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These are the most seductive brownies I've ever had, and without sounding like a total brownie whore, I've had a hell of a lot of brownies. Besides the chocolate, they're full of the world's unsexiest ingredient, prunes. All the marketing for prunes seems to be related entirely to its uses as a laxative, but try not to think about that now. Taste these brownies and you'll realise that those glossy misshapen globules magically create pockets of gooey texture and lend a deliciously rich yet subtle fruity sweetness to this deeply chocolately brownie. Sorry I didn't mean to go all Nigella on you in that last sentence there.
I love the cocoa-powdered crunchy shattered tops hiding all that luscious chocolate underneath, but let me tell you that it's impossible to cut them into clean pieces – just a warning if you're obsessive compulsive about that sort of thing. Your life will be a lot easier if you chill them in the fridge first. There is going to be a guaranteed mess of chocolate everywhere, but in a good way.
Now my sister Rachel suggested adding a Level of Difficulty Scale to the recipes on this blog, as some recipes are slightly more involved than others and it would be helpful to see at a glance whether an attempt should be bothered at all or if it would be best to save yourself the stress and buy a cake instead. What a good idea, Sis.
So I looked at my recipes and finally came to the conclusion that a scale would be difficult as everyone has varying ideas of what their culinary skill level is. Look at that cooking show My Kitchen Rules, for fucks sake. There are people out there who are clearly delusional.
These brownies only really require melting and mixing which I think is pretty easy, so I'll have to assume everyone has at least some basic culinary skills. I'll add a note regarding difficulty level and hope that it gives you some guidance and peace of mind for your sake as well as mine. I feel personally liable when an endeavour to recreate my recipe fails miserably. Unless you're a terrible cook to begin with and in that case I take no responsibility whatsoever.
Difficulty Level: Finding a car space in an almost empty car park.
Recipe from 'Bourke Street Bakery' by Paul Allam & David McGuinness
300g pitted prunes, halved
200ml brandy, cognac or hot black tea
55g plain flour
40g unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
300g good-quality dark chocolate (55% cocoa)
80g unsalted butter
300g caster (superfine) sugar
4 eggs
100g sour cream
145g dark chocolate melts (buttons) (55% cocoa)
Place the prunes in a bowl and pour over the brandy, cognac or tea. Cover and set aside for a few hours to soak up all the liquid.
Preheat the oven to 170 degrees celsius fan forced, (325F/Gas 3). Grease a 20 x 30 x 4cm rectangular cake tin and line the base and sides with baking paper. Sift the flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder into a bowl.
Put the chocolate, butter and sugar into a stainless steel bowl and sit over a saucepan of simmering water – making sure the base of the bowl does not touch the water. Stir for 10 minutes, or until the chocolate has melted. Allow to cool, then transfer to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed and add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the flour mixture, mix to combine, then add the sour cream, chocolate melts and prunes with the remaining soaking liquid and mix until just combined.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and bake in the oven for 1 hour, or until just set. Place your hand on top of the brownie in the centre and wobble to feel if it is set. Allow to cool completely before turning out of the tin. Use a hot knife to cut into squares. The brownies can be wrapped in plastic wrap and stored for up to 4 days at room temperature.


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December 31, 2012
Cliff deal close: Politico
We'll probably update this later today if or when a deal is reached: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Vice President Joe Biden engaged in furious overnight negotiations to avert the fiscal cliff and made major progress toward a year-end tax deal, giving sudden hope to high-stakes talks that had been on the brink of collapse, according to sources familiar with the discussion. McConnell and Biden, who served in the Senate together for 23 years, are closing in on an agreement that would hike tax rates for families who earn more than $450,000, and individuals who make more than $400,000, according to sources familiar with talks. he vice president and the Senate minority leader only began talking Sunday, after negotiations between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and McConnell sputtered. Sources close to the talks said a deal is now more likely to come together but cautioned that obstacles remain, including how Speaker John Boehner and House...(Read Full Post)


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A Tacoma man convicted of being a violent pimp has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison.
Reginald Irvin, 35, previously pleaded guilty to interstate transportation of an individual for prostitution and conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking.
Authorities said Irvin coerced women to work as prostitutes and ruled over them with an iron hand, taking all the proceeds they made and raping, beating or humiliating them if they stepped out of line.
"Unquestionably Irvin is a predator who has a long history of assaulting and exploiting young women … (H)e treated the victims herein like chattel, beating and belittling them into servitude. His history and characteristics demonstrate an individual who is a menace and danger to society," federal prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memorandum.
The case was investigated by the Tacoma Police Department, Lakewood Police Department and the FBI's Innocence Lost Task Force.


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November 20, 2007
In regards to the National Association of Realtors application to attain relief under Sec. 15 and Sec. 36 of the Exchange Act I would offer the following comments:
Allowing Real Estate Participants, (RE Participants), to receive compensation for assistance and advice provided to investors contemplating an investment in a securitized TIC offering would lead to the dilution of the high standards and regulatory oversight provided by the Act. Registered Representatives, (RR), must pass applicable licenses provided by FINRA, and State Securities Law, respectively Series 22 or 7, and Series 63. To my knowledge securitized TIC offerings are sold under exemption from registration using Regulation D, (Reg D, Sec. 506). Reg D requires offerings to meet certain standards and comply with definitive rules placed on the offering by the SEC, most commonly, Sec. 506, 502, and 501. To that end RR are monitored for compliance by their own Broker Dealers Compliance staff, FINRA regulations, State Securities Administrators, and the SEC. The amount of compliance and oversight provided in the offering of a security far exceeds any that is required in the sale of real estate as a whole. Full and Fair disclosure in all offering materials, including a multitude of risk factors pertaining to any investment as well as reasonable investigation with regard to due diligence of an offering including the costs associated with the investment again exceed any required in the sale of real estate. To allow an unregistered person to bypass these types of investor protections and to be compensated for the same would be a very dangerous precedent and could lead to the further erosion of these protections in other offerings. To compensate unregistered persons selling securities would be like charging fees for providing legal advice without a law degree.
There are many issues in the exemption request which must be more defined. As written the exemption is fraught with ambiguity. What or who will define substantial experience of the Commercial Real Estate Professional, (CREP)? How will the SEC monitor and regulate these qualifications once defined? What actions can be taken against a CREP who violates these qualifications and who will administer and enforce these violations? Sec. A (1) of the exemption request states that the RE Participant must introduce a Selling Broker Dealer once a client has indicated an interest in a TIC Security. How did the client become aware of the TIC Security and who introduced the TIC Security to the client? If it was the RE Participant, then clearly the RE Participant must understand and be cognizant of the requirements and restrictions of Reg D offerings. This also brings in questions of accredited vs. non-accredited investors, (Sec. 501), and general solicitation and advertising restrictions, (Sec. 502). In addition to these issues there is the NTM -05-18 from FINRA regarding contemplation of Reg D offerings. In our experience with CREPs they are clearly lacking in the knowledge or understanding of issues such as suitability of an investment, advertising, solicitation, and accreditation. This would most certainly lead to the very real possibility of the exemption from registration safe harbor provided under Reg D to be violated. This could have potentially devastating effects to Broker Dealers, Registered Reps and Sponsors of these offerings. These issues are taken very seriously by our Compliance Staff in our continued efforts to follow the regulations of our SRO and the SEC. It is unlikely that the CREP would be able to provide the same kind of oversight since the CREP is not a registered person. Who will monitor their actions with regard to securities law and the Act?
