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Olympic Test Event: MAG Qualifying, Subdivision 3
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Rotation 1
Morales (PUR) FX -2 ½ dismount (jump).
Gonzalez (ESP) R – straeddle planche, L-sit, some hesitation on HS, double pike front to double front to L-sit in straddle position, legs off on a HS, double double off (jump back).
Shikhaliyev (AZE) PB – Diamidov (legs off),
Rodriguez (PUR) FX – front 2/1, 1 ½ – barani, 2 ½.
Gonzalez, Tomas (CHI) PH – good routine.
Gonzalez, Fabian (ESP) R – planche, inverted cross (a bit high), inverted cross, double pike front to dobule front to cross, straddle L-sit, straeddle planche, full twisting double layout (jump back),
Racz (HUN) V – scratch.
Davtyan (ARM) PB – dobule pike off.
Whitlock (GBR) HB – tucked double twisting double layout dismount.
Trefilovs (LAT) PH – Magyar, Sivado, straddle HS to dismount.
Losantos (ESP) R – uprise to maltese, cross, double pike front to cross, legs a bit off on HS, double layout front to double front to HS, double pike front (jump forward).
Buscaglia (USA) V – Yurchenko ½ on – 2/1 off.
Purvis (GBR) HB – Yamawaki, Rybalko, Adler ½, Rybalko straddled, full twisting double layout.
Fokin (UZB) PH – fall.
Gomez (ESP) R – planche to cross, straddle planche, swinging rings a bit, double pike front to cross to L-sit to HS; full twisting double layout (jump).
Legendre (USA) V – Roche.
Behan (IRL) PB – fall on kip to HS,
Thomas (GBR) HB – Tkatchev ½, full twisting double layout (stuck).
Torres (PUR) FX – Thomas, 1 ¾ to roll,
Munoz (ESP) R – maltese to L-cross to inverted cross, double front to inverted cross, planche, a bit shaking, L-cross tomaltese, full twisting double layout (stuck!)
Ude (CRO) V – Tsukahara 2/1.
Rotation 2
Keatings FX – nice set!
Rodriguez PH – stockli, reverse stoclki, Magyar, Sivado, triple russian, Wu Guonian, triple russian to dismount.
Gonzalez, Tomas R – straddle planche, doulbe pike front, L-sit, double double (stuck).
Lopez V – Tsukahara 1 ½.
Racz PB – scratch.
Davtyan HB – double double in tuck position as dismount.
Whitlock FX – Thomas, oob on the second , 3/1.
Rivera PH – Tong Fei, triple Russian, triple russian to dismount.
Gomez V – Tsukahara 2 ½ (fall).
Buscaglia PB – problems on dismount (double pike off).
Peng HB – fall on dismount.
Panteleymonov FX – double arabian punch front, double arabian ½ off, 2/1 to planche, 2 ½ – 1/1, Fedorchenko, 2 ½.
Morales PH – Magyar, Sivado, Tong Fei, fall,
Fokin R – solid,
Botella (ESP) V – handspring front 2/1 (squat landing). // Tsukahara 2 ½ (good).
Legendre PB -double back, Healy, double back, double pike off.
Thomas FX – front 2/1 to 1 ¾ to roll, arabian double piked, 2 ½ – front full, whip – layout Thomas,
Ramos Rivera PH – Tong Fei, Sivado, Wu Guonian, triple Russian, muscled straddle HS to dismount.
Gonzalez, Fabian V – Yurchenko 2 ½ (oob).
Purvis FX – arabian double piked, 1 ½ – 2/1, 2 ½ – 1/1, whip – thomas, layout Thomas, double arabian off.
Torres PH – Magyar, Sivado to Wu Guonian, triple russian, triple russian to dismount.
Munoz V – Tsukahara 2 ½ (high).
Yamamoto HB – Adler ½, Rybalko, Adler 1/1 – Yamawaki, full twisting double layout.
Shikhaliyev HB – Adler ½, Tkatchev, endo 1/1, full twisting double layout.
Rotation 3
Peng FX – limping after his floor routine.
Keatings PH – no visible mistakes.
Rivera R – maltese, to L-cross to maltese, full twisting double layout.
Trefilovs V –
Munoz PB – Basket, Diamidov (legs open), giant, straddle cut to HS, Tippelt (fell over the bars), straddle cut to HS, dobule pike off (hop).
Buscaglia HB – Adler 1/1 – Yamawaki, Liukin to Gienger, Tkatchev ½,
Behan FX – front 2/1 – barani, layout Thomas,
Thomas PH –
Ramos (PUR) R – maltese-L-cross,maltesetocros, uprise to inverted cross, double layout off (mump),
Fokin V – injury during vault, he can't walk.
Gonzalez, Fabian PB – basket ½, giant, bent elbow, Diamidov, Diamidov ½, hop ½, dobule pike off (jump back).
Legendre HB – kovacs,
Torres R – malteste, L-sit to maltese, cross, inverted cross (not hold), double front to double pike to cross, swinging rings, double double (step back).
Shaulov V – handpsirng vault.
Lopez PB – Tippelt, starddle cut to HS, stutsk, double pike off (step).
Ude HB – Adler ½ – Tkatchev ½, Healy, double twisting double layout
Yamamoto FX – 3/1
Ramos Rivera R – Tsukahara off.
Losantos PB – double back to arm support, straddle 5/4 salto to arm support, straddle cut to HS, Tippelt, Carballo, double pike off (several steps back).
Hidvegi HB
Smith (GBR) PH – lots of troubles with the Wu Guonian.
Morales R – cross, dobuel pike front to double front to cross (not ghold), straddle L-sit, straddle planche, bent arms on HS, Tsukahara to big step to the side.
Gonzalez, Tomas V -. Yurchenko 2 ½. // Tsukahara double pike
Gomez PB – Healy, hop, Basket ½, double back to arm support, straddle cut to HS, giant, Tippelt to HS, double pike (jump forward).
Racz HB – scratch.
Davtyan FX – 1 ½ – front full to planche, Fedorchenko, 2/1, arabian, oob on last tumbling.
Rotation 4
Buscaglia FX – arabian double pike, fall on second tumbling and oob,
Keatings R – cross, straddle planche, dobule front to cross,
Rivera V – Tsukahara 2 ½ (fall),
Fokin PB – Healy, stradle 5/4 salto to arm support, sit down Tippelt, straddle cut to HS, he dismounts. Injured.
Lopez HB – Kovacs, Kolman, 1 ½ giant, Adler, endo 1/1, full twisting double layout (stuck).
Ude FX
Torres V – Tsukahara 2 ½ (fall).
Shaulov PB – no dismount.
Losantos HB – Yamawaki, layout Tkatchev, Tkatchev, endo 1/1, full twisting double layout (tiny hop).
Hidvegi FX front 1 ½,
Ramos Rivera V – Tsukahara 2/1.
Gomez HB – Kolman, one arm giant, Adler 1/1 – Yamawaki, endo 1/1, full twisting double layout (stuck),.
Gonzalez, Tomas PB – solid.
Munoz HB – Yamawaki ½, Yamawaki, Rybalko, endo 1/1, Healy, double twisting double layout (hop)
Legendre FX – doble arabian ½ layout, double arabian ½ off, double arabian to knees dismount.
Whitlock R – planche, inverted cross, double back to HS (legs off, but saved), empty hang after double front, a mess of a routine.
Rodriguez V – Tsukahara 2/1.
Trefilovs PB – straeddle 5/4 salto, straddle cut to HS, hop to the side to kip to HS, dobule pike off (step).
Gonzalez, Fabian HB- Kolman, kovacs, Adler ½ – Yamawaki, Adler, endo 1/1, double twisting double layout (piked down).
Rotation 5
Lopez FX – double arabian (step), layout Thomas, Thomas, Fedeorchenko, 1 ½ – 1/1, 2 ½ (step).
Ude PH – wonderful russians between poomels, stoclki – stockli travelings, russians on one side. Great work.
Keatings V – Tsukahara 2/1 (stuck).
Ramos PB – basket ½, straddle cut, Tippelt,
Munoz FX – double layout (jump), front 2/1, Thomas, 1 ¾ to roll, 1 ½ – 1/1 (stuck), 2 ½.
