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|2013-03-09, 22:35
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Honestly, the way some people on this thread are criticizing Saki makes me think of some of the harshest criticisms that Shinji Ikari received. In both cases, I really feel like the extremely bleak situation that the criticized character is forced to deal with, and has been dealing with for almost his/her entire life, is not getting the focus it deserves.
Neither Saki or Shinji are above criticism, but I think it's getting overblown when we consider narrative context.
Here's the thing - It's not that Saki is weak, it's that Satoru is almost unbelievably unflappable. Satoru is a badass. The guy stares death in the face with unreal composure. The strength Satoru has shown throughout the past few episodes is nothing short of pure heroism.
Modern Saki has watched numerous people get brutally killed right in front of her eyes. She's even seen a man that "could split the world in half" get brutally killed.
I'm inclined to think that Shun really did do something to Saki to cause this imagery of him to keep coming up for her. In other words, it's not just her going crazy, it's what Shun did to her having its intended effect even years after he passed on.
In that five-person team that Saki and Satoru ended up being a part of several episodes back, there was one guy that was downright reckless (courageous to a fault, if anything) and there was another guy that was cautious to the point of cowardice.
Then there was that guy who had basically cracked, and said that everybody should split up since otherwise they'd all be killed.
All the other guys that Saki has worked with throughout the last few episodes have been admirably strong, but the three I just discussed didn't keep their wits about them as well as Saki did.
|2013-03-09, 22:49
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I am quite bothered by Saki's characterization lately. What did Tomiko see in her? She has repeatedly acted like a useless damsel in distress who just never uses her powers. I understand, she isn't particularly powerful, but she almost never does anything. Just a lot of crying and being useless. I loved Saki earlier in this show, so it's disappointing to me that they'd strip her of any use in this story. Maybe the creators thought that was moe or something, I don't know. It's just very annoying to see her do things earlier in the show (Like survive the encounter with the tainted cat), but then seem completely useless here. Granted, she has acted pretty "normal," but she is supposed to be more special and just normal IMO.
Now I am not sure how they plan to conclude this series, but they only have two episodes left. I fear we might run into some awkward pacing issues in the final stretch here (If we haven't already). I also heard from novel readers that a lot of the significance about what the Psycho Buster is got gutted. These sorts of details are what keep the story logical and intelligible. Otherwise it allows us to just poke holes in what's going on. Why is the psycho buster useful against the fiend and a counter to death feedback? This still hasn't been explained at all and I am not sure the TV series will ever justify it to me.
This series might have lost its chance at greatness.
|2013-03-09, 22:51
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|2013-03-10, 01:41
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Watched this episode high and enjoyed it!
I notice Saki gets around a lot, from childhood; Satoru x Saki -> Shun -> Mari -> Shun -> Maria - Satoru -> random ops guy in ep.23 -> ghost of shun!
Great to see Shun back! I recall someone state it would be great he stay dead, because its beautiful or something. I wonder what you think now?
|2013-03-10, 03:51
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I think its becausehe grew up around Queerats, that he believes he is one. I think Death Feedback happens when he attacks the Queerats. Look at the battle with the Hornet Colony, the Akki only disarmed them then the Robber Fly finished them off based off of Kiromaru's account.
Even without their equipment, the Giant Hornet Colony was the largest and most powerful and still would have formidable opponents. It seems quite dangerous to send Queerats to fight when they could have use the Fiend to wipe them all out instantly.
|2013-03-10, 04:14
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Eww .. did NOT like this episode.
So disjointed, and no continuity whatsoever. I feel like they sacrificed a lot of relevant content to play out the melodramatic, cue-the-ghost-in-the-shell music, Shun revelation scene. I get that they were going after emotional effect but it was overly sentimental.
I'm also worried about how they're going to stuff everything into the final two episodes. The last thing I want is a *rushed* ending.
One comment about next episode's preview ... was that a tattoo on the Akki's face? Is that the same tattoo used to mark queerat colonies (i.e. Sphonk?). I'm just wondering because I don't recall seeing it before in previous episodes.
|2013-03-10, 06:29
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This was a good ep, although I do hope that it won't mean the remaining eps will be too rushed. There was quite a bit of atmosphere. Looks as if Inui is dead, which is a real pity. I liked him. Kiroumaru and Satoru are still alive going by the preview, so I suppose the reason Inui went with Saki is because the other two were still too important to die.
The preview seems to be suggesting that Kiroumaru will betray them, as does Inui's talk with Saki this ep, which actually makes me feel better about him. If he's not going to betray them - or at least, not betray them in the sense of genuinely being in cahoots with Yakomaru - then it makes some sense to mislead the audience and make them think that sort of betrayal is a serious possibility. I will be very entertained if Kiroumaru actually is working with Yakomaru but it's all a ruse for the former to get a chance to kill the latter.
The previews have misled us before, but I am concerned that Satoru might be going to get himself recklessly killed next ep. Don't die, man, there are so few long-term cast members still around! We know Saki isn't going to die, so the show will only be able to scare us with the potential deaths of Satoru and Kiroumaru. The only other continuing characters are Yakomaru and the not-actually-a-Fiend, and the latter hasn't been around much anyway.
I'm surprised by some of the criticisms being thrown at Saki in this thread. Can it really just have been because she was scared of some harmless insects in the previous ep? She may have been scared, but she did trudge through them in the end. Or because she was scared of creatures which are meant to be produced by the psychokinesis-users' subconscious expectations about Tokyo, that it is Hell on Earth? Well, yes, of course she was scared of those.
Saki has witnessed incredibly atrocities over the previous few days, and is still keeping her wits about her. Most people would have broken down by now, but she's focused intently on the very difficult task ahead of her. She promised Inui that she would succeed in her task even if he died. She escaped the thing that killed Inui, and then immediately went back underwater for the vital minoshiro. She kept going after Inui's death, all on her own. And she's done this while the hypnotic barrier about Shun was falling to pieces and giving her hallucinations.
But, apparently the fact that she has been scared of frightening things, shed a few tears over Inui's death, and hasn't been doing especially dramatic things with her psychokinesis is enough for some people to start calling her a damsel in distress, useless, and to say that she's been portrayed as more traumatised than all the guys in the series. Those things aren't true. What Saki isn't is a battle-hardened soldier or combat specialist, although TBH even one of those would probably be breaking down in the circumstances she's under; as for the others in the group, Kiroumaru supposedly cares for nothing but revenge, Inui felt like a walking dead man who likewise cared only for revenge, and hopefully Satoru - who has been holding up admirably well until now, too - will not lose his head next ep, although I'm worried about him based on the preview. We shouldn't be expecting Saki to turn into a psychic Superwoman. Heck, the closest person to a psychic superhero in this series was Shisei...and look what happened to him. An admirable attempt to delay the "Fiend", but he couldn't save the day just by using amazing superpowers.
|2013-03-10, 06:58
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Saki is more like a survivor instead of the heroine. Like Katniss in Hunger Game, she has a strong sense to survive. Out of all the members of her childhood friends, she is the one who can manage to survive. She never escape from the troubles she faced. When she tried to escape from rats with Satouru during the school trip, she managed to revive Satouru PK by reciting his mantra. Like Katniss, she have a kind heart but she was brave when she was searching for Shun. Another one thing is she always try to break free from limits. She doesn't care about the cantus barrier, the first one to suggest to catch the false minoshiro and came up with the idea of how to catch it. While others are already forget about Shun, she's the one who always reflect her memories curiously and dislike the idea of disposing the children using cats. Like Katniss who break all the laws of Hunger Games, Saki is the one who doesn't hesitate to break all the rules to get what she wants.
