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The Culinary Art of Mechatronics
If you're a Food Channel fan, as I am, you probably have heard Alton Brown talking about hardware and software as ingredients in culinary projects. Today, we're going to talk about some of the hardware and software ingredients that go into mechatronic projects.
For Alton Brown, software includes eggs, milk, water—all the "wet" stuff that goes into food. For mechatronics, software includes the operating system (OS), application programs, and instrument drivers.
At least, that's what actually ends up in the final product. The mechatronics chef needs bits of ancillary software as well. Mechanical-design packages generally take computer-aided design (CAD) input describing the mechanical system, and create a finite-element model (FEM), which then reacts to forces and torques as the real mechanical system might be expected to react. Similarly, electronic design automation (EDA) software uses descriptions of the electronic components and interconnects to create a SPICE model of the electronic system, which reacts to the inputs and loads as the real electronics might be expected to.
|Mechatronic systems typically feature multiple nested control loops.
You need software tools to assemble the software as well. Microprocessors understand "machine code" — lists of instructions written as "op-codes" embodied in digital bits loaded into the computer's memory registers.
While many computer scientists, and some engineers, still know how to program these machines directly, nobody wants to. Application source code is written in "human readable" languages, like BASIC, C, and Fortran. By the way, these human-readable languages are called "third-generation languages" (3GL) with machine code being the first generation (1GL). (And you don't want to know about 2GL — trust me.)
The compiler is a software package that translates the human-readable source code into machine-intelligible machine code. Not only does the compiler need to understand the particular human-readable language, it also needs to fully understand the op-codes for the target microprocessor as well as the available resources in the final system.
Writing 3GL code is, frankly, best left to computer scientists and engineers. These languages are general-purpose tools with complex syntaxes and arcane command sets. Control engineers are better off with fourth-generation languages (4GL).
These are more often referred to by the more descriptive terms "framework," "environment," or "integrated development environment" (IDE). Examples are Eclipse (open source), LabView (from National Instruments), and any of the vendor-specific implementations of the IEC controller languages. They are highly application-specific.
Target system
For most professional software engineers, and virtually all embedded-system engineers, the computer sitting atop their desk is not the target system. When writing software to run on a computer not the same as the one you are using, you need a "cross compiler," which runs on your computer but creates machine code that will run on the target computer. Software that runs on the target system includes:
Operating system , which mediates the use of processor resources (i.e, memory, bus access).
Instrument drivers , which give the application program access to peripheral resources ( i.e, sensors and drives).
Application programs , which control program flow, and perform logical operations and mathematical calculations.
|Control engineers most often work with fourth generation computer languages that simplify writing of specialized programs, such as mechatronic controller applications.
Mechatronics applications generally call for real-time operation. The "real time" part comes from the operating system (OS). There are a number of choices for real time operating systems (RTOSs). A number of vendors offer proprietary RTOSs, such as VXWorks from Wind River. Microsoft provides real-time versions of three flavors of Windows (CE, XP, and Embedded). Others (such as Montavista, Wind River, Green Hills Software, and Lynuxworks) provide real time versions of Linux.
Instrument drivers tell the peripheral hardware what to do. By including the appropriate drivers for the instruments used in the project when building the software, the compiler makes it possible for the 3GL code to communicate with them. The instrument manufacturer writes the drivers and the compiler takes care of fitting them into the final machine code appropriately. All the mechatronics engineer has to do is make sure the correct drivers are available at compile time.
The application program is where the mechatronics engineer gets creative. It runs on the target controller and incorporates all the wit and wisdom needed to make high-level control decisions.
Is there a pedestrian stepping into the path of the automatically guided vehicle (AGV)? The application program must recognize that and plan appropriate action. The driver's firmware might have to make the vehicle swerve in the right direction by the right amount, but it's the controller application that decides the direction to swerve and by how much.
Hardware for mechatronics
That brings us back to the hardware that puts the software decisions into practice. The controller is the hardware that does it, and choices vary widely. For large, stationary projects, a traditional programmable logic controller (PLC) or programmable automation controller (PAC) may be a good option. Engineers comfortable with data acquisition and control systems often opt for PC-based control, using multifunction cards and signal conditioning modules to provide I/O.
A growing cadre of mechatronic engineers, however, are taking the embedded-system approach. Kontron, for example, provides single-board computer (SBC) solutions in a variety of form factors. Freescale Semiconductor, Via, and Texas Instruments provide system-on-chip (SOC) devices that combine processors, I/O, memory, and even networking capabilities in one monolithic IC. I've seen 4-bit processors the size of a grain of rice, and multicore ICs with — let's just say "a whole lot of" processors in one package.
Typically, an engineer specifying an embedded approach will design the motherboard that carries all the controller components. Many IC manufacturers, such as AMD, provide circuit boards or kits for users to make their own motherboards. There are also lots of other companies would be happy to help as well. Googling "custom circuit board fabrication" returned "about 115,000" hits!
The correct choice for your next mechatronic project depends on where your comfort zone lies. If, for example, you happen to be a veteran C programmer with Linux experience, you'll probably be best off with an SBC running real-time Linux. If, on the other hand, you're coming from a traditional machine control background, your first choice might be a PLC running Function Blocks. Motion control mavens might lean toward some of the offerings from Yaskawa (who, by the way, invented mechatronics in the first place).
The thing to remember is that there is no one best choice. It is a matter of adapting the hardware and software you are most familiar with from your previous control system experience to the mechatronic application at hand.
|Author Information
|C.G. Masi is a senior editor with Control Engineering. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com
What FPGAs can do for you
A field-programmable gate array (FPGA) is a embedded processing IC that uses a reconfigurable matrix of computing elements to implement a software design in hardware logic. Unlike the fixed computing functionality of traditional microprocessors and DSPs, FPGA devices literally rewire their internal structure to implement a computing task. FPGA designs are completely parallel in nature, so the various application subsystems can operate independently and simultaneously using dedicated hardware resources.
The process of translating software code into a highly optimized hardware implementation in FPGA "fabric" is called synthesis. Since there are multiple possible hardware implementations that could satisfy the requirements, an FPGA compiler must execute a complex optimization, routing and verification process. The end result is a high performance, high reliability hardware implementation of the design in the form of a bitstream that tells each hardware element in the chip how to configure itself. In effect, the software design is translated into the hardware domain.
|A single FPGA can replace thousands of discrete components by incorporating millions of computing elements in a single chip.
FPGAs provide the ultimate in design flexibility and parallelism. Typically, designers partition the application between the FPGA and a conventional processor. FPGAs are often used for implementing the lower level I/O interface to sensors and actuators, performing time-sensitive control and signal-processing tasks, as well as communicating with specialized peripheral devices or external circuits.
For example, a designer implementing a multi-axis motion control application might use a processor for tag-based communication via ModBus, high level supervisory control, floating-point motion trajectory generation algorithms, and data logging. In the FPGA, he or she might choose to implement the higher speed and more custom parts of the application, such as the position encoder and current sensor interfaces, pulse width modulation (PWM) and motor commutation, spline interpolation for the motion trajectories, cascaded PID control loops for current, position and velocity, safety interlocks, and so on.
In the FPGA, there is no penalty (other than power consumption) for running each subsystem as fast as possible, since they do not compete for processing resources. Furthermore, FPGA programmers can literally customize each part of the application down to the logic-gate level to meet their unique requirements. Also, the FPGA is still reconfigurable after its deployment to the field, meaning that updates to the system or the addition of new features are much less likely to require a re-spin of the hardware boards. For these reasons, an upfront investment in FPGA programming can both improve time-to-market and reduce support and maintenance costs over the product's lifetime.
Brian MacCleery, Senior Product Manager, National Instruments


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Regional soccer league mulled in the Balkans
They turned soccer stadiums into battlegrounds and then fought
real wars.
Now, nearly 20 years after the wars ended, the Balkan nations
are mulling the formation of a joint soccer league, hoping to give
a new life to the once-thriving competition.
European soccer's governing body is considering a league that
would comprise the former Yugoslav states – Serbia, Croatia,
Bosnia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Macedonia – plus maybe Bulgaria
and Hungary.
The idea, which has triggered controversy in the region, is to
try to improve the quality of club soccer in the Balkans, which has
deteriorated since the bloody breakup of the former Yugoslavia in
The main concern is security in the stadiums with ethnic
tensions still ripe, with the Union of European Football
Associations accusing Serbian and Croatian hooligans of being among
the most notorious in Europe for violence and racial outbursts.
The Yugoslav wars were initiated on the soccer field when Dinamo
Zagreb and Red Star Belgrade fans clashed in the Croatian capital
during a league match in 1990, and later joined paramilitary forces
to fight each.
One proposal made during a recent meeting between local and UEFA
officials is that visiting fans initially would be banned from
traveling to regional league matches. The formula has worked in a
joint basketball league that has been played for years without
major fan troubles.
But many fear soccer, the most popular sport in the region, is
altogether different – a matter of national pride, the sense that
has often resulted in violence in the Balkans.
A major test of whether such national emotions could be put
under control is a World Cup qualifier between Croatia and Serbia
on Friday in Zagreb – their first meeting as independent
Fearing clashes, the Croatian and Serbian soccer federations
imposed a travel ban on Serbian fans. The ban will remain in place
for Croatian fans when the two national teams meet in another
qualifier in Serbia in September.
UEFA has twice in two years warned both countries that in case
of continued fan trouble, their teams could be banned from
international competitions. UEFA said it will keep a close watch on
the Friday match at Maksimir Stadium, where the 1990 fan rioting
took place.