Whitlock V – Yurchenko 2 ½.
Kulesza HB – Healy, Adler ½, layout Tkatchev, Tkatchev, full twisting double layout.
Gomez FX – double double (jump to oob), layout Thomas, Thomas, 2/1, front 1/1 – 1 ½, whip – 2 ½ (step).
Purvis V – wonderful Yurchenko 2 ½ (stuck).
Gonzalez, Tomas HB – Tkatchev, Tsukahara off.
Gonzalez, Fabian FX – double double, Thomas, arabian, 2 ½ punch front full, front 2/1 – barani, 3/1,
Trefilovs HB – full twisting double layout off.
Botella FX – arabian double pike, 1 ½ – 2/1, Thomas, japanese HS, 2 ½ – front full, double arabian.
Legendre PH
Panteleymonov V – Dragulescu (late turn, underrotated). // Tsukahara 2 ½.
Torres PB – Healy, low double pike dismount to face. Elbow hurts.
Fokin HB – Yamawaki, Adler ½, no dismount.
Rotation 6
Lopez PH – work on one pommel, Magyar, Sivado, Tong Fei (a bit rouch), scissor, muscled HS to 2/1 pirouette dismount.
Hidvegi R – double front to double pike front.
Shikhaliyev V – Yurchenko 2/1.
Keatings PB – dobule pike off (hop).
Gonzalez, Tomas FX – double double, twisting, whip – Thomas, layout Thomas, 3/1.
Gomez ESP – Sivado, Wu Guonian (legs apart)(, triple russian to the centre, scissors, circlis to tong fei, to pirouette dismount.
Rivera HB- Adler 1/1 – Yamawaki,
Botella PH – Sivado, Wu Guonian, tripl eRussian to centre, scissor, Russians to one side, triple russian to dismount (tucked down the legs).
Fokin FX – even injured, Fokin does some light tumbling.
Gonzalez, PH- scissors to being, stoclki to reverse stocki, work on one pommel, russian on one pommel, stoclki to the middle, Wu Guonian (elgs open), Magyar, Sivado, muscled HS to 2/1 pirouette dismount.
Legendre R – maltese, straddle planche, double pike front to L-sit, double double off.
Panteleymonov PB
Torres HB – Tkatchev, endo 1/1,


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Go to the Google Play page for the free app MapQuest and Tap the Install button. An app like Foursquare does a GPS lookup to figure out where the user is and then provides a list of nearby places where I can check in.
New features:
1.Voice-Guided/Turn-by-Turn Navigation can make Your phone speaks to you, telling you when to make a turn. Don't even try to set a location pin for a story – it's not possible. Should you want to create a chapter for a destination.
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3.Choose to walk or drive and we'll give you the best route either way. If you take a wrong turn, it will your route will be automatically adjusted your route to get you to your destination.
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If you want Kansas City barbecue, you go to Arhtur Bryant's. Not the fake one at the casino, but the one on Brooklyn Avenue where the walls are lacquered with decades of hickory smoke.
Dungeness crab is best eaten San Francisco, fresh off a day-boat.
Pastrami on Rye? Katz's Delicatessen.
Sausage and hot-oil pizza may too be one of those things where geography plays a big role, but Colony Grill in Stamford, known for its ultra-greasy and cracker-thin pies, has confirmed a franchised pizzeria is in the works for Fairfield. This is big news.
They have licensed the name and recipe to a third party, who will be working very closely with owners Gary James and Jim Screws, stepsons of longtime owner Eugene "Bobo" Bohannan who died in 2007. According to James, the new Colony will open sometime this spring or early summer in downtown Fairfield on the Post Road.
The Cult of Colony is strong. The feverish, rabid, fanatical patrons swear it is the best pizza in Stamford and turn a blind eye to many of Colony's shortcomings. I am a card-carrying member: I have them on speed dial and even though they take the phone of the hook when it gets busy, I still call back. I put up with what some consider the poor service.
I drank the Kool-Aid a long time ago.
Certainly, the paradox is undeniable. I know I'll have heartburn fours hours after tucking into a hot oil pie, but its draw – like the gravitational pull of the moon – is one of the strongest forces mankind has ever known.
In discussing the possibility of a Colony in Fairfield with a friend he worried if they would be able to "keep up the same quality." This is almost laughable. Quality is not a word that comes to mind when I think about Colony.
The cheese isn't exactly fresh mozzarella, the pizza swims in grease and most of the vegetable toppings are canned. I say all of this as a devout follower, but it is not a 'quality' pie in the epicurean sense of the word.
Even so, I understand what he is saying. Colony possesses a quality of a different sense, that of a neighborhood bar and gathering place. It is a landmark. An institution. A place where the walls are covered with portraits of Stamford's men going off to war, yellowing photographs of city leaders – not of the political kind – but leaders of our social clubs, our sporting teams and our communities.
The rich history of Stamford is not lost on even the most casual diner at Colony as he sits down in one of the uncomfortably straight-backed booths, is confronted with a harried and at times surly member of the waitstaff and orders a glorious, glistening hot-oil pie.
Can the aura of Colony be transported up the line to Fairfield?
As the only Stamford restaurant I have ever seen referenced in the hallowed pages of Gourmet magazine, Colony is well-known among lower Fairfield County pizzaphiles, but it is so particular to Stamford, I have to wonder about the viability of a Fairfield Colony.
Sure, Frank Pepe's did it, but they are in a class of their own; my love for Colony does not blind me so much as to not realize New Haven is clearly the greatest pizza town in the nation. But can Colony?
Things have been changing slowly at Colony, so maybe ambitions beyond Stamford are not a surprise. I was shocked to see a martini menu (let alone a pizza menu) sitting on my table on a recent visit.
There are few troubles in life that a cold glass of Schaefer, a shot of Wild Turkey and a Colony pie cannot cure, but a martini with my pizza? I just can't picture Fitzy serving one.
But make no mistake Fairfield, they sling a killer pie. No doubt.


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The world will be watching Sunday when the Netherlands face Spain.
Both squads are fighting to win the first World Cup for their countries.
The Netherlands has not lost a game in the Cup, but Spain has been the best team overall.
Unfortunately, one team has to lose and one team has to win.
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I just told a friend that in addition to literary exegesis and the ability to bake a decent scone (thank you, The Cheeseboard Collective Cookbook), I can now add "installing a dance floor" to my skill set: in preparation for Dakshina's performance this past weekend, the estimable Dom Chacon (a stage manager and tech director who was introduced to the OMA courtesy of Emily Cronin, Associate Director of the Hurford Center for the Arts and Humanities, who has a deep theater background) oversaw the installation of a dance floor borrowed from Drexel University with labor contributed by Ani Leonhart, Aaron Madow, and yours truly.
It takes a village to prepare for a dance performance: Dom pulled many strings to borrow this floor from Drexel, since the floor that we would usually borrow from Bryn Mawr was already in service for a weekend series of performances there; Joe Hudgins from Housekeeping arranged a pick up of the floor with folks from his staff who delivered the 8 rolls to Marshall Auditorium in Roberts Hall. Following orchestra rehearsal, Aaron and I broke down the stage set up and helped Dom and Ani install the floor, which consisted of us unrolling these huge panels and then sort of shimmying over them (Ani favored a kind of cadenced hop, Aaron did an Electric Slide, and I basically shuffled) to stretch out the panels and smooth over the bubbles as Dom and Ani taped the panels down and covered the seams. We left Roberts Hall just a little before midnight and left the panels to "breathe" and settle in overnight. From pick up to basic installation, the process took about five hours for something that was literally invisible to the audience's eye but absolutely necessary for the dancers, given the intricate footwork that is part of the basic idiom of Bharata Natyam dance that informs Daniel Phoenix Singh's choreography.
