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On September 17th we had another successful and enjoyable annual show at St. Andrew's School. We had 37 exhibitors, which was down on last year due mainly to the lower number of entrants in the childrens' classes as compared with previous years. Between them they made a total of 276 entries. Again there was a good entry in the the fruit and vegetables section, thanks to a few keen growers. Cookery and photography continue to be well supported, but we would welcome some more entries in craft, Floral Art, Craft and particularly Childrens' Classes, which was substantially down on last year.
The winners were:
Mr F. Partridge: the RHS Banksian Medal for most points in the flowers and vegetable sections.
Section A, fruit and vegetables: F. Partridge, the Bert Partridge Cup for most points, 6 first, 6 second, 3 third prizes; Sally Daborn, the Warren Cup for best exhibit, 3 firsts, 3 seconds; Thomas Gentry, the Fred Allen Cup for most points in the Childrens' Classes in Section A. Judge: Mr V. Mortlock.
Section B, flowers and pot plants: Sally Daborn, the Perpetual Rose Bowl for most points, 3 firsts,1 second; Sally Daborn, the Jack Richardson Salver for best Rose, Pat Slimming, the Augustine Courtauld Cup for best exhibit. Judge: Mr V. Mortlock.
Section C, Floral Art: Vicky Gentry, The Halstead Co-operative Society Cup for best exhibit, Second; Sarah MacKinnon, Third; R Watkins. Judge: Mr V. Mortlock.
Section D, Cookery: Corrie Rutter, the Mrs P. Innes Cup for most points, 4 firsts, 5 seconds, 4 thirds; Sara Murray, the Groves Cup for best Rich Fruit Cake; Jo Williams, The Murphy Perpetual Challenge Cup for winner of section 89 (Best Country Wine); Ben Gentry, The Glynnis Shield for winner of class 73 (Cherry Cake Novice Class) Judge: Mrs N. Wright.
Section E, Craft: Jenny Bannerman, The Goodchild Cup for best exhibit, Corrie Rutter, the Cohen Rose Bowl for best hand knitting over 4 ply, Rebecca Poynter for Best Exhibit in Classes 100-108. Judge: Mrs B. Kersey.
Section F, Photography: Sarah Mackinnon, the Darkins Cup for most points; Ben Gentry, the White Hart Cup for best exhibit; Charlotte Bennett, The Webb Rose Bowl for best exhibit in the Childrens' classes (129,130). Judge: Mr. D. Collis.
Section G, Children's classes: Ewan James, The Mrs Legge Cup for best exhibit; Judges: Richard and Jennie Caink.
The Great Yeldham Cottage Garden Society covers Great Yeldham, Little Yeldham and Tilbury juxta Clare. Members receive discounts for outings and free entry to the next annual show. Membership for the year from October 1st is £3.00, with a reduced rate for couples of £5.00.
Matthew Chater, Show Secretary.
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Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells in an effort to produce energy, maintain life, or stimulate growth.
Historically, people secured food through two methods: hunting and gathering, and agriculture. Today, most of the food energy consumed by the world population is supplied by the food industry.
Morning sickness, also called nausea gravidarum, nausea, vomiting of pregnancy (emesis gravidarum or NVP), or pregnancy sickness is a pregnancy discomfort that affects more than half of all pregnant women. Sometimes symptoms are present in the early hours of the morning and reduce as the day progresses. However, in spite of its common name, it can occur at any time of the day. For most women it may stop around the 12th week of pregnancy.
Related to increased estrogen levels, a similar form of nausea is also seen in some women who use hormonal contraception or hormone replacement therapy. The nausea can be mild or induce actual vomiting, however, not severe enough to cause metabolic derangement. In more severe cases, vomiting may cause dehydration, weight loss, alkalosis and hypokalemia. This condition is known as hyperemesis gravidarum and occurs in about 1% of all pregnancies. Nausea and vomiting can be one of the first signs of pregnancy and usually begins around the 6th week of pregnancy (counting gestational age from 14 days before conception).
Ginger or ginger root is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale, consumed as a delicacy, medicine, or spice. It lends its name to its genus and family (Zingiberaceae). Other notable members of this plant family are turmeric, cardamom, and galangal. The distantly related dicots in the Asarum genus have the common name wild ginger because of their similar taste.
Ginger cultivation began in South Asia and has since spread to East Africa and the Caribbean.
Ginger ale is a carbonated soft drink flavored with ginger in one of two ways. The golden style is closer to the ginger beer original, and is credited to the American doctor Thomas Cantrell. The dry style (also called the pale style) is a paler drink with a much milder ginger-flavor to it, and was created by Canadian John McLaughlin.
Science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.
Pharmacology (from Greek φάρμακον, pharmakon, "poison" in classic Greek; "drug" in modern Greek; and -λογία, -logia "study of", "knowledge of") is the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action, where a drug can be broadly defined as any man-made, natural, or endogenous (within the body) molecule which exerts a biochemical and/or physiological effect on the cell, tissue, organ, or organism. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function. If substances have medicinal properties, they are considered pharmaceuticals.
Hospitality is the relationship between the guest and the host, or the act or practice of being hospitable. This includes the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers.
A home remedy is a treatment to cure a disease or ailment that employs certain spices, vegetables, or other common items. Home remedies may or may not have medicinal properties that treat or cure the disease or ailment in question, as they are typically passed along by laypersons (which has been facilitated in recent years by the Internet). Many are merely used as a result of tradition or habit or because they are effective in inducing the placebo effect.]citation needed[ A significant number, however, have been demonstrated to effectively treat ailments such as sprains, minor lacerations, headaches, fevers, and even the common cold.
One of the more popular examples of a home remedy is the use of chicken soup to treat respiratory infections such as a cold or mild flu, and according to one in vitro study, there may be benefit from this use. Other examples of medically successful home remedies include willow bark tea to cure headaches and fevers (willow bark contains salicylic acid, which is chemically similar to acetylsalicylic acid, also known as aspirin); duct tape to help with setting broken bones; and duct tape or superglue to treat plantar warts; and Kogel mogel to treat sore throat.
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Number of Libraries in the United States
ALA Library Fact Sheet 1
There are an estimated 120,096 libraries of all kinds in the United States today.
No single annual survey provides statistics on all types of libraries. Figures for public, academic, and school libraries come from surveys by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), while the others come from Information Today's American Library Directory.
Specifically, the public libraries numbers come from the IMLS Public Libraries in the United States Survey, from the latest report in the series, Public Libraries in the United States Survey: Fiscal Year 2011 (2014).
The numbers for academic and school libraries come from the NCES Library Statistics Program and the Schools and Staffing Survey surveys, respectively: Academic Libraries: 2012 First Look (2014); Characteristics of Public Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Centers in the United States: Results From the 2011–12 Schools and Staffing Survey for the number of school libraries in public schools; Characteristics of Public and Bureau of Indian Education Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Centers in the United States: Results from the 2007-08 Schools and Staffing Survey for the number of school libraries in BIA (Bureau of Indian Affairs) schools; and Table 421. Selected statistics on school libraries/media centers, by control and level of school: 1999-2000 and 2003-04 from the 2008 Digest of Education Statistics for the number of school libraries in private schools (more recent library media center data for private schools have not been collected because of NCES budget constraints).