Many think that the idea of a regional league – which could be
launched as early as 2015 – is highly premature, mainly for
security reasons. The Balkans also have been one of the areas where
there have been accusations of match-fixing,
"For now, the most important thing is to eliminate violence
from the stadiums in the Balkans," Serbian Football Association
President Tomislav Karadzic said. "Only then we could start
thinking of a regional league."
Vahid Halilhodzic, a former Bosnian national team player and a
former coach of Dinamo Zagreb, agreed.
"It would only be an opportunity for right-wing extremists to
express their frustrations," he said. "Wartime emotions are still
high, and football should stay out of it."
Others say such a unified competition would bring fans back to
the now near-empty stadiums, attract foreign sponsors and boost the
quality of soccer.
"The joint Balkans league would lead to a higher quality of
football, it would attract more interest with football fans and the
financial gains for clubs would be bigger," Dragan Dzajic, former
Yugoslavia star winger and now Red Star Belgrade director, said.
"That being said, I don't think that it will happen in the near
future. The prospect of fan violence is often used as an excuse for
the people who are opposed to the idea of a joint competition. I
myself am not sure as to which way it would go, but I can see that
others do it with no problems. Take basketball, for example, it
attracts huge crowds and is played indoors, that makes it even
harder to organize when it comes to security.
Those who support the joint league say it would prevent the
departure of stars to high-revenue clubs, such as Croatia's Luka
Modric (Real Madrid), Serbia's Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United)
and Bosnia's Edin Dzeko (Manchester City).
While the former Yugoslavia league produced powerhouses such as
Red Star, which was European champion in 1991, the separate leagues
have struggled. Dinamo Zagreb, now the most successful club in the
region, was responsible for the region's last Champions League win,
3-0 over Sturm Graz in 1999.
UEFA President Michael Platini in 2009 said he was neither for
nor against the regional league concept. If UEFA approves a joint
league, it could lead to direct Champions League and Europa League
berths for its most successful clubs. That could become an
obstacle, because each Balkan country seeks to have its own clubs
in the major competitions.
"We cannot go back," said Davor Suker, the former Real Madrid
forward who is president of Croatia's FA. "We all have our
countries and we all want to be winners and have our teams play in
Red Star fans, who vehemently oppose a joint Balkan competition
because of their hatred for Croats, recently displayed a huge flag
with a crossed out map of the former Yugoslavia, reading: "No to
the Regional League."
Dinamo Zagreb fans – the Bad Blue Boys – share the hatred, this
time for the Serbs, and have a warning: "If someone wants another
war, let's have the league!" said Damir Kusic, a Dinamo fan.
Marko Drobnjakovic in Serbia and Darko Bandic in Croatia
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WHO/FRH/MSM/96.13Distr. General
Family and Reproductive HealthMaternal and Newborn Health/Safe Motherhood
Report of a Technical Working Group(Trieste, 25-29 April 1994)
Division of Reproductive Health (Technical support)World Health OrganizationGeneva
This report summarizes the discussions of the Technical Working Group on elements of essential newborn care at home, health centre and hospital. It focuses on interventions for a live-born infant.
The document presents simple and effective interventions that are available and affordable, most of them at almost no cost, at all three levels of care.
Each of the interventions has been, or will be, described in more detail in separate documents.
Despite the simplicity of the interventions, recommendations may vary according to local conditions. Therefore this document should be used as a guide for action after adaptation.
© World Health Organization, 1996
This document is issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) for general distribution. All rights are reserved. Subject to due acknowledgement to WHO, this document may, however, be freely reviewed, abstracted, reproduced or translated, in part or in whole, provided that such is not done for or in conjunction with commercial purposes and provided that, if it is intended to translate or reproduce the entire work, or substantial portions thereof, prior application is made to the Maternal and Newborn Health/Safe Motherhood unit, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Nymbler makes name connections with insights from baby-naming expert Laura Wattenberg, author of The Baby Name Wizard.
A girl's name of English, Hebrew, Hindi, Latin and Spanish origin. Vinny has never been a common name in the United States. Meaning: Hindi: Mythology: a musical instrument played by the Hindu goddess of wisdom. Spanish: vineyard. Hebrew: a short form of Davina. English: a short form of Alvina.
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Some sites just let you easily make tons of accounts (like reddit) but I assume you don't wanna go that route (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34422234)
*looks at 4chan*
More bluntly, though, this would probably enable a ton of spam.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34426485)
It could still be controlled because on the backend, it would be linked to an account, so spam would still result in banning.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34426576)
This is categorically a bad idea and we definitely shouldn't implement it so this one guy can promote his fucking blog.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34426600)
like per post or thread...(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34426605)
Honestly though I'd even oppose that quota system, because it's a step in the wrong direction for a gain we really don't need.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34426562)
I'm looking at the pros and cons.
Pros, obviously, people who share the above poaster's sentiments get some added degree of anonymity.
Cons, people can be two faces.
I like to associate my name with the vast majority of my comments, because I want to get credit for saying something clever once in a blue moon. I imagine other people have identities that they like to adhere to.
So if I had a once-a-day anonymity feature, I wouldn't abandon my identity. I might assume an additional one, though.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34426668)
if i could post anonymously, personally i'd still only do it selectively. similar to how i'm using a recognizable moniker on purpose.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34426676)
I think it's an interesting social experiment.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34426800)
And if you say those can be modded, consider that this doobs figure could also just go back to one of their own old 1-post threads and edit it to include said info, making it harder to find but still logged for "safe-keeping."(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34426443)
pw: gwerks(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34426599)
see ejmr
1% of people post with a moniker
new posters won't give a fuck about "community" if it comes at the cost of being tracked(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34426818)
We shouldn't tinker with this board's decade-long identity for the sake of one guy making blog posts.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34426831)
The joke sub-forums are a primitive proof of concept of something that is going to be very good for attracting more law and career discussion (which I don't care about very much, but it brings in new people), it's just part of a development process. The work on the back end to achieve it was not insignificant, but the user experience for syndicated posts will be vastly different. The sub-forums look like forums right now. They are just search indices at this point.
The only way to access them at some point will be through search. Search is going to be a more prominent part of the site.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34426911)
On the other hand, XO will explode with rage if we encourage anonymous posting. The board's fixation on static monikers and identities, even when posters don't care to have them, has always baffled me. Go to church if you want a community you screechy little queers.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34426778)
Garbage board has backfired like nothing else I've ever seen on earth. You can just type id5 and get a list of all outings over past few months in one convenient location.
All of the changes in past month have been lol but since you're around to monitor, experimentation is cool and 180.
Just don't ban or out me for talking shit to you that would be ncr(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34426951)
Garbage was a response to people complaining about abusive moderation. I think it works well, because every time people complain about excessive moderation, there it is.
Perhaps only one page of garbage should be publicly visible. Wouldn't that do the trick?
These aren't failures, these are evolving solutions that would benefit from creativity as much as constructive criticism, but not always wiping the slate clean.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34426973)
That said - did you disable the ability to hide posts?(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34427032)
I just did it on my own post and it worked, lemme know if it doesn't for you.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34427039)
To see what people thought, I suggested an extremely limited, trial feature for anonymized posting in a single thread per day. Only threads in which someone hadn't participated in would be eligible. Still, there is vocal resistance, but no specifics. Even when I assure you that I can just disable a problem feature, I'm told that it's some kind of Pandora's box.
Just claims that every change to the board makes it worse.
90% of the changes to the board happen behind the scenes. Nobody is even aware of them.
We love to talk about how much we value anonymity and honest discussion, which sounds really noble and righteous, but we're actually afraid of it. We're afraid of one thread a day with a masked username.
Interesting thread nonetheless.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34426952)
What I'm worried about is that it will steadily normalize anonymity on the site, and I think that would be a disaster. I've said that repeatedly so I don't get why you're pretending I've given no reasons.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34427167)
but not too much, because they'd be LIMITED
to me, I find the whole question fascinating. it's like a sociological experiment.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34427202)
But you could be right, too. I just know you're extremely conservative about change, and I have fun experimenting with things, so it's a philosophical difference.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34427198)
but if you give this feature to everyone then you open the door to the many more crazies who will use it for the wrong reasons.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34426994)
see, whenever someone has wanted an alt they've come in and asked this question and then asked for rach's email, and they almost always get what they're looking for
there's no need to open floodgates when there is already an easy route to alts but one which doesn't just give every batshit crazy person on this bort a free ticket to post anonymously at will(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34427023)
b) i'm not proposing a different system here. the option of getting alts has always been around so long as you've been responsive to email. my point is that 1) the old system keeps alts only for those who have a reason to go out and get them, versus just giving every poster on this bort - whether somewhat sane or batshit crazy - access to anonymous posting in their pocket immediately, and 2) it prevents zero-recourse batshit crazy anonymous posting because posting from a pumo alt is still traceable to that alt.
also i think it just runs counter to the spirit of this site. part of what makes it better than a place like ejmr is the recognizable community.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34427084)
like, if you're able to start a thread anonymously ONCE A WEEK, is that okay? ONCE A MONTH? ONCE A YEAR?(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3761577&forum_id=2#34429053)


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|2012-01-06, 14:01
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"Legendary" anime
I feel like I have missed some of the "legendary" status animes. I have this issue where I tend to judge great animes before I get a chance to watch, then once I have I regret not starting them sooner (this happened to me with Haruhi and FMA). My brother keeps suggesting Eva, which I am going to start soon. I am looking for more than just that one however! I am not super picky, but have not watched Eva due to the fact that my interest in mecha was destroyed from a few bad shows I had seen when I was younger. Now that I am older, I am trying to branch out. What are some other good suggestions for epic animes that classify as a "must-see" for the average anime fan? Thank you for your input
On a quick note, by "legendary" I do not necessarily mean that it has to have been widely popular (Pokemon and Digimon would fall in this) but something that is so amazing and well done that it would be a shame for most anime fans to miss it.
|2012-01-06, 14:50
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Can't expect everyone digging through your profile for clues - thread link for others.
