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Ever wonder what it would be like to play a classic adventure game the day it came out and experience all the surprise and charm for the very first time? Wonder no more!
Twenty-five years ago, Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick created the game that introduced the world to 2D point & click adventure games. Maniac Mansion took the computer game world by storm with its compelling story, complex puzzles, cutting edge humor, engaging game play, and provided an entire generation with a new idea of what an adventure game could be. Blah blah blah...
And now they are back together with an all new 2D point & click adventure game! Ron is skinny again and Gary had that rash looked at — and they're here (finally!) to create the true spiritual successor to Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island.
Thimbleweed Park is a new game that cuts to the core of what made classic point & click adventure games so special, and done by the actual people who spawned the genre.
It's deep, it's challenging, it's funny, it's everything you loved about adventure games.
Holy crap is this going to be fun! And you can be part of it - right here and right now for $20 bucks which is like $1.52 in 1987 dollars.
Why do we want to make Thimbleweed Park? Because we miss classic adventures and all their innocence and charm.
They were fun and would put a smile on your face. We want to make one of those again and we want to do it right. We don't want to make a game "inspired by," or "paying homage to" classic point & click adventures, we want to make a real classic point & click adventure.
Thimbleweed Park is a game for true lovers of adventure games. This is a Kickstarter for fans who loved Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island, and everything else that made that era great. It strips away all the cruft built up over the years and is distilled down to what we loved about the genre.
By popular demand and with thanks to the fine folks at Humble Bundle, we are now offering the ability to pay using PayPal. If you can back through Kickstarter directly, we kindly ask you to do that. It will make our lives a bit easier. But if you can't, then we're here for you. We got your back.
Anyone who backs at $50 or higher will not only get their name in the Thimbleweed Park phone book (used for actual puzzle solving), but you'll also be able to record your own custom voicemail message when the number is called (subject to approval).
Please back our stretch goals and help us make Thimbleweed Park the best damn point & click adventure game you've played since that last point & click adventure game you played and liked.
Thimbleweed Park is the curious story of two washed up detectives called in to investigate a dead body found in the river just outside of town. It's a game where you switch between five playable characters while uncovering the dark, satirical and bizarre world of Thimbleweed Park.
Lost along a dusty stretch of highway, the town of Thimbleweed Park once boasted an opulent hotel, a vibrant business district and the state's largest pillow factory, but now teeters on the edge of oblivion and continues to exist for no real reason. It's a town that makes you itch and your skin crawl. It's a place no one ever looks for, but everyone seems to find.
Not far from town, Delores and her siblings are gathered at the reading of her rich uncle's will where the backstabbing, intrigue and puzzle solving knows no end. How is this all connected to the dead body under the bridge? Good question.
At the long abandoned circus grounds, Ransome the Clown had been cursed and can never remove his make-up. How did he get into this situation? How can he get out? Does he really want to? What's up with that dead body slowly bloating in the water? Who knows!
Meanwhile, on the 13th floor of the Edmund hotel, Franklin wakes up with no idea how he got there. But that's not the weird part. The weird part is that he's dead. Spoiler: He's not the body found just outside of Thimbleweed Park. Wow! That's confusing. Don't panic, we're just as confused as you are.
We like big pixels. Huge ones. Pixels that have their own Zip Codes. Pixels a family of six could live inside of and still have room for Uncle Pete when he drops in unexpectedly on his way to the coast.
We had a lot of fun building Maniac Mansion, there was a charm and simplicity to the art that let the game design shine and your imagination run wild.
We want Thimbleweed Park to be like an undiscovered classic LucasArts' adventure game you'd never played before. A game discovered in a dusty old desk that puts a smile on your face and sends a wave of nostalgia through you in the same way it does for us.
Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick created and designed Maniac Mansion and have extensive experience making games over the past 25 years. Maniac Mansion was LucasArts' first adventure game and the point & click adventure game that spawned the genre we know and love today.
RON GILBERT is a game designer, writer and programmer best known for creating and designing the cult classic adventure games Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island. Ron was the ninth employee at Lucasfilm Games, instrumental in their leap into adventure games, and creator of the SCUMM engine. He was the co-founder of Humongous Entertainment and made numerous adventure games for kids, such as Putt-Putt, Freddi Fish and Pajama Sam. His most recent work includes the adventure/RPG DeathSpank, The Cave and indie mobile games The Big Big Castle and Scurvy Scallywags.
GARY WINNICK is an artist, writer, designer and art director. During his ten year stint at Lucasfilm Games he co-designed and created all the art for their first graphic adventure Maniac Mansion. Additionally, he created art for and art directed many other LucasArts games including Zak McKracken, Loom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Monkey Island and Habitat. Gary created the original property Defenders of Dynatron City, co-plotted a six issue mini-series for Marvel and served as a producer for the animated TV special. He was a co-founder of Lightsource Studios and Suddenly Social. His most recent graphic novel Bad Dreams is currently being published by comic company Red 5.
Just like they were on Maniac Mansion, Ron and Gary will be the core of the team building this new point & click adventure, co-designing and writing with Ron doing the bulk of the programming and Gary doing the art. Good times.
An additional programmer and artist will be added 6 months into production, along with a part-time musician. Dedicated testers will join as the game nears completion.
We're fully devoting ourselves to Thimbleweed Park in the same way we did Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island and everything else we do. This is a serious full-time project for us. We want to make the best classic point & click adventure we can.
Follow and participate in the game's development on our website, where Ron, Gary and other members of the team will discuss behind-the-scenes art, designs, information, cooking, gossip, answer questions, get feedback and generally have a lot of fun*.
* Fun not guaranteed and void where prohibited by law.
Tons of other fascinating rewards can be found by looking to your right… over there… no, a little higher… scroll up… there!
** Rewards icons are for reference, entertainment and gambling purposes only and are not necessarily representative of the final rewards.
Riesgos y desafíos
Building games is always risky. What we bring to this project is a lot of real experience, not only designing games, but planning, budgeting and running projects and talented teams.
Any creative and artistic endeavor is about making tough choices and managing scope. A project's biggest risk is controlling that scope and staying focused. Our experience brings realistic game design and production goals to the project.
Does that mean we won't be late? No, we probably will be late, but not by a lot and the game will be better for it. That's just the reality of making a game and we're going to be honest about that. We'll keep everyone up-to-date and hopefully there will be no surprises.
