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|2011-03-03, 18:30
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I feel a bit bad about being incompetent in Japanese. I didn't take any lesson at all in it and I should really take more time at it... but anyways. Yes, many have noticed that being close to Madoka gives you an automatic death flag, especially if you're going on a raid. By the way, I felt that this episode is not as well put together as the previous one. Having said that, what the Incubator has spewed forth alone is enough food for thought that it'd last a good week at least. It may just be that the amount of time devoted to the development of Kyouko is so compressed...
One good part about this episode is that Madoka ended up becoming more resolute, and perhaps has a more fleshed out outlook than before. I wonder how things will evolve at this rate though...
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|2011-03-03, 19:26
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So find out Kyuube's reason for making MS.
Sad to see Kyoko take herself out with Sayaka. I wonder if there was a way for her to survive and only take out Sayaka.
Best line - when you decide to die for the universe call me. What a way to lure someone in.
Wonder what Homura can do alone.
|2011-03-03, 19:44
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Mind = Blown
I expected and hoped that Sayaka would bite the bullet, but Kyoko too?!! Kyubey was awesome in his nonchalance and was unexpectedly evil in his utilitarianism.
Nice use of music, and the symbolism of Kyoko's previous belief's was done well. The episode was undeniably sad in town throughout, but it didn't come off sappy or overemotional despite the heaviness of the themes being presented. The only thing I wish and continue to wish is that the show doesn't decide to become shoujo after all this with a Clannad-esque destruction of all that is good about it. If it can do the final strides to the finish in the same tone as so far it will definitely enter into my personal Anime Hall of Fame.
|2011-03-03, 19:55
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: In a cruel yet beautiful world
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WOW @ QB "If you wish to die for the sake of the universe, give me a call!"
I think the biggest mindfuck I could get at this point is finding out by the end of the series that QB is NOT evil. That would be a lot more impressive in my book.
Oh, and the music in Sayaka's realm was beautiful.
|2011-03-03, 20:08
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|2011-03-03, 20:17
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I like how this episode seemed to rather bluntly address some things that people were discussing quite actively for a while. Like critiquing Madoka's being on the sidelines versus becoming a magical girl or what QB's purpose of creating MGs is.
Though I think I have an inkling of why these young (Japanese) (school)girls are chosen to harvest--it's their moe points! This most intangible of sensations must be the origin of such fantastic energy that defies our laws of thermodynamics!
|2011-03-03, 20:23
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Jokes and Morning Rescues aside, Madoka certainly has a bias against the Incubator now. She cannot easily justify the sacrifice of the few for the sake of many, and she sees the Incubator as a deceiver. I think that many of the audience do sympathize with her on having those thoughts... of course, some still hold against her reluctance to bring herself to assume those same risks that her friends paid with their lives for. Maybe the audience in itself is as fascinating as any of the characters in this story.
|2011-03-03, 20:27
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|2011-03-03, 20:31
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Join Date: Jul 2007
In his revelation, QB did mention why the adolescent girls were chosen. It's because their emotional swing can be the biggest and thus generate the most energy. Now even for a second we can take his word at face value, it implies that 'any' human can be witchfied and generate energy from SG -> Grief Seed transition. After all, it's human soul that generate this energy. 'If' the goal was to stave off entropy as QB stated, there is no reason for them to only use adolescent girls. In fact, the best solution would be for them to seed multitude of worlds with humans and let them breed as fast as they can through both nature and technology (artificial insemination, cloning, etc) and create an explosion of human population to be exploit for their soul and therefore energy to use. After all, using one race out of all millions and billions that possibly exist in the universe to save the universe is for the greater good right.
He also conveniently left out the part that he eats the grief seed. If all that is needed is the energy released from SG -> grief seed transition, why would he collect grief seeds?
Additionally, why then are QBs not forcing the girls to contracts. They clearly don't respect human morals and values. For what reasons were the rules of contract put into place?
No, I don't buy his rationalization at all. It's yet again part of his manipulation on Madoka.
|2011-03-03, 20:41
|Link #76
Name means little...
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@taofd: It may be possible to reverse the process (or entropy at a macroscopic scale due to Madoka Hax or something like that) ... but that's just me.
|2011-03-03, 20:43
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The Spear of Destiny
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: A place where the stars cross.
Age: 26
Well...I'm certainly sad now. Kyoko, my favorite char of the show, sacrificed herself in vain trying to save Sayaka...