Legendary stuff, you say. Try Azumanga Daioh, Ghost in the Shell and Great Teacher Onizuka. Then there's some really old stuff (80-95), would you like those recommended as well? I'm asking because a lot of people tend to get discouraged by the audio-visual quality. It's 30 years after all...
|2012-01-06, 15:46
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Well, I can think of one that many will agree as legendary - Berserk.
There hasn't been quite an anime like this. Excellent story and characters.
Note: It has mature content.
Others which I consider as must see anime are, Clannad and Clannad - Afterstory, Death Note, FMA - Brotherhood, Samurai Champloo.
I would add others but before that I would like to more of what genre would you like. These are the anime which most would agree on.
|2012-01-06, 15:57
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Age: 28
Legendary anime? Great Teacher Onizuka aka GTO
It's an old series but it never gets old if you know what I mean. It's filled with tons of genres in it, mostly comedy, and fairly long.
The live action is just as good, I recommend watching it after the anime series.
|2012-01-06, 16:10
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: UK
Age: 33
The words "legendary" and "anime" belong in a sentence with Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. Switch off your brain and sit back for mindless fun.
I'd also recommend Spice and Wolf (economics/romance) if you didn't see my post on your other thread and Cross Game (baseball/romance). GTO is also excellent, so I second (third?) that XD
|2012-01-06, 18:58
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Age: 38
There are a quite a few out there.
My recommendations:
Cowboy Bebop It's episodic, so you can enjoy the various adventures of Spike, Jet, and company. There is also some backstory that comes up late in the show and makes the ending of this epic. Yoko Kanno's music also adds to it, and the OP "Tank" and the main ED "The Real Folk Blues" are awesome.
Ghost in the Shell(movie) IMHO, the best version of the story. Oshii really brings the question of humanity to the fore in this, and the visuals and the music are both top-notch. The TV series is very good with its own appeal, but the movie is more epic in my opinion.
Toradora! Great romantic comedy with realistic and ultimately likeable characters. There's more drama in the second half but the ending is a very good one.
Voices of a Distant Star. Visual masterpiece that is only 24 minutes long. Gorgeous scenery.
seconding Clannad
Galaxy Express 999 a series from the late 70s and early 80s. Explores the human condition via a train that goes from space.
Fist of the North Star an 80's classic. Warning: It's so MANLY that you may find yourself growing more chest hair. Kenshiro is one of the most GAR heroes ever.
|2012-01-06, 20:04
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You ask for legendary but not damn popular one? A bit confusing for me because I know some really awesome anime that can't be missed but they are not popular and then I know damn popular anime that are crap =/
I'll try to list the middle and shows about which I heard a lot before watching and then liking them:
Air* - if you don't mind drama and something more down to earth.
Angel Beats* became very popular the moment they started to air, I delayed my watch at first but then got really into it.
AnoHana had probably become a new recent star, watched it when it was airing and right now it is quiet well known and is suggested a lot.
I'm sure you heard about Berserk* at least once. Delayed my watch for more than a year and now regret it because it really was a good series. Movies are coming out soon.
Not ever hearing about Clannad* would be shameful.
Claymore* another big title that was a surprise for me.
Code Geass* an interesting mecha show with anti main character just like in Death Note.
Elfen Lied was my second anime ever watched and its title is still mentioned a lot. However, it is very gory and has a lot of nudity but no hentai.
Fate series became very popular. My suggestion of order is: Fate/Stay Night -> Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade work -> Fate/Zero. Fate/Zero is the best though and it is a prequel but if you watch it first, Night series will lose all positives. Movie is better to watch after Night series because it is alternative version where beginning was shortened a lot and might be confusing without watching TV series.
Full Metal Panic is a mecha show, don't like mecha myself but this one was really good.
GTO* can't be missed. It has some very memorable characters especially Onizuka and Urumi Kanzaki.
Inuyasha* is a childhood show for many people which I personally consider good.
Of course Madoka Magica* can't be missed either.
Kanon2006*, kept hearing about it almost as much as about Clannad.
Kept hearing about Shiki* a lot after it finished airing.
Soul Eater are popular shounen series.
Steins;Gate* is a new star about which people keep talking. Involves time travel.
Hope I got it right.
Shows with * are standing strong on my list for one or another reason, mostly because they made me feel for characters. Though Elfen Lied is strong on that aspect too and AnoHana wasn't bad either.
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I go with what I consider legendary, and not necessarily popular. May mention classics. Sorry if you dont find some legendary. It is not really a well defined expression
Several legendaries were mentioned in the other thread as well. IMO Saiunkoku Monogatari, though the males are mostly bishie type, and the lead is female. Seirei no Moribito. And other shows mentioned there.
ALL other Ghibli movies IMO. Howl's moving castle, Tonari no Totoro, Whisper of the heart, the cat returns, ponyo etc. Though Mononoke Hime and Spirited away, which you have seen already, are prolly the deepest ones. Oh, Nausicaa I consider in the same league as those two, or close to them.
IMO THE show you have to see asapissimo is GTO. So, herewith, gadzillioning it I am not a fan of comedy, or romance. But this series is outstanding, and very special.
Eva is definitely worth watching IMO. The end is disputable, but the whole show is still one of my most important ones, apart of the fact that it wrote anime history.
Critics of Eva call RahXephon the better show, that is somewhat similar. I havent gotten into it yet, usually miss the Eva feeling after like 2 epis and drop it again.
Escaflowne - Legendary, early mecha, and "universe hopper" series. Oldish but really charming, and fun. Good battles, and interesting story too (and my favorite cat girl )
Ergo Proxy - gothic feeling, philosophical and entertaining at the same time. If the question of machine <-> sentient being rings the tiniest bell with you, go watch it.
History's strongest disciple Kenichi - martial arts, weak boy gets strong. Worth watching anytime, for the title "legendary" a bit borderline IMO. But totally worth it. Some of my favorite anime chars ever, and rare mixture of martial arts, romance, comedy, good strong male chars, good strong female chars.
Tenjou Tenge - classical martial arts show, I would say, good show, fun fighting, again good strong male and female chars
Planetes - legendary, outter space series, outstanding char development.
Well and of course the Legend of the galactic heros, I mean if a name is program... rather oldish, outter space drama. If you get past the oldish design, and the somewhat slow development it is outstanding.
Simoun - also an oldish series, considered slightly yuri (they are sexless, which yes indeed tends more to the female appearance). Very beautiful aircraft series in a different universe.
Legendary IMO is also Black Lagoon first and second season. It has no time travel, set in modern time, and is over the top violent. Still an awesome show.
I hide behind my desk against the rotten tomatoes flying, but legendary is a title I would give Naruto any day (though it was also popular). The first 100-120 epis work, then come the dreaded fillers, and later follows Shippuden. I switched out after about 120 epis, and never got back. Shippuden I hear seems to be good. But Naruto has its weaknesses which one has to have tolerance for. Legendary it is anyway though
Legendary are also all Dragonball series IMO. Gotta like the lead, though.
Speaking Ninja, but for grown-ups: Basilisk - had me glued to the screen. Basically the battle of 2 Ninja clans with pretty cool special abilities. Also a Romeo and Julia type romance.
Samurai X - few OVAs, prequel to the series Busou Renkin, if I am right. OVAs are outstanding.
Tenpou Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi. Supernatural beings are playing havoc and a group of very different people are fighting them. Really fun if feudal Japan, Shintou, Youkai and stuff are interesting to you.
Legendary movies like Akira and Jin-Roh The Wolf Brigade.
If one says Utawarerumono one should also say Guin Saga. If you despise court intrigue, may want to dismiss it. Otherwise it is really good. Different universe, different time.
Legendary are also Macross and Gundam franchises. Though check in which order you should watch what. They are so huge, one is busy for a while. Some space travel, some mecha, some romance in duo or trio form etc.
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Gotta have a high tolerance for tsundere for Zero no Tsukaima, that is why I left it out.
But just remembered Kino no Tabi. Totally a legendary anime, along with Mushishi. The later was named in the other thread I think, I second it an say, both KnT & Mushishi are episodic, shows with traveling, and outstanding. Mushishi is extremely beautifully made, Kino is very special.
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Here is my profile from myanimelist: http://myanimelist.net/profile/fma029812 you should be able to find my list here I think.
Genre does not matter so much, BUT I have loved FMA (hence the user-name) Haruhi, Death Note, Spice and Wolf, Wolf's Rain, Angel Beats, Ghost in a Shell (all series) etc...
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Richard Gere honoured at Hamptons Film Festival
The Pretty Woman star attended the event on Saturday night (06Oct12) and was handed his Golden Starfish Award For Lifetime Achievement In Acting by the festival's honorary chairman and previous recipient of the prize, Alec Baldwin.
Baldwin also interviewed Gere as part of the proceedings and grilled him in front of an audience at East Hampton's Guild Hall about his life and career.
During the chat, Gere revealed he was initially unhappy with the ending of his 1982 movie An Officer and a Gentleman, in which his character picks up his lover at the factory where she works and carries her out in his arms, to the applause of her colleagues.
He told Baldwin, "I felt it was too sentimental. I never believed in the ending. It's too romantic, it's never gonna work... I remember shooting the scene in the factory, I kept saying (to director Taylor Hackford), 'Come on, let's do something else, we've got time.' He said, 'Look, we're here, let's just do it.' Watching it later, with the music in, the hairs on the back of (my) neck stood up."
