather than the ob/gyn? Any info that you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Christina S. Chu, MD, Assistant Professor of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, responds:
You did not mention what kind of surgery you were scheduled to undergo, but in general, most general gynecologists are very qualified to perform hysterectomy, LEEP or cone biopsy as treatment for severe dysplasia of the cervix. However, if you would like to seek a second opinion, or another surgeon to manage your case, I would recommend that you ask for a referral to a gynecologic oncologist in your area. When you go for your appointment, you should bring copies of your relevant Pap tests, any colposcopic biopsies, and your doctor's office notes with you.


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Forbes has an interesting article that attempts to push Crowdsourcing off its pedestal by pointing out that "crowds" don't actually invent or create anything; individuals do. What the crowdsourcing phenomenon does is put an opportunity in front of a large number of people, some of whom may be uniquely suited to solve a particular problem or achieve a particular goal. The article goes on to discuss Open Source Software, and points out that Open Source's success isn't because of crowds of anonymous people, but the largely the efforts of identifiable virtuosos.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 21st Oct 2012 15:11 UTC
The Next Web: "Google has also been working with Samsung to launch a 10-inch tablet, confirming leaks which suggested Google had teamed up with the Korean manufacturer for another device. Our source tells us that internally the tablet goes under the name 'Codename Manta', runs Google's new Android 4.2 operating system (previously referred to as Key Lime Pie, but is set to retain the Jelly Bean branding), and will offer a 2560x1600 pixel (10:16) resolution, which we believe will offer around 300 pixels per inch compared to the new iPad's 264 PPI." Between the iPad and this supposed Android tablet... Poor Surface. Poor, poor Surface.
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49ers voice Ted Robinson strives for perspective
— The following is a Q&A conducted with broadcaster Ted Robinson by KNBR's Lee Hammer:
Q: You've broadcast Olympics, World Series, tennis Grand Slams, Final Fours, etc. Where does the win over New Orleans rate in terms of "great games"?
A: Without doubt, the best football game I've been privileged to call. The final four minutes were Canton-worthy; players making great plays, the quality we cherish in championship events. Nothing will likely ever top the '08 Federer-Nadal Wimbledon final. And I admit to tearing up when the U.S. Olympic baseball team received their gold medals after defeating Cuba in 2000. But no sporting event can match a Papal Mass, from which I provided "play by play" in 1987 at Candlestick.
Q: As you're about to call the final play, do you think how historic this call could be?
A: Those moments are about basics. Make sure the listener knows everything. Who is on the field, where are they lined up, where is the ball. Score, time, down and distance again and again. Lon Simmons taught me an invaluable lesson – to watch the field and tell people what you see. Simple, but remarkably true.
Q: Your call of the final touchdown was awesome. "Vernon Davis with the play of his life. Alex Smith with the play of his life." Did that just come to you, or do you have an idea before the game starts what you might say in a situation like that?
A: The words were spontaneous. F.P. Santangelo messaged me afterward about the "Can you feel Candlestick?" line. I didn't remember saying it. "Scripting" those moments is false – we are not actors. I never imagined the last play would go to the end zone between the numbers. Bold but beautiful!
Q: How hard is it to control your emotions, and separate the "fan" in you from the "broadcaster," so you're not viewed as a "homer"?
A: Many have told me this week they were convinced I preferred the 49ers win. Being raised in New York has been an advantage in making the Bay Area home. The standards are the same – no homers allowed. Now, tone and inflection can convey your presence with the team for whom you broadcast. But a broadcaster should not insult listeners. Acknowledge excellent plays and performances regardless of team and score. Postgame Saturday, someone wearing a 49ers badge actually stopped me to declare his unhappiness with my level of "excitement" when the Saints scored in the fourth quarter. I was stunned at first by the comment's absurdity, but now accept it as a compliment.
Q: Do you watch a lot of film during the week of the opposing team, so you instantly know all the opposing players?
A: I watch one or two games of each week's opponents. It's the TV tape, so my goal is to watch formations, snap counts, physical appearance of players and trends so obvious that even I can detect them. The exercise also gives me questions to ask Jim Harbaugh, coaches and players during the week in the effort to further learn the game.
Q: Do you think the fact that the 49ers beat the Giants already this season has any benefit?
A: Not sure. The Giants are clearly playing their best football in the postseason. The 49ers have extreme confidence and the huge advantage of the loudest Candlestick in at least a decade.
Q: Do you know what you might say as the clock ticks down to 0:00, and the 49ers have the lead? Will you prepare something in advance?
A: Whether it was Bonds' record homers or (Pete) Sampras' record-breaking Wimbledon, I have never prepared a line. I may think of a significant point to make. Example: When Bonds hit No. 500 at Pac Bell Park, the only planning I made was to include "San Francisco" in anything I said. I felt the moment was huge for the city, happening in our spectacular new ballpark. As Bonds circled the bases after No. 70 in Houston, I described his motions and his teammates pouring from the dugout. Should the 49ers present the chance (today), I may have some words of perspective in mind, but nothing to prevent me from chronicling the moment.
