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I am having problems with AVCHD-patcher 1.06, during a backup for 1 particular movie keep getting file format error. I have read that v1.04 might be able to fix this but I cant find it anywhere, can someone please post a link or a direct link to download.
Also, for some movies, I have noticed that that are extra folders besides BDMV and CERTIFICATE, should I burn all those folders or just stick with 2(BDMV and CERTIFICATE).
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First of all, thanks to milOtis for an excelent guide!
This is just to give you some tips and share how I did it and maybe save u some time.
Instead of separatly downloading and installing all the codec packs, u can use one for all. Like rmeyers previosly suggests, download the K-Lite Codec Pack. It will automaticly tell you if you have any conflicting codecs and promt u to un-install them. You will also get reminders when new versions are avalible and thus keeping all your codecs up to date.
Another good choice is to download the trial versions of Elecard MPEG2 and AVC HD players. This is primarily because they create stable registry links, so the objective is not to use them as default encoders/decodes.
U can also, instead of using AnyDVD HD, try DVDFab 6 (not freeware either, the beta might be, I think). It will rip your BD to a HDD folders with subs and sound of your choice with impressing speed. Then you just use BD Rebuilder to get it into your favorite size. For those who use XP, UDF Reader is a useful tool if you want to brows the BD folder on the disc. You might of course also need AVCHD‐Patcher.
Hope this is to good use for some one!
Thanks jdobbs!!!
Alot of members here are reporting issues with DVD5 and DVD9 compatibility. But I'm aiming towards BD25 and was wondering is the compatibility issue on a BD25 based on the type of media or method of encoding/burning? That is of course if their is a compatibility issue with BD25.
I don't see why not, I want to be able to have it play on all bluray standalones and ps3, but I needed to know if anyone knew..
Also, this question is regards to Baldrick, can we have a Bluray Player compatible section like we do on the DVD Player section for compatibility, I know it might be too soon but next summer its going to be the norm with all the prices going down and possibly a Bluray hack
For all those people who require different versions of AVCHD PATCHER I have compiled a collection.
Message me with your requirements and I can send to you
Originally Posted by HARRYSPADGE
Geeeez for all those looking for 1.04 patcher that have asked repeatedly over and over and for so many people that have found it and not helped.....kiss my a$$.... after having the same problems as everyone else and extensive searching i have found 1.04 and it has worked for me instantly on my GI-JOE bd... to all those that ignore thanks for nothing
"http://wnojikoshya.hp.infoseek.co.jp/AVCHD-Patcher_1.04.rar" the download is clean but check for your own safety! Enjoy!
Originally Posted by detr0yt
Calm down man - take a chill pill
I added links to AVCHD Patcher 1.04 to 1.06 under bdrebuilder other downloads, https://www.videohelp.com/tools/BD_Rebuilder#download
First of all thanks to both milOtis and Baldrick for the excelent guides. I've read most of the posts and have learned alot from all of you. Here is the result of my very first try on this Blu-Ray backup procedures and it worked for me the first time but I'm sure I'll be back to read some more. My first try was the King Kong (39 GB) title and here what I've used to create the BD-5 backup disc:
Dell Precision 380 x86 PC with 4GB RAM
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS
WDC 250, WDC 1TB - Hard drives
Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit
DirectX 11
TSS Tcorp CDDVDW SH-S223Q - DVD/CD Writer
HL-DT-ST BD-RD GGW-H20L - LG BD Writer
Sharp Aquos 32" 1080P TV - 1920 X 1080 X 60hz
AnyDVD-HD - 18.104.22.168
Elaborate Bytes VirtualCloneDrive
AVCHD-Patcher version 1.04
BD-RBV03104 - BD ReBuilder v0.31.04
PowerDVD version 8
Took 40 minutes to create the ISO
Took 24 hours (yes 24 hrs! , I have an old PC) to create the BD structure using BDRebuilder
Took 15 minutes to create each BD-5 with ImgBurn (both DVD-R and DVD+R)
No issues with audio, video and sub-title
I created the BD-5 with both DVD-R and DVD+R and they both working great . I don't have PS3 or Standalone BD player, the only thing that I have to play Blu-Ray is my LG H20L and it played both disks without any problems. Here is the kicker, these disks can also play the movie on my PC-DVD player (TSS Tcorp CDDVDW SH-S223Q) using PowerDVD!!! and the video and audio is exactly the same quality as with the LG H20L. This is great but 24 hrs to make a backup to me it is not realistic but to know that this can be done is more than I can ask. I'm sure we'll get this down some day and having a better PC would help too (like 8-core PC that someone has...) I really enjoy reading these posts and do learn alot from you all and hope I can and will contribute some ideas soon. Thanks again and have a great day!
I went all the way through this guide, had problems, fixed the problems, waited hours for it to finish, only to find out that it only makes a disc with the same structure as a BD. Does anyone know how I can make backups of my BDs to DVD-Rs that will play on normal DVD players? I'm talking about menus and everything - a straight copy - not something I could do with ConvertXtoDVD with new menus.
i know of no straight copy bd - dvd. i am sure there are programs that will convert the main movie to dvd for you. or you could convert everything yourself and build it into a dvd thats almost identicle. or just buy a bluray play and do bluray backups. blu-rays are blu-rays and dvds are dvds. you will not get a REAL blu-ray menu as a dvd menu anyway.
i actually want the oppersite. dvds backed up to blu-ray with orig menus ect as i want to backup my many tv series to 1 or 2 bd discs instead of 6-7 dvds.
Thanks for the explanation, stackner. It helps me understand a lot more now. I guess I'll just use ConvertXtoDVD and make my own menus. The reason I wanna do this is because we have a Blu-Ray player only in my wife's laptop. We don't have any HDTVs yet, so we can't get a standalone Blu-Ray player.
think it depends on the blu-ray player maybe? im sure mine has connections to plug into an sd tv. but i would still waittill you have a hd tv the picture is great.
All you people are very clever!
And I think also, we have to give to the time, ... more time !
"Products" become better day after day!
Don't you angree with that?
Don't worry!!!
I'm very "slow", too!
Anyway, doctor said:
"Nobody is perfect"
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 or Adobe Encore CS4 will do this natively, if you got the cash.
Hi guys,
I'm having trouble getting Bd builder to finish the encode of a blu-ray ISO. It fails at around 85% on one of the files. Tried twice. 8hrs plus for each. I would heat to wait another 8hrs to find out it failed again.