The Hamptons International Film Festival also bestowed a prize on David O. Russell's new movie Silver Linings Playbook, which stars Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro.
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From the article, "Yesterday, Nintendo caused ripples in the gaming world by announcing it would be dispensing with the annual Nintendo E3 press conference this year. Hearts broke. I admit that I was a bit sad when I heard the news, since every Nintendo E3 press conference I've been to has been filled with spectacular announcements of games I will most definitely love. Now, however, after the initial smoke has cleared, I believe this is the smartest decision Nintendo could have made."
Oh well. More time for Sony!
Positive Nintendo news, Sony bolstering comment at the top. Such originality!
Nintendo not being at e3 means that they no longer need it. The Nintendo direct's have become so popular that e3 is just a waste of time and money for them. Why go to a gamer bulge showing contest when you have better avenue's?
Even at last years e3, the Nintendo directs before and after were more popular than the actual e3 presentation. On top of that, they have no time constraints or technical difficulties to worry about like they had at the end of last years e3 2012.
well at least we won't get anymore of this.
@ lilbro
This isn't "Positive Nintendo news"... this is fanboy SPIN at its finest.
Nintendo not holding a major press event at E3 is a negative for gamers and the press. The only one it's positive for is Nintendo themselves, because they can have more control over what is shown, and how the public sees it. Limiting ANY damage control.
And before the Nintendo fan boys lynch me, it should be noted that I like Nintendo, I want Nintendo to succeed, I own every Nintendo console from their respected time periods. I bought the Wii U day 1... But I will not pretend to think Nintendo not having an E3 press conference is a good thing.
They no longer need it? Wow! Just because the Wii U is not performing well and the PS4 and the 720 would most likely overshadow the console doesn't mean they can cowardly hide behind the curtains. ;)
Also if the rumors are true Sony is going to show off what the PS4 looks like before E3 and most likely the same thing will happen with the 720. So what is Nintendo so afraid of? E3 would most likely be to show off the games from both Sony and Microsoft.
Thats like saying our films don't need the cinema because more people watch our films at home, without realizing that its the cinema and the trailers that create the hype for the film in the first place.
I have to disagree. They DO need a strong presence at e3. The only people that pay any attention to Nintendo Direct are the ones that already have a ds/wii/wii u. They need to draw in more people that don't already have a Nintendo system.
I really think their minimal appearance at E3 is because they know it will spotlight the weaknesses of the wii u compared to the ps4/720.
This is an optimistic view on a rather negative situation.
This has nothing to do with the Wii U, they just don't have much to show compared to the showing of a PS4 AND a 720. I'm not undermining games, but it's smarter for them to get release dates and etc online and before E3, then setup demos of many of the games for ppl to try out.
@ rezzah
Is that a nice way of saying "delusional"?
The word didn't come to mind, but I'm unsure if it fits.
Saying he or she is delusional is saying with absolution, that he or she is wrong in being positive.
"Nintendo not being at e3 means that they no longer need it"
Well, goes to show if Nintendo's arrogant, then their fans are arrogant under similar concepts of bolstered confidence which is groundless.
E3 is about business and expanding, to show what you have and what people can expect. NO ONE is 'Too good' for being a flashy business person and going to public conventions to reveal things and entice fucking consumers. CONSUMERS of which Nintendo isn't having very much of lately.
Not attending E3 due to the circumstances, is a bad idea. Anyone who thinks otherwise is just trying to make themselves feel better about it. The mind is a tricky place, don't let it get the best of you.
From what I read on N4G comments people actually think nintendo will not appear or hold a conferance at while iwata says they will be a conferance but a smaller scale one? So they are still there as normal do N4G people even read past titles?
Here it comes,Nintendo fans and hopefuls trying to interpret a catastrophe into a good thing.
To each their own; but I think that being a in denial will only cause further disappointment. I love a great number of N's games; but as a company the just suck. It's been a series of bad and poor decisions one after the other; including a disturbing lack of technical improvement and an apparent fear of taking risks.
The took a very opportunistic shot with the Wii U, it didn't pay off and now they are facing some serious consequences.
Embarrassingly shying away from the most important video game conference of the year shows they don't have anything to shift interest back on their side.
Simple... This will save Nintendo money, but will it help the wii u move off store shelves... And you can pretty much take this as a sign there will be no different model announced or no price cut coming anytime soon. Showing your games off to retailers and gaming media should come second to showing what you got to gamers... You know the people that might buy your system. And trust me part of wiis success came from the fact that you couldn't find one... They were constantly sold out, witch the media jumped all over... And I don't mean gaming media either... They showed the wii on CNN and talk about how fun it was and how impossible they were to find... So when people saw them in stores they were quick to pick one up. None of the hype the wii had has followed the wii u
I agree with this article. While it's always cool to have some dramatic presentation to reveal big name games or previously unknown gems, 9 times out of 10 the conferences are incredibly boring. E3 2012's press conference was a snoozer. If they plan on just doing smaller events that focus on the games, then I feel that they can still get their message out.
I guess time will tell to see if this is a failed experiment or not. Worst case scenario, they were wrong about it and then have a press conference at E3 2014.
I believe its a bad move because E3 is real mainstream/streamed on many web sites and even shown on tv
Yeah....I mean do they really believe smaller events at E3 will be better then a mainstream, traditional, press conference.
Honestly...Bayonetta 2, Mario Kart U and Super Smash Bros U deserve a huge show presentation.
This, by not having a conference it could easily be perceived as them almost throwing in the towel.
I would disagree. They are having a conference for just games. They are skipping all the sales that (most) gamers don't care about. They are going to just do that in a seperate meeting, but they are going to instead have a meeting for just games but not on a grand stage. I have no problem with that because honestly, as a gamer, that's all I care about. Never count Nintendo out.
@ Ilovetheps4,
Those small events are for retailers, media and investors only, they won't be broadcast. They do nothing to promote hype among gamers and especially for the potential Wiiu buyers waiting for good information to make buying decisions. Nintendo Directs are fine and all, but casuals and potential future Wiiu owners don't search them out. EVERYONE watches E3, it's the biggest stage in North America for gaming.
I have to disagree with you NYC_Gamer. Look at the event for the PS4 that got a lot of media coverage and that wasn't at a E3 event .
because it was also a mainstream event and they hyped it up for over a month.
Nintendo directs are mostly watched by die hard Nintendo fans who already have Nintendo products. Whats the point doing smaller direct like shows when they should be showing off stuff to everyone with an E3 conference
Even if they are doing a Nintedo Direct the news will still be reported by N4G IGN, Neo Gaf, and all the other gaming websites. I still don't see this as a bad thing. Nintendo is just presenting the News in a more organized way.
E3 is not as mainstream as you would like to believe...
If that were the case it would get air time on Fox, NBC, ABC or CBS and that's just not the case. E3 is a big show put on for the journalist to convey to the fans, that's all! In the end most of us watch the press conferences by internet probably anyways. I don't care how they get the info out I just want to hear about new games that's all. Now if E3 was open to the public, then this news would be absolutely chaotic on Nintendo's part, but the mainstream press don't really care for Nintendo anyways, so of course they are going to be pissy about this.
save your fingers,logic doesn't fly well on this site.
the wii u is not a gaming device. it is a family entertainment center. look at how it is marketed.
it's for family activities and young children. gamers play on sony, microsoft or pc.
You cant get the magic of an audience on a Nintendo direct.
You wont get Konami E3 2010 in a direct video format.
Best E3 press conference ever! http://www.youtube.com/watc...
I don't get your point. What difference does it make if Nintendo(or any company for that matter) has an audience at their presentation?
I think what your saying is that a screaming audience excites viewers watching at home, hence making them more excited for a game. Not necessarily the case. I will never care for Zelda or SSBB no matter how loud/excited an audience is because these games don't appeal to me. The same can be said for Halo, Gears, The Last Guardian, LBP etc.
Saying they haven't is one thing, but saying they "can't" is another.
The beauty of Nintendo directs is that Nintendo has freedom to do whatever it wants, so it can.
You can't get the atomic megaton that was Bayonetta 2 being announced exclusive to the Nintendo Wii U at e3.
Every 3DS-related Nintendo Direct has been better than any E3 presentation in the past 8 years, so this really isn't a huge loss.
Just keep the Nintendo Directs coming throughout the year with tons of awesome 3DS/Wii U games.
The PC "AAA Blockbuster" movie/FPS consoles can keep E3.
E3 is a trade-show. It's not really about showing off cool stuff for the gamers... so I don't really see this as a bad thing. I can't think of a single E3 that was really exciting.
Besides, Nintendo is using Nintendo Direct to show off and announce their cool stuff, so there's no point for Nintendo gamers to fixate on E3.
For Microsoft and Sony, it's different, as they -only- seem to announce their big titles at E3/TGS trade shows.
E3 is an Electronics show. Hence E3 2013.
Yes... it's the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
But it's audience is NOT gamers. It's primarily an event for shareholders and media.
Games and Systems fall under Electronics. As do PCs, Tvs, Phones, Stereos etc. Gaming is one of the biggest parts of E3.
So you think IGN, GT and every other website that provides around the clock coverage for E3 is for shareholders and publishers? E3 is easily one of gamings biggest events for gamers, shareholders and publishers.
Lastofus was announced at VGA's so was Uncharted 2 and Killzone 3 was announced a week before E3. So thats false
Why can't you do both like Sony did last two years. They held pre-e3 show to present a few things and a big conference during e3.