Q: You almost lost your voice because of all the excitement. You going to be OK for (today)?
A: I "overcooked" one vocal cord, a trauma which I pleasantly accused Alex Smith of causing to occur. He laughed. Dr. Ed Damrose of Stanford ENT put me on the one-week recovery plan, so all systems are go!…


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Are chemicals in plastics affecting fertility rates in humans? How about everyday personal-care products, from deodorants to moisturizers and shampoos? What about environmental pollutants?
The subject, surprisingly, hasn't been studied extensively, but a new local open-ended collaboration of a fertility clinic, top analytical chemists at a high-tech lab and adventurous researcher hopes to start answering those questions.
Physicians at Coastal Fertility Specialists in Mount Pleasant will be working with the National Institutes of Standards and Technology at the Hollings Marine Laboratory at Fort Johnson and Dr. Louis Guillette, chairman of marine genomics, famed for his research with alligators, crocodiles and wildlife in Florida, Africa and other locales.
Guillette's findings in wild animals in the field have found that man-made contaminants have caused damage to reproductive systems.
"There's clearly a relationship (between contaminants and wildlife reproduction)," Guillette says. "When people think of disease or health, most think of genes and germs. What did I get defective from Mom or Dad or what did I catch.
"Most don't think of the environmental component, but it's becoming a bigger and bigger deal. And it's not just the pollution in the classic sense of air pollution, but it's the personal-care products we use and the stuff we get in our foods."
Guillette has long wanted to do studies with human tissues, but hasn't had a source of material — namely, the follicular fluid and granulosa cells from eggs used in invitro fertilization that would otherwise be thrown away — until now.
"What was difficult for us was finding a group (of physicians) that was interested in doing research because of a lot of private-practice physicians are not," Guillette says.
"First, they have enough to handle seeing patients. Second, we needed to find someone who was intrigued by environmental questions associated with health. It's not new in medicine, but it's not the mainstream."
The staff at Coastal Fertility are asking for patient volunteers, both egg donors and recipients, for permission to study the fluid and cells, which concentrate compounds found in the blood, as well as blood, and to see how its affecting fertility.
The volunteers, who won't be identified, will be asked to answer a questionnaire about habits and exposure to pollutants. Otherwise, they will not have any other requirements. The researchers will follow the outcomes of their pregnancies.
Dr. Michael Slowey, reproductive endocrinologist at Coastal Fertility, says they can't pinpoint a cause for infertility in about 20 percent to 25 percent of couples seeking help nor answers for many woman who lose fetuses.
"I see a fair amount of young woman whose ovaries are well-advanced in the aging process. Why is that? Were they not born with a million eggs like they should be? Did they use them up at a faster rate than they should?" Slowey asks rhetorically.
"We understand a lot, but there are still a lot of questions to answer. Certainly as we start to look at animal models, we can clearly see that things we put in our environment ... mostly plastics," Slowey says.
His practice partner, Dr. John Schnoor, says there is "no doubt that BPA (Bisphenol-A), phthalates and other common environmental contaminants stimulate our hormonal system and impact all of us."
"Our knowledge in this area is in its infancy, and studies such as this have the ability to dramatically improve reproductive health throughout the world. Imagine if we could measure your blood and say, stop drinking out of plastic and stop using hair spray and your reproduction will improve," Schnorr says.
Unlike many studies that are narrow in focus, the collaboration will be looking at between 70 and 90 different compounds, Gillette says.
"It will be much more inclusive," Guillette says.
"People are interested in BPA and phthalates from personal-care products. We'll look at both, but one of the things I'm trying to do is discovery research. ... Are there other things we haven't looked at? If we do a more inclusive study, are things going to pop out that we didn't know?"
Ultimately, he says, the goals of the research is healthier babies and lower health care costs.


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Crowds line up to experience corpse flower in US
July 22, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Curious crowds are experiencing the fleeting bloom of the unusual "corpse flower."
The 8-foot (2.4-meter) flower bloomed Sunday at the U.S. Botanic Garden next to the Capitol. But by the time visitors lined up Monday morning, Plant Curator Bill McLaughlin says the "incredible stench" of rotting flesh the flower is famous for had cleared out. The plant is native to the tropical rainforests of Sumatra, Indonesia.
Experts had been anticipating the bloom for more than a week, and it is now expected to collapse on itself. The garden's last corpse flower bloom was in 2007.


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"My Roommates"
TURK AND CARLA ASK J.D. TO MOVE OUT AS DR. COX'S HIGH SCHOOL BUDDY RON MOVES IN-Turk (Donald Faison) and Carla (Judy Reyes) ask J.D. (Zach Braff) to move out to give them some space to rekindle the romance in their relationship. Suddenly homeless, J.D. tries to use the situation to his advantage by asking his girlfriend Kylie (guest star Chrystee Pharris, "Passions") if he can stay at her place. Meanwhile, Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley) gets a visit from his high school friend Ron (guest star Michael Boatman, "Spin City"). Dr. Cox and Ron's relationship has always been highly competitive, and just when Dr. Cox thinks he has the upper hand, the discovery that Ron's son may be autistic sends them into unfamiliar territory. Sarah Chalke, Ken Jenkins and Neil Flynn also star.