Many sponsors also have their own registered Broker Dealer who also acts as the Managing Broker Dealer, (Lead Placement Agent). What is to stop these Sponsors from cutting out the Selling Group Member and marketing directly to the CREP? This could lead to further erosion of the protections for investors that the Act and the prohibition against paying commissions to unregistered persons was meant to defend.
In our opinion the request for exemption from registration should be denied at this time. Until further assurances that current securities laws can be maintained, monitored, complied with and regulated we should not proceed down this slippery slope. If a CREP wants to sell a Direct Participation Program then they should pass the Series 22 and Series 63 and register with a licensed Broker Dealer.


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Slab-jacking, also called mud-jacking, can usually be done for less than half the cost of pouring new concrete. However, the savings may be even greater, since the costs of demolition, removal and landscaping are eliminated. Most projects can be completed quickly and economically with minimal disruption. Our foundation repair professionals can raise a patio in the morning and you can have your family or guests on it that night! View our service area information.
When you need to raise that slab, slab jacking is a cost-effective alternative to replacing sinking concrete. At Robbins and Co., we use this repair method throughout the Greater Seattle area to fix: sidewalks, streets, ramps, patios, driveways, floors, parking lots, and garage floors–almost anything that's concrete. It is highly effective in commercial and residential situations.
Since the old concrete is not removed, very little mess or inconvenience is involved. Surrounding sod is not damaged or removed, so there is no need to re-seed and wait for grass to grow, and the newly-raised slabs can be put back into service as soon as the job is finished. You don't have to wait for the grout to cure!
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At Robbins and Co., we are sure that slab-jacking is a more cost-effective solution for your Seattle area home when you need to raise that slab, rather than having the entire surface dug up and replaced. It's fast, not very messy, and it's a much more effective solution to sinking concrete.
Instead of replacing a slab, our unique mixture is pumped under pressure below the slab to restore it to the needed level. This puts a very dense material in under that slab in a liquid form. The chemical change which occurs then solidifies that mixture and restores a very dense material which cannot be compressed like the original soil.
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Hugo Lloris Officially Signs New Long-Term Tottenham ContractJuly 10, 2014
Tottenham have announced that Hugo Lloris has put pen to paper on a five-year contract with the club, a deal which stands to keep him at the club until 2019.
The English giants revealed the news via their official Twitter account:
Since arriving at White Hart Lane in 2012, the French No. 1 has risen to become one of the north London outfit's most consistent figures, helping them maintain any hopes of breaking into the top four for the past two seasons.
Speaking to the club's official website, Lloris spoke of his joy at prolonging his Tottenham journey:
I spoke with the chairman and I know the club is as ambitious as ever. It's very important to feel at home at a club and for my family to feel well. I enjoy a great relationship with the club and the fans. The arrival of Mauricio Pochettino is important as well. I have a good feeling with him. He is also ambitious.
Everything is clear in my head and if I've signed a new contract it's because I trust the club and I'm sure we will progress in a positive way. Last season wasn't the season we all hoped for but we were still able to finish sixth in the league. We know where we have to improve, the club also knows and there is a feeling and a confident connection between the club and the players.
The goalkeeper's show of faith and loyalty is admirable considering his profile as one of Europe's most highly rated players in his position.
The early assurance on his position provides Pochettino with a cushion heading into the 2014-15 campaign and is perhaps a sign of things to come under the Argentinian, developing firm bonds with squad figures both old and new.
Lloris recently starred for his nation at the 2014 World Cup, but he was unable to prevent Les Bleus from suffering a 1-0 defeat to Germany in the competition's quarter-finals.
Die Mannschaft's Manuel Neuer has been looked upon as one of the tournament's most impressive stars, but prior to their meeting, Ben McAleer of WhoScored.com showed that Lloris wasn't far behind his German counterpart in the saving ranks:
One of the Premier League's most revered stoppers, Lloris will be 32 years of age by the time his new deal expires, ensuring that Tottenham should see his talents develop throughout his prime playing days.
Simon Peach of the Press Association sees the announcement as a terrific piece of business for Spurs, adding fuel to the old adage that contracts for key players are sometimes as good as new acquisitions:
Lloris spoke to the media earlier this week following France's World Cup exit, and even then it wasn't clear what his future held, per the London Evening Standard's Andy Hodgson:
Yes, I should be [at Spurs next season]. [But] I don't want to speak about my situation now. I need a few days to recover and after that to relax, have a good rest and come back for next season. I think I will speak soon about that and we will deal with it.
In the report, Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco were mentioned as parties interested in bringing Lloris back to his native Ligue 1, where he rose to prominence at Lyon.
However, such temptations would appear irrelevant upon the announcement of his extension, over the course of which he'll strive to see Spurs return to the Champions League and be an essential component in the club doing just that.


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Seems like Don Barnhart Entertainment hit the jackpot when relocating to Las Vegas from Los Angeles and 2010 is looking to been an even better year for the independent production company.
DBE is currently in production on "The Ice House 50th Anniversary Comedy Special" on August 26th, 2010 featuring the comedy club's top pick of comedians to look out for. Barnhart, who will direct the show has also been selected to perform.
Don Barnhart is fast becoming one of the top comedians working today. He is an accomplished actor, certified hypnotist, published author and filmmaker with numerous television and film credits and is a favorite headliner at the top comedy clubs across the country.
Don combines well written, topical material and delivers it with a fast paced, high energy and animated improvisational flair that keeps audiences of all ages howling with laughter and coming back for more. Audiences say that Barnhart reminds them of a young George Carlin with the energy and characters of Robin Williams making Don funny on so many different levels.
Don Barnhart Entertainment is currently working on several new comedy projects. The first one being "Get Off My Bus". This new reality based TV show that truly leaves the last comic standing. 20 comics get on a bus in NY and head to Las Vegas. They stop at comedy clubs across the country to do sets and get voted off along the way. Think, "Last Comic Standing" meets "Survivor". The last remaining comic gets to shoot his/her full Cable Special, "Live from Las Vegas". DBE is currently in negotiations to shoot the show at the new Brad Garrett Comedy Club in Las Vegas, NV
In 2009, DBE released it's first feature film "China Dolls" world wide and on DVD long with their television series, "The Freedom of Speech Comedy Show" and are they are currently in pre-production on several new feaure films. The first being, "Freeloader", written, directed and starring Barnhart. It is slated to be cast and shot entirely in and around Las Vegas, NV.