Smaller events will never have the same impact. I mean, every years I watch all the biggest conferences but I overlook a lot of other stuff.
they just released a new console and there's no big e3 event
that's not good news for Nintendo fans
"No Nintendo E3 press conference is a good idea"
You have to be hit hard with the "fanboy hammer" to actually think that.
Agreed some of those people need to lay off the Kool-Aid. ;)
Nintendo will still be at E3, just no huge conference. I can see them doing okay with this move if it means more advertising and Nintendo Directs, but they need to tease those more and promote the Directs a bit more.
Hopefully this isn't a trend though, I really thought Nintendo needed a big software showing, so they can keep momentum with the 3DS and get it back with the Wii U.
Once again, just because most people here cant seem to be able to read past a title (especially when its Nintendo related "bad" news)
They will be at E3, they will even have a conference the day they usually do (actually 2 conferences) they are simply dividing the conference, one for business partners (retailers, publishers, etc) with the info that they care about. And one for gaming media focused purely on games and give them the chance to play them without massive lines, and they also confirmed they will do several Nintendo Directs in the days before that.
They are not going anywhere, they are not "hiding", they are simply presenting the same information in a different format, but THEY WILL HAVE A CONFERENCE, simply a smaller one
You can even check out my following comment for the update Nintendo provided
Update: Nintendo of America's senior director of corporate communications, Charlie Scibetta, has clarified to IGN that two events will be held on Tuesday morning at E3 (the day when Nintendo's press conference traditionally takes place) in addition to multiple Nintendo Direct presentations leading up to the show.
Scibetta's full statement is as follows:
"As you've already seen, a lot of news about Nintendo games and services that traditionally would be held until E3 is being delivered this year through Nintendo Directs, and various press events. This approach will continue between now and E3. No matter where you are in the world, you'll be fully informed. We look forward to continuing to provide you with Nintendo news and content in ways you haven't before experienced. Beyond the news that will be communicated through Nintendo Direct videos in the run up to E3, at the show itself we're hosting two smaller events on Tuesday morning before the LACC opens instead of just our traditional one event. A media event and a partner presentation will both occur that morning. While the audiences will be different between the two events, both will occur on the Tuesday morning of E3 (June 11) which is the date and time period the public has come to expect for Nintendo to deliver E3 news.
At the Nokia theater we'll meet with business partners (retailers, publishers, analysts, etc.) from the NOA territory and discuss our plans for driving the business and providing tailored information that this group finds useful to their operations. Nintendo has done these same type of business meetings at past E3 shows, but has not in the past few years. This year we are returning to that business partner meeting format. New this year at our booth in the LACC, prior to the show opening, we'll invite a small group of media to play our games. We will have a strong line-up of beloved franchise experiences available for immediate hands-on play. We are continuing to consider exciting new ways to bring the news of our games and information directly to the players at home during the E3 timeframe, and will have more to say about that at a later date."
Brace yourselves, damage control is coming lol
Yeah it's a good idea unless they want to just show games, last years E3 was all about nintendo and on the nintendo booths it was all about nintendo land and the wii u tablet.
this year its all about MS and Sonys next gen consoles going head to head.
Its funny how the people who generally bash Nintendo and dislike them the most are the ones advocating and raging about them needing to be at e3, yet people who don't hate Nintendo have no problem with them not being there.
That should say a lot.
It likes how people suddenly clamor to support and defend EA when they announce a game not coming to the Wii U.
Bascially, they want what is the worst for Nintendo, so being at e3 this year is clearly not the best choice Nintendo could make.
The only reason they want Nintendo at e3 is hopes that they will get overshadowed by the other two consoles that are being announced. They want the Wii U to be the whipping boy. If Nintendo isn't there then there will be nothing for them to bash and promote their console over being it that the Durango will offer the same range of specs as the PS4, and the games won't demonstrate any major contrast. I will laugh if the Durango shows more technically advanced games than the PS4 though.
So, here's looking forward to Microsoft and Sony's e3 presentations. Let the battle begin!
I dont think it really matters at this point if they hold the big E3 conference or not and heres why...........
1. Sony and Microsoft will steal the show at E3 this year ninty conference or not.
2. The wii u is already in homes and on store shelves for purchase there no mystery left about the console its self.
3. Most game annoucements made will be release dates of games you already knew were coming and maybe 2 or 3 you didn't.
4. If you were at E3 would you be more curious to what nintendo had to say or what microsofts kept so tightly under wraps.
5. Besides nintendo fans most ppl don't care what nintendos doing at E3 because their looking to sony and microsoft for a true next gen experience because most feel the wii u is current gen thats too little too late.
So why bother with E3 if after 6 months your momentum has come to a halt and the other big names are still at full steam? I like nintendo and always have but they are only a shell of the giants they were when i was growing up. I'll be the first to admit as a nintendo fan that they have no sense of direction anymore and they've somehow lost touch with what made them so great to begin with. So heres to hoping they find the magic and connection they had with the gaming community, because if they don't nintendo will never be the same and neither will the gaming industry they helped create.
i dont understand this decision not to hold a conference at the biggest gaming event of the year! they could have saved all those Nintendo Direct reveals to E3 instead..
But tbh no matter what they show nothing will win over the Sony presentation and the Microsoft reveal of the next xbox games
Its a good idea. No hoopla because the hardware is already available. The only news that matters is what new games are coming and WHEN.
Don't need a bandstand and dancing naked girls to tell you that.
But will the company's games still be playable at E3?
E3 2010 was a great year for Nintendo. E3 2013 will be a massive failure in my book. No conference for Nintendo is like them throwing in the towel.
Ummmmm, they are going to be at E3, they are just not having a largescale press conference. They will show off their upcoming titles and have hands on. so how did all this 'nintendo doesn't need e3' 'nintendos throwing in the towel' bs start. this place is funny, fanboys jumping at an op to say something negative, and opposing fanboys making a defense when its not even necessary.
Nintendo, confirmed in an E-Mail to me this....
Thank you for contacting us regarding your concern. Nintendo will be doing things a bit different at E3 this year. Instead of holding one large event, we'll be holding two smaller events for two different audiences.
While the audiences will be different between the two events, both will occur on the Tuesday morning of E3 (June 11) which is the date and time period the public has come to expect for Nintendo to deliver E3 news.
At the Nokia theater we'll meet with business partners (retailers, publishers, analysts, etc.) from the NOA territory and discuss our plans for driving the business and providing tailored information that this group finds useful to their operations. Nintendo has done these same type of business meetings at past E3 shows, but has not in the past few years. This year we are returning to that business partner meeting format.
Prior to the show opening, we'll invite a small group of media to play our games. We will have a strong line-up of beloved franchise experiences available for immediate hands-on play.
We will also continue to provide information in the form of Nintendo Direct leading up to E3 as well. While I can certainly understand your concerns over this, as it may be different then what you are used to, this is a similar format we have used in the past.
Dale Thompson
Nintendo of America Inc."
That is a direct response from Nintendo to me from an E-Mail I sent to them yesterday.
If they waited till July this year to release. I would have a few games and not as a bad jump between game releases.


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With the memory of last year's Yerushalayim Asarah B'Teves / Erev Shabbos[1] "Blizzard"[2] [seemingly the worst since 5547 (1787),[3] or at least 5717 (1957)][4] still lingering, many children here in Yerushalayim feel that this year's much-hyped snowstorm was, in a word, 'disappointing'. Although the North got squarely blanketed, on the other hand, Yerushalayim, as of this writing, received maximum a few inches of mostly slush. Hardly enough for even a snowball fight; a far cry from last year's several feet (in some areas) of snow.
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Truthfully, the question is far more complex that one might think with, quite interestingly, no clear-cut consensus as to the proper rationales and reasons, even among those poskim who deem it prohibited.
Yet, one very important fact is clear. If the Eruv is down, or in a locale that does not have an Eruv, outdoor snowball fights (unless in an enclosed Reshus HaYachid) would certainly be forbidden, as throwing snowballs would transgress the prohibition of Hotza'ah, Carrying.[6] The question would not even start unless referring to a place with a reliable Eruv.
However, to define which actions or set of actions define snowball making, and whether or not it is prohibited, is not so simple. Let us explore these issues further.
First of all, is snow actually Muktzeh? Is one allowed to move it?
The common halachic consensus is that rain is not Muktzeh, even if it fell on Shabbos, as proven by Tosafos (Beitzah 2a s.v. ka and Eruvin 46a s.v. kol), based on the Gemara in Eruvin 45b - 46a, as the moisture existed beforehand in the form of clouds. This is the halachah pesuka.[7] Would the same categorization apply to snow?
Many Acharonim, including the Chavos Yair, Even HaOzer, Maamar Mordechai, and the Butchatcher Rav,[8] as well as many contemporary authorities including the Minchas Shabbos, Rav Tzvi Pesach Frank, Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, the Debreciner Rav, Rav Ovadia Yosef, Rav Chaim Kanievsky, the Rivevos Efraim, the Nishmas Shabbos, and Rav Pesach Eliyahu Falk,[9] do define snow similarly to rain, maintaining that the same rationale permitting utilizing rain on Shabbos applies to snow as well, and it is therefore not Muktza.
However, Rav Moshe Feinstein,[10] held that snow is indeed considered Muktzeh, as nowadays people generally do not have a real use for it, and is akin to gravel, in that its main use is simply to walk on it. Additionally, he held that snow would be prohibited due to another concern as well. In Rav Feinstein's assessment, snow would be considered Nolad (came into existence on Shabbos) if it fell on Shabbos, since, as opposed to rain, true as it might be, nevertheless people do not associate snow with being carried in the clouds.