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Sure, it's been snowing for 48 hours, but it's time for ice cream. We all tried it and we all really like it. This ice cream is well made and executes great. The exact description is "Milk chocolate ice cream with dark chocolate raspberry cups, chocolate almonds and white chocolate chunks swirled with chocolate chips." The milk chocolate is a great place to start. It's got good flavor and good texture. Rather than being an overpowering chocolate that could nullify any add-ins, Turkey Hill goes with this nice middle of the road base.
First up is the dark chocolate raspberry cups. You don't get a ton, but I don't think they want you to. There is just enough to give you that raspberry burst now and then, but at the same time, they give the whole container a very mild raspberry vibe. Next are the chocolate almonds. Again, not too many, but they taste great when you find one. I wouldn't have thought to mix raspberry and almonds, but when they are both covered in chocolate, they really seem to compliment each other. The last big add-ins are the white chocolate chunks and I definitely approve (on the left side of the picture above). They go nicely with the milk chocolate and the other add-ins. Now the chocolate chips are very small, but that's what you need in a flavor like this, you don't want them to be distracting. They are plentiful, but they blend right in. If you bite into a chunk, it's one of the other three big add-ins.
So, big thumbs up on this one with extra Kudos for living up to the name "Box of Chocolates". You get a great unique mix of add-ins and nothing is over powering here. It's there, and you can't miss it, but it's not smacking you over the head yelling "pay attention to me!". I was so tempted to just eat the whole container because it's hitting the taste buds just right. Great job Turkey Hill!
On Second Scoop: I really like this ice cream, I'm not sure what else to say!
circa 2008 packaging : Actually, I'd really like to compliment Turkey Hill on the design of this cartoon. Sure, it's dressed up for Valentine's Day, but it's going to get your attention any time of the year. Maybe it's the color standing out among a section of tan containers, but it works. How could any chocolate lover pass this one by?
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Offering farmers across Africa and India solutions to managing water is at the heart of this project.
Through independent research, the project team has identified workable solutions to the problems faced by individual farmers.
Whether you are involved in development work or represent a corporate enterprise, take a look at what the AgWater Solutions project has discovered and see if you could be part of a solution.


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The Works of Myles Coverdale (4 vols.)
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John Farquhar Shaw, Samuel Bagster and Sons, Cambridge University Press 1837–1846
Myles Coverdale is best known for producing the first complete printed Bible in English. Published in 1535, it is known in history as the "Coverdale Bible." Coverdale went on to oversee the editing for the "Great Bible," the first "authorized" Bible of England. While his contributions to English Bible translation is well documented, many haven't been introduced to Coverdale's other inspiring works or his interesting life story. The Works of Myles Coverdale (4 vols.) brings together all of Coverdale's writings and translations, as well as his personal letters, sermons, hymns, poems, and more. Also included is a biography about Coverdale. A contemporary and friend of William Tyndale and Thomas Cromwell, much of Coverdale's life was spent avoiding persecution for his beliefs and work. His life experiences made him the perfect candidate to write the preface for The Letters of the Martyrs, an inspiring and heart-wrenching collection of letters written by over twenty imprisoned men before their execution, some letters written only hours before their death.
With the Logos Bible Software edition, each volume in The Works of Myles Coverdale (4 vols.) is fully integrated with the other resources in your Logos library, including Bibles, maps, dictionaries, and numerous other Bible study tools. The Logos edition also allows you to perform powerful searches and word studies, and Scripture references are linked to the wealth of language resources in your digital library. This makes The Works of Myles Coverdale (4 vols.) more powerful and easier to access than ever before for reading, sermon preparation, research, and Bible study.
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Makeup artist Francois Nars, founder of the Nars cosmetics line, has long been influenced by iconic Pop artist Andy Warhol. Now Nars has partnered with Warhol, at least in spirit, on a large limited-edition line of beauty products. The collection includes single products and sets, from nail polish in pop colors ($18) to a Silver Factory photo-print cosmetics bag that contains five products and two makeup brushes ($200). Another new holiday addition: the Edie set ($75) (outer packaging pictured) , with four products pivotal to creating the It Girl's look, packaged in an authentic film canister that bears a photo of Edie Sedgwick, the style superstar who was Warhol's muse. Available at www.narscosmetics.com, Sephora stores and www.sephora.com.
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|2012-05-10, 21:40
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However I am all for a "peaceful" version of the story. Umineko isn't a mystery: it's an anti-fantasy. I agree though that it was an accident. My thoughts about it differ slightly. I'm still trying to tie some loose ends with my accident theory.
I'm also unsure about the time Yasu's bottles were written. I still believe that they contain almost exactly what we see as the Episodes (I know this is a discussion of its own), and if I believe that I would conclude that the bottles were written afterwards. How can this tie into an accident theory I wonder...