She was the one who broke all the rules of the village and she is the one who is retelling the story. It is interesting to know that how she will change the village and its culture and how to solve the danger of PK leakage and how to protect the community for danger without disposing any kids. Those are the questions remained to be answered by Saki.
|2013-03-10, 07:17
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Pretty boring episode,almost nothing happen
It was more like a date in hell between saki and inui (come on she even took a shower! I thought the rats were after them )
In the novel they had sex and a nap,just kidding :
The only good moments involved Shun ,when saki remembered him and inui realizing that kiromaru was lying
Poor inui. he is with tomiko now
|2013-03-10, 07:52
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|2013-03-10, 08:21
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[QUOTE][Yeah, the shower was surprising. I managed to rationalise that one by thinking "well, maybe it was to reduce their smell and make it harder for the rats to track them" but they were supposed to be rushing...Maybe more time passed than it seemed, and that explains why they had to take breaks?/QUOTE]
The library needed to recharge and reactivate, Saki wouldn't know where to go without it.
|2013-03-10, 08:27
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The last few episode threads have been pretty funny, I mean last week people started suspecting Kiroumaru of betraying everybody and we get some hints to that this week.
On another note, that mini false minoshiro is starting to grow on me, if they ever made anything like it IRL it would be the best toy ever XD.
|2013-03-10, 10:54
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I'd considered posting this before this episode but up till now I figured I'd look like I was wearing a tinfoil hat if wrong. I've suspected Kiroumaru of hiding something ever since the battle between the Giant Hornets and Robber Flies; they focused on his mouth making a rather malicious-looking grin several times when he was talking about the upcoming battle and its implications, and I didn't think that was merely to express confidence. And they did so again right before they set out on this expedition. It may seem crazy to suspect someone from just that but it struck me as something very deliberate and out of place otherwise. At this point, I actually wonder if he isn't the mastermind behind the entire thing.
The battle would have provided an excellent chance to prove his "loyalty", removing any suspicion of him and making Yakomaru the visible figurehead of the enemy, while simultaneously eliminating any members of the Giant Hornets who were still loyal. The most well-known and recognized leader managing to be the only one to escape from an enemy that ravaged an entire army is also a pretty convenient occurrence. There's also the issue of his previous expedition (possibly looking for a weapon to use against the humans himself) and the fact that he currently seems to be reading Yakomaru's troops' movements exceptionally well, almost as if he already knows what they're going to do. He's now also managed to split up Saki and Satoru.
People may say that sacrificing his entire colony for this purpose is out of character for him but, what do we really know about his character? Most of the stories of his great exploits and honor were relayed through other characters rather than being seen directly. What we have seen, is that he's more than willing to kill enemy leaders and take their children as slaves. And that his conduct in helping Saki's group back on the camping trip also happened to be against human society's interests in general as he seemed to recognize they had been doing and learning things they were not supposed to. In addition, the Giant Hornets may even have been willing to sacrifice themselves. The whole "laying down their lives for the greater good" theme has been mentioned many many times by queerats by this point.
I guess I will find out next episode whether I am crazy paranoid or not.
|2013-03-10, 11:06
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I mean, this situation is probably the most stressed out Saki has ever been.
|2013-03-10, 11:33
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As for Kiroumaru, his loyality is basically with his colony and its queen and his loyalty to the "gods" is in question. You can say he is very conservative and pious so he won't betray them. On the other hand he seems to know much about the "humans" and doesn't actually think them as "gods" and betrays them.
|2013-03-10, 12:05
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It's not only Satoru. Niimi, the kid who looked like Shun, the woman who decided to stay at the hospital. They have all displayed more strength and courage than Saki. So what, she's not weak, they're just too strong?
I think the people who would completely break down in this situation are not actually the majority. You underestimate humanity's insane resilience and instinct for survival. People have managed to get through situations that were just as bad as this one if not worse.
Good leaders should be able to keep a cool head, overcome their fears (or at the very least conceal them) and inspire others. Even a leader during "peaceful times" should have these qualities. You never know what kind of crisis may arise.
I wouldn't have any problem with Saki's current behavior if she had always been that way (you brought up Shinji - for the record, I actually like him). However, that's not the case.
|2013-03-10, 12:40
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Satoru's level of strength is very much the exception. So is Inui's.
No, it didn't. So you're making a mountain out of a molehill here. Good grief...
And Saki still has what it takes to lead a village.
Anyway, if Shinji never bothered you, I don't see any good reason for Saki to bother you.
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The Dow Jones industrial average fell 113 points, or 0.7 percent, to close at 15,337 on Wednesday.
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My daughter had her 6 month check up today and I'm a bit confused about how to proceed with solids. First of all, she had a slowdown in weight gain (which I know can be normal). Her weight on November 23 was 13lbs, 10oz (which was in the 50th percentile on the formula charts, I think) and she was 15lbs even today (which I was told was the 30th percentile on those charts). Her ped was unconcerned, saying he often sees EBF babies drop down after 4 months. Why he isn't using the WHO charts, I don't know...
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Medler '01 Exhibit Open Through Aprilby Steve Charles • April 11, 2013 Share:
Zach Medler '01 knows everything changes, and he's fine with that.
He celebrates that.
And last Friday the public joined the celebration, as Medler became the first Wabash grad to have a full-scale exhibit at Crawfordsville's Athens of Indiana Art Gallery when he opens his interactive show, "art from where you live."
Actually, the public has been a part of this installation since the Lafayette artist began the work last week. The first piece in Medler's show is a standing wall that invites visitors to draw their own art into the work.
"My favorite thing is giving someone a marker," Medler said. "They hesitate at first—it may have been years since they've drawn anything. But once they start, they start having fun with it. It changes their idea of art, what art can be.
"Everything changes. Things that tend toward static tend to be dead to me. One thing I really like about art is that someone else can add something to what I made."
Medler has been working since last week on the second piece of the exhibit.
"I wanted to work when the gallery was open so people could see the process. I don't come in here with an idea—I come in with these materials, then I respond to the space, to what I saw when I drove by on the way in, to what comes to me while I'm here."
Most of Medler's materials are previously used or discarded cardboard, metal, fabric, and paints—there's an old painted over sign from his family's furniture store—and he reworks them to create a narrative of images and textures. He credits Wabash College Professor of Art Doug Calisch with emboldening him to use such materials.
His own idea of what art can be was changed when a Tibetan monk visited the College's Eric Dean Gallery. Medler was a Wabash religion major and watched as the monk spent a week creating a sand mandala, taking up most of the gallery's floor space with the intricate work. The day it was finished, the monk poured all the sand back into a bag and dumped it into Sugar Creek.