An interesting upshot of this shitta is that although he held that snow is Muktzeh, Rav Moshe did not ascribe any other prohibition to making snowballs. Accordingly, Rav Moshe would hold that if one gathered snow on Erev Shabbos and set it aside for a snowball fight on Shabbos (within a proper Erev, of course) then one may make and throw those snowballs on Shabbos.[11]
On the other hand, many other authorities, although maintaining that snow itself is not Muktzeh, nevertheless held that making snowballs on Shabbos is problematic for other reasons, chief among them Boneh, Building. The Rambam,[12] cited as halacha by the Mishnah Berurah, discussing cheese-making, rules that anytime one takes separate parts of an item and joins them together to make a new item, is 'similar to Boneh' and therefore prohibited on Shabbos.
The Chavos Yair, Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, and Rav Chaim Kanievsky,[13] as well as others, apply this rule to the formation of snowballs, prohibiting them. Although by making snowballs one is not actually creating something new, he is still giving form to something that was previously not extant, which gives the appearance of and is akin to the halachic definition of building.
Yet, other poskim, including Rav Moshe Feinstein, the Debreciner Rav, and the Nishmas Shabbos[14] disagree, maintaining that the prohibition of Boneh can only apply when someone builds something which has at least a minimal semblance of permanence. Snowballs, they argue, which have a transient and ephemeral existence lasting a grand total of several seconds from time of throwing, cannot be including in the 'building' category. Nonetheless, they concede that when it comes to building snowmen, which generally are meant to stick around until they melt several days later, it would be proscribed due to Boneh.
Another potential prohibition involved with making snowballs on Shabbos is Risuk, mashing or crushing, related to the prohibition of Sechita, squeezing (as in squeezing out juice from a fruit). The Shulchan Aruch[15], regarding washing one's hands on Shabbos with icy or snowy water, rules that one should be careful not to rub his hands together with the ice as it may crush the ice, causing it to melt and him to unwittingly transgress the prohibition of Risuk.
Several authorities, including the Chavos Yair and the Debreciner Rav[16], apply this ruling to making snowballs. In the formation of a snowball by applying direct pressure to it, one cannot avoid crushing the snow, causing a bit of it to melt. Ergo, they explain, snowballs would still be prohibited to make on Shabbos for this reason.
However, Rav Moshe Feinstein and the Nishmas Shabbos[17] disagree. They aver that any miniscule amount of water that is possibly melted while forming a snowball outdoors in the freezing cold is definitely not noticeable, and in no way would it constitute crushing or squeezing out a liquid.
More Melachos?
Other potential prohibitions in the formation of snowballs mentioned by some authorities and rejected by others include: Ma'mar, gathering (i.e. gathering the snow to make the snowballs)[18], Uvda D'Chol, weekday activities,[19] and Soser, destroying (i.e. when the thrown snowball hits its target and consequently falls apart).[20]
In the final analysis, although there are some poskim who give a dispensation to allow young children to make and throw snowballs on Shabbos,[21] nevertheless, the majority of authorities rule that it is assur, period. In fact, and unknown to most, this contemporary sheilah is not as current as many suspect, as already in the 1690s (!) the Chavos Yair states that if one sees children throwing snowballs at each other on Shabbos, one should attempt to stop them.
In the final analysis, although they do not see eye to eye in their rationales, and there is no clear cut consensus as to the singular reason why it should be prohibited, all the same, the hachra'as haposkim is indeed that making snowballs, and certainly making snowmen, is assur on Shabbos.[22] Just another reason to play inside when a 'White Wonderland' beckons from the great outdoors on Shabbos.
This article was written L'iluy Nishmas the Ohr Somayach Rosh HaYeshiva - Rav Chonoh Menachem Mendel ben R' Yechezkel Shraga, the Kedoshei Har Nof, R' Chaim Baruch Yehuda ben Dovid Tzvi, L'Refuah Sheleimah for R' Shlomo Yoel ben Chaya Leah, Henna Rasha bas Yitta Ratza and Rochel Miriam bas Dreiza Liba, and l'zechus Yaacov Tzvi ben Rivka and Shira Yaffa bas Rochel Miriam v'chol yotzei chalatzeha for a yeshua sheleimah teikif u'miyad!
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[1] For more on the topic of Asarah B'Teves falling out on Erev Shabbos, see recent articles titled 'The Many Facets of Asarah B'Teves' and 'Fasting on Friday?'.
[2] Yes, this author is familiar with the 'Coincidences' involved with that memorable Yerushalayim snowstorm. According to the Targum (Rav Yosef) to Divrei Hayamim, 'Yom Hasheleg', 'The Day of Snow' that Binayahu ben Yehoyada 'smote the lion in the pit' (Shmuel II, Ch. 23: verse 20 & Divrei Hayamim I, Ch. 11: verse 22; see also Gemara Brachos 18a), is none other than Asarah B'Teves! Additionally, since it was a fast, the Haftara read by Mincha included the apropos verse (Yeshaya Ch. 55: verse 10) referring to 'Ka'asher Yai'rade Hageshem Vehasheleg Min Hashamayin', 'when the rain and snow fall from the heavens'. Furthermore, that day's Daf Yomi was Yoma 35, which includes the famous account of Hillel almost freezing to death on the roof of Shmaya and Avtalyon's Beis Midrash, while trying to listen to their teaching 'Divrei Elokim Chaim', when he could not afford the admission fee. That day was described by the Gemara as an Erev Shabbos in Teves, that a tremendous amount of snow (3 amos) fell upon him from the heavens. Moreover, this incident ostensibly occurred in Yerushalayim, as it is well known that Shmaya and Avtalyon, the Gedolei HaDor, lived in Yerushalayim. [See Mishnayos Ediyus (Ch. 1: 3 & Ch. 5: 6), Gemara Brachos (19a), Shabbos (15a), and Yoma (71b).] Thanks are due to Rabbi Dovid Alexander for his paper on these 'Coincidences'.
[3] See Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, 143: 6), who relates a historical sheilah from a snowstorm on Shabbos in Yerushalayim in 1787 when the shul's entrance was covered with so much snow that it was impossible for anyone to have possibly attended. Therefore, would the tzibbur have to lein a double parsha the next week?
[4] See Shu"t Har Tzvi (Orach Chaim, Ta"l Harim, Soser 1), who mentions a Shabbos snowstorm in Yerushalayim in 1957 that was so bad, that people asked if they may hack and/or shovel the snow and ice off their roofs on Shabbos. On this important topic there are several other contemporary authorities who later addressed this issue. See Shu"t Lev Avraham (49), Shu"t Ba'er Moshe (vol. 1: 28), Shu"t Mishnah Halachos (vol. 4: 45), Shu"t Machazeh Eliyahu (67), Shu"t Nishmas Shabbos (vol. 4: 247 & 248), Shemiras Shabbos Khilchas ah (Ch. 25: 11), Mesores Moshe (pg. 67: 147), and Kuntress Gevuros Akiva (L'fanos Sheleg Beshabbos).
[5] For a fascinating exposition on the various and varied roles snow plays in halachah, see Rav Shlomo Yosef Zevin's Le'ohr Hahalachah (Chapter 'Hasheleg', ppg. 232 - 239). Thanks are due to Rabbi Eliezer Brodt, author of Bein Kesseh Le'Esor and Likutei Eliezer, for providing this author with this invaluable source.
[6] This topic was covered at length in a previous article titled 'The Curious Case of the Karpef'.
[7] See for example Meiri (Eruvin 45b s.v. me'achar), Teshuvos Hagaonim (242), Beis Yosef (Orach Chaim end 310; citing the Shibolei Haleket (85) and Rav Tzemach Gaon (Halachos Pesukos 146), Magen Avrohom (Orach Chaim 397: 13), Maharsham (Daas Torah, Orach Chaim 340: end 1), Mishnah Berurah (338: 30; citing the Zechor LeAvraham), and Kaf Hachaim (Orach Chaim 310: 52 and 397: 56), and many later authorities. Although the Pri Megadim (Pesicha Koleles to Hilchos Yom Tov, Ch. 3: 2, Dinei Muktzeh 29) implies that rain is muktzeh, this is not the normative halacha and many 'answer up' his shitta explaining that he was simply referring to the hava amina of the Gemara to prove a point about Nolad [See Nezer Yisrael (38: 3, 28), Minchas Shabbos (on Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, 80: 56 & Shiyurei Hamincha ad loc. 19), Toldos Shmuel (pg. 197b), Shu"t Har Tzvi (ibid.), Shu"t Ba'er Moshe (vol. 1: 20), andShu"t Nishmas Shabbos (vol. 4: 249 s.v. u'mitzad).] Although, the Mishnah Berurah (310: 32) rules like the Chayei Adam (vol. 2, 65: 63, pen 8), that water that drips from trees on Shabbos during Nisan (possibly sap) is Nolad and therefore Muktzeh, this does not affect his ruling regarding rain, which is not considered Nolad, nor Muktzeh, as one does not associate water with coming from trees, and thus in that specific scenario is akin to a new creation on Shabbos, as opposed to rain.
[8] Chavos Yair (Mekor Chaim, Orach Chaim 320: 11), Even HaOzer (Orach Chaim 363), Maamar Mordechai (Shu"t 2), and the Butchatcher Rav (Eshel Avrohom, Orach Chaim 312: Tinyana). Although the words of the Chasam Sofer (Shu"t Orach Chaim 89) regarding broken pieces of ice that one does not need (i.e. he only needed the water underneath) might imply the opposite, nevertheless, see Shaarim Metzuyanim B'Halacha (80: 19) based on the Maharsham (Daas Torah, Orach Chaim 320: 10), Shu"t Machazeh Eliyahu (68: end 1, in the brackets), and Sefer Hanosein Sheleg (Kuntress Hashu"t: footnote 8), who explain that this does not apply to snow, nor to our ubiquitous ice cubes, and maintain that even according to the Chasam Sofer neither would be considered Muktzeh.