Well atleast Kyoko and Sayaka died together...
So apparently Kyubey is not from this world and apparently he and is race are trying to save the universe by harvesting the energy when MGs turn into witches...I'm sorry, but thats just bullshit. After all the things he's done, I can't accept that he's trying to save the universe, he must have a deeper motive. Homura's knows his plan, and she said she'll do whatever it takes to stop him, so it must not be to save the universe.
|2011-03-03, 20:46
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Age: 32
It could be that they don't see a problem since there are already 6 billion + already with 10 born ever 4 seconds however there must be something beyond what he says there always is.
Also i'd like to bring up that Kyuube didn't really lie to Kyoko he said he didn't know of a way of saving Sayaka so that wasn't really a lie.
|2011-03-03, 20:46
|Link #79
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Now we know QB's motivation.
We also know that it MAY or MAY not be possible for Mahou Shoujo to save Sayaka. As QB himself states, their powers are the exception to the law of entropy. The human soul (or a sentient being with emotion) produces what appears to be an infinite amount of energy.
As QB states, "The existence of Mahou Shoujo itself is against reason / common sense".
So far, we have seen one side of the coin. Mahou Shoujo that fall into grief become Witches... Is it possible the opposite is possible as well?
|2011-03-03, 20:50
|Link #80
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2004
QB can go **** itself and his race. If they're willing to sacrifice humans to get their energy then they can go sacrifice themselves instead so the energy could be left to the humans.
At least the humans generate their own energy it seems. Parasites should go die.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Grief over a deadly stage collapse gave way to excitement over animal exhibits and deep-fried bubblegum Friday as thousands of people poured into an Indiana State Fair trying to bounce back from its most trying year.
Visitors bustled from rides to food stands, with only a few pausing to read the seven names inscribed on a plaque that serves as a memorial to those killed last August while waiting for the country duo Sugarland to perform.
The strong early attendance was a good sign for fair officials who hope this year's event will help heal emotions and put the fair back on sound financial footing. Revenue and attendance plummeted last year after the stage collapse, and many questioned whether the event often likened to a family reunion would ever be the same.
Deanna Phipps, 35, of Kokomo, Ind., went to the fair with her husband, Les, to watch their 14-year-old daughter march in the Kokomo High School color guard. She stopped at the memorial to the victims but clearly was ready to move on.
"I think they did the best they could," Phipps said of fair officials. "You would never think that (such an accident) would happen."
The Aug. 31, 2011, collapse occurred when high winds sent stage rigging plunging onto fans awaiting the Sugarland concert. The deaths and dozens of injuries sparked months of investigations and lawsuits amid questions about why the show wasn't canceled or postponed. Fair officials made big changes to their safety procedures and changed the organization's management structure. Lawmakers passed a bill requiring state inspections of such temporary structures.
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The first Russian invasion of Chechnya occurred during the time of Peter the Great, in the early eighteenth century. After a long series of fierce battles and bloody massacres, Chechnya was incorporated into Russia in the 1870s. In 1936 Stalin created the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Republic but in 1944 he deported more than 1 million Chechens, Ingush, and other North Caucasian peoples to Siberia and Central Asia on the pretext that they had collaborated with the Nazis. The deportees were returned to the Caucasus in 1956, and the republic was reestablished in 1957.
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How to Give Financial Advice to Same Sex Couples
Advising couples is more art than science and counseling same-sex couples is a growing niche. In this webinar learn how to balance high-net-worth partners' needs and how to effectively work with same-sex couples in the current, ever-changing legal and financial environment. Attend and learn:
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Suzanne Slater, LICSW, is a family wealth dynamics consultant, founder of Gifted Generations, and the author of The Lesbian Family Life Cycle. For more information, visit giftedgenerations.com.
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I am but one writer who has spent the last year immersed (and only occasionally floundering) in previously unchartered waters in my first 12 months of writing for Econsultancy.
This isn't just a list of trends that I've noticed during my own research, but also ones discovered by my many venerable colleagues, various friends of the blog and passed on to me by Dan Barker or compiled throughout the year by Chris Lake.
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Gingrich: Limbaugh right to apologize for remarks on contraception, says it's time to move on
WASHINGTON (AP) ' Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich says Rush Limbaugh was wrong to call a college student a "slut" and "prostitute" in the debate over contraception coverage, and was right to apologize for the comments.