Figures for special libraries, armed forces libraries, and government libraries come from the American Library DirectoryTM 2013-2014, which is a two-volume set currently published by Information Today, Inc. now in its 66th edition
Public Libraries (administrative units) |
8,956 |
Central Buildings* | 8,774 | ||
Branch Buildings | 7,641 | ||
Total Buildings | 16,415 | ||
Academic Libraries |
3,793 |
Less than four-year | 1,304 | ||
Four-year and above | 2,489 | ||
School Libraries |
98,460 |
Public schools | 81,200 | ||
Private schools | 17,100 | ||
BIA (Bureau of Indian Affairs) | 160 | ||
Special Libraries** |
7,616 | ||
Armed Forces Libraries |
265 | ||
Government Libraries |
1,006 | ||
Total |
120,096 |
* The number of central buildings is different from the number of public libraries because some public library systems have no central building and some have more than one. Public Libraries in the United States Survey: Fiscal Year 2011 (2014) specifically explains in a footnote to Table 3: "Of the 8,956 public libraries in the 50 States and DC, 7,227 were single-outlet libraries and 1,729 were multiple-outlet libraries. Single-outlet libraries are a central library, bookmobile, or books-by-mail-only outlet. Multiple-outlet libraries have two or more direct service outlets, including some combination of one central library, branch(es), bookmobile(s), and/or books-by-mail-only outlets."
* * Special libraries include Corporate, Medical, Law, Religious, etc.
NOTE from American Library DirectoryTM 2011-2012 (page viii): "Branch records for academic and government libraries are no longer counted within these breakdowns, causing some discrepancy when comparing figures with previous editions. This does not affect the total number of libraries listed in the American Library DirectoryTM." Please contact Lauri Rimler at Information Today, Inc. with any questions regarding this. This difference was initially reported and took effect in the 2010-2011 edition.
For the purposes of ALA Library Fact Sheet 1, this counting difference actually most affected the American Library Directory's Total Special Libraries number; the 2009-2010 edition reported 8,906 Total Special Libraries, while the 2010-2011 edition reported 8,476 Total Special Libraries, the 2011-2012 edition reported 8,313 Total Special Libraries, the 2012-2013 edition reported 8,014 Total Special Libraries, and the 2013-2014 edtion reported 7,616 Total Special Libraries.
Additional questions about libraries in the United States might be answered on one of these fact sheets: ALA Library Fact Sheet 2 - Number Employed in Libraries, ALA Library Fact Sheet 3 - Lists of Libraries and ALA Library Fact Sheet 5 - Marketing to Libraries, and ALA Library Fact Sheet 22 - The Nation's Largest Libraries. A Listing By Volumes Held.
Last updated: April 2014
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Twitter's IPO an Investment in Constant Change
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Amazon (AMZN - Get Report), Google (GOOG) and even Facebook (FB - Get Report) have far different business models from when they each went public, and those considering the shares of Twitter should expect the same as the micro-blogging site looks to sell $1 billion in stock to public investors.
Twitter's IPO documents, released late on Thursday, paint the picture of a fast-growing media powerhouse that sits at the confluence of news and advertising. While the San Francisco-based company now boasts annual revenue that is likely to exceed $500 million this year, cash flow and profits on a measure of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), Twitter's business model nevertheless faces tremendous uncertainty as a stock listing looms.
The company generates 87% of its revenue from advertising on its network and, in particular, three sources: Promoted Tweets, Promoted Accounts and Promoted Trends. Advertisers are clearly interested in the platform. Twitter said in its IPO filing that its advertising sales have grown to $221 million in the first six months of this year from just over $7 million for all of 2010.
Such advertising sales may grow significantly in coming years, helping Twitter to scale to a point of profitability as Google, Facebook and LinkedIn (LNKD) have all done since their respective IPO's.
Still, potential Twitter investors shouldn't just vet the company's IPO documents for growth rates and a picture of its current financial state. They should also think about how and where Twitter will evolve in coming years.Tech Precedents
Google, Amazon and Facebook all are proof that IPO filings only say so much; it is what comes after the share sale that matters most for investors. After all, IPOs are intended to raise equity capital that firms use to scale their businesses and expand into new products. In that sense, Twitter may be in a far better position than its current finances and disclosures indicate. Google went public in 2004 proclaiming that it was a superior Web search and advertising product to Yahoo! (YHOO) and a swath of little-remembered competitors such as Lycos, AskJeeves and NetScape. The company raised $1.67 billion in new capital in a listing that valued Google at over $27 billion dollars. Nearly 10 years later Google has a $291 billion stock market capitalization and dozens of new products to compliment its still-dominant Web-search business. Just a few years after Google's IPO, the company bought Web-video sharing site YouTube in a deal that was panned as expensive at the time, but that may go down as one of the great merger and acquisition values of the 21st century. The company also bought Android, a fledgling mobile operating system for $50 million in 2005 and it is now in the process of acquiring mobile sensor start-up Waze Communications. Google has used its equity capital and cash flow to make acquisitions and invest in smartphone, tablet and PC-products that now have a significant global market share. Some Wall Street analysts and investors consider the company in the vein of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), with a set of distinct businesses that each hold significant value on their own. The company is also pushing its investment into smart cars, cable infrastructure and virtual accessories like Glass and Wallets. The Web search business that Google investors scrutinized during its IPO remains, but a bigger part of the company's success has come from innovations such as Chrome, Android and the like. The same can be said about Amazon, which has been characterized in multiple eras as a Blue Chip firm and as a dot-com bust. The online retailer went public in 1997 with a valuation just north of $300 million. It could only boast revenue of $16 million and no profits to show to investors. With its equity capital, Amazon also was able to expand into businesses that were ancillary to its initial online retail business, especially in follow-on offerings in the wake of the dot-com bust. The company launched its Kindle e-reader in 2007 and is now a maker of a suite of tablet products that are expected to complement its retail business. Amazon has invested in steaming media and it boasts an AWS cloud business that powers competitors such as Netflix (NFLX). Amazon still generates the bulk of its sales from online retail, however, it also is increasingly viewed as a conglomeration of distinct businesses, each with bright prospects. More recently, Facebook's IPO signals just how much can change for a company in the wake of its share listing. When Facebook filed its IPO documents in early 2012, the company generated most of its revenue and user engagement from desktop PCs and presented a shift in consumer Web consumption on mobile devices as a risk. About 18 months after Facebook's IPO, the company is generating its strongest revenue growth from its mobile advertising business and the promoted advertising that increasingly touches the news feeds of users on the billion member social network. Mobile now accounts for 41% of Facebook's total ad revenue as of its most recent quarterly earnings. In fact, after a weak post-IPO performance, CEO Mark Zuckerberg made it a point to impress on investors that the company had barely started investing in its mobile advertising business. Facebook's recent earnings and stock performance reflect that fact.Flexibility
The key in Google, Amazon and Facebook's ability to adapt to new business models and earnings streams hinged on the power of their core product. Google would have no success in its sprawl of new products if people didn't rely on its search business. Amazon's Kindle roll-out wouldn't be working if users had moved their online shopping to competitors like Groupon (GRPN) and Faceook wouldn't be able to boast fast mobile ad revenue if users weren't willing to shift their usage from desktops and onto smartphones. With that in mind, Twitter's Thursday IPO documents portray a company with an unstable set of current earning streams, but the ability to quickly adapt to changes in the marketplace. Consider the risks that Twitter faces. The company has virtually no no recurring revenue. Corporations re-up their spending campaigns on the network at the whim of their budgets and advice from wholesale ad buyers. A new competitive threat, economic change or shift in consumer habits could pose a profound threat to Twitter. The company also only launched its advertising products three years ago, and that rollout has only picked up pace in the past year as advertising makes it onto Twitter streams on Apple iPhone and Google Android devices. Twitter may also still have to prove the value of its advertising product to firms, as corporations decide where to target their marketing spending. For instance, the company may need to prove a dollar spent on its platform is worth more than a dollar spent on Facebook, Pandora and LinkedIn, or in Google search tabs. As a news product, Twitter also appears to compete against traditional online media, which all rely heavily on advertising revenue. There is nothing in Twitter's IPO filing that can tell a prospective investor whether Promoted Tweets will eventually allow the company to grow upon its reported $10 billion to $12 billion valuation. But the company also shows the efficiency in its operations and the scale in its user base to quickly adapt. Twitter is looking to raise $1 billion in equity capital through a share sale, the company's accumulated losses only total $418.5 million in its seven-year history and its shareholder deficit is just $164.4 million. Taken another way, it has cost less than half a billion dollars for Twitter to achieve its current scale. It is no surprise then that as the company scales its revenue to what appears to be a 2013 run-rate in excess of $500 million it is already reporting positive cash flow and adjusted EBITDA. The scale is what is important. Twitter now boasts over 218 million average monthly users (MAUs) and 500 million daily tweets on its network. That equates to hundreds of billions of tweets in a given year, a figure that is only likely to grow in coming years. Even if changes to the ad market play against the viability of Promoted Tweets, Twitter will have the ability to implement new revenue streams and likely at a low incremental cost. Vine a micro-video sharing application may prove to be Twitter's best source of revenue given the visual appeal and quick engagement that the platform can boast to prospective corporate advertisers. Twitter doesn't disclose what it cost to roll Vine out to users and advertisers, however, the video sharing network already has blue chip corporate and music industry relationships. The Bottom Line: Investors should scrutinize Twitter's IPO documents for a business model and valuation they are comfortable about investing in. They should also believe in Twitter's ability to evolve into new businesses that aren't a part of the company's IPO. -- Written by Antoine Gara in New York. Follow @antoinegaraCheck Out Our Best Services for Investors
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Source: Associated Press
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Four Americans are among the passengers aboard a Malaysia Airlines aircraft that lost contact over Vietam.