DBE is also in pre-production on the horror/comedy "Morgue" written by award-winning writer and author of the book "Pacify Me", Chris Mancini. It is to be directed by Rondell Sheridan from "That's So Raven" and "Corey In The House".
We have a strong loyalty to all the great talent here in Las Vegas and wanted to show Hollywood what it's missing", said producer/director Don Barnhart Jr from a recent interview aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. He continued, "Most productions will hire their actors in LA or New York and then use Las Vegas talent for filler roles and background overlooking some truly great, talented and professional people that for a variety of reasons choose to make Las Vegas their home".
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If there's any one tool behind the bar that is unfairly maligned on a daily basis, other than myself, it's the blender. Most modern cocktail bars eschew the blender, often citing—rightfully so—the disruptive nature of the noise. And while slushy machines are making a huge comeback in cocktail bars these days, it's difficult to find a bartender who doesn't have an irrational hatred of the poor blender.
Blenders are so much more useful than for just cranking out slushy drinks. I mean, don't get me wrong, there are few things I love more than a good Piña Colada or blended Margarita. But if that's all you're doing with your blender you're not getting the most out of it.
Here's something else that your blender is good for: hosting a party and making a large batch of cocktails quickly and easily. I like to think of a blender as a really large cocktail shaker, a tool, like myself, capable of making a bunch of delicious drinks at once.
The trick to using a blender to mix cocktails is that you need to account for dilution. So I like to add just enough ice to melt and chill the drink, without actually turning it into a slushy. When friends come over and I want to whip up some quick cocktails for the group without spending the whole evening huddled over the sink shaking drinks, I can crank them out four to six at a time and serve everyone at once. And the beauty is, it works with just about any shaken cocktail you can think of, but I'll do you a solid and give you a recipe for my batched Tom Collins recipe.
Tom Collins for Four
• 1 c. gin (I love using Hayman's Old Tom for this)
• ½ c. fresh lemon juice
• 3 oz. 2:1 simple syrup
• 1 c. chilled sparkling water
Combine all ingredients but the sparkling water in a blender with ½ cup cracked ice cubes. Blend on high speed until all of the ice has melted (you'll be able to tell by the sound the blender makes). While the drink is mixing, pour 2 oz. of the chilled mineral water into each of four chilled Collins glasses and garnish with a lime wedge. Once drink is finished mixing, divide into each of the glasses and fill with fresh ice. Garnish with a lemon peel or wedge and serve with a straw.
Jeffrey Morgenthaler is the bar manager at Pépé le Moko and Clyde Common, the acclaimed gastropub at the Ace Hotel in Portland, Oregon. He is also author of The Bar Book: Elements of Cocktail Technique.


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If you haven't seen the Golden Globes yet, you should. It's been a phenomenal year in movies and television, and it was great to see who took the cake home last night. (Not to mention the glitz and glamor was pretty fun too!) Some highlights:
- Slumdog Millionaire sweeped in winning awards for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Original Score. Whew!
- The lovely Kate Winslet double dipped for her two wins for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
- Mickey Rourke's awesome comeback in The Wrestler won him Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama. We're pretty proud of this baby boomer!
- Health Ledger won the award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for his work in The Dark Knight.
- 30 Rock killed the awards in TV comedy, and the made-for-TV flicks Recount and John Adams dominated as well.
Congrats to all the nominees and winners for a great year of on-screen entertainment. Click here to check out all the winners.


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DALLAS — Former Broncos quarterback and current New York Jets backup QB Tim Tebow has backed out of an appearance at a Baptist mega-church in Dallas with a pastor who has created controversy with his remarks about other faiths.
Tebow said on Twitter on Thursday that he had canceled a scheduled April 28 appearance at First Baptist Church in Dallas. Tebow pointed to "new information that has been brought to my attention."
First Baptist is led by the Rev. Robert Jeffress, who has preached that gay sex is sinful and has criticized Mormonism, Catholicism and Islam.
Jeffress told The Associated Press that Tebow called him Wednesday night and said he needed to avoid controversy right now "for personal and professional reasons."
Tebow last year spoke to about 15,000 people at an outdoor Easter service near Austin.
The First Baptist Church released a statement Thursday concerning the cancellation by Tebow:
"The leaders and congregation of First Baptist Church Dallas are disappointed that New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow (on Thursday) has announced he will no longer speak at First Baptist Church Dallas on April 28 as part of the month-long celebration events surrounding the grand opening of our new $130 million, state-of-the-art campus on Easter Sunday.
"Mr Tebow called Dr. Jeffress on Wednesday evening saying that for personal and professional reasons he needed to avoid controversy at this time, but would like to come to First Baptist Dallas to speak at a future date.
"We are saddened that Mr. Tebow felt pressure to back out of his long-planned commitment to First Baptist Dallas from numerous New York and national sports and news media who grossly misrepresented past comments made by our pastor, Dr. Robert Jeffress, specifically related to issues of homosexuality and AIDS, as well as Judaism.
"As a Christian pastor, Dr. Jeffress takes a biblical approach to moral and social issues, closely following his duty to preach 'the whole counsel of God,' and not just address issues that are politically correct. First Baptist is a church built on the truth of scripture, even though at times that approach can be perceived as controversial or counter to the prevailing winds of culture.
"The reason for the recent media firestorm is not because the word of God has changed, but because society has changed.
"More important, contrary to editorializing in the media, Dr. Jeffress shares a message of hope, not hate; salvation, not judgment; and a gospel of God's love, grace and new beginnings available to all."


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Welcome Back Wedgewood: Scott Wedgewood, who has been sidelined with a shoulder injury since Jan. 27, has resumed practicing with the team. While the team was on the road last week, the Devils' netminder took advantage of some one-on-one sessions with Development Goaltending Coach Scott Clemmensen. According to Head Coach Rick Kowalsky, the team would like Wedgewood to play at least one game during the upcoming three-in-three weekend.
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Helgeson, Sislo Recalled By New Jersey: As the New Jersey Devils head west for a three-game California swing, they've decided to take some reinforcements with them. On Tuesday, they (emergency) recalled defenseman Seth Helgeson and winger Mike Sislo from the Albany Devils. "The guys who are here and are in the lineup are going to be expected to carry the weight through a big weekend," Kowalsky said.
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For Chinese game developers DAQ, Julien Li, and the rest of the team at Dotoyou Studios, it took only 30 minutes to begin reversing the effects of 14 years of government obstruction. When the Chinese government banned the production and sale of video game consoles in mainland China in 2000, DAQ and much of the rest of Dotoyou weren't even teenagers. The government claimed that the ban, which carried far-reaching implications for the future of China's game developers and culture, was meant to protect the nation's youth from wasting their lives. How appropriate then that over a decade later, when the Dotoyou team had long since entered adulthood, they'd reclaim some of that youth in their own work.
