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Scotland bow to Pakistan pressure
Four wickets each for Shahid Afridi and Umar Gul helped Pakistan to a comfortable 51-run win over Scotland in their World Twenty20 match in Durban.
The Scots performed well in the field to restrict Pakistan to 171 for nine from their 20 overs at Durban but the target proved beyond them.
Opener Fraser Watts hit an excellent 46 but a middle-order collapse, in which Shahid Afridi claimed four quick wickets, undermined their efforts.
Afridi finished with four for 19 while paceman Umar Gul took four for 25 including the wickets of Craig Wright and John Blain in successive balls.
Watts gave Scotland hope but he could not establish a significant partnership as the quality of Pakistan's attack shone through.
Gul removed captain Ryan Watson and Navdeep Poonia early on and when former England all-rounder Gavin Hamilton swept Afridi into Gul's hands in the deep, the Scots began to fold.
They slumped from 53 for three to 79 for seven in the space of four overs before Gul returned late on to bowl Wright and Blain and put Pakistan on the brink.
They were eventually finished off for 120 in the final over as Mohammad Asif bowled Majid Haq for 14.
Earlier, Younis Khan top-scored for Pakistan with 41 but the Scots applied pressure and took wickets at regular intervals to keep themselves in the game.
Wright shone with three wickets for 29 from his four overs, including that of dangerman Afridi.
Afridi came to the wicket with Pakistan limping at 81 for four in the 13th over and threatened to change the course of the innings as he slog-swept his first ball for six.
That over from Haq - which had begun with the wicket of captain Shoaib Malik - went for 23 with Afridi responsible for all but four of them.
But Afridi, having scored 22 from just six balls, was not to last long as he tamely clipped his next delivery to Haq at short fine leg.
Haq followed up to remove Younis soon after to leave Pakistan 116 for six.
Off-spinner Haq was the most expensive of the Scottish bowlers as he conceded 49 from his four overs but he cannily had Shoaib stumped by Colin Smith and then had Younis hole out to Watts.
Misbah-ul-Haq added 23 to get Pakistan up towards a more testing total.
Dewald Nel took two wickets late on to finish with two for 25 and bowled Yasir Arafat for 17 with the last ball of the innings.
Arafat had been caught the ball previously by
Hamilton but the all-rounder could not prevent himself from stepping over the boundary rope.
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After months of work, the Aether team proudly presents...
A Gilded Games collaboration
What is Aether II?
The Aether II is the sequel to the Aether I. Much has changed since the days of the Aether I, but it still remains a collaboration between people from various different disciplines with a shared goal of creating a new and unique dimension.
Why are there so many bugs?
The current version of the mod is in its first Alpha stage. This means that it could be highly unstable in some areas. But don't fret, we've tried our best to make this initial release as bugless as possible. As usual, make sure to post any bug reports you find to the forum
Our team roster is as follows:
Project lead and coding: Kingbdogz
Coders: Cafaxo, Jaryt, Saspiron
Artists: Dark, Oscar Payn
Musician: Emile van Krieken
Lore Writer: Liberty
Check out the site of the official server, hosted by Craftnode: www.AetherII.com
You can access it through the main menu!
Our goal is to rework the Aether to be the best experience it can be in a multiplayer context and to improve on where we fell short previously. In addition to adding a new dimension, the Aether adds a number of different features, items, mobs, music, dungeons and blocks. As is, this is the second Alpha release for this version of the Aether, and it is for Minecraft 1.6.2. We haven't added all the features we want to yet, but we will definitely be working on more content updates in the future.
The Aether is a "hostile paradise", composed of floating sky islands filled with strange creatures and great mysteries. Brave adventurers who wish to explore this forgotten paradise merely only have to compose a portal out of glowstone and ignite it with a bucket of water.
For various Aether-related questions, please refer to this document: www.AetherII.com/faq
Staying up to date with development
Wondering how the mod's coming along? We use Facebook, Twitter and Reddit to share development updates. Please refer to the links below:
Facebook: FB.me/AetherMod
Twitter: @DevAether
Reddit: /r/TheAether
Myself, Cafaxo and Jaryt also regularly stream our development on Twitch:
My stream: http://www.twitch.tv/Kingbdogz
Jaryt's stream: http://www.twitch.tv/Jaryt23
Cafaxo's stream: http://www.twitch.tv/cafaxo
The Aether introduces several huge mechanical features to enhance the experience both in the Aether and everywhere else in Minecraft.