[9] Minchas Shabbos (on Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 80: 56), Rav Tzvi Pesach Frank (Shu"t Har Tzvi ibid.), Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (as per Shemiras Shabbos Kehilchasah Ch. 16: 45 and Shulchan Shlomo 310: 26, 2; and not as quoted in Sefer Tiltulei Shabbos pg. 13: 13), Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv (as per Shalmei Yehuda Ch. 13: 19, pg. 203 and Orchos Shabbos vol. 2, Ch. 19: footnote 259), the Debreciner Rav (Shu"t Ba'er Moshe vol. 1: 20), Rav Ovadia Yosef (cited in Yalkut Yosef, Shabbos vol. 2, pg. 498: footnote s.v. ul'inyan), Rav Chaim Kanievsky (cited in Sefer Hanosein Sheleg, Kuntress Hashu"t 7), the Rivevos Efraim (Shu"t vol. 1: 223, 1), the Nishmas Shabbos (Shu"t vol. 4: 247 and 249), and Rav Pesach Eliyahu Falk (Shu"t Machzeh Eliyahu 68).
[10] Shu"t Igros Moshe (Orach Chaim vol. 5, 22: 37) and Sefer Tiltulei Shabbos (pg. 165: footnote 10; even referring to snow that fell before Shabbos), and not as quoted in Sefer Hilchos Shabbos of Rav Shimon Eider (pg. 120: footnote 331).
[11] See Mesores Moshe (pg. 68: 148).
[12] Rambam (Hilchos Shabbos, Ch. 7: 6), cited as halachah by the Mishnah Berurah (319: 63).
[13] See Chavos Yair (Mekor Chaim ibid.), Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (cited in Shemiras Shabbos Kehilchasah and Shulchan Shlomo ibid.), Rav Chaim Kanievsky (cited in Sefer Hanosein Sheleg, Kuntress Hashu"t: 6 & 27), and Shu"t Rivevos Efraim (ibid., who writes, quoting the Menucha Nechona, that 'issuro hu meshum etzem ha'asiyah', implying that the issue is Boneh). Although they acknowledge the differences between cheese-making and snowball forming and agree that making snowballs can't be considered actual building and Boneh De'oraysa [see Shemiras Shabbos Kehilchasah (Ch. 16: footnote 117)], nevertheless, Rav Shlomo Zalman referred to making snowballs as 'an issur lechatchilla (of Boneh) since snow is not food', and Rav Chaim Kanievsky as 'ra'ui l'hizaher d'mechzi k'Boneh'.
[14] Rav Moshe Feinstein (Mesores Moshe ibid.), the Debreciner Rav (Shu"t Ba'er Moshe vol. 6: 30) and Shu"t Nishmas Shabbos (ibid.).
[15] Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim 320, 11). Although there are poskim who do permit this, [see Magen Avrohom (ad loc. 16), Ba'er Heitev (ad loc. 15), and Aruch Hashulchan (ad loc. 25; who concludes 'tzarich iyun l'dina')], nevertheless, the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (80: 14), Ben Ish Chai (Year 2: Parshas Yisro 9), and Mishnah Berurah (Biur Halacha ad loc. s.v. yizaher) conclude 'ain lehakelb'zeh', as 'many many Rishonim' cite this as well.
[16] Mekor Chaim (ibid.) and Shu"t Ba'er Moshe (ibid.). Actually, the Chavos Yair refers to it as 'Dush', 'Threshing'. However, as the Nishmas Shabbos (ibid.) and Me'ohr Hashabbos (vol. 3: Ch. 13, 59, and extensive footnote) explain, he could not have meant threshing, which does not seem to apply to snowballs [as the Shemiras Shabbos Kehilchasah (Ch. 16: footnote 117) points out and concludes 'tzarich iyun']. Rather, they maintain he was referring to Risuk, which is a type of Sechita, which in itself is a Toldah of 'Dush' [see Rambam (Hilchos Shabbos Ch. 8: 10) and Aruch Hashulchan (Orach Chaim 320: 3)].
[17] Mesores Moshe (pg. 67: 147 s.v. ulgabei) and Shu"t Nishmas Shabbos (ibid.).
[18] See Minchas Ish (Ch. 11: 23, footnote 38). However, the Ba'er Moshe (Shu"t ibid.) rejects this out of hand as this only applies to 'Gidulei Karka', or at least 'Makom Gidulo', neither of which seem to apply to snow [see Daas Torah (Orach Chaim 340: 9) and Mishnah Berurah (340: 35 & 36)].
[19] See Rabbi Shimon Eider's Sefer Hilchos Shabbos (pg. 120: footnote 231) who posits that making snowballs should be 'Uvda D'Chol'. However, in this author's estimation, as no one else seems to cite such logic, it seems that this would be a novel approach. Additionally, we find that when something is prohibited for this reason or a similar one, nevertheless, if it is something that is an 'oneg' or 'hana'as guf' for the one performing the action, it is permitted. For example, although running and jumping are technically prohibited on Shabbos, they are both nonetheless fully permitted for children to do, as that is their 'oneg Shabbos' [see Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim 301: 1 & 2), Aruch Hashulchan (ad loc. 44), and Mishnah Berurah (ad loc. 5 & 6 and Shaar Hatziyun 3, 6, & 7); Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky (Emes L'Yaakov on Tur and Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 328: footnote 377) even applied this distinction to one who is sunbathing simply for 'Hana'as Gufo']. The same would seemingly pertain to children and their snowball fights. What greater fun do children have on a Snow Day?
[20] See Shemiras Shabbos Kehilchasah (Ch. 16: footnote 117) who raises this issue but cites Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach as ruling that it is not applicable, as once one throws a snowball he does not care about its breaking apart. Furthermore, even when thrown, it is not one's kavanna to davka destroy the snowball. The Nishmas Shabbos (ibid.) expresses similar sentiments. Additionally, as making snowballs is not considered 'Binyan Gamur' even according to those who consider it a type of Boneh, it would seem difficult to label a snowball's falling apart as Soser, as it can only apply when Boneh does.
[21] See Shu"t Ba'er Moshe (vol. 6: 30) and Shu"t Nishmas Shabbos (vol. 4: 249). This author has also recently seen printed that Rav Dovid Feinstein allows children to make snowballs as well. However, he qualifies his hetter, as only allowing children shelo higiya l'chinuch to play in the snow on Shabbos (see Rabbi Yitzchok Frankel's Kuntress Yad Dodi, Hilchos Shabbos, Muktzeh, Question 10).
[22] Aside for the teshuvos previously mentioned, this is how many contemporary sefarim on Hilchos Shabbos conclude, regardless of the reason presented, including Shemiras Shabbos Kehilchasah (Ch. 16: 45), Me'ohr Hashabbos (vol. 3, Ch. 13: 59), Orchos Shabbos (vol. 1, Ch. 8: 39), Sefer Hilchos Shabbos (pg. 120: 14), The 39 Melachos (vol. 4, pg. 1092), Shabbos Kehalacha (Tza'atzuim 51), and Uveyom Hashabbos (Ch. 10: 16).
Disclaimer: This is not a comprehensive guide, rather a brief summary to raise awareness of the issues. In any real case one should ask a competent Halachic authority.
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Sydney: The spirit of cricket debate was reignited once again at the ongoing ODI tri-series and it was India at the centre of it all yet again.
The action unfolded in the 24th over of the crucial India-Australia league match which Mahendra Singh Dhoni`s men had to win to stay afloat in the series.
At 119 for four, Australia were rather precariously poised when wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade took off for a single off R Ashwin`s final delivery of the over.
Non-striker David Hussey answered his partner`s call but as he was completing the run, the Aussie put his right hand out to stop the ball from hitting him.
Indian skipper Dhoni appealed for an obstructing the field dismissal allowed under the ICC rules.
On-field umpires Billy Bowden and Simon Taufel referred the matter to third umpire Simon Fry, who decided in favour of the batsman by concluding that he was merely trying to avoid getting hit himself instead of saving the stumps.
Dhoni was not quite happy with the decision and had an animated chat with the umpires for quite some while.
India was earlier at the centre of another run out drama in a previous match when Sri Lankan Lahiru Thirimanne`s stumps were removed by Ashwin at the non-striker`s end as the batsman had been backing up far too much despite repeated warnings.
In that instance, India`s stand-in skipper Virender Sehwag had decided to withdraw the appeal as he felt it was against the spirit of the game.


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LaSALLE – Sometimes, it's important to have selective memory.
Saturday morning, Trevor Sisson put not one, but two balls into the water hazard on the second hole at Senica's Oak Hills Golf Course. But he recovered pretty well after writing "11" on his scorecard, and it carried over to Tuesday's Class 2A LaSalle-Peru Regional on the same course.
"When I pulled up to that hole, I was really nervous about it," Sisson said. "I was trying to make a good score, and I got par, but I admit, I was happy to get through that hole."
Sisson came out white-hot and led Sterling with a 79, helping the Warriors to their third straight regional title with a total of 332. In their wake, completing a Sauk Valley sweep were Rock Falls (338) and Dixon (340).
"I don't know if it's been done in Sterling history," Sterling coach C.J. Wade said of the three-peat, "so to put these kids in the history books makes me proud as a coach."
Ryan Hurley (80), Zach Rehmert (85) and Austin Cook (88) filled out Sterling's counted scores.
Ottawa senior Dane Lehr took medalist honors with a 76, but his Pirates totaled 342 for fourth place.