"I was studying Buddhism intensely at the time, then these guys come up and do the sand painting. I saw the temporal nature of these pieces, and why that is so important to think about.
"I wouldn't say that event inspired this work, but I wouldn't say it didn't."
A four-year track and cross country runner while at Wabash, Medler earned his master's in art from Purdue and became a printmaker, potter, painter, and ceramic sculptor. He has been elected to the Indiana Artisans Guild and showed his pottery at the 2012 Indiana Artisans Marketplace.
But this year his focus is the interactive installations and murals he's been commissioned to complete across this part of the state, most recently for the Tippecanoe Arts Foundation in Lafayette. Some stay up for a long time, others—like the one he created here—will come down in several weeks.
"Art and permanence are always a struggle for people," Medler said. "However there is no such thing as a permanent piece of art. Even the cave paintings are going to disappear some day.
"I look at my work as temporal. I'm okay with that. I don't need it to be permanent."
At least one piece in Medler's exhibit—that standing wall—will change the moment someone walks into the gallery Friday, picks up a marker, and adds his or her own work to the art.
Nothing would make Zach Medler happier.
The Athens of Indiana Arts Studios and Gallery is located at 113 N. Washington Street in Crawfordsville. The opening reception begins at 6 p.m. Friday and is free and open to the public.


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Anne Hathaway: 'One Day' UK Premiere with Jim Sturgess!
Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess hit the red carpet at the UK premiere of their latest movie, One Day, on Tuesday (August 23) at the Vue Westfield in London, England.
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The Russian lady who coached the synchronised swimming (in my avatar):"I'm already afraid" - when James & Abba entered "You're like a buoy" - to Brent both in Russian
"Which country is London in?" (cannot remember if it was Dustin or Kandice that said this, but it was when they were travelling from Kuwait to Mauritius)
Abbie & Ryan's 'jute force' remark!
Quote from: racer on December 07, 2012, 07:41:06 AMAbbie & Ryan's 'jute force' remark! And Ryan's time zone realization moment.
Charla & Mirna's classy season 5 and all-stars quotes!SEASON 5:"Can we do one hand of Blackjack?" "No!" "Come on, we'll double the money." *reads Pit Stop clue* "AAAAAH!" "Buenos Aires, I love, I love! ""Do you know train... Choo-Choo..." "One question at a time for the people, Mirna.""Thanks a lot, Mirna, for not drinking VODka!""...As long as you don't look down, you'll be fine... It's a beautiful day in Egypt... It is hot in here...""This one's the bad one! " *points to black goat*ALL-STARS:"You drive like a girl!" (refers to frat bros)"Beauty is sometimes skin deep, but to have a pure heart and to have morals is not easy to make up.""Welcome to Charla & Mirna's world, it's a scary one." "I will pray to my deceased grandmother to help us. ______ You would've have a clue what that means." "See you, wouldn't wanna be you.""You want a manicure? It's the new style for the man!" "WAIT, you gotta pay me! Pay me please, graci, graci!""I'm just going to stick this knife in my mouth.... *awful noises*""YOU KNOW HOW I LOVE MY COOKIES, COOKIES WITH LICORICE CAN'T GET BETTER THAN THIS!.... We are going to eat the cookies, cookie cookie monster." (I need this as a ringtone, )"We are trying to make peace, not war!"
Charla & Mirna's classy season 5 and all-stars quotes!
Quote from: MrDeerShank on August 07, 2012, 05:18:56 PM"Which country is London in?" (cannot remember if it was Dustin or Kandice that said this, but it was when they were travelling from Kuwait to Mauritius)DK: "London, India??Travel Agent: "No, London, ENGLAND"
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Bill Gates may not be involved with the day-to-day operations of Microsoft Corp. anymore, but he's still got plenty of opinions about the company he founded nearly four decades ago.
"There's a lot of things like cellphones where we didn't get out in the lead very early," the 57-year-old billionaire, who serves as chairman of the software giant, said in an interview on "CBS This Morning."
When cohost Charlie Rose asked why, Gates replied: "Oh, that's too complicated. We didn't miss cellphones, but the way we went about it didn't allow us to get the leadership. It's clearly a mistake."
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so we are looking at big wave surfing for this Sunday.
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Friday September 21, 2012
A slice of cake from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's wedding has been put up for auction and is expected to make around £2000.
The fruit cake, created by Fiona Cairns and adorned with symbolic flowers, comes in a unique commemorative, presentation tin and also includes a compliment card from Prince Charles and Camilla.
When another piece of the iconic cake went to auction earlier this year it fetched an impressive £1,917 as there were only 650 original slices in total.
Three other slices of royal wedding cake are also set to be sold as part of the same auction - one from the 1981 marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer and one from Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's wedding in 1986.
A slice of the original cake from the marriage of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips in 1973 is also up for grabs.
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Hamilton's "Perfect" Mountain Gun! Note the attractive "skinny" barrel and Magna grips.
The grand old Smith & Wesson M29 revolver was the first and arguably the most important big-bore, hi-performance revolver ever made. Until it arrived, there weren't really any revolvers and munitions out there for serious sportsmen. Over 50 years later, the gun and cartridge combination is still out there doing the Lord's work. Oh sure, many and more powerful revolvers and cartridges have arrived since 1956, but none will ever supplant the classic M29 in the hearts of True Believers.
Smith & Wesson hasn't been sitting on its hands all these years and has introduced numerous variations on the first M29 that have enlarged upon the basic theme. In 1978 the introduction of the stainless M629, nothing more than a stainless M29, teased the public. The M629-2 saw heat-treated yokes, the M629-3s added the longer stop notch, the anti-recoil bolt lock and then the M629-4 saw the addition of the "drill and tap" frames with their round-tang rear sights. The dash-suffixes in Smith & Wesson model parlance denote engineering changes to the basic models.
Along the way, Smith & Wesson added two significant models of particular interest to outdoorsmen, the M629-2 Mountain Revolver and the M329 PD. The original Mountain Revolver (subsequent versions were referred to as "Mountain Guns") represented a departure for the Springfield firm, with the tapered, sprightly 4″ barrel reminiscent of the graceful M27s. Upping the ante, the M329PD was a radical leap forward in contemporary revolver engineering with its scandium frame, titanium cylinder and airy handling.
Square butts offer more control and use ability over the standard fare round-butt grip common today.
A subtle hint of contour at the junction of frame and barrel adds measurably to the lines.
But an ominous trend surfaced in the M629 models starting with the Mountain Revolver in 1989 — round-butt grip frames. Smith & Wesson design engineers evidently got it into their heads they needed smaller grip frames to accommodate a more flexible grip design for more shooters. Fair enough, but when round-butt grip frames are fitted with the smaller wood grips some of us prefer, they are an abomination and antithetical to fine handling in a revolver — at least to my paws. In time, this plague would infect nearly the entire product line of the immortal Springfield firm.