Maybe despite Yasu's existence as Shkanontrice, his/her bottles were just a way to deal with the pain, similar to Tohya's reasons for the forgeries. The bottles weren't Yasu's "plans" at all, but a way for Beatrice to get her message out to somebody. It can tie in with the Ikuko = Yasu theory which I'm not a fan of though but whatever...
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I've been looking at EP5 differently lately, ever since I noted that Erika had explained to Battler exactly what she expected would happen after the gold's discovery would be revealed to the whole family (although instead of the contents of Erika's predictions, we readers got the Kinzo vision instead). I'm beginning to think that the fake murders were as much for messing with Erika (like in EP6) as they were for messing with Natsuhi. The conspirators may not all have had the same agenda. An example scenario would be: there are people (say Jessica, Battler, Krauss etc.) participating for the sake of screwing with Erika; then there are people (say Eva, Rudolf, Kyrie etc.) who play along with the anti-Erika game, but actually intend to somehow use the game to corner Natsuhi; meanwhile someone (say Yasu) is secretly real-killing the people who were hiding somewhere for the sake of the murder ruse.
Something like that.
|2012-05-11, 07:45
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Shkanon(trice) died for me as a theory at the latest when Will tried to confront Shannon and Kanon at the funeral scene and was denied to do so. :x And I still can't accept it as an satisfying solution.
That theory might be wrong, sure, but we never know as we never got a decent and believable confirmation on ANYTHING.
Ad 1.: Why DOES Eva have to survive in the first place?! Sure, if you believe Ange's world is the continuation fo "Prime", then that might be. But even if we suppose that "troll theory" is true (I don't find it in any way less trolling than "lol Maid holds bazillions of personas who "die" on a whim", seriously), why is it impossible for Eva to surivive? o_O I don't see at all where you're coming from.
Ad 5.: And Shannon going over to Battler in Kanon's clothes just for the heck of it, letting him out, switching personalities again because it's oh-so-fun and convenient and letting the other "die" because...well...she's in the mood for it, is better? oO
I thought that someone had already established waaay back that it was perfectly possible for "normal" Kanon (or anyone else at that) to leave the room during the timespan Erika was sealing the windows from the outside, which is a plausible solution for the logic error...?
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|2012-05-11, 09:57
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But for the location check to have any value whatsoever, Erika's retroactive room sealings (at least for the guesthouse) must occur at the time of the location check. Otherwise, as you said, the solution to the Logic Error is just "Kanon left the room before Erika finished sealing it," which is silly and something Erika should have thought about.
Basically the entire Logic Error took place within a compressed single moment even though it isn't physically possible for Erika to have sealed the two guesthouse rooms, teleported to Battler's room and repaired that chain, and then for Battler to have switched places with Kanon while Erika was distracted. We realize that these activities all took time (and largely only Erika's bathroom adventure was described in the Logic Error debate as taking any length of time), but we basically just kind of ignore them. Things like "How long did it take Kanon to get to the room Battler and Erika were in?" are basically handwaved as irrelevant values.
It's the old "spherical horse in a vacuum" joke, used for the sake of argument.
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re: Ad 1.: It is more credible, because compared to the "troll theory" it does not disregard 6 Episodes completly.
re: Ad 5.: 95% of Umineko consists of the thoughts of people, or shows the content of fictions. Escpacially the message bottles are in my opinion, "symbolic fictional stories within physical possibilities". We already discussed, that for no one in the whole story, a real motive to kill everyone else exists.
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Pretty much what Renall said.
There is however no way to settle logically which is the right approach to solve this particular riddle. There are substantially two kinds of riddles which challenge your problem solving abilities. There is the kind that is honest in its exposition and that is challenging because the solution itself is something that requires an high level of intelligence. There is then the kind that is "challenging" only because it tricks you with words or let you assume things never mentioned (even when such assumption is a natural process of narrative interpretation).
Since in general the first kind is more appreciated to the first, most people would rather think there is an intelligent trick behind a riddle and not a stupid trick. In this specific case we also have a character who is supposed to be extremely intelligent, and one would be left with a feeling of inconsistency if Battler and Beatrice managed to win only because this superintelligent villain couldn't see an obvious hole in her defense. The instantaneous sealing of the locations checked is therefore assumed to be implied.
But this kind of logic kinda fails when you consider the riddles that were used in EP8 (Erika vs Battler and Beatrice vs Ange), which are textbook examples of riddles that seems to be challenging only because of a lack of a clear exposition of the setting. None of them would even raise a question in someone who'd actually be there.
Anyway discussing whether the solution of the final EP6 is shkanon or not is kinda moot at this point, because shkanon is widely accepted for a plethora of others unrelated reasons. And since shkanon is practically a certainty there's no need to find another explanation for that riddle.
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Eva allowed EVA to exist as a way for her to keep the catbox shut. Maybe Yasu also had reasons to keep the catbox shut and used Beatrice to do it. For what reasons would both these people have to keep it shut?
