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Glove on hurting hand, Tom Brady is at practice but doesn't participateBy JEFF HOWE
Boston Herald
January 19. 2018 2:03AM
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The Patriots need a glove doctor.
Quarterback Tom Brady was present at practice Thursday, an encouraging sign a day after he jammed his right hand in a collision with a running back. However, Brady didn't participate in the workout, according to the Patriots' injury report that designates a player's participation level during team drills.
Brady atypically wore red gloves on both hands. He noted as recently as last month that a glove on his throwing hand "didn't go too well" earlier in his career. Brady usually wears a glove on his left hand during colder practices and games but ditched the righty glove years ago.
While dissecting nearly every photographed angle of Brady's right hand, it appeared he may have worn a splint or extra tape on his thumb, but that wasn't a complete certainty.
Brady needed an X-ray on his hand Wednesday after his injury at practice, during which he jammed his hand, though there was no structural damage, according to sources. He will play Sunday in the AFC Championship Game against the Jaguars, according to those sources.
His presence for Thursday's workout was still important. The medical staff wanted to assess the swelling in the hand in the initial 24 hours, so his presence -- rather than ongoing treatment inside the facility -- could be perceived as a positive sign. Plus, if the swelling needed to be monitored, it wouldn't make a lot of sense to put him in position to aggravate the hand.
Brady didn't attempt any passes during the media period. He also canceled his scheduled news conference for the second consecutive day. Brady is now expected to meet with the media this afternoon.


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Hi All,
We are using Cisco webvpn for remote access. While doing a security test, it was revealed:
- with webvpn enabled on any port other then the default (443) the webvpn http server responds to the url http://<webvpn_address>:<port#>/<anything.exe>
- you can change <anything.exe> to any text you wish, as long as it ends in .exe the asa sends the client a 0 byte .exe file
Has anyone came across such issue and how can it lead to security attack.
Thanks in advance.

subset: commoncrawl


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Searching the local neighborhood (again)
- Although wipe () seems like a handy command, in interactive tests it would be desirable to have other means to store the state of the program and continue from there later on. The store () and use ()commands serve this purpose.
store ("name") will store the current state of the program (that is all the data, trees, and support values) under the name label. Conversely, the command
use ("name") sets the current state of the program to that which was stored under the label name. For example:
(* These are comments in a POY script *)
wipe ()
read ("course.fasta", "built_trees.tree")
report (data, treestats)
(* At this point you can see that we have loaded some molecular data as well as initial trees. We will store it under the label initial_data. *)
store ("initial_data")
select ()
(* We will now modify the data, using a command that will be introduced later. *)
transform (static_approximation)
report (data, treestats)
(* Notice that now we are only analyzing static homology characters. *)
store ("static_data")
use ("initial_data")
report (data, treestats)
(* See the characters are the same as the originals? *)
use ("static_data")
report (data, treestats)
(* Is it what you expected? *)
- We can now do things more efficiently. Lets compare SPR and TBR again:
wipe ()
read ("course.fasta", "built_trees.tree")
store ("initial")
swap (tbr)
report (treestats)
use ("initial")
swap (spr)
report (treestats)
- Finally make sure that the best trees that we found are saved for future use (we will need them later).
report ("swap_course.tree")
exit ()


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The Italy international has scored four goals in Europe as the Vecchia Signora have progressed to the quarter-finals, and admitted that appearing in the competition was the fulfilment of a lifetime aim.
"I've seen the Champions League on television and it has always been my dream to play in it," he told Uefa.com.
"This year I have been lucky enough to take part, and so far it has gone well.
"I will never forget my debut in the competition [against Chelsea in the group stages]. And the goal I scored will always hold a special place in my heart."
The 30-year-old is hoping to be part of the side who face Bayern Munich in the last eight, and he stressed that Antonio Conte's outfit must not let the German side dictate proceedings in the two legs.
He added: "It will be a great contest because Bayern have some great attacking players. We'll need to be at our best defensively.
"The target is to play our own game and go for goals. It would be a dream to score but the most important thing is the result."


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Nathaniel Beck, Politics, Faculty of Arts and Science, Jeff Cheeger, Mathematics, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Kit Fine, Philosophy, Faculty of Arts and Science, Joseph LeDoux, Neural Science, Faculty of Arts and Science, and Charles Newman, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, were elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Shulumuth Lala Straussner, Social Work, received a Fulbright Senior Scholar Award to the University of Warsaw for Fall 2006. She will be lecturing and developing curriculum focusing on mass trauma and substance abuse.
Jo Ivey Boufford, Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and School of Medicine, began serving a four-year term as Foreign Secretary of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) at the National Academy of Sciences. In this position, Dr. Boufford serves as senior adviser on international matters to the president and council of the IOM, and as a liaison to foreign academies of medicine and science.
Thomas Nagel, Philosophy, Faculty of Arts and Science, and School of Law, was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society (APS), the oldest learned society in the United States. APS "...promotes useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities through excellence in scholarly research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and community outreach."
Zvi Ben-Dor Benite, History, Faculty of Arts and Science, Aziz Huq, Brennan Center for Justice, School of Law, and Marion Holmes Katz, Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Faculty of Arts and Science, were named Carnegie Scholars by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Carnegie Scholars are appointed for a period of up to two years to pursue research advancing the strategic work of the Corporation. This year's scholars will all study themes focusing on Islam and the modern world.
Paramjit Arora, Chemistry, Lila Davachi, Psychology, andPatrick Eichenberger, Biology, all of the Faculty of Arts & Science, were awarded 2005 Whitehead Fellowships for Junior Faculty in Biomedical and Biological Sciences.
Edward Berenson, Institute of French Studies, Faculty of Arts & Science, was awarded the Order of Knight in the National Order of Merit for eminent services rendered to France.
Leslie Greengard, Mathematics and Computer Science, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, and Richard Novick, Skirball Institute for Biomolecular Medicine, School of Medicine, were elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). There are now 27 NYU faculty who are members of NAS.
Susan Hilferty, Design for Stage and Film, Marsha Norman, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing, and Martin Pakledinaz, Design for Stage and Film, all in the Tisch School of the Arts, were each nominated for Tony Awards. Hilferty was nominated for Best Costume Design of a Musical for Lestat, Norman for Best Book of a Musical for The Color Purple, and Pakledinaz for Best Costume Design of a Musical for The Pajama Game.