On Friday, Kai Xin Chen and Danny Bedrossian from Blast (the student-run tech group that makes magic for student concerts and performances on campus) devoted most of their day to working with Lisa and Todd Mion, the stage manager and lighting director for the company. How hard can this be? It is, as I learned, an extraordinary feat of choreography in and of itself: one part of the process included the activity of sending Dom up in the aptly-named "Genie," a lift that works when you rub the side of a lantern (no, actually, you have to get the key from Facilities) and enables you — that would be, Dom — to adjust the lights and install the gels that literally as well as figuratively color the atmosphere for the performance. Nancy Merriam, who coordinates performances for the Music department, mentioned that their budget line for lights for the stage is $1,500 a year, which made me very grateful for the instructions that orchestra conductor Heidi Jacobs had given us the night before on how to turn off all of the stage lights, and which newly emboldens me in imparting this message to the resident 7 and 10 year old in my household who believe that lights should be left on in any room that you may enter at some point over the course of any 24 hour period.
All this work for what? A phenomenal performance by an extraordinary dance troupe that includes a computer scientist-turned-choreographer and a world class biochemist. But more on this later….


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|The Elusive Trout
Petrova drops her sling, draws a dagger, and attacks, taking a step if needed to get a flank with Talon.
Attack: 1d20 + 7 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 2 - 2 = 13
Being unaccustomed to fighting with a dagger, she underestimates its reach and misses.
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Shaken status over. :)
The little monster sharing space with Rohini continued its assault like a slighted leech. It felt pain, but was more keen on inflicting it. The cacodaemon's razor-sharp teeth took a small bite out of the cleric's arm. Now sated, the creature moved back into the air above the cleric's head.
Cacodaemon attack on Rohini: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17Hit.
Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Rohini's save against what could follow:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Mmmkay. I'll make note of that.
The cacodaemon that had just felt Stark's sharp disdain and had been shaken by Kanthuun's visage withdrew until it almost smacked into the ceiling.
Initiative places us back to Kanthuun's turn, followed by Hanethes, Arasmes, Drovya, Talon, Rohini, and Petrova.
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Cocodaemon save: 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 4 - 2 = 4
Blinded for:1d4 ⇒ 4rounds and stunned for 5. :D
Kanthuun literally halted the cacodaemon that had just fled Talon and Petrova in its tracks. While it was still floating, it was mostly just bobbing in the air like a stationary bubble.
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|Hanethes Starsprings
If in melee range, Hanethes parries and swings at the cacodaemon.
Parry (Bluff)
1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33
1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21
1d8 + 1 + 3d6 ⇒ (6) + 1 + (4, 1, 1) = 13 (if parry successful)
If not in melee range, Hanethes moves and attacks (without the parry).
Edit: Oh, its flying. Hold Action.
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|Drovya Gregorovitch
Do we get AoO's on the cacodaemon that bit Rohini? Unless it took a 5' step it should provoke, and if it took a 5' step wouldn't it still be in reach?
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|Rohini Soni
I think Drovya means because the Caco is in melee with Rohini and I gather with Drovya. So if it takes a move out of melee bigger than a 5 foot step it provokes an AoO. If it just takes a safe 5 foot step, then it would still be in reach. But we may be understanding the situation completely differently...
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Drovya moves his blade in a blur towards the cacodaemon.
5' step if necessary
Concentration: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 18 vs. DC 16 Concentration to cast defensively
Arcane Mark Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
|Talon Skyfall
Talon rushes over to strike at the cacodaemon right above Rohini.
I'm assuming the one I was previously fighting is too high up to melee?
Power Attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24
2d4 + 16 ⇒ (1, 1) + 16 = 18
|Rohini Soni
|The Elusive Trout
|Rohini Soni
I believe there's another one floating blind in the corner. I guess Rohini will drop her spear and pick up and load her crossbow. I think that uses all her actions for this round.
|The Elusive Trout
|Hanethes Starsprings
|Drovya Gregorovitch
Drovya drops Black Ivan point first into the floor and pulls out his bow, fitting a silver-tipped arrow to the string before bringing the fletching to his cheek and loosing the dart at the cacodaemon.
Masterwork Composite Strength Shortbow: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
Silver-Blanched Arrow: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
I know it's Arasmes turn next, just wanted to get this posted.
|The Elusive Trout
|Rohini Soni
I think Talon is next in line so he can finish it off for good if he likes, but otherwise Rohini will go impale the thing dead on her spear. With pleasure.
|Talon Skyfall
Talon drops Stark for a moment, draws his bow and fires at the creature to finish it.
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
|The Elusive Trout
The party made short work of the remaining cacodaemon (Talon's attack doing most of it, mind you, but Hanethes finished it off outright), leaving it to fade into little more than a skeleton with a cracked soul gem within.
Sorry that took so long. Break initiative.
Arasmes continued to look around with the detect magic spell activated.
"That could have gone a great deal worse. Is everyone quite alright?"
|Talon Skyfall
"Good job, Kanthuun. I'm better than alright, I'm great." Talon puts his bow away and picks up Stark again.
|Drovya Gregorovitch
Drovya tests his bowstring before returning it to the sling on his back. He picks up Black Ivan and removes the ichor on the blades with a flick of his wrist. No, I'm not going to clean you off. You always bite my fingers when I try and I heard you humming when you tasted their flesh. Add to your decorations for all I care.
He looks up at Kanthuun, not seeming to realize that he has spoken aloud.
Well, you are the most fearsome thing we've encountered in this place... so far.
He gives a careless grin as he gathers up the soul gems from within the cacodaemons then stoops to check the body of the fallen vulnadaemon for anything of interest or value.
|Hanethes Starsprings
Hanethes rests for a moment, after finally dispatching the cacodaemon. He briefly tends to the wound inflicted by the spider.
"I don't suppose any of you can make bullets and gunpowder? I find myself at a disadvantage."
|Talon Skyfall
"I wouldn't be surprised.."
|Drovya Gregorovitch
|Rohini Soni
Rohini watches the others search the area and daemon bodies and listens to their discussion, while cleaning the place where she was bitten by the caco-daemon as best she can.
|The Elusive Trout
One of the cacodaemons had ingested something that was decidedly not a soul gem, though its stomach acids had given it a similar coating and sheen. It was a bottle of some sort, the stopper made of rotted cork. Other than that, there were two soul gems and a jagged, wicked looking ring.
The vulnadaemon had on its person a masterwork small shortsword and dagger, as well as a red gem that anyone who had examined the statue recognized as fitting in an eyehole.
|Rohini Soni
There may be others who get to the items first, but otherwise Rohini will cast detect magic and eyeball all of it. She'll also make spellcraft rolls to identify magic items, as appropriate.
"Let's check this stuff out before fitting the gem in the eyehole. It may be a key of some sort."
Aid Another on le Spellcraft.
"Don't drink what's in that bottle and don't put on that ring, I reckon."
Kanthuun eyes the statue. "It's a wonder they build anything around here...place could use some maids." He then claps his mouth shut and eyes the ground.
|Rohini Soni
Actually, Kanthuun is better at spellcraft, so here are Rohini's aid another rolls (or do we just both roll and whoever does better is considered primary?):
for the ring: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
for the potion: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Let me know if there are any other rolls needed.
Rohini may be taking the lead with those rolls!
|The Elusive Trout
No, those are decent rolls. Factoring in aid another as if Kanthuun had rolled a 10.
The ring is a Scholar's Ring of Abyssal, and the potion is a potion of Align Weapon
The red stone appeared unremarkable to the detect magic spell.
|Drovya Gregorovitch
Definitely some useful items. Who would like to hold onto them?
Drovya slips the masterwork dagger into his belt unless someone objects.
Should we press on or explore what happens when the gem is placed in the socket?
Kanthuun blinks and looks at the ring.
"If only...well, in any case, I may be best equipped to use the ring, or Petrova," he says.
He hold the ring and looks at the inside of the metal circle, realizing the previous owner had probably been digested. Looking through the ring like a monocle, he continues.
"I'd say put the gem in. What's the worst that could happen?"
|Talon Skyfall
|Drovya Gregorovitch
|Rohini Soni
In terms of the ring, it is most useful in the hands of someone who has knowledge (history), but I believe none of us currently do. It is a class skill for clerics, so Rohini can take a level in it when she levels up, which would allow us to maximize the ring's use on knowledge checks. Rohini is flexible as to the final disposition of the ring, which could await the end of the adventure...