Party System
First of all is the party system. Previously in Minecraft, the only real way to form a group with others without having to worry about things such as friendly fire were from overlaying plugins such as factions or towny over a Minecraft server. Now with the party system, you can form a party with your friends, complete with an overlay UI which lets you see who's in your party, their health, their hunger, their armour and the amount of coins they have, without the need for plugins! Players can name their own party, and the maximum party size is 10 players.
One of the features we have worked on for this release is the dungeon system. This system isolates dungeons from the main world and functions with the party system. Dungeon blocks regenerate instantly if broken, meaning no one can get inside even with creative mode. Instead of players rushing into a dungeon and demolishing whatever's there and looting, the dungeon system requires players to form a party first. When the party is ready, you simply right-click on the dungeon door and everyone confirms if they're ready. Since a party can only have up to 10 players, dungeons will present a decent challenge to players. Only one party can be present in a dungeon at any given time.
Dungeons have three modes. The first mode is "available" meaning the dungeon is free for any party to enter. The second mode is "occupied", meaning a party is already inside the dungeon. The third mode is "conquered", which occurs after a player in your party has exhausted that dungeon. A dungeon becomes exhausted for a player either after the player finishes it or leaves when inside the dungeon three times. This prevents players from running the same dungeon for easy loot.
Dungeons also regenerate their loot, mini-bosses and bosses after a party leaves it, meaning that content is available for other parties. This ensures everyone gets a chance at dungeons, rather than whoever gets there first.
The first dungeon that this mod had added is the Sliders' Labyrinth. This dungeon expands an entire island, meaning you'll have no shortage of loot to grab, enemies to fight or chambers to explore!
The dungeon has three mini bosses which must be defeated before you can gain access to the final boss, the Slider. There's a couple of new twists with this boss, so be careful!
On top of these new systems, not only do we have the original content of the Aether, but we have new mobs, new skyroot tree variants, new blocks, new items, new loot and reworked models and skins! We have lots more content planned.
Donators to the Aether get their own special UI which allows them to use exclusive skins for capes and moas! Donating helps the team develop the mod and you get some nice looking skins, so everyone wins, right?
You can either use the button at the top of the post, or go to our website www.gilded-games.com/aether/donate, type in your in-game Minecraft username in the required field as well as the amount you wish to donate in the "Amount AUD" field, then click on the Donate button to do a donation through Paypal. You'll then receive exclusive ingame capes and skins for the Moa's when you're playing the Aether. There is no minimum amount of money you have to donate to get the bonuses.
The LauncherWe have been hard at work creating a launcher for the Aether that automatically installs everything you need without any hassle. It updates automatically, so you will never have to check this page again, theoretically! For the modding wizzes, it installs everything in %appdata%/roaming/.aether/, so you can still manage everything you need. Note that you need to have Java 7 installed to use this launcher.
Download link for the AETHER II Alpha launcher (requires Java 7)
Java (recommended):
Just run it, log in, click play, and you are ready to rock!
v220.127.116.11 CHANGE LOG
- Updated to 1.6.2
- Created a launcher for convenient installation
- Created the Threaded Lightning mod to fix the performance problems. It could even improve your vanilla FPS!
- Several bug fixes
v1.03 CHANGE LOG:
- Updated to 1.5.2
- Merged Player API and Player Render API into Player Core API, a coremod
- Readded parachutes
- Several bug fixes
v1.02 CHANGE LOG:
- Fixed a crash with Swetty Balls.
- Added 16 new "Official" servers. Should be way more stable.
v1.01 CHANGE LOG:
- Skyroot Buckets can now be stacked.
- Fixed a major crash with cockatrices and tempests.
- Fixed graphical glitch with the Aether II TUG menu.
- Skyroot Planks name is now fixed.