Ulrich Baer, German and Comparative Literature, Catherine Barnett, Creative Writing Program, David Garland, Law and Sociology, Rinne Groff, Dramatic Writing, Michael Purugganan, Biology, and Darin Strauss, Creative Writing, received Guggenheim Fellowships, which are awarded to artists, scholars, and scientists for distinguished past achievements and exceptional promise of future accomplishments.
James Macinko, Public Health, Steinhardt School of Education, was named a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania beginning in the fall of 2006.
John Canemaker, Kanbar Institute of Film and Television, Tisch School of the Arts, won an Oscar in the Best Animated Short Film category for his autobiographical film The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation. The 78th Annual Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2005 were presented on March 5, 2006 at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.
Vivian S. Lee, School of Medicine, was featured in this year's "40 under 40," a special edition of Crain's New York Business. She and the other honorees were chosen from a pool of 500 candidates, who had been nominated for their contributions to the fields of business, entertainment, sports, and the arts.
Madeline Naegle, College of Nursing, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship from the Fulbright Senior Specialists Program. Dr. Naegle will work on a mental health/substance abuse curriculum, participate in seminars and workshops, and conduct faculty development and research skills training at the Sao Paolo University School of Nursing in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.
Sinan Gunturk and Anna-Karin Tornberg, both of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, have been named 2006 Sloan Foundation Fellows. These awards are intended to enhance the careers of the very best young faculty members in specified fields of science.
Judith Haber, the Ursula Springer Professor of Nursing Leadership, College of Nursing, has received two top honors from the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA). Haber was recently named Psychiatric Nurse of the Year and has received the 2005-2006 Excellence in Research Award for her book Nursing Research: Methods and Critical Appraisal for Evidence-Based Practice, 6th edition, which she co-authored with Geri LoBiondo-Wood.
E.L. Doctorow, the Lewis and Loretta Brennan Glucksman Chair of English and American Letters, Faculty of Arts and Science, was named winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for fictions for his novel, The March (Random House), about Union General William Tecumseh Sherman's march through the Confederate South during the Civil War.
Deborah Padgett, School of Social Work, received an unprecedented honor from the Society of Social Work and Research. Padgett, as outgoing President of the organization, was honored with the announcement of the establishment of a "Deborah K. Padgett Early Career Fellowship," in recognition of her support of doctoral education and younger researchers in social work.
Francine Goldenhar, director of La Maison Francais, has been named a chevalier, or knight, in the Order of Academic Palms by the French Ministry of Education for services rendered to French culture. In 1808, Napolean Bonaparte established the awards for devotion and accomplishment in the areas of teaching, scholarship, and research.
Anthony Amsterdam, University Professor, School of Law, was honored with the 2006 Outstanding Scholar Award by the Fellows of the American Bar Association.
Cathleen Morawetz, Professor Emerita, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, received the 2006 AMS-SIAM George David Birkhoff Prize in Applied Mathematics. Presented every three years jointly by the American Mathematical Society and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, the Birkhoff Prize recognizes outstanding contributions to applied mathematics.
Thomas Nagel, University Professor, Faculty of Arts and Science and School of Law, received a Distinguished Achievement Award from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The award is "intended to recognize a small number of scholars in the humanities whose work has been of the highest caliber," according to the foundation.
Joseph LeDoux, the Henry and Lucy Moses Professor of Science, Faculty of Arts and Science, received the Fyssen Foundation's 2005 International Prize for his work on the neural basis of emotions.
Israel M. Kirzner, Professor Emeritus, Economics, Faculty of Arts and Science, was named the 2006 recipient of Sweden's FSF-Nutek Award. The international award for entrepreneurial and small business research is administered by the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth.
Leslie Greengard, Mathematics and Computer Science, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering for his pioneering development of algorithms and software for fast multipole methods.
Marsha Berger, Computer Science and Mathematics, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
Zlatko Bacic, Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science and Dinu Ghezzo, Music and Performing Arts Professions, Philip Hosay, Humanities and Social Sciences, Bridget O'Connor, Administration, Leadership, and Technology, and Eugene Secunda, Adjunct Professor, all of the Steinhardt School of Education, have received Fulbright awards for work during the 2005-2006 academic year. Bacic will have a four-month stay at the Rudjer Boskovic Institute in Zagreb, Croatia where he will lead a joint research project in the area of theoretical chemical dynamics. Ghezzo will have a two-week stay at the Jerusalem Music and Dance Academy. Hosay will develop an American Studies Center at Turkey's Ataturk University. O'Connor already performed her work in Australia where she addressed faculty and postgraduate students on workplace learning at Victoria University and engaged in roundtable discussions on doctoral education and university governance at the University of Tasmania. Secunda will lecture on the current trends in global media and the marketing communications field at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia.
Nadrian Seeman, the Margaret and Herman Sokol Professor of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, has been named winner of the 2005 World Technology Award for Biotechnology by the World Technology Network, a global peer-elected association of the world's leading science and technology innovators. Seeman also received a MERIT award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health.
Rinne Groff, Dramatic Writing, Tisch School of the Arts, is one of ten recent winners of the 21st Annual Whiting Writers Awards, presented annually to emerging authors who demonstrate exceptional talent and promise.
Francisco Nunez, Adjunct Faculty Member, Steinhardt School of Education, was named one of the "100 Most Influential Hispanics" by Hispanic Business magazine.
Lawrence Mead, Politics, Faculty of Arts and Science, was co-winner of the 2005 Louis Brownlow Book Award, given by the National Academy of Public Administration for Government Matters: Welfare Reform in Wisconsin (Princeton).
Herrick Chapman, History and French Studies, Faculty of Arts and Science, has been named a chevalier or knight, in the Order of Academic Palms by the French Ministry of Education for services rendered to French culture.
Mark E. Tuckerman, Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, was elected to receive the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award after having been nominated for the distinction by the German scientist Dominik Marx. The award is conferred in recognition of lifetime achievements in research.
Ann Morning, Caroline Hodges Persell, and Vivek Chibber, all of the Sociology Department, Faculty of Arts and Science, received awards from the American Sociological Association (ASA). Morning was a co-winner of ASA's 2005 Dissertation Award for her doctoral dissertation, The Nature of Race: Teaching and Learning about Human Difference, which was completed at Princeton University. Persell won ASA's Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award, which honors outstanding contributions to the undergraduate and/or graduate teaching and learning of sociology that improve the quality of teaching. Chibber received the Barrington Moore Prize for the Best Book in Comparative and Historical Sociology for Locked in Place: State-Building and Late Industrialization in India (Princeton University Press, 2003).