There is also the risk we'll spend way too much time trying to decide where to have lunch each day. That is always a risk in game development.Más información sobre el concepto de responsabilidad en Kickstarter
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I think the key is that the user always needs to be able to unambiguously determine (via programmatic means hopefully) exactly where they are relative to "known states" in the ordering that they're familiar with.. In terms of redundancy, having a lot of "redundant" changes may be "disruptive" in terms of multiple user notifications for each change.. also may need to distinguish between changes that -may- happen vs. changes that -will- happen (always notifications for changes that will happen, but do you always want to notify for any possible changes that might happen down the line?) -----Original Message----- From: firstname.lastname@example.com [mailto:email@example.com] On Behalf Of Detlev Fischer Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 2:33 AM To: email@example.com Subject: Re: WCAG 2 on expanding form controls Regarding the suggested failure, "FXXX: Failure of 3.2.2, (and Failure of 3.1.1) due to making changes without notification to a page (in the reading order) before the control that caused the change." I agree with James Nurthen that there are cases in which it makes sense to update the information above the focus position without informing the user. The crucial point is whether the same information will reappear at its due point in the process. For example, at the checkout of an online shop, information about the number of items will be restated before the user commits to purchase. What does that mena for the sufggerseted Failure? I think it is valid in general, the test for it however would need to include a check whether the user must rely on the change above or whether the change is redundant (due to reappear later in the process). As mentioned by some before, ARIA live regions may help announcing state changes without moving the current focus but UA / AT saupport for live regions is probably still not sufficient currently to satisfy the SC when used to announce vital informaton (i.e. information that the user must rely upon). Detlev Am 25.08.2011 23:29, schrieb Katie Haritos-Shea: > I think the thing to take into account here is that IF it changes > the user focus. Having that information that 4 new things are in > your cart may not be a problem, the problem is if you are moved > somewhere (focus-wise), that is unknown or not expected. That is the > crux IMHO. > > And David I think has covered this well in this proposal. > > Thank you David! > > -----Original Message----- > From: James Nurthen > Sent: Aug 25, 2011 2:26 PM > To: firstname.lastname@example.com > Subject: Re: WCAG 2 on expanding form controls > > I'm not sure I agree about > "FXXX: Failure of 3.2.2, (and Failure of 3.1.1) due to making > changes without notification to a page (in the reading order) before > the control that caused the change." > > There are many cases when changing something earlier in the page is > the logical thing to do and should not be a failure even if the user > is not notified. > Take, for instance, amazon.com. When I add something to my shopping > cart the number on the cart updates to show the number of items in > the cart. This information, while useful, is not a necessary part of > the process. I'm not sure anyone needs to be notified that this > update has occurred - indeed - as a sighted user this information is > often scrolled off the top of the screen and I'm not aware it has > been updated until I decide I want to go to look at it to see how > many items I have in my cart. This works exactly the same for a > screen reader user. > > Doing something like this, where the update is "obvious" based on > the application being used, should not be a failure. > > > On 8/25/2011 11:00 AM, David MacDonald wrote: > >> This issue of inserting content into pages is prevalent... I >> recommend we add something like the four following techniques: >> >> SCRXX for 3.2.2, 3.1.1 >> >> Inserting or changing the content of a page while keeping (or >> returning) focus on the initiating control. >> >> Gxxxx: Notifying the user of behaviour before a control changes or >> inserts content into a web page. >> >> FXXX: Failure of 3.2.2, (and Failure of 3.1.1) due to not keeping >> (or returning) the focus on the control that caused the change in >> page content. >> >> FXXX: Failure of 3.2.2, (and Failure of 3.1.1) due to making >> changes without notification to a page (in the reading order) >> before the control that caused the change. >> >> David MacDonald >> >> www.eramp.com <http://www.eramp.com> >> >> *From:*firstname.lastname@example.com >> [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] *On Behalf Of *Katie Haritos-Shea >> *Sent:* August-17-11 7:48 PM >> *To:* David MacDonald; 'WCAG' >> *Cc:* 'Loretta Guarino Reid'; 'Gregg Vanderheiden'; 'Michael Cooper' >> *Subject:* Re: WCAG 2 on expanding form controls >> >> Thanks for providing this David, >> >> I am thinking that the explained 'behavior' description should >> includes the information about where in the >> reading-order/tab-order the user will be returned to at the end of >> that form component interaction. >> >> Theoretically it should return you back to the logical place you >> just left before the change of context occurred. If it returns you >> back to the top/beginning of the page - then that should also be >> identified, as this is often what happens - and I am unsure just >> how annoying this is to AT users.......but I know compliance >> testers find it annoying........and I feel it is disorienting. >> >> I am also concerned about the text input that causes changes of >> context, - being clearly identified as being included as one of >> the covered form/context behaviors - though G13 seems to allude to >> that in the second example - maybe we need a clearer identification. >> >> In my world this issue is coming up often. >> >> Katie >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: David MacDonald >> Sent: Aug 17, 2011 6:51 PM >> To: 'WCAG' >> Cc: 'Loretta Guarino Reid' , 'Gregg Vanderheiden' , 'Michael >> Cooper' >> Subject: WCAG 2 on expanding form controls >> >> >> In preparation for our discussion of expanding forms, I've >> (we've) heard from several blind screen reader users. Their >> comments are below... there may be a few more comments from >> another user that I've contacted. The consensus currently >> seems to be the following. >> >> It's ok to provide a control on a form (such as a dropdown, or >> checkbox etc) that makes the form expand to add extra content, >> (or contract to remove content) provided the following four >> factors are true: >> >> 1.The focus stays on the control when the change happens >> >> 2.The page does not reload >> >> 3.The changes to the form occurs after the control (in the >> code order) that causes the changes >> >> 4.If the changes to the form include plain text that would not >> be in the tab order then there should be instructions provided >> on the control describing the behaviour. This would be >> provided via the Title element of the control, or WAI ARIA, or >> another manner which would be obvious to a screen reader user >> who is tabbing through the controls. >> >> We may want to require a description of the behaviour also. >> >> Cheers >> >> David MacDonald >> >> Discussion: >> >> A blind man in his 30's, expert JAWS user says: >> >> "I agree with the blind contributor who says that it is fine >> so long as the content being generated appears after the >> control. The experience could be further enhanced by putting >> live-aria on the new content. Adding a title tooltip on the >> control may be useful in some situations but unnecessary in >> others. This behaviour on pages doesn't bother me and can make >> for a better user experience when it actually works well with AT." >> >> A blind man in his 50's full time employed in IT, uses all >> popular screen readers, prefers WindowEyes says: >> >> "This will present a challenge to text to speech software >> developers. I do see their value though. >> >> It is going to be difficult to have expanded content without >> refreshing the page. Some sites seem to do this, but I don't >> know how they achieve it. The web access for Microsoft >> Exchange does OK and for the most part leaves your text to >> speech software where it needs to be. Others will put your >> review cursor to the top. System Access is better at this, >> because they don't have a forms mode on/off per say. >> Window-Eyes struggles with it and JFW is better at it, because >> they are following the System Access idea....I don't know how >> you would describe such behaviour so that it is intuitive to >> everyone. I just deal with it the way it is for now. In my >> mind it is one of those situations where one just has to learn >> how certain pages function. Although I can see this being a >> challenge for a busy site where you need to select a product, >> a model, serial number within a range, then a specific >> firmware version. But if you are a person using such a site to >> get a driver or something of that nature, wouldn't you have >> the experience and knowledge to deal with such pages?" >> >> A woman in her 40's, intermediate JAWS, System Access user says: >> >> Hi David, I tend to agree with what the other blind person >> said. I remember being at a page like that once and I didn't >> realize what was happening at first so I thought there was a >> problem with the page and didn't realize. If the page puts you >> right where you were, so you can read down and find the extra >> content, it is better. Once I know a site and if it is done >> properly, I could jump through by headings to see the extra >> content, that is okay but not as good. Because, if you don't >> know the site and how it works, it takes longer to find the >> content you want. I do hate it when the