Malaysia Airlines said Saturday it lost communication with a plane carrying 239 people on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and search and rescue teams were trying to locate the aircraft.
According to China's Xinhua News Agency, the plane lost communication over Vietnam with the control department in the Ho Chi Minh area at 1:20 a.m. Saturday and that radar contact also was lost.
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Soon to be officemates, Comcast still won't carry Universal Sports Network for Colorado subscribers
Posted By Andy Vuong On December 11, 2012 @ 12:41 pm In Comcast,General | 6 Comments
Universal Sports Network [3], which offers year-round coverage of Olympic sports programming, will move its production and broadcast operations from California to the Comcast Media Center in Centennial [4] by January.
But that doesn't mean Comcast subscribers in Colorado will regain access to the network, which was removed from the lineup early this year. Universal Sports said the relocation to Comcast's building was negotiated independent of the distribution status with the cable-TV provider.
Without a carriage deal, Comcast subscribers will not have access to a network that is slated to receive a $307,000 grant from Colorado for creating 44 jobs as part of the move. And in addition to sharing office space, Comcast holds a minority stake in Universal Sports.
"This channel is great as it showcases neat sports that other networks do not. We can see Alpine and Cross Country skiing, gymnastics, cycling and much more," Comcast subscriber Gary Hagen wrote in an email. "Denver Comcast subscribers should have HD Universal Sports, shouldn't we?"
Comcast spokeswoman Cindy Parsons said Tuesday that there are no plans to carry the channel "at this time, but we regularly evaluate programming options."
A moderator on Comcast's subscriber forum places the blame for the lack of carriage [5] on Universal Sports' decision to stop offering its content for free over the air:
To be clear, Comcast did not take anything away. I realize that this is a matter of semantics with some customers as you used to be able to see Universal Sports Network on Comcast and now you can't.
Universal Sports Network was initially provided at no cost (and over the air) via the local NBC broadcast station in several areas.
The Universal Sports Network and the local NBC stations removed the Universal Sports signal from their over the air signal (and thus from Comcast) and are negotiating a business deal (payment) so that they can be paid and our customers can view the channel. The Universal Sports Network made a business decision that they wanted to get paid for their programming (and there is nothing wrong with that).
Universal Sports fans can tell their pay-TV provider about their interest in the programmer at http://iwantuniversalsports.com [6].
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[4] Comcast Media Center in Centennial: http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_22116534/universal-sports-network-relocating-production-cmc-centennial
[5] blame for the lack of carriage: http://forums.comcast.com/t5/Channels-and-Programming/Universal-Sports-Returning/td-p/1259121
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Neighbors Conflicted Over House Full Of Naked Dudes Beating Off On Cam
AZ Family – There's a gorgeous 7,500-square-foot home on a corner lot in Paradise Valley that's attracting a lot of attention. Cherr Monroe once worked inside the mansion for Fratpad.com/Fratmen.com. "It's a webcam house," Monroe said. Monroe's in a labor dispute with the company over money, something the owner of the website said he's trying to solve. The former employee is now sharing exclusive details about what goes on in the house. When asked what Monroe saw during business hours she said, "Just guys pleasuring themselves. They would walk around naked. That's kind of part of the daily show." A homeowner in the area sent out a letter to neighbors last week. The writer encouraged people to get in touch with council members if they were concerned about what they called a "pornography house." The owner of Fratpad.com, John Marsh, told 3TV over the phone he's not doing anything illegal. Lee Morris lives near the home and said he paid a lot to live in a quiet neighborhood. He also said this activity "should not be tolerated." Other neighbors don't seem to care. The owner of the site said his business actually helps out the neighborhood. "We have really saved that house from foreclosure," Marsh said. "We've been taking very good care of it." According to Mayor Scott LeMarr, the business owner wasn't doing anything illegal.
First of all, I'm absolutely shocked this old guy…
…in his SEAL TEAM hat didn't drop a "faggot" or "queer" with a mic in his face when asked about a bunch of naked dudes sword-fighting in the halls & shooting ropes on cam in a house down the road. Second, he's a spitting image of KFC when he's 70.
Anyway, this story brings up an age old question – would you spank it on cam for money? The answer for me is absolutely, but there's a few stipulations besides not living in what's essentially a 7500 sq. ft. jizz bucket, bumping ball sacks with my co-workers. First, I'd actually need a bigger dong. I mean it holds up well when paired with most vaginas, but my hands are tremendous. I can't imagine I'd be raking in the per-minute dough if it looks like I'm just rolling imaginary dice. Second, obviously, it's gotta be from the neck down. Outside of maintaining anonymity, knowing there's some creepy guy on the other end rubbing one out with me is a little easier of a pill to swallow if I don't have to worry about cam-to-cam eye contact. Other than that, though, I'm in. My mom always told me when growing up to find something I'm good at & get paid to do it. Well, I tug it on the regular and have a 100% success rate, so if the option presented itself with the caveats I noted, sign me the fuck up. So, Stoolies? If knuckle children for an audience in the comfort of your own home pulled in enough to make a living, would you do it?
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Joe Launchbury has told England they need to ditch the reverence and hit the All Blacks hard in Saturday's Twickenham showdown.
The Wasps lock played for the England Under-20s in the 2011 Junior World Cup final against the Baby Blacks, a side who had never lost a game at that level.
New Zealand won 33-22 in Padova but Launchbury's abiding memory of that occasion was that England afforded the Kiwis too much respect.
Owen Farrell, who will start at fly-half for England against the All Blacks on Saturday, Mako Vunipola and Jonathan Joseph were all in that Under-20s team.