The tech leaders among China's over 1 billion citizens adapted to the video game ban in their own ways. The astronomic rise of PC gaming was reinforced in both homes and internet cafes, piracy ran rampant on all fronts, and "plug-'n'-play" consoles like Nintendo's iQue found their smaller, cheaper niches. Thus console development took a back seat to things like mobile gaming, which has proved lucrative anyway. The country's share of the mobile gaming market raked in $5.5 billion domestically in 2015, with an estimated $26 billion across PC, mobile, and consoles for 2016.
For the team behind KOI, the titular fish is both a symbol for good fortune and ambition, while also the star of the project they've devoted themselves to. As a koi fish, joined by friends both large and small, players are challenged with bringing peace to a lotus pond poisoned by the machinations of man. The koi fish seems to be a fitting symbol for the game that would put Dotoyou on the map and finally bridge an important gap rarely, if ever, crossed.
Put simply, the team at Dotoyou are the first strictly Chinese developers to create a distinctly Chinese game in China and release it on a console in the west. A small number of large multi-studio developers, like Ubisoft, do in fact operate studios in cities like Shanghai (which operates as a free-trade zone), but these projects are often shared between multiple teams from across the globe. Other Chinese developers help create Western games, like Shanghai-based Spicy Horse, which worked on 2011's Alice: Madness Returns.
For the team at Dotoyou, living and working in the city of Tianjin certainly seemed like being a small fish in a big pond. With a population of over 12 million people, 15 times the square footage of New York City, the northern coastal city served as a front row seat for DAQ and Li while they witnessed the rise of China's unique gaming culture.
"Ten years ago or so, the gaming industry in China didn't amount to much," DAQ, KOI's lead designer, said through a translator. "Our parents weren't too keen on us trying to make it in the gaming industry. Career-wise, they couldn't imagine it possibly leading to somewhere. These days, the view on gaming in China has changed a lot. Of course, there are still misunderstandings. The adults generally assumed that making games is like doing work in high-end tech with a high-end salary."
Despite gaming's prominence in China on PC and mobile, Chinese developers have still had numerous challenges to face, including their own growth. For both DAQ and Li, this meant maturing beyond the limitations of a relatively isolated gaming culture, as well as finding the unique values that only their perspectives could provide players.
"I could never shake the feeling that the emotions, the culture inside of these games came from outside, be it western fairy tales, medieval European history, [or] Japanese culture," Li, Dotoyou's founder, said. "I thought these were all awesome, but at the same time there were very few games that really moved me, because we Chinese have our own distinct experiences and way of expressing feelings."
There were very few games that really moved me.
Julien Li
Dotoyou founder
Chinese musician Zeta, who composed the entirety of KOI's acoustic, meditative soundtrack, ties the same sentiment to mannerisms commonly associated with eastern cultures.
"Although the Chinese games industry's development is going very fast, I feel we still need to take it step by step," Zeta told me. "Especially since our culture can be described as being quite introspective and deep, some things take years before they find their form. [Chinese developers] do have a weight on their shoulders in a sense, one of wanting to keep up with global standards while at the same time coping with a lack of experience that only time can take away."
Though black markets certainly exist, prohibitive costs keep many Chinese gamers from investing heavily in personal gaming devices beyond smartphones. When the team began designing the game in 2014, consoles were still illegal to sell in China, so KOI began its life as just another smartphone game. Shockingly enough, especially for mobile, the team set out with zero intention of making a profit on KOI, much less catering to any specific market.
"Our game is partially the result of fate, and also a labor of love," DAQ said. "It gave us the chance to combine all the experience we had gained in making games and use it to create a new kind of possibility. It's really too early to say that KOI is a piece of art, but it is a kind of beginning."
The gaming world has certainly seen its share of "art games" like The Beginner's Guide, Firewatch and countless others. These games burst with vibrancy, personal inspiration, and narratives that push players and other developers to grow beyond their own borders of understanding.
"KOI, in that respect, will have been the cornerstone of this transformation. We'll often think back of KOI and remember it in this way, too," DAQ said.
This push for a personal approach isn't unique to western indie games, but it is somewhat uncommon in the more structured and hierarchical studios of the eastern world. In a traditional eastern studio, countering a boss's opinion can be a massive social faux pas. An old eastern proverb proclaims that "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down." But the comparatively smaller team at Dotoyou work together in more personal ways than the traditional structue of other eastern companies. Not only do team members regularly eat or hang out with each other, but a special trip to composer Zeta's home on her birthday turned into a group adventure outside the city to record the sounds of a river for in-game audio.
This group emphasis applies to more straightforward decisions in the studio, too. Each member is allowed total freedom to pitch new ideas and in turn receive upfront feedback.
"The importance of originality in games is something our entire team agrees on," Li said. "It's something we do with our hearts."
That originality would serve the team well enough during their days of developing for smartphones, but in the early days of development on KOI they had no idea how big their pond would become.
Half an hour. That's all it took to begin to reverse the effects of China's console ban and to begin the process of extending their culture to western players. Shortly after the Chinese government lifted its ban at the end of 2014, the team at Dotoyou entered the "PlayStation Developers Contest," organized to give winners the resources to make a PlayStation 4 game.
When Dotoyou found themselves the lucky recipients, it sparked a snowball effect that would launch them to their current prominence. When Alen Wu, business director at Chinese publisher Oasis Games, met team leaders at the 2015 ChinaJoy entertainment expo, he fell in love with the game's art and music. A simple 30 minute chat was all it took to convince each party to work together.
Then came the phone call from Terry Liu, senior officer at Sony Computer Entertainment Shanghai Limited.
Perhaps most people will think of the Great Wall and the Terracotta Army when mentioning China, but we have a history that is thousands of years old.
Julien Li
Dotoyou founder
"I told him I was getting anxious, saying 'a mobile game development team like us publishing on a console? We don't have any experience at all in that area!'" Li said. "Terry put my mind to ease, saying 'in the whole of China there isn't a single console developer as of yet. What do you have to worry about? I'll help you out.'"
Thus began the lengthy process of revising the entirety of KOI for the PlayStation 4, including visuals, controls, and extensive remixing of Zeta's soundtrack.
The game will already have been quietly released on PlayStation's online store for at least several days now. Just like that, a little bit of history has been made—the first fully Chinese game officially put on a western console in 14 years.
But just like any shifting ecosystem, the story never ends with those who came first. DAQ, Li and their team believe the future of China's contributions to console gaming will give players a distinctly eastern experience, informed by hundreds of years of philosophy and culture.
"The feelings of Chinese people are quite subtle, and we can use our games to convey our feelings towards these games," Li said. "Perhaps most people will think of the Great Wall and the Terracotta Army when mentioning China, but we have a history that is thousands of years old. That may have very different implications for us."