Joseph LeDoux, the Henry and Lucy Moses Professor of Science in Neural Science and Psychology, and Carol Reiss, Biology, both in the Faculty of Arts and Science, were named 2005 fellows of the New York Academy of Sciences. LeDoux was recognized for his work in neural science and the role of the amygdala and emotions. Reiss was chosen for her work in virology and neuroimmunology.
Laurence Maslon, Graduate Acting Program, Tisch School of the Arts, won an Emmy for best non-fiction series for his work as co-creator and co-author of the landmark six-part PBS series Broadway: The American Musical, and its companion volume. Maslon was also presented with the 2005 Theatre Museum Award of Excellence for Theatre History Preservation.


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I work as a freelance consultant, which means that my office is my home or a good coffee shop. I've sampled my share of coffee shops in Kansas City and my favorite is … The Roasterie in Brookside. This is also a locally owned company with an interesting story.
The most important criteria for judging a coffee shop is the coffee and the brew rocks. I've never had a bad cup of coffee here — my favorite is the Vanilla Latte. While you're at it, order one of their amazing pastries. The cinnamon or blueberry scones are particularly good.
Best of all, the atmosphere is conducive to getting a lot of work done. One wall is entirely windows so the light is terrific, and if you are particularly lucky, you can snag a table on their outdoor patio. You'll find a laptop on nearly every table because this is a favorite haunt of both the self-employed and the students at nearby UMKC. I've written half an e-book at this place! Judging by my lagging work output in recent weeks, I need to visit the Roasterie again soon!
If you need to take a break from work, visit the cute shops right around the corner … The Dime Store, World's Window, the Reading Reptile and the best gift shop/artist emporium in Kansas City — STUFF.
Leave a comment and tell me YOUR favorite coffee shop in Kansas City. I need to find some additional work locations!
(Photos courtesy of Man Seeking Coffee.)


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Missing girl, 15, located
Missing Toronto teen Hannah Batty has been found, according to police.
Batty, 15, had last been seen at the during the Toronto stop of the Vans Warped Tour at Ontario Place on July 4.
She wasn't reported missing until Monday, Toronto Police said.
Her disappearance from the concert also prompted organizers to appeal to fans and other concert attendees for any help in locating her.
There was little detail immediately available on where she was located.


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The city skyline is seen beyohnd the outfield walls of PNC Park as a Pittsburgh Pirates fan waves a Jolly Roger flag while the players are introduced before game 3 of the National League baseball division series between Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Pittsburgh . (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Andrew McCutchen could get used to the Pittsburgh Pirates being the toast of baseball. Then again, at the moment he doesn't really have a choice.
"You could say we're fresh meat, everybody wants a piece," McCutchen said. "Everybody wants to get in. They want to see what the Pirates are all about."
Pittsburgh provided a glimpse on Sunday, scoring twice in the bottom of the eighth to take the lead for good in a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals that staked the resilient Pirates to a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five NL division series.
Charlie Morton is set to start for Pittsburgh in Game 4 on Monday against rookie Michael Wacha. A Pittsburgh victory would send a franchise that's been a laughingstock for the better part of 20 years into the NL championship series.
"This franchise is a great franchise, a franchise that won before," McCutchen said.
And one that's proven it can take a punch. St. Louis slapped around the Pirates in Game 1, pounding ace A.J. Burnett in a 9-1 romp. Two straight Pittsburgh wins have followed, games in which the Pirates never trailed.
St. Louis rallied twice on Sunday, tying it at 3-all on the 16th postseason home run of Carlos Beltran's career, a solo shot off reliever Mark Melancon (1-0) to quiet a crowd that spent the better part of three hours on its feet.
They didn't stay silent for long.
McCutchen led off the eighth with his second hit, a double to left off Carlos Martinez (0-1). But the NL MVP candidate unwisely tried to advance on Justin Morneau's grounder to shortstop and was an easy out at third.
Harrison ran for Morneau and moved up when Marlon Byrd walked. St. Louis manager Mike Matheny turned to a lefty in Kevin Siegrist to face the left-handed Alvarez. The Pittsburgh slugger tied for the NL lead with 36 homers during the regular season, but hit just .180 against lefties.
"I just knew it was going to be a tough matchup," Alvarez said. "I've seen him a couple of times before. I haven't had much success. He's a pitcher with good stuff – great stuff. He threw me a couple of fastballs out over the plate."
One too many, as it turned out, and Alvarez singled between first and second. Martin then fouled off a squeeze bunt before lining a hit to left that gave Grilli more than enough cushion.
"The confidence level is high," Martin said. "And the stakes couldn't be any higher. We're having fun playing the game and going out there and competing."
The Cardinals came into the series with a heavy edge in postseason experience. The NL Central champions will need to rely on it if they want to send the series back to Busch Stadium for Game 5 on Wednesday.
"We've been in this situation," Beltran said. "Last year, I think we were in this situation a lot. So I think we're fine, man. We want to come here tomorrow, we want to win and hopefully take this series home."
The game was a rare nail-biter between two clubs that spent the summer shadowing each other in the race for the NL Central title. Coming into Sunday, only five of the previous 21 matchups between the two were decided by two runs or fewer.
After blowouts by each club in St. Louis, there wasn't much room to breathe in front of a frenzied, black-clad crowd looking for a repeat of Pittsburgh's giddy 6-2 romp over Cincinnati in the wild-card game last Tuesday.
Martin's sacrifice fly off reliever Seth Maness in the sixth gave the Pirates a 3-2 lead and turned the game over to Pittsburgh's "Shark Tank" bullpen, one of the keys to the franchise's first winning season and playoff berth in a generation.
Tony Watson worked around a one-out single in the seventh before giving way to Melancon in the eighth. The reliever helped keep the Pirates in contention when Grilli went to the disabled list with a strained right forearm in July. He struggled down the stretch, however, and when Beltran sent a ball well into the seats in right-center it marked the fourth time Melancon had surrendered the lead in the last three weeks.
No matter, the Pirates rebounded. It's what they've done all season. Giddy at the thought of moving on, they're also wary of the Cardinals. If they can't clinch it on Monday, a trip back to St. Louis to face Cardinals' ace Adam Wainwright looms.
It's a trip they'd rather not take.
"We've love a chance to close it out at home," McCutchen said. "We've just got to keep doing what we've been doing."
