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Emmy-nominated stars eager for Harris' host redux
Neil Patrick Harris has established himself as an ideal awards-show host. He won rave reviews the four times he hosted the Tony Awards, and he's returning for his second time as host of the Emmy ceremony on Sunday.
"The Telemundo Awards keep trying to get me and I say 'no gracias' because that's pretty much all the Spanish I speak," the 40-year-old actor joked about his in-demand hosting skills. "My kids are now in pre-school so I suspect I'll be asked to host their graduation. I don't think I'll be able to find the time. It's just that there's no teleprompter."
Harris, also an Emmy winner this year as a producer of the Tonys, will be embraced Sunday night by his fellow nominees and other TV stars at the Nokia Theatre. Here's what they're saying:
— "I think he should host everything always, including every dinner party that I ever attend. He's the most charming, and the greatest thing is that he's got an enormous brain. He's very witty and smart and funny, so I'd rather watch him host these shows than just about anyone." — Sarah Paulson, nominated for "American Horror Story: Asylum."
— "I'm such a huge NPH fan, so he can do no wrong in my eyes." — Kerry Washington, nominated as the star of "Scandal."
— "I do feel that he should host every awards show... I think he's a talent monster and I love that he has a chance to do it, and I hope that he gets a chance to do it as much as he wants to do it... He gives 110 percent and is incredibly involved and proactive and not just sort of there to steer the ship, he's actually part of building it. So I have a lot of respect for that. I think it makes everything more enjoyable." — Zachary Quinto, nominated for "American Horror Story: Asylum."
—"Neil is a great friend of mine. He is incredible at this. .... Everything he's done, he's dynamite. I'm a huge supporter of his." — Christina Hendricks, nominated for "Mad Men."
AP Entertainment Writers Sandy Cohen, Anthony McCartney and Mike Cidoni Lennox contributed to this report.


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Twitter Makes The Case That Trolls Should Have To Pay Legal Fees For Bogus Lawsuits
from the minor-bit-of-reform dept
According to the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)'s 2011 survey, an average patent lawsuit costs between $900,000 to $6,000,000 to defend. In the last month and a half alone, Twitter has received three new patent troll lawsuits. The law currently does not allow us to recover the millions of dollars in fees we spent to defend ourselves — nor does it compensate us for the time spent by many Twitter employees who worked on the case. The law only allows us to ask for certain types of minor fees, which is why the court was only able to order this particular patent troll to pay us $10,447.85.Lee is writing more specifically to try to drum up support for the SHIELD Act, which we wrote about earlier this month, which would allow companies to ask for their attorneys' fees to be paid in cases, like this one, where there was no merit to the lawsuit at all. That bill has started to pick up some attention, and while it's doubtful it's going to go anywhere this year, hopefully with the new Congress next year there will be sufficient interest in at least fixing this one small part of the patent system. I've still yet to see any reasonable explanation for why this bill is a problem, since it would only impact completely bogus patent lawsuits.

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Otis Slone, 72
Otis F. Slone, 72, of Wapakoneta, formerly of Michigan, died at 9:23 p.m. Friday at Kindred Hospital in Lima.
He was born Jan. 26, 1939, in Magoffin, Ky., the son of Irene (Fletchers) and Sam Saylor. He married Sylvia Collins, who preceded him in death.
Surviving are a son, Mark D. Slone, of Michigan; and two daughters, Vernice Williams, of Wapakoneta, and Joannie Slone, of Michigan.
Services are at 2 p.m. Monday at Bayliff & Son Funeral Home in Cridersville. Burial will follow at Shawnee Cemetery.
Contributions can be made to the family.
Condolences may be sent to BayliffAndSon.com.


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With the PS3 and 360 in its final years, have Nintendo prepared for battle?
Sure, the Wii U may have its differences to the current generations, but is it enough for it to be able to compete with the mighty PS3 and Xbox 360? Nintendo may of made a grave mistake releasing the Wii U before the new PlayStation or Xbox has been released, and here is why.
After reading the Gamasutra article:
Next-gen might not be backward compatible with the system's original software and accessories (Wii U is, though).
I would hope Nintendo Annouces some $600 system at E3, however unlikely.
Time will tell.
I don't think they did. The 3DS on the other hand.... yeah... too early for sure.
no with nintendo releasing mario 3d, 2 zelda games, mario kart, smash bros. and more, they will compete.


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Janet B. Matsen:Baker Lab LCMS
Back to Lidstrom Protocols
Accela HPLC Protocol {Amanda got this from someone else}
- 4 PROTEIN SETUP (EXAMPLE) – I don't use this {Amanda}
- 5 Tuning
- Waters Acquity C18 Column
- Also tried,
- Hypersil Gold AX, 100 x 2.1 mm, Thermo-scientific
- Hypersil Gold aQ, 100 x 2.1 mm, Thermo-scientific
- PFP column: Hypersil GOLD PFP, 100 x 2.1 mm, Thermo-scientific
- Hypersil GOLD 100 x 2.1 Thermo Scientific #25002-102130
Opening a New Column:
- Record on spec sheet:
- Date opened
- Pressure and associated flow rate
- Solvent used
- Rinse all parts
- Insert guard column cartridge into guard column
- Don't touch guard column cartridges while inserting it!
- Use socket wrenches to tighten screw into bottom of the guard column.
- Finger tighten guard column into the bottom of the real/separation column.
- Cap both ends with screw-in end-caps.
- Column is ready to be used.
- A: Acidified H2O (H2O with 0.1% Formic Acid)
- B: Acetonitrile 0.1% Formic Acid
- C: Rotating Tap (Has our buffer on it now)
- D: 100% Acetonitrile or Methanol or Isopropanol
Normal Wash:
- 80% Acetonitrile
- 0.1% Formic Acid
- 20 mM NH4Acetate
Our Wash:
- Same as mobile phase C
Check these before running, you may not need to change any, or may need to adjust everything.
- Open an existing file (Janet started own folder on 6/20 from an old formate run of Amanda's)
- Study name: keep this general. Workbook: get more specific (date, etc.). You can have multiple workbooks per study.
Changing the Column
Flush previous column with their mobile phase D (whatever it is) before removing (100% acetonitrile, methanol or isopropanol, 0.5 mL/min, 10+ min)
- Open Xcalibur.
- Go to Instrument Setup --> Acela Pump (icon on left bar) --> Direct Control (words on top bar).
- Check the box next to "Take pump under direct control."
- Change flow rate to 500 uL/min
- Type 100% next to solvent D (100% Acetonitrile)
- Press Play.
- Run for at least 10 minutes (a timer counts)
- Remove previous column
- Note: All necessary wrenches are inside the bottom of the autosampler box (AS). The pumps can continue while the column is being changed or they can be paused.
- Manually unscrew the output (top) of column
- (while holding column) Using two appropriate wrenches unscrew the very bottom connector from the metal HPLC input into the bottom of the guard column (all columns have a short extra column on the input with a small, 1cm "guard column" which is easily replaced if damaged. It is housed in a short metal pre-column).
- Place caps on the removed column and place back in the appropriate box, usually on top of the MS unit. (Box and end-caps for column in use should be stored on the top of the MS)
- Uncap the new column. (6/20/2012: acquity (blue box) pore size = 1.8 um, dimensions: 2.1x150 mm)
- Read direction of flow. Flow goes from the bottom up, so make the arrows on the column point up
- Attach bottom of new column, being careful to align threads to avoid leakage, using wrenches.
- Manually attach top plastic connector. Push red tubing in hole first, then screw in connector
- Dry connections so any liquid will indicate a leak
- Equilibrate column to starting conditions (& make sure column is on tight)
- In Acela Pump Direct Control, set starting conditions to run (e.g. 100% Solvent C, 0.4 mL/min).
- In Xcalibur, click instrument setup -- > "accela pump" menu Direct Control. A new window opens. Check "take pump under control," change parameters, then hit "Play".)
- Pressure should equilibrate over ~1 min to ~570 bar. Check for leaks at the column and guard column, adjust as necessary.
- Adjust as necessary = lower flow rate if pressure > 700 ish. 6/20/2012: Amanda set the oven temp to 40oC because the pressure was too high.
- Run the column for 10 minutes to equilibrate and catch leaks. (10 min starts once you have 0.4 mL/min and pressure < 600 bar)
MS ionization unit: APCI (chrome)/ESI (matte brown) – Careful because parts may be hot! (we use brown)
- APCI is kept in a white box on the shelf above the computer, labeled APCI. The ESI is usually stored on top of the MS unit facing aack.
- Press button on front of MS to switch flow to waste
- Loosen the knob holding the ionizer head in the chamber and gently pull out the head, twisting to remove the alignment pin. Set aside head.
- Remove all cables from the ionization chamber, open up the two fasteners and pull directly back to remove (don't forget the waste hose!)
- To put in ESI, remove the pin inside the chamber with needle nose pliers, rinse with methanol, place pin inside Ziploc bag in apci box.
- To put in APCI, take the pin from the Ziploc bag in apci box, rinse with methanol, dry with kimwipe, and place into pin-holder in the chamber. Touch the pin with neither bare nor gloved hands, lest you besmirch it.