"Talon, you should probably take the potion [ointment?] of align weapon -- you seem to hit pretty hard with your sword and I'm hesitant to think what might happen if Drovya tries it on his... unusual... armament. As for the ring, I'm fine if Kanthuun carries it and uses it to decipher any unfamiliar tongues we encounter. I know it also provides aid in matters of history, so if that type of situation arises we may want whoever knows the most about the history in question to wear the ring while we're trying to figure the matter out..."
Rohini stands far back as Drovya fits the gem.


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Exercise Science Unit, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics & Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Submitted for publication January 1996.
Accepted for publication April 1996.
The authors gratefully acknowledge the help of Pamela Andrews in data collection and analysis.
This research was partially supported by a grant from the Exhibit, Performance and Publication Expense Fund of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville Faculty Senate Research Council.
No financial support was received from any of the pedometer companies.
Address for correspondence: David R. Bassett, Jr., Exercise Science Unit, 1914 Andy Holt Ave., Knoxville, TN 37996.
This is a three-part study that examined the accuracy of five brands of electronic pedometers (Freestyle Pacer, Eddie Bauer, L.L. Bean, Yamax, and Accusplit) under a variety of different conditions. In Part I, 20 subjects walked a 4.88-km sidewalk course while wearing two devices of the same brand(on the left and right side of the body) for each of five different trials. There were significant differences among pedometers (P < 0.05), with the Yamax, Pacer, and Accusplit approximating the actual distance more closely than the other models. The Yamax pedometers showed close agreement, but the left and right Pacer pedometers differed significantly (P = 0.0003) and the Accusplit displayed a similar trend (P = 0.0657). In Part II, the effects of walking surface on pedometer accuracy were examined. Ten of the original subjects completed an additional five trials around a 400-m rubberized outdoor track. The devices showed similar values for sidewalk and track surfaces. In Part III, the effects of walking speed on pedometer accuracy were examined. Ten different subjects walked on a treadmill at various speeds (54, 67, 80, 94, and 107 m·min-1). Pedometers that displayed both distance and number of steps were examined. The Yamax was more accurate than the Pacer and Eddie Bauer at slow-to-moderate speeds(P < 0.05), though no significant differences were seen at the fastest speed. While there are variations among brands in terms of accuracy, electronic pedometers may prove useful in recording walking activities in free-living populations.
The electronic pedometer is a simple device used to measure walking distance. This instrument has the potential to provide epidemiologists with a lowcost, objective measure of walking behavior, which accounts for a substantial fraction of the calories expended in physical activity(5,7). Recently, Ainsworth et al.(2) reported that some physical activity questionnaires may yield imprecise estimates of daily walking distance. For instance, on the Harvard alumnus questionnaire, subjects recalled walking an average of 0.6 miles·d-1, while in their daily activity logs the walking distance was approximately 3.0 miles·d-1. Richardson et al.(13) showed similar patterns from the Minnesota Leisure Time Physical Activity Survey. These studies(2,13) have served as the impetus for carrying out a validation study to determine whether electronic pedometers could accurately track distance and number of steps over a range of different conditions.
The 1993 Summary Statement of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) states that Americans should accumulate at least 30 min of moderate-intensity physical activity on most days of the week (12). They further recommend that this goal can be met by walking two miles briskly. The Japanese recommend that adults walk at least "10,000 steps/day" to maintain optimum health (5,16). These goals emphasize walking behaviors, and the Japanese recommendation can only be monitored through the use of electronic pedometers. Electronic pedometers are increasingly being used in physical activity research. In one recent study, obese diabetic patients were given electronic pedometers and instructed to walk at least 10,000 steps·d-1 (16). They walked an average of 19,200 ± 2,100 steps·d-1 (mean± SE) with beneficial effects on weight loss and insulin sensitivity(16). The sale of pedometers in sporting good stores shows their acceptance by the general population. Thus, practitioners may find that these devices are useful as a motivational tool in exercise prescription.
The question is, how accurate are these commercial pedometers in measuring distance walked? The electronic pedometers tested in the present study are worn on the belt or waistband. They all operate on the same principle-a horizontal, spring-suspended lever arm moves up and down with vertical accelerations of the hip. With each step, the lever arm makes an electrical contact and one event is recorded (Fig. 1). Previous research on the older, mechanical style pedometers was carried out by Gayle et al. (4), Montoye (11), Washburn et al. (15), Bassey (3), and Kemper and Verschuur (8). In general, researchers have concluded that the large errors involved with the gear-driven, mechanical pedometers make them unsuitable for precise work (9,11). Limited information is available on the accuracy of the newer electronic pedometers (5,10). The purpose of the present study was to examine the accuracy of five brands of electronic pedometers for measuring distance walked and number of steps. The goals of this three-part study were: (a) to examine the accuracy of five different pedometers over a 3.03-mile (4.88-km) sidewalk course; (b) to compare the accuracy of the pedometers on different surfaces (concrete sidewalk versus rubber track); and(c) to examine the effects of walking speed on pedometer accuracy during treadmill walking at 2.0-4.0 mph (54-107 m·min-1).
Five models of commercially available electronic pedometers were tested(Fig. 2)-Freestyle Pacer 798 (Camarillo, CA), Eddie Bauer Compustep II (Redmond, WA), L.L. Bean Pedometer (Freeport, ME), Yamax Digi-walker DW-500 (Tokyo, Japan), and the Accusplit Fitness Walker (San Jose, CA). All of these pedometers measure vertical oscillations, and all, excluding the Yamax DW-500, utilize the individual subject's stride length to compute the distance walked. The decision to use the Yamax DW-500 was based upon the fact that this model is being used by researchers at the Aerobics Center in Dallas, the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of South Carolina, and the Center for Health Promotion in Indians in New Mexico. Several other Yamax models (DW-400, DW-450, DW-480, DW-550, DW-580) do have a stride length function, but they were not selected for study inclusion. The Yamax DW-500 was selected based upon its growing use in research studies.
To obtain results that would be generalizable to a broad population, both male and female adults (18-65 yr of age) were asked to participate in the study. Twenty persons (13 females and 7 males) volunteered for Part I of the study. A subset of 10 of them also volunteered for Part II. Another group of 10 different subjects (five females and five males) participated in Part III of the study. Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects prior to their participation in the study. Age was recorded, and height and weight were measured in one layer of street clothing (without shoes). To characterize the subjects' physical profile, skinfold measurements were taken at three sites using a Lange skinfold caliper, and percent body fat was estimated from the formulas provided by Jackson and Pollock (6). The subjects' physical characteristics are shown in Table 1.
The accuracy of the pedometers in measuring distance walked and number of steps taken was determined by having the subjects cover a 3.03-mile (4.88-km) level course on cement sidewalks. The sidewalk course length was measured twice and determined to be 3.02879 and 3.02784 miles by using a calibrated measuring wheel (Rolatape Corporation, Model 400, Spokane WA). Each subject completed six different trials on different days, wearing the same pair of shoes for all trials. Table 2
Subjects wore two pedometers of the same brand (on left and right sides) for each trial. Pedometer placement was standardized by placing them on the belt or waistband, approximately 5-7 cm from the umbilicus. This placement was consistent with the manufacturer's instructions (which all specified the"belt or waistband" and the mid-line of the thigh or "as close to the center of the body as possible").
The stride length was measured to compute distances walked. To determine stride length, subjects were asked to take 20 strides at their normal walking pace, in an indoor hallway. The distance covered was divided by 20, to compute the average stride length. This value was entered into the electronic pedometers. The L.L. Bean and Accusplit pedometers, however, did not allow the stride length to be entered in this fashion. Instead, the manufacturer's instructions were followed. This involved a calibration routine where the subject walked a fixed distance while the pedometer calculated the stride length. Pedometers with a variable sensitivity switch were always placed in the highest setting. Some pedometers had two sensitivity settings-"walk" and "run." The Pacer had a number of settings ranging from "+" (more sensitive) to "-"(less sensitive). Adjusting the pedometer sensitivity setting alters the amount of vertical acceleration at the hip that is needed to register a footstrike.
The actual number of steps taken during the 4.88-km walk was determined using a hand-tally counter. Subjects clicked the counter once for each left foot heelstrike, and the final number was doubled to give the total number of steps. Each subject walked at his/her self-selected velocity, and the amount of time it took to complete the walk was recorded.