"The Baby Blacks had never been beaten and they had won the trophy easily at every Junior World Cup," Launchbury said.
"We felt like they were untouchable and we couldn't get anywhere near them.
"It wasn't until we got out there and played our game that we realised we could turn these guys over. By the time we noticed, the chance had maybe gone.
"The respect we gave them in that game was a bit too much. New Zealand rugby is held in high regard but they are 15 men on the rugby field.
"We have talked before every game this autumn about making a big start. We did that against South Africa last week.
"I would like to think we would get stuck in right from the start.
"If you let the All Blacks juggernaut get rolling then it will be hard to stop. We have to impose what we want to do on them."
New Zealand are often held up as an example of how to build and evolve sides, by introducing new players into an environment of experience.
England coach Stuart Lancaster is aiming to follow the All Black blueprint but he is at year zero in the plan having had to oversee a major clear-out after the World Cup.
The likes of Farrell, Launchbury, Vunipola and Joseph have all made their Test debuts this year and it is noticeable that none of the 2011 Baby Blacks will be involved on Saturday.
But Lancaster is not overseeing a youth policy for the sake of it.
Launchbury has been one of the form players in the Aviva Premiership this season and he was rewarded with an England call-up and, last week against South Africa, his first Test start.
The 21-year-old made an immediate impact against one of the most physical teams in Test rugby.
In his 72 minutes on the field, Launchbury carried the ball 10 times, the joint second-highest contribution in the team.
He was the second top tackler with 11 and a 100 per cent success rate and he won two turnovers.
"The physical challenge of South Africa was massive and I really relished that," Launchbury said.
"Stuart is giving youth a chance but I'd like to think he's not just giving it a chance for the sake of it.
"I'd like to think I am here on the back of how I have played for Wasps and that is the same about all the young players here.
"We are inexperienced in Test rugby but hopefully we bring a lot to the party.
"I am really ready to face the All Blacks.
"There will be an element of thinking 'I am on the pitch with Richie McCaw' but I have played against guys I have seen on the TV before.
"It's just a case of getting out there and those players are just bodies getting in my way."


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We drank vodka and orange juice, beer, cider and rum and coke. Played Boggle online, keeping a tally of scores. Sat in the garden – both rain and shine – and smoked while getting sunburned one day and sheltering from the torrent by squeezing into the spider-infested shed the next. Ate pizza, kebabs, garlic mushrooms, toast, a roast dinner, chocolate mousse, biscuits and pack upon pack of Wotsits. We sat by the lake and stuffed our faces with chips, watching a swan paddling away near a stack of beer barrels and an old paddle-boat which is long past its prime but still takes tourists out on the lake in the summer; rust and all.
We lay in bed for hours. Napped when we felt like it, and stayed up late. Ventured out to buy large mochas and sat for hours, watching the world go by. Bought blackcurrant beer and German ale, and laughed at the weird and wonderful passing our little spot in the street. Had mind-blowing, sweaty sex, over and over. Watched Trailer Park Boys on YouTube and ordered takeaways so we wouldn't have to go shopping. Played 8-ball with a couple of friends and smoked a not-so-sneaky joint outside the pub. Got drunk and stoned and laughed at nothing, for days on end.
Now, it's Wednesday morning – almost 5am – and I'm sitting on my bed, wide-awake, cannabis smoke floating in the air and through the detritus which covers my bedroom. I don't know what happened; a miniature hurricane, I can only assume. Pill packets and incense sticks are cluttering up my desk, along with bottles of nail varnish remover, jewellery holders, and empty tobacco packets. The coffee I made is strong and bitter, with grounds still floating on top, and my mouth is dry from all the smoke. I haven't slept, and I have a doctor's appointment at 9:30.
After such an amazing, hedonistic weekend… I should be happy. I am, really. I'm just… eh. Angry, I suppose.
I've occasionally mentioned having tendonitis. Acute Achilles tendonitis, to be exact. I've had it for over a year. There was no real obvious cause; the sole of my foot started aching every time I moved and, in a worryingly short space of time, I lost the ability to flex my foot up or down. I stuck it out for months, deciding it was yet another frustrating part of fibromyalgia, until the pain became so unbearable – like knives being driven into the back of my ankle – and I woke up one morning unable to hold any weight on my left foot. It was just dead; tingling and unresponsive with sharp ribbons of pain snaking over the whole of my lower leg. Naturally, I was a bit concerned and, considering I couldn't walk and felt a weird combination of numbness and excruciating pain – along with balloon-like swelling of my foot and ankle – I went to A&E.
Long story short, I was given some painkillers and told to go home and rest. I wasn't even seen by a doctor. I cried, but it got me nowhere. After going to my GP to complain that nothing was done to help the obvious damage, I was referred to a podiatrist/physiotherapist. He manipulated my foot, gave me insoles to force the tendon into place, and covered my ankle in ice until it burned. Whatever he did, the swelling refused to go down and so he referred me onto the biomechanics clinic to see a rheumatologist who specialises in movement.
Of course, they wrote to me and informed me that my appointment was to be moved to September.
That's not why I'm angry. I'm angry because, after over a year, I'm still in pain. It's yet another ridiculous sensation to deal with, and I'm sick of being pushed from pillar to post when nothing really seems to achieve anything. I've had an ultrasound scan, but still – over a month later – don't know the results.
For the past four days, I've been unable to walk without standing on tip-toe on my left foot, because the tendon is so damn tight I can't move it without pain. Tooth-gritting, wincing, tears-in-the-eyes pain. S has been his usual amazing self – fetching cups of coffee for me and helping me get over the back door step – but now that I've come back to my mother's after an extended weekend (from Thursday to last night; S took some time off work) I'm quickly sinking into the old frustrations and regrets about not pushing harder for treatment. I'm such a mouse sometimes. I don't want to tell anybody what to do.
That has to change today. Originally, I was seeing my doctor for a swollen finger; hardly the medical drama of the century, but a very painful inconvenience, and I figured I could get the whole blood pressure/side-effects/general emotional well-being stuff out of the way for another month or so. However, the red skin and suspicious ridged nail will have to take a backseat, because I'm determined to get something done about this damn foot today.
If I have to cry, I think I will. I rarely cry in front of doctors – I already feel inferior to them – but quite honestly… I just want this pain to stop. I have enough to deal with already, and I just need some respite. Some time to enjoy the effects of Lyrica – which doesn't work on tendon pain or swelling – and try to start living my life again. Instead, this fucking tendon has taken over my life.
Over the weekend, the photograph of myself I posted has been weighing on my mind. Did I do the right thing? Am I utterly off my head to think that putting a photograph on such a personal blog is a good idea? More than once, I've thought about removing it; just deleting the post and forgetting it ever happened. However, doing that would also mean I'd lose all the comments which, although hard to read without wanting to run away, really made me feel secure, and my cold old heart was pretty damn warmed by knowing there are people reading this who don't think I'm disgusting.
Also… nothing is ever lost on the internet. It's there forever now.
So I just need to suck it up and accept that my anonymity was ruined a while ago, and it's not like I'm a celebrity. The chance of somebody I know finding this blog on their own is still lower than low, and if they did find it… well, maybe they shouldn't be so nosy. Perhaps they'd learn something.
I should really write a list for my GP. Each time I see him, I forget something vital. I only refuse to do it because my mother insists I write a bullet-point list – typed and printed – for every appointment; a bit of teenage rebellion which I never quite grew out of. This time… I haven't slept. I haven't drunk nearly enough coffee, and the weed is stronger than usual. Great for pain; not so great for thinking clearly.