- wipe down cone that points out at you if dirty (there is some rust/crust)
- Place chamber back on MS unit, closing fasteners
- Insert new head, lower to appropriate depth (C in my protocols), tighten
- Attach all cables. Note that for APCI the high voltage connects to the chamber directly, not to the back of the ionizer. Also note that for ESI the sample input line from the valve goes first through a metal connector (to ground) and a separate input line connects that metal intermediary on the chamber to the back of the ionizer.
Change mobile phases, if necessary
- Remove filter line from old bottle
- Rinse filter line with the new mobile phase
- Put filter line in bottle of new buffer.
- Attach a syringe to the line coming out of the purge valve in the pump
- Open the purge valve
- Start purging the line
- Open Xcalibur.
- Go to Instrument Setup --> Acela Pump (icon on left bar) --> Direct Control (words on top bar).
- Check the box next to "Take pump under direct control."
- Change flow rate to 1000 uL/min
- Type 100% next to the mobile phase you're changing
- Press Play.
- Run for 20 min.
- Close purge valve.
- Remove syringe and dispose of content
Changing the Wash/Flush Buffer
- Remove filter line from old bottle
- Rinse filter line with the new flush (Amanda rinsed with water that was stored up there; can also rinse with water in a beaker. here "new flush" = water because our solvent is mostly water)
- Put filter line in bottle of new buffer
- Put paper towel in Autosampler where wrenches live to catch extra fluid.
- Wash Needle to flush lines
- Open Xcalibur.
- Go to Instrument Setup --> Acela AS (icon on left bar) --> Direct Control (words on top bar).
- Choose "Wash Needle" from the drop down box.
- Change volume to 6000 uL (6 mL)
- Make sure the source (reservoir) is set to "Flush Bottle"
- Press apply.
- Repeat 2 more times. (it is fast(1-2 minutes); you can hear a hum pulsing when it is going.)
Choose tray type
- Quit Xcalibur and open the Instrument Configuration program on the desktop
- Choose Acela Autosamper (AS) under Configured devices
- Choose the and the correct type (e.g. for plates, use 96 well microwell plate + carrier + riser and for vials, use 1.8 mL vials)
- Quit configuration program
- In Xcalibur under sequence setup (lower image) choose "Change tray names" and choose new tray type. E.g. for plates choose 96 well microwell plate + carrier + riser
- Put/remove in carrier and riser as needed. For plates positions are enumerated A:A1, etc. (first A indicates first of three plates), while for tubes numbering begins A1, etc.
Preparing Samples
- Set up a method for a new run (usually already completed previously)
- Open Xcalibur and choose instrument setup
- Choose "Acela pump" to setup gradient, e.g. starting at 95% A to 5% A. Click in the last row and start typing to add a new section. After changing the gradient program, note how long it is and update the run length for the TSQ Quantum and Acela PDA.
- Choose TSQ Quantum to setup MS. Click the "…" button to select your tune (tsq) file and be sure to update the parameters from the relevant tune, e.g. switch to SIM if necessary, etc.
- Can add masses to be detected for each scan event by adding the parameters to the table at the bottom of the window.
- If you didn't do so under Column directions, equilibrate column to starting conditions, ~10 minutes.
- Manually run at x% A. E.g. if the run starts at 40% A, run at 40% A, following instructions above under "(1) Column"
- Set up sequence.
- In windows, create a new folder for your run, usually in C:\Xcalibur\Data
- click "sequence setup"
- If you're using a version of an old sequence, simply open, save as, and edit.
- Adjust "File Name" (e.g. compound1), Path (click to select), injection volume. Position goes A:A1… for plates, A1… for tubes. Click to browse for the desire method, already created previously.
- Use the "fill down" button (two downward pointing arrows) to copy values down or automatically increment plate values (A1, A2…) after selecting desired column.
- Usually a sequence should start and end with a blank, e.g. PBS
- Run stds at the beginning, beginning with lower concentrations first.
- Run the sequence by pressing the run sequence button (right pointing arrow with a sheet on top).
- To start just one or a set of the sequences select the relevant row and click run sample (right pointing arrow with a test tube)
- Before starting, make sure that all instruments needed are "on" in the Status tab. E.g. if mass spec is used in the method the machine should be "ready to download"
- In the window that opens, check/uncheck post-processing as needed, make sure that the Acella AS is the starting instrument, and make sure box is checked such that pumps turn off after runs.
- Click the "acquisition queue" tab to see the loaded set of sequences. If you need to stop any sequence, check the box and press the "delete" key.
- If not using the divert valve, make sure that the MS is set to load/detect.
PROTEIN SETUP (EXAMPLE) – I don't use this {Amanda}
Overall guidelines: - Generally use 1mg/ml protein, absolute max is 2 mg/ml; at higher concentrations precipitation will clog the switches - 10-15 ul sample per vial, with insert - 50 ul sample per well in plates
Column: BioBasic-4, labeled "Current" Ionization: ESI head Buffers: Water/Acetonitrile each with 0.1% formic, equilibrate to 95% water/5% AceN Flow Rate: 500 uL/min (in rare circumstances use slower flow for higher sensitivity)
Setup template (open in xcalibur; saved in read-only format on Desktop): Protein_Analysis_Sequence_Template.sld Save the template under a different name/directory Adjust sample names; include a blank (e.g. PBS) in first and last run At run time, be sure that Processing boxes are checked for Qual and Programs.
ProMass will run automatically Mass error is +- 0.02% To view results: Promass results folder, index.html See data sheet on top of computer for common protein modification masses
To reprocess data, if anything goes wrong, hit the "summation" icon in xcalibur.
MS Tuning notes for Accela HPLC/MS:
Note: When not running, inject/waste mode, otherwise load/detect mode.
- Sample injection:
- Use direct injection of salt and buffer free sample solution. For example using 1mM of the molecule of interest in 50% AceN/50% 0.1% formic acid water. Do not use any buffer, e.g. HEPES, or include any salts, as they may build up in the MS.
- Start with direct injection (we didn't do this):
- To directly inject use a single tube with the needle adapter (on top of the MS; usually the needle adapter would be attached to the T-junction).
- Rinse the syringe (250 uL or 500 uL as needed) with solvent (5-6 times)
- Load sample as prepped above. Syringe should be placed into the syringe injector after it is attached to the input tube. Follow instructions in step (2) to turn on syringe pump.
- After you see compound in direct injection, go to inline injection (we started with inline injection):
- Use the T-junction. Attach the input line from the switch to one leg of T, attach input from syringe to other leg, and attach third leg to input of ionizer. Using direct control of the pump (icon in Quantum tune with a syringe flowing in to three collector flasks) run the normal HPLC buffers – note that if the syringe is not loaded in the injector the pressure will push the syringe plunger out!
- Vanilla Tuning
- Open Quantum Tune and run the MS (click on "pause" button in upper-left corner so it becomes a green triangle)
- Before changing anything chose "save as…" to select a new name for your tune, so as not to save over someone else's hard-won tune file!
- Choose MS only optimization
- Choose – or + at the big blue "-" button, here the example shows negative optimization – thus the ions will be negative, with -1 mass. Here the molecule has a mass of 144.2 , so the optimization mass will then be 143.2.
Set the optimization mass based on the -/+ setting
- Start the pump – Go to Setup menu and choose "syringe pump settings". In the window that opens turn pump to "on" and set a flow rate, e.g. 5 or 10 uL/min. In that window also set the syringe volume, e.g. 500 uL, as appropriate.
- Set up MS device parameters -- Press the "tuning fork/green flask" icon towards the middle (Optimize compound dependent devices) to adjust scan parameters and pick which ones will be optimized. The define scan section will open in the upper right corner (as shown in the figure). Click in the check boxes to the left of each parameter to allow the automatic optimization to adjust that value – e.g. above the tube lens offset will be optimized.
- Define the scan – press the "multicolored bubbles" (Define Scan) button. For the simplest case choose Full Scan in centroid mode (the vertical bars button), and do a scan from 50 to 500 Daltons.
- Start the optimization – Press start in the upper left section. The program takes over, automatically optimizing the given parameters to maximize signal – this is shown in the lower-right hand corner. When it is done it will offer to save optimization-scanning info as a pdf (save it or cancel). If all has gone well, the spectrum in the lower-left corner now shows a big peak for your compound. Save the tune file (*.tsq) and you're done!
- After doing some tuning with direct injection be sure to switch to inline injection and optimize parameters there – take special note of the gas flow rates, which need to be higher for the inline injection (because the liquid flow rate is higher).
- Stop the MS running by clicking the green triangle in upper left hand corner. Quit the Quantum Tune Program.
- Non-Vanilla Tuning
- Hand optimization – if the tuning is done and is showing you a peak, but you want it to be stronger, turn on the optimize compound dependent devices window. Start the trajectory view (icon with a watch band and a big green peak) to show total current (TIC) as a function of time to allow you to keep track of whether signal is improving. Now adjust each parameter, e.g. capillary temperature by clicking on it and editing in the space below; some parameters may adjust slowly, such as temperature, so keep track of the "Readback" value. The photocopies over the monitor give guidelines for these parameters – e.g. 400 to 600 for Vaporizer temperature in APCI, etc.
- Change the scan type – press the Define Scan (bubbles) button. Choose SIM to focus on one region of mass rather than recording a full spectrum. Set the center and the width of that mass region, e.g. 142.9 and 0.01 to define a very narrow band around a mass. This will increase sensitivity by integrating for a much longer time at each mass.