To examine the effects of variations in the "hardness" of walking surfaces, 10 of the original 20 subjects completed additional trials with all five pedometers on rubberized track surface. A 400-m outdoor track was used for this purpose. To obtain a distance equal to 3.03 miles (4.88 km) the subjects walked 12 laps around the track, doing two laps in lane 1 (400 m·lap-1) and 10 laps in lane 2 (407.5 m·lap-1). They walked counter-clockwise around the track, approximately 10 inches (25 cm) to the right of the inside lane marker.
To examine the effects of walking speed on the accuracy of three pedometers(Freestyle Pacer, Eddie Bauer, and Yamax) 10 different subjects walked at various speeds on a motor-driven treadmill (Quinton model Q55XT, Seattle, WA). The treadmill speed was calibrated by measuring the belt length (3.190 m) and measuring the time it took to complete 25 revolutions of the treadmill belt. A carpenter's level was used to calibrate the treadmill grade to 0.0%, according to the manufacturer's instructions. The accuracy of the carpenter's level itself was checked by turning it horizontally 180°, and observing that the bubble was still centered.
The order in which the pedometers were worn was randomized to account for the possibility of an "order effect." All pedometers were worn on the right side of the body using the landmarks specified previously. Stride length was first measured in the hallway at a "normal walking speed," and then on the treadmill at 3.0 mph (80.4 m·min-1). The latter value was entered into the pedometer. Five speeds were used (2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 mph). The actual number of steps taken was determined by using a hand-tally counter, as previously described. Each stage lasted 5 min, and the stages were interrupted just long enough to increase the treadmill speed and record data. Dependent variables were stride length, stride frequency, the percentage of footstrikes recorded, and the percentage of actual distance covered.
In Part I of this study (Accuracy of Pedometers on Sidewalks), comparisons of distance and percentage of actual steps recorded were analyzed using contrasts (1). Planned contrasts were carried out between each of the five different pedometer brands, and between the same-brand pedometers worn on the left and right sides of the body.
In Part II (Effects of Walking Surface on Pedometer Accuracy), comparisons of percent difference scores for distance (sidewalk-track) were analyzed using contrasts. Planned contrasts were carried out between each of the five pedometer brands, and between the same-brand pedometers worn on the left and right sides of the body.
In Part III (Effects of Walking Speed on Pedometer Accuracy), comparisons of percentage of actual steps recorded and percentage of actual distance were analyzed using contrasts. We wanted to determine if there was a significant difference between the three pedometer brands (Yamax, Pacer, and Eddie Bauer), at each velocity. Hence, three contrasts were carried out at five walking velocities, for a total of 15 contrasts. Two-sided comparisons and an overall significance level of P = 0.05 were used throughout.
The mean scores for 20 subjects were computed for each brand of motion sensor. Figure 3 shows the mean distance recorded by each pedometer over the 3.03-mile (4.88-km) walking course, using pedometers worn on either the left or right side of the body. There were significant differences in distance walked between pedometers (see significance bars in figure legend). The Yamax, Pacer, and Accusplit were significantly more accurate than the L.L. Bean and Eddie Bauer models. The two Yamax pedometers showed very close agreement, while the Pacer showed significantly higher distance scores for the pedometer worn on the left side of the body(P = 0.0003) versus the right side, and the Accusplit showed a trend in this direction (P = 0.0657). For the three pedometers that displayed steps (Eddie Bauer, Pacer, and Yamax), there was no statistical difference in the percent of actual steps recorded. No differences were observed between trials in walking speed over the 4.88-km sidewalk course.
In general, the effect of walking surface (track versus sidewalk) on distance recorded was not significant (Fig. 4). However, the distance value for the left-side Pacer pedometer was 14% higher on the track, compared with the sidewalk (P = 0.0220). All other devices, regardless of which side of the body they were worn on, showed similar values for sidewalk and track surfaces (P > 0.05).
Three pedometer brands were compared to determine if there were differences in the percentage of steps recorded and the percentage of actual distance, at various speeds. At slow-to-moderate speeds (2.0-3.0 mph or 54-80 m·min-1), the Yamax pedometer was more accurate than the Eddie Bauer and Pacer brands. At faster speeds (4.0 mph or 107 m·min-1) the Eddie Bauer and Pacer accuracy improved, showing better agreement with the Yamax pedometer.
The average stride length at each of the walking speeds was as follows: 0.59 ± 0.03 m·stride-1 (54 m·min-1); 0.65± 0.02 m·stride-1 (67 m·min-1); 0.72± 0.03 m·stride-1 (80 m·min-1); 0.78± 0.04 m·stride-1 (94 m·min-1); and 0.86± 0.05 m·stride-1 (107 m·min-1) (mean± SD).
Part I of this study was designed to test the ability of pedometers to record walking distance and steps taken on a sidewalk course. The electronic pedometers were found to provide a reasonably accurate estimate of the distance walked and number of steps taken. The fact that several pedometers underestimated distance is probably due to a failure to register each footstrike. The Yamax was the most accurate, recording 100.7% (left) and 100.6% (right) of all steps taken. The Pacer recorded 102.6% and 87.5% of actual steps for the left and right pedometers, respectively. The Eddie Bauer recorded 94.0% (left) and 91.6% (right) of actual steps.
When the individual subject's stride length was taken into account, the average distance for two pedometers of the same brand was always within 0.53 km for the 4.88-km course (an 11% difference). The Yamax pedometer differed by only 0.05 km for the 4.88-km course (a 1% difference). The Yamax also had the smallest between-subject standard deviation (0.36 km). All of these pedometers respond to vertical accelerations of the body, and their sensitivity is determined by the "threshold" for vertical acceleration that is needed to trigger an event (3). Therefore, some brands are more sensitive than others (i.e., they have a lower threshold acceleration), resulting in an increased ability to register actual steps.
The variability in results from two units of the same model for the Pacer and Accusplit pedometers was a cause for concern. Earlier work on mechanical pedometers by Gayle et al. (4), Washburn et al.(15), and Saris and Binkhorst (14) showed differences between two units of the same model, which they attributed to variations in spring tension. Our results indicate that the same concern exists with some of the newer electronic pedometers. Only the Yamax pedometer was very consistent between units. The inaccuracy between units of the same model is probably due to quality control in manufacturing. When all of the pedometers were considered together, the devices worn on the left side of the body did not differ significantly from those worn on the right. Even though the subjects made several right-hand turns when walking around the sidewalk course, this was not evidenced in significant differences between right and left pedometers. Hence, we conclude that it does not matter which side of the body they are worn on.
In Part II of the study, we compared differences in the walking surface on the accuracy of the pedometers. The major finding was that different walking surfaces did not affect pedometer accuracy. We had hypothesized that cushioned surfaces might decrease the impact force, and thus lessen the vertical acceleration experienced by the pedometers worn on the hip. However, most of the pedometers gave similar readings for distance, regardless of whether the subjects walked on a concrete sidewalk or cushioned, rubberized track surface.Figure 5
In Part III, we examined the effect of walking speed on three pedometers that provided information on the number of steps taken (Yamax, Eddie Bauer, and Pacer). The Yamax was more accurate at slower speeds compared with the other pedometers. This may reflect a high level of quality control-in the proposed Japanese Industrial Standards set by the Ministry of Industry and Trading Regulations, the maximum permissible rate of miscounting steps is 0.3%(5). The Yamax met this specification during treadmill walking at speeds over 80 m·min-1. However, at very slow speeds(e.g., 54 m·min-1) all three brands tended to underestimate distance. This was due to a "failure to register" footstrikes, which was especially apparent in the Eddie Bauer pedometer (it registered only 40% of the steps taken at 2.0 mph). The inaccuracy results from the fact that vertical accelerations measured at the hip are less pronounced at slow speeds. Similarly, at faster speeds (e.g., 107 m·min-1) the pedometers also underestimated distance. This error was due to a lengthening of the actual stride length rather than a miscounting of steps.