page reloads and I >> have to find my place again especially if it is a large site >> with a lot of content. >> >> Expert user in his 30's – JAWS... >> >> "I'm on-side re this. I personally don't care if the page >> reloads, so long as focus returns to the control. But that's >> me. Will there be any off-screen or other text informing the >> beginning and end of the expanded text? Also, how will the >> state (expanded collapsed) be exposed to ATs." >> >> >> Sailesh, on our list says: >> >> "I agree with: Some said as long as the extra content appears >> after the control that generated it, it s ok. with a rider: >> The page does not refresh / reload causing loss of focus or >> the focus is re-positioned to where it should be. Usually if >> appearance of new form controls is dependent on choice from >> checkbox / radio/ SELECT and the tab flow is managed >> logically, it poses no problem. >> >> Another scenario is a set of links like a tree menu and when >> one is expanded a set of child links is presented below it. >> Here 4.1.2 will also apply: one needs to know it is a >> menu-link and whether it is expanded /collapsed. Also oned >> needs to be able to identify the child links as a group... >> their start and finish. Yet in other cases, it is necessary to >> notify the user of the behavior. Usually if content (like >> chart or a data table or other stuff that does not get focus >> is present below the UI element and this content changes based >> on the choice made via the UI element, the user should be >> notified about the behavior. For instance, if data displayed >> relates to a province or state selected from a drop down and >> there is no Go button after the drop down. This may be done >> with page refresh or without." >> >> Jason says: >> >> "Based on a quick check, these both seem to be cases in which >> 4.1.2 is not met. Certainly, it is exactly this kind of >> problem that 4.1.2 was intended to address, as I recall." >> >> David responds: >> >> There may have been the intention in 4.1.2 to require >> notifications of changes to page content. However, it is not >> clear to me in reading the understanding doc for 4.1.2 that >> there is an obligation under WCAG to announce a change to the >> page to assistive technology, but only to make the change >> programmatically available. We may need to add language to the >> 4.1.2 understanding to articulate this. >> >> Cheers >> >> David MacDonald >> >> www.eramp.com <http://www.eramp.com> >> >> >> >> * katie * >> >> Katie Haritos-Shea >> Section 508 Technical Policy Analyst >> >> 703-371-5545 >> >> People may forget exactly what it was that you said or did, >> but they will never forget how you made them feel....... > > > * katie * > > Katie Haritos-Shea > Section 508 Technical Policy Analyst > > 703-371-5545 > > People may forget exactly what it was that you said or did, > but they will never forget how you made them feel....... > -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Detlev Fischer PhD DIAS GmbH - Daten, Informationssysteme und Analysen im Sozialen Geschäftsführung: Thomas Lilienthal, Michael Zapp Telefon: +49-40-43 18 75-25 Mobile: +49-157 7-170 73 84 Fax: +49-40-43 18 75-19 E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Anschrift: Schulterblatt 36, D-20357 Hamburg Amtsgericht Hamburg HRB 58 167 Geschäftsführer: Thomas Lilienthal, Michael Zapp ---------------------------------------------------------------Received on Friday, 26 August 2011 13:09:26 UTC
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|MAGNUM Cable 500 Watt
|29.40 m
|3 m²
|100 mm
|10 m
|£ 126.00
|MAGNUM Cable 700 Watt
|41.20 m
|4 m²
|100 mm
|10 m
|£ 158.40
|MAGNUM Cable 1000 Watt
|58.80 m
|6 m²
|100 mm
|15 m
|£ 198.00
|MAGNUM Cable 1250 Watt
|73.50 m
|7 m²
|100 mm
|25 m
|£ 225.00
|MAGNUM Cable 1700 Watt
|100 m
|10 m²
|100 mm
|25 m
|£ 277.20
|MAGNUM Cable 2100 Watt
|123.50 m
|12 m²
|100 mm
|25 m
|£ 336.60
|MAGNUM Cable 2600 Watt
|152.90 m
|14 m²
|100 mm
|35 m
|£ 389.40
|MAGNUM Cable 2900 Watt
|170.60 m
|16 m²
|100 mm
|40 m
|£ 448.80
|MAGNUM Cable 3300 Watt
|194.10 m
|18 m²
|100 mm
|45 m
|£ 478.80
This stylish, colourful and refined digital clock thermostat has been specially designed for electric heating systems. The MAGNUM X-treme Control is supplied with every MAGNUM floor heating set (Mat,Cable and Foil types), including external floor sensor, a built-in air sensor and three different frames that suit most brands of switching equipment. The MAGNUM X-treme Control is simple and intuitive to operate using touch sensitive buttons under the display. The new chameleon function is simple to adapt to the colour of your interior. The stylish screensaver shows the time, temperature and current mode without touching the thermostat. The MAGNUM X-treme Control has a new help function that appears after 10 seconds in the menu with a complete description of the setting in question. The MAGNUM X-treme Control also has a wooden floor function whereby the temperature is limited to 28°C. This makes the MAGNUM X-treme Control the idea and safe solution for every electric heating system.
In some situations the digital regulation is not required and so the preference is for a simple on/off operation. Specifically industrial applications where the heating must remain on at all times. Therefore MAGNUM has designed the Standard Control: a simple on/off thermostat with temperature regulation that is clearly easy to operate.
Parts necessary for installation, listed below are always included excepting thermostat which is optional to allow ordering Foil in custom sizes, like 20 m² = 10 m² + 10 m². In such case, one product should be added with chosen thermostat and the other with it not included. Spacer strips also being optional, help with the positioning and installation process. Cable can be fixed to the floow multiple ways, for example with tape, however spacer strips make it a lot easier.
This MAGNUM Heating product is manufactured from high quality, durable materials. To guarantee that your product functions optimally there are a few points of attention which are described in the Installation Instructions. We can only offer you the full guarantee if the system is correctly installed in accordance with these Installation Instructions. Carefully read the instructions prior to installation, do not forget the yellow centre page when doing so, and ensure that you have the correct tools and materials. The electrical installation must be carried out by a qualified electrician in accordance with IEE Regulations.Please visit www.magnumheating.com to find your local supplier if you have any questions, require more information or support.
Check the contents of the box before starting. A complete set consists of:
|MAGNUM Cable 300 Watt
|17.60 m
|MAGNUM Cable 500 Watt
|29.40 m
|MAGNUM Cable 700 Watt
|41.20 m
|MAGNUM Cable 1000 Watt
|58.80 m
|MAGNUM Cable 1250 Watt
|73.50 m
|MAGNUM Cable 1700 Watt
|100 m
|MAGNUM Cable 2100 Watt
|123.50 m
|MAGNUM Cable 2600 Watt
|152.90 m
|MAGNUM Cable 2900 Watt
|180.60 m
|MAGNUM Cable 3300 Watt
|194.10 m
The MAGNUM Cable is insulated and watertight and can be installed on Foil finished insulation (Kingspan or Celotex) or existing concrete bases. The construction of the cable also allows installation in wet spaces. The heating cable may never be installed under fixed objects like wall units, kitchen units, baths, or showers and must be able to give off its warmth unimpeded. The power supply must be disconnected during installation. All installations must be wired through a suitably rated MCB or RCCD when applicable. All installations in wet areas must be wired through a dedicated RCCD in line with the thermostat. All connections must be made by an approved Electrician in accordance with current IEE regulations. The electrical heating cable is patented worldwide and fully conforms to the European IEC 800 standards. The connector cable can be extended or shortened, there must always be at least 0.5 meter of connecting wire left. The heating cable cannot be shortened! The end seal cannot be broken. If multiple cables are installed in a space, they must be wired in parallel and a suitably rated junction box may be incorporated so that only one power cable runs to the thermostat. Maximum capacity of the thermostat is 16 Amperes. If fitting more than one cable set and the combined area length exceeds194 meters (3400 watts), a suitably rated Contactor will have to be fitted. The thermostat may only be installed by a qualified electrician. Before installing the MAGNUM Cable, the resistance reading should be taken and noted down on the inspection card in the center of this manual. Keep this inspection card in the meter cupboard in a visible place this is part of your guarantee! (see point 8) The sensor must always remain IN the sensor conduit. Fit cap to end of the sensor conduit. If the sensor ever needs to be replaced it can then easily be removed. The MAGNUM Cable can be used under various floor finishes - Tile, Marble, Slate, Wood, Laminate, Vinyl and Carpet. (Tog rate of carpet and underlay should not exceed 2.5). If using underneath a wooden floor or carpet please contact your flooring supplier.
Ensure that the sensor is installed well clear (min. 50 cm) of central heating pipes, water pipes, drains and electrical wiring. The sensor must be installed in the middle of a cable loop for optimal temperature registration. Ensure that the heating cables do not make direct contact with the conduit in which the floor sensor is mounted.
Before installing the Comfort Cable, the resistance reading should be taken and noted down on the inspection card in the center of this manual. The reading should be taken during the installation and on final completion. These readings should be as per the technical information (Point 2). Take measurements both between the resistance wires and between the resistance wire and the earth cladding. Keep this inspection card in the meter cupboard in a visible place! This forms part of your guarantee.