Your input is appreciated
BD Rebuilder BETA ROCKS
[22:12:28] BD Rebuilder v0.32.08 (beta)
- Source: IROBOT_US
- Input BD size: 26.45 GB
- Approximate total content: [01:54:44.252]
- Target BD size: 4.27 GB
- Windows Version: 6.1 [7600]
- MOVIE-ONLY mode enabled
- Audio Settings: AC3=1 DTS=1 HD=0 Kbs=640
[22:12:28] PHASE ONE, Encoding
- [22:12:28] Extracting A/V streams [VID_00001]
- [22:22:55] Reencoding: VID_00001 (1 of 2)
- [22:22:55] Collecting video information
- Source Video: MPEG-4 (AVC), 1920x1080
- Rate/Length: 23.976fps, 165,033 frames
- Bitrate: 4,180 Kbs
- [22:22:55] Reencoding: VID_00001, Pass 1 of 2
- [23:53:18] Reencoding: VID_00001, Pass 2 of 2
- [02:16:59] Video Encode complete
- [02:16:59] Reencoding audio tracks (if req'd)
- [02:20:21] Multiplexing M2TS
- [02:21:16] Extracting A/V streams [VID_00002]
- [02:21:17] Reencoding: VID_00002 (2 of 2)
- [02:21:17] Collecting video information
- Source Video: MPEG-4 (AVC), 1920x1080
- Rate/Length: 23.976fps, 24 frames
- [02:21:17] Reencoding: VID_00002, Pass 1 of 1
- [02:21:18] Video Encode complete
- [02:21:18] Multiplexing M2TS
[02:21:18]PHASE ONE complete
[02:21:18]PHASE TWO - Rebuild Started
- [02:21:18] Rebuilding AVCHD file Structure
[02:22:59] - Encode and Rebuild complete
[02:22:59] Writing BD structure to ISO file
- ImgBurn completed successfully
- WORKFILES folder removed.
[02:24:20]JOB: IROBOT_US finished.
BD Rebuilder patch the BDMV files yet? I thought you still had to use AVCHD Patcher to make a fully compatible disc before you burned?
Silly question but is the AVCHD Patcher only meant to be used for BD5/BD9's? Or can it be used for BD25 media aswell?
Is there *any* program that will convert a BD to DVD9 with complete menus & extras WITHOUT using h264? My DVD players will not play h264. I want a simple DVD9 (I've been given some BDs and have nothing to play them on, but have a friend who has a BD player on his system).
Thanks. I would think that, if BDRebuilder is *so* close, being able to choose between h264 & MPEG2 codecs shouldn't be that difficult to incorporate.
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It's not even November and people are already hitting the ski slopes of Tahoe thanks to an early season snowstorm.
Boreal Ski Resort will open Friday and Squaw Valley opened the chair lifts today following nearly three feet of snow since the weekend at higher elevations.
Thursday's opening at Squaw is the earliest for the resort since 1960.
Even the lower elevations such as Tahoe City reported getting about a foot of snow.
You need to be driving up there about now though if you want to do some skiing. NBC Bay Area's Christina Loren said most of the snow will melt by the end of this weekend. Loren is also quick to add that there is another system that is heading that way next week, but says it is warmer and may produce slush not snow.
The early snow is great news for all the Sierra resorts who are coming off the driest season on record. The first real snowstorm didn't hit Tahoe until January last season.
Squaw Valley says it will officially open Nov. 21. That is the same date Kirkwood and Mt. Rose are scheduled to open.
Heavenly and Northstar are set to open Nov. 16. Alpine Meadows is slated to open Dec. 7.
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Nothing is more embarrassing than a face full of grease. The hotter temperatures only make matters worse for oily skin, adding sweat and melting makeup to the mix. There's a fine line between sporting a healthy glow and an overly-shiny complexion.
Oily skin is caused by excess sebum production. Hormones and genetics are often the culprit, which is why teenagers tend to suffer from grease and breakouts more often. But, like adult acne, a shiny complexion can stick (or slip) with you through adulthood.
Try the following tips to rid your face of unwanted shine, clogged pores and breakouts.
Lather Up
Wash your face at least twice per day with a mild cleanser. Harsh soaps and detergents tend to strip away too much oil, causing skin to overproduce oil as a protective reaction. Remember that some natural moisture is good for your skin – it helps prevent wrinkles and defends against harsh environmental elements. If you suffer from oily skin, stray away from any cleansers with added moisturizers or facial oils, as these may be too heavy and promote further skin congestion. If your fingers don't do the trick, try a washcloth or facial cleansing brush. Although some think hot water helps to disinfect bacteria, it's best to rinse with warm or cool temperatures that won't dry you out. Pat, never rub, your skin dry. If you suffer from acne, 2 percent salicylic acid cleansers can help break down oils and eradicate blemishes.
Use Toner
Toning your skin helps to tighten pores, clean up residue and prevent excess sebum production. For an all-natural solution, apply witch hazel to your t-zone and chin with a cotton ball or pad. Alcohol-based astringents are too harsh for sensitive skin conditions like rosacea, so make sure to read your ingredients and talk to your dermatologist before trying new products. Let the toner dry on your face before applying a light facial moisturizer with SPF in outward circle motions. Don't forget to moisturize your neck and décolleté to fight against the signs of aging and sun damage.
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Set aside a few minutes in your AM or PM skincare routine to apply a deep cleansing face mask. Look for a clay-based solution that effectively removes impurities and allows pores to breathe properly. Because they give a deeper clean, limit your face mask routine to once per week to prevent over drying. Depending on the mask, removal might take a little extra time, but you can use a cotton washcloth to facilitate the process. While you wait for your mask to dry (approximately 20 minutes), lay fresh and cold cucumber slices on your eyes to de-puff and minimize dark circles simultaneously.
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Summer's End Pesto is my culinary au revoir to the lovely months of sunshine and gardening that must inevitably end as fall begins its slow creep over the northeastern United States.
By early October most of my vegetable plants have stopped producing but the herbs are usually still in form, especially the hardy perennials like sage, rosemary, thyme and chives. The sage, a round-leaf, silver-green plant that my friend Bess gave me years ago, is so hardy that it usually stays quite healthy until the first heavy snowfall has smothered all of its energy.
The annuals are another story. The one annual herb I plant each year is basil because what would a summer kitchen be like without its sweet-spicy aroma? This year I also planted some coriander but by now it's long gone. And the basil too is beginning to wilt and turn brown.
So this past week I did what has become a ritual in my fall kitchen. I went out with a pair of shears to harvest all the herbs I could and find ways to preserve them for my fall and winter kitchen. Some, like the rosemary, thyme and sage, I will tie up in bunches and dry. Strong, savory herbs do really well when dried and, some might say, are even better dry than fresh because their flavors concentrate. I never dry mint, basil and chives because their flavors seem to vanish when they are dried and all you are left with is a dark green mess that I don't like adding to my food. Some people suggest freezing fresh herbs in ice trays, but I don't have room for a mass of ice trays in my freezer.
One herb– or spice — that I do preserve in the freezer is green chillies. Last year I started a few chilli pepper plants, including serrano, habanero and jalapeno, from seed. I got so many chillies that I started throwing them into a huge Ziploc bag that I then put in the freezer. This year I didn't plant any chillies because I still have a huge bagful left from last year that will last me through this winter. Be sure the chillies go dry into the freezer so they don't clump together. When you need to use them take as many as you need, hold them under running water for a couple of seconds, and you have fresh green chillies to throw into whatever your heart desires.
One more way I like to keep my summer herbs going for just a little longer is to blend them up into pestos and throw them in the freezer, ready for use on busy weeknights.
I love a traditional basil pesto, and my recipe for it is quite foolproof. But this Summer's End Pesto has got to be my favorite for flavor. Basil is still the primary herb here, but to it I also add savory herbs that would not, by themselves, be suited to a pesto, like sage and thyme. They enhance the basil and work a magic in this dish that's to be eaten to be believed.
Among my herbs I found hidden this year some garlic greens– bright-green fronds that had arisen from some long-forgotten garlic bulbs I'd buried in the vegetable garden last year. If you've never had garlic greens, do. They are as easy to grow as burying a pod of garlic into the soil in the fall months. By spring, you will find these lovely green shoots that taste of garlic and make a great addition to soups, pestos, and just about any dish.