The electronic pedometer would appear to be useful for validating questions about "distance walked" on physical activity questionnaires. Despite the fact that variations in walking speed will affect the results, if a subject walks between 2.0 mph (54 m·min-1) and 4.0 mph (107 m·min-1), the most accurate pedometer brand (Yamax) should yield distance values that are within 20% of the actual distance(Fig. 6). In addition, if most of the walking is performed at intermediate speeds, the pedometer value should be within 10% of the actual distance. Respondents are reported to underestimate daily walking distance by as much as 5-fold on physical activity surveys(2). Thus, even with an error rate of 10-20%, pedometers are likely to be considerably more accurate than a respondent's subjective estimate of walking distance. Electronic pedometers could be used as a criterion measure of "distance walked" to validate questions about walking on physical activity surveys.
Several other points are worth noting regarding the comparison of these pedometers. The Eddie Bauer and L.L. Bean have a maximum distance of 99.9 miles, while the Yamax has a maximum step count of 99,999 steps (approximately 50 miles or 80 km). The other pedometers are able to record maximum distances of 999.9 miles. Battery life according to the manufacturer varied substantially: Accusplit (7 yr), Eddie Bauer ("long-life battery"), Yamax (3 yr), L.L. Bean (not specified), and Pacer (1 yr). One Accusplit and one Pacer pedometer began to malfunction during the course of the study, and thus several trials had to be redone. This indicates that there may be differences in durability among the brands. However, we did not test a large enough sample of each brand to draw conclusions about durability. For epidemiologic studies, there may be an advantage to models that have a plastic cover that can be closed to prevent accidental resetting. The plastic cover on the Yamax and the Accusplit restricted the subject from viewing the display when it was closed. This could be advantageous in"blinding" the subject to the distance walked.
The generalizability of this study has some potential limitations. The results were determined on adults who were within the normal range for body weight and body fatness. Therefore, one should be cautious when extrapolating these findings to children or the extremely obese. Further research is needed to validate the pedometers in these groups. Additional studies are needed to determine the efficacy of pedometers in correlating walking behaviors with health outcomes in public health settings.
In summary, this study tested the accuracy of electronic pedometers. During overground walking at self-selected velocities, most pedometers were accurate to within 11% for distance. However, one pedometer brand (Yamax) measured the number of steps and distance to within 1% of actual on the 4.88-km sidewalk course. The walking surface (sidewalk versus track) did not affect the accuracy of most pedometers. Treadmill studies showed that the Yamax pedometer was more accurate than the Eddie Bauer and Pacer at slow-to-moderate walking speeds, though no differences were seen at the fastest speed (4.0 mph or 107 m·min-1). The results indicate that some of the newer electronic pedometers have a greater absolute accuracy than the old-style mechanical pedometers. Electronic pedometers could prove to be useful in epidemiological studies of physical activity in free-living populations.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $137 billion budget plan for 2014-2015 includes an $807 million increase for education (up 3.8% over last fiscal year), with $608 earmarked as school aid for the state's 709 school districts and $100 million to fund pre-Kindergarten programs, as part of a five-year, $1.5 billion initiative to establish universal, full-day pre-Kindergarten statewide. The increase in the governor's proposed budget, however, does not compensate for the cuts of previous years that began during the 2007-2009 recession. Many of the state's beleaguered school districts and education advocates are calling the governor's budget numbers woefully inadequate to stave off more rounds of cuts to staff, student programs, courses and other resources. Read more
The gravy train; Agricultural subsidies need reform
With any luck, the United States may get a new farm bill this year. Already a year overdue, however, the bill is facing some 11th-hour obstacles as a committee of congressional negotiators wrestles to reconcile the differences between the two versions passed by the House and Senate in 2013. Read more
Job well done, Sean McGuinness
Sean McGuinness, the superintendent of the National Park Service's Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, is retiring this month, setting off on an adventure that many retirees take—to discover what other wonderful things life has to offer. We at The River Reporter shall miss him. Read more
River valley counties by the number
Recently we at The River Reporter were curious to compare three of our local counties in the Upper Delaware River Valley to see how they stack up against each other for demographics, housing and income, and so we took another look at the results of the 2010 U.S. census and some of the interim estimates (through 2012) of how we're doing.
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Pike, PA Wayne, PA Sullivan, NY
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Preserving a community's assets
In the face of some well-organized and passionate opposition, Pike County Pennsylvania commissioners have a tough decision to make about where to build a much needed new courthouse annex in the heart of historic Milford. As the county's population has grown (it increased 65% in the 1990s and another 24% between 2000 and 2010), the ability to conduct the county's business undeniably requires more courtroom and office space. Read more
Dragnet: spying in the digital age
It seems the time has come to reread George Orwell's 65-year-old dystopian novel "Nineteen Eighty-four." The questions it raises, about a fictional world in which each person is subjected to 24-hour surveillance in an authoritarian state, seem timelier now than ever, given what we have learned about the magnitude of electronic spying by our government's National Security Agency (NSA), not only on foreign targets, but also, as it turns out, on Americans here at home. (If you think the bulk collection of data about our telephone calls is not spying, we beg to differ.) Read more


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Stories without words: Narrative ballets and their many inspirations
20 November 2014
How and where choreographers find stories has changed throughout the art form's history.
Stravinsky and ballet: 'See the music, hear the dance'
31 October 2013
With The Rite of Spring returning, we look at some of Stravinsky's other iconic ballet scores.
A guide to Sir Frederick Ashton
21 June 2012
We look back at the career and legacy of the founder choreographer of The Royal Ballet.
7 June 2012
Two works by Ashton and one by Nijinska comprise latest Royal Ballet mixed bill.


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11 Sep 2012, 11:45am by Rivers McCown
The Redskins knocked off the Saints on Sunday with a 40-point deluge -- but how much did we really see from Robert Griffin in his debut?
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Looking at the Patriots' four worst games of the season suggests that the Giants need to shut down the Patriots' midrange passing game, especially to Rob Gronkowski.
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Any Given Sunday looks at the thread running through the New York Giants' worst games this year. Teams generally beat them by taking advantage of the secondary, particularly the holes in the zone between the linebackers and safeties. It also helped to get Osi Umenyiora off the field.
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10 Jan 2012, 02:08pm by Vincent Verhei
Tim Tebow's success on Sunday ran counter to the numbers put up by the Steelers defense this year -- but not counter to the numbers put up by Tebow himself. Throwing deep is what he does well. And he'll continue to do it against the Patriots this weekend.
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Has the magic run out for Tim Tebow? There actually are some promising names on a list of QB seasons by similarity scores... until you realize all those names played 30 years ago and the game has changed an awful lot since then.
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This week's Any Given Sunday looks at the Giants offense, which is very heavy on deep passes. What does that mean against the Dallas defense, and against the defenses the Giants might face in the playoffs?
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A problem has finally appeared for the Packers: protecting Aaron Rodgers.
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This week's Any Given Sunday looks at the problems that San Francisco has on offense, especially in the red zone, with some suggestions that might lead to more touchdowns and fewer field goals.
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Atlanta could not run the ball against Houston, and we look at how the erosion of their offensive line has hurt them this season.
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|Jan 31 2013, 10:50 AM Post #141
I'm not big on the whore and slut names for women, so I'm not going to go there, but as far as being sexually promiscuous, I think Sami's been in a much better place for the last 9 months than she was just prior to that. In Nov 2011, she had sex with EJ. From December 2011-Febrary 2012, she was presumably sleeping with Rafe. And then in early 2012 (April maybe?), she was sleeping with Lucas. IMO, she was much more promiscous in that 6 month run than she's been since then. I don't call her latest run slutty (partly because I don't like labeling women that way), but I would call it fickle.
|Jan 31 2013, 10:53 AM Post #142
I think the way it's playing out is completely different. If they play it with him suddenly having feelings for this person, maybe. We'll see. I hope not because I have no desire to watch Rafe be a whore either. I don't care if he ever has sex again, lol.
|Jan 31 2013, 10:55 AM Post #143
Well, that's true about Sami but it's because of how she's been juggling these 3 men around. Her actions are slutty for sure, and she has slept with EJ and Rafe and Lucas in the past year or so. But it's not just that. Its how she acts when there is a confrontation with any of them. AS plays it that Sami loves hurting the other person and pitting these men against each other. So if she were to go to a bar and hook up with someone, well, that would make her seem more slutty, yes. Rafe has only slept with Sami since he's been in Salem, and was going to do it recently because they were supposedly reuniting. So, in 4 years he's been with 1 woman. I don't see it as a problem that he goes to a bar and gets drunk and hooks up. Good for him. I'm happy to see him doing something or "someone" else for a change.
|Jan 31 2013, 10:56 AM Post #144
I think she's been worse the last two months. She's just been unsuccessful. The writing for her has been incredibly unflattering and I already think she sucks.
|Jan 31 2013, 10:59 AM Post #145
I would agree that the writing is shitty. She could be torn between two men without wanting to play tonsil hockey with each in the span of a few hours. To me, that's what makes her look so bad, not the fact that she is supposedly 'torn'.