- Change the MS mode – choose MS/MS in the Optimization Mode region. Check "adjust parent mass" and "step collision energy" boxes. Then click start to start optimization. First a normal ms optimization will be done (and the parent mass adjusted to the best peak). Then the collision energy will be adjusted until a maximum is found – the data are shown in the lower right hand corner. Expect a gradual peak as a function of collision energy with a well-defined maximum. If the optimization fails, however, there is no peak as a function of collision energy and the program reports a failure to find fragments. The compound is rock-solid and won't be amenable to MS/MS.
- Hand optimization – if the tuning is done and is showing you a peak, but you want it to be stronger, turn on the optimize compound dependent devices window. Start the trajectory view (icon with a watch band and a big green peak) to show total current (TIC) as a function of time to allow you to keep track of whether signal is improving. Now adjust each parameter, e.g. capillary temperature by clicking on it and editing in the space below; some parameters may adjust slowly, such as temperature, so keep track of the "Readback" value. The photocopies over the monitor give guidelines for these parameters – e.g. 400 to 600 for Vaporizer temperature in APCI, etc.


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1951 Bowman "Jets, Rockets, Spacemen" Original Card Artwork #96 "Making Deno-Ray Adapter"
Starting Bid - $500, Sold For - $711
1951 Bowman "Jets, Rockets, Spacemen" original watercolor painting used to produce card #96 entitled "Making Deno-Ray Adapter," featuring two astronauts building a "deno-ray adapter." Bowman's "Jets, Rockets, Spacemen" is one of the most significant early science-fiction sets, foreshadowing the many great advances in science and technology, such as space travel, which ironically would come to be just a few short years in the future. Bright, clean, crisp, and with astounding detail. The artwork includes additional image area which was cropped out by Bowman on the issued card. This is a spectacular example of original artwork from one of nonsport-card collecting's most popular sets. Watercolor on board. Dimensions: 6-1/8 x 4 inches. In Near Mint condition. Reserve $500. Estimate $1,000+. SOLD FOR $711
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Mushkin Mulholland 16GB & 32GB Flash Drive Review
Personal data files keep on growing larger and larger and the need to transport them from computer to computer and keep them on us at all times is becoming greater and greater. There is a good solution to the need to transport large digital files, which is to keep them on a flash drive. Mushkin has the 16GB and 32GB versions of their previously released Mulholland Drive that you can currently get. The Mulholland Drive series is built with speed in mind, so Mushkin has done all they can to make sure that your transfer speeds and file capacity are going to be as high as they possibly can and keep your pocket happy. I am very curious to see how well these two drives are going to be able to compare to some of the competition.
Closer Look:
Looking at the packaging for the Mushkin Mulholland 16 and 32 GB flash drives, they look identical with the only exception being the tag on the drive itself saying what the capacity is. There is the Mulholland Drive logo printed at the top of the package with the tag line under it saying "USB Flash Memory" giving you a simplistic description of what the device packaged is. There is an image of a camera, word document and a film strip giving you a few ideas of the types of files that you could store on the drive. The Mushkin logo is printed at the bottom of the package, letting you know who's product it is. When you look at the back of the package you are going to get a good description of exactly what the drive is intended for, and it goes into describing that Mushkin has engineered the drive to offer incredible read/write speeds which in turn will leave you valuable time when you are transferring files to the drive. There are Facebook and Twitter logos as well as the Mushkin Website and address printed at the bottom letting you know how you can contact Mushkin.
When you pull the drive out of the packaging, you are going to see on one side you have the Mulholland logo printed with the drive capacity printed below it with the Mushkin enhanced logo printed on the reverse side. There is a removable plastic cap that covers the USB connector to keep it safe from getting dirt, dust, or any other physical damage to make the drive unusable.
Now that we know what the Mushkin Mulholland drive looks like, it's time to get into the testing of the drive and see how she compares to the others out on the market. I am very curious to see how the drive compares to the 2GB version that I previously reviewed.


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Just ran into my first case of blatant discrimination. I was applying for a job helping resettle refugees in the United States. I was excited to apply since I'm quite qualified for the position and it's always been something I wanted to do. There was a mention that I had to be able to work with "colleagues, resettlement partners, volunteers and Churches in the local community" but in my experience this shouldn't be any sort of problem since many people in churches are doing some amazing humanitarian work around the world.
But, at the very end of the application was a "test" asking if I agreed with "values" such as "The Example of Jesus as we serve those who are suffering from poverty and injustice, regardless of color, belief, or gender, as part of God's plan to redeem, reconcile, and restore the world. We seek to follow Jesus by living holy, humble, and honest lives individually and corporately." And other such garbage that had completely been neglected from the detail in their job posting which was grounded in reality. If they would have just said "We seek to live humble and honest lives individually and corporately" I would have been all about that, but that sentence was just a few key words too long.
A little research with a friend showed quickly that this is a federally funded organization which has a history of only hiring people who believe in Jesus. It was quite obvious on their website, not not at all in the job posting I was replying to.
So, I clicked the button that said No, I do not agree with their values, thus promising that I will not get the job. Thankfully there was a box that allowed me to explain my values, in which I typed:
In my studies and experience with the international community, I have seen that the best way to interact with people from other ethnicities is to respect the fact that they come from a diverse range of cultures, languages, and faiths. I feel my successes within people from beliefs different than my own are due to focusing on human compassion and morality rather than on religious belief systems. In this position I would not limit myself to helping people of just one faith, but rather helping people because it is the right thing to do. As World Relief is a federally funded organization, I am sure you must agree.
Anyway, a job like this probably requires me to hand out bibles and pray for people, demanding that they convert to Xianity if they want to receive help. As far as I am concerned, refugees have suffered enough and need all the help they can get...this type "help" only makes things worse.
So that's a job I won't be getting. I'd feel differently if they had been honest in their job posting, perhaps saying that "only people who believe a 2,000 year-old zombie Jew will be returning need apply." Still, I'm in a bit of a mood now as this was the first overt case of discrimination that has occurred to me as an atheist.
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Bigots will never give up their bigotry. They must be forced to obey federal law. I hate that, "Get down on your knees, and I'll give you a piece of bread."
If you do get a response, I'd be interested in seeing it. It s huge gripe of mine that religious charity groups can't do good things without using it to spread the word.
@Scott A. Hunt, I sent an email off to them this afternoon, but it looks like this company is well known for this sort of thing so they've probably already tackled the issue if they're going to.
If they are federally funded, why not take this to the FFRF?
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WALTHAM, Mass. – Brandeis University men's soccer senior back Ben Applefield of Avon, Conn., earned his first career All-America honor in December. The captain was named to the D3soccer.com Third Team.
Applefield led the University Athletic Association with 10 assists this season, finishing with the fourth-highest point total on the Judges despite playing left back. He also assisted the team's lone goal in an NCAA Tournament second-round win over Roger Williams on November 17. The senior had two goals on the campaign, including the game-winner in a 4-0 win at Case Western Reserve University on Oct. 5. Applefield also earned Eastern College Athletic Conference All-New England second-team honors.
Applefield finished his career as the Judges' career leader in games played (83) and started (82). He had six goals and 20 assists for 32 career points. He was the 14th player in school history with 20 career helpers.
In head coach Mike Coven's 41st season on the sidelines, the Brandeis men posted a 16-5-1 record in 2013. The Judges advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III men's soccer tournament for the second year in a row. Brandeis hosted the first two rounds of the tournament and defeated Johnson and Wales University, 3-0, and Roger Williams University, 1-0, before falling to eventual Final Four team Williams, 2-0, in the sectional round. The Judges finished the season ranked No. 15 in the nation by the final NSCAA Division III poll and No. 18 by D3soccer.com.
Applefield is a 2010 graduate of Avon High School. He is the son of Dean and Deb Applefield, Avon, Conn.


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This is a story.
An instructor boasted that he taught the "best Karate money can buy" and charged his students accordingly, particularly for dan rankings. One student believed this, and when he eventually earned his 5th dan, had to mortgage his house to pay for it.
As it happened, this 5th dan was at a restaurant one night and picked a fight with a Karate student from another dojo. This other dojo was not fancy at all. In fact, it was in a garage, and the Sensei awarded no ranks or titles.
The 5th dan was supremely confident and kept pressing and pushing. Unable to avoid it, the other student finally defended himself and knocked the 5th dan out with a simple punch.
When he awoke, the 5th dan was beside himself. How could a no rank, nobody defeat him so easily? Hadn't he paid for the best Karate money could buy?
The next morning, he went to his dojo and confronted his instructor. "You said that you taught the best Karate money could buy!" he yelled. "How could that guy beat me?"
The instructor thought about it and decided to come clean. "I do teach the best Karate that money can buy," he confessed. "But that guy's Sensei teaches the best Karate."
The moral of the story is that Karate skill is not something that can be bought or sold, it is only earned through hard training. The best dojo could be in a garage, house, yard, church, recreation center, park... anywhere. And the best Sensei will probably not look like what the public thinks a "good" Sensei would look like. He or she will probably be an unassuming, unpretentious, down to earth person.
Be careful. For every person willing to "buy" Karate, there will be person willing to "sell" it.
Also, that 5th dan should not have picked a fight!
Charles C. Goodin
Best Karate...
This is a story.