Li has his baser concerns regarding wider accessibility, like a desperate need for Chinese subtitles in western-made games. On a more philosophical side he sees the diminutive koi fish for its representation of good fortune, and its ties to nature that are continually threatened by massive pollution. In a country where 1.6 million people reportedly die every year from breathing toxic air, one can't fault Li for incorporating such a theme.
"[Pollution] was actually the main reason for us developing this game," Li said. "We want to wake people up to care about their environment, and not let humans with their lifestyles destroy the pureness of nature."
It all comes back to bridging that gap across the great chasm that the 14 year ban built. The game development community is a dramatically vast one, built on the friendships and imparted lessons of uncountable interactions. DAQ, Li, and Zeta all share an animated, almost giddy enthusiasm for the chance to grow.
"Chinese culture is so complex that, when you put 10 Chinese people together, they may all have very different ideas about it," Zeta said. "The Chinese language can be a very vague, yet imaginative way of expressing oneself, so our games might be a surprisingly good medium for communication."
KOI made its debut in the west at the 2016 Game Developers Conference in March, sans any members of Dotoyou. While the team may have missed out on the chance to shake hands and learn from their western peers for a week, the inevitable friendships and the chance to compete on a global scale and show off what Chinese developers are capable of is a thrilling prospect for Li and company.
"Now that's something!" Li said.
Just as the koi fish must bring balance to its world, so must Dotoyou and their Chinese peers. And just like the schools of fish restoring that tranquil video game pond, swimming together, they'll never be alone again.
Joseph Knoop is a freelance games journalist and part-time comic book geek. His favorite games include cute animals, so Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater probably counts. Talk progressive metal and jazzhop with him on Twitter @JosephKnoop.
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CLEARWATER — People headed to Clearwater Beach later this year will pay more to park if they want a prime spot near the sand.
At a work session Tuesday, Clearwater City Council members largely supported the decision made by City Manager Bill Horne, saying that it had been a decade since the last hike.
But they also braced for a backlash. The cost of parking in some popular lots will increase by a dollar or more an hour. Some beachside spots soon could cost up to $3 an hour.
"No matter what we charge, someone is always going to say it's too expensive. We're going to be criticized no matter what we do," Mayor George Cretekos said.
The increases will take effect after spring break, will help pay for keeping the city's white-sand beach clean and will create more turnover during peak hours, said Eric Wilson, the city's parking system manager.
The changes will also create some parking permits for people who live on the beach, lengthen hours of meter enforcement, and provide about 140 monthly permit spaces for employees of beach businesses. Last fall, some of those employees had complained about losing spaces.
Under the new plan, free parking will be a thing of the past, with 220 formerly free spaces getting meters to add to the 1,170 already in place.
"Free parking was never part of the definition of creating a better parking system," Horne said.
The spots being designated for beach employees aren't likely to be enough to meet demand, but business owners must take responsibility for their workers' transportation needs, Wilson said.
"There's no way I can provide 100 percent of parking for employees," he said.
City staff met with beach businesses and residents to gather input on the changes. The changes are the result of a two-year study of how to make beach parking more equitable and efficient, Wilson said.
Money beach visitors put in meters ends up in the city's parking fund, which pays for lifeguards and a daily raking of portions of the beach, among other uses.
Parking fund dollars might also be used to build a new parking garage for the Clearwater Marine Aquarium's proposed downtown facility and possibly another parking garage in the Rockaway area of the beach. But Horne said parking prices weren't increased to raise cash for a new parking garage.
Wilson told the council that the city doesn't have an estimate of how much money the price increases will raise. But raking the beach and maintaining the parking system's infrastructure are growing more expensive, he said.
Here are some of the changes that will take effect after spring break:
• The 145-space Rockaway lot between Frenchy's Rockaway Grill and the Palm Pavilion costs $1.25 an hour on the weekends and during peak tourist season. It will jump to $2.50 an hour. The 139-space Pier 60 lot will rise to $3 an hour during the same periods, as will the 65-space lot on S Gulfview now closed for a staging area for construction of a hotel at the old Adam's Mark site.
• Enforcement hours will be lengthened at popular lots. For example, the 79 spaces at the Family Aquatic Center & Recreation Center, 51 Bay Esplanade, will be enforced until 11 p.m., five hours longer than now.
• Residential parking permits will be available for $75 a year..
• Parking at the Clearwater Marina will be revamped by installing dozens of meters and capping the time limit at 30 minutes.
Council member Doreen Hock-DiPolito suggested that a public meeting be held for mainland city residents to voice their opinion about the increases, but her idea didn't gain any traction.
"It might after Thursday," said Hock-DiPolito, referring to the City Council's regular meeting Thursday evening in City Hall.
The item isn't scheduled to be discussed again by the City Council, Horne said. But he will consider making some tweaks, including one monthly rate for beach employee permits instead of hiking rates for peak season.
Hock-DiPolito said she expects a backlash from city residents about the price hikes, but still thinks it was the right thing to do.
More emphasis needs to be placed on alternative transportation to the beach to help the parking crunch, she said, including bike sharing, water taxis, maybe even a monorail.
Horne said the changes shouldn't been seen as a way to chase lower-income visitors from an increasingly upscale beach environment.
"My whole motivation really is geared around better parking services, taking into account the needs of everybody," he said.
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There are over 20 Aboriginal joint management boards of management and committees which have been established through formal agreements with the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH).
The chairs or other representatives of these Aboriginal joint management boards and committees are known as the Joint Management Custodians of NSW, they have met regularly since 2009. The meetings were held in:
At their meetings the Custodians exchange information, counsel and make recommendations to the Chief Executive of OEH and the Minister for Environment on matters relating to the joint management of parks in NSW.
The Custodians will be informed by, and provide information to the broader network of Aboriginal communities involved in joint management of parks in NSW. This web page is one way to exchange information with the network.
The membership of the Custodians group continues to increase as new joint management agreements are established. Information on the boards and committees which constitute the Custodians group is available at Joint management agreements.
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Hey. My friend and I just started a food blog this summer. We're looking for advice on how to make it the best it can be. I've been looking at stumble upon for inspiration, but I figured who not better to ask than foodies? We're looking for advice on how to bring it more the public, and how to make it better in regards to the layout, quality of recipes etc. My blog is: http://sevenbites.blogspot.com/
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This is a Cry For Help
This disc celebrates 10 years of games, comics and art by Edmund McMillen, the co-creator of games like Gish, Blast Miner, and Tri-acnid.
"This is a Cry For Help" features over 17 games, including: Gish [lost levels], Aether, Meat Boy, The C Word, Cereus Peashy, Blood Car!, Guppy, and Blash Miner [arcade], just to name a few.
Also on this disc:
* 15+ Comics [450+ pages]
* Sketch Books [300+ pages]
* Animations [and movies]
* Commentary [and extras]
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"I've spent the past 10 years of my life trying my best to stay independent and work on personal projects I felt had meaning to me and what I was trying to express as an artist. All my work has a personal cathartic theme. I don't censor my ideas even if they contradict my personal views and I think that's something very important when it comes to making art. Thanks for buying the CD, I hope you enjoy my work.