The handling of Sami in the last year to please fan bases has taken a toll on her character.
|Jan 31 2013, 11:08 AM Post #146
I think suddenly having feelings for the person would make the situation better not worse, or it would if this weren't a morally neutral scenario.
As for Rafe only having slept with one woman, that's really only because he and Carrie never got the chance.
|Jan 31 2013, 11:13 AM Post #147
Since when do we care about calling fictional characters sluts, and whores? Nicole has gotten her fare share of that type of name calling by the show and posters alike and now we care? Yeah, not buying it.... The only thing that TRULY bugs me is when they actually label her a porn star or a prostitute...and it's not because they call her a porn star or a hooker, it's because neither are true...I just wish that every time the show would call her that, a character would come and give the audience the specifics...mention how and WHY she created that ONE porn flick.
|Jan 31 2013, 11:33 AM Post #148
Let's face it, Lucas and Dan were once slutty men too. But once they give their hearts, they are true. Sami use to be a pain in the neck girl, but she stayed faithful. I wouldn't call her slutty, but she is too old to be that fickle. Nicole has reformed her trampy ways too, I respect her for that. It is sad they destroyed Chloe's character. She was true to Phillip, Brady, Dan and Lucas too until she messed up.
|Jan 31 2013, 11:39 AM Post #149
|personally i hate the way sami toys with these men feelings like when she took that braclet lucas gave her last year instead of being honest with him and telling him she wanted to be with EJ she toyed with him and i see her doing the same thing with RAFe and EJ
|Jan 31 2013, 11:42 AM Post #150
I'm kinda looking forward to seeing Sami toying with EJ in bed.
|Jan 31 2013, 11:45 AM Post #151
They should all walk away from her but they don't. Frankly Sami brings nothing to the table any longer for any of these men.
With Lucas she uses and throws him away like yesterday's trash. Calls him when she needs him but doesn't show a lick of loyalty to him after the initial, 'Thanks' moment has passed.
With Rafe she cheated on him when he's shown such loyalty to her. He was willing to spend his life not working as a cop/FBI guy simply to be able to cover for her for shooting EJ. INstead of running to him for comfort she runs to the man that tried to kill him.
With Ej she's constantly stating how if he would change into the man she thinks he could be, she'd be able to love him. He's doing just that and will likely continue to do that, it's only a matter of time before she betrays him too....by proving to him that not even with him turning himself into an Everett pretzel to make her happy she can love him.
Sami isn't capable of loving any man anymore....she has become a champion of the 'love the one I'm with' syndrome.
|Jan 31 2013, 11:51 AM Post #152
Much prefers sweevil, snarky EJ over Father Figure Fucktard Eejiot.
That's just not so. What played out on screen was that Rafe clearly fell in love with Carrie and planned to build a life with her, despite how much it would hurt other people. He told her he loved her, they planned to be together and the only thing that put a stop to it was that she wound up pregnant with her husband's baby and chose to leave town in order to try to rebuild their relationship. Rafe had no choice in that matter - Carrie left him. Regardless of what she said to him about thinking he still cared about Sami (which he denied at the time) it doesn't change the fact that he clearly was in love with her and ready and willing to move on from Sami. In fact, after Safe's initial break up while Carrie was still in town Rafe was shown to care very little about Sami or even give her much thought.
That is what played out on screen, like it or not. :shrug:
|Jan 31 2013, 11:56 AM Post #153
Neither has Sami, but everyone calls her one.
At least Sami CARES for who she beds, unlike that hairy hornball Rafe.
Unless, he truly does care for Kate/Hope/Chloe and I just missed that memo.
ETA: I think she did sleep with Lucas last summer - I had forgotten since they didn't show anything this time. What made me remember was the MOOBIES!
Edited by michelle, Jan 31 2013, 12:11 PM.
|Jan 31 2013, 12:03 PM Post #154
I've seen no evidence that she cares about anyone that's not herself.
|Jan 31 2013, 12:06 PM Post #155
isn't that the truth
|Jan 31 2013, 12:17 PM Post #156
But I don't believe she cares for them. Not really anyway.
The argument can be made that she has TOO MANY FEELINGS, and CARES TOO MUCH for each and everyone one of her men, past, present and future. This was a mini-convo Lumi had once when they were reconnecting and ultimately decided not to have sex right away to make their reconnection more meaningful or seemingly stable. That she wished she were just the cold-hearted bitch everyone thought she was, and that she didn't have a mushy heart with so many feelings spilling out everywhere and no where to put them. At the time I found that so friggin endearing and honest. You are right, Sami, you have all these feelings and you feel so deeply and if only you could find somewhere to invest those feelings!! You rock Sami!!!
My attitude towards her has since changed, of course. To my mind, having conflicting, powerful feelings for two-three men through which your rotate is not tantamount to caring too much, or really caring at all. The feelings sort of negate each other in my mind. Like boy crying wolf or something. I don't think it's impossible to have more than one great love in your life. But Sami's merry-go-round behavior, at least for me, undermines or minimizes the love that she is meant to feel at any one time for any one man. I just don't take her seriously any more in that regard. I don't feel her feelings are sincere. So I don't feel like she really cares for her men. I guess they aren't randoms she picks up at a bar. But if Sami had basically been involved with one man for several years, broke up with him in spectacularly miserable fashion, and then had a ONS, I wouldn't call her a slut or a whore or even fickle. Maybe it's that Sami is a tease, and that is what frustrates me about her, and makes me inclined to agree with people who call the show the Days of Sami's Vagine or comparable monikers. But that she can move from one man to the next and back again, have so many half-open-mouth moments (I call it boudoir mouth), seem to enjoy playing some of these men against each other sometimes, be ready to marry one man but angrily demand the other one fight for her, etc., I think some of that is what casts her in a fickly/semi-slutty light. And makes it feel like the show is so concerned with her revolving door nether regions. Maybe that is unfair - she is not sleeping with a different man every night or anything. But even if you just think of it as a revolving-door heart, I dunno - it's been too long and she is too old imo for that to be cute or even tolerable. And I don't think Rafe having a ONS, even if it becomes a relationship, isn't comparable to years of this behavior from Sami.
Edited by elci525, Jan 31 2013, 12:39 PM.
|Jan 31 2013, 12:22 PM Post #157
Sami slept with Lucas in April or May or both. And she would have slept with EJ or Rafe, take your pick, on any given day since then. Rafe, EJ and Lucas have only slept with or attempted to sleep with her. She tries to play musical beds but gets interupted each time.
|Jan 31 2013, 12:29 PM Post #158
Here's the difference though, despite the fact that you don't think Sami cares about anyone but herself, because you personally hate the character and the actress, she DOES.
She IS torn about both men and has been for A VERY LONG TIME. It didn't just start 5 minutes ago, it started years ago in the safe house when she was pregnant with Sydney, loved EJ and was developing feelings for Rafe.
I'm not saying that she loves EJ more than Rafe or that her recent fights with Rafe negates her feelings for him, but that doesn't change the fact that she still cares about EJ too.
Rafe is getting ready to have sex with someone that he does not care about/love/whatever/etc., and that TO ME, makes him more of a whore, than Sami will ever be.
A one night stand is definitely more whorish than being torn between two men you have deep feelings for.
|Jan 31 2013, 12:33 PM Post #159
Then she is the sluttiest person I've ever seen not have sex for 9 months with anyone.