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Tuesday, July 29, 2008


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My co-workers and I are employees of a local company. We recently got notice that our health care premiums were going up — more than double.
Coverage for my wife and me went from $194 a month to $412 a month, or $4,944 a year. Family coverage is even more: $514 per month, or $6,168 a year.
That doesn't include the $4,000 per-person, per-year deductible.
Then, to add insult to injury, I read in the Butler Eagle that our school taxes might be going up again.
I'm pretty sure teachers' and administrators' health care coverage is heavily subsidized by the taxpayers and that they pay only a fraction of what I pay.
No American citizen should be bankrupted by health care.


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October 23, 2008, 6:25 pm
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television has announced the winners in the Gemini Industry awards for drama, variety and comedy were announced yesterday. Congratulations to the editors who won in their categories.
The Gemini Awards have announced the winners on the third and final awards night. Below is a list of editors who were awarded last night.
Best Picture Editing in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series
Vanda Schmockel for Corner Gas (Contagious Fortune)
Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series
Christopher Donaldson for The Border (Grave Concern)
To read more or see the other categories check out the Gemini Awards website.
December 18, 2018, 12:20 pm
Bill Curso is a makeup artist with thirty plus years under his belt, he's got three Oscar nominations with one win, five Emmy nominations with three wins, and has worked on some of the most iconic films of the last thirty years. But what does it take to make Ryan Reynolds and the cast of Deadpool 2, based on comic book characters, look believable?
December 18, 2018, 11:03 am
Have a look at the Train Heist sequence by Industrial Light & Magic for SOLO – A STAR WARS STORY...
December 18, 2018, 7:11 am
Chris Dickens, ACE, won the Oscar and an ACE Eddie for Best Editing for Slumdog Millionaire. He was also nominated for an ACE Eddie for Best Editing for Les Miserables. Other work includes Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, MacBeth, The Man with the Iron Heart, and Steel Country.
December 18, 2018, 7:11 am
LOS ANGELES -- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced shortlists in consideration for the 91st Oscars in nine categories: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Foreign Language Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film and Visual Effects.
December 18, 2018, 7:11 am
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences have announced the 10 short films that will be voted upon to make it through to the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards. This shortlist will be trimmed once more as the final nominees will be selected by branch members. The final nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 and the winner will be revealed Sunday, February 24, 2019.
December 18, 2018, 7:10 am
Here is the VFX shortlist by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the 91st Academy Awards...
December 18, 2018, 7:10 am
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has whittled the list of 20 films that had been shortlisted for the 2018 visual effects Academy Award down to 10 films.
December 17, 2018, 5:44 am
As a cinematographer, but also an occasional editor who either hires talented motion graphics artists or, in the cases where there isn't enough budget to do so, does it himself, it recently occurred to me we're living in a brave new world of automation. For a variety of reasons, such as I shoot a lot of small crew and even some one-man band production, I have come to count on such convenient innovations as dual-pixel autofocus and variable internal NDs on production cameras.
December 16, 2018, 6:13 pm
As the director of elaborate fantasy epics like the "Lord of the Rings" and "Hobbit" trilogies, Peter Jackson has become known for meticulous attention to detail. Now he has put the same amount of care into making a documentary.
December 16, 2018, 8:46 am
In 2016, Warner Bros. Pictures and writer J.K. Rowling pulled off the impressive feat of kick-starting a new movie franchise set in the same "Wizarding World" as the Harry Potter series. Set decades before the events of the eight-part saga, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was a critical and commercial hit, earning acclaim for its magic-infused vision of 1920s New York City and the colorful, fictional creatures let loose upon it over the course of the film.
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Install Debian on the Linkstation Pro/Live
Starting with Debian 6.0, "Squeeze", Debian supports the LinkStation Pro/Live out of the box and can be installed using debian-installer. The following guide was started by Alan Dennis (adennisa15), based on an earlier guide by Ryan Tandy (tarpman), who produced the Debian Installer for the LinkStation. The first guide was based on the Debian on Kurobox Pro Installation Guide by Martin Michlmayr (tbm) and Per Andersson (avtobiff).
The Debian Installer is currently working for the LS-GL series only. So no support for the LS-XHL and LS-VL or any of the RAID LS-Pro models.
This may change in the future, but depends on the development of Debian.
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Preparation
- 3 Run the Debian preparation script
- 4 Install Debian
- 5 Success!
- 6 Tips
This guide can be used to install Debian 6 ("Squeeze") on a LinkStation Pro or LinkStation Live NAS. The process does not normally require any hardware modifications (such as a serial lead) or disassembly of the LinkStation, although you may need to resort to these and other recovery methods if things go wrong during the install.
With care, the process can preserve the existing contents of the disk (just updating "Linux"), or it can be used to wipe everything and return to a clean disk. It is the ideal way to bring a FreeLink installation, which is based on Debian 4.0 "Etch" from 2007, up to date and is a simple way of getting around the problems caused by the architecture change, from "arm" (FreeLink/Etch) to "armel" (Lenny, Squeeze etc), which prevents use of a simple "dist-upgrade".
To use the process, the LinkStation needs to already be running either an "open" Linux distribution or "opened stock firmware". FreeLink (as installed by following the excellent guide at FreeLink_for_the_LinkStation_PRO/LIVE) is used as the starting point for this guide. If the LinkStation is running stock firmware or some other Linux distribution and you want to switch to Debian Squeeze, then these instructions should be OK, but you may need to adapt them slightly to your configuration. There are no promises, but, exercise caution and you should be fine.
As you can see from the contents above, the process is broken down into a number of preparation steps, followed by the debian-installer steps themselves. Not all of the preparation steps are strictly necessary to achieve a successful installation, but they will be required if something goes wrong and you end up with a LinkStation that will not boot. Skip them at your own risk!
It is well worth becoming familiar with the Debian Installation Guide. Several references below link to specific sections of the English version of this document, but the previous link also has translations in many other languages as well as PDF and plain text formats in addition to HTML. Use the "EABI ARM" architecture versions.
Starting Point
The first thing to do it is to find out just where you are starting from. If this is the same place as this guide then you know you will be able to follow this guide very closely. If not, then you will know that you may have to adapt some of the instructions. Providing an accurate description of the starting point will also help guys provide help in the forum if you need it. Keep a record of all information obtained as you will need it later. Your ssh or telnet client will probably have a way of logging all output to a file - it is a good idea to use this to keep a record of everything that happened!
First, connect and login to the LinkStation and become root (you should have a # prompt rather than a $ prompt).
LS-GL is a ARM Debian box. There are 3 important files to boot this Debian box. They are u-boot, uImage.buffalo and initial.buffalo.
- The U-boot bootloader and its environment are the only files in the flash memory on the board. If the u-boot bootloader were messed up, only a JTAG cable could de-brick this headless box.
- uImage.buffalo is the linux kernel. In Buffalo stock firmware, Debian_4_edge and Debian_6_squeeze_installer, the linux kernel is named as uImage.buffalo. In Debian_5_lenny, uboot will look for uImage, and this uImage is just a link to the true kernel, e.g. uImage.2.6.29.*
- Both uImage.buffalo and initial.buffalo are saved in /dev/sda1 EXT2 partition and this /dev/sda1 EXT2 partition is for booting only. Bebian is installed in /dev/sda2 partition. /dev/sda2 partition is not for booting.
U-boot bootloader Version and environmental variables
Debian_6 requires your uboot is higher than v1.10. All available user-built u-boot are based on v1.09. So the Buffalo stock u-boot 1.10 is the only choice. But the stock u-boot has some commands missing and other limitations. All U-boots were released in around 2008, and since that time hard-drives have changed from GB volume with 512B sectors to TB volume with 4K sectors.
If you are running Debian_5_lenny, please apt-get install uboot-envtools to configure/check U-boot.
root@LINKSTATION1:~# apt-get install uboot-envtools root@LINKSTATION1:~# fw_printenv ... buffalo_ver=BOOTVER=1.10 ...
If you are running Debian_4_edge, another method (wget + dpkg) is listed below.
Debian_6_installer supposes your LS-GL_pro has the Buffalo default environmental variables and values before this installation.
In Buffalo stock firmware, Debian_4_edge and Debian_6_squeeze_installer, the linux kernel is named as uImage.buffalo. So in U-boot environments,
root@LINKSTATION1:~# fw_printenv ... initrd=initrd.buffalo kernel=uImage.buffalo ... bootcmd = ide reset; ext2load ide 1:1 0x00100000 / $ (kernel); ext2load ide 1:1 0x00800000 / $ (initrd); setenv bootargs $ (bootargs_base) $ (bootargs_root) $ (buffalo_ver); bootm 0x00100000 0x00800000 ...
In Debian_5_lenny, U-boot will look for uImage, and this uImage is just a link to the true kernel, e.g. uImage.2.6.**.* So in U-boot environments,
root@LINKSTATION1:~# fw_printenv ... bootcmd = ide reset; ext2load ide 1:1 0x00100000 / uImage; ....... ...
Some people installed Debian_6 with Debian_5_lenny U-boot environmental values, and found LS-GL_pro cannot boot from the hard-drive after installation.
An U-boot environment sample (LS-GL_pro_v1 with a 2TB/4k sectors harddrive) is attached in tips at the bottom of this page.