The loss of heel material causes a couple of problems and makes shooting well in field positions problematic. The heel gives your hand yet another (and critical) memory point enabling you to grip the gun more consistently from shot to shot, vital to good accuracy. More importantly, the heel helps prevent the gun from pivoting in the hand which, in turn, prevents muzzle droop, a leading cause of vertical shot stringing when firing offhand.
For a serious field gun, where concealability is not an issue, these are serious flaws. These guns were not meant to be deployed at shooting ranges or off rests, but by hunters who must shoot from improvised rests, or off their own hind legs without any artificial aids, as the gods intended.
The factory realized this and tried to offset the problem by going to rubber grips. While I fancy the Hogue grips on some guns, there is no substitute for a nicely fitted set of wood grips which didn't come out of a mold. Molds simply lock into place a set of specs and shapes that might not suit every paw or application. True enough, custom wood grips can overcome some of the sins of round-butt grip frames, but not all.
Yes it is possible to wrap a section of wood around the heel to create the external contours of a square-butt gun but this, in turn, causes two new problems. There is a thin section in the grip panels which is prone to break, and leaves a rough transition point from wood to metal — which is prone to grate on your hide. Like any problem, if you throw enough time and money at it, you can solve it. The solution, seen on the occasional pre-war I-frame S&W, is to cut a step in the lower part of the round-butt back strap so that a thicker section of wood can remain. With proper shaping and blending, it is an elegant cure. It's also extremely difficult to execute well and would leave even the most seasoned custom grip maker screaming and running for the nearest exit. So, what to do?
The "perfect" Mountain Gun (bottom) descended from the M29 (top), the factory Mountain Gun and the M329 PD
Luckily, like many shooters, your obt. svt. has a pretty firm grasp of the obvious and a simple solution offered itself. Why not make a square-butt Mountain Revolver? Some years back, we (Bowen Classic Arms Corp.) had converted a .44 Mtn. Gun to .45 Colt and added a standard target-style M629 barrel to the gun, leaving an orphan .44 Mtn. Gun barrel in the used parts hopper. No trouble to round up a garden-variety M629, screw on a barrel and live happily ever after. Well, not quite.
The M629 was introduced back when M29s were falling prey to heavy use in the shooting field and new-fangled heavy-bullet ammo. The stainless guns weren't really any hardier than the blue ones in terms of durability. But, along about the "-4" variation, Smith & Wesson had combined all of the improvements — heat-treated yokes, anti-recoil lockwork, deeper locking notches, etc. — that brought the N-frame .44 into the Twentieth Century and made it a much longer-lived gun.
Alas, round-butt grip frames also started creeping in, and by the "-5" models were largely standard fare. The trick was to find a M629-4 in the narrow production window where it was manufactured with the adult-sized grip frame. So, the hunt was on. In due course, a likely victim turned up and work began.
The original barrel was removed and the Mountain Gun tube installed. These barrels are not always available at the Smith & Wesson parts department so some scrounging may be in order to find one. The M629-4 cylinder needed the black powder cylinder chamfer applied, a feature brought back with the Mountain Revolvers. It is a bit of subtle refinement harkening back to the black powder era and was probably devised to help keep powder fouling from stalling a gun. It certainly helps preserve your leather by breaking the sharp edges at the front of the cylinder.
The Garrett "Defender" load with its 310 gr. cast bullet trundling along at 1050 fps is
still a formidable load compared to the usual 240 gr. JSP loading.
Many older adjustable-sight Smith & Wesson revolvers fitted with the skinny-rib barrels — such as the M15s, M24s, M27s and others — have a couple of small bevel cuts on the nose of the receiver which make for a much more visually pleasing transition from the receiver top strap to barrel rib. While the un-beveled top straps look fine with the wide-rib, target-style barrels, their use with the slender ribs on the lighter barrels looks, to my eyes, unfinished and unrefined. While the production Mountain Revolvers and Guns don't have this feature, we were at liberty to do as we pleased and added this improvement.
Fitting a white-line front sight blade, a sop to aging eyes, was the only other significant modification. Most S&Ws have respectable trigger pulls and actions right out of the box, especially the late-model guns but, like most, this one still stood to benefit from the effort and was duly tuned.
The combination of square-butt and light-weight barrel yield appreciably better handling, and I can use traditional wood grips in most any style. Not as light as the glamorous M329, it is a far more comfortable gun to shoot, especially with 300 gr. loads that tend to find their way into the chambers. The Garrett 310 Defender load is especially well-suited to this gun with its lower velocity. Not much that roams around East Tennessee farms is likely to survive a solid hit.
With the magna-style wood grips on the gun, it isn't fun to shoot extensively with these loads, but the gun handles so much better with Keith Brown's grips I can live with that. While this is a serious working gun, it just doesn't have that much real work to do and a box of 50 Defender cartridges goes a long way. For fun, .44 Special cast bullet loads are the usual fare.
While not a terribly significant piece of work, this homemade Mountain Revolver is now exactly as I wanted it. I now have a light, fine-handling, rugged working gun, an unobtrusive companion for roaming about the farm. Other than the barrel installation, which any competent gunsmith can do, there is nothing to it. But, sometimes, the simplest jobs turn out to be the most satisfying. I'd encourage you to plan your own version of your perfect mountain gun.
In Thad Rybka's handsome holster, the gun rides securely and unobtrusively
Even though it is not engraved, nobody need be ashamed of a blue Mountain gun
at a bar-be-que when stored in lovely carved Rybka leather.
For more info: Keith Brown Grips, [email protected]; Paul Persinger (Ivory grips), (915) 821-7541; Thad Rybka (holsters), 2050 Canoe Creek Road, Springville, ALL 35146; Garrett Cartridge, www.americanhandgunner.com/garrettcartridge


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As we start to peel, shave, wax, slim down, get manis and pedis and new haircuts and then try on new bikinis for the summer, let me remind all you creatives that fruit & veg peeled in bikini fashions has been done. It's fun to do, but we've seen it. ;)
The fat veg on the right are for magimix XL food processor, and were done by Grey, Tel-Aviv, Israel. The idea is to show "fat" fruit, as the processor can handle big veg. The "Fresh All Summer" fruit was done for Calgary market by WAX last year, and extolls the virtues of eating fruit to look fresh. Thus another idea, but the visual we've seen already. I suspect we all start drawing bikinis on stuff once the sun if out after a winter as long as the last one we had..... Really, who can blame us?
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By Padraic Halpin
DUBLIN, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Ireland's Jonathan Sexton will join French side Racing Metro next season after the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) said on Friday the flyhalf would not be renewing his contract with European champions Leinster.
Sexton, who won three Heineken Cups in four seasons with Leinster and has become one of Ireland's most influential players, has been offered a two-year contract with the Paris-based side, a source close to the deal told Reuters.
Racing declined to confirm the transfer and cannot make any comment before April 21 as under French rules the signing of a player can only be made public when the league's transfer window for the season opens.
The IRFU said it had made the 27-year-old a very strong offer but that ultimately "it would not be in the best interest of Irish rugby to chase the reported financial incentives being offered".
"Naturally, I'm disappointed. The offer he has received is exceptional, even by French standards, but I know that it was still a tough decision for him," Leinster coach Joe Schmidt added in a joint statement.