After shooting 85 at the LaSalle-Peru Invite on Saturday, Sisson pounded the fairways for about three-quarters of his round Tuesday. He birdied No. 5 and was still 3-over through 15, but stumbled a little down the stretch, visiting the beach on three of the last four holes.
"He needs the practice," his dad, Mark, joked on No. 17, shortly after Sisson's tee shot sliced into the bunker guarding the par 3's green on the right side.
"I finished good on the par 3 out of the sand, but I'd rather not be there," Trevor Sisson said. "Sand will hurt you."
Moments later, Rock Falls' Cooper Kilberg striped an iron, the ball's path starting at the stick and never leaving it. It came up 10 feet short, and he settled for par. But the shot stuck in Sisson's memory.
"That was a great shot and one of the greatest I saw in the group all day," he said. "It outdid my shot by a lot."
A lot of folks leave Oak Ridge flustered after the epic but daunting No. 18, a 361-yard gem that dives into a gully, then asks the golfer to climb back up, only to be greeted by the course's most undulating green – and that's saying something.
But, thanks to his playing parter, Rehmert, Rock Falls senior Andrew Tichler was able to head to the clubhouse head held high.
Rehmert, a Sterling senior who shot an 85, scalded his second shot to a few feet beyond the green. Tichler lofted his approach to the same area, about 3 feet closer to the fringe. Rehmert's fringe putt rolled a good two dozen feet past the hole. Tichler followed suit, only his traveled about a dozen feet too far. After Rehmert putted twice more, Tichler followed the line right into the cup.
"That helped me out a lot," Tichler said. "Coming back, making the par putt was easy."
Tichler was a shot off medalist honors with a 77. Aaron Frank rattled off three straight birdies on Nos. 8-10 en route to an 81. His second shot hit the pin on No. 9.
"He wanted to shoot in the mid-70s, but he struggled down the stretch," Aaron's father and coach, Tom Frank, said. "But that's golf, and he knew the team was most important. It's been about 10 years since Rock Falls got through the regional."
The 15-year Rockets coach said his son asked assistant coach and Rock Falls alumnus Jarred Hippen "how to stay on fire" at the turn.
"He told him, just try for pars, and if a birdie rolls in, great," Tom Frank said.
For a moment, it was brilliant advice.
After a conference meet to forget – Dixon took dead last a week ago at Oak Ridge – the Dukes rode outstanding performances by Austin Thomas (78) and Ryan Dixon (80) to sectionals.
It would be tough to form a better lasting memory than Thomas did, pouring in a 27-foot, uphill birdie putt on that formidable 18th hole.
Thomas gladly shared his ironic mantra.
"Just play every hole like it's your last hole," Thomas said. "We were underdogs coming in. You don't necessarily take more risks, but you play with more fire than you would, otherwise."


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Media Plays Into 'Unfounded Hysteria' Over School Reforms
Proposal would allow more school choice for parents and students
The Bridge Magazine is misleading the public when describing an educational reform bill, said Michael Van Beek, education policy director of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
The Bridge, which is published by The Center For Michigan, said House Bill 5923 would allow Compuware to open a school for its employee's children and directly receive per-pupil funding.
Van Beek said that claim is wrong. The money would go to the school, not the corporation.
Bridge Editor Derek Melot defended the article, which had a sentence that read: "For example, Compuware could open a school for the children of its employees and receive per-pupil funding for it."
"We are not implying that Compuware, as a corporate entity, would somehow receive/profit from per pupil operational funds to run a school," Melot said. "The sentence is self-explanatory."
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The article didn't include the steps a corporation would have to take to open a school.
Van Beek said before such a school could open, the employer must enter into an agreement with a public school authorizer (school district, Intermediate School District, community college or public university) and meet several other requirements.
The corporation would have to assist in meeting the capital requirements for the school building; provide continual financial support for the school; provide space for educational services to be provided on the site of the employer; provide substantial employment in the area in which the school is located; not enroll more than 75 percent of the student body from the children of the employer's employees and contractors (the other 25 percent must be enrolled via random selection); and not have affiliation with more than 1/3 of the governing board of the school.
Bridge Magazine described House Bill 5923 as the "super choice" bill that "would significantly rewrite the state school code that governs public education."
But Van Beek said there are hundreds of sections of the nearly 300-page school code that HB 5923 will not effect. It amends nine sections and adds four new sections, he said.
Melot said legislative impact is not measured simply by counting sections of law, but also in the impact on the policies that the law governs.
"I am sure Michael (Van Beek) agrees that if 5923 were enacted in its current form, Michigan school policy would be different in how it handles choice options. For just one example, we are advised by those knowledgeable on school policy that the current language in the bill could, in practice, nullify the enrollment cap on cyber (schools) that the Legislature just approved a year ago. That appears to be significant."
Said Van Beek: "I'd like some more examples of how HB 5923 would 'significantly rewrite the state school code' other than it may effectively lift the cap on online charter schools. Those impact less than 1 percent of the total number of students enrolled in Michigan. I still don't understand how that warrants something being a 'significant rewrite.' If all it takes to be considered a significant rewrite of the school code is that it impacts other parts of the law, then what isn't a 'significant rewrite?' Was the cyber school legislation a 'significant rewrite?' Gov. Granholm's Race to the Top? Teacher evaluation reforms? Charter school cap?
"Descriptions like these play into the completely unfounded hysteria the public school establishment is attempting to create," Van Beek said.
Lansing attorney Richard McLellan led the group that drafted the education reform bill. McLellan is a founder of the Mackinac Center and is secretary of the organization's board of directors. McLellan didn't return an email seeking comment.
Bridge Magazine is published by the Center for Michigan, a think-tank founded by former University of Michigan Democratic Regent Phil Power.
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New Orleans Saints season-ticket holder Ralph Sapia needed only three words to sum up the NFL's decision to reinstate head coach Sean Payton on Tuesday.
New Orleans Saints season-ticket holder Ralph Sapia needed only three words to sum up the NFL's decision to reinstate head coach Sean Payton on Tuesday.
"It's about time," said Sapia of Lockport, a Saints' season-ticket holder since 1990.
Sapia's reaction was similar to many local Saints fans when learning of the NFL's decision to end Payton's season-long suspension for his role in the team's bounty program.
Payton, along with assistant head coach Joe Vitt, general manager Mickey Loomis and four players including Jonathan Vilma, was suspended after an investigation found the group had a performance pool offering cash rewards for key plays, including big hits. The player suspensions eventually were overturned.
The suspension was scheduled to end after Super Bowl XLVII on Feb. 3 in New Orleans but was moved up after Payton and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell met on Monday.
Sapia said it's not a coincidence that Goodell lifted Payton's suspension days before the Super Bowl will be played in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
"I think Goodell's trip to the Super Bowl will be a lot easier now that the Sean Payton issue has been addressed," Sapia said. "I was talking to someone last weekend, and I said that this was going to happen before the Super Bowl. I'm glad that he is back, and I knew that it had to happen before the Super Bowl."
Jason Bergeron of Houma, a Saints' season-ticket holder since 2005, said the team was not the same without Payton on the sidelines.
"You definitely saw the difference in the team last year," he said. "It was like the company running without its owner for a year. You will have a lot more issues because he would not be there to make the decisions. It put a lot of added stress on the team."
For some Saints fans, Goodell's decision to end Payton's suspension comes a little too late.
Scarlett McBrayer of Raceland, a Saints' season-ticket holder since 1998, said she believes Goodell unfairly punished the Saints for the bounty scandal.
"I think the whole thing has been a farce since the beginning," she said. "This is like throwing us a bone because I don't think that it's going to make that much difference as far as anybody's opinion on Goodell and the whole situation. I think it's just another one of those things that we can mark off the list and move on without looking back."
Bergeron said Tuesday's decision was only a goodwill gesture by Goodell with the Super Bowl on the horizon.
"I definitely think it was a PR move by the NFL, especially with Commissioner Goodell coming to New Orleans for the Super Bowl," he said. "I definitely believe that he has some concerns coming to the city, but he probably won't admit it."
Goodell's decision to end Payton's suspension allows the coach to attend Saturday's Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., where some of the top college players available for the NFL draft will be competing.
McBrayer said Payton's return brings back a sense of normalcy to the team.
"I think people are ready to get back to business as usual as much as we can," McBrayer said. "I think we suffered enough, and I think we need him there in Alabama to scope out potential players for the future because we definitely need to do some rebuilding."
Sapia said he is already counting down the days until the Saints kick off the 2013 regular season.
"I'm really excited because now things can return to normal," he said. "We can move on, forget about the past and turn our attention to the 2013 season."
The Associated Press contributed to this story.


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AndyTheMan wrote:Look, I just had to sign in and comment on this!
I am a CEO and as such I am responsible for all the employees in my organisation.
Quite frankly, I am frustrated that someone would consider taking a sick day to go riding by themselves in the sunshine
It is COMPLETELY unacceptable for any of my staff to have a day off to go cycling, UNLESS they ensure that I am invited, that I am informed well in advance so that I can also chuck a sickie (and let my PA know to cancel all meetings), and that we make the most out of it my getting in at least 100kms....
Seriously, its selfish to have a sick day and go riding without inviting your boss to come along with you!
hahaha, I had to chuckle at this. Im one of the Directors in my firm also and feel exactly the same way. How rude, not to be invited.
But on a serious note, asking for a day off to go riding if the employee asking is up front and transparent about it is one thing. Taking a paid sickie while not being sick and going for a ride to 'fool' the boss is another. There is some abuse of trust there. Not all bosses are !! BAN ME NOW FOR SWEARING !!, and some will be happy to let ya do it, if your honest. I know I would if your normally a hard worker.