-Edmund McMillen"
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"(10) detection or prevention of the unauthorized use of software fraudulent or other illegal activities."
When I hear of something like this, the first thing that occurs to me is how valuable the keys or mechanism or whatever that actually does the "preventing", how badly the criminal element would want to get hold of that information, and the inevitability that this will happen when the right price is found for whomever holds the keys.
In other words, this kind of thing will eventually, inevitably, be used for nefarious purposes.
And it's actually this kind of nonsense that keeps otherwise great software from being used on government systems. Large, boring processes are in effect in lots of places that look for phone-home or open ports created by software. Once such a beast is found in any revision of a program, all future releases are tainted and no one is allowed to use them.
Of course, I say that, but XMLSpy and WGA do this and they still let it get used.
it would be just as easy to go into the source and take out the back doors
This is wishful thinking:
Courts are not going to interpret the phrase "detection or prevention of the unauthorized use of software fraudulent or other illegal activities" to allow for deprivations of or interference with the enjoyment of personal property without due process.
Like they kept NBC and Vista from blocking recording of TV shows? People holding the appropriate offices at the DOJ were probably cheering the censorship potential of that and they are rooting for even better illegal wiretaps.
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People can't be punished for time shifting [virtualrecordings.com]. Society did not consider time shifting a publication and does not prevent it to enforce the created right of copyright. Recent rulings on the broadcast flag all reached the same conclusion so both their broadcast and listening for and obeying the broadcast flag are voluntary - ie a pointless competitive disadvantage that outrages customers.
In time, encrypted works will not be considered publications and lose copyright protection. Encrypted works may never ent
So if an entity (any virus writer, for example), incorporates, then it's legal for them to mess with your computer? All they need to do is claim that they have evidence that you are infringing some property rights of theirs?
Is Congress insane?
The real answer is that they don't tend to think of consequences. Rather they are more interested in rewarding their friends and financiers.
It will frankly create a situation ripe for software-license blackmail and extortion.
Had that problem with AutoDesk a while back. One of our remote sites wanted to transfer an AutoCAD licence from one PC to another and decided the way to do this was without informing the IT Department.
Uninstalled it from PC #1, installed it on PC #2 and got stuck trying to "activate" it. The portable licence transfer utility got removed in the process, so we couldn't do the licence transfer ourselves. Email AutoDesk and not only would they not help us out, they demanded we give them proof of purchase fo
By writing themselves into the law as "above the law", I no longer feel particularly feel any moral obligation to obey the law. The only principle that guides my behavior now when it comes to dealing with the RIAA/MPAA is "don't get caught".
Yes, laws like these should be disobeyed at all opportunities. But do you know what would really make RIAA/MPAA mad?
Don't listen to their music or watch their movies AT ALL.
By consuming their products (whether you pay for it or not), you let them maintain their cultural influence and dominance—and things like that can be used to make money, if not by direct sale. Drive them into irrelevance and obscurity by refusing to listen to or watch anything made by those who would make slaves of the general pop
...Why are your bloody games more important than my right to enjoy the use of my property without extrajudicial interference?
Point the first: If they think this won't get hacked, they're out of their freaking minds. You think spyware is bad now, just leave a huge hole in your OS where other people can come in and change stuff. This proposal will make the problem worse, day one. Or should I say 0-day.
Point the second: Accountability. Assuming this could get implemented and be magically unhackable, what all are they actually allowed to do, and who will oversee this?
Put another way, let's say I release an email client that is legal to use for non-commercial purposes. May I read all of your email to see that you're sticking to the EULA? May I delete the ones that are commercial?
How far can this go, and what checks and balances do they propose?
These problems would all go away if we just abolished copyright altogether.
the spokesperson sent me this sample of a letter sent by Barracuda sales executives whenever they are made aware of a seller on eBay elsewhere offering used device for sale:
"Please know that any resale of used Barracuda Networks equipment is unauthorized and your customer will be unable to receive Energize Updates or even use the products."
It's unclear from that statement whether
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i know - shake your head.. tsk tsk at me all you want. i have been told it is weird, un-american, sad, and a travesty even.
there is a reason - and it is a good one if i do say so myself. and i do.
we aren't interested in buying into commercialized holidays and ideas. we also don't feel we should be pigeon-holed into celebrating our love for each other one day a year. let us just have valentines day every day! let us not buy flowers, cards and chocolates to show how much we love each other one day when we could do small, cheap (or heck, even free) things every day.
take yesterday for instance. my prandsome hince did this for me:
let me explain. a friend of ours needed to sell her television and stand. it is a beautiful stand but it is kind of a black hole and i wanted to paint it. (white of course) so before i got home from work he took the doors off, took the glass and hardware off the doors, and goo-goned the gunk off the top of it. he also wiped it down and got it ready to be primed.
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and yes in case you are wondering i did prime that will oil based primer in my living room. {a million thank-you's to kate @ centsational girl for this very informative post - i have a gallon of zinsser primer now. it is a.w.e.s.o.m.e.} i have an attic fan and it was nice and cool outside last night so i cranked that baby up and it got rid of most of the bad smell and fumes. i do not recommend you do this though. i was just in a hurry and didn't want to battle the upcoming beast of a storm to finish it outside.
so this morning i packed his lunch and left him a sweet note in it before i left for work. today i will come home and he will have done some other small thing to show he loves me and that he wants to make sure i am happy (like maybe fold the towels in the dryer or sweep before bible study starts)
and yes, we are having bible study around the huge tv stand in my living room. these people are my friends. they understand me. teehee
has your husband done something sweet for you lately?
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Updated 9:42 pm, Friday, October 5, 2012
Keys for LSU
The Tigers have had one of the best run defenses in the country and they will need that again Saturday against Florida running back Mike Gillislee. Offensively, the Tigers need a big rushing performance - that's how they beat the Gators last season, with 238 rushing yards.
Keys for Florida
The Gators need to get their running game going early to open up their passing attack. Defensively, Florida needs to cause turnovers. Safety Matt Elam, and cornerbacks Jaylen Watkins and Marcus Roberson have half the team's interceptions and need to make big plays again.
Key matchup
Florida's offensive line vs. LSU's defensive front: The Gators have a chance to back up all that talk about the O-line being the team strength. LSU's D-line surely will provide the ultimate test. The Tigers are big, strong and furious, led by potential first-round NFL draft picks Barkevious Mingo and Sam Montgomery.Key players
Spencer Ware, RB, LSU: He ran for 109 yards and two TDs in last year's 41-11 victory over Florida. Stopping Ware and the run will be paramount to Florida's success.
Jeff Driskel, QB, Florida: He has made progress with every start, and has just one turnover in four games. He will need to continue that trend against LSU.Numbers
1 LSU has won five of the past eight meetings, including two in a row.
1 LSU sputtered on offense the past two weeks, staving off Auburn 12-10 and then coming from behind to beat Towson 38-22.