150+ Watts/m² for prime heating of normal rooms cable spacing 100 mm 100/125 Watt sq. m for comfort heating of normal rooms cable spacing 125/150 mm Example: for a conservatory of 20 sq. m floor surface multiply the total floor surface with the above mentioned capacities (20 x 150 Watt = 3000 Watt) Choose set 3300 - 3300 watt. Cable can be sized (or checked) by measuring the linear length i.e. Heat required 150 watts/m². Room size 4mx3m =12m² Cable spacing = 100mm Therefore 4mx30 = 120 linear mts. Use 2100 Watt set (124 linear mts). If there is any excess cable left after installation, you can space a few runs at 50mm at the window & door areas of the room to lose it in the floor. NEVER SHORTERN THE CABLE
Fit the cable end (marked with *******) through the electrical pipe to the back box for the thermostat. The word "splice" must stay visible. Splice must be covered by screed. Fix the spacer strips at 500 - 600 mm centres with masonary or Hilti nails. Attach the cable in a zigzag fashion with a distance between the cable as required. If reinforcing is used (Smooth Weld mesh at 100mm square) plastic tie wraps can be used for attaching the cable directly to the reinforcing. Extend the 2nd electrical pipe to about 50 cm from the wall and have it end in the middle of a cable loop. Pull the sensor cable to the back box and ensure that the sensor is in the conduit. Ensure the cap is placed on the end of the conduit so that replacing the sensor is always possible. Please contact your local Technical Department www.magnumheating.com if you require assistance on the spacing of the cable.
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Police say thieves took 1,000 watches in Clinton
CLINTON, Conn. (AP) -- Clinton police are investigating the theft of 1,000 watches from a local outlet store.
Police say someone broke into the Fossil Outlet Store at Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets early Saturday morning, targeting the designer time pieces.
They made off with watches designed by Michael Kors, Emporio Armani and others, with an estimated value of about $175,000.
Surveillance video shows the thieves were wearing masks and gloves when they broke into the store between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. Saturday.
Police say store employees discovered the theft when they came to open the outlet a few hours later.
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With the heavy emphasis currently placed on the Christian response to HIV/AIDS, especially in the black community, the subject of how the Muslim community has dealt with it is intriguing, if not compelling. At the U.S. Conference on AIDS in Chicago in November, a workshop entitled "The Homophobia and Stigma Endured with being Gay, Muslim, and Living with HIV" addressed this very issue.
The three presenters, Shadeed Sadeeq Jenkins, Imaad Hafiz Boyd, and Karim Ishmael Rush, were dressed in, as one attendee put it, "full Muslim gear" -- the izar, an oversized, tube-style waist cloth, and the kufi, a knit cap. They met with Positively Aware before their workshop to talk about their experiences being gay and Muslim. Their soft-spoken articulateness and gentle smiles lent credence to their stories of struggle, unity, and commitment to both their religion and to finding a way to spread the message of acceptance within their somewhat rigid faith community.
Leading a Double Life
The rules and expectations placed on a devout Muslim are daunting and, just as with other religions, are often unrealistic and unattainable by the average human being. Boyd admitted that he "needs help" with the restriction on cursing and foul language. But that is nothing compared to "avoid yawning in a gathering as much as possible," "mix with people and put up with their insults" or "check customs and habits against Islamic standards." And then there is the praying or salah. As obligatory and complicated as Catholic mass can be, salah has many more rules and ritual procedures, including the requirement to pray at certain times of the day. Being Muslim is not easy to begin with -- being gay makes it even harder.
When asked to speak about how their faith has affected them as gay and/or HIV-positive men, Karim Rush began with the simple truth that "Being gay and Muslim is ... difficult." It was like leading a "double life," and he felt uncomfortable going to his masjid (mosque) until he found someone else who was going through the same thing, which is how he met Shadeed Jenkins. "It's been a lot easier since then," said Rush.
"I was raised Muslim," explained Jenkins, the only one of the three who was raised in a Muslim family (the others converted from Christianity) and who is HIV-positive. "From an early age, it [homosexuality] wasn't condoned." The internal battle that raged within him between his faith and his Truth led Jenkins to fall away from practicing his religion and get caught in a downward spiral of drug addiction. Like Rush, he has greatly benefitted by having his gay "brothers in faith" around him who can identify with his struggles and who know the feeling of being surrounded by people and still feeling lonely. And he has encountered people in the Muslim community who've found out about his sexuality and actually told him "there is no such thing as a gay Muslim," a common experience he and his friends have helped each other through.
Speaking Out
This was not the first presentation the three have given at an HIV conference. Their friend, Don Ransom, originally encouraged Jenkins to submit an abstract for such a presentation so the HIV community would be aware of the challenges that Muslim gay men face. He spoke about the reaction at other conferences when people saw "those three Muslim brothers" walking around and wondered what they were doing at a conference having to do with gay men and HIV. "I realized then that we as black, gay men had excluded the Muslim community," said Ransom. Evidently their presence caused enough curiosity because their first workshop and those that followed have been great successes. Certainly, the engagement and enthusiasm of the audience later that day was evidence that, though Muslims are hardly ever mentioned in either the HIV community in general or in any of the goals set by agencies to reach out to "communities of color," the time is right for their presence and their message to be acknowledged.
Have they started a movement? They all laughed, but then mentioned that there is a movement already going on with such organizations as Muslims for Progressive Values, with an LGBT outreach program led by Daayiee Abdullah, an openly gay imam (religious leader) in Washington, D.C. Like any movement for social change, progress is not quick to happen.
It's an uphill battle against an entrenched attitude that makes open discussion about homosexuality taboo among most Muslims. In fact, almost the same words of condemnation that appear in the Bible also appear in the Quran. Boyd acknowledges that the judgment and rejection can be "really psychologically damaging." Just having someone with whom to talk about it openly is a great relief. Ransom, who is an HIV counselor and sees Muslims totally closed off and resistant coming into his agency to get tested, said, "As soon as I'd show them into a counseling room and shut the door, they'd open up and start telling me about their struggles."
Jenkins, who has come out to his Muslim parents, said that while they didn't take it well at first ("My mother cried and my father asked me if I was going to start wearing dresses."), now they've learned that just because he's gay doesn't mean he's a different person than the son they know. Unfortunately, his sexuality remains a taboo subject among some other family members and even his parents don't discuss it with other members of their religious community.
"You have to understand," said Jenkins, "Some of the mentality and the retaliation within the Islamic community can be really barbaric at times." The "double-barrel blast" of being Muslim in the U.S. post-9/11, as well as being marginalized in one's own community, has led to an even heavier burden for many.
"It's a whole deeper level of discrimination," said Jenkins, "I've talked to them a lot, gotten a lot of backlash -- I'm kind of in the forefront ..."
"Forefront? He's kicking down doors and taking New Jersey by storm!" Boyd interjects.
Jenkins continues with a sad smile, "I've actually questioned not going back to serve houses of worship because of the retaliation and not feeling comfortable."
Boyd spoke up to share his experience of converting from Christianity and finding that Muslim women had no problem with his sexuality. "They were willing to have more discussions with me, to talk about issues with me more so than the men."
Rush has had the opposite experience, though. "We don't cross the rules. It's not even permissible to talk to the females where I go, everything's totally separated."
When speaking about the "bigger picture" of their work, Jenkins says that it's not just about an alternative lifestyle or a religion, but that their hope is also to get people to take a look at themselves, and take an "inventory" of their own perceptions and reactions. All three talk about the automatic wall that goes up when people see them, whether they're in an airport or an HIV/AIDS agency. From what Jenkins says, it's not just the knee-jerk reaction of bigotry, but there's a stigma attached to him even before people know he's HIV-positive. And such a reaction causes distrust and resistance to seeking help from Muslims who may experience it at places they go to for services. "It goes both ways, though," said Jenkins, acknowledging that, in many cases, Muslims themselves create negative situations by seeming unapproachable or defensive. According to Boyd, "When you walk into an agency, you walk in with your defenses already up, because you know you're being instantly judged."