Linux Version
Enter the commands uname -a and cat /etc/debian_version :
root@LINKSTATION1:~# uname -a Linux LINKSTATION1 184.108.40.206-arm1 #77 Tue Dec 5 22:23:46 CST 2006 armv5tejl GNU/Linux root@LINKSTATION1:~# cat /etc/debian_version 4.0
If the kernel version is 2.6.12 and the Debian version is 4.0, then you have got the original FreeLink which is Debian 4.0 ("Etch"). If /etc/debian_version does not exist, then it is something other than Debian / FreeLink.
Disk Layout
Next we will look at the disk layout. This information is important if you want to retain the data and just update Linux to Squeeze. It is not so important if you are just going to wipe everything and start again.
Enter the commands fdisk -l and df -Th :
root@LINKSTATION1:~# fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 37 297171 83 Linux /dev/sda2 38 1254 9775552+ 83 Linux /dev/sda4 1255 60801 478311277+ 5 Extended /dev/sda5 1255 1291 297171 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sda6 1292 60801 478014043+ 83 Linux root@LINKSTATION1:~# df -Th Filesystem Type Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on rootfs rootfs 9.3G 702M 8.7G 8% / /dev/root.old ext2 13M 11M 2.3M 83% /initrd /dev/root xfs 9.3G 702M 8.7G 8% / tmpfs tmpfs 100K 0 100K 0% /lib/init/rw tmpfs tmpfs 62M 0 62M 0% /dev/shm tmpfs tmpfs 10M 224K 9.8M 3% /tmp /dev/sda1 ext3 282M 15M 253M 6% /boot /dev/sda6 ext3 449G 20G 430G 5% /mnt/disk1 root@LINKSTATION1:~#
The important things to note are:
- /dev/sda1 is mounted at /boot, is ext3 and is 282M
- /dev/root is 9.3G
- /dev/sda6 is mounted at /mnt/disk1, is ext3 and is 449G and has 430G free
- /dev/sda5 is the swap partition and is the same size as /dev/sda1 - 297171 blocks or 282M
(For completeness, sda2 is the root partition, although it does not explicitly say so above. sda4 is an extended partition that contains sda5 and sda6, it is not an extra 400+GB of free space!)
To retain the data, "manual partitioning" will be used in the debian-installer and the partition table will not be changed. This means that the existing partitions need to be big enough for Squeeze. If they are currently too small, you will either have to resize things, or just accept that you will have to wipe everything and start again.
Once installed, Squeeze only requires about 20M for /boot, although it makes sense to have a fair bit more than this for working space during upgrades etc. The 282M here is fine.
For the root partition, the installation guide requires an absolute minimum of 650MB, but recommends at least 1GB as being more realistic. Appendix C provides more detail about what is required for general Debian partitioning. Note however that the instructions below for the LinkStation simply put everything (except boot and swap) into the root partition. Appendix D.2 provides details of space needed for installing various tasks (web server, print server, mail server etc). The 10G here is fine.
As a rough rule of thumb, a swap size of twice the memory size (which is 128M - look at MemTotal in the output of cat /proc/meminfo) is adequate. So 282M here is fine.
As part of manual partitioning, the existing boot and root partitions will be reformatted and any data in them will be lost. It is a good idea to back these up as they will likely contain valuable configuration information that will prove useful when it comes to configuring stuff in Squeeze once installation is complete. If there is enough free space on sda6 then that can be used as the backup space. If not, then you will either need to backup to an external USB drive or another area over the network somewhere.
Finally, have a look at /etc/fstab :
root@LINKSTATION1:~# cat /etc/fstab # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=20 0 0 tmpfs /tmp tmpfs size=10M,mode=1777 0 0 /dev/sda5 swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/sda1 /boot ext3 defaults,noatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1 /dev/sda6 /mnt/disk1 ext3 defaults,noatime,nodiratime 0 0 root@LINKSTATION1:~#
The important thing to note is how sda6 is mounted. You will need to put this information back into the Squeeze version of this file to get the data partition mounted again once the installation is complete.
Have a look at the network configuration with ifconfig and cat /etc/network/interfaces:
root@LINKSTATION1:~# ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:01:FC:1E:AF inet addr:192.168.1.130 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:2658309 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:2887441 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:512 RX bytes:392877956 (374.6 MiB) TX bytes:738735567 (704.5 MiB) Interrupt:21 eth0:0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:01:FC:1E:AF inet addr:192.168.1.12 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 Interrupt:21 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:278852 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:278852 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:35281886 (33.6 MiB) TX bytes:35281886 (33.6 MiB) root@LINKSTATION1:~# cat /etc/network/interfaces # Used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8). See the interfaces(5) manpage or # /usr/share/doc/ifupdown/examples for more information. auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp auto eth0:0 iface eth0:0 inet static address 192.168.1.12 network 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255 gateway 192.168.1.1 dns-nameservers 18.104.22.168 188.8.131.52 root@LINKSTATION1:~#
It is quite likely that your interfaces file may look very different!
The important thing here is that debian-installer will use DHCP to obtain an ip-address. If your interfaces file contains the line iface eth0 inet dhcp then you are already fine. Instead, if it contains iface eth0 inet static then the LinkStation is using a static ip-address and it will be a good idea to get the LinkStation using DHCP before you run debian-installer. A safe method (suggested by Andre in the forum) is to add an alias to eth0 so that it has two addresses, one static and one DHCP as shown above. (This would not work for me with eth0:0 as DHCP, only with eth0 as DHCP and eth0:0 as static.) After modifying the interfaces file, use /etc/init.d/networking restart to restart networking and then ifconfig again to see the DHCP ip-address. Test that you can establish new ssh connections to both the static and DHCP ip-addresses. If you lose contact with the LinkStation, have a look for which ip-address has been assigned by the DHCP server (which may be part of a home DSL/Cable router etc) by looking in the DHCP server for your HWaddr that was shown earlier in the ifconfig output. This will often be called the MAC Address or similar in the DHCP server.
Make a backup
If you are planning to wipe the disk and start again during the install and you have any data you want to keep, then you will need to backup to an external USB drive or another space somewhere on the network. If you are planning to keep the data and just update the Linux then you could just backup the partitions that will get wiped onto the data partition. However, even in this case, an external backup will provide insurance against things going wrong and you accidentally trashing the data partition.
If you have space and just want to backup to the data partition something like this will do it :
root@LINKSTATION1:~# dd if=/dev/sda1 of=/mnt/disk1/backup-boot-20101114 bs=65536 4643+1 records in 4643+1 records out 304303104 bytes (304 MB) copied, 22.2649 seconds, 13.7 MB/s root@LINKSTATION1:~# dd if=/dev/sda2 of=/mnt/disk1/backup-root-20101114 bs=65536 152743+1 records in 152743+1 records out 10010165760 bytes (10 GB) copied, 949.257 seconds, 10.5 MB/s root@LINKSTATION1:~#
Clearly, you can substitute whatever path and file in the of= part you need for wherever your data partition is. This will create a bit-by-bit exact copy of the partitions. These can be used to restore the partitions if necessary (just switch the input file (if=) and output file arguments around), or they can be loop mounted somewhere else and their contents accessed, for example :
mkdir /mnt/boot-bu mount -o loop /mnt/disk1/backup-boot-20101114 /mnt/boot-bu
will mount the boot backup at /mnt/boot-bu. Note that backing up the root partition takes a while and if the LinkStation is doing things that write to the partition, then you may end up with an inconsistent backup containing a mixture of areas before and after the write. It is a good idea to test loop mounting the backup to make sure it is usable before you continue. Something like diff -qr /mnt/boot-bu /boot can be used to verify the backup against the source if you really want to make sure.
Also, note that if the root partition is xfs, then you will probably encounter the error mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock etc along with XFS: Filesystem loop1 has duplicate UUID - can't mount in the kernel logs (dmesg | tail). In this case, add -o nouuid to the mount command.
There are many methods for backing up externally. Google is your friend if you are unsure (other search engines are available).
Another thing that you may want to backup is the Debian package configuration, doing so may make re-installation of packages and their customisation easier after the Squeeze install :
root@LINKSTATION1:~# dpkg --get-selections > /mnt/disk1/dpkg-get-selections-20101114 root@LINKSTATION1:~# debconf-get-selections > /mnt/disk1/debconf-get-selections-20101114 root@LINKSTATION1:~#
debconf-get-selections is in the debconf-utils package and may need installing first (aptitude install debconf-utils).
dpkg --get-selections provides a list of all the installed/deinstalled packages. The opposite commands to use in Squeeze are :
dpkg --set-selections < /mnt/disk1/dpkg-get-selections-20101114 apt-get dselect-upgrade
However, this is probably a bad idea as there will be many versioned packages in FreeLink/Etch that do not exist in Squeeze as they have been replaced by a newer version or you may not want to install the old version. gcc-3.3 and libdb4.x are examples that spring to mind. A better idea might be to perform a --get-selections in Squeeze and use a diff between the two lists as the basis for manually installing packages or maybe modifying the FreeLink list before using it automatically as above.
debconf-get-selections provides a list of all the answers that were provided when installing/configuring packages. The opposite command to use in Squeeze is debconf-set-selections, before installing any packages. But again, this may be a bad idea because of the differences between packages in FreeLink and Squeeze. However, it may be useful to look in the generated file to find how a package was previously configured when re-installing it in Squeeze.