If you don't quite understand the flavors of various herbs, I would advise you to stick closely with my recipe. Like I said, some herbs like rosemary and thyme are too strong by themselves for a pesto, and adding too much can ruin it for you. But if you know what you're doing, feel free to play with the proportions. This recipe, however, is what works best for me.
Summer's End Pesto
- 3 cups packed basil leaves
- 1/4 cup packed sage leaves
- 1/4 cup packed mint leaves
- 2 tbsp thyme (strip the tiny leaves from the hard stems)
- 1 tbsp rosemary (again, strip from the hard stems)
- 1 cup garlic greens
- 1 cup chives
- 2 large cloves of garlic , crushed
- 2 green chilli peppers , like jalapeno
- 1/2 cup nutritional yeast (you can leave this out, but it has a great cheesy flavor that's perfect in pestos)
- 1/2 cup chopped , lightly toasted walnuts
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Salt to taste
- Ground black pepper to taste
- Place all the ingredients in a blender or food processor. Blend until you have a smooth paste (I prefer a smooth texture for this pesto as opposed to a coarser one for a basil-only pesto)
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Did you catch Roland Legiardi-Laura's documentary, To Be Heard,last weekend? It aired on local PBS stations several times throughout the weekend and was well worth watching.
It tells a story that is both grim and hopeful. It follows three teens who hope to escape their poverty-stricken lives in the Bronx. They want to go to college and see more of the world. They want to stay out of prison and away from harm. The teenagers in this film are stunningly talented poets.
Anthony, Karina, and Pearl are high school juniors, all facing complex issues at school and at home. In poetry class, the three expose their innermost thoughts and emotions to their classmates on a daily basis.
Pearl, who struggles with obesity and body image, dreams both to overcome these societal pressures and to go to Sarah Lawrence College in New York. In the film, we watch her find confidence and see herself in a new light. One particularly striking scene takes place at Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. In the same woods where Henry Thoreau lived and wrote, Pearl stands among the trees and stretches her arms in all directions. She makes way for the sun, allowing herself to take up space and feel free in her own skin.
Anthony, who struggles to stay out of jail, is perhaps the most talented and volatile of this group. Though his mouth is quick to get him in trouble with school authorities, he becomes someone else when he recites poetry. His words aren't necessarily cleaner when he's speaking poetry, but there's meaning behind them—he is a rapper without the bass or the kick-drum. Performing on stage before a screaming audience, words pour from him effortlessly, his arms pulsing and pumping before him like a conductor. His nervous energy practically leaps from through the screen.
Karina, Anthony's girlfriend during part of the film, struggles with realities that many young girls can relate to: a painful relationship with her mother and pressure to act as a parent to her younger siblings. She not only takes on this challenge at home—we see her loving and gentle nature with her little siblings—but she transforms these difficulties into a fiery poetic energy. She makes art out of her teenage exhaustion. She has the teachers, friends, and talent that allow her to channel something very rare and compelling.
Though the relationship between Karina and Anthony is not the main focus of the film—nothing can overshadow the poetry that the rest of the story revolves around—it is refreshing to see a genuine, loving relationship between two young people. With all of the Ronnie-and-Sam-esque crap thrown at us every day, here is a young romance that is beautiful and genuinely dramatic.
This is not just another documentary about poverty and suffering. This film is about being young and trying to find your own voice. It is about what great teachers can do, and the talent we must recognize in each other and ourselves. For this movie-goer, Legiardi-Laura's 2011 documentary To Be Heard is pure poetry.
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The U.S. today pledged to aid France's widening aerial assault on al Qaeda-linked rebels in Northern Mali, as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the U.S. would provide the French with intelligence and airlift support and the State Department said it would send civilian contractors to the region as early as this week to train an African-led military force.
"I commend France for taking the steps it has," Panetta told reporters. "We have promised that we'll work with them and cooperate with them."
Panetta said he did not want to "go into all the particulars" about the nature of U.S. assistance, "but it suffices to say that it's basically in three areas. … One is, provide limited logistical support; two, provide intelligence support; and three, provide some airlift capabilities."
France began military action Friday at Mali's request after the radical Islamist rebels began a rapid advance south. By Sunday, French jets had bombed training camps in militant areas and hundreds of French forces were involved.
Panetta said the rebels' push south had added urgency to the situation.
"It was clear to France and all of us that that could not be allowed to continue, and that is the reason France has engaged, and it is the reason we are providing cooperation," Panetta said.
State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said Monday the Obama administration has agreed to help coordinate and train an African-led force, which will be structured under the West African regional organization known as ECOWAS. The force will receive a mandate by the United Nations, similar to the African peacekeeping force in Somalia AMISOM. The United States has historically been the primary funder of AMISOM, but Nuland said it is too early to determine whether the same will be true for the force going to fight in Mali.
"It was France who was requested to help by the Malians," said Nuland. "They had the assets to do it. They were willing to do it. They are asking us to help them in a number of ways that we are now reviewing."
Said Nuland, "We have traditionally had relationships of burden- sharing when we embark on global security operations. It speaks to the strength of our allies and our ability to share burden around the world with them."
For months U.S. officials have been involved in discussions with leaders from France, Mali, and neighboring West African countries about the best way to proceed militarily against the Islamist extremist groups who seized the northern half of the country last April. The jihadists are accused of human rights abuses such as enlisting child soldiers and stoning to death women accused of adultery as they enforce a strict interpretation of Sharia law.
The top U.S. military commander for Africa, General Carter Ham, recently said there is evidence that extremists from other African countries have traveled to Mali to train with the al Qaeda affiliate that has moved into the country.
Intervention by a UN-backed ECOWAS force wasn't expected to come for several more months, but late last week the rebels pushed further south to capture another key city. On Friday, France surprised many by immediately sending warplanes to push the rebels back and is continuing to go after rebel targets in northern and central Mali.
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Panetta told reporters he could not say how long the fight against the Islamist rebel groups in Mali would take, but analysts expect it could become a long, difficult battle against the rebels who are well armed with the weapons that flooded into Mali after the fall of neighboring Libya last year.
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Lawrence Borom, co-founder of 100 Black Men of Denver and the African American Leadership Institute;
Cedric Buchanon, senior vice president and commercial banking manager for BBVA Compass Bank;
Dr. Robert Winn, associate professor in the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine;
The Rev. Timothy Tyler, pastor of Shorter AME Church;
C. Omar Montgomery, director of Black Student Services and coordinator of the Student Advocacy Center at CU-Denver;
Joseph Graves, legal administrator at Denver Water;
Derrick Fuller, vice president and district manager for Wells Fargo Bank;
Greg Labrie, an entrepreneur, philanthropist and president of the Owl Club of Denver;
Ron Fontenot Sr., founder of JETS (Junior Engineers, Tomorrow's Scientists) and an adjunct instructor at College America; and
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This is a story about not just a manager of a beach cricket club but the development of a league; from Setup Day to Lifting the Trophy.
I was a 20 year old from Sussex, I had a part-time summer job but my university had just collapsed, literally, but that's another story. I needed some money; and fast. My job was at the RSPB, it wasn't a great job but it got me money. Everyone knew I liked my sport, especially cricket but I didn't think it would come to much. But then came the Octopus League.
I was sent to RSPB head base; in Centeral Norfolk, no where near cricket territory.