Gingrich tells CNN's "State of the Union" that he's glad the conservative commentator issued the apology on Saturday and that it's time to move beyond the controversy.
Gingrich says it's "silly" to suggest that Limbaugh speaks for the GOP. Gingrich contends the media are "trying desperately to protect" President Barack Obama.
Limbaugh apologized to a Georgetown University law student who spoke out about her support for requiring health care providers to cover birth control for women.
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Doherty Garage
The Doherty Garage is the derelict Xoomer gas station/garage in San Fierro, San Andreas that Carl Johnson wins in a street race after beating Claude and Catalina. It is a save point located in the industrial neighborhood of Doherty, across the street from Cranberry Station. It is a popular hang-out spot for members of San Fierro Rifa, who will question Carl's gang allegiance. A garage is operational so that the player can store up to four cars inside the garage. The garage can also be used even if the save point cannot yet be accessed.
In 1992 Carl Johnson won a deed to the garage after a race instead of a pink slip as his opponent needed his car to go to Liberty City. After The Truth is found by narcs and he and Carl flee to San Fierro, they, along with Kendl and Cesar begin to work on the garage, making it from a run down building into a successful and profitable business. The group, along with Wu Zi Mu and the San Fierro Triads use this garage as a base of operation to hunt down the Loco Syndicate. Later on, Carl and Cesar work on delivering rare vehicles on the customers wish list to the Wang Cars showroom they have purchased earlier.
Events of GTA San Andreas
After successfully defeating Claude and Catalina in a street race, Carl Johnson heads to San Fierro with his new friend, the pot-growing hippie, The Truth. When they reach the garage, Carl realizes it is abandoned and in desperate need of repair. Before Carl sinks into his despair, Kendl convinces him to turn the situation around and make something of the place. With the help of The Truth, Carl employs Dwaine, Jethro, and Zero to work in the garage. With the additional help of Cesar Vialpando, Carl and the rest of the crew are able to turn the garage into a successful chop-shop.
The interior of the garage is seen during mission cutscenes, but is only accessible using modifications. It is big, and is mainly composed of a garage with a small office.
- Carl Johnson - owner
- Kendl Johnson - manager
- Cesar Vialpando - driver and servicer
- Jethro - mechanic
- Dwaine - mechanic
- Zero - electronics expert and car modder
- The Truth - assistant (he was the locator of the garage after the mission Farewell, My Love...)
- Carl Johnson
- Garage missions
- Frank Tenpenny
- Cesar Vialpando
- Shotgun - available after collection of 50 Snapshots
- Micro SMG - available after collection of 50 Snapshots
- Sniper Rifle - available after collection of 50 Snapshots
- Grenades - available after collection of 50 Snapshots
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- Although Carl acquires the garage after "Farewell, My Love...", the garage is available from the game start.
- The garage can hold a maximum of 3 vehicles; although more can be placed inside (i.e. 2 cars, 2 motorcycles, or 6 motorcycles) exceeding 3 vehicles may result in one or all of the vehicles parked inside disappearing after a period of time. The garage is larger than most available up to this point in the game, capable of holding 2 Monster trucks. Although there is a second garage immediately adjacent, it is not accessible.
- Due to the garage's proximity to a busy pedestrian sidewalk, care must be taken when opening it that computer-controlled pedestrians don't wander into the garage as they have been known to attempt to drive away in vehicles parked inside (this is a particular concern if the player chooses to back vehicles into the garage or wants to avoid damaging vehicles).
- The interior of the main building can only be accessed through mods and the hidden interiors universe.
- A glitch in the PS2 version of the game causes the garage to not always open, requiring several approaches before it will open and allow access. An identical glitch occurs with the Portland Safehouse in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.
- If the Doherty Garage is accessed through the Hidden Interior Universe, there will be a calendar saying that the game takes place on January. Explaining why it was snowing during Saint Mark's Bistro.


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Two-man appeal team disapproves of consensual revalidation of invalid patents
Are they running out of Court of Appeal judges in English patent cases? The IPKat wonders, having found this on Butterworths' All England Direct service. It's Halliburton Energy Services Inc v Smith International (North Sea) Ltd, a decision of a two-man Court of Appeal (Lords Justices Rix and Jacob).