The big-money move caps a remarkable rise for Sexton who was playing alongside amateur players in Ireland's club league just four years ago, after briefly losing his Leinster squad place.
He led Leinster to their first European success five months later, kicking a spectacular drop goal from halfway in the 2009 win over Leicester, and wrested the Irish flyhalf jersey from Ronan O'Gara during the next couple of years.
The tall number 10, who had not yet been capped by Ireland when the British and Irish Lions last went on tour, will likely be among the starting XV when the Lions take on Australia in three tests this year.
Unlike in New Zealand where players who move abroad become ineligible to represent the national team, Sexton will remain available to play for Ireland, although the demanding French season will mean he misses some national team training camps.
However, the move is a big blow for Leinster who are reliant on the IRFU to keep their main Irish internationals under central contracts.
Leinster, who may also have to replace Brian O'Driscoll if the former Ireland captain decides to retire at the end of the season, last week failed to qualify for the knockout stages of the Heineken Cup for just the second time in nine seasons.
Sexton's signing is a big coup for Racing, who last won the French championship in 1990 and currently lie ninth in the league but have big ambitions under their chairman, property tycoon Jacky Lorenzetti. (Additional reporting by Gregory Blachier in Paris; Editing by John Mehaffey)


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Embún beans
Ingredients: 'Boliches' (a kind of round bean from Huesca) Pig's ear Pig's tail Onion A few cloves of garlic Bay leaf Parsley 1 tbsp of olive oil Salt Boiled egg
Leave the beans to soak overnight. Wash, drain and put the beans on to boil covered in water; a piece of pig's ear, a piece of pig's tail, half an onion, a few cloves of garlic, a bay leaf, a sprig of parsley and a spoonful of pure olive oil. Leave to simmer and once cooked, add salt and crumbled boiled egg yolk.
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- Category: First course
- Cooking time: 20 minutes
- Price: Medium
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- Energy: Average
- Cholesterol: Low
- Fibre: High


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Dirt Candy by Amanda Cohen and Ryan Dunlavey
Amanda Cohen owns Dirt Candy, a vegetarian, or more accurately a vegetable, restaurant in the East Village of New York. We already know that vegetarian food has moved far beyond its 1960's hippie reputation, but you may not know exactly how far unless you've experienced Ms. Cohen's bold, sassy, vegetable-focused food. Her cookbook, which quite fittingly is also a graphic novel, features Ms Cohen as a chef/ninja battling everything from bad contractors to kitchen injuries while trying to find a way to get more corn on her menu.
Dirt Candy is not the kind of cookbook you will grab when you've just arrived home from work at 6:30 and you want dinner on the table at 7:00. The recipes are a little involved (some are very involved) but they are also a lot of fun. Consider Cohen's recipe for onion soup which goes far beyond caramelized onions in a beef broth with the addition of Kumquat-Peppercorn Marmalade and Grilled Cheese Croutons. Her Roasted Squash Salad has Pepita Clusters, Blue Cheese Croutons, a maple balsamic dressing and an amazing sounding bacon made with slices of smoked butternut squash that have been roasted with a touch of sugar until crisp.
Quick Facts
• Who wrote it: Amanda Cohen and Ryan Dunlavey with Grady Hendrix
• Who published it: Clarkson Potter/Publishers
• Recipes and projects for right now: Butternut Squash Soup with Butternut Squash Dumplings; Fennel Salad with Candied Grapefruit and Grilled Cheese Croutons; Roasted Carrot Buns with Carrot and Cucumber Ginger Salad; Mint and Tarragon Fettuccine with Yogurt Saffron Sauce and Zucchini Relish; Zucchini Ginger Cake with Zucchini Cream and Zucchini Candy.
• Recommended? Yes, but you may have to have a bit of the kitchen ninja in you to pull it off. Which, of course, is not a bad thing.
• Other highlights: Besides recipes, the book is also the chronicle of what it's like to open and run a restaurant. You get a real sense of the long hours, enormous challenges, and, finally, sweet reward of life in a restaurant. Also, there's a fun pickle section, plenty of dinner party-worthy entrees, some amazing desserts including a new way to think about ice cream (broccoli ice cream!).
• Who would enjoy this book? Because this isn't a conventional cookbook, I think its audience is a little more narrow than most. I would recommend this book to people who are looking to push their vegetable and vegetarian cooking into new territory, who aren't afraid to spend an afternoon in the kitchen, and who of course love a good graphic novel. That said, even if this doesn't sound like you, you should give this book a look. Something tells me just you might find something interesting here.
→ Find the book at your local library, independent bookstore, or Amazon: Dirt Candy by Amanda Cohen and Ryan Dunlavey with Grady Hendrix (Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 2012)
Related: 5 Tips for Vegetarian Menu Planning
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Online Class
Wire Weaving Bracelets: Basics & Beyond
with Sarah Thompson
This tutorial explains you how to realize Fuxia bracelet in a very simple and intuitive way. Each step is illustrated with very detailed diagrams and clear instructions. Language: English The PDF can be downloaded instantly once your payment is confirmed. Important: - You are welcome to sell the finished product made with this tutorial. - However this pattern is for personal use only. Copying, sharing, teaching, reproducing even in part and any commercial use are forbidden.


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I'm having dinner with Dave Thomas tonight, one of the authors of The Pragmatic Programmer and Programming Ruby, a.k.a. the pick-axe book.
Dave's coming into Google on Tuesday to give an introductory talk on the Ruby programming language. I wonder how many of my colleagues will be inspired to give the language a try after his talk.
Sarah and I spent much of this weekend putting together wedding registries at some of the shops in Stanford shopping mall, a truly mind-numbing experience.
We still need to work out where we're going to go for our honeymoon. Another short break in the meantime would be nice, too. Maybe we'll manage to get away for a long weekend in Vancouver in May, although I'd still like to visit Amsterdam, too.
So many things to do and places to go, but so little time, as ever.


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Car and Driver Takes a Tour of Newell Coach
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The following is an overview of Miami, Okla.-based high-end motorhome builder Newell Coach Corp. authored by John Phillips of Car and Driver.
Makes sense that the world's fanciest motorhomes would be constructed in Miami, right? Miami it is, only this Miami is in Oklahoma, where, as Keke Rosberg once observed, "the beaches are not so good." Still, celebrities and pro drivers flock here in scores, dropping $50 million annually at the 120,000-square-foot Newell Coach factory, founded in 1967 by L.K. Newell.
The plant abuts a statue of the region's most famous son, Mickey Charles Mantle. "A great teammate," the inscription reads. If the Mick had kept every dime he was paid to swing bats professionally for his 18-year career, he'd have possessed $1,123,000. Today, the cheapest Newell fetches $1,355,000.
The company produces 24 coaches annually—20 for customers, four as demonstrators. The average transaction price is $1.6 million, but a heavily optioned version—such as Roger Penske's—can easily bang hard against $2 mil. Each 45-foot-long Newell requires six months to construct, assembled by 165 workers who fabricate nearly everything in-house, save the engines and transmissions.