I think "Troll Theory" (9 hour video theory?) is more or less what we're supposed to do though. Chiru wasn't meant to give answers. I don't agree with it, and I'm on the "Rokkenjima Bomb ACCIDENT" theory. If we just read through Requiem and think "Oh okay, that's how it was..." then it's just as bad as giving into the witch back in 1-4. Requiem's Fragment conflicts with itself even. I wouldn't go so far as deny Yasu's fragmented existence as Shkanontrice, but I would like to free Yasu from guilt...
|2012-05-11, 10:35
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Still, I find the Shkanon-"solution" ridiculous.
Also, Ep 7 was surprisingly straightforward for Ryu's style, and he said so often he wouldn't just "reveal" the truth so it would be easy to see - but then Ep7 was kinda stating it, it could be seen even if you hadn't thought about Shkanon before. So that was merely a "hint" and a "puzzle"?
It's still screaming "fishy!" to me.
5.: Well, this doesn't address that "killing personalities", especially without a proper reason do to so in that particular situation is still stupid! I'm still wondering how Yasu even went about that. "Oh, you need to die now *plop*"? If it was at least triggered by something persona-related, whatever, e.g. rejection from Jessica, then I would at least see a connection...
Even if I accepted Shkanontrice, all the Eps make the impression of there being a 2nd culprit (killings after the epitaph was soved, killings that differed greatly from the ritual killings or closed room killings), so either way I'd have to think there was someone capable of and willing to kill many - of course that is just my take on the whole thing.
Concerning motives, I'd actually even think the exact other way : of the Ushiromiyas, almost everyone had SOME kind of motive implied for them, at least in the case of George it was even stated he'd be killing others, including his parents.
I also see the point with the message bottles to which I mostly agree (though I have to say I think it had little to do with my original issue here, but okay), though I can and do still believe that they ought to have a "basic common structure", also from a mystery point of view, or else, I do find them rather pointless.
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Just think about the solution that Battler proposed at first, does that really make any sense to you? Natsuhi would take Battler's place and let him outside? Is that realistic? What exactly she planned to tell Erika then?
In the first place the fact that Battler prepared that "trap" with the shower suggests he knew Erika would come. How did he know that? That can be explained if he knew the room had been sealed. But how could he notice the seal from inside the room? This could work if someone outside told him, except we know that all the people that could tell him that were killed.
But let's even disregard that, how did Battler know that Erika wouldn't check the most obvious place one would hide in? And how did Battler know that Erika wouldn't reseal the room from inside rather than fixing the chain?
But more importantly: why Erika herself, as a character in the gameboard, would do that, if not for furthering the plans of her meta self?
There is no way to make sense out of all that without using meta-logic or sounding ridiculous.
When you consider all that, the shkanon gimmick isn't really that different.
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Thanks Jan-Poo, that explanation is appreciated. So basically, the meta is the important factor here and the gameboard made to fit that "at any cost" and regardlessly, is that it?
I'm not defending any other "theory" against Shkanon or whatnot, I personally just believe it's a stupid and disappointing way to wiggle out of the entire business and I also tend to believe (!) that Ryu might not be entirely honest in interviews and so on. He always made the impression to me to enjoy tricking his readers continously and leaving them dangling - if he had no problem with acknowledging Shannon's fake breasts in interviews and whatnot, why was he reluctant about being specific about that "truth" he always talked about and never said "that readers reached the truth of Shkanon / Yasu" blah?
But as always, this is subjective.
However, I guess as long as there's no red text from Ryukishi himself, I can go on merrily preferring other possible cat box solutions . ^_^
Well, I can also keep finding Shkanon blatantly stupid even if it was true, so.. >_>
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But still i would prefer the inworld solution to EP6's "Kanon does not exist in the guestroom" to be "a personality died, but the body still exists inside the room", instead of "meh he somehow died in the closet, i refuse to explain how"
But overall I do have to agree with you that "shkanontrice" overall was a lame plot device and there could have been other ways.
I sometimes have a hard time to state my point, so if you didn't understand something just ask me about it.
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Don't worry you are not alone in thinking shkanon is blatantly stupid, just ask Renall!
I'm not that much judgemental about it, but I always thought it needed to have a very good explanation. There have been theories that more or less make it sound more plausible and acceptable, but to be honest I'm not 100% satisfied, and anyway I think that when you write something absolutely outrageous that's when you owe your readers an explanation, you can't just let them speculate on their own when the easier explanation "bad writing" is just around the corner.
But well, I started not to bother anymore about this particular issue.
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ShKanon does constitute a ridiculous world view, but hey, some people have ridiculous world views.
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As for the seals, I seem to remember Erika making a comment about climbing around outside and Battler simply telling her they will work from whenever she wants, or did I make that up?