Manual Downloads and Installation Instructions
* Instructions for Minecraft 1.6.2 without the launcher *
Old Versions (or if the spoiler above won't open): www.AetherII.com/download
Setting Up A Server
Aether II is simply a Forge mod, so you should be able to set everything up fine with a Forge server. Then just add the three .jar files (The Aether, PlayerCoreAPIand Threaded Lightning) to the mods folder. The latest versions are also compatible with MCPC+.
Other Aether Related Works
The Aether project is much more than just a mod. We have a full soundtrack, art, a novel and a graphic novel that both take place in the Aether universe in the works. If you like the project and what we do, buying these works is a great way to support us.
The Aether Original Soundtrack
Our musician Emile van Krieken has made a huge soundtrack exclusively for this mod. You can download or buy it at his Bandcamp page.
The Aether Novel
Coming soon.
The Aether Graphic Novel
Coming Soon.
Full credits
The Aether is a huge project that many people have contributed to. We want to give credit where credit is due!
Community manager: Brandon Potts
Ex-developers: Flan, _303, Risugami, Tundmatu, Kodaichi
Music discs: Noisestorm, Moorziey, Aether Audio


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Nordic Exposure
The Glass of Orrefors and Kosta Boda
Nicholas M. Dawes
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The five countries that make up Scandinavia are often referred to as "the top of Europe," but they have always been as distinct from most of continental Europe culturally as they are geographically. The cultural divide was evident at the International Exhibition held in 1897 in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, where the decorative arts of Belle Époque Paris outshone all but the finest of Sweden's efforts. In displays of glass, the products of Kosta, Sweden's oldest glassworks (established in 1742), were no match for the ethereal Art Nouveau masterpieces of Emile Gallé. If mimicry is the greatest form of flattery, Gallé would have been impressed by the Swedish efforts to reproduce his work in the period following the exhibition. If flattery got Kosta nowhere because the cameo-type glass it produced was considered too formal for commercial success outside Sweden, it did lead to the discovery of a new technique at the nearby Orrefors Glassworks, where the unique style of Scandinavian art glass was born and grew to maturity in our century.
Orrefors was a new kid on Kosta's block in Sweden's southern Småland (pronounced: Smoeland) Highlands region when the factory was established in a converted iron foundry in 1898. Initially a small and modest works making simple inkwells, lingonberry jars and the like, Orrefors caught the artistic fever that infected Sweden following the 1897 exhibition. The enthusiasm was spread largely by the Föreningen Svensk Form (Swedish Society of Crafts and Design, established in 1899 and still active) and its slogan, "Vackrare vardagsvara" ("more beautiful everyday goods"), which provided a common objective for Swedish artistic designers for more than half a century.
The well-financed and progressive Orrefors had branched out into artistic ware by 1913, but this area of output would probably have dwindled had it not been for the employment in 1915 of Simon Gate (pronounced: Gar-tay), an artist from Stockholm, previously known only for his book illustrations. Within a year of experimental work at Orrefors, Gate hit the mother lode. In an attempt to smooth the protruding decoration of Gallé-type overlay, Gate added a layer of clear glass to encase the colored decoration, potentially for eternity, and then enhanced the design by further blowing or forming. Gate's plant manager, Albert Ahlin, drew a rather grand analogy for this technique and proposed to name it Graal glass, from the Swedish den helige Graal (the Holy Grail!). Ahlin recognized the impact of his term, but wrote in explanation to Gate, "The name may be thought pretentious, but I really don't give a damn." The name stuck and Graal glass has been the signature of Orrefors and other Scandinavian artistic ware ever since. Gate remained at Orrefors until his death in 1945 and was responsible for some of the finest and most innovative of the factory's artistic ware including Graal as well as architectural commissions for public buildings. He was also represented in the Swedish Pavilion at the Paris International Exposition of 1925, where he was awarded the Grand Prix.