In the preceding 44 years, Newell has built 1341 coaches, no two identical. "One thousand are certainly still on the road," says company president Karl Blade, who has subscribed to C/D for 55 years. "I can't prove this," he adds, "but I think a Newell coach represents the lowest-unit-production, road-legal vehicle in the world." Maybe, maybe not. What we do know is that every 12 inches of an average Newell costs more than a Nissan 370Z.
Newell owners have won 27 Indianapolis 500s—more than a quarter of all such races run. That's a lot of spilled milk. Random owners whose surnames you'll recognize: Penske, Kenseth, Johnson, Ganassi, Speed, Waltrip (two of them), Rutherford, Spencer, Unser (three of them), Rahal, Montoya, Villeneuve, Button, Barrichello, Andretti, Scheckter, Franchitti, Tracy, Earnhardt (two of them). And lots more.
A Newell was even ordered by Dodi Fayed, who hoped to drive it to North American movie sets, but then he and the princess came a cropper in Paris. Blade thus shipped Fayed's coach, left-hand drive and all, to London, where it presumably still collects British dust in Harrods' fleet.
One Newell customer owns a pet cheetah. "When he shows up to have his rig serviced, he often walks the thing," says Blade. "So I call the neighbors and say, 'Now'd be a good time to bring in your dog.' " Click here to view the entire article.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In their first match of the spring season, MIT men's tennis team had no trouble dispatching Emerson College. Tech lost just one set and beat the Lions 8-1 at the JB Carr Tennis Bubble on Thursday afternoon.
It was a clean sweep in doubles for the Engineers, highlighted by the second doubles tandem of Larry Pang and Curtis Wu. The pair played their way to an 8-3 victory while first singles Matthew Skalak and Ken Van Tilburg powered their way to an 8-4 victory over Emerson's Mitch Lance and Ken Nikravesh. Robert Wheeler and Troy Astorino completed the 3-0 sweep by the same score over James Landino and Matt Merksamer of Emerson.
It was more of the same in singles with different faces, as none of the MIT doubles players competed in singles play. Edwin Zhang took care of Nikravesh by a 6-1, 6-0 score, the same score by which Brian Oldfield defeated Lance at second singles.
Andrew Cooper (6-0, 6-1) and Juan Eyzaguirre (6-0, 6-2) each won easily in singles play, as did Max Nelson, who beat Landino 6-3, 6-0.
Emerson was able to salvage a point at fifth singles, as Merksamer was able to get the better of MIT's Michael Walsh. After jumping out to a lead with a 6-4 first set win, Walsh dropped the next set 7-6 and lost the set in a tiebreaker 7 points to 1.
MIT (1-1) will be back on the court tomorrow night with an 8:00 PM date with New York University. They then have a 1:00 PM match at the Carr Tennis Bubble against Stevens Tech. Emerson, who drops to 0-2, will have off until March 17th, when they travel to Rhode Island College.
Singles competition
1. Edwin Zhang (MIT) def. Ken Nikravesh (EME) 6-1, 6-0
2. Brian Oldfield (MIT) def. Mitch Lance (EME) 6-1, 6-0
3. Andrew Cooper (MIT) def. Michael Nourie (EME) 6-0, 6-1
4. Max Nelson (MIT) def. James Landino (EME) 6-3, 6-0
5. Matt Merksamer (EME) def. Michael Walsh (MIT) 4-6, 7-6, 7-1
6. Juan Eyzaguirre (MIT) def. Will Abeles (EME) 6-0, 6-2
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Well I guess Woody needs somebody helping him because the Rex and Tannenboob show is headed in reverse. A part time gig is perfect for Parcells.
It works for me.
Bill Parcells suggested as New York Jets savior
- By Gregg Rosenthal
It was only a matter of time. With a team in the New York area ready to make major changes,
Bill Parcells' name was bound to pop up.
The New York Post published a piece Wednesday imploring New York Jets owner Woody Johnson
to call upon his "old friend" Parcells to help the Jets find a new general manager.
The piece was not sourced with inside information and it said that Parcells did not respond to a
text request for comment. (Then again, the request took place on Christmas.) But we've been
down this road too many times to assume that a story about Parcells was written in a vacuum.
"(Johnson) has leaned on Tannenbaum and Ryan on all football decisions for the last four years.
Clearly, they cannot decide their own fates," Brian Costello writes.
That's a fair point, even if Parcells would be an odd choice to help out. Parcells has a history
with Tannenbaum. The same article somehow cites Parcells' work in Miami and appointment of
GM Jeff Ireland as a positive.
A report surfaced this week suggesting Tannenbaum could keep a job in the organization, even
if he doesn't keep personnel powers. This isn't a huge surprise. Remember, their last personnel
leader Terry Bradway also still works for the team.
The article helps to point out the lack of quality personnel decision makers within the Jets
organization. This is a big moment for owner Woody Johnson, and there's not a lot of reason
to believe he can make the correct decisions to right this front office ship.
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Well I guess Woody needs somebody helping him because the Rex and Tannenboob show is headed in reverse. A part time gig is perfect for Parcells.
It works for me.
This is the typical NY tabloid media b/s -- consider the source too, NY Post! Slow news day so why not generate discussion by printing the absurd advocating for a return of Parcells. Please, give me a break.
Why would Woody even look in his direction? Parcells told Woody and the NY media that he was done back in late 2000. Only to turnaround a short time later and take the Dallas job. F'em. Move on and get a proven talent evaluator from a organization that has drafted well in recent years. Not retreads like Parcells, Polian, etc.
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parcells is a carpetbagger. the jets need to get a football guy in start start managing that aspect of building the team and getting the talent. parcells is not the answer. they need a guy who will be or can commit to the team for a long period of time. tannenbaum can be kept on as a cap and contracts guy. someone mentioned mangini as gm. might not be such a bad choice.
Anyone remember the poem, the man in the glass? Parcells always liked that one. Can't see how having Parcells involved in some capacity would hurt us.
We don't need Parcells. Frankly, he is too old and a retread.
Woody just needs to make the top candidates offers that they can't refuse. Go outside the organization. Poach the Ravens, Steelers, Packers,etc.
Woody can't be that dumb. He's a billionaire. This is not rocket science, and he has options to choose from other organizations that have a demonstrated track record of recent success at talent evaluation.
If I am not mistaken, Parcells is the reason that Bradway and Tannembaum are employed here. In addition, wasn't he the one that recommended Rex to Woody?
While we're at it, Sporano was his hire in Miami.
Thats three big FAILS. Woody, grow a pair and do your own research. Interview candidates that are extremely intelligent, extremely hard working, and have bright futures. Say NO to all the retreads where their best days are behind them.
If anything, ask Parcells who he recommends, and then cross him off the list. Period.


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|2012-06-09, 07:11
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|2012-06-09, 10:53
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oh man was the build up worth it, both excellent fights. The emotion in each fight was so greatly felt and that is just another of the many things Fate/Zero has done so well.
Damn I love Gilgamesh's sword. The imagery that took place during his attack with it was truly breathtaking.