Finally, there was a reason for the personalities to die at that point, they were needed to to fulfill the epitaph. I always thought the resistance shown in some of the games was Kanon/Shannon personalities not just giving up and getting murdered, however they still lose anyway. Of course this requires meta-logic to be at play, but since our confession implies it was always in the story that is also fine. Furthermore, the whole point about them dying at specific times was addressed by Erika when trying to beat Beatrice's riddle at the wedding: there are multiple possible truths until confirmed. From a meta standpoint, a character could have died at any point that doesn't conflict with another red truth. This is why personalities can be killed at will at the perfect time, it was retroactive.
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Yeah this would fall under the second type of riddle I explained a few posts before: i.e. lame...
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edit: Took too long writing this message on a mobile and got ninja'd. 8) i was responding to Saorin.
I also think that Shkannontrice is a pretty weird thing for Ryukishi to use as his central mystery in Umineko, but I think he did trap us into a certain kind thinking with episode 7. I think what it did was try to portray Yasu as a normal person, like without going into the why of her personality making abilities. And perhaps the red text flashes at the end were hints that the story didn't go 100% as nicely as portrayed.
But anyways what this does is create two alternatives to why she does what she does. She's either just playing around with roles, like an actor or it's like she's insane. And if course neither answer is satisfactory.
I think that the story with Tooya's brain damage and subsequent personality change (i.e. Battler's death) was the very last clue to Yasu. I personally believe Yasu suffered some kind of brain trauma as well to make her like this. However she actually came like this is not that important for understanding Umineko though.
I think what's important is to know that she isn't lying, pretending or faking. If you try to believe instead that she somehow had no choice but to act this way, and say the things she did, then a while new interpretation opens up. The straight interpretation.
I outline my theory in the my first signature link, with quotes from episode 1 and 2, where it seems the answer was laid out in its entirety for us.
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(and I really wonder who provided the clue about Kinzo's hometown. In Ep 1 they are thinking to the wrong location while in EP 5 there's no such problem and in EP 7 is even said the siblings all know to which city the epitaph referred... so maybe people was supposed to have troubles figuring it out due to the storyline purpose?)
Even though the Ushiromiya might have been nicer then what one can assume they still were a wealthy family and Shannon might have been viewed as someone who was trying to trick them for money.
Honestly I've various theories about how things could have gone but none of them is 'perfect'. I guess there are still too many missing pieces.
It's sort of saying: me and my childhood crush used to play cards together as a kids so now that we meet again after 6 years let's play cards again.
In a fashion that's kind of depressing because it drives home that after 6 years all we might have in common are memories and the same love for card games... though at the same time, working with what we know we still have in common we can find other things we've in common and rebuild our relation... or we can realize we're really grown too far apart so well, it was nice to see each other again (or maybe it wasn't even that) but well, it's not an experience we'll look forward to repeat.
So I think Shannon was searching a way to see if she could connect with Battler again as she did when they were kids... through for the others the game was likely merely a way to amuse themselves.
If the Rokkenjima tragedy hadn't happened people who were to find the bottles might have wondered about them, maybe someone could have even reported them to the police or the Ushiromiya in fear someone WAS planning a murder but the things would end here.
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This is counter to what we're told about Yasu, of course, but it's one way that Battler's stupidity could be explained.
The fact that my joke solution doesn't even address Shkanon is my favorite part, because I actually wasn't thinking about it in any way when trying to be as funny as possible. In fact, the Shkanon equivalency would be a red which could instantly destroy the Battler Joke Solution. Kind of funny, that.
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Two very different men vie for the affection of a beautiful and powerful woman in this historical epic from Hong Kong. During the Era of the Warring States, two rival kingdoms are fighting for control of China, the Yan and the Zhao.
Muyong Xuehu (Donnie Yen) is leader of the Yan armies and guides his forces to victory, but not before the Yan emperor is murdered. Muyong is declared the new emperor of the Yan territories, angering Wu Ba (Guo Xiaodong), the late leader's nephew who killed his uncle in hopes of taking the throne.
There is much public discord over Muyong's appointment, so he names as his second in command Yan Fei'er (Kelly Chen), the late king's beautiful daughter and only child. Muyong is in love with Yan Fei'er and wants to protect her, but she's a brave and headstrong woman, unafraid to put herself in the heat of battle.
When a would-be killer attempts to murder Yan Fei'er, she's rescued by an unlikely benefactor, Duan Lanquan (Leon Lai), an aspiring inventor who loves in the woods.
Yan Fei'er falls for the clever Duan, who has invented a machine that can fly, and when she learns that the Yan kingdom is once again under attack, she must choose between her two lovers as she returns to her people's battle for freedom.


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The library holdings of The Strong's Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play include scholarly works, professional journals, other periodicals, children's books, comic books, trade catalogs, gaming magazines, and other printed materials that illustrate and document the role of play in learning and human development and the ways in which it illuminates cultural history. Search The Strong's library catalog. Follow the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play team on Tumblr.
Key holdings include the following:
Association of Game and Puzzle Collectors Collection, 1850–2010
The Association of Game and Puzzle Collectors, which is dedicated to the collection, preservation, and appreciation of games and puzzles, assembled this collection of more than 1,275 historical items. Included are books, trade catalogs, magazines, auction catalogs, exhibition catalogs, game instructions, and other historical game-and-puzzle-industry items dating from the mid-19th century to the present. Key companies represented in the collection include Great American Puzzle Factory, Cranium, Frederick A. Stokes, Parker Brothers, Endless Games, and World Wide Games.