Note that you will need to re-install all of your existing packages in Squeeze. It is not usually possible to re-use binaries from FreeLink/Etch as these will be arm binaries and these are not usually compatible with the armel binaries used in Squeeze.
Download the installer
The installer for the LinkStation platform is provided as a kernel (uImage.buffalo) and ramdisk (initrd.buffalo) that contain a minimal installation environment. Most of the installer components are downloaded from the Internet on an as-needed basis.
On your LinkStation, make a backup of the existing kernel and ramdisk and download the installer images:
cd /boot mv uImage.buffalo uImage.buffalo.old mv initrd.buffalo initrd.buffalo.old wget http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-armel/current/images/orion5x/network-console/buffalo/lspro/uImage.buffalo wget http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-armel/current/images/orion5x/network-console/buffalo/lspro/initrd.buffalo wget http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-armel/current/images/orion5x/network-console/buffalo/lspro/config-debian
If you prefer, you can use a local mirror in place of http.us.debian.org.
Note that you should probably copy the backed up kernel and ramdisk to an external location because if things go wrong, they will be needed to perform a TFTP recovery.
DNS in Buffalo firmware
If your LinkStation is still running the original Buffalo firmware, DNS resolution may not work. To fix this, edit /etc/nsswitch.conf and change the line
hosts: files
hosts: files dns
An easy way to make the change is to issue the following command which overwrites the entire file:
echo "hosts: files dns" > /etc/nsswitch.conf
TFTP installation
If you do not have a working system on your LinkStation or you do not want to put the installer on your hard disk, the images can also be booted via TFTP.
Run the Debian preparation script
The config-debian script checks the LinkStation and prepares it for booting the installer.
While still in /boot on the LinkStation, the following command will run the script:
sh config-debian
You should see:
Saving U-Boot environment to ubootenv.bak... done. Changing U-Boot environment... done. Please reboot your LinkStation.
However, you may see one of these error messages (or similar) :
- You have to create an ext2 filesystem on /dev/sda1
- Fix: U-Boot requires /dev/sda1 to be ext2 or ext3 in order to boot from it.
- You have to download the uImage.buffalo file from the debian-installer for LinkStation Pro/Live, and put it in /boot
- You have to download the initrd.buffalo file from the debian-installer for LinkStation Pro/Live, and put it in /boot
- Fix: You need to perform the wget commands above in "Download the installer".
- Program fw_setenv not found, cannot modify U-Boot environment...
- Configuration file for fw_printenv not found.
- No tool found for modifying U-Boot environment...
- Fix: U-boot tools are missing, see below.
- Unable to detect Buffalo bootloader version. Please ensure that your bootloader supports automatic initrd position/size detection.
- Fix: The bootloader being used has not been recognised. You are on your own from this point on! If you continue, please post your experiences (good or bad) in the forum as any information about other bootloaders will be useful in updating the preparation script in the future.
- Incompatible bootloader version detected. Please update to the latest firmware version.
- Fix: If the U-Boot version is not 1.10 or later, then it will need to be updated. Firmware can be obtained from Buffalo's downloads site, however, it cannot be installed with FreeLink, only with stock firmware. To find out which version is installed, run the command fw_printenv and look for the value of buffalo_ver:
root@LINKSTATION1:~# fw_printenv ... buffalo_ver=BOOTVER=1.10 ... root@LINKSTATION1:~#
Missing U-boot tools
The preparation script depends on having tools available for modifying the U-boot configuration. If you don't have those (for example, you are currently running FreeLink) there are a couple of ways to obtain them.
Install uboot-envtools from Lenny
This method will not usually work for FreeLink. fw_printenv will work, but fw_setenv with the 2.6.12 kernel and drivers is unable to erase the flash when writing the modified U-Boot configuration. It may work with other versions and it is worth giving it a go as it is easier than the alternative TFTP/Foonas-em method below.
The uboot-envtools package from Lenny can be installed on an Etch system by ignoring the libc6 dependency:
wget http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/u/uboot-envtools/uboot-envtools_20080520-4_arm.deb dpkg --force-depends-version -i uboot-envtools_20080520-4_arm.deb cp /usr/share/doc/uboot-envtools/examples/linkstation_pro_live.config /etc/fw_env.config
If the above commands completed correctly, you should be able to view your u-boot configuration:
Try sh config-debian again and see if it works. If it does not, then you will have to use the TFTP/foonas-em method below.
If you get a message like this:
MTD erase error on /dev/mtd0: Inappropriate ioctl for device Error: can't write fw_env to flash done. Please reboot your Linkstation.
DO NOT reboot your Linkstation! You still need to modify the bootargs_root parameter which didn't work in config-debian because the fw_setenv command doesn't work. Please try the nvram-method below.
Use nvram from the buffalo-initrd
If you're running FreeLink, chances are that the original buffalo-initrd is mounted at /initrd. Type mount and check for a line like this:
/dev/root.old on /initrd type ext2 (rw)
Change into this environment with
# chroot /initrd/
Now you can use the nvram command to modify bootargs_root:
bash-2.05b# nvram -c get bootargs_root # check current value bootargs_root=root=/dev/sda2 rw initrd=0x00800040,15M panic=5 bash-2.05b# nvram -c set bootargs_root "root=/dev/sda2 rw panic=5" >nvram_set:bootargs_root = root=/dev/sda2 rw panic=5 bash-2.05b# nvram -c printenv # verify settings ... 33: [bootargs_root=root=/dev/sda2 rw panic=5] ...
Now you're good to go and you can reboot your linkstation.
If you don't have any commands installed for modifying the U-boot configuration (the script checks for nvram and fw_setenv) you can use foonas-em as a platform for running the script, since it includes fw_setenv.
Briefly (see the full instructions at foonas.org) you will need a tftp server running on a Windows or Linux PC, configured with an ip-address 192.168.11.1. (A wi-fi laptop with an unused Ethernet port is ideal.) Disable any firewalls (or add appropriate rules for TFTP port 69). Copy initrd.buffalo from the LinkStation to the base directory that the tftp server is using. Download the foonas-em image to the same place and call it uImage.buffalo. Execute the following commands on the LinkStation :
root@LINKSTATION1:~# cd /boot root@LINKSTATION1:/boot# mv uImage.buffalo uImage.buffalo.temp root@LINKSTATION1:/boot# mv initrd.buffalo initrd.buffalo.temp root@LINKSTATION1:/boot# poweroff
Connect the LinkStation to the PC with either a "straight-through" or "crossed" Ethernet cable and power it on. The LinkStation will be unable to boot (because uImage.buffalo and initrd.buffalo are now missing) and will indicate this with a repeated "nee-naa-nee-naa" emergency tone and much front panel light flashing! Eventually, it should fetch both files from the tftp server (the TftpD32 server on Windows includes progress dialogs so you can see this happening) and boot into foonas-em. Telnet to the LinkStation on 192.168.1.150 (assuming it has not picked up some other address using DHCP from the PC) using the username root and password hydr0g3n. You can then :
mount /dev/sda1 /boot cd /boot mv uImage.buffalo.temp uImage.buffalo mv initrd.buffalo.temp initrd.buffalo sh config-debian poweroff
Then reconnect the LinkStation back to the network normally, power-on and continue with the Debian installation.
Install Debian
Once the uImage and initrd are in /boot, rebooting the LinkStation will automatically start debian-installer. The installer takes 1-2 minutes to start and beeps once when it is ready. The LinkStation acquires an IP address using DHCP (picking up static IP configuration from the Buffalo firmware is not possible at this time). It starts network-console automatically and is reachable over SSH with username installer and password install.
From this point on the installation takes about 50 minutes and follows the standard Debian procedure as laid out in the installation guide. The installer automatically performs tasks needed to make the LinkStation bootable, including updating uImage.buffalo and initrd.buffalo and installing micro-evtd for fan and watchdog control.
Partition layout
Guided partitioning
Choose the option Guided - use entire disk to automatically partition the disk, erasing any data already on it. The installer automatically creates a layout that is compatible with U-boot's requirements.
Manual partitioning
Choose the Manual option if you want to re-use the existing partitions and keep the main data partition untouched.
The partition table shown should look something like this:
SCSI (0,0,0) (sda) - 500.1 GB ATA SAMSUNG HD501LJ > #1 primary 304.3 MB B F ext3 /boot > #2 primary 10.0 GB F ext3 / > #5 logical 304.3 MB F swap swap > #6 logical 489.5 GB ext3
If not, select each partition in turn and configure as follows:
Partition #1 Use as: Ext3 journaling file system Format the partition: yes, format it Mount Point: /boot Mount options: defaults Label: none Reserved blocks: 5% Typical usage: standard Bootable flag: on
Partition #2 Use as: Ext3 journaling file system Mount Point: / Mount options: defaults Label: none Reserved blocks: 5% Typical usage: standard Bootable flag: off
Note that U-Boot ignores the Bootable flag on partition #1, but the debian-installer will display a warning if it is not set so it is easiest to set it for a quiet life.
Do not attempt to mount or format partition #6 (the data partition) if you want to keep the data on it.
Package selection
Select the OpenSSH server task to guarantee that you can log into the LinkStation via SSH after the installation completes.
By default the Standard task is selected for installation. This includes 80+ common packages you might expect to find installed, including dnsutils, exim4, ftp, perl, python, telnet etc. It also includes the bash-completion package, which can make logins take a very long time on the slow LinkStation. Leave it selected or deselect it, as you prefer.