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Ufotable really managed to pull the "Sword of Rupture" without resorting to a cheesy "energy blast". I must say that while the initial impact was sort of "weak" at first, the magnitude of Ea's powers was definitely overwhelming. I also liked Ea's deployment, from a single fragment that opens to a literal "web" of possibilities.
Also, I definitely nod at their decision to displace Gil's comment about Enkindu before (which made some people worried, not without right reason), as it suits the timing much better here. Particularly satisfied they manage to keep the core of Gil and Iskandar dynamics, and again this episode really gives much more subtle details and points for Gil, compared to other format.
Meanwhile, I was a bit puzzled why a group of frame animation was duplicated in Saber/Berserker fight, but well, they basically kept the whole deal with Berserker being atrociously pesky with his versatile arsenal.
Props again for Ufotable and Kawasumi for Saber -despair- which was definitely tangible here. I'm particularly looking forward the denouement of this battle next week, along with badass showtime between Kiritsugu and Kirei.
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Gilgamesh's sword in the Zero anime looks so much more badass than in the other formats. I also liked the lack of energy blast but retaining the "air pressure part". The tearing of the world instead of just blowing away the soldier really brings across the point the this is no ordinary noble phantasm.
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|2012-06-09, 11:16
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My, oh my... that was so beautiful to watch.
Archer vs Rider was certainly quite the treat, starting with all the dialogue. The fight itself was fascinating to watch, with our dear Goldie not moving from the one spot. Utter dominance. That's what happens when the King of Heroes decides to fight seriously.
Really love the aftermath with Waver. He bravely stood his ground as the most terrifying monster came to him. The whole situation, that Gilgamesh would even speak with someone like Waver shows he really had a lot of respect for Iskandar.
As for Saber vs Berserker. You could feel the despair oozing out of poor Saber. No doubt this revelation, and the subsequent fight, will place her in a really strained position. Can't wait to see how this plays out as the finale draws ever closer.
Edit: Did anyone else also notice that the events in this episode seemed to take place over only about 13 minutes? The previous episode ended at -04:08 while this one ended at -03:55.
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|2012-06-09, 11:37
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Ea was glorious in being brought out by Gilgamesh. Just damn..
Ionian Hetairoi's destruction was incredible. Rider's final charge was also another breathtaking moment.
Hooray Lancelot revealed! Now Arturia can be in delicious despair against one of her own knights! On another note, it was short but using those guns was awesome as expected.
Either way by the end of this episode, I think I was in a state similar to Waver...
|2012-06-09, 12:07
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This episode is perfect. Ea was phenomenal. The devastating power was overwhelming and beautiful. Serious business Archer was a threat and he became much more likeable in this episode. Really enjoy the respect both kings showed for each other. Broskander was his usual godlike self....Saber's despair upon learning Berserker's identity was palpable. And we are left with Kiritsugu finally facing Kirei.
This is my favorite anime.Ever. Ufotable has to really really **** things up in order for me to change my mind.
|2012-06-09, 12:12
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I was hoping for some giant DBZ laser beam from Ea, but UFOtable's method works ok too.
It seems they're trying to cram everything in next episode and have episode 25 as epilogue. Probably means they'll cut out a lot of Lancelot's past, cut out a lot of Kiritsugu vs Kirei, etc.
|2012-06-09, 12:15
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10 min for Kiri and Kirei
that is plenty of time and there is also the option of extending it out in the BR release.
|2012-06-09, 12:24
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Excellent. Really sorry to say goodbye to Rider. One of the best Fate characters.
Loved the mention of Enkidu by Gilga and the how he left Waver alive.
All in all, Gil was awesome.
Both Berseker-Saber and Sakura-Kariya scenes were painful to watch. Lancelot looked a little bit like Caster with those separated eyes
Now can't wait for Kirei and Kiritsugu
|2012-06-09, 12:26
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-The drink before the fight
-Not "punishing" Iskandar on the spot for his suggestion
-"hinting" some comparison with Enkidu, his only true friend (implying Iskandar could potentially be his friend if it wasn't for Enkidu)
-Deployment of Ea
-Unleashing that many NP (despite he wouldn't even do that for such threat like Caster monster, and did that against Berserker out of wrath or enjoyment)
-Deployment of Enkidu (his most precious NP, even more than Ea), and the death blow with Ea, his greatest weapon.
-kept calling him "征服王" (King of Conquest) to the very end, with a very subtle "そなた" (for "you") instead of something more rude like "お前" ("omae", used at the start of battle) or "貴様" ("kisama").
Factoring as well his promise about the world etc, you can guess Iskandar is probably one of the only few that Gil ever considered as "worthy".
|2012-06-09, 12:36
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Gilgamesh vs Rider.
Saber vs Beserker.
OMG! Berserker's identity finally got revealed!
Never had a clue who it could be, but it sure turned out interesting.
Waver & Rider final farewell was touching.
Rider's attack gave me goosebumps... what a shame..
Lots of fighting going on this time, great episode.
|2012-06-09, 12:58
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Welp I have to hand it to ufoTABLE, they tried their absolute best to make a lame, ridiculously overpowered and trivializing character like Gilgamesh and his battle with Rider interesting and to make both look gar, but the fact still stands that Gilgamesh is just about the worst thing about this otherwise wrinkled, ponderous and complex franchise. He's not interesting or complex to any degree (especially compared to his master), and it just makes everything else that happens feel so utterly pointless when despite all the other heroic, fascinating and oft depressing stories we have this lame one note character whose whole schtick is "I was first king therefore win!". Hell he didn't even have to move against one of the more powerful characters we've seen in this prequel so far and to me that's just a bit of a joke.
To me he diminishes the whole idea of the Holy Grail War and all it's behind the scenes machinations, strategy sessions and backstabbings to the complexity of a poker match every time he gets involved in the story. Should you happen to draw Gilgamesh it's like just happening to luck into a royal flush, you're opponent can still try to bluff you, they can try to outwit you a bit and throw you off what they have in their hand, but the only question left to be answered when all the cards come down on the table is how much you stand to win. Tokiomi even admits as much in the first season when during the summoning he proclaims nonchantly that they've won the grail war.
Thankfully his lameness can't diminish the lustre of the other heroes stories when he's not on screen and there are some highlights to be found here like the interesting wrinkle that developed with Lancelot turning out to be Berserker. How does Saber pursue the battle with her most trusted of trusted heroic comrades? How can you ask someone to fight a battle like that? It certainly makes for a more interesting conflict than anything that could involve Gilgamesh that's for sure. Thus while this episode was a bit of a write off for me other than the Saber fight and the gorgeous choreagraphy making me respect ufoTABLE and their unenviable position of attempting to make a Gilgamesh fight last longer than a couple seconds, I'm still looking forward to the finale...just not the Gilgamesh vs. Saber part of it. Man is that going to suuuuuuuck but for the animation! If he could manage to make me feel nothing for a character I liked as much as Rider's death just via his enabling it I'm sure he can manage to trivialize the ending a bit for me too.
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The fire chief was at the grill, cooking a larger-than-usual portion of scrambled eggs; children who should have been in school weren't; and there was enough food collected in an office to stock a supermarket's shelves.