If I throw myself on the floor and have a tantrum, do you think it'd achieve anything? I feel like it's about time to direct my anger elsewhere than at myself.
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Check out Hadley Bear Design on Etsy!
My buddy, Kim, lives in Austin and is the very proud mommy of two (soon to be three!!!) super precious munchkins. She's an amazing mommy + her kiddos are always decked out in the most adorable outfits. I could just die each time she uploads photos to Facebook and I get to see her stylish little ones. (I should definitely not forget to mention how beyond cool Kim and her husband are, too! Check out this amazing X-mas card they created last year. Brace yourselves…)
Ugh. I just love them. Okay – focus: Kim recently started an Etsy store to share her handmade creations for babes and tots with the world. It's called Hadley Bear Design and you can visit it by clicking HERE!
Currently, she's featuring some v. serious cuteness including bow ties, reversible belts, ruffle shorts, bows, and car seat handle cover wipe dispensers. Check it:
Everything is so cute and really well-priced. Don't forget to check out Hadley Bear Design on Etsy for the stylish kiddos in your life!
xx, L
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Ghostland Observatory at The Masquerade (10/5)
I had the greatest time this weekend at Music Midtown! And, what a gorgeous day for it, too! The Black Keys were really awesome to see live, and while I could totally pass on Cage the Elephant, Coldplay was well worth the wait. Really enjoyed them + thought their R.E.M. tribute was special.
Here's a recap of my Music Midtown experience:
I have a feeling that Music Midtown is here to stay, people!
In the mood for some more music? Well, you're in LUCK. One of my favorite bands, Austin-based Ghostland Observatory, will be in Atlanta preforming at the Masquerade on Wednesday, October 5!
I first saw Ghostland live at Austin City Limits Music Festival ('09) playing with the University of Texas Marching Band for a few songs. It. was. INCREDIBLE! Anyway, they are electro-rock-funk-ish or kinda elecro-dance-soul-rock: hard to put into a box, but they have a really great, unique sound + I can guarantee that they put on an awesome live show with lots of lasers and stuff.
For iTunes research, check out these Ghostland albums: delete.delete.i.eat.meat and Robotique Majestique. Codename: Rondo is their newest, but I like the previous two better.
If that's not enough to convince you, GO's lead singer has an impressive set of braids he rocks out on stage. You'll def want to check them out… They're sorta mesmerizing. (You can kinda see below.)
And, the show is at the Masquerade on North Ave. Not only have I never been to that venue before, but also I usually drive faster down North when I pass it because it reminds me of a haunted house or something out of a bad episode of Law & Order.
However, I just Sherlock Holmes-ed Wikipedia.com and while the Masquerade looks like a pile of sticks from the street, the venue actually has a lot of history + the inside of it seems fairly reasonable.
Check out Ghostland Observatory on 10/5 – it's going to be a stellar show. AND, AND, AND…I'll be there! Yeaaaaaaaaaer! Yep, that just happened.
xx, L
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Atlanta, GA 30308
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Right at Home @ Big Tex Cantina.
I've said it once. I'll say it again. I love Texas. I haven't lived in the Great State for almost seven years, but I frequently visit + I know for a fact that my affinity for anything Texas is one of the first things Slick will reference when he tells people who I haven't met about me. Big hair, big cars, big attitude – I'm a big, BIG fan! I mean, "God (even) blessed it w/ his own hands…" So, when Slick informed me that the Fox Bros. (Fox Bros. BBQ) were opening a Tex-Mex joint named Big Tex Cantina in Decatur, I was immediately game.
We planned to meet our fellow Fox Bros. BBQ-lovin' friends, Scott + Elizabeth, to try out Big Tex last week, so I conducted some serious menu research throughout the days leading up to it. I needed to know what I was getting into, y'all. On the day of the dinner, Slick successfully talked me out of wearing my cowboy hat. (So I was excited – sue me!) Nevertheless, as soon as I stepped into the restaurant, I felt like I was home.
Check it:
I'm pretty sure that the chandelier was my favorite Texas-inspired decoration, but it's hard to say for sure…
After oogling the walls for about 15 minutes, we sat down and perused the extensive menu.
Without a second thought, I ordered up a Mexican Martini, which I am sure was inspired from my beloved Trudy's in Austin. It wasn't nearly as good as Trudy's world-famous MM, but it did the trick.
Elizabeth opted for the Texas Bloody Mary which arrived with an olive + a green bean. She enjoyed it, but we both agreed that a Bloody Mary is an awkward dinner drink.
My favorite item we ordered for dinner was a special we all saw on the chalkboard outside of the front door: the Bacon Taquitos. They were absolutely mouthwateringly good! No joke. AMAZING.
Slick, Elizabeth + I all ordered tacos for dinner. Each of our plates looked similar to Slick's pictured below. From left to right:
The Tex Taco: Chopped brisket with a spicy mustard sour cream, BBQ sauce, griddled jalapenos, diced onion + shredded lettuce. (Very tasty + the house special.)
The Carinta Taco: Chopped pork, griddled jalapenos, diced onion + shredded lettuce. (It was so incredibly salty, Slick + I couldn't eat it. I do not recommend.)
El Guapo Taco: A flour tortilla filled with refried beans, a crispy taco shell with house ground beef, lettuce, cheese + pico de gallo. (My favorite! It was like a fancy Cheesy Gordita Crunch from Taco Bell! And, I'm pretty sure it weighed about three pounds. Judge me.)
Scott ordered the enormous Big Tex Chicken Chimichanga: a huge tortilla filled with pulled chicken, pinto beans, pico de gallo + cheese rolled and fried, topped with their signature Texas queso + pico de gallo. Did I mention how enormous it was??!
It was a feast, to say the least. (Rhyming!)
Are they a cute couple or what?!
I can't say that any of us actually finished our massive meals, but we truly put in some serious effort. NO room for dessert, although the Red Velvet Cheesecake sounded tempting. After we settled up with our server, we walked around the restaurant again and discovered a substantial party room in the very back complete with TVs, pool tables + skeeball! This space is totally ideal for a birthday party or a fun night out with a group!
Big Tex Cantina was very enjoyable. It's priced well, the restaurant doesn't accept reservations but it's large enough that you wouldn't have to wait forever, + they've done really well with the Texas-themed decor (at least in my book!). The menu is extensive + I have faith that the restaurant will be successful. Having the Fox Bros. name behind it, at the very least, means something. If you are trying to satisfy a random Mexican food craving, I probably wouldn't recommend making the trek to Decatur to test out Big Tex over heading to Taqueria del Sol. BUT, if you are into trying out new spots, you love the Great State as much as I do, or you are seriously hungover (get the Chimichanga – trust me.), Big Tex will do the trick.
YeeHAW, partner!
xx, L
Big Tex Cantina
308 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Decatur, GA 30030
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Kendra Scott, I Love You. (Really, I Do.)
Allow me to introduce you to one of my new favorite Texans, Kendra Scott.
She's an Austin-based jewelry designer + retailer who I've recently become obsessed with. Please see how gorgeous her designs are…
She specializes in colorful cuff bracelets, cocktail rings, bib necklaces, chandelier earrings + bridal jewelry.
If Kendra sounds familiar, it's probably because you've seen her stuff featured in InStyle, Lucky, Real Simple, Allure, People, Martha Stewart Weddings or US Weekly – just to name of few of the publications she's been in thanks to her celebrity clientele. (I believe that I've also seen her on Gilt Groupe before…)
She has her only retail store on South Congress in Austin, and (fun fact), it was recently voted one of the "Top Ten Places to Work in Central Texas." When I was visiting Austin last weekend, I stopped by her boutique with my girlfriends to check it out.