Gate's work for Orrefors, much of which bears his signature, is among the most valuable and collected Nordic art glass. According to William Geary, a dealer based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, who has specialized in Scandinavian art glass for more than 10 years, the collector's market grew in Sweden during the second half of the 1980s, reaching a peak in 1989 when a "Bacchus" bowl by Gate brought $60,000 at a Stockholm auction. The vase was one of seven made for the Paris Exposition of 1925 and was bought by an anonymous collector thought to be Swedish. "Swedish collectors are the main market," observes Geary, "followed by other Europeans, particularly Germans, and Americans." This trend is confirmed by Herold Walz, a Nordic glass expert for Stockholm Auction Verket, the national auction house established in 1674 that claims to be the oldest for fine arts in the world--a title also claimed by Sotheby's (established as a book auctioneer in 1744) and Christie's (established in 1765). Stockholm Auction Verket's annual sale of Nordic art glass is held in August. The sale typically contains up to 300 offerings, mostly period artistic ware from Orrefors--by far the most popular and valued--together with Kosta and minor makers, notably Reijmyre. The parallels between the artistic glass market and that of modern art are evident in the auction catalogs, where pieces are described first by their maker or designer and not by their form. Geary and Wald both agree that most collectors buy the work of artists and that many view their habit as an investment strategy.
Gate's colleague and contemporary Edward Hald, who worked at Orrefors from 1917 until his death in 1980 (long after his official retirement), also took a Grand Prix in 1925 and earned the respect of collectors past and present. His most successful design range is the Fisk Graal, introduced in 1937 and still in production. Fisk Graal vessels are typically globular bowls patterned with swimming fish and water weed to produce an aquarium effect and were particularly popular during the 1950s. Hald developed and named the Ariel technique (after the airy sprite in Shakespeare's "The Tempest"), which was probably invented by his colleague Vicke Lindstrand in 1937. Ariel work, usually found on artistic vases and bowls, is similar to the Graal technique that inspired it, but air bubbles are sandwiched between the colored and clear glass layers and then stretched into decorative images such as faces, animals or abstract designs.
The popularity of Ariel work was expressed at Sotheby's in New York in November 1992, when an early example of a vase in the technique, designed by Vicke Lindstrand, sold for an astonishing $60,000. The price took everyone by surprise, especially Sotheby's experts who had estimated it to sell for up to $3,000. There is a saying in the auction business that if something sells strongly once, it is a fluke. If it sells strongly twice, it is a trend, and three times, a market. This sale is still considered a fluke, but it heralded the modern resurgence of interest in good Nordic art glass, demand for which has been severely affected by an economic depression in Sweden during the early 1990s.
Vicke Lindstrand is an artist of great significance to modern collectors. Having been previously employed at Kosta, he came to Orrefors during a boom period in 1928. He is best known for the extraordinary engravings of figure subjects on thick, optical-quality glass vessels produced during the early 1930s. These vital and powerful Art Deco images are virtuoso examples of the technical and artistic ability found in the most expensive Orrefors art and can command impressive prices in the secondary market. The vases "Pearl Fishers" and "Shark Killer," first produced about 1930, are considered among his finest work, but examples are not extremely rare and it was a surprise for all present at Sotheby's, New York on June 9, 1988 to see the "Shark Killer" vase sell for $30,000. Sotheby's had estimated the vase at $2,000 to $3,000. One dealer remarked that he had had one in his gallery for several years, priced at $7,500. All agreed that the Scandinavian glass market is unpredictable, to say the least--one reason, perhaps, why so few dealers care to venture into the field. There is also a lesson here for the shrewd collector: many of the best examples of Swedish art glass are appearing on today's market in a fresh state and may go unrecognized by even those who should understand them. Scandinavian design in general is unfamiliar to most Americans, who tend to ignore it, so there is a potentially rich harvest for the informed and diligent collector.
Thus the Orrefors style was shaped by Gate, Hald and Lindstrand in the interwar years and it found favor with the postwar generation, creating few incentives for change. The combination of producing unique or limited artistic pieces and utilitarian production ware was also found to be a commercially successful formula from its inception at Orrefors. The company's modern legacy includes artistic pieces priced up to $100,000, with the majority of output and sales in production ware.