This wasn't the typical daily scene at the Meadowmere Park firehouse, but then, this wasn't a typical Friday. It was 11 days after Hurricane Sandy, in a community, tucked between Lawrence and the Queens border, that the superstorm hit hard.
The firehouse, at the intersection of East and Meyer avenues, has served as the community's shelter since Sandy struck. Fire Chief Kevin Carrero, 31, said that he and his fellow firefighters had been cooking breakfast, serving lunch and making dinner for up to 70 people each day since the storm. "I prepared so heavy for [Tropical Storm] Irene, but that wasn't as bad," Carrero said, leaning against a desk in his office. "But the benefit for us is that I pre-planned."
Though Carrero and his department expected a heavy storm, and stockpiled food and medical supplies in the event that they would end up sheltering residents, they never anticipated a tempest that ravaged houses with six- to eight-foot swells and forced many residents to at least temporarily relocate — including more than 20 of the department's nearly 30 firefighters.
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As the calendar turned to September, with the Oakland Athletics in the heat of a pennant race, their general manager was half a world away.
Billy Beane was in Prague, and not on a scouting trip.
Baseball's most unconventional operation has done it again. The A's will be crowned champions of the American League West for the second consecutive year, perhaps Sunday.
Beane has run the A's for 16 years. Oakland is about to win the AL West for the sixth time in his tenure. The Angels have won five times in that span, the Texas Rangers four times, the Seattle Mariners once.
You could write a book about his financial wizardry. The first five times Beane assembled the AL West champs, he did so with the lowest payroll in the division. This time, the A's are paying about $62 million — the same as the Angels paid to win the World Series 11 years ago.
Look beneath the numbers, though, to the story of a general manager and his boss, neither of whom are concerned about appearances. In an era when owners tend to involve themselves in everything from player acquisitions to marketing campaigns to employee dress codes, Beane can show up for work in shorts, bring his dog to the office, or trade away half the roster.
As they say in Oakland: Just win, baby.
Beane could have left the A's in 2005, when Lew Wolff became the managing partner. Wolff did not see why he needed to bring his own people, when the A's already had good people.
He gave Mike Crowley, the team president, a 1% ownership stake. He gave Beane a 4% stake — worth about $20 million now, based on the most recent Forbes estimates of franchise values, and worth much more when the A's get a new ballpark. Neither Beane nor Crowley has liability for any losses, Wolff said.
And, when Beane said he wanted to broaden his interests beyond baseball, Wolff said fine.
If Beane accepts a speaking engagement before business leaders thousands of miles away, even during the season, no problem. If he travels to Prague for a meeting of a corporate board of directors, as he did in this September pennant stretch, Wolff wishes him a safe flight and sends him a book about the local culture.
"That's pretty unique in this game," Beane said. "I don't take it for granted that he allows me to do this."
Said Wolff: "If you have really qualified people and nurture their image instead of asking them to subordinate it, you get a lot of good results."
Wolff insists the A's are better off for the insights Beane gets from investment bankers, and from data-driven experts in marketing, sales and human relations. The questions Beane and his staff might ask, Wolff said, are similar to ones executives at Procter & Gamble might ask.
"Everybody uses statistics and data," Wolff said. "Every decision is subjective. The narrowing of the subjective gap is what I believe Billy and his people do as well as anyone I have ever come across."
The past week was not the finest for Wolff. He would have been better served not to express his disappointment in the A's small crowds. He has been the point man in the quest for a new ballpark for 10 years, without success. It is unproductive to tell fans for 10 years how badly the A's need to get out of the Coliseum, then wonder aloud why fans do not come there.
Beane resents that Wolff has become something of a pincushion in Oakland.
"Some of the personal shots he has taken have been so far out of bounds," Beane said. "I'm at a point in my career where I don't need to score brownie points by saying nice things about my owner. But, in my opinion, I have the best owner in the game to work for."
The A's do not stuff revenue-sharing dollars into their pockets, but neither do they operate at a loss. Wolff gives Beane a budget, and autonomy to run the baseball operations as he sees fit.
That allowed Beane to trade the most cherished commodity in baseball — three All-Star pitchers, 27 or younger — in December 2011, without ownership or marketing blowback.
For starters Trevor Cahill and Gio Gonzalez and closer Andrew Bailey, the A's got pitchers Jarrod Parker, Tommy Milone and Ryan Cook, outfielder Josh Reddick, catcher Derek Norris — and pitcher Brad Peacock, later used in a package to acquire shortstop Jed Lowrie.
At the time, the A's believed they were building the core of the club that soon would move into a new San Jose ballpark.
"For a couple of years, that certainly was the hope," Beane said. ". . . We're not really a franchise that can plan for the future. Our future is what it is: right here, right now."
Beane could tear up this team too, maybe soon, lest the salaries outpace the revenues. "There is no doubt in our marketplace we'll have a high turnover," he said. "I don't think there is any way around it."
Before then, the A's will step up to the table and take another roll at winning the World Series. In the six previous playoff appearances of the Beane regime — a wild card included — the A's were ousted in the first round five times, swept in the league championship series the other time.
To Beane, that is nothing more than the vagaries of a short series, the random outcomes inherent in a small sample size. The A's are about to win a division title, same as the Dodgers, and bring on the October crapshoot.
Skeptics say the A's need to win in October to validate Beane's success. The point of the game is not to put the most cost-effective team on the field, his critics say, but to win the World Series.
Said Beane: "I don't care what people's opinions are regarding whether our organization is successful. I don't choose to engage in that debate."
He has something else to do, somewhere in this wide world.
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Hello To All,
I was recently diagnosed with Type 1 Chiari last yr Oct. 2014. I have researched a lot, and cannot believe how much there is to learn about this. After I was finally diagnosed and have a reason for all my health problems. I am 45 and my problems started when I was 15, I was beginning to think this was all in my head, as all doctors would give me a pill and have an easy answer.
I just had an MRI of my right knee and back, last Thursday I had knee surgery, I also have bulging disks, spine curvature and bone spurs, so Sept 13th I am scheduled to go for another Brain and Neck MRI. (I also have a tear in my neck) I have had surgery for nerve damage on my foot, ( called Morton's Neroma) and right shoulder surgery also a tear. Still have arm and hand numbness. Dr believes my spine curve ( onset of scoliosis) and bulging disks are from the Chiari. Praying that's not the case and they are able to fix my back. I do take Proprponoly 160mg now ( they increased dosage from 80) for headaches helps some, and also take shots for migraines, as well as sleeping pills for insomnia.
I am in Michigan and doing what I can to start a support group. Please feel free to reach out anytime.


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Topic: Facebook page for BobaFett.com
We have a MySpace. We could have a Facebook page.
Where MySpace uses usernames and avatars, Facebook uses real names and real pictures. Where MySpace is popular with younger users, Facebook is certainly well adopted with high school and college students.
I just checked and someone else started a "Boba Fett Fan Club" on Facebook. It has nothing to do with this site.
Should we represent? Do many of you have Facebook accounts?
Update: Become a Fan of BobaFett.com on Facebook.