"We want you to take over our new Beach Cricket team"
"What cricket team?"
"The RSPB are sponsering one"
"I don't know which team you are talking about" I get handed a 3 page document entitled "The Octopus League"
I read it through and told the Executive what I saw
"There's going to be a world-wide beach cricket league with top teams from round the world, starting with 8 teams in 2 groups, Various companys are sponsering teams getting the rights to their nicknames. All top 8 test countrys have been offered a team but only 5 have so far accepted. If they reject the first 2 secondary offers go to England and Australia. I will be the manager of the Hove Seahawks in the Northern Hempishere Division"
I think about the information for a bit and then sign the contract. The next week I get the information about the teams.
Octopus League North Division
Hove Seahawks
My team. I've never been to Hove before but it has a beach so it looks quite good, In the County of Sussex and the English entry.
San Fernando Carnival
In the second city of the Cricket mad nation of Trinidad (and Tobago) the Carnival is sponsered by Trinidad Tourism. I'm really looking forward to going to San Fernando for days under the sun.
Chennai Spices
The most popular food in India. The most popular sport in India. Not suprising really that they met. Sponsered by KA.Singh Curries, The fast-food Curry chain.
Negombo Wires
In the city known as "Columbo's little brother" the Wires are based. After the debacable of the Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka, Lanka Power have got sponsership to boost the image of the Electricity Company.
Octopus League South Division
Hobart Golds
In Tasmania, Hobart sits, The first Australian entry the Golds are sponsered by Estin Ltd, A film studio based in Hobart.
Durban Engines
Durban, on the coast of South Africa has it's team sponsered by South Africa Rail the Railway board in South Africa.
Dunedin Ewes
Dunedin on the South Island of New Zealand has it's team, The Ewes sponsered by the biggest sheep farm, or any other farm, in the world, Hammsmith Farm.
Brisbane Reds
The capital of Queensland, Brisbane is home to the Reds who are sponsered by Heinz Tomato Sauce. Australia took up the offer of Pakistan's rejected spot.
With the e-mail I got more details about the league. Each team will play 28 games: 4 against each team in the League: The winners of the 2 Divisions will play a 5 game series in Ras Al Khayma in UAE to decide the winners of the Octopus League!
The other information I got was that their would be an 11 round draft to decide who goes to which team. It will be a snake format so that the team the drafts first in round 1 drafts last in Round 2 etc.
It was a lot to take in in just one day so I hit bed before I travelled down to Hove to get my office.


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Lecture Video: The Baekdu Daegan as One Mountain System
Roger Shepherd discusses his travels throughout the Baekdu Daegan during this RAS Korea lecture.
Lecture Video: A day in the life of the British Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
Her Majesty's Ambassador Scott Wightman's lecture to the Royal Asiatic Society Korea.
Cheorwon Video Journal
Some highlights from our recent excursion to Cheorwon. Special thanks to David Gemeinhardt who made the video.
Seorak-san Excursion Video Journal
A video showing some highlights from our 2014 Lunar New Year excursion to Seorak-san. The video clips were taken by David Gemeinhardt.
Lecture Video: Early Western Learners of Korean: What Can They Teach Us?
January 2014 Newsletter
Read the newsletter text below or click here to view the formated version if you didn't receive it in your email.
Dear Members and Friends of RAS Korea
A very happy New Year to you all! I hope that 2014 will be a year of peace, although the news is hardly reassuring, whether it be the recent events in North Korea, the provocative attitudes of the Japanese leadership, or the deep divisions and conflicts constantly manifested in South Korean society. But we in the RAS will continue to seek a deeper understanding of and affection for Korea during the coming year, in whatever ways we can.
Our program of lectures remains the most popular of our activities. They will continue, with lectures on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays in January because of the upcoming Lunar New Year at the end of the month.
One challenge facing us is the reduced interest in our excursions. Of course, the winter cold makes travel less appealing and for the first weeks of the year we will offer very few excursions. In recent months, members have naturally expressed disappointment when, after signing up for a tour, they have been notified just a day or two before the excursion is scheduled that it has been cancelled for lack of participants. We cannot usually afford to run tours at a loss, of course, and hiring a bus costs quite a lot. The only solution we can find is to insist that our members should register for an excursion rather earlier than they have been doing. We have decided that the Tuesday afternoon before a weekend bus-excursion will be the deadline for reaching the minimum number (we usually need a minimum of 8 paid-up registrations to pay for the bus). I would like to encourage those of you interested in a particular excursion to actively recruit some friends to accompany you. This does not apply to walking visits within Seoul, of course, where no bus is required and there is no minimum number.
Our other activities will continue, notably the Reading Group and the Business & Culture Club, with the monthly visits to the National Museum resuming in March. A Colloquium for people engaged professionally in Korean Studies using English has been launched under the auspices of the RAS. We also very much hope that a regular viewing and discussion of Korean movies can begin soon. What else might we do? An art-gallery group visiting interesting exhibitions? A tea group?
You will see that we list only a small number of Sponsors. We would be most grateful if more companies and organizations were willing to support our activities. Perhaps some of you reading this letter might see a possibility of sponsorship, which can take many forms? We are more than willing to discuss details with any potential donor / sponsor.
The most important source of income is membership dues, of course, and it is a great help if you can introduce the RAS to your friends and colleagues and encourage them to join us. To help this, we have decided that any member can invite a friend who is not a member to one lecture without their having to pay; equally, if a friend (or even two) accompanies a member on an excursion once, that friend would pay the member's price. We would ask you not to invite the same persons more than once, of course! We hope they will decide to become members.
I worry that the administration of memberships might have been neglected during 2012, after Sue Bae retired and before Hong Yonjoo replaced her. If any of you feel that our office did not acknowledge receipt of a payment or act upon it in 2012, especially, please contact our Manager so that she can verify our records and take appropriate action.
Our Office holds a considerable stock of books about Korea for sale, which are listed in our home page. You are always welcome to come and browse when the Manager is there (usually during the day on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday).
I have gone on too long. Please write to us with your suggestions or complaints, so that we can provide a better service as we begin our 115th year (1900 having been our first!). I want to express particular thanks to our Council and to Ms. Yonjoo Hong for all the support they provide in so many ways.
Happy New Year!
Brother Anthony
President, RAS Korea.
Upcoming Lectures
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 (nb, 1st Tuesday of the month!), Roger Shepherd: The Baekdu Daegan as One Mountain System (he will also sign copies of his book)
Tuesday, January 21, 2014, Hank Morris: Korea in the Asian Crisis of '97-'98: the 'IMF Crisis in Korea
Tuesday, February 11, 2014, Her Majesty's Ambassador Scott Wightman: A day in the life of the British Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
Saturday Jan 25 Gwangneung & Sanjeong Lake
Friday, January 31- Saturday, February 1 Special Lunar New Year Adventure in Seoraksan
Business & Culture Club
The next Business & Culture Club meeting will be held on Jan. 14 (and every 2nd Tuesday). Please join the Facebook group or see our home page "Groups" for full details.
Jan. 14 (Tue) at noon
Meeting place: Cafeteria at the B1 of Woori Bank Head Office (12:00~12:20)
Activity: Visit of Woori Bank Museum (12:25~13:10)
Reading Group
Monday, January 6, 7pm. We will be reading "Winter That Year" by Yi Munyol in the library of Jong-no district office just behind the American Embassy. Click to apply to join the Facebook Group for the Reading Club, from where you can download the text of the work.