Here's a peek inside:
It's a really energizing space + makes you want to spend lots of $$$. (Go w/ your girls…)
Anyway, one of the coolest things about her store is that there's a color bar for you to design your very own customized jewelry. You can also do this online on her website, but I thought it was so much fun to do it live when you could actually hold the various settings + stones up to you. After much consideration, I selected a pair of teardrop earring settings + iolite quartz stones for my creation. Within ten minutes, one of the colorists put them together for me + I was able to wear them right out of the store!
Soooooooo…what do you think?!
I love them.If you have a classic solid color dress to wear but you still want to make a statement, check out Kendra Scott Jewelry online. Her stuff is so amazing - I want it ALL. (Just another reason to love Texas, if you ask me…)
xx, L
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Austin! Prepare Yourself.
At least twice a year, I hear a rumble in my closet. When I go to inspect it, I see my cowboy boots all huddled together with bewildered looks on their perfectly-stitched leather faces. One of them always asks me the same question…"Lindsay, who are we?" Then I know I've been away from Texas for far too long + it's time to head back immediately…
Today, I leave for my bi-annual extended weekend in Austin and my boots are all packed up + ready to go!
Get ready, Texas, I'm a-comin' HOME!
xx, L
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Howe looks for winning returnBournemouth boss Eddie Howe has been getting to grips with the club's injury crisis as he prepares for his first game back in charge against league leaders Tranmere.Howe, who returned to the south coast from Burnley last week, watched last weekend's victory over Leyton Orient from the stands.Midfield duo Richard Hughes and Mark Molesley are both definite absentees for the visit of Ronnie Moore's side.Hughes limped off against the O's after straining his right hamstring and is ruled out for up to four weeks.Molesley has been struggling with an Achilles tendon problem since the start of the season and is still a couple of weeks away.However, Harry Arter has an outside chance of a return. He has stepped up his recovery from a rib injury and faces a late fitness test.Long-term absentees Stephen Purches (broken leg), Daryl Flahavan (shoulder) and Charlie Sheringham (foot) all remain out.Tranmere attacking duo Andy Robinson and Joe Thompson are injury doubts for Ronnie Moore's side.Robinson has been sidelined with a hamstring injury sustained in the win at Scunthorpe at the start of the month.Former Rochdale man Thompson has a swollen ankle after being on the receiving end of a robust challenge from Joe Edwards - later dismissed for a second booking - during last weekend's 3-2 win over Yeovil that left Moore far from impressed.The Prenton Park boss told Press Association Sport: "The lad should have been sent off for the tackle he did on him. If he'd have done it on a Saturday night he'd have got locked up for grievous bodily harm, but he got away with it."Joe has got a nasty bruise right on top of his ankle and on his shin bone. If he hadn't had pads on he'd have been in deep, deep trouble, there's no doubt about that."Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro remains on the sidelines after the forward suffered a broken metatarsal in the 1-0 victory over Notts County.
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Human embryonic stem (hES) cells are pluripotent such that they can differentiate into all three germ layers, thus potentially all different types of tissues of the body. Pluripotency is characteristic of only embryonic cells, but it can also be achieved by reprogramming differentiated cells by transferring nuclear contents into unfertilized, enucleated oocytes or by fusing with ES cells. To achieve the initial embryo-like state, it is a pre-requisite to be able to maintain and propagate these ES cells in culture conditions in vitro. Currently, such recipe exists for mouse ES cells. Surprisingly, similar media components for hES cells do not work. This very first technical barrier needs to be overcome in order to realize full clinical potential of stem cell therapy. We propose to develop a novel recipe of chemically defined culture media and culture conditions to grow and maintain pluripotency of hES cells. The media we will evaluate are combinatorial mixtures containing only recombinant proteins, chemically synthesizable reagents, or human source factors. To achieve new sets of recombinant protein reagents known to be involved in controlling differentiation and pluripotency of embryo-like cells, we will develop a novel biochemical strategy of producing a set of target protein reagents effectively in test tubes. To screen conditions using these chemically defined components and various culture conditions, we will develop a new cell line containing a reporter gene (GFP) recombined into human Oct4 gene. Human Oct4 gene is the prominent marker for stemness of the hES cells. There are three specific Aims for this proposed study. They are, 1) production of the media components biochemically, 2) development of two Oct4-reporting hES cell lines, and 3) screening of culture media and conditions for maintaining pluripotency of hES cells. These experiments will be carried out in parallel as collaboration between two laboratories {REDACTED}. Once Aims 1 and 2 are completed, we will evaluate these hES cell lines in various culture conditions systematically (Aim 3). In doing these high-throughput assays for functional characterization, we will also conduct screening of known chemical library of selected drugs and metabolites to glean into their potential ability to augment or inhibit actions of the engineered biologic reagents in controlling the growth and pluripotency of hES cells. From the screening using these two cell lines, we will establish the firm method of propagating and maintaining pluripotency of hES cells for subsequent clinical applications.
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Establishing the methods to promote and maintain pluripotency of human embryonic stem cells is a groundwork absolutely necessary to facilitate stem cell research in general and to be adopted for its immediate clinical applications. For instance, the proposed study will generate essential data to facilitate biotechnological approaches to scale up to meet the industrial demand of the much needed protein reagents to culture hES cells. These reagents we established are also critical for basic research of developmental and cell biology, structural biology, and drug discovery. So scientific and industrial benefits to California are enormous.
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MANHATTAN — It's tough to win when your opponent can't miss and your team can't make anything.
That was the story of Friday for the Ness City High School boys' basketball team (17-8) at the Class 2A state semifinals in Manhattan.
The Eagles fell to Belleville-Republic County 51-37. Republic County improved to 22-3.
Ness City made just 27.7 percent of its shots (13 of 47), including 3 of 23 from 3-point range, while Republic County finished with a 66.7 field goal percentage (18 of 27).
"We just shot the ball bad," said Ness City head coach Matt Overlease. "I don't know really how else to put it."
The bad-shooting night started in the first half and stretched through the third quarter. At one point, lasting from the second quarter to nine seconds into the fourth quarter, Ness City went 12 minutes without making a basket.
Ness City shot better in the fourth quarter, making 6 of 13, but it was way too late.
"They could have gave us a bigger rim," joked Ness City senior Colin Foos about how the Eagles could have performed better.
Foos led Ness City with 17 points and eight rebounds, but even he didn't have an efficient night, making 7 of 20.
"It was very frustrating," Foos said. "I don't know if there is anything more frustrating than not being able to hit shots. If you don't hit shots, you don't win."
Republic County had a much better night, especially in the first half. The Buffaloes nailed 14 of 17 shots in the first half, which included eight makes in a row from the end of the first quarter into late in the second.
Overlease said it wasn't like his players were sagging away on defense.
"Defensively, we didn't do too bad on them," Overlease said. "They hit some tough shots early. We couldn't buy a bucket, and in the third quarter, we had three or four just go in and out. We couldn't get a run going. We couldn't get anything put together."
Republic County senior guard Trenton Kuhlman and junior forward Trevor Allen finished with 17 points each. Kuhlman made 7 of 9, and Allen hit 4 of 8 shots and 9 of 9 from the free-throw line. Allen also grabbed a game-high nine rebounds.
Ness City will attempt to reverse its cold shooting Saturday in the third-place game.
The Eagles will face Moundridge (19-6) in the consolation finals.
"Like I told them, be upset with the loss but you can't let it carry into tomorrow," Overlease said. "There's a lot of people who didn't expect us to be here. I don't know if this team believed it could be here at one point, and we still have a chance to play third and fourth.