Halliburton owned two patents, the validity of which successfully was challenged by Smith. Before Halliburton's appeal got very far the parties entered into a worldwide settlement agreement, in result of which Smith no longer planned to oppose the appeal. Halliburton, however, was intent on getting its patents back. What then should the Court of Appeal do? In recent years the practice of restoring the patent without argument had arisen, subject to the recording of a comment that the fact that the patent had been restored did not mean it had been held valid or ruled on.
Halliburton and the Comptroller argued that, in view of rule 52 PD 13.1 of the Civil Procedure Rules (an appeal court should not normally allow an appeal unless the decision of the lower court was wrong), that practice was wrong and that the Court of Appeal could not reverse an order for revocation except after a review of the merits.
The Court of Appeal agreed that the previous practice was inappropriate: the Court of Appeal should not restore an invalid patent unless the decision to invalidate it was wrong. The court had, therefore, to hear the merits of the appeal.
This seems perfectly sensible to the IPKat, particularly if you take account of the interest of third parties who would never want the expense or inconvenience of litigating the validity of the patent but who, once it was struck down on the merits following a trial, were confident to manufacture the product or use the process covered by its claims. Merpel's not so sure. If the system worked well enough in the past, it seems a shame to change it merely because it's wrong in principle. And wouldn't innocent third parties get some protection from the courts if they turned out to be infringing a patent that was miraculously revalidated by consent after they began working it?
And who would have won if the two judges disagreed? Lord Justice Jacob is the Big Patent Chief, but isn't Lord Justice Rix the senior appellate judge by some three years ...?
Good IP writing course
A couple of weeks ago the IPKat asked if anyone was interested in a course on how to write good, crisp, clear, coherent prose on the topic of intellectual property law. Initial response has been excellent and, in the next couple of weeks, the IPKat will be offering some dates and further details. The cost will not exceed £55 for half a day (if you bring your own sandwiches) and may be less; the course will be in London.
If you've not yet put your name down, now's the time to do so. Just email the IPKat here and let him know. Oh, if you're putting down someone else's name - as a couple of correspondents have apparently done - make sure that he or she knows about it first!
Mountain out of a Molehusband
A valuable piece of intellectual property has gone missing: it's the classic public service film sequence featuring a fictional driver, one Reginald Molehusband, who demonstrated how not to park a car. Played by actor Ian Gardner, the Molehusband role was broadcast hundreds of times in the 1960s and 1970s - but no-one seems to have a copy. Any reader who knows how or where to lay hands on it should email the IPKat here, so he can claim the reward ... or, better still, contact the BBC directly here.
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LAURINBURG, N.C.—Senior Bradley Hippolyte (Brooklyn, N.Y.) registered his first collegiate double-double with a team-high 19 points and a career-high 11 rebounds to propel host St. Andrews Presbyterian College to a 69-59 Conference Carolinas men's basketball victory over visiting Coker College on Thursday night in Harris Court.
Sophomore Ron Deas (Clayton, N.C.) also scored a career-high 16 points as the Knights -- winners of three straight -- improved to 5-12 overall and 4-6 in the league. Sophomore Mason Ambler (Atlanta, Ga.) scored a game-high 20 points for the visitors but the Cobras dropped their sixth straight game falling to 5-12 and 3-7.
"It was nice to get three straight wins like this," said St. Andrews third year head coach Billy Lee. "We have been playing better since Christmas and playing better together and on defense so it is nice to see the hard work manifest into these three wins."
A sophomore J.C. Hafner (Jefferson, Md.) three-pointer midway through the first half gave Coker a 19-9 advantage but St. Andrews would outscore the Cobras 18-7 in the final 10-plus minutes. A freshman Zack Garst (Huntersville, N.C.) made free throw broke a tie in the final minute of the first half to give the Knights a slim 27-26 lead at halftime.
Coker jumped out to their double digit lead by hitting five of their first six 3-pointers but missed their final four attempts in the opening 20 minutes. St. Andrews sophomore Colby Poe (Bennettsville, S.C.) led all scorers into the locker room, bucketing eight of his 11 points in the first half.
The Knights pulled out to an 11-point lead in the first five minutes of the second half on a 13-3 run. A senior Benny Zacharias (Raeford, N.C.) three-pointer capped the surge that gave SAPC a 40-29 advantage. Coker would pull with nine-point five different times over the next 14 minutes but the Knights primarily kept a double-digit lead heading into the final minute.
St. Andrews continued to lead 64-54 with 59 seconds on the clock but a quick pair of hoops edged Coker to within seven with 38 ticks remaining but the Knights converted on four straight free throws late coast home to the 10-point victory.