For full details of all upcoming events see the RAS web page http://www.raskb.com/ or join our Facebook groups.
Lecture Video: The Decision to Prolong the Korean War
Lecturer: Kathryn Weathersby
For a complete list of lecture videos, please see our YouTube channel. For upcoming lecture, please click here.
Once China entered the Korean War in October 1950 and saved the DPRK from extinction, the North Korean leadership had little say in how the war was run. The Chinese took over day-to-day management of the fighting and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin had the final voice on all important decisions. As a result, when Stalin decided in January 1951 to prolong the war for two to three years to tie down American forces in Korea while the Soviets and East Europeans rearmed, the North Koreans were forced to acquiesce, even though it meant subjecting their country to complete destruction from US bombing. Dr. Weathersby's presentation will be based on a paper she delivered at a conference at Korea University on 27 July to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice.
New RAS Business and Culture Club
The Business & Culture Club of RASKB will provide useful and practical opportunities for business people so that they can experience and improve their knowledge of Korean culture and history. The Business & Culture (B&C) club will hold monthly networking sessions to experience a variety of Korean traditional and cultural events such as expert-guided tours, exhibits and cultural performances.
The first meeting will be held at noon on Tuesday November 12, gathering in the Dunkin Donuts beside the main gate to Deoksu-gung. See here for full details.
1. Main activities
A. Business networking with others also interested in Korean culture and history
B. Expert-guided tour to historic sites
C. Participation in exhibits, cultural performances, traditional festivals, and experience activities
D. Exchange the convergence cases of business & culture, cultural events and CSR activities by multinational & Korean companies
E. Date & Time: 12 pm(noon), on the 2nd Tuesday of each month
F. Venue: Dunkin Dounts near Daehanmun gate of Deoksu palace
G. Participation Fee: Free for RASKB members (lunch and entrance fees are not included)
For more details, please contact Jun(Y.K.) SHIN (email@example.com) or Aico Peek (email@example.com).
Click here to apply to join the Facebook Group for the Business & Culture Club.
Gilsang-sa Temple Pictures and Interview with Mr. Jang
Some pictures and brief videos from our recent excursion to Gilsang-sa and The Korea Furniture Museum. At about the two minute mark, an interview with Mr. Jang, the tour leader, will begin. He will discuss the the excursion and provide some details about the places we visited. Please visit www.raskb.com for more information about upcoming excusions and lectures.
Lecture Video: Han Hŭng su: a multi talented but forgotten Korean scholar in Europe
Read more information about the topic here.
The name of the Korean scholar Han Hŭng-su (1909-?) is known to few. Until very recently, many biographical facts as well as the achievements of this capable and hard-working Korean scholar, who in different historical circumstances could have become a noted historian and the leading archaeologist of his nation, were lost in mist as he criss-crossed continents and countries, but everywhere he left traces - in Japan, occupied Korea, Austria, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia and North Korea.
His life and work made a lasting impact on South and North Korean archeology as well as on the study of Korean history and literature in Czechoslovakia and the knowledge of Korean literature in German-speaking countries in Europe. Multi-talented scholar, polyglot speaking at least six languages and author of numerous books and articles published in Korean, German, Czech, Polish and English, he is now being slowly rediscovered.
Han Hung-su arrived in Vienna at the age of 27, and he had turned 39 when he was welcomed back to his home country. After two years in Vienna and one in Bern he earned his PhD at Fribourg (Switzerland). He was hired by the Museum of Ethnology in Vienna but soon started to commute between Vienna and Prague. From 1945 onwards his sole place of residence was Prague where he became a catalyst for the creation of Korean studies in Czechoslovakia. He authored, in German, a history of Korea which was published in Czech; he translated and edited hundreds of pages of Korean literature into German and Czech and vice versa; and he wrote numerous articles for the general public in support of the Korean independence and the emerging separate North Korean state, as well as academic papers on Korean and East Asian history and culture.
As Han Hŭng-su belonged to the numerous Korean intellectuals who supported North Korea, he returned to Pyongyang. During the subsequent four years he managed to become the highest ranking person in charge of all North Korean museums and historical sights. But just like many others who opted for the North his swift rise turned into a sudden fall when he was purged near the end of the Korean War. And despite all his former activities and his considerable bulk of publications, he ended up a "forgotten man", not only in both Koreas but also in Central Europe.
Jaroslav Olša, jr. has served as Czech ambassador in Seoul since 2008. He graduated in Asian and African Studies from Charles University in Prague and has worked in the diplomatic service for almost two decades. He served as his country's ambassador to Zimbabwe (2000–2006). He has published on African art and history, most notably the book Dějiny Zimbabwe, Zambie a Malawi (History of Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi, 2008, with Otakar Hulec). One of these was published in Korean as 짐바브웨 현대미술전″ (2010). Most recently he prepared an exhibition and edited a book 1901 photographs of Seoul by Enrique Stanko Vráz and other early Czech travellers´ views of Korea – 1901년 체코인 브라즈의 서울 방문. 체코 여행기들의 서울 이야기 (2011, with Kang Hong Bin).


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Hey, careful where you point that (freedom of the press) thing!
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It is a sad commentary on the state of the media when student newspapers become a critical source of investigative reporting on the finances of the university, but that said, thank you Daily Gamecock! It is about time someone put a spotlight on the administration-heavy structure of the university (I have colleagues from other institutions who are stunned by our administrative structure, especially the sheer number of associate deans) and the shocking pay of administrators. The story is here. The administration's defense of these salaries is weak, at best…mostly because a lot of these pay packages aren't really defensible given faculty and staff pay rates. Find me a VP of anything that is worth three times what I am to the university…yeah, show me how you can quantify that.
But one word of caution to the Daily Gamecock. Not all "bonuses" are created equal…or are actually bonuses. The research supplements you all reported on are not what you think they are. First, most faculty at the university are on nine-month contracts. Yep, we get paid only 9 months a year. When we get a grant or contract, we can pay ourselves salary for the summer (at the same rate as our monthly pay during the contract period). Further, with special approval, we can do contract work during the year and be paid up to 30% on top of our base pay. These are not bonuses, these are salaries that we earn through our work. The money does not come from the state or the university (via tuition), it comes from the organization providing the grant or contract. Further, you probably don't want less of these, as the university charges overhead on those salaries. 45%, to be exact. So if I get summer salary worth $20,000, the university is making $9,000 from that salary. In short, you want more research "bonuses", because they raise faculty salaries without costing the state (or students, in terms of tuition) anything, and they bring revenue to the university.
So please do keep reporting on the administrative structure and pay rates at the University. It is an important story that needs more attention. But do be careful how you characterize pay and bonuses – a bunch of the stuff you were decrying doesn't cost students or taxpayers a cent – it is the outcome of hard work on the part of the faculty, and it adds to the University's coffers.


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Edmond Nicolas Laguerre
Born: 9 April 1834 in Bar-le-Duc, France
Died: 14 August 1886 in Bar-le-Duc, France
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Edmond Laguerre had poor health as a boy and this impeded his studies. His parents were forced to move him from one public school to another because of these health problems. However he was able to enter the École Polytechnique in Paris in 1852 but he suffered from tiredness every day. Despite showing a talent for modern languages and mathematics he was only ranked 46th in his class. This in no way reflected his ability, rather it showed that he was badly affected by health problems. An indication that he was already a talented mathematician is given by the fact that he published his first work during this time. On the theory of foci appeared in 1853 and it is one of his most important papers, investigating the angle between lines in the complex projective plane. Laguerre graduated from the École Polytechnique in 1854 and decided on a military career.