"We are one of four teams in the boys 2A division playing (Saturday)," he added. "These seniors get to play one more game, and it's going to come down to who wants it more."


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Posted in Manga Reviews on January 20, 2006 by Johannastory by Yumi Hotta; art by Takeshi Obata; adaptation by Andy Nakatani
published by Viz; $7.95 US
This competition manga features a student learning to play go and appreciate all the tradition that comes with it. Although firmly within the expectations of its genre, the characters are so likable, the art so well-done, and the competition so compelling that it's an addictive read.
Fujiwara-no-Sai was an instructor of the Emperor a thousand years ago until a rival Go teacher's cheating drove him to suicide. Sai's yearnings to continue playing the game were so strong that his spirit became trapped in the Go board, bound to remain there until the "Divine Move" is played. While searching through his grandfather's storage room, Hikaru finds this game board, which leads to him being possessed by Sai's ghost.
Sai hopes that this connection with Hikaru will provide a way for him to once again play the game he loves, but Hikaru doesn't care about a game he thinks is for old folk. Unfortunately, Hikaru also feels Sai's emotions, and Sai's intense sadness at the idea of never playing again makes Hikaru so sick that he gives in. So the stage is set for a creative generational conflict. Hikaru feels forced into learning something he has no interest in, although the discipline will do him good. He's forming a connection to a tradition much larger than he is, the way American boys feel part of a bigger sportsmanship of football or baseball.
Sai not only upholds the rules of the game but also defends the way the game should be played, using skill to teach a rude or overbearing player a lesson. Conveniently, Hikaru has also been having school trouble in social studies and history, areas Sai can help with from personal experience. The age of the ghost points out an interesting cultural difference. If this story were set in the US (perhaps with the sixth-grader learning to play bridge), then the ghost would be at most half Sai's age. Japan, however, is much more ancient, with a longer lineage of tradition.
Sai has an ethereal, feminine look, accentuated by the little hearts that appear whenever he gets to play Go. Hikaru's body language, in contrast, is perfectly suited to a preteen with attitude, staring into space or twiddling his pencil instead of paying attention. He's a cute kid whose wide eyes emphasize how much he has to learn, and his two-tone hair accentuates his desire to rebel. Even when his self-centered thoughtlessness is annoying, the reader knows he doesn't mean to hurt others.
In later chapters, Hikaru meets Akira, an expert Go player his own age, and tries to compete in a tournament. The stories capture well the excitement of competition. There are enough Go rules and strategy to build the reader's knowledge but not so much that the story loses track of the drama. The emphasis is on Hikaru's growth process. The way others react to his skill (provided by Sai) shows that pure knowledge (attributed by observers to a natural talent) doesn't get you very far if you've annoyed everyone else so much that they won't play with you.
Akira is the son of a Go champion, and he's been raised to carry on the tradition. His encounter with Hikaru shakes his confidence, calling into question everything he's known about his life so far. Hikaru is concerned that his growing involvement with the game will give Sai an opening to take more of him over. This fear nicely symbolizes the struggles teenagers face in setting their own paths, separate from their parents' control of their lives.
After he's impressed by the magnetism of a Go master, Hikaru has to balance the desire for independence with wishing to belong. The community of Go players becomes more attractive to him as he begins to understand why they are so dedicated to a simple, classic game.
In the second book, a shogi (Japanese chess) player named Tetsuo acts like a punk due to a grudge against Akira. He plays Hikaru, but Sai's skill is no help when Hikaru gets distracted by his friend Akari — and I don't blame him, since she's absolutely adorable with her bangs, bright eyes, and pigtails.
After a showdown, Tetsuo and Hikaru wind up forming an underdog school team with Kimihiro, a boy whose Go playing is book-dependent. Hikaru shows hints of previously unexpected talent on his own, and Sai's comments, although unheard by the other characters, provide a useful additional source of information to the reader. This book also includes pages that explain the basic rules of the game.
Book three opens with Akira facing some bullies at his school Go club, forcing him to play blind games. Other students don't want him there, because they think with his exceptional skill, he's only showing off. Really, it's the only way he can make Hikaru play him again, in school tournaments. Meanwhile, Hikaru is searching for a third player for his school team. He finds Yuki, a tough kid who's been playing adults for money, which he wins by cheating. Hikaru has to encourage Yuki to follow the more honorable way to make him ready for the next competition.
And the tournament continues in book four. Akira's been making sacrifices in order to play Sai, but first, Hikaru has to decide whether to let Sai play through him. Afterwards, Hikaru and Kimihiro visit a professional Go tournament; it's similar to an athletic event, with a large number of attendees and screens to show the plays. There, Hikaru discovers online Go playing, engaged in by many who are preparing for an upcoming international amateur competition. His presence, under the username "Sai", rocks the internet community, starting rumors wondering who he is and whether he's a pro. At the contest, players from the US, China, Korea, Japan, the Netherlands, and others compete while trying to figure out who Sai is.
Book five opens with Sai and Akira playing online, seeing what they can learn about each other through the game. With all his practice, Hikaru's becoming a stronger player on his own, and he talks his grandfather into getting him his own board and stones. He's discovered his passion for the game, and he struggles with the decision over whether or not to follow Akira's path and try to become a professional Go player.
In book six, Hikaru is exposed to a new group of more serious Go players his age, many of whom are also motivated by competition with Akira. Hikaru is beginning to see the beauty in a well-played game, viewing Go as an art form as well as a competition. The need for discipline to improve his craft is helping him grow up. He's become an "insei", a dedicated student of the game, but like any child, he sometimes misses the more comfortable area he had to leave behind to make a new step.
Hikaru attends his first study group, a gathering to analyze matches, in book seven. His burning motivation to play against Akira may be getting in his way, but it certainly makes him notable to the adult players. They're inspired by his single-minded dedication and his "fighting spirit".
However, Hikaru's finding himself handicapped by his growing knowledge. When he operated on instinct and natural talent, he didn't know how much didn't know. Now, his increased learning has made him too fearful of losing to take the risks he needs to win. And he needs to win in order to qualify for an upcoming student/professional tournament.
As book eight begins, time is passing, and the theme of age and generational conflict runs throughout the volume. Both Hikaru and Akira are advancing in their skill through practice and experience. With his "secret weapon" of Sai, Hikaru winds up inspiring players he doesn't even know to work harder and be more serious about their advancement.
He himself is competing in the pro test. It's the next major step in his career, and he's surprised to find that he'll be playing against adults. At the same time, an incredibly prestigious tournament title is in competition between an aged, respected champion and a man who wants to lead a "new wave of young players". Their battle demonstrates that winning isn't just about the moves, but that strategy can take place off the board, mentally.
Hikaru sets out to get some well-needed training in book nine with team play, again against grown-ups. He's learning more control. Instead of just winning, he aims for getting precisely the desired score result. Games are arenas for learning whether you win or lose; it's the competition that counts.
Meanwhile, Akira is learning one of the more adult trade-offs necessary in his professional career: the need to throw a game to a boorish local politician with a touchy ego. Just because someone's older doesn't make them wiser or more experienced; it's not age that matters, but maturity. Akira acts professionally in a more subtle meaning of the term, by demonstrating proper behavior through his actions.
The professional test matches continue in book ten. In looking back over the series so far, it's astounding how far Hikaru has come, showing the amazing capacity of the young to absorb and grow. Some of the characters he's been playing are noticing the same thing. Hikaru even considers the possibility of beating Sai in a game, an idea that shocks the ghost. Hikaru is relying more on himself instead of his special advantage of his spirit companion.