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The 25th Open was again sponsored by HITACHI and attended by 150 players at the usual venue the Highbury Round House community centre. This year two lady professionals were present: Liu Yajie from China and Nam Chihyoung from Korea. The top group of players was quite strong this year. After six rounds the European GP points were awarded to Lee Hyuk (15), Guo Juan (12), F. von Arnim (10), V. Chow (8), J. Finke and M. Cocke (5.5), E. Nijhuis (4), S. Zhang (3), M. Macfadyen (2), and J. Rickard (1).
Lee, Guo, Zhang and von Arnim made the cut. Guo beat her earlier vanquisher Lee in an exciting final so top five places went to: 1 Guo, 2 Lee, 3 Felix von Arnim, 4 Emil Nijhuis, 5 Vincent Chow.
Players on 7/8 were Theo Elliott (24k UK) and P-E. Martin (3k S). On 6/8: Shawn Hearn (23k UK), Walter Wandel (4k NL), G. Kreutz (4k D), D. Mechtenberg (3k D), David Woodnutt (1d UK). All players on 5/8 got a certificate.
The Lightning Tournament was won by South Africa's Vincent Chow (5d), second was last winner Emil Nijhuis (5d NL). Continuous 9x9 winners were Kai Gogl, Jonathan Chetwynd, Tim Hunt and Shawn Hearn (Under 13).
58 players took part this year and it is always interesting to see if the pupils and teachers from the day before do well. Certainly some of the teachers were amongst the winners and Tony Atkins (2d Reading) was the tournament winner. Also winning 4/4 were France Ellul (3k High Wycombe), Graham Horsley (12k West Surrey) and Elizabeth Wayte (32k Brakenhale). Three clubs dominated those on 3/4: Epsom Downs' Rolland Halliwell (16k), Philip Tedder (7k), David Pemberton (3k) and Paul Margetts (1 dan); Worcester's Tom Blockley (4k) and Ed Blockley (2k); Bournemouth's Neil Cleverly (5k), Kevin Drake (1k) and Marcus Bennett (1d losing finalist). Also on 3/4 were Geoff Kaniuk (1k CLGC), Dave Cohen (5k Hursley), Roger Daniel (4k Hampstead), Shawn Hearn (23k Braken- hale), Nigel Peters (30k u/a) and Lucie Elliott (30k Brakenhale). In the event's continuous 13x13 the highest number of wins were scored by Steve Ashing, the best percentage by Theo Elliott and for persistence Aaron Dixson. Winners in the code breaking quiz were Alex Bruckner and 188.8.131.52 (Tony Atkins). The day before, 31 pupils and 6 teachers assembled at Burpham Village Hall for four hour-long sessions on various topics. Yajie Liu (2p) analysed some of the pupils' games. Des Cann studied some professional games, Tony Atkins studied some openings, Tom Blockley and Paul Margetts taught some life and death, Simon Goss analysed some middle game positions, plus many other aspects of the game.
Paul Barnard arrived back from Thailand just in time to run it and he went back to Thailand a week later. 79 players attended the new venue near the town centre. The winner was Matthew Macfadyen and others on 3/3 were Dan Gilder (2 dan Manchester), Niculae Mandache (1 dan Bristol) Roger Murby (20 kyu Bristol) and Phil White (30 kyu Plymouth). On 2.5 were David Woodnutt (1 dan OU) and Dan Micsa (1 dan Reading).
The 1998 British Small Board Championship had 20 entrants. The winner was Mike Charles (2d St Albans), who won a rapid play-off game against Alan Thornton (also 2d St Albans) after both players had finished on 5/6. There were five other prizewinners, all on 4/6: David Ward (3d Cambridge), Alex Selby (3d Cambridge), Hermann Tittel (16k Cambridge), Aaron Dixson (22k Brakenhale) and Shawn Hearn (24k Brakenhale). The competition was held as part of the Cambridge Junior Chess and Go Club 2nd Annual Congress, which also included junior and adult chess sections. The event as a whole attracted 114 competitors. There was a 9x9 Go competition as a side event between rounds. This was very popular - 40 children and 2 adults entered, many of them chess players who had not played Go before. The top placings were determined by number of wins. These were Hereward Mills (Bedford) 10 wins; Alexander Foster (Cambridge) 7 wins; Kristopher Gray (Ely), Aaron Dixson (Brakenhale) and William Brooks (Cambridge) 6 wins; Hannah Edwards (Finborough) and Daniel Rowson (Cambridge) 5 wins.
Organisers Toby Manning and Sue Pitchford had a record entry of 44. The prizes were presented by Colin Elsdon of the Marton Arms. He said that the fund to buy cutting equipment for the fire service had achieved its objective, but the Marton Arms continues to raise funds, now for the Ingleton Ambulance Station. All proceeds from this tournament went to this. Many of the prizes were bottles of Riggwelter, which is a strong North Yorkshire beer. It's also a sheep that has fallen on its side. Apparently this is a serious matter for a sheep, as they can't get up again without help. The trophy is miniature go ban donated by Graham Telfer. The Winner with 5/5 was Francis Roads and the Runner-up (4/5) was Toby Manning. On 5/5 was Alison Ewens (10 kyu, OU) and on 4/5: Tom Joldersma (4 kyu, Lytham St Annes), Paul Kersay (6 kyu, York) amd Gary Beman (13 kyu, Leamington). The Souvenir Spoon (not wooden) for 0/5 went to Paul Cannock. Kirsty Healey was awarded a prize because she won 3 of the first four rounds. In the fifth round her result proved too difficult to determine, since her neighbour had been using her prisoners to play on the next board and nobody thought of counting it Chinese style.
The 29th Wessex Tournament was held as usual in Marlborough Town Hall on the day the clocks went back. The day was bright which was a lucky change from the wind and rain of the day before. The food and atmosphere was the same as ever, but there was more new faces than old ones this year. Nearly a fifth of the 100 players were from Brakenhale School for instance. This year Matthew Macfadyen was the top player; the previous two winners (Rickard and Goddard) were absent, Alex Rix did not shine, three times winner T.Mark Hall had a good try at beating Macfadyen and it was Cambridge's Song-June Kim who had the honour of playing the final. However the 6 dan from Leamington won the game and got his sixth entry on the Wessex Trophy. The rest of the prizes of ceramic black and white go stone tiles were awarded by division, mostly on very tight tie breaks. Winners with 3/4 were: Ian McAnally (30 kyu Manchester), Shawn Hearn (25 kyu Brakenhale), Richard Court (8 kyu Bristol), Francis Weaver (6 kyu Brakenhale). With 4/4 Paul Clarke (1 kyu High Wycombe) and Nick Mandache (1 dan Bristol). Tied on 3/4 in Division 2 were John Fairbairn (2 dan London) and Alan Thornton (2 dan St. Albans). The Fred Guyatt 13x13 Trophy went Alistair Brooks of Swindon for 14 wins. Portsmouth got the team prize with 70 percent.