He was commissioned as an artillery officer working on the manufacture of armaments at Mutzig, near Strasbourg, from 1854 to 1864. However during this period he continued with his mathematical studies and in 1864 he resigned his commission and returned to the École Polytechnique as a tutor. He remained there for the rest of his life but, after 1874, he was an examiner at the École. Bertrand, who was a great admirer of his work, supported him for election to the Academy of Sciences, and also supported his appointment to an additional post, namely that of professor of mathematical physics at the Collège de France. He was appointed to this chair in 1883 but his health, which had always been poor, broke down completely in February 1886. He returned to Bar-le-Duc where he died six months later.
Laguerre studied approximation methods and is best remembered for the special functions the Laguerre polynomials which are solutions of the Laguerre differential equations. This work came out of his paper published in 1879 which examined
∫ exp (-x) / x dxwhere the integral is from 0 to infinity. He found a divergent series, the first few terms of which gave a good approximation to the integral. He also found a continued fraction expansion for the integral, the convergents of which involved the Laguerre polynomials. He went on to investigate properties of the polynomials, proving orthogonality relations and also showing that an arbitrary function could be expanded in a 'Fourier type' series in Laguerre polynomials. Bernkopf writes in [1]:-
This memoir of Laguerre is significant not only because of the discovery of the Laguerre equations and polynomials and their properties, but also because it contains one of the earliest infinite continued fractions which was known to be convergent. That it was developed from a divergent series is especially remarkable.Other than mathematics, it was only his family which played a large role in Laguerre's life. He was married with two daughters and he devoted much time and energy to the education of the two girls. Bernkopf writes in [1]:-
Laguerre was pictured by his contemporaries as a quiet, gentle man who was passionately devoted to his research, his teaching, and the education of his two daughters.His most important work was in the areas of analysis and geometry. His work in geometry was important at the time but has been overtaken by Lie group theory, Cayley's work and Klein's work. Laguerre wrote 140 memoirs which he published in the leading journals of his time so it is reasonable to ask why he is only known for the results mentioned specifically above. Bernkopf examines this question in [1]:-
What, then, can be said to evaluate Laguerre's work? That he was brilliant and innovative is beyond question. In his short working life, actually less than twenty-two years, he produced a quantity of first-class papers. Why, then, is his name so little known and his work so seldom cited? Because as brilliant as Laguerre was, he worked only on details - significant details, yet nevertheless details. Not once did he step back to draw together various pieces and put them into a single theory. The result is that his work has mostly come down as various interesting special cases of more general theories discovered by others.Despite this assessment (which must be considered as rather harsh), there is still interest in Laguerre's work as is seen for example in [7] where the following is discussed:-
Deep relations between elliptic functions and Cartesian ovals were also established in 1867, with the geometrical proofs of the addition theorem of elliptic functions given by Darboux and Laguerre. When Darboux proved the orthogonality of systems of homofocal ovals, he also showed that ovals provide a geometrical interpretation of the addition theorem and that they constitute the algebraic form of the integral solution. Laguerre, on the other hand, proved the addition theorem with the help of anallagmatic curves using Poncelet's theorem on inscribed and circumscribed polygons to two conics.The complete works of Laguerre were published in two volumes; Volume 1 in 1898 and Volume 2 in 1905. Hermite, Poincaré and Rouché edited both volumes. These were considered interesting enough nearly 100 years later to be reprinted in 1972. In 1986 a reprint of Recherches sur la géométrie de direction Ⓣ appeared which Laguerre had first published in 1885. Again, producing a reprint shows that there is still considerable interest in his results. The work contains six of Laguerre's papers originally published in the Nouvelles Annales de Mathématiques : Sur le règle des signes en géométrie Ⓣ (1870); Transformations par sémi-droites réciproques Ⓣ (1882); Sur les anticaustiques par réflexion de la parabole, les rayons incidents étant parallèles Ⓣ (1883); Sur quelques propriétés des cycles Ⓣ (1883); Sur les courbures de direction de la troisième classe Ⓣ (1883); and Sur les anticaustiques par réfraction de la parabole, les rayons incidents étant perpendiculaires à l'axe Ⓣ (1885).
Let us end our biography by quoting Bonnet's assessment of Laguerre:-
He was one of the most penetrating geometers of our age: his discoveries in geometry place him in the first rank among the successors of Chasles and Poncelet.
Article by: J J O'Connor and E F Robertson
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Elena Roussanova Lucas
- Career Highlights
- Elected member of United Russian Composers Union, 2000
- Chosen as featured composer for concert program featuring up-and-coming composers, Tchaikovsky State Symphony Orchestra of Moscow
- Published by Warner Bros/Alfred Music Publishers and Denis Wick Publications
- Works performed by the Bolshoi Ballet Brass Quintet; the Boston University Brass Ensemble; Dallas Brass National Tours; the Dartmouth College Wind Symphony; the Kremlin Music Festival; the Las Vegas Music Festival; the Russian National Brass Quintet; and the Tchaikovsky State Symphony
- Faculty member, Boston University College of Fine Arts
- Awards
- Compositions received Editors' Choice Award, J.W. Pepper & Son, and included on many state lists
- Education
- B.M., Ippolitov-Ivanov College of Music
- M.M., Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow
In Their Own Words
"When I was about four or five years old, growing up in the Soviet Union, I remember my parents listening to Enrico Caruso and Mario Lanza in one room, and at the same time my older brother listening to Blood, Sweat and Tears, Chicago, and the Beatles in another room. [Laughs.] I really had this kind of double music world from the very beginning, but it was so natural to me. And I think this was a really great thing—it opened my ears to every type of music."
"I try to do the same thing for my students in my counterpoint, traditional harmony, and composition classes. I give examples of compositions from different styles, genres, and centuries. We can listen to the music of Tchaikovsky and Puccini, followed by examples of Stevie Wonder and Queen. It makes a really big difference to hear great music from different eras—it's like an awakening. I hope to make them start thinking, 'Oh, this is really interesting. I want to learn more about it.'"
"Often students get inspired by what they hear, and afterwards want to go create something. I'm always happy when students say to me that they want to incorporate a particular counterpoint into a composition they're working on. I think this is the rewarding part; you see interest, you see development, you see curiosity, you see everything that is so necessary for a musician. To put that excitement into a student—it makes my day!"
"When I teach, I try to remember when I was a student. I remember that it was difficult for me. I then try to explain from this point of view, to make each part understandable. When teaching the principles of music theory, if the students miss one link, then it's very difficult for them to continue on to the next step. I think sometimes the subjects that we're talking about are not immediately understood during class, but they click later."


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Braverman Sauce
Written by Duana
Welcome to the inaugural Parenthood recap! A few months ago on this site I wrote a Parenthood Primer (click here) but when we decided to do these recaps, Parenthood immediately went on hiatus for a few weeks.
Now we're back. Calling this recap "Braverman Sauce" is a nod to Dax Shepard who has been reassuring fans on his Twitter that the show would return – at least for the rest of the season.