Muslims have no resources within their insular community -- no Muslim health clinics, certainly no HIV testing and treatment centers, no programs run for Muslims by Muslims, so the importance of feeling welcomed by non-Muslim service providers is key to any prevention or treatment effort.
During their presentation, which was to a full house, they rightly called out the HIV community, asking them to "open eyes, ears, minds, and hearts to the reality that there is a population within the MSM/HIV-positive community that is being ignored, abused, and not shown the same respect as other MSM," as well as to "better understand how their own biases and treatment affect this population mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually." Boyd says care providers, "underestimate themselves and the impact they can have on the community."
Hidden in Plain Sight
No statistics are available about the HIV infection rate among Muslims. Boyd points out that many men convert to Islam while in prison and may not be aware of their infection, and thus take the virus with them back to the community where they may transmit HIV to their partners, both male and female. In this case, silence does indeed equal death.
At the presentation, a social worker asked what could be done to open up lines of communication to the Muslim community regarding MSM and HIV/AIDS education and prevention. All three of the men shook their heads and said, "Nothing." But then Jenkins theorized that perhaps one way to get a foot in the door would be to frame HIV and other STDs in terms of health disparities, minimizing the association with sex. People might respond better if they thought about it as a fight for health care equality.
The workshop was indeed the actively engaged, sometimes boisterous, experience that Rush had predicted. "There's always lots of questions -- honestly, if we didn't have a curriculum and just did a Q&A session, it'd be almost endless." There were several people in the audience who were Muslim and thanked the three men for their efforts to educate people and advocate for a population that remains, for the most part, hidden.
One woman admitted being cynical, perhaps, but what she said was true -- that until Muslims become a "targeted population," the way African Americans and Hispanics are now, programs aimed at them will not be funded and until there's money involved, not much attention will be paid. Ironically, since many Muslim MSM are black, they could already fit into programs created for that population, but as long as they feel threatened by the prospect of being outed or by possible negative reactions from agencies, they will stay hidden.
Rush says there are always other Muslims who identify themselves during or after their presentation and are grateful that the presentation is bringing their story to the forefront. "I think it's good," he says. "I think it's a good thing that people are starting to talk and step up a little bit more, because that just means that the message is continuing to grow and more and more people are going to begin to be more open and comfortable."
There is still plenty of work to be done by these brave young men. No doubt they will be familiar faces at future HIV conferences, including the World AIDS conference in Washington next year. In the words of Mohammed, "A Muslim who meets with others and shares their burdens is better than one who lives a life of seclusion and contemplation."


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Drones Cleared for Takeoff
The FAA dreams of regulating drone use, but a wise federal judge has grounded that idea.
Since 2007, the Federal Aviation Administration has threatened to prosecute anyone who uses a drone for commercial purposes. Regulators have managed to block the development of drones in the U.S. even as this new technology has quickly taken to the skies overseas.
This month a federal administrative judge held that the FAA has no legal authority to meddle in the market and dismissed a fine levied against an operator who defied regulators by getting paid to use a drone to film the University of Virginia campus. Judge Patrick...


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FarmLand Review
- Different genre setting.
- Tied in puzzle elements like limited resources.
- Fairly basic challenge
- Mini-games have control issues.
There are certainly worse examples on offer for time management and as far as location settings go, seeing a game that's not set in a cooking or relaxation environment is a nice change. Fans of the genre might enjoy the level challenges over the standard increased pace/complexity others tend to use.
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It's hard to stand out amongst the crowd of time management games on the iPhone, so combining popular gameplay with a relatively new setting is a great way to do this. FarmLand by iMouse isn't the best time management game available, but its unique mixture of puzzles make each level interesting to play.
Like most standard games in the genre, your main course of action during a level is to click objects to continue the chain of action on screen. Your goal is to take the plots of land on each level and attempt to meet certain goals, from selling raw goods to manufacturing retail products. At times it's easy to mis-click, which can spell disaster for quick completion times, but it's otherwise an immediately responsive interface.
The game uses a very clean cartoony style, with minimalist animations to add a small amount of variety instead of just a simple bar or circular timer. There is some frustration in the mini-games as you're forced to use items that are oriented in specific ways or worse still, refuse to drag correctly, but they can be practiced outside the main game once you unlock them.
FarmLand may be a fairly basic time-management game, but it tries to add challenges to each level to keep gameplay interesting. The use of upgrades is still a key necessity to succeed, but as each level differs in its goals you might be better off saving until you know what you need to win. This is a great entry level game, but not a stellar example of the genre.
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Mike Leake Pitches Devils Past Missouri 7-1
Feb. 15, 2007
TEMPE, Ariz. - Freshman righty Mike Leake threw 4.2 solid innings out of the bullpen, and a timely three-run double by Matt Hall helped lead the Arizona State Sun Devils to a 7-1 victory over the Missouri Tigers on Thursday night at Winkles Field-Packard Stadium at Brock Ballpark. With the win, ASU improves to 6-1.
For the first four innings, it didn't look like either team would be able to push a run across the plate as ASU starter Brian Flores and Missou starter Ian Berger traded zeros. But the Tigers were able to strike first off Flores, scoring in the top of the fifth on an RBI ground out with the bases loaded. With one out and runners at the corners, Pat Murphy went to his bullpen and summoned Leake. With one pitch, Leake induced a ground ball to start a double play and get the Devils out of the inning trailing only 1-0.
Matt Spencer got the ASU offense started in the bottom of the fifth, leading off the inning with a double down the left field line. After a Petey Paramore single and walk to Tim Smith, the Devils had the bases loaded and no one out for Ryan Sontag. After a wild pitch evened the score, Sontag put the Devils ahead 2-1 with an RBI groundout. Andrew Romine would add another run with an RBI single that made 3-1 Arizona State after five. The Sun Devils added four more runs in sixth, three coming on a double from Matt Hall into the left field corner.
That was all Leake would need, as he cruised over the final 4.2 innings to up his record to 2-0. Flores lasted 4.1 allowing one run on two hits, but he also hit three batters. Leake did not allow a run and gave up only three hits while striking out two.
The Sun Devils and Tigers now head west to Surprise to take part in the 5th Annual Coca-Cola Classic. The Gonzaga Bulldogs and Oregon State Beavers will open the tournament tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. from Surprise Stadium, while ASU and Missouri's rematch will take place at 7 p.m.
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In Your Face: Mario Testino's First-Ever US Exhibit
In Your Face: Mario Testino's First-Ever US Exhibit
In his 30-year career, Mario Testino has not only created some of the world's most provocative fashion images, but he's also photographed some of the world's most famous celebrities. Surprising then that, despite his status as one of the most well-known and prolific fashion photographers ever, there's never been even one US exhibit celebrating his work.
On Oct. 21, Boston's Museum of Fine Arts aims to remedy that with a major Testino retrospective. Titled In Your Face, the exhibit features over 125 of the legendary photographer's most iconic advertisements, editorials, portraits, and party candids, all of which were personally selected by Testino himself. And there's certainly no shortage of recognizable faces in the mix: Kate Moss, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Gisele Bündchen, Tom Brady, and more.
But if you can't make it to Boston before the exhibit closes on Feb. 3, 2013, never fear: Taschen has created a book by the same name to accompany the exhibit, and a selection of the images are available for your viewing pleasure right here.
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Pure developers Black Rock Studios feel that the video game racer, as we know it, is "in a dire way," that the genre "is in many respects dying out." What can save it?