A record 64 attended Shrewsbury despite the dismal weather spoiling the attractive riverside setting for only the second time. Simon Shiu (4 dan Bristol) beat Matthew Macfadyen (6 dan Leamington) in the first round, but Simon lost to Des Cann in round 3. Therefore Des Cann (4 dan Leamington) was the winner for the second time also. Simon was rewarded with a runner up prize. Prizes for 3/3 went to Niculae Mandache (1 dan Bristol), Henry Segerman (1 kyu Manchester). Paula Maneggia (17 kyu Birmingham), Darren Fairbrother (27 kyu Brakenhale) and Shawn Hearn (27 kyu Brakenhale). The team prize was shared between Brumgo and the young players from Brakenhale. Ian Sharpe won the first entry prize.
64 players attended this Milton Keynes Tournament, held as usual at the Open University. Des Cann (4 dan Leamington) won this year; he beat John Rickard (4 dan Cambridge) in round 3. Prizes for 3/3 went to Frank Visser (4 kyu Cambridge), Alexander Bell (4 kyu Portsmouth), Shawn Hearn (29 kyu Brakenhale). The lowest graded 2/3s got prizes too: Nichola Hurden (16 kyu Brakenhale), Gary Beman (14 kyu Leamington) and Yvonne Margetts (10 kyu Epsom Downs). In a room not far away the title match was held which give the players a chance to have help in analysing from the tournament participants after the game.
Only 47 players took part in this year's Northern in Manchester. Winner was the young Chinese player from London, Michael Zhang (3 dan). He beat second placed player John Rickard (4 dan Cambridge) in round 1 and then beat T.Mark Hall (4 dan London) in a crucial round 4 clash. T.Mark lost to John in the last round to take third place ahead of Francis Roads (4 dan Wanstead). Richard Moulds of Manchester (12 kyu) was the only player apart from Michael to win all his games. All the kyu players on 4/6 were awarded prizes , namely: Steve Jones (1 kyu Isle of Man), Henry Segerman (1 kyu Manchester), Fred Holroyd (2 kyu Open University), Brian Timmins (3 kyu Shrewsbury), Tony Pitchford (6 kyu Chester), Jim Edwards (6 kyu High Wycombe) and Gary Beman (17 kyu Leamington).
Held between 24/08/98 and 30/08/98 at the Novotel Hotel, Hammersmith London, some 2500 players from 45 countries took part in many and various games. Events ranged from the ever popular bridge, chess and crossword solving, to the less popular mind mapping, creative thinking and puzzle solving. Media event of the week was the Rummikub Champion insisting on defending his title whilst relaxed in a bath and sipping champagne. Go was of course featured with a sales and teaching stand, manned by Adam Atkinson and friends, all week, four different tournaments and as one of the written tests in the decamentathalon. Unfortunately, due to lack of publicity, the numbers in the go events were rather low: Main 14, 13x13 6 (4 at first), 9x9 18 and weekend 22. Winners of non-go medals were Piers Shepperson (mixed pairs bridge), Ezra Lutton (Continuo and Junior Pentamind), Josiah Lutton (Junior Pentamind), Demis Hassabis (Continuo and Pentamind) and Paul Smith (Puzzle Solving, Decamen- tathalon, IQ, Entropy and Pentamind). The Go medal winners were:
|Zhang Shutai
|Shoichi Sakagi
|Vladimir Danek
|Migaku Hayashi
|Shoichi Sakagi
|Vladimir Danek
|Vladimir Danek
|Gerhardt Stettner
|Reiko Monna
|Migaku Hayashi
|Des Cann
|Francis Roads
|9x9 Junior
|Ezra Lutton
|James Heppell
|Josiah Lutton
16 people attended this new biennial event in East Anglia's premier city. The venue was an old city centre church, a cool venue on a hot day, a location hoped to be good at attracting passers by. Winner of the dan section was Paul Smith (2 dan Cambridge) on 3/3. Matthew Woodcraft (2 kyu Cambridge) won the kyu section with 3/3 and also on 3/3 was Philip Beck (4 kyu Cambridge).
22 players mostly from the South-West of England attended the fourth Devon Tournament held again at Dartmoor's Woodlands Hotel under the shadow of Hay Tor. The winner was as last year Antonio Moreno (4 dan Bristol). Runner up was Tony Atkins (2 dan Reading). Winning three out of three were John Culmer (1 kyu West Cornwall) and Richard Helyer (8 kyu Oxford). Also winning a polished wood go stone was youngest player David Collins (30 kyu South Cotswold).
Only 38 players attended this year's Welsh Open at Barmouth; it was a pity that more lower graded players were not there (with or without their families) as the weather was the best it has been in recent years. Winner as usual was Matthew Macfadyen (6 dan Leamington). Winners of tasteless male Hells Angels statuettes were Francis Roads (4 dan Wanstead), Ruud Stoelman (1 dan NL), Steve Jones (1 kyu Isle of Man), Kirsty Healey (1 kyu Leamington) and Bill Streeten (4 kyu Wanstead). The continuous lightning was won by Alison Jones (2 dan Wanstead) ahead of Bill Streeten. As usual nowadays, Leamington won the team prize.
54 players attended Leicester this year. A change of main organisers saw the end of the popular quiz but a well run event just the same. Winner was Matthew Macfadyen (6 dan Leamington) who remembered to return the cup this time. Second was Simon Shiu (4 dan Bristol) and third was Andrew Grant (2 dan Open University) who won 3/3. Fourth was Cao Xinjin from China. Helen Harvey (1 kyu Manchester) and Michael Marz (1 dan Birmingham) won 3/3; Leamington won the team prize with a 70 percent record.
23 players went to a sunny west end of Glasgow to play the Scottish Open. Those who did not come missed pizza in the park and the Chinese restaurant trip. Winner was British Champion Matthew Macfadyen (6 dan Leamington). Second was Shi Xiaming (4 dan Edinburgh) on 4/6. Tom Joldersma (4 kyu Lancaster) was the only other prize winner for 5/6.