Children's Books and Periodicals
Starting in the early 1800s and extending to the present, the library's extensive collection of children's books and periodicals provides a revealing record of the social, cultural, technological, and commercial changes that have governed the evolution of printed materials designed to educate and entertain children. The collection covers every aspect of childhood and includes inexpensive chapbooks and moral tales; toy and movable books; readers and primers; children's newspapers and popular serials; picture books; books of games, sports, and hobbies; and young adult fiction. Representative periodicals include St. Nicholas, Harper's Young People, Child Life, and The Youth's Companion; representative publishers include McLoughlin, Frederick Warne, Random House, Nister, and Wonder Books. (See also Little Golden Books.)
See also "The Flying Sandbox."
Comic Books
Widely disseminated and ephemeral in nature, comic books have been both enjoyed and reviled throughout their history. This collection provides a full range of comics history, including superhero, romance, horror, Classics Illustrated, war, teen, Western, spy, adventure, Manga, and other popular genres. The eclectic nature of the collection, together with its size (more than 21,000 titles dating from the 1950s) illustrates changes in social and cultural attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions over half a century. Written for readers of all ages and backgrounds, the comics graphically depict ideas about heroism, patriotism, adolescence, violence, crime, the American West, the supernatural, sexism, racism, and Americanization, among other topics.
See also "Comic Book Heroes and the Battle of Good vs. Evil."
Computer Gaming World Collection, 1982–2000s
For two decades, Computer Gaming World magazine ranked among the most important magazines for the video game industry, documenting both electronic game development and play in America. This collection, originally retained by the magazine's publishers as the official archive of Computer Gaming World, is comprised of more than 100 issues, from volume 2 in 1982 through the last issue in 2006, when the title changed to Games for Windows. Volumes in the collection contain articles by many of the most important video game pioneers, such as Dan Bunten and Chris Crawford, as well as legends of pen-and-paper gaming like Dave Arneson.
Joe L. Frost Collection, 1967–2006
A recognized authority on the subject of early childhood, children's play, and play environments, Joe L. Frost has made significant contributions to the study of play for more than 40 years as a scholar and educator. He is a leading advocate of safety standards in playground design and construction and for policies and programs that encourage free play outdoors. This collection includes every book he has written or edited plus a bound set of all the papers he published prior to 2006.
Kevin Gifford Video Game Magazine Collection, 1970s–Present
Assembled by video game magazine collector, writer, and translator Kevin Gifford, this group of more than 8,000 individual periodicals includes titles such Nintendo Power, Atari Age, Next Generation, Electronic Games, Official US PlayStation Magazine, Creative Computing, BYTE, and many more. The collection is especially strong in magazines from the United States and the United Kingdom, with significant representation of Japanese gaming publications. Collectively, the magazines richly document both the evolution of the video game industry since the 1970s and how important elements of the print media covered and interpreted the industry and the individuals and companies that built it.
See also "Four Horsemen: 3DO's Apocalypse That Never Was."
Little Golden Books Collection
Launched by the Artists and Writers Guild in 1942 and sold everywhere from department stores to supermarkets, Little Golden Books have contributed significantly to children's love of reading and the development of early literacy skills. In addition to representing the creative work of many leading writers and artists, the brightly illustrated books reflect evolving theories of early childhood development and leading characters and themes of popular culture. The collection includes nearly 2,400 titles spanning six decades from the first year of publication, when the series began with 12 books, to the end of the last century.
See also "Golden Memories" and "Little Golden Books and Little Red Riding Hood: The Better to Read with You, My Dear."
Stephen and Diane Olin Toy Catalog Collection, 1850–2014
Containing more than 14,150 trade catalogs from the mid-19th century to the present, this international collection constitutes an unparalleled record of the toy and recreation industries. Through text and images, the catalogs illustrate a full range of toys, dolls, games, and recreational artifacts and provide a critical mass of information essential to examining the commercial aspects of play and the interplay of products and culture over time. Almost every toy manufacturer is represented, including Dent Hardware, Selchow & Righter, Lionel, Marx, Playskool, Fisher-Price, Hasbro, and Mattel.
Playthings Magazine Collection, 1903–2010
For more than 100 years, Playthings magazine stood as the leading trade magazine for the toy industry, documenting both toy manufacturing and play in America as viewed through artifacts of play. From its first issue in 1903, Playthings recorded the introduction of virtually every new toy that found its way to store shelves, the back pages of comic books, Saturday morning children's TV programs, birthday parties, or space under Christmas trees. The magazine's pages mark the effects of the Great Depression, two World Wars, suburbia, popular culture, the Internet, and other significant milestones and trends on the industry. The collection includes a complete run of the magazine.
See also "Playthings Magazine Documents the History of Electronic Games."