SAPC held a slim 33-31 edge on the boards but committed less turnovers, 17-13, while making more steals, 12-7. The Cobras made 43.8-percent of their shots while the Knights were just behind at 43.1%.
Hippolyte scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half including all of his free throws. Hippolyte went to the charity stripe 15 times in the final 20 minutes and made 12. Coach Lee added, "Bradley is getting better and better and he plays bigger than his size. He is deserving of his accomplishments as he is focused and he continued to work through frustrating times."
Deas scored his 16 points on 7-of-10 accuracy from the floor while also grabbing six rebounds. "Ron (Deas) was tremendous tonight bringing a lot of effort while also been very productive offensively," commented Lee.
Juniors Joseph Gripper (Charlotte, N.C.) and Charles Phillips (Decatur, Ga.) followed with eight and seven points, respectively. Phillips and Hippolyte each dished out five assists as SAPC had 19 helpers for the second straight game. Gripper also had a game-high five steals.
"Defense keyed everything we did. We came out in the second half and made stops that we were able to turn into buckets. We also did a really good job passing the ball. Joe (Gripper) used his dribble to get the ball to open people by penetrating and kicking it out," described Lee.
"I am happy for this team as they are smart and work together," concluded Lee.
Ambler registered his second straight double-double by grabbing a game-high 12 rebounds to go along with his 20 points. A quartet of Cobras just missed reaching double-digits including nine points by senior Boycho Branzov (Bulgaria) and sophomore Michael Gore (Landis, N.C.). Hafner and freshman Vatrick Thompson (West Columbia, S.C.) followed with eight apiece.
St. Andrews next hosts Conference Carolinas rival Pfeiffer University Saturday at 2:00 p.m. while Limestone hosts league foe Lees-McRae College at the same time.


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Lights … camera … and a return to their roots
April 18, 2011
By Mike Killeen
Acclaimed actors Carla Noack and Michael Hayden have found success on stage since graduating from the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University. A recent return to campus stirred memories of one unforgettable professor. Tom Darnall, CSB and SJU theater professor emeritus, played a leading role in their lives as students.
Noack (CSB Class of 1989) and Hayden (SJU Class of 1987) spoke about the impact of Darnall while visiting CSB March 7 for an informal performance and conversation about acting and their lives in the theater.
When Noack came to CSB as a student from Arlington, Minn., she never dreamed of a stage career. Her passion was volleyball, and she spent her first two years playing for the Blazers. That changed one day when she happened to walk through the Benedicta Arts Center of the College of Saint Benedict.
"I was walking through the BAC and I saw posters for auditions for what must have been the spring show," Noack said. "I'd never met Tom before, and he gave me the 'Bananas' monologue from The House of Blue Leaves. He had me come back the next day and work this monologue with him.
"I will never forget that experience, because he just gave totally of himself and made me feel like I could do anything. He just listened to me, and got what I was trying to do," Noack said. "Even though I played volleyball for one more year, I knew that I was going to be a theater major after my first little bit of time with Tom."
Darnall recognized her talent before she did.
"Tom specifically told me he worked for two years to get Carla away from the volleyball team to get her in the theater," Hayden said, laughing.
Noack has gone on to teach theater herself, at the University of Missouri Kansas City. She previously served as co-artistic director of the Commonweal Theatre Company in Lanesboro, Minn., and has worked with theater companies in Minneapolis and Winona, Minn.
"Carla acts and teaches at a very high level. Tom (Darnall) was a brilliant acting teacher and also a great actor, which is incredibly rare," Hayden said. "I got to experience that with Tom, and I know that Carla is giving her students a great experience as well."
Hayden got to experience both sides of Darnall during a CSB and SJU production of The Crucible. An actor was struggling to learn his lines, and bowed out of the part only days before the production was to start.
The show must go on, but how?
"Tom was our director, and he said, 'What am I going to do?' I finally said, 'Man, you're the only person who can take this part over; you're the only one who knows it. So we all got to act with Tom," Hayden said. "It was a fantastic experience for both him and us."
Hayden has continued his trek on stage. He attended Julliard following graduation from SJU, and got his first big break when he played Billy Bigelow in Carousel in London and on Broadway. Most recently, he played both Richard II and Henry V at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. He has also performed at Lincoln Center in New York City and the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.