The Crossroads Hotel at Weedon Northamptonshire was again the venue and the last time the current organisers were to run it. Winning Pair was Matthew Macfadyen and Kirsty Healey who held on to the title by beating Des Cann and Sue Paterson in the last round. Des and Sue look like being the 1998 representatives at the World Pair Go in Tokyo being the best placed of the teams with top qualifying points. The handicap section winners were Pauline and Steve Bailey despite arriving late after car trouble.
62 players found their way to the Brownlow Memorial Hall. Winner was Michael Zhang (3 dan CLGC). On 3/3 were Eric Hall (3 kyu Swindon), Bill Streeten (4 kyu Wanstead), Graham Lamont (7 kyu Portsmouth), Nick Gonzalez (15 kyu Reading) and James Taylor (20 kyu Epsom Downs). Winner of the 13x13 based on a points system was David Grimster (16 kyu Bracknell).
32 kyu players fought over five rounds and ended with a four-way tie between Nick Wedd (Oxford), Jonathan Chin (Cambridge), Pengfei He (Cambridge) and Robert Salkeld, all 1 kyu. Robert Beigler (10k Newcastle) also won 4/5. An innovation was voting for the level at which the bar should be set. The organisers found that they could reasonably set it at either 3-kyu or at 5-kyu, so they asked the 4- and 5-kyus to vote. They voted nem. con. to put themselves above the bar; and justified this by playing well against the 1-kyus.
This year the format of the Challenger's League was a 24 player tournament over six rounds on three days with 2 hour time limits. The worthy 24 were selected by their position last year, their five dan grade, their being our representative at the World Amateur or by their coming in the top half of the Candidates' Tournament. This meant no less than four 5 dans, down to three strong 1 kyus. The final ordering after tie breaking was: Shaw (6/6); Cocke, Goddard (5/6); Matthews, Shepperson, Cann, Roads (4/6); Clare (3.5/6). The best on 3/6 were Hall, Martin Smith (soon to be 2 dan), Wall and Ward.
For the 31st British Go Congress a break was made with tradition, abandoning schools and colleges and venturing into industry. British Aerospace, Chester, provided the venue allowing use of their spacious work's dining hall. The congress was also the first ever held in Wales (about two miles across the border) and also the first not to provide on site accommodation. Battle commenced with the British Lightning run by Tony Atkins and his playing card draw system; exactly 32 players made this work especially well. All vied to get the Ace of Hearts and for the second year the player with this lucky card at the end of five rounds was Des Cann (4 dan Leamington). Others with the cards for four wins were losing finalist Michael Marz (1 dan Birmingham), Michael Zhang (2 dan London), Paul Barnard (1 dan Swindon), T. Mark Hall (4 dan London) and Baron Allday (1 dan West Wales). 74 players took part in the British Open. This year the grade range was remarkably small, from 6 dan to 12 kyu only. Nine of the players this year had an added interest as the top eight women would score points towards trips to the Women's World amateur. The separate qualifying tournament of previous years was replaced by the Ladies Go and Social Weekend held in March in Leamington Spa and featuring training by Guo Juan. Matthew Macfadyen won all six to take the British Open title to go with his British one. Francis Roads won five to hold second place. Three players of the top group ended on four out of six. As the top four places received trophies from KNTO a tie break had to be done. Third went to Chinese 3 dan from Scotland Xiaoning Shi, fourth was Des Cann and fifth was T.Mark Hall. Patrice Vicente (4 kyu) won 4 with one draw to win a prize. Two players won a creditable five namely Ron Bell (9 kyu Reading) and Dave Skidmore (12 kyu Nottingham). The Nippon Club Team Cup went to Leamington Spa who narrowly squeezed out Reading into second. Runaway winner in the continuous 13x13 was Anna Griffiths (8 kyu Maidenhead) with 10/12; Jo Hampton (2 dan West Wales) was rewarded too for scoring 9.5/18 in a vain attempt to catch Anna. Winner of the Terry Stacey Grand Prix for the most games won "above the bar" in the year was Francis Roads. Runner up was Matthew Macfadyen. Winner of the WKD title (most losses by a 2 dan) was Tony Atkins.
The TTTTTT (Tony's Tideless Thames'n' Tributaries Team Tournament) held again at Burpham on Easter Monday. Ten teams of three took part. Holders Reading went down to Swindon Beehive in round 2, so it was to be a new winner as the other team unbeaten was High Wycombe who had managed a full team for the first time. In the third round they wiped out the Beehive to take the Broken Go Stone Trophy for the first time. Second equal on board difference were Reading and the "SSSSSSSS" (two of the "S" were "Scratch Side"). There were Easter eggs for all, special eggs going to the Wycombe team of Paul Clarke, France Ellul and Jim Edwards; to those on 3/3: Simon Goss, Tony Atkins and Paul Barnard; to Shawn Hearn (32 kyu) for winning the 10x10 and runner up Aaron Dixson (26 kyu), both of Brakenhale.
No player stronger than 2 dan entered this year's Bournemouth at West Parley Village Hall. Alan Thornton (2 dan St. Albans) got his first ever tournament win. The others of the 38 going away with engraved drinking glasses were Alex Bell (4 kyu Portsmouth), Jim Edwards (6 kyu Wycombe) and D. Smeed (14 kyu Hursley) for 3/3, and Peter Fisher for entering first.
The new format for the British Championship saw a four-round Candidates' held at the Nippon Club in Piccadilly, London. 20 players from 3 dan to 1 kyu entered. In order to get reserves in case of an odd number, a small side event of 4 players was run, which included Francis Roads at 4 dan and stronger than any in the main section. The top 9 were: on 4/4 Martin Smith (1 dan), Jim Clare (3 dan); on 3/4 Phil Achard (1 dan and just recovered from pneumonia), Tony Atkins (2 dan) and Bill Brakes (3 dan), Jay Rastall (2 dan); on 2/4 Simon Goss (2 dan), Geoff Kaniuk (1 kyu), David Keeble (1 dan).