So: Previously on Parenthood, Erika Christensen's Julia was not pregnant, despite having tried with Hot Husband Joel for four months. Sarah was up all night writing, despite having never done so before, Amber talked to her mom's boss's friend Carly about going to Berkeley, Gaby quit working with Max because Crosby slept with her, and Jasmine can't even look at him because of what he did to the family.
OK. We look at Julia from below. She's looking at her watch. Pregnancy test POV! Her readout says 'not pregnant'. She is not pleased, but when she breezes downstairs where Hot Joel is getting daughter Sydney ready for school, she's breezy, even though he's disappointed. Maybe they should get his 'fish' checked out. He gives her a truly incredulous look, and Julia's setting him up an appointment, and he avers that "my fish are fine'.
Over at Adam Braverman's, Kristina hangs up from a phone call and alerts Adam –it's Max's school who wants to talk. Because it's Kristina, this is a crisis. Adam also immediately jumps to the conclusion that something terrible is going to happen and though they pretend everything will be fine, they worry.
My Favourite Bedroom – Amber is fussing over whether to wear 'Aunt Julia' dress or 'a corny librarian'. Basically her mother makes fun of her for going to the corporate world. Apparently she's interning at Julia's law firm. Whatever. This is all predicated on Sarah assuming Amber's a shoo-in at Berkeley.
Which is interrupted because Zeke, patriarch and occasional blowhard, has taken Sarah's play into the bathroom to read. Obligatory squawking about how this is gross, at which point Amber wants to know all about the play and, like a teen, needs to know whether she's in it.
School. Crosby covered for Jasmine who was going to be late, but she made it in time. I love that this show doesn't need to spell it all exactly out. They look at each other semi-fondly, remembering when they acted like humans to one another. She blows him off, and then Jabbar shows up, the cutest child on earth, and announces he is the Star Of The Week, and Mom and Dad need to come to school to talk about how great he is. This is an utterly fake construct to make Crosby and Jasmine get together, and they both are like "THANK GOD but also we're scared".
Kristina is trying to find out what's going on at school from Max, but he's only annoyed that they're out for an actual walk and thinks it's stupid and suddenly has a super-pee emergency and freaks out and they go to their friends' house and the mom is weird about not letting him in, and Max pushes through, which I understand because I am that person who goes from not-needing to desperately urgent, and he races through the house all "Hi Gaby" and Kristina gets fussed – that's her Asperger's therapist in someone else's house. Minka Kelly continues to be gorgeous, lest you be worried.
Kristina, outside the house. Giving Suzy Lessing and Gaby the third degree. I was not aware that Gaby had been purchased for the Braverman's exclusive use, and Kristina gets way out of line about how Max found out he has Asperger's "because of what you and Crosby did". I know a lot of people find this character hard to take, but to me, she reads like so many frantic panicky moms I've heard of that I find her realistic. If hard to take. Anyway, Kristina delivers low blows about how their whole family got screwed, I truly wish she would get over herself, and she and Max storm off.
Law Firm. Julia and Amber. Mae Whitman's dress seems too long for her. When is someone going to tell Sarah that she needs to switch to Amber's other, non-stripper name if she's going to be in environments like this?
Amber is delighted and thankful for the job. Julia's Von Trapp Family haircut agrees. They talk about how brutal it is to wait for the college of your choice to cough up whether you're in or not. Then "Gary" walks through the door. He is greasy and immediate bad news. I think this dude is from Greek, and he's the valet. He tells Amber not to screw up on her first day, which apparently counts for flirting? Anyway, no time to worry about that because family hijinks abound! Joel calls, and while on speakerphone (natch) tells Julia he can't masturbate into a cup. Amber makes a hilarious "I'm not going to pretend I didn't hear that" face. Joel is mortified; Amber leaves. Joel is not interested in doing this, and I believe we're going into an at-work phone-sex scenario here. Joel awesomely asks "you know how to do that?" He gets into position, she thinks some stuff up, and then her Von Trapp hairstyle gets in the way and she totally bails on him. Which was kind of funny.
School. Adam and Kristina. They panic about Max's academic performance at which point, staff tell them how well Max is doing in math and science. Adam and Kristina look downcast, because they treat every single thing like it's a problem. Anyway, apparently it is, because they basically say the school is good for Max socially but is going to make his life difficult because he's going to be bored. They have to decide if they should send him somewhere else for 'mainstream'.
So anyway, back at Sarah's, why doesn't Amber go to school? Like what is this job all about? She and mom banter about fax machines, yuk yuk, and then Sarah hands over an ominously thin envelope that I guess is from Berkeley. Amber is defeatist. Which is correct because she doesn't get in. But it's 'her safety school', not Berkeley I guess. Lauren Graham's complete loss-of-voice here is distracting. Amber says mom's putting pressure on Berkeley about six times and then leaves.
Crosby and Jabbar find pictures to put on Jabbar's Star poster. They're all family portraits, natch. Crosby manipulates the situation by making Jabbar put down that all his favourite things are done with both his parents. OK then.
Zeke talks to a guy who's a hundred. Sarah walks in and is introduced to Richard Dreyfuss, and apparently he and Zeke are old war buddies. They drink gin and this guy is a Broadway producer? He agrees to read Sarah's play, Lauren Graham's voice cracks six times, Dreyfusss yells at her for saying she wants to take out the personal stuff. Why is a Broadway producer in San Francisco? Anyway, he wonders if she's afraid of hurting her family's feelings, she is, and Dreyfuss says he'll tell her the truth about what he reads.
Kristina interrupts Adam trying to brush his teeth, because she can't leave anything alone. She doesn't want to put Max back in a mainstream school, because 'it sucked'. Adam thinks he's grown and can handle it. Kristina wants him to wrap him in cotton wool and never have to worry. Or wants him "to flourish and grow". They do that thing where you disagree, agree to talk about it later, and that means that you both expect the other to change their minds before then.
Amber has a voicemail. From Carly of Berkeley. My visual voicemail never works, you guys. Carly says she spoke to the Dean at Berkeley and Amber should call back. That's such an annoying message. Anyway, Amber is distracted because Gary the irritatingly greasy valet wants her to go to beers at happy hour later. She says she wants to raincheck, and he takes off. Amber, he's grody.
So what day is it? Because Zeke is still pouring Dreyfusss and his NEWSBOY CAP into a car, because that's safe. Anyway, Dreyfusss says Sarah's going to find some Stuff about him on the web, and she shouldn't judge. She agrees, and she and Zeke blithely watch him drive off drunk. No, seriously.
This is the longest afternoon ever. Jabbar is still working on his project, now with Jasmine. Jabbar the pawn delivers the information Crosby planted. Jasmine is too smart, and makes Jabbar add things to his list, like s'mores, that they do alone. Jabbar twists the knife that he wants Crosby to come home, and Jasmine feels bad.
Amber. Bedroom. She steels herself in her adorable miniskirt, and calls Carly. And – it's not good news from Berkeley. Carly figured she would want to know. Sh*t. This is such sh*t. All the pressure and all the anticipation and she doesn't get in. UGH. There's just no way to feel like this is anything but plain terrible. She holds it together, just barely long enough to get off the phone. Then – bereft.
Julia and Joel's. He and Sydney race in the door as the phone is ringing. I love when shows pretend people have homephones. Joel answers. Lots of "uh-huh", then they make him say "My boys can swim". Sydney is repeating a gambit about how they might be getting an aquarium that I feel the need to tell you about in case it comes back in the tag.