In 1991 Incentive AB, the Swedish conglomerate owner of Orrefors, bought a controlling interest in its chief glass-making competitor, Kosta Boda. Kosta Boda has operated largely independently from Orrefors since then, although the company's five retail showrooms (Stockholm, Tokyo, Melbourne, New York and Costa Mesa, California) operate as Orrefors and Kosta Boda. Kosta Boda has four glassworks located within a few miles of each other and less than an hour by Volvo from Orrefors. They include the historic Kosta works, founded by two men named Anders Koskull and Georg Bogislaus Staël von Holstein in 1742, and the Boda works, founded in 1864 by two Kosta renegades. Kosta and Boda were amalgamated in 1976.
Throughout the twentieth century the output of Kosta was more diverse than that of Orrefors, but the preference was for traditional, cut or engraved work and production pieces, especially table ware. There is a strong similarity among much of the artistic output, due in part to the tendency for many artists to work at both companies. Vicke Lindstrand, for instance, designed for Kosta before and after his term at Orrefors (1928-1940).
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A Great Restaurant – I have to disagree with the previous reviewer. I have been going to the Royal East ever since it opened (and even before when it was Colleen's Peking Duck.) I eat there on average once or twice a week. I have NEVER seen a dead fish in the fish tanks. Occasionally I see a fish that is not actively swimming around, but to give the impression that there are dead fish in the tanks is absurd.
This restaurant has phenomenal seafood dishes ranging from salt and pepper cooked live shrimp (when available) to traditionally prepared Alaskan King Crab. They get these items when in season and available, along with live scallops, live giant clam and more. They almost always have Dungeness Crab (delicious in the salt and ppper combination) and steamed sole with ginger and scallions, two tremenous dishes. Even their chicken wings are the best I have ever had.
and, by the way, I have never experienced an unpleaant odor in the restaurant other than that time when one of my friends joined me after two hour of basketball practice.
Clean? Compassionate? – Went there but did not make it all the way through the inner door to eat - there were dead and merserably dying fish in the tanks and the smell was outrageous. Can't comment on the food or service but I wouldn't order the fish!
Excellent Chinese food with a comfortable ambience. – I have been going to Royal East for several years now and have never been disappointed. It has some of the most authentic and freshest Chinese food I've had around Boston. Try the specials for some of the best choices on the menu. Between two of us we often share two appetizers and one entree and eat wonderfully for under twenty bucks!
Best Cantonese Chinese Restaurant in Cambridge – Royal East is really two different restaurants - Cantonese and American Chinese. The American Chinese food is inexpensive, the proportions large. If you like fried rice, egg rolls and stir fry join the throngs of MIT students and city workers for lunch. Good value, but nothing special.
However, the Cantonese food is excellent, the best in Cambridge, and for some dishes, the best in Boston. The seafood is very fresh, lightly flavored and healthy. Recommended: Salt and pepper scallops, steamed fish with ginger and scallion, Dungeness crab with rice noodles, Chinese wine and egg whites. There are usually several seasonal vegetables. Call a day ahead and order barbecued squab, chef's special lamb chops or chef special flounder with Chinese ham.
The perfect meal for two is salt and pepper scallops followed by a roast squab (ask for medium rare) and finished with steamed rice, vegetables and a bean curd dish.
Most of the waiters have limited English, but they can recommend dishes and unlisted specials. If possible ask for suggestions from the owner, Otto Chan. He is a gastronome and tea man. Royal East is a favorite entertainment venue for a number of departments at MIT and Harvard. It has a short but well chosen wine list with many excellent values. This is a good place for banquets.
And, by the way, the restaurant is very clean, quieter than Chinatown and has good background music.
The best Chinese restaurant in Cambridge! – It took me a few years to know the good food in Royal East. Really!!! Some food I like cannot be found there. Or they are done differently. I don't recommend eating fish there. Way too expensive compared to Chinatown. There are many delicious orders. Ask the waiter for recommendation. I had my wedding there. The food and service are the best.
Waste of time and Money – The food here is FAR from great. The food is FAR from a great value. I would rather pay a few extra dollars to have great food than be skimpy and eat horrible food at Royal East. THe food has little flavor and the decor looks tacky. Everything is also dirty, and cleanliness is one of the most important aspects of a restaurant. Royal East is a great place to waste your money. Spend the few extra bucks and go to a restaurant where you can actually enjoy a good meal.
ehhhhh – not so good. little flavor beyond a pervading fishiness.
decor ok
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Early in the game you hear the announcer proclaim that "viewers across the universe are glued to this battle." If that's true, then I feel sorry for everybody out there in outer space who is having trouble watching Heroes, Lost or reruns of Roseanne. If Fuzion Frenzy 2 is the best thing on space TV then it's no wonder why the aliens are spending more time coming to Earth and kidnapping rednecks in small Podunk towns.