1 The SEC produced the past six national champions, with Florida and LSU combining for three. To the victor ...
A perfect record, top-10 ranking and a spot atop its SEC division. Big games loom - LSU vs. No. 1 Alabama for West supremacy, and Florida still has East rivals No. 5 South Carolina and No. 6 Georgia this month. And for the fans of the two programs, there's bragging rights at stake in this heated rivalry.
Other players to watch this weekend
Gary Nova, QB: Rutgers has risen all the way to No. 22 on his arm, which has produced 962 yards with nine touchdowns and two interceptions in four games. (vs. Connecticut at High Point Solutions Stadium, 11 a.m., ESPNU).Ka'Deem Carey, RB: The Arizona sophomore is averaging 107.6 yards rushing, ranking third in the Pac-12 and 18th in the country, to go with eight total touchdowns. (at No. 18 Stanford at Stanford Stadium, 2 p.m., Fox).
Mani Te'o, LB: Notre Dame's top defender has played a role in seven of the 13 turnovers forced by the No. 9 Irish, including three INTs and two fumble recoveries. He also leads the Irish with 38 tackles. (vs. Miami at Chicago, 6:30 p.m., NBC).
Streaks & facts
1 Clemson is 1-4 against Georgia Tech since Dabo Swinney became coach midway through the 2008 season.
1 Iowa State is 6-56 against Top 25 teams since 1996.
1 Arizona's hurry-up offense averages 88 plays per game, behind only Marshall for most in the nation.
1 Notre Dame is the only FBS team that has not trailed this season.
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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he is intent on finalizing a free trade agreement with China within the next 12 months, and is prepared to accept a watered-down deal in order to quickly cement an arrangement that has been negotiated since 2005.
"I want the agreement to be as comprehensive as possible, but I've always taken the view that you should take what you can get today and pitch for the rest tomorrow," Abbott said late on Monday at the annual APEC summit, held on the Indonesian island of Bali.
"We will get the best deal we can (but) I can't at this stage say it is going to include everything," added Abbott, stressing the importance of Chinese foreign investment to Australian jobs and economic activity.
Negotiations have been delayed by Beijing's concerns over opening markets to Australian food, while Australia wants China to do more to protect intellectual property.
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd urged a close to the trade deal after its 19th round of talks in June.
"It would be wonderful if a trip towards the end of the first half of next year was consummated with an agreement here," said Abbott.
"That might be a little too optimistic, but our intention is to move as quickly as we can."
Bilateral annual trade between Australia and China is worth around A$125 billion ($117.8 billion), and China's thirst for minerals has fuelled 20 years of unbroken economic growth in Australia.
After a meeting with President Xi Jinping on Sunday, Abbott accepted an invitation to visit China and announced his intent to bring along numerous business leaders and premiers to further bilateral ties.
"The president made it clear to me how much foreign investment China hopes to make in coming years, and I want Australia to get a fair share of that foreign investment," said Abbott. ($1 = 1.0611 Australian dollars)
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We look back at some of the talking points from day six at the All England Club.
Last Updated: 30/06/12 11:27pm
Brit Watch
Andy Murray reached the fourth round on Saturday night with a thrilling 7-5 3-6, 7-5 6-1 win over Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus at 11.03pm. If Murray had not got the match wrapped up so soon after the 11pm deadline he would have been forced to come back on Monday to finish it. The fourth seed will face Croatia's Marin Cilic on Monday for a place in the quarter-finals.
Here is a list of other results in matches featuring British players today:
Mens Doubles Round 2
Jonathan Marray (Gbr) & Frederik Nielsen (Den) bt Ivo Karlovic (Cro) & Frank Moser (Ger) 6-3 6-3 6-2
(2) Bob Bryan (USA) & Mike Bryan (USA) bt Jamie Delgado & Kenneth Skupski 7-6 (2) 6-0 6-2
Mixed Doubles Round 2
Dominic Inglot & Laura Robson bt (12) Jurgen Melzer (Aut) & Iveta Benesova (Cze) 6-3 3-6 6-1
Kenneth Skupski & Melanie South bt (14) David Marrero (Spa) & Nuria Llagostera Vives (Spa) 6-4 7-5
Boys Singles Round 1
(5) Liam Broady bt Filip Bergevi (Swe) 6-3 7-6 (2)
Luke Bambridge bt Vaclav Safranek (Cze) 6-1 6-4
(8) Mitchell Kruger (USA) bt Kyle Edmund 4-6 7-6 (8-6) 10-8
Yoshihito Nishioka (Jpn) bt Clay Crawford 6-4 6-3
Christian Garin (Chi) bt Evan Hoyt 1-6 7-5 6-0
Karim Hossam (Egy) bt Myles Orton 1-6 6-3 8-6
Girls Singles Round 1
Laura Pigossi (Bra) bt Lana Rush 7-6 (4) 6-3
Aldila Sutjiadi (Ina) bt Pippa Horn 6-1 6-4
Sabina Sharipova (Uzb) bt Harriet Dart 6-2 6-4
Moment of the day
Kazakh wildcard Yaroslava Shvedova defeated Italian 10th seed and French Open runner-up Sara Errani 6-0 6-4 to reach the last 16 for the first time. Shvedova also made history by winning all 24 points in the opener to achieve a rare 'Golden' Set, eclipsing her own WTA record of 23 straight points won during a second-round match against Amy Frazier, in Memphis in 2006. There had only ever been only one 'golden' set recorded on the professional tours. In 1983, Texan Bill Scanlon beat Brazilian Marcos Hocevar 6-2 6-0 at Delray Beach.
Tweet of the day
Shvedova, the world number 65, hit 14 winners and took just 15 minutes to demolish Italian 10th seed Errani, the French Open runner-up, in an incredible first set on Court Three. The 24-year-old, the Wimbledon doubles champion in 2010 and twice a French Open quarter-finalist, tweeted after the game: "Today I laid a golden egg."
Joke of the day
Serena Williams hit a Wimbledon-record 23 aces, held every service game and narrowly escaped an upset bid by Zheng Jie, winning 6-7 (5) 6-2 9-7. Williams has been stalled at 13 Grand Slam titles since winning Wimbledon for the fourth time in 2010, and dealt with a series of health issues in 2010-11. Her next opponent will be unseeded Shvedova, and Williams said after her match: "Hopefully I'll be able to win a point in the set. That will be my first goal, and then I'll go from there."
Comeback player of the day
Brian Baker's fairytale Wimbledon continued as he reached the fourth round with a four-set win over France's Benoit Paire. The American, once one of the world's best juniors, only returned to professional tennis last July after almost six years out with a succession of injuries that looked to have curtailed his career before it had really started. Baker went to college and took a job as a tennis coach but never gave up hope that he would be able to return to the circuit, and his comeback gets more remarkable with every match. Today he was a 6-4 4-6 6-1 6-3 winner.