The London International Team event saw tests for five teams of 6. Reading and Wanstead could only manage an honourable equal fourth on 9 points. The hosts Nippon Club scored 11, but the top tussle was between title holders Cambridge and the Central London Go Club. The very last game to finish determined that Cambridge were to win again by 16 points to 15. Only player on 4/4 was S.J. Kim of Cambridge. Those on 3/4 were Alex Selby, Alan Thornton, Dan Micsa, Shutai Zhang, John Fairbairn, Gerhard Stettner and T. "Ayzen" Takahashi. The previous day Cambridge had lost 6-3 in the Varisty Match v Oxford; Oxford were led by Henry Segerman (1 kyu) and Nick Fortescue (4 kyu).
69 players took part in this year's event held, as usual, in the University Centre, on a pleasant sunny day. The strongest players were attracted by the prize money supplied by Hitachi and going to the winner and best kyu player. The tournament was won jointly by Matthew Cocke (5 dan), the defending champion, and by Des Cann (4 dan, Leamington Spa). They both beat local Korean players Seong- June Kim (6 dan) and Yongcheol Shin (4 dan). Matthew's third win was against Francis Roads (4 dan, Wanstead) and Des's was against Charles Matthews (3 dan, Cambridge). There were two winners as the organisers elected to have more than eight players above the bar. The best kyu player was Ian Marsh (1 kyu, Bracknell). The other prize-winners (for 3/3) were Martin Harvey (2 kyu, Manchester), Jim Edwards (7 kyu, High Wycombe), Sarah Jackson (8 kyu, Hursley) and James Murray (18 kyu, Cambridge). The team competition was won yet again by a Cambridge team. The "Untouchables III" were Mark Dalgarno (5 kyu), Matthew Woodcraft (2 kyu), Mark Worthington (7 kyu) and Robert Salkeld (1 kyu). They finished on exactly 50% which was enough to beat the other 2 teams who bothered to enter. The continuous 13x13 competition was won by the national under-12 champion William Brooks (14 kyu, Cambridge). He won a massive 15 wins out of 18 and came close to winning a prize in the main tournament too. In the 12-player beginner tournament the winner was Simon Bray.
Any memories of badly run Oxford Tournaments have been completely wiped away by the pleasant memories from the 1998 event. The town released control back to gown and the event returned to St. Edmund Hall after a long break. A very able group of students ran a very smooth tournament unlike the memorable disaster at the same college some years ago. Oxford Heritage Games Shop, conveniently sited across the road from the college, helped by running a book stall and providing some of the prizes. There was a slight worry that the playing areas were noisy, one being next to the television room showing rugby and the other being the college dining room, but this hardly bothered the 90 players taking part. Winner this year was the British Champion Matthew Macfadyen (6 dan, Leamington). Others winning prizes for 3/3 were Simon Shiu (3 dan, Bristol), Bob Bagot (2 dan, Manchester), Ian Marsh (1 kyu, Bracknell), Martin Harvey (2 kyu, Manchester), Mathias Kegelmann (2 kyu, Birmingham), Peter Shiu (2 kyu, Loughborough), Yvonne Margetts (12 kyu, Epsom Downs), David Pearce (20 kyu, Oxford), Claas Roever (20 kyu, Oxford) and Oliver Edwards (26 kyu, High Wycombe). Malcolm Hagan (11 kyu, Portsmouth) also won a prize for 2.5/3.
The day after Furze Platt has become the date for the Youth Championships. This year the venue moved from Brakenhale to Milton Community Centre Cambridge, a venue that provides good facilities such as swings and lots of grass to run about on. The hosts were new Youth Coordinator Paul Smith and his wife Andrea and Tim Hunt from Cambridge Club. Simon Goss ran the draw as usual and again managed to come up with winners in each category. 34 youngsters from age 5 to 17 and 5 to 35 kyu took part and played six rounds during the day. The battle for the Youth Champion Title was between a 5 and a 6 kyu; the correct result ensued with Tom Blockley (Worcester) gaining the title over Francis Weaver (Brakenhale). Tom also won the under 14 by beating Sam Hughes (15 kyu Brakenhale); Francis won under 16 ahead of runner up Philip Marshall (9 kyu Isle of Man). The under 18 category was won by Paul Hyman (12 kyu Brakenhale) who beat Anna Griffiths (8 kyu Furze Platt). The main interest this year was in the under 12 and 10 sections. Here the new Cambridge prodigies battled it out for the trophies newly donated by Paul Smith. Tom Eckersley-Waites (13 kyu) won the under 12 ahead of his twin brother Adam (14 kyu), reversing last year's under 10 result. In the under 10 section it was just Williams as William Brooks (14 kyu) took the title easily beating William Bennett (34 kyu). Some folks are placing money on an under 14 dan player within two years, so watch out! Under 8 was won by Paul Blockley (Worcester) ahead of Luise Wolf (London) and Conor Breslin (Cambridge). Brakenhale kept the Castledine Team Trophy unchallenged. Prizes were awarded to those who did well in the main event, the 13x13 continuous and for solving go puzzles, with a limit of one prize each, so over three quarters of those present went home clutching sweets or chocolates. Special mention must go to those on 5/6: Nola Fairbairn (Isle of Man), James Donald (Cambridge) and the two Williams. William Brooks was the best too at 13x13.
The Furze Platt Tournament was again held at Hitachi Europe's headquarters in Maidenhead. Again thanks to their sponsorship there was a buffet lunch and prizes to all with two or more wins. Local knowledge was important as a quiz on Berkshire and Furze Platt Go Club was set; winner was Reading's Tony Atkins and second Steve and Pauline Bailey from Guildford. 75 players took part in the tournament, down on the previous year as the Manx group were unable to get there. So few was a shame as Hitachi's generosity means a free buffet lunch and prizes to all with two or more. T. Mark Hall (4 dan) won the event again, but had to point out to the organisers that this was not is third win in a row as the trophy omitted to record Harold Lee's win in 1996. Others who won 3/3 were Stephen Ashing (6 kyu West Surrey), Francis Weaver (7 kyu Brakenhale), Tony Lyall (8 kyu Norwich), Malcolm Hagan (12 kyu Portsmouth), Neil Moffatt (12 kyu Portsmouth), Neil Ings (15 kyu Brakenhale), Eike Ritter (16 kyu D) and Aaron Dickson (30 kyu Brakenhale). No less than 33 players won 2/3 namely F. Roads, A. Wall, J. Clare, A. Jones, T. Atkins, S. Goss, A. Grant, A. Thornton, B. Allday, P. Barnard, C. Hendrie, P. Margetts, M. Marz, D. Micsa, P. Clarke, K. Drake, J. Hamilton, I. Marsh, S. Bailey, M. Kegelmann, J. Keller, M. Nash, M. Vetter, M. Solity, A. Bell, E. Best, E. Brooks, D. Cohen, K. Cole, M. Goss, N. Hurden and S. Hearn. Brakenhale's "A Team" of Nicola Hurden (17 kyu), Aaron Dickson (39 kyu) and Shawn Hearn (30 kyu) won 100 percent to win the team prize. Aaron also won the continuous 9x9 with 9/9 and other prizes went to Jiri Keller, Steve Ashing, Peter Fisher and Mike Charles.