After following these steps you should have a Debian system running on your LinkStation and you can use apt-get or aptitude to install additional software. See Chapter 8 of the Installation guide for "next steps and where to go from here".
- If the bash-completion package was installed and logins are taking a long time, temporarily disable it with mv /etc/profile.d/bash_completion.sh /etc/profile.d/bash_completion.sh.no or remove it completely with aptitude remove bash-completion.
- Install ntp or ntpdate to synchronise the LinkStation clock with clocks on the internet.
- Install samba to allow access to the LinkStation as a Windows network share.
- If a web-server (apache2 etc) is installed, install dpkg-www for browser based package management and dwww for browser based access to the Debian documentation and manuals.
- Use cron-apt for automatic updates.
- White_Voice installed a Debian_6 successfully in a LS-GL_v1 with a 2TB/4k sectors hard-drive His U-boot Environment is listed here just for your reference. This sample is for Version 1 only. The Version 2 must be different, e.g. bootcmd = ide reset; ext2load ide 0:1......, ext2load ide 0:1
root@LINKSTATION1:~# Cat / etc / debian_version 6.0.1 root@LINKSTATION1:~# Uname-a Linux debian 2.6.32-5-orion5x # 1 Tue Mar 8 15:24:42 UTC 2011 armv5tel GNU / Linux root@LINKSTATION1:~# fw_printenv bootargs = $ (bootargs_base) $ (bootargs_root) baudrate = 115200 loads_echo = 0 ipaddr = 192.168.11.150 serverip = 192.168.11.1 rootpath = / nfs / arm cpuName = 926 CASset = min MALLOC_len = 4 bootargs_end =::: DB88FXX81: eth0: none ethact = egiga0 ethaddr = 00:16:01: xx: xx: xx stdin = serial stdout = serial stderr = serial enaMonExt = no enaFlashBuf = yes enaCpuStream = no ethprime = egiga0 buffalo_ver = BOOTVER = 1.10 buffalo_minor_ver = BOOT_MINOR_VER = 1.00 build_time = 18:35:39 initrd = initrd.buffalo kernel = uImage.buffalo bootargs_base = console = ttyS0, 115200 bootcmd = ide reset; ext2load ide 1:1 0x00100000 / $ (kernel); ext2load ide 1:1 0x00800000 / $ (initrd); setenv bootargs $ (bootargs_base) $ (bootargs_root) $ (buffalo_ver); bootm 0x00100000 0x00800000 def_tftp = tftp 0x00100000 $ (kernel); tftp 0x00800000 $ (initrd); setenv bootargs $ (bootargs_base) $ (bootargs_root) $ (buffalo_ver) tftpboot = yes; bootm 0x00100000 0x00800000 bootdelay = 3 disaMvPnp = no overEthAddr = no usb0Mode = host usb1Mode = host bootargs_root = root = / dev/sda2 rw panic = 5 root@LINKSTATION1:~#


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"The Reluctant Dragon, A Fairy Tale Adventure"
Barney teaches that you can't tell from the outside what someone might be like on the inside. He does this by telling a story about a dragon that wasn't at all what others thought she was. The villagers were afraid of her, but it turns out, she wasn't scary at all. D
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunting is surgery to treatexcess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain (
Alternative Names
Shunt - ventriculoperitoneal; VP shunt; Shunt revision
This procedure is done in the operating room under general anesthesia. It takes about 1 1/2 hours.
The procedure is done as follows:
- An area of hair on the head is shaved. This may be behind the ear or on the top or back of the head.
- The surgeon makes a U-shape cut behind the ear. Another small surgical cut is made in the belly.
- A small hole is drilled in the skull. A thin tube called a catheter is passed into a ventricle of the brain. This can be done with or without a computer as a guide. It can also be done with an endoscope that allows the surgeon to see inside the ventricle.
- Another catheter is placed under the skin behind the ear. It is sent down the neck and chest, and usually into the belly area. Sometimes, it stops at the chest area. The doctor may make a small cut in the neck to help position it.
- A valve (fluid pump) is placed underneath the skin behind the ear. The valve is connected to both catheters. When extra pressure builds up around the brain, the valve opens, and excess fluid drains through the catheter into the belly or chest area. This helps lower intracranial pressure.
- The patient is taken to a recovery area and then moved to a hospital room.
Why the Procedure Is Performed
This surgery is done when there is too much cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain and spinal cord. This is called hydrocephalus. It causes higher than normal pressure on the brain. It can cause brain damage.
Children may be born with hydrocephalus. It can occur with other birth defects of the spinal column or brain. Hydrocephalus can also occur in older adults.
Shunt surgery should be done as soon as hydrocephalus is diagnosed.
Risks of anesthesia are:
- Reactions to medications
- Problems breathing
- Changes in blood pressure or breathing rate
Risks of ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement are:
- Blood clot or bleeding in the brain
- Brain swelling
- Hole in the intestines (bowel perforation), which can occur later after surgery
- Leakage of CSF fluid under the skin
- Infection of the shunt, brain, or in the abdomen
- Damage to brain tissue
- Seizures
The shunt may stop working. If this happens, fluid will begin to build up in the brain again. As a child grows, the shunt may need to be repositioned.
Before the Procedure
If the procedure is not an emergency (it is planned surgery):
- Tell your doctor or nurse what medicines, supplements, vitamins, or herbs the patient takes.
- Take any medicine the doctor said to take with a small sip of water.
- Be sure to arrive on time at the hospital.
Ask your doctor or nurse about eating and drinking before the surgery. The general guidelines are:
- Older children and adults should not eat any food or drink any milk for 6 hours before surgery. But they can have clear fluids (juice or water) up until 4 hours before the operation.
- Infants younger than 12 months can usually eat formula, cereal, or baby food until about 6 hours before surgery. They may have clear fluids up until 4 hours before the operation.
Follow any other instructions about preparing at home. This may include bathing with a special soap.
After the Procedure
Children need to lie flat for 24 hours the first time a shunt placed. After that, your child will be helped to sit up.
Children and adults stay in the hospital for 2 to 4 days. The health care team will closely monitor the patient. IV fluids, antibiotics, and pain medicines will be given if needed.
Follow your health care providers instructions about how to take care of the shunt at home. This may include taking medicine to prevent infection of the shunt.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Shunt placement is usually successful in reducing pressure in the brain. But if
Kinsman SL, Johnston MV. Congential anomalies of the central nervous system. In: Kliegman RM, Stanton BF, St. Geme JW III, et al., eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 585.11.
Rosenberg GA. Brain edema and disorders of cerebrospinal fluid circulation. In: Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J, Mazziotta JC, eds. Bradleys Neurology in Clinical Practice. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 59.
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Joseph V. Campellone, M.D., Department of Neurology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Bethanne Black, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.


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ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) - Play has been suspended for the day at the U.S. Open, with Phil Mickelson and Billy Horschel tied for the lead.
Mickelson birdied the 18th late Friday to finish a 2-over round of 72. Horschel shot 3-under 67, hitting all 18 greens in regulation at Merion Golf Club.
Their 1-under totals of 139 made them the only players under par for the tournament; nearly half the field had yet to complete the second round, which was halted because of darkness.
Luke Donald, Steve Stricker and Justin Rose were in the clubhouse at even par. Two other players were still on the course at even par.
The second round began late in the morning because storms on Thursday forced half the field to return early Friday to finish the first round.


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If only I were the Kansas Legislature.
Life would be so much easier if I could make up my very own facts and require everybody else to play along.
Sadly, I could never be the Kansas Legislature, because my capacity for cognitive dissonance is limited. I could never claim to be in favor of small government and then pass bills that attack a legal medical procedure from all angles, require doctors to lie to patients and mandate that a university spend money it doesn't have to establish a research program it doesn't want, simply to suit my political agenda.
The wingnut faction of the Kansas Legislature (also known as the majority) did all that last week, in the form of legislation that lays out, in great detail, dozens of reasons I could never be the Kansas Legislature.
I couldn't promote the lie that abortion is riskier to women than childbirth. I couldn't force doctors to tell pregnant women about abortion's (nonexistent) link to breast cancer, but at the same time refuse to legislate disclosure of the (very real) risks of pregnancy and delivery.
I couldn't prohibit Planned Parenthood from providing sex education information to public school students — at least, not if I honestly wanted to reduce the rate of pregnancies and abortions among teenagers.
I couldn't tell the University of Kansas, whose funding I am considering cutting, to somehow find $1.1 million to establish a center for adult stem-cell research, plus $750,000 each year to run it. And then pretend that my enthusiasm for telling universities what types of research they will do is purely in the interest of science.
The Kansas Legislature has no problem passing bills that do all that and more, and and it's safe to assume Gov. Sam Brownback will sign them into law.
It's not hard to guess where this trend is leading. Once you've made up your own facts and enacted a law requiring professionals to convey those "facts" to a vulnerable audience, you aren't going to stop at doctors and pregnant women. Not if you're the Kansas Legislature. You're going to move on to teachers and science classes, because frankly, you're not all that crazy about this evolution and global warming talk, and you'd like to see schools "teach the controversy." Even if that "controversy" is pure fiction.