Fuzion Frenzy 2 is the sequel to the moderately successful 2001 game; a game that Bill Gates called his favorite original Xbox title. If you've played Mario Party or any other multiplayer mini-game collections then you will feel right at home with Fuzion Frenzy 2, this is basically a collection of 40 mini-games that are instantly forgettable. Despite the overwhelming power of the Xbox 360, Fuzion Frenzy 2 ends up feeling dated and insignificant, especially when compared to other recently released Microsoft games (like Gears of War or Viva Piñata).
You play Fuzion Frenzy 2 with four people (either real people or computer-controlled characters); all players are racing to win the most mini-games and rack up as many points as possible in order to win the game. Instead of different game boards, you have to travel from one planet to another in order to engage in a new collection of mini-games. Each of the planets has its own distinct style, such as the Blazer (a level engulfed in hot, hot magma), Moisture (a level full of water sports), and Icicle (the ice level). Earth, Machina, Eternite and Amuseth round out the planets, each of them limited to only five or six games each.
In each of the planets you play four mini-games, depending on how well you do you will receive a set amount of points (10 for first place, 6 for second, and so on), the person who has the most points at the end of all four rounds will be named the winner and be able to choose the next planet. But there's more to this game than just winning mini-games, you will also be given special cards that multiply your score, steal other people's multipliers or reverse your competitor's multipliers. Learning when to use these special cards is just as important as learning how to play the mini-games, rounds are often won or lost based entirely on card management.
While I like the direction Hudson is going with these special cards, it's too easy for a player to dominate the round to the point where nobody will be able to catch up to them. A perfect example of this is when a player wins the first mini-game and uses a "x6" multiplier, which means that the player will have a sixty point lead from the very first game, something that is practically impossible to overcome no matter how good you are. This scenario happens far more often than you would think, which only leads to a lot of frustrating rounds where it doesn't matter what you do.
While I'm complaining, it's easy to be disappointed by the lackluster collection of mini-games. A title like this lives or dies based solely on the quality of the mini-games, and there's no denying that these are pretty bad. While there are 40 different games, there isn't a whole lot of variety at play here. You'll find at least five different mini-games where it's your job to beat somebody else up, or a bunch of games revolving around pushing buttons as fast as you can, or all of the levels that have you collecting coins. There are a few mini-games that are different from the rest (such as one where you have to jump over laser hurdles, one where you are driving Tron-style motorcycles with walls coming from behind them, and one where you play a futuristic game of basketball), but none of the games are very memorable. That's not to say you won't have fun playing some of these mini-games with three other friends, but it's impossible to compare this game's paltry collection of activities to that of Mario Party or other established "party" games.
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Federal Stimulus Support Energy Improvements at Local Businesses (updated 2/24/2012)From microbreweries to fraternities, Berkeley invests in energy efficiencyThe City of Berkeley awarded over a quarter of a million federal stimulus dollars in grants to local businesses and multifamily property owners to encourage major energy upgrades. The businesses and properties competed for funding based on their ability to leverage the award funding, provide local green jobs and maximize energy savings. The goal of the grant program was to stimulate the local economy and help meet Berkeley's Climate Action goal to reduce energy usage by 33 percent by 2020.
Local microbrewery Trumer Brauerei, maker of Trumer Pils, was one of a dozen funded projects. Trumer applied their $30,000 stimulus grant towards the purchase of a $90,000 environmentally-friendly ozone sterilization system to sanitize pipes and storage tanks. Ozone technology naturally purifies water at lower temperatures (decreasing from 190 degrees down to 60 degrees) thereby saving energy used to heat the water and reducing the need for traditional chemical sanitizers. Ozone technology has long been used in water treatment facilities, food processing plants and even in wine industry but is only recently gaining momentum in the beer making sector.
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