Why, Black Rock Studios own Split/Second, the explosive reality show-meets-street racing game, of course.
"We're all fans of street racing here, but as a genre it is relatively stale – the evolution is only coming from how you customise cars, which can only serve to remove you from the action – I think Split/Second will do the opposite," game director Nick Baynes tells Develop.
Obviously, some of this is drinking the development Kool-Aid, publicizing the merits of one's own video game, so it must be taken with a grain of salt.
But Black Rock studio head Tony Beckwith says there's some data to back those statements up.
"If you look at the sales figures, the racing genre is in many respects dying out – take Mario Kart out of the equation and the category is in a dire way," he says. "I think this genre is ripe for something new and inventive to give it a kick start."
While the game certainly looks flashy enough and critical acclaim for Pure was positive, we'll have to see if Split/Second lives up to the developer's own hype.
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I am the essence of overconfidence! I am speculation, adventure; the spirit of pursuit; the stag howling for its winsome yet anonymous mate. I am the love call of evolution; the perfume and color of the flowers as they offer their pollen to the gentle buzz of the bees. I am sex itself, gentlemen. I am life. I am appetite!
Monday, April 30, 2007
First order of Business
Two Words
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
On Commencement Speeches
So, I was 28 and, once again, I had no job. I had good writing credits in New York, but I was filled with disappointment and didn't know what to do next. I started smelling suede on my fingertips. And that's when The Simpsons saved me. I got a job there and started writing episodes about Springfield getting a Monorail and Homer going to College. I was finally putting my Harvard education to good use, writing dialogue for a man who's so stupid that in one episode he forgot to make his own heart beat. Life was good.
And then, an insane, inexplicable opportunity came my way . A chance to audition for host of the new Late Night Show. I took the opportunity seriously but, at the same time, I had the relaxed confidence of someone who knew he had no real shot. I couldn't fear losing a great job I had never had. And, I think that attitude made the difference. I'll never forget being in the Simpson's recording basement that morning when the phone rang. It was for me. My car was blocking a fire lane. But a week later I got another call: I got the job.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
No Kapil! Please Believe me! You wanted some Rest
Friday, April 20, 2007
Final Final Exam
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Saroja! Saaman Nikalo
Junior Singer Champion: This is such a good program. Its crap like American idol/Indian Idol (I sincerely hope Sanjaya is voted out) but its much better. And it is for kids. Initially I thought 'kids program, must be full of rettai kural, adhiga prasangi crap'. However, the program turned out to be really interesting. The part that I liked was the instant rejection and a firm no. Usually Thamizh culture (or Doordarshan) dictates the prevalence of 'compensation prize' crap and every kid returns home a winner of sorts. Probably because of our silly adherence to this thing called 'gandhian principles'. Here they actually say 'you suck', which is really a good thing. There was one kid who didn't know any of the new songs and was singing 'pazhani malai murugaiyya'. Seriously, I don't know which fruit factory produced this fellow. But this guy had a good strong voice. The person who most impressed me was the Oviya of the Oviya/Kavya sister duo. I thought Oviya was a sure-shot shoo-in. She had such an awesome voice, poise and confidence. however, she wasn't a straight select and was put on a wait list before being sent in later. There was another Gajini character, who kept on insiting that he be selected. He should have been rejected with much more rudeness than what the judges showed him. I am more than impressed with judge Tippu. There was a specific singer, who seemed to be singing all right but wasn't really firing on all cylinders. Tippu quickly found the song that would showcase the singer's voice to the max potential (Ilamai ennum Poongatru). The singer, though didn't know the lyrics very well, sang it so beautifully. Super Program.
However, I wasn't impressed with the April 14 programs.
Vivek'ungo: Half-a-day was spent with Vivek on TV. Didn't like most of it. Poor quality comedy. Especially the 'Jillunu Oru Jodi' and 'Valluvarungo' part.
Interviews with Bala, Vikram: On one hand, 20 years ago, Doordarshan, with Military disciple showed manai matchi, Thyaga Chudar, Vayalum Vaazhvum, with amazing precision (7:03 PM) and never bothered to cater to the audience demand. On the other hand, Network TV wants to milk money out of every single person who has a TV. Every emotion is out for sale, I suppose. Your small crushes, your love for your mother, you thoughts on a the goat poop next to your almamater, everything can be recorded, shown on TV for profit. Just because there is some audience for it. This whole thing of bringing an actor's personal circle into TV and making his school principal, doctor, friends exchange gifts with him - is extremely silly. But some TV director out there is thinking "If you are an actor and have an emotion, I can sell it for you". All this wet pant talks about childhood friendship, hospital friendships sounded a little whorish to me. Kamal Hasan and Rajinikanth are seriously awesome compared to these young stars. One actually has strong and good opinions to offer, the other shuts up because he has none to offer. These pip-squeaks come and shag on TV with their stupid ninny stories.
Neeya Naana: This has got to be the worst show on TV. Ever. It should already be common knowledge that most Indians (in this case Thamilians) who appear on TV talk shows are extremely immature idiots. People who resort to ad hominim every 3rd nanosecond aren't showing some outlier behavior. This program brings that specific immaturity to the fore. This is the second 'Neeya Naana' I got to watch. The first one was the " Is IT spoiling our culture" crap and this one was on "Last bench students Vs First Benchers". The amount of generalizations, stereo typing (" she is corrupt, urupdaama poravan"), and ad hominim (" her face looks like a bajari", "she dresses badly") made me wonder why I wish Veerappan wasn't dead. If I were Veerappan, I'd just round-up all these people back stage and kill them, very slowly and with a lot of cruelty.
Koffee with Anu: this is a decent program. I saw the Chennai-28 team get interviewed. The people were so relaxed and kept cracking so many jokes. Very real and enjoyable. I learned that the 'Saroja' song is from this movie. Funny
Friday, April 13, 2007
Review: Mozhi (Language) - Bale!!
The maturity with which this has been conceptualized and presented is simply awesome. I can't believe this is someone's debut movie. There are some moments, which take you to another level. One - the fact that this is a person who does re-recording and gives 'voice' to the movie when the movie is still in its silent stage, but can't give voice to a person is one of those cute little ironies. Made even more special because its not explicitly dealt with but just subtly suggested. Second - the 3-4 minute silent sequence where he walks on the road with his ear plugged. The pin-drop silence - when so much is happening and makes you wonder if you have lost audio - was simply superb. This is a kind of a movie which doesn't even need a climax to deliver the payload. From the first minute it is a crescendo that keeps delivering payload every now and then. What amazed me was the dignity with which the movie was handled. That is why I liked it so much. If at all this movie missed somethings, I would say it missed Ilayaraja's magic. Two main actors who dont speak tamil fluently/without an accent was a mildly noticeable but forgiven.
The professor whose mind is frozen in time, in 1984, completely disturbed me. Seriously, thats a raw-nerve-touching role. And so well-acted out. If this director is so good that he can think of such a role and present it so wonderfully, then there is more to come from where this movie came from.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Losers Convention does a PIL
"She further said provisional admissions based on the half-yearly examinations had been given to select students, causing severe emotional and mental stress to other students and parents."
"students getting lower than the cut-off mark are told to find admission elsewhere for Standard XI."