Prima Games Collection, 1990–Present
This growing collection of more than 1,250 titles includes a copy of almost every strategy guide and cheat codes book issued by Prima Games, the leading publisher of strategy content for PC and console video games, from 1990 to the present.
See also "A Librarian's Top Five Video Game Strategy Guides."
Brian Sutton-Smith Collection, 1949–2009
For more than half a century, in more than 350 books and articles, Brian Sutton-Smith (1924–2015) has led or synthesized all the major advances in play studies, and his The Ambiguity of Play (1987) stands alongside Johann Huizinga's Homo Ludens (1938) and Roger Caillois's Man Play and Games (1961) as a touchstone of play theory. This collection includes both Sutton-Smith's own publications and hundreds of volumes from his personal library.
See also the Brian Sutton-Smith Papers.
Trade Catalogs—Toys, Dolls, and Games
The more than 15,000 trade catalogs in this collection (which is exclusive of the Olin Toy Catalog Collection) extend from the mid-19th century to the present and document every aspect of American recreational and leisure activities, including sports, tourism, outdoor pursuits, playgrounds, amusements, social and cultural events, and more. Published by manufacturers to sell their products to wholesalers and retailers, and in some cases directly to consumers, these catalogs and advertising pieces feature the latest in print technology, from steel cut engravings to the introduction of chromolithography and photography, in each era. More importantly, the pieces provide key information about when new products and materials appeared, how much they cost, and when they enjoyed their greatest popularity. Companies represented in the collection include Milton Bradley, Peck & Snyder, C. W. Parker, T. S. Denison, Allan Herschell, Thomas A. Edison, Aladdin Industries, Klepper-Folding-Boat, and many more.
See also "Imaginary Gardens" and "My Favorite Toy Catalogs in the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play."
Trade Catalogs—Electronic and Video Games
This collection includes 2,000 video game and other electronic game catalogs, arcade-game fliers, and advertising pieces. They document the production, evolution, and marketing of electronic games from the 1970s. Companies represented in the collection include Coleco, Parker Brothers, Atari, and Magnavox, among others.
Video Game and Electronic Game Books and Periodicals
The nearly 21,400 gaming magazines in this collection provide a telling barometer of the rise and fall in popularity of individual video games and the companies who created them from the 1970s to the present. Included is a special collection of more than 8,000 items in the Kevin Gifford Video Game Magazine Collection (see the separate description of that material). Also included here is a large selection of books related to electronic games of all types.
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Cobra wrestling team will be back at home on Thursday (Jan. 16) for a region match against UNC Pembroke. Live coverage of the match will be available on www.cokercobras.com.
Coker is coming off a 1-1 weekend that included a 23-15 win over regionally ranked No. 10 King. As a team the Cobras are now 5-3 in dual matches, going 2-1 when wrestling in the friendly confines of the Timberlake-Lawton Gymnasium. Kevin Thompson continues to lead the way for the Cobra grapplers. The freshman 149-pounder has won 10 of his last 13 matches and leads the team in wins (16) and pins (6).
The UNCP Braves head to Hartsville sporting a No. 19 national ranking and a No. 7 regional ranking. They have won their last five consecutive dual matches, including winning three straight at the Virginia Duals. Christian McLean is the leading wrestler for the Braves with 12 wins and a team leading eight pins at the 285-pound division.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Closing out the fall season on its home river, the MIT openweight crew team took part in the Foot of the Charles competition today on the Charles River. The Engineers saw their best finish in the Novice 8 event where the A boat finished eighth in a 16-team field.
In the Novice 8 race the MIT A crew finished the course in 14:25.8 to claim the eighth spot, placing ahead of openweight and a lightweight crews from Radcliffe. The Engineers were 27 seconds behind the next highest finishing crew from Northeastern. MIT's B entry was 12th in 14:58.5, edging out the Boston University B team by five seconds.
MIT also had three crews in the Varsity 4+ competition. The A crew had the best outing, turning in a time of 14:58.6 to finish 23rd in the 35 boat field, finishing just four seconds behind a lightweight crew from Boston University and five seconds ahead of Northeastern's C boat. The Engineers' C crew was 25th in a time of 15:03.9, while the B boat was 28th with an effort of 15:09.4.
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8 Gabriella Baracchini
7 Miranda Kotidis
6 Gabriella del Hierro
5 Maria Messick
4 Megan Eisele
3 Gianna Parella
2 Larkin Sayre
1 Stephanie Bousleiman
Cox Jiwon Kim
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7 Abby Diener
6 Bridget Bassi
5 Kirby Ledvina
4 Rebecca Kurfess
3 Elizabeth Glista
2 Bekah Thompson
1 Molly Stephens
Cox Michelle Victora
4 Erin Meyer
3 Andie Howell
2 Becca Taylor
1 Brittany Johnson
Cox Joanna So
4 Kristen Manning
3 Katherine Adler
2 McCall Huston
1 Betsy Soukup
Cox Briana Chen
4 Katelyn Wolfenberger
3 Cliodhna McCarthy
2 Eunice Wu
1 Veronica Toro