Both Hayden and Noack said their experience at CSB and SJU helped shape them as actors and people. In fact, Hayden called both schools "a jewel" in the middle of Minnesota.
"At a place like (CSB and SJU), you learn how to learn. Once you learn how to learn, you're set for life. You have a hunger for it. It doesn't matter what palette you choose for your work," Hayden said.
Noack said it is important for students to embrace opportunities for involvement.
"I would just encourage students to take advantage of everything that is here, to see all the dance companies and shows and operas that come through here, but also to really take their time here by the horns and get involved," Noack said. "It's pretty easy as a theater major to spend all of your time here in the BAC, and I think that's a wonderful part of an education in theater. But I think what I've learned over the years is just what Saint Ben's taught me about getting involved in life."
Noack and Hayden both said it was great returning to their roots.
"I walked by the theater, and I thought I heard people calling for lights and I heard all the same voices," Noack said. "But of course, some of our teachers are still here - Kaarin (Johnston) and Willene (Mangham)."
"I walked into the office, and I sat down like I always did," Hayden said. "I listened to the kids, and I think, 'They're a lot younger than we were when we were here.' But then I realize we were as young as they were - not that we've gotten older."


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CANONSBURG, Pa. – Brooks Orpik had a good reason to head back to Pittsburgh after spending the first three months of the NHL lockout in Massachusetts, and the Penguins defenceman insists it had nothing to do with optimism he and the rest of his teammates are closer to getting back to work.
"I didn't have snow tires on my car, so I was like, 'If I wait this out any longer I'm going to get stuck here and not have a car down in Pittsburgh,'" Orpik said. "It was really just a change of scenery."
Orpik wasn't alone. He carpooled down to Pittsburgh with Tyler Kennedy, and a little bit of peer pressure convinced forward James Neal to join the handful of Penguins who have been working out regularly at the regional ice rink that serves as the team's practice facility.
"It's just something different to stimulate you," Orpik said.
Orpik had been working out with players in the Boston area, monitoring negotiations and attempting to stay sharp. Things felt a little different, however, while skating alongside his teammates for the first time since Pittsburgh lost to Philadelphia in the first round of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Having Sidney Crosby around may something to do with it. The captain has been a fixture at the workouts and having 15 players in all—including a couple of non-Penguins—allowed Crosby and company to pick up the pace a little bit.
Crosby has served as the de facto organizer for the drills and is eager to get his career back underway after struggling with concussion-like symptoms for most of the last two years. He attended three days of marathon negotiations between owners and players in New York last week, though he has no plans to be around when talks resume.
While Crosby has long since stopped guessing when the NHL's third labour dispute under Commissioner Gary Bettman's watch will end, he remains hopeful hockey will return at some point.
"The fact that they're talking is good and I think we've all said that throughout this process, it's better than sitting around and not knowing what everyone is thinking," Crosby said.
Spending three days at the bargaining table, however, tempered any sense a deal was imminent. The league has cancelled games through Dec. 30 and there are still a myriad of concerns that need to be addressed.
"There's a lot of details, a lot of things that go into a CBA and those haven't even been starting to be talked about," Crosby said. "We definitely have some work to do there but I'm sure once all the major things get taken care of, hopefully the process gets a little easier."
Crosby estimated the league would need a couple of weeks to get through a brief training camp while cramming in a couple of exhibitions. The long layoff has left him refreshed and while he's crisscrossed the country over the last couple months—he's attended player camps in Colorado and Arizona—there's nothing quite like lacing up the skates alongside the players who know you better than most.
"I think the one thing that's the same all the way through is that guys are trying to do their best to stay ready and they're trying to make the best of the situation," Crosby said. "That says a lot about guys and their care level. Guys want to make sure that when and if this does get settled, we're ready to go."
So Crosby will keep showing up at the practice rink four days a week. He will keep trying to make things fresh. Tuesday's turnout was encouraging, sure, but it's also part of an ebb and flow that's been typical since the lockout began.
There have been days when only a handful of players show up. While that can make it difficult at times to get motivated, it hasn't stopped Crosby from showing up, even if instead of a packed house at Consol Energy Center it's a sprinkling of fans, folks working at a gym located over one end of the ice and facility employees.
Asked if there's a scenario when Crosby decided it's time to call his teammates and tell them to skip it, and the game's biggest star just shakes his head.
"That's not going to happen," Crosby said. "If nobody's here, then either everyone has taken a day off right before camp starts or we're not playing."
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