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Sometimes parties are fun and some parties are hilarious. You meet and learn about different people, who can narrate weirdest of stories from their sordid past. Since one guy in the group was guitarist and was taking viewers requests and some sang along. The night progressed in a hippie-style-weed-spaced-out fashion. Arguments happened. Strong opinions were expressed. Before you know it - the clock ticket 2:00 AM and the major portions of the argument was yet to come. Someone was a captain of a university basket ball team, the marathi dude was a TV/advertisement actor. The guy from Madhya Pradesh, claimed he played for the MP Ranji team in the 1997 season. I don't know much about MP cricket, but he claimed that seniors systematically pushed down juniors if they felt that the junior threatened their places. This happens even in the national team, it seems. Plausible, but allows for argument. Then late late into the night, someone got into the mood and we s-video'd (to the TV) and cheered some famous (but extremely ridiculous) cat-fights that happened in 80s bollywood movies (from youtube). The arguments are the best part of a party. It ranges from professors, bottom of the pyramid, fair and lovely, switching-cost of having an affair, tendulkar, yahoo's strategy, gossip, H1B visas to tightness of some actress thighs. Next day morning you get up and you don't even remember the argument, except for the fact the some homework is due in 1 hour and you have no clue what that home work is. Everybody who knows that information is sleeping. But you still feel that the night was time well spent. College life has its own charm. I leave you with some of those famous cat fights.
(someone here is Tabu's sister)
(I dont even know what crap this is)
Monday, April 09, 2007
Tendulkar: Will he get dropped?
Anywho moving on to things cricket. Of all the years of watching the man, this is the closest Sachin Tendulkar has come to getting dropped. He is so close to getting dropped that I'd be surprised if he isn't. A part of me thinks that the BCCI is playing things smartly. Clearly the stupid Indian fan is (a) disgruntled, (b) wants some heads chopped off, and (c) thinks people who beat 1:10000000 odds to be part of a leading share holder in a billion dollar industry, are overpaid. The BCCI needs to appease the least common denominator. Any head of this organization who has a 2-digit IQ will put on a show of castigating a few senior players only to include them laater and then slowly shepherd them to a graceful retirement. BCCI, although regarded as a very stupid organization, isn't nearly as stupid as the PCB. PCB changes captains after every world cup defeat. After our 83 victory, Kapil Dev has been the only Indian captain to be be sacked immediately after a WC exit. Azhar miraculously survived 3 WC exits, 2 of them were quite ignominious. But after every defeat, the team was shuffled big time. Krish Srikkanth, Ravi Shastri, Kapil Dev, Kiran More, were dropped after 92WC to make way for growing youngsters like Sachin, Kambli, Manjrekar, Mongia, Kumble, Srinath. After the 96 exit Sidhu, Kambli, Manjrekar, Prabhakar, Raju, were dropped for new talent such as Ganguly, Dravid, Agarkar, Venky Prasad, Jadeja, Robin Singh, S Ramesh. The 1999 exit saw Jadeja, Robin Singh, (later) Azhar, Prasad, Kumble, Ramesh make way for Yuvraj, Kaif, Zaheer, Harbajan, Sehwag. However 2003 to 2007 was exempt from big time changes. Less number of changes than even what the 1983WC - 1987 WC transition underwent.
The only significant change in team composition between the 2003 World Cup and now was the stupid inclusion of this Uthappa fellow instead of wobbly Kaif. We did not change the team in a big way. Was it because we had an awesome team in 2003? I didn't think so. I wish Tendulkar hadn't fired the way he did in the 2003 world cup. It hid a lot of errors in the team a la' 1996. If the readers remember the 96 WC, except for the Pakistan game, Tendulkar had pretty much decided the fate of all the other victories (and defeats). Even the games we lost (against SL & Aus), we were moderately competing by virtue of his 90s or hundreds. In the semi-finals, if he had carried on beyond 60s (until the freak run-out by Kaluwitharana, he didn't seem like getting out at all), we would not have lost so dramatically and might've gone through to the final. If that had happened, the Kamblis, Manjrekars and Sidhus of the world might have survived and people like Ganguly/Dravid might not have crept into the team. The 2003 World cup was the best (or worst) case scenario of 1996 WC. It was clearly another Tendulkar Show Part II. The biggest difference between the two was we won, instead of losing, against Sri Lanka. Was that difference big enough to retain the entire team? For example Ganguly and Sehwag barely scored against test nations. They played badly. Really Really badly. Harbajan didnt really set anything on fire. But the stupid Indian cricket fan, who saw the final game, forgave the bowlers who gave 359 runs in the finals and blamed Tendulkar for getting out in the first over. According to this fan, we did not lose the game in the first over we bowled nor in the first half of the game. But the stupid fan says we lost it when Sachin (not ganguly, sehwag, dravid, yuvraj or kaif but just Sachin) failed to get us past 359 in a world cup final against a bowling attack like Australia. It is the same stupid fan that the BCCI must appease now.
While I believe in Mark Twain's logic that popularity of an opinion has a strong correlation with stupidity of that opinion, I think this time around we have hit an exception to that rule. I believe that there is cricketing merit for Sachin to be dropped from both forms of the game. In fact I am rooting for him to get axed. My reasons for this may be slightly different and irrelevant compared to the logically solid reasons given by the stupid indian cricket fan boy, such as "he was over paid, choked, selfish etc". Usually in the past regardless of what this stupid indian cricket fan thought, Sachin Tendulkar had cricketing merit to stay in the team. If you disregarded nonsense criticisms like "selfish, personal record player" etc and simply did a statsguru, on his last 10-20 games, you would find that he had a decent average at a good strike rate. You couldn't drop him on cricketing logic. But now he's got 32 odd aversge in his last 20 ODIs and 25 odd average in his last 10 tests. Regardless of where you come from these are bad numbers. Those who argue that statistics aren't everything will be surprised when the 2007 World Cup winner is decided based on numbers. Whether Greg Chappell did or did not do anything substantial as a coach, he could at least be proud of one thing. His biggest achievement as a coach was to facilitate, in some way, the sacking of Ganguly. Rightly so, because Ganguly wasn't scoring at all for close to two-three years. Greg can now be potentially be proud of one more thing. He probably has done the same posthumously to Sachin. To put it simply Sachin can't put money where his mouth his. If I were Raju Bharathan, I would say, its the empty Tendulkar vessel that made a lot of noise in Times of India. The only other line of argument that has any sort of validity is - if BCCI let Azhar, Kapil and Ganguly stay in the team based on past achievements, why shouldn't Tendulkar stay? That is a valid argument that points out a consistency issue and not a merit issue. Time will give an answer to that. If I were to argue for Sachin, I'd clearly say that relegating him to the middle order was a bad idea. Mainly because it never worked. Greg Chappell claims that Sachin will milk the bowlers during middle overs. The only thing he looked like milking was caribbean cattle. It is a stupid logic with absolutely no cricketing merit (unless you consider something as mundane as 'do it for the team' - as cricketing merit). There is no statistic, real cricketing logic, or evidence to support that (a) Tendulkar will do well in middle order and (b) someone like Uthappa will do better than Tendulkar as an opener. What Greg Chappell's stupid logic has done is (a) deprive us of a excellent opener (b) given us a mediocre opener (c) given us a mediocre middle order batsman in Tendulkar. So we have moved from "good opener but no middle order batsman" to "no opener and no middle order batsman". There is no way anybody can contest that there is a better ODI opener than Tendulkar for India. Even the most stubborn Ganguly backed off from that kind of inistence during the previous world cup. Greg Chappell's misplaced confidence in Tendulkar as a middle order player has embarrassed not only Tendulkar but India as a whole. To say that opening is an "easy" job when India didn't have any sort of opening partnership going at all is either complete ignorance or total stupidity or both.