Yet he's still young, and he struggles against other experienced players. There's a lot of behind-the-scenes drama, with various characters speculating on outcomes and struggling to improve their position. We're rooting for Hikaru, but other players have their own drama, with this being the last chance for some. Plus, the students are learning that a game may not be over when it ends. Memories of their performance continue to haunt them, affecting their next match.
Akira is tutoring another of the young players, hoping to gain additional insight into Hikaru's skills. That particular player struggles with ego, determined not only to win the competition but to do so undefeated. Hikaru was originally inspired by Akira, but now the positions are reversed, with Akira preparing for the eventual day when he will play against the person Hikaru is becoming. Akira also learns that people aren't pieces. The student he's tutoring isn't interested in being part of his plan and resents being treated as just a way to get to Hikaru.
The competition that began in book eight finally concludes in book eleven. (And you thought superhero comic crossovers were lengthy!) The students are battling determinedly for placement. Only the top three will be able to become professional players, and as the tournament comes to a close, no one's willing to give up.
Ochi, the student tutored by Akira, clinches his position early with the best win/loss record. Hikaru, meanwhile, pleases Sai by acknowledging how much he's learned from him. Hikaru models himself on his tutor, using knowledge of his play to inform his own. Sai's already wondering about what will happen when he's no longer needed; every teacher has to accept that at some point, their student will move on.
The final match comes down to Hikaru vs. Ochi, both of whom want more than just to win the game. They want to be acknowledged as Akira's rival, craving the recognition that they're capable of playing at his level. Thanks to the magic of comics, the reader is reminded of their teachers during the battle, as they're drawn with their influences standing behind them. Their mentors accompany them in spirit, affecting their style of play.
The expressions of all of the competitors are perfect in showing every emotion they feel, keeping the reader involved and feeling like they're playing along with them. I also enjoyed the end of the volume, where Hikaru's mother and teacher are discussing what becoming a pro might mean. Neither one of them really knows, and neither do I.
In book twelve, Hikaru begins to acknowledge his new status and the changes he's facing. Some former competitors who lost the tournament have left. More work is ahead for those who became pros. Hikaru's chomping at the bit to finally play against Akira, not realizing that they're still miles apart in level, and match pairings are often determined randomly. And Sai is coming to understand that the more Hikaru plays, the less he gets a chance at the game.
There's a weekly newspaper that covers just the game of Go, and Sai tries to read them to encourage Hikaru. Since Sai's a ghost, this means lots of "turn the page now" instructions, and the resulting spread-out mess makes Hikaru's room look like he's paper-training an invisible dog.
The meat of this volume features a tournament that pits rookies against veterans. Hikaru is selected to go up against Akira's father, holder of five titles, as many with an interest in his game watch. Hikaru also visits a go convention, where he runs into trouble against a pro with a shady merchandise business.
Most of the time, the artwork is straightforward and clearly delineated, but it's also lovely, powerful in its simplicity. The artist has room to really show off at the chapter openings. As with album covers, he creates one key image that emphasizes a core emotion of the story. Chapter 39 (in book 5), for example, plays with extreme shadow and close-up to illustrate conflicting emotions between three boys in the Go club.
As Hikaru progresses in book seven, his matches with Sai are illustrated with swordfights symbolic of their competition. It's a dramatic visual that shows the reader how important Hikaru's games are to him. The character designs are wonderful and animated. The masterful art is so skilled that it never calls attention to itself but rewards detailed study.
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One of my favorite manga. I voted for the writer (Yumi Hotta) and artist (Takeshi Obata) in their respective categories in that blogger best of 2005 awards. It's unusual in manga that the writer and artist are different people. Not unheard of, but definitely not the norm.
[…] Hikaru no Go's latest, book 6, has Hikaru meeting a new group of more serious Go students, many of whom are also motivated by competition with Akira. […]
- Jake Lee
07/29/2006 at 7:21 PMI really enjoy reading this manga. I really do. This is one of my two all time favorites. Continue on making great stories, and I will keep on reading them. Very interesting and reading once will make you thirsty for more.
[…] I've updated the Hikaru no Go recommendation page to cover the new book 8. […]
- jennylyn
05/08/2007 at 11:14 PMThe Hikaru no go is really touches our emotions, and we want to see that movie again and back at Qtv at time of 6:pm.please………..
[…] like a live action comedy version of competition manga like Hikaru no Go. […]
i love this manga. i even dreamed about akira's play. at the first time i read it,it gained my curiousity. i couldn't stop reading it.
[…] performers reminded involving this year: Emma and Nana got better with every volume in 2007, while Hikaru no Go and ES stayed exciting with competition and fear of death, […]
- Anand
01/31/2008 at 10:17 PMeven though im 13 and i don't throughly understand go yet, i believe this series of manga is awesome. It's so cool to read and it made me want to play go. i recommend it to children who want to no things similar to japanese chess and english chess
[…] the following recommendations for our consideration. For younger readers, 10 and up, she suggests Hikaru no Go and […]
[…] Carlson updates her reviews at Comics Worth Reading with her take on vol. 14 of Tramps Like Us and vol. 11 of Hikaru no Go, and she posts brief reviews of vol. 4 of INVU, vol. 1 of Metamo Kiss, and vol. 1 of Return to […]
- miyuki
03/10/2008 at 8:34 PMI LOVE HIKARU NO GO,the anime and the manga, they are great, I bought the episodes from viz media, I highly recomend it.
The genre of this series is games but is also psychological.
I'm an avid shojo fan, but this is one of the shonen series I read. For the first time, I found what people thought was so captivating about "competitive" stories. There's no romance, but there doesn't need to be. It's involving enough. It's simple enough so that young kids will be able to read it, but good enough for older people to as well.
The art at first was too spartan and rough, without the wispy features I was used to. But then I noticed how skillful it was. It doesn't distract you from the story, but instead compliments it. Its simplicity really works and highlight the tone of the manga. The way it works reminds me of Ai Yazawa's art, in that at first I was turned off by its heavy use of black (though I now see how shojo-influenced it actually is) but later realized it was unique, fits the story, moves smoothly, and at the end, beautiful. The art seems to have emotions-or perhaps it's just because the story's so good, I don't know.
Easily one of the best shonen series I've seen.
[…] is F-Sensei's Pocket by Otsuichi with illustrations by Takeshi Obata (Death Note, Hikaru no Go, Ral Grad). It's my favorite story of the volume. I don't want to spoil any of the surprises, […]
- Claire
01/09/2009 at 9:09 PMCurrently im on number 6 i just finished number 5 i hope my school has all of them :P there very fun to read and when i read the back of the first volume when it said go board i thought it meant a skate board kinda thing like a sci-fi manga but instead it was based on the game go silly me :)
[…] Hikaru no Go — It's easy to take consistently good, long-running series for granted, distracted by shiny new stories, but this competition manga stayed at the top of its game. […]
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05/23/2009 at 10:23 AM[…] checked out some series I follow on Amazon. The only Shonen Jump book I buy regularly is Hikaru no Go. Book 16, due in August, is still listed at the usual $7.95. Book 17, due November 3, is […]
[…] been a while since I've checked in with this entertaining game competition series. (In part, that's because of a Diamond hiccup soliciting Book 14, which meant I had 15 but […]
[…] matter how long it's been since I've read a volume of Hikaru no Go, with each new book, I quickly find myself caught up in the excitement of competition. Hikaru no […]
[…] the immensely popular Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Death Note, Dragon Ball, and my favorites Nana, Hikaru no Go, and […]
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