Quote of the day
Baker lost six years of his career to an assortment of injuries that left him needing five different operations on a hernia, left and right hips and right elbow. The 27-year-old, who started the year ranked 458, will rise to at least 78 after his performances this week. And after today's win, he said; "It's been unreal. On court I still have nerves when you know what's on the table and what you have accomplished. It's crazy what's been going on."
Story of the day
Rufus the Harris hawk which patrols the skies above Wimbledon to deter pigeons has been stolen, police have said. The bird was taken, along with his cage, from a car parked in a private drive in Wimbledon with the rear window open for ventilation. Rufus, a four-and-a-half-year-old hawk, is environmentally friendly because he scares off pigeons, which can distract players, purely by his presence. His distressed owners are appealing for help in getting the bird of prey back so he can resume his role of turning the world's most prestigious tennis tournament into a pigeon-free zone. Hawks have been used to clear the skies above Wimbledon during the tournament for about 12 years, as an environmentally friendly form of pest control. Rufus would fly above the courts every morning and evening during the annual two-week tournament.
Celebrity watch
The stars were out in the royal box on Centre Court on Armed Forces day. Olympians Mark Foster, Dame Kelly Holmes and Amy Williams joined former tennis stars Ilie Nastase, Martina Navratilova, Mary Pierce and Boris Becker along with cricketers Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook and former legend Geoffrey Boycott. Sir Bobby Charlton and Ryan Giggs joined 'The Golden Bear' himself Jack Nicklaus as well as rugby stars Chris Robshaw and Adam Rhys Jones, actor Dustin Hoffman and singer Camilla Kerslake in the crowd.
On this day
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Published 6:00 pm, Tuesday, January 12, 2010
BIG SPRING — The continual story arc for the Plainview Lady Bulldogs this season has been the question of if they can stay focused for entire games, particularly in the second half when they are in possession of a lead.
Against the Big Spring Lady Steers here Tuesday, the Lady Dogs proved they are more than capable of remaining intense for four quarters as they earned their second blowout victory in as many games, beating the Lady Steers, 63-17.
"I thought the kids did a lot better job maintaining focus after halftime, much better than we did the other night against (San Angelo) Lake View," Plainview coach Danny Wrenn said. "In games like these, I think you really see the benefit of playing the kind of schedule we play, state-ranked teams every night. It prepares you for what you're going to see."
Though it was readily apparent the game was going to be a blowout after the first quarter, in which Plainview (14-9, 2-0 District 4-4A) outscored Big Spring (7-14, 0-2) 25-3, the Lady Dogs' intensity carried through until the final seconds of the fourth quarter.
Nowhere was that intensity more evident that in junior guard Emily Welch, who wound up on the floor after a couple of rough plays.
The first play came near the end of the third quarter when Welch got tangled up with Big Spring all-district guard Bridgette Tuitt battling for a rebound. Tuitt ended up on the floor wailing for almost five minutes after sustaining a knee injury that knocked her out of the game. Welch, meanwhile, hit her head on the floor. Seemingly undaunted, Welch returned with the rest of her rotation in the fourth quarter only to wind up on the receiving end of another rough play with only seven seconds left in the game.
Welch was attempting to save a rebound under the basket when she got bumped by Lindsee Yarbar and went flying into the woefully under-padded brick wall behind the basket.
The second tumble seemed to get to Welch a bit more as she stayed on the floor a little longer that time, but she still managed to walk off the floor under her own power.
That type of intensity is what Wrenn has been waiting to see from his team.
"Much better job than against Lake View," Wrenn said. "We just have to keep working at keeping that focus and intensity going through all four quarters."
Like Welch, another Lady Dog playing a significant role off the bench the last couple of games has been senior guard Jordan Vereen, who on Tuesday had five points and three steals.
"We're getting good play off the bench. We've got kids that played last year — some of them have even started and have played a lot — so we feel pretty confident with them coming of the bench," Wrenn said. "Dylan (Chavez), Amanda (Ramirez) started for us last year, Dylan played a whole bunch and started a few times. Emily played a lot of minutes, Lauren Ritter's all-district and plays a lot of minutes . . . . We feel like those guys are pretty experienced and give us good minutes."
Plainview's bench accounted for 30 of the team's 63 points.
Sophomore guard Laura Castillo took the lead against Big Spring and poured in a game-high 11 points, the only player to reach double figures.
Plainview got off to a very fast start as the Lady Dogs opened the game with a 14-0 run and kept the Lady Steers from making a field goal until almost five minutes into the action. However, that was the only field goal of the period for Big Spring as Plainview closed out the first quarter with an 11-0 run to take a 25-3 lead.
The intensity didn't wane in the second period as Plainview continued to keep Big Spring frustrated.
The Lady Dogs put in another 10 points before Big Spring made its second field goal of the night with 2:37 left in the half to open up a 37-5 lead. At the half, Plainview led 39-5.
The second half was more of the same as the Lady Dogs outscored the Lady Steers 24-12.
"We just wanted to come in this game and end up 2-0," Vereen said. "We want to be undefeated in district. We just are trying to be focused every game and come out and win."
Plainview now turns its attention toward the No. 17-ranked Frenship Lady Tigers, which was off Tuesday. In their district opener, Frenship beat Big Spring, 66-13.
The Lady Dogs have an open date Friday before heading to the Tiger Pit on Tuesday where they will tip off with the Lady Tigers (17-5, 1-0) at 6 p.m.
"Frenship is very formidable," Wrenn said. "They have a lot of size, got a lot of quickness and a lot of depth. It'll be a great match-up."
Last season Plainview beat Frenship in Wolfforth while the Lady Tigers topped Plainview in overtime in the DogHouse.
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Plainview 63, Big Spring 17
Plainview 25 14 13 11 — 63
Big Spring 3 4 5 5 — 17
L.Dogs (14-9) FG 3-pt FT R TP
E.Welch 1-3 0-0 3-6 4 5
Ritter 2-7 0-1 1-4 2 5
DeLaGarza 2-4 0-2 0-0 2 4
Jackson 3-8 1-3 2-2 3 9
A.Welch 1-2 0-0 2-3 0 4
Havens 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0
Gamboa 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 2
Vereen 2-3 1-1 0-0 2 5
Ramirez 2-4 2-3 0-0 1 6
Castillo 4-8 1-3 2-3 2 11
Chavez 2-4 1-1 0-1 6 5
Hearn 3-4 0-0 1-2 3 7
L.Steers (7-14) FG 3-pt FT R TP
Seaton 3-6 0-2 0-0 2 6
Assists: PHS 16 (Chavez 3); BS 3 (Ritchey 2); Turnovers: PHS 14 (Ramirez 4); BS 32 (Anderson 14); Blocks: PHS 1 (Jackson); BS 2 (Kennedy, Smith); Steals: PHS 19 (Castillo 4, Jackson 4); BS 6 (Tuitt 2).


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