No need to bother with overwhelming evidence, broad scientific consensus or basic critical thinking. Because if children learn how those work, they might eventually realize truths that you'd prefer they not know. Like the fact that abortion does not cause breast cancer.
Of all the reasons I could never be the Kansas Legislature, the biggest one is this: I could never be proud of suppressing truth and mandating lies. That's why I don't oppose the elements of the legislation requiring that women seeking abortions be given detailed information about fetal development. As long as that information is accurate, it needs to be part of the conversation between a woman and her doctor.
That conversation should also include a discussion of the medical risks involved in every path the woman might take at that point. Because the unpleasant truth is that there's no completely safe way out of a pregnancy once you're in it.
Truth, regardless of where you stand on any issue, should always be heard. Sadly, these days few in Topeka ever listen.


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|2011-10-17, 15:37
|Link #25121
Join Date: May 2009
It doesn't really sit right to me. When I ask someone to edit my works I pretty much pour out all the background details ASAP so they know exactly what everything is founded upon.
|2011-10-17, 17:04
|Link #25122
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
However maybe having an editor that doesn't know where your story is heading is common in the Japanese world? Especially considering Umineko is a multipart story those plot ended up being changed on the way? (okay, so maybe it was just Land being removed in favour of Banquet... still I think this could have affected the hints given and therefore the readers understanding of the plot...)
|2011-10-17, 22:04
|Link #25124
The True Culprit
There is just no fucking way.
|2011-10-17, 22:24
|Link #25125
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
I got it. His editor is actually his second personality. See, it still counts as another person reading his work because they have different names. (The joke sounded much funnier in my head)
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|2011-10-18, 06:31
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Gnawing away at Rokkenjima
So Battler-Touya was out at sea for years huh? Well, I'll just assume he landed and was discovered later. The hell was Battler-Touya doing for those years? Anyway, if he met Ikuko that much later then Ikuko=Yasu is pretty strong.
I don't think Beatrice jumping from the boat is a literal suicide by Yasu. As I've said before, and the interview mentions this also, Beatrice is the Witch of Rokkenjima. She can't leave the island.
I'm even wondering if the whole love story was actually resolved much later than 1986 in a kind of strange back and forth between Touya's and Ikuko's respective memories and writing.
|2011-10-18, 10:23
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Rokkenjima
Age: 22
Guy's in EP3 2nd twilight (Maria and Rosa in the rose garden)
"Earth to earth. ......No falsehoods in their final moments as told."
Yasu is the only possible culprit here right?
6 people: Kinzo, Genji, Shannon, Kanon, Gohda, and Kumasawa are dead!
Also Shannon and Kanon are dead ,It doesn't mean yasu is dead too right?
Since she can revive and kill shannon and kanon. and i haven't read ep8 yet so please tell me if there's a red saying that yasu is not the culprit.
However It is forbidden for a servant to be the culprit!! so yasu is not the culprit? or shannon and kanon can't be the culprit's but yasu can ,becouse she's not a servant ?
|2011-10-18, 10:51
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Well, "No falsehoods in their deaths" is an idiotic thing for Will to state about these scenes. In Rosa/Maria's case they where killed by Eva Beatrice, but the one that actually kills her the last time was Beatrice. So interpreting this is kinda hard! Did Eva think she actually killed them and Yasu finished them off for good?
Also, anything with Shannon and Kanon usually involves shenanigans to sidestep reds. Also "Yasu" is the almost definite culprit in the stories. If there is someone behind the scenes and manipulating things its still in the catbox.
|2011-10-18, 11:17
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Dea ex Kakera
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Sea of Fragments
There's a couple of different scenarios you can build. Here's one where Eva is innocent:
Maria has been told to lure Rosa out to the garden for a meeting with Beatrice. Not realizing this, Rosa tries to pretend she's been possessed by Beatrice so she can extract information. Maria is fooled for a moment, but then she sees through it and flips out. Rosa starts to strangle her in a fit of rage. At that moment, Yasu arrives for the meeting, sees what's happening, and runs over to save Maria. In the ensuing struggle, she accidentally pushes Rosa onto the fence and kills her. She flees in despair after realizing that Maria is already dead. A short time later, Eva sneaks out of her room to discuss the gold with Rosa and discovers both of the corpses. Now she doesn't have an alibi for their deaths, so she runs back to the guesthouse and explains everything to Hideyoshi, who agrees to cover for her.
You can make another where Maria just wanted to see the rose, and Eva is the one who tries to stop the strangling. In that scenario, Yasu doesn't enter the situation at all.
|2011-10-18, 11:40
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Join Date: May 2009
The red evasion is basically bullshit and allows Ryukishi to make definitive statements that are, in fact, completely without any merit or use.
For example, Shannon and Kanon can be dead and Yasu can be alive. No, it doesn't make any sense whatsoever. Yes, it completely exists solely to evade the red (i.e. it's cheating for the sake of cheating, not because Yasu actually needs them to be "dead"). You got taken for a ride, as we all did, by authorial dishonesty. Guess we just gotta deal.
By the same logic, Beatrice isn't a servant, because Beatrice is a witch. But Shannon and Kanon are and she's them! Don't matter. But Yasu arguably is and she's all of them! Don't matter (and Ryukishi probably doesn't define Yasu as a servant; indeed, what defines one as a servant in the first place is left undefined anyway).
It's kind of sad that "Eva stops Rosa from strangling Maria and accidentally kills her" is a better, more reasonable, justifiable, and less red-evasive solution to that murder than the one that was apparently intended.
|2011-10-18, 11:55
|Link #25135
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Well, the way I call it, the "Desired" culprit is Yasu. He/she is the one that fits in all the positions in just about every episode and he/she wants to be the culprit as well. Each chapter has accomplices or "Obvious" culprits depending on how you see things. Eva in EP3, Rosa in EP2, Natsuhi in EP5 (Battler/Beatrice are the desired culprits here), Kyrie/Rudolph in EP7s Tea Party.
We can interpret the obvious culprits or accomplices in a negative light (by judging them guilty of the things) or in a positive light (by keeping them in benevolent position). There's also a possibility that there is some sort of mastermind thats controlling things and Battler might be subconsciously alluding to them in the story. Trying to find them and then hiding them after EP5.
|2011-10-18, 12:36
|Link #25136
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Meta-Meta-Meta-Space
Yasu cannot be the sole culprit if what was said at the end of EP7 is true. Remember how Lion was brought back to his world on the same night, and the murder spree was already under way? Bernkastel seemed to imply that even if Yasu was not an active agent, things would devolve into mass murder regardless.
Of course, Bernkastel could be just making stuff up, but it's more likely that she wields the truth to hurt people. She and Lambda like to do that sort of thing.
If it is to be believed then is the mass murder spree only a function of the various sibling conspiracies? Or is there one more conspiracy/faction we haven't figured out yet? Or some other new interaction that's guaranteed to happen as a result of removing Yasu/Lion's influence?
(Fat George should have no reason to murder as he's not going to marry Lion. We hope. Same with Jessica, although... we still really know nothing about her, right?)
Yasu's attitude with her plan to murder everyone depends on how much she saw this coming. If it was coming anyways then she's the one who co-opted the real murder spree for her own purposes, despite not being able to alter the outcome.
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|2011-10-18, 12:56
|Link #25137
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Meta-Meta-Meta-Space
By the way, the one who was interviewing Ryukishi in May was:
Oota Katsushi
He's an editor for Kodansha, not Ryukishi's editor. Unfortunately. Not sure how he's related to Ryukishi, but it's probably for something like the interview itself for a magazine. (Square Enix published the manga, not Kodansha, so it's not that. I just grabbed a few off the shelf to check just now.)
Of course the real problem is Ryukishi not having an editor. 8) ... Although, does he have one for Higabana? I sure hope so...
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Well Battler didnt go the meeting, George has no reason since there would be no love. Same with Jessica. Beatrice in general doesn't exist, so how would this affect Maria? She'd still have her god complex going on but there really isn't a way for her to do any of this in this situation. So that leaves the adults with their problems. Then again, George would be a fat rejected bastard with some misogynistic ideas so I dont know!
But really, the kids probably have the most of their world view altered by not having Yasu there. Specifically George and Maria. In Maria's case, she's never tried to answer the riddle before right? She mentions in one point in EP2 that she has no reason to do it, because she wants the doors to the golden land to open. But without Beatrice in her world would she feel challenged by it and try to solve it? I dont think Bern mentioned the kids trying to solve it, just the adults.
Anyways, the whole scene in EP7 felt forced. The moment they started mentioning that their predicament was straight out of a mystery novel sent flags flying everywhere. Will using his laws and them not having any effect reinforced that idea. But Berns truth at the end...was there a trick in the original japanese version that she could have altered the last words to state it as a negative?
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Hmmm.. thinking about it further... it could just be Bern's opinion that Kyrie would have murdered everyone regardless. But why those dates, specifically?
If Kyrie did act as she was portrayed by Bern, then it would have something to do with the reveal of the gold and something that deals with murder, like the revelation of the guns or something to do with Kinzo's body. Maybe it's the last one, a problem which would've come to a head by the second family meeting after Kinzo's death anyways.
So the question is, is Kinzo's death a consistent trigger for Kyrie or something else... hmm...
Something just strikes me as missing. I read that excerpt that Lyrical posted and I was most surprised that he is still holding back something when talking about Beatrice's motives.
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