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|Jan 31 2013, 12:34 PM Post #160
If she had been truly in love with EJ she wouldn't have chosen Rafe and if she was truly in love with Rafe she couldn't bed EJ so easily. What the girl really needs is a vibrator.......turned up at warped speed instead of spreading her big thighs for the next man who's willing and ending up pregnant again.
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In a brief post on Battlefield 3's official message board, DICE Global Battlefield Community Manager Daniel Matros revealed the four maps from 2005's Battlefield 2 that will be available in the "Back to Karkand" map pack that comes with the game at launch, if you pre-order it. Here are your retro-multiplayer maps:
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No comment on whether any other older maps will be coming back from the dead.
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These older maps have been updated with Battlefield 3's Frostbite 2 engine, and will have upgraded "physics, destruction and visuals." The pack will have Battlefield 2 weapons, vehicles, and achievements/trophies.
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This website gives information on Gaelic Education. Gaelic Education comprises of Gaelic Medium Education (GME), Gaelic Learner Education (GLE) and Learning about Gaelic Language and Culture as part of Scotland's identity (LAGLC).
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Stuthan-taic Gàidhlig Resources for GaelicTha measgachadh de stuthan-taic ri fhaotainn gu h-ìosal. Here you will find a range of resources to support Gaelic Education.
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Iran: Khameni Speaks
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, head of the all powerful Guardian Council, gave his much anticipated speech in Iran today.
He effectively closed any chance for a new vote by calling the June 12 election a "definitive victory."
The speech created a stark choice for opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi and his supporters: drop their demands for a new vote or take to the streets again in blatant defiance of the man endowed with virtually limitless powers under Iran's constitution.
This also leaves Mousavi with a very stark choice – back off and essentially support the regime, or put himself in a position to become an enemy of the regime. But what seems fairly clear is Khamenei isn't going to sanction a new vote nor is he going to accept a different outcome. As proof of that, Khamenei essentially waves away the charge of voting fraud:
Khamenei said the 11 million votes that separated Ahmadinejad from his top opponent, Mousavi, was proof that fraud did not occur.
"If the difference was 100,000 or 200,000 or 1 million, one may say fraud could happen. But how can one rig 11 million votes?"
Of course we all know the arguments against this probability – i.e. Iran uses all paper ballots, polls were open until midnight and within hours the final results were announced (with skeptics pointing out it was physically impossible to count those ballots that quickly).
As was expected, Khamenei echoed the Ahmadinejhad charge of foreign (external) interference:
Khamenei blamed foreign media and Western countries of trying to create a political rift and stir up chaos in Iran.
"Some of our enemies in different parts of the world intended to depict this absolute victory, this definitive victory, as a doubtful victory," he said, according to an official translation on state TV's English-language channel. "It is your victory. They cannot manipulate it."
Khameni's speech sets up the possibility of a real confrontation between the regime and protesters:
Amnesty International said it was "extremely disturbed" by the speech, saying it indicated the "authorities' readiness to launch violent crackdowns if people continue to protest".
Amnesty says latest reports suggest that around 15 protesters have been killed and hundreds more injured or arrested by security forces.
A protest is scheduled in Tehran for tomorrow:
Demonstrators calling for a new election earlier vowed to stage fresh protests on Saturday.
But the governor of Tehran province, Morteza Tamadon, has said no permission has been given for such a rally and he hoped it would not be held.
The question, of course, is how will the regime react. Allahpundit at Hot Air has posted some interesting information about a rumored purge supposedly happening within the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. If true they indicate that the regime is planning a violent and lethal crackdown of the protesters.
5 Responses to Iran: Khameni Speaks
Khamenei is, plainly, a misogynist a**hole. Period.
What bothers me is that The Clown™ in the White House is as silent as a dead mule when it comes to opposing these thugs. I wonder why. Bribery? Crass stupidity? It has to be for a reason. Naiveté? Lack of foreign policy experience? After all, before she fell, Hillary Clinton had also said virtually nothing about the crisis. She was also as silent as a dead mule. Maybe that "Lack of foreign policy experience? After all, before she fell, Hillary Clinton had also said virtually nothing about the crisis. She was also as silent as a dead mule. Maybe that "3 AM" commercial that she ran against The Clown™ last year was more right than even she believes now.
On another front, support for the ObamaCare℠ Socialist Takeover of the Health Care Industry is dropping precipitously, and is now less popular than the ClintonCare baloney from 1993-94. Don't believe me? Check out the newest poll:
Remember that Clinton's socialist grab in 1993-94 cost the Democrats the majority in the House and Senate in 1994. Maybe the stars are aligning again, as I have predicted.
I doubt that Khomeini would make a speech like that and not take the obvious steps– a direct and very brutal effort to quell any dissent quickly and viciously. He has thrown down the gauntlet, and backing away now would probably be the end of the regime.
Once again, this is a great opportunity for the present administration to speak up and openly and clearly pressure the Iranian regime, or at least make it plain that you support the protests and disclaim the election results as invalid. Best outcome- the regime is overthrown. Worst outcome- the regime survives and you're pretty much where you are right now (and where you will be if you don't take a stand).
I don't think that Obama will take that stance, he will continue on the present course– try to play it down and ignore it as much as possible, be non-committal when pressed for a reaction, and wait for events to play out before finally making a definitive statement. And that statement will probably be conciliatory towards the mullahs, who will have regained control and will continue to fling dirt at the USA and the President.
It's depressing.
America – 1775
France – 1789
India – 1947
Poland – 1989
Iran – 2009?
Unfortunately, if Iran's people want freedom, they're going to have to fight for it. There have been instances in the past where revolutions have happened bloodlessly as the ruling powers realized that the cards were stacked against them and relinquished power quietly. However, Khameni's comments today plainly show that the mullahs and the Basiji thugs that keep them in power aren't going to go away quietly.
There are now but two essential questions remaining to be answered:
1) Do the reformists have the stomach for a street fight, possibly leading to a full-scale civil war?
2) If so, are there significant elements within the army and the Revolutionary Guards who will refuse orders to attack the demonstrators, even switching sides and bringing their guns with them?
If the answer to both of these questions turns out to be "yes", then Iran's ruling theocracy's days may be numbered. But without more guns of their own, the opposition, despite it's sizeable advantage in numbers, can never hope to topple the current government.


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Considering the rush of gold orders in mid to late April, it is understandable that there would be some temporary delays in delivery. However, we're now into mid May and sources indicate those same orders are still unfulfilled. So it begs the question: Where's the gold?
The Shanghai Gold Exchange has an enormous appetite for physical gold, so much so that it's absorbing all world production month after month — even before the April fire sale. A month's production averages about 230 tonnes. Gold Miner Pulse, which tracks the numbers from the Shanghai Gold Exchange, reports that during the week of April 22 only one tonne has been delivered to the exchange. Since May 1, it has received only 0.3 tonnes.
The Economic Times of India reports a similar story. Furthermore, many Indian jewelers said compared to last year they expect gold sales will be up 30 % to 50% during the Akshaya Tritiay holiday on May 13 due to the lower price of gold.
Haresh Soni, chairman of the All India Gem and Jewellery Trade Federation, said banks and trading houses importing gold are getting only 10 percent of their orders as the demand has surged sharply after a sudden slide in gold prices last month. 'If they place order for one tonne, for instance, then they are getting only around 100 kg,' Soni said. "
Oh, wait. I get it now. You deal with real market demand by declaring a defacto force majeure. Meanwhile, the paper market continues on unimpeded. Could the Comex and LBMA be next for force majeure?
Paul Craig Roberts' theory is that the raid of the Comex was done in conjunction with the buying of GLD shares in the washout. The banksters get the physical gold by delivering to the GLD 100,000 share lots, which was then supposedly shipped off to Asia, according to Roberts. However, I think the real reason for the raid was to send leased gold back to the Federal Reserve, that in turn must continue to return gold to Germany. I predict additional official sources, such as central banks, also want their gold back — and much quicker than Germany's seven-year delivery window. What the masters of the universe didn't predict was the huge demand coming out of China and India. Now, the response is to choke those buyers off from real product.
Good news for silver bulls. Japan will increased silver use for solar by 1.5 million ounces to 5 million ounces ["Dowa Boosts Silver for Japan Post-Quake Solar Demand"]. That's if it can get delivery.
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