Sarah and Zeke research Dreyfuss. Don't know why they showed off Amber's iphone but hide the Apple on the computer? They pull up the guy's resume, and he's done nothing since 2000. Sarah, who the hell are you to judge? Also, I'm calling this guy "Dreyfuss" because he is, but also because they keep calling him "Gilliam T. Blount". Please.
Amber. Parking Garage. Valet. She wants to take him up on the raincheck.
Crosby at his mom's house. Stealing photos for Jabbar. Sarah stuffs her face, which doesn't make her laryngitis less noticeable. Sarah accurately points out that Crosby is trying to make Jasmine remember the good times. He looks so sad as he points out he doesn't know what else to do. And she bolsters him, saying it's going to work.
You know, this is what I love the most about this show. I love that there are six distinct relationships (I just counted) between these siblings. The Sarah-Crosby dynamic has always been gentle and supportive. They are most alike, I think, and they save their hard-time giving for other people…
…like Adam. He gets home. He kind of looks like he needs the toilet, if I may be uncouth. He and Kristina bitch about how Adam already called "Sycamore Charter". (This is where Sydney and Jabbar go, and how many grades does it service anyway?) They jump right back into their fight where each thinks the other is being dumb. Adam says he's too smart for his current school, Kristina says they can help him. Apparently this all has to happen this week. Sure. Kristina says it's Adam who wants Max to be mainstreamed and he's wrong. Adam actually says OK. Let the heavens open!
Jabbar's school. All these kids look older than Jabbar. Crosby and Jasmine make Jabbar dance in front of the class. A child wants to know how Jasmine and Crosby met, as if. Crosby tells how they met at a beautiful wedding. He is, of course, adorable as he tells the story of how he got Jasmine's shoe out from where it was stuck, and she of course looks at him adoringly. This is all very paint-by-numbers but I'm rooting for them so hard, for Jabbar not to have to deal with a split so much, that I don't care. He tells a fairy-tale of how much he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her, and it's really sweet.
Julia and some assistant in the parking garage. The assistant wanted to tattle – or, to say it was none of her business – but that when Amber was gone for so long, she heard gossip she was in the garage. Julia strides up to Gary, who narcs on Amber, rocking out in a car. Which turns out to be Julia's boss' car. Amber is high in it, obvs. Julia gets in, and doesn't freak out as much as you might expect. She's mad, but Amber tells her she didn't get into college anywhere, and she's so ashamed and embarrassed. Julia is sympathetic, but says she has to tell Sarah. Julia swears up and down Sarah won't be mad. I love Mae Whitman in this story but since we all know Amber's academic achievement was spotty, I think this all could have had more impact with Haddie. Who? You know, the other child of Kristina and Adam's who's probably been sleeping at her boyfriend's for days for all we know.
Zeek. Dreyfuss. Sarah. Dreyfuss wants to do her play. He likes it a lot. That is, not what's there right now, but what's 'hidden inside' which is genius. Her voice is better, as she asks "Do you like it or not?" She gets into an argument with Dreyfusss about what is trash and what is 'silly' and what is real in her play. Sarah accurately says they're workshopping, and is awfully mature for a guy messing in her play.
Upon which Amber walks in, in like, a hunting uniform (no seriously, there's a felt cap involved) to ask if it's a bad time. Zeek postures that Sarah's play is getting produced, Dreyfusss calls Amber the "dark, shadowy, short little short guy", and she leaves. Opportunity dumped! Don't ever have a work meeting when your kid needs something, parents! Guilt!
New day, and Gaby walks up to Kristina. I don't mean to focus on beauty above all else, particularly because I think Minka Kelly has done a really nice job with this small role, but damn, is she luminous. Like, I might be WAY off, but I get the feeling she's one of these girls who is that gorgeous because she's a nice person and it shines through. Naïve?
Anyway, she wants to know about the meeting with school. Kristina is bitchy, because of course. Then, because she's also needy, she confesses they're talking about mainstreaming Max. Gaby is all breathless and delighted. They go inside the house, and it's mega-awks. Kristina opens up about her fears about telling other parents why Max is so different and him getting bullied. She admits it sounds pathetic, and I like that both she and Adam are partially doing what's safest for them personally, not Max. Gaby wisdoms that it's totally normal for Kristina to be concerned, and then – hallelujah! – says what we've all been waiting for. "Max's awareness of his Asperger's is a way bigger deal to you than it is to him." THANK you!
I do not work with anyone on the spectrum disorder so please correct me if I'm mistaken. But in my experience with kids in general, they don't make stuff a big deal unless YOU make it a big deal. Then she says she thinks Max could do super-well in a mainstream setting. Then further wisdoms that there are no guarantees "with Max or any other kid". You'd think Kristina would know this from how she already has another child. Anyway, she makes Gaby say, in so many words, that she would put Max in mainstream. They apologize over what went down 'before', and hug.
Adam storms in. Max and Haddie – Haddie! – are watching TV. Haddie is literally only seen from the back though. Kristina tells Adam she saw Gaby, and that she now thinks they should mainstream Max. Adam is delighted. Now that he's got his way, he's all "are you sure? Are you?" They throw out the app. to the Asperger's school, and then we see how smart Max is because he's watching "Cash Cab". Not Jeopardy?
Houseboat. Jasmine arrives. I love her tank top. Is it always so temperate that Crosby never closes the door? Jasmine says Crosby told cute stories and that 'for awhile I thought that's what it could feel like, as a family'. Then she tells him, in case he forgot, that he slept with another woman while they were engaged. Crosby says, probably for the hundredth time, that he will do anything for her to forgive him. But she admits she might never forgive him and needs to move on. It all seems kind of bloodless, and Crosby looks heartbroken. Props to Dax, but Kristen Bell, can you make that poor pout go away?
Townhouse. Joel strides in, all ready to be the Man Who Makes Dinner, and Julia, home early, stops him. She has something to tell him. And she looks so sad. Her doctor called. She has a problem. It's not cancer – but it's intrauterine scarring. And it makes it hard to get pregnant. And she starts to cry as she says that she's so sorry, and that's when I lose it. It's so crazy that we apologize in times like this but that's what makes this so real. That you feel bad your body is lacking. Erika Christiansen is sobbing for real, and Sam Jaeger is too, and I can't believe how hard this is as she says, plaintive, how much she really wanted to have another baby.
And that's how we leave them. Sad, together. Sarah, talk to your kid.
Attached – Erika Christensen at the Spirit Awards in February. (Lainey: I thought she was Miley Cyrus.)
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You know the story: Rough, wild individual settles down. Gets a job. And turns into a boring member of society. It doesn't just happen to regular people. It also apparently happens to Japanese role-playing characters.
You have to grow up and move on! You can't be in Japanese role-playing games forever! (Technically you can.) With the Final Fantasy X HD trailer hitting recently, now is a good time to take a look at the life of one of its characters, Wakka. He primarily appears in two games, Final Fantasy X and FFX-2. However, Wakka does show up in the Kingdom Hearts games.
The below fan-created image shows what happened to Wakka: he apparently became a Japanese salaryman, got old, and, um, died. The last image is Wakka's "iei" (遺影); these are the photos of the deceased displayed at funerals in Japan.
It's a journey that many people take. Minus the appearing in Final Fantasy games, of course.
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