To conclude, while it is easy to make an argument that Tendulkar be dropped, it is not so easy to request for youngsters. We have no real youngsters who can a immediately replace these seniors. During every other world cup the 'youngsters' had already established themselves in the team and facilitated the seniors to be axed without severely distorting the results. If we went ahead and dropped Sachin, Ganguly, Sehwag, Harbhajan and Dhoni - I am not sure if the people replacing these blokes will really improve our fate. We might lose the test series against Bangladesh. On Tendulkar - I wish he gets dropped. It was horrible to see him bat during the 3rd test in South Africa. It suggests that he has deteriorated beyond imagination. If a shock treatment does him good (and I suspect that it will) - then good for him and India. On his part he can do a Laxman (Laxman refused to be considered as an opener for tests and won his middle order place on merit) and clearly say that he is in contention for the openers spot and not anything else. It will end a lot of nonsense that has been going around in the name of 'team spirit'. India will then start searching for a real middle order player instead of 'managing' and shuffling players up and down. Mean while here is a YouTube video spoofing Sachin. Reminds me of what dravid said on fringe players - "If you put yourself in a position where there is doubt, you deserve to be axed. You should make sure that there is no doubt". Tendulkar, right now, deserves to be among the laughing stock of Indian cricket.
Monday, April 02, 2007
Movie Review: Rashomon
Rashomon is a story where several people narrate an incident, as part of a testimony, in a court house. The 15-20 minute incident is quite simple, a husband and wife are travelling across the woods. A bandit has sex with the wife and then kills the husband. This is pretty much the only thing you can say for certain. These are the facts of the case. Everything else is open to interpretation. To begin with the aesthetics, rain is used very effectively in this movie. It sets the mood of the movie. And its not just a drizzle. When the movie opens, rain pours in torrents as we are shown two people (a wood cutter and a priest) who are sitting and staring at the rain. They are confused and shocked beyond belief. We want to know why and there is a character introduced on behalf of us, to speak and interpret for us to ask them why. The movie then moves on to a splendid sequence of the wood cutter walking through the woods. There are many firsts in this scene. For the first time in cinema history, the camera focuses directly on the sun. Another first, and this happens throughtout the movie, is the use of mirrors to reflect sun-light on an actors face so that it becomes visble in the darker part of the woods. As the cinematographer later explains, this scene of the wood cutter walking was taken in a single long shot. The trail of the camera is like a S-shaped rail. The wood cutter walks in a straight line from the top-right-most point of the letter 'S' to the bottom left most point. The camera moves along the 'S' shaped trail while continuously focusing on the woodcutter. The beauty is you don't even realize this until somebody explains it to you. This wood cutter, who provides the first testimony, claims that as he was walking, he saw (a) the hat of a woman, (b) a rope - and upon walking a few more yards - (c) the dead body of the husband. A priest is called upon to provide the second testimony. This priest adds nothing more except for the fact that he saw the husband and wife (on a horse top) walk by him.
The movie picks up speed, when the bandit, who is captured, narrates his part of this story. This is the first time you are told what happened in those woods that day. You are told why and exactly how the sex and the murder took place. After the bandit, himself, confesses to this gory crime and owns responsibility for both crimes. You are left wondering, what else remains. He is guilty. And then the wife shows up for her testimony. The way her story contradicts the bandit's story is intriguing and very interesting. However, at the end of her narration, I was left wondering if she would have said what she said, if she had heard the bandit's testimony. In any case after her narration, you know that both the bandit and this lady might probably be lying. But there were just 3 people who saw the incident. The wife and the bandit have already the narrated their versions and the husband is dead. So how do you know for sure what really happened. Kurosawa, the rascal that he is, springs a surprise by letting the dead spirit of the husband narrate the story through a sorcerer. This is an unexpected and a very interesting narration. Of course it contradicts both the bandit's and the wife's story. It contradicts those stories in a way that leaves you suspicious of both the bandit and the wife. So much so that I as a reiewer cant confidently use the word 'rape' and instead choose to replace it with 'sex'. However, at this point you don't really doubt the version of the dead man. After all what does a dead man have to gain by lying? This version has to be the truth.
Sunday, April 01, 2007
The Subbudu phenomena started when he sent a review of Sathur Subramaniam's rendition of "Ni irunga enil" (in Atana). Subbudu first tore into the singer's lack of respect for lyrics and his failure to bring out the emotional essense of the song. He said something like "He sings as if he is threatening a person sitting on tree-top to come down". Subbudu added "come down or I'll break your leg - is how the tone of the song goes". Kalki, while calling him adhigaprasangi, encouraged his sense of humor. While it all started in humor, Subbudu was actually beaten up in Thiruvaiyaar, and was even sued for his severe criticism. Not that Subbudu didn't ask for it. He was bold enough to criticise works of many eminent singers right from Muthusami Dikshithar to Madurai Mani Iyer. Nobody was sacred to him. Not only did he make fun of MD Ramanathan's gimmicks and funny gestures while singing, but he was also one of the initial people to point out the eroticism in certain "devotional songs" and made fun of people who sang them for religious purposes. I can't imagine how his blunt comments like "suttralavai kuraithal ulagam sutralam" (he asks a dancer to slim down a lot) might've affected an artist. But however, harsh he has been, one cannot fault him for being incorrect (except for the popular instance where he apologized for misinterpreting Dikshithar's Gamanashrama raaga as nishagam). My father ( a big Subbudu hater and my chief source of Subbudu knowledge) disliked subbudu for destroying the career of many young and upcoming artists. His criticisms were so sharp that it destroyed the confidence of young artists. But at the same time he had a keen eye on talent and if he saw talent in young artists he encouraged them no end. I like subbudu. I think India needs a person like him. He gives character and definition for one end of the spectrum. The closest he has come to "apologizing" for his profession was when he said "Kaaram irunthaalam Krodham illai".
In an era where carnatic music was either Sanskrit or Telugu, Subbudu supported Kalki's call for more Tamil based songs. He thought Jugalbandhis were nonsense. He was particularly unimpressed when second-rate musicians from the North were being honored unnecessarily just because they sang Hindustani music. While he bluntly criticised those musicians for their mediocrity in the columns he wrote in Delhi papers, he had this to say about Hindustani Vs Carnatic Music - " I am also listening Hindustani music from my birth. I am also commenting upon them in Delhi papers. I am writing without being afraid of any one. In fact, there is nothing great in Hindustani music apart from the purity of the shruti. It is because of the lack of purity of shruti that South Indian music is not perhaps appreciated in the North. Further in Hindustani music, every artist specializes in specific aspect – khayal, dhrupad, thapa, thumri etc. So far as rhythm (tala) is concerned, they are still at an elementary level.".


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Fury wants Price, then Klitschkos
Tyson Fury is prepared to put a world title fight on hold if David Price agrees to an all-British heavyweight grudge match next year.
Fury beat American Kevin Johnson on points in Belfast on Saturday night, 24 hours after Price had knocked out Matt Skelton inside two rounds on Friday.
Fury's win puts him in line for a shot at the WBC title - either against incumbent Vitali Klitschko, or the winner of January's eliminator between Bermane Stiverne and Chris Arreola, if Klitschko decides to concentrate on his political career.
Price wasted no time in calling out Fury after his victory, and Fury's promoter Mick Hennessy says the deal can be done if both parties are serious about an all-British showdown.
"We asked David Price to step forward if he wants this fight because Tyson's in the driving seat," Hennessy told the Daily Telegraph. "He was quite vocal after two of Tyson's fights. But when we've asked him to step forward now, lo and behold, nothing.
"What Tyson has said - and his entire team agrees - is that we would put a world title fight on hold for David Price if he stepped up to the table. We view Price as still a novice who hasn't really been tested yet. If he's prepared to be sensible, we'll do a proper deal and this fight would happen."
As Fury awaits Vitali Klitschko's decision on his future, his team have also been in discussions with Wladimir Klitschko's camp over a possible title fight against the WBA, WBO and IBF champion.
"We'll wait to see what Vitali Klitschko decides to do, we have the option of a fight with Wladimir fight, too," Hennessy said. "Mark my words, Tyson could beat any heavyweight in the world.
"Tyson is up for either of the brothers. We've talked about it being somewhere like Manchester United or at Croke Park. I know from my talks with him they prefer to work with us and do the Tyson fight than any other candidates from the UK at the moment. I know that for sure."


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