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The following sentence :
1) He told me that it was the happiest occasion in his life. or
2)He told that it was the most happiest occasion of his life.
Which sentence is correct? I should use in his life or of his life? Why?
Thank you!!
Either 'in' or 'on'. 1) means, inside his lifetime, whereas 2) means, belonging to his life. Both 1) and 2) are near synonyms.Originally Posted by Snow Lau


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I was reading fanfictions the other day when suddenly, in the Author Notes, was the biggest spoiler for the ending of Negima it made me scream so loud my sister told me the neighbors were about to ask what was wrong...
It was about [bleeeeeep] and [bleeeeep] getting together at last
Screw your reality, I have my own
Too many spoilers to name and they totally ruined the effect.
Anime = Most Epik thing in the world.
I used to have a friend who was extremely unintelligent. All the time he'd text me spoilers. And the texts were short like "this guy dies" so as soon as I look at my phone to even see who it is, I read a spoiler. Other times he'd call me and the first words out of his mouth were spoilers. There were also times when we were at work and he'd come up behind me and shout spoilers before I even knew he was there.
Logically, you're probably thinking he was just trolling, trying to piss me off. But no. He was just really ignorant. You could see the genuine butthurt on his face when I screamed on him and asked him wtf his problem was. He would be legitimately offended like I was the jerk. What was my problem? Why couldn't I just let him spoil every movie, TV show, or game that he got to before me? What was the big deal? As you may have noticed, I said he "used to" be my friend. It honestly got to the point where I told him never to speak to me again.
I don't read manga.
I'm pretty obsessive about avoiding spoilers. The biggest one I ever encountered, in life in general, was in Naruto Shippuden.
Spoiler Alert! Click to show or hide
People were discussing who the most misunderstood character was, and someone originally suggested Sasori. Then someone corrected him and said Itachi is the most misunderstood character.
Oh wow was I pissed.
I was watching Durarara on Youtube and while I wait for the video to load for a bit, I check the comments just to kill time. And then I get a pageful of
Spoiler Alert! Click to show or hide
Shizu-chan gets shot
Oh shit. Well it sure was shocking to see it.
Tom-san spanks Shizu-chan as punishment for having a perfectly round derriere
None so far. Reading game guides/strategy guides has rendered me immune to spoilers.
I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.
chrome_mist wrote:
One Piece
Spoiler Alert! Click to show or hide
Ace's death.
I didn't believe it at first.
Then the Marineford war happened and I was starting to feel it's true.
I didn't enjoy it to the fullest because I was worried about it happening.
Damn you spoilers!
i know how you feel!!!!!
Ditto...Especially when I purposely look up the ending to most games and shows.
Mass Effect, Code Geass, Darker Than Black, Steins;Gate, and FMA: Brotherhood are the only series I would have KILLED someone if they were spoiled. It's rare for me to find a series I just want to enjoy.
But incidentally I was spoiled by Code Geass HERE on CR, when someone spoiler tagged the ending in the middle of the series. You DON"T spoil the ending in the middle of the series even spoiler tagged. It's episode-by-episode!! Thankfully enough I thought it was just the spoiler for R1, and didn't know they meant R2. So I was able to enjoy it..but stil!!
Exhaustion Exhilarates Me :D
This thread...
Poi is the new Desu!
When I was watching the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya endless eight I looked at the comments well it was loading worst mistake ever
when someone told me that in naruto that tobi was the ninja behind the akatsuki he basically used everyone i thought it was a lie because tobi acted stupid XD
When everyone told me goku died ,_,
Life is like 0, empty yet full of infinite potential
I don't get spoiled, I do the spoiling.
1% evil. 99% fangirl.
Bruce Willis was dead the whole time. Worst spoiler ever
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So I started watching Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann pretty late, about a year after it aired, and I was doing just fine watching it from the start until I came upon a thread right here in CR's anime forum "Which anime character do you wish never died?".
same thing happened to me- i went into panic mode *_* that is a dangerous thread


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Halle Berry, Felicity Huffman and Jessica Biel were celebrated for their charity work at a special event in Hollywood on Friday.
Katherine Heigl and Queen Latifah were also feted at Variety magazine's annual Power of Women ceremony, which recognizes celebrities who have dedicated their time to philanthropic efforts.
Jennifer Garner was full of praise for her friend Biel as she presented her with her prize in honor of the work she does for clean water project Charity: Water, declaring, "Anyone else who has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for their organization, please raise your hand."
Biel's fiance Justin Timberlake beamed with pride as his partner accepted the honor, and the actress later declared on her Twitter.com page, "Was thrilled to be with these kick-a** women at variety powerofwomen event. So lovely, so unstoppable."
Heigl and Huffman were recognized for their devotion to cancer charities, and the former Desperate Housewives star, whose sister has faced breast cancer, told the audience at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel, "Allowing me to be part of a solution gives me hope."
Latifah was chosen as an honoree for serving as the founder of the Lancelot H. Owens Scholarship Foundation, which provides financial support to struggling students, and Berry was picked for her commitment to the anti-domestic violence organization Jenesse Center.
Accepting her accolade, the Monster's Ball star pledged her devotion to the cause, telling the organization's executive director, "I will never leave this place."
Halle Berry, Felicity Huffman and Jessica Biel were celebrated for their charity work at a special event in Hollywood on Friday.


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Jonathan Cottone needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 256 designs submitted by 73 freelance designers.
Bennu designs and markets consumer products made of recycled materials. The name was chosen because Bennu is the Egyptian precursor to the Phoenix, representing rebirth and renewal.
Bennu is a lifestyle brand targeting environmentally-conscious men, women, and children.
• The logo must express "rebirth/renewal" as these are the key elements not only to our products made of recycled material but also the sustainable lifestyle. Please note that despite being an eco-friendly product company we are not interested in incorporating leaves into the logo. While this symbol does represent "green" and "sustainability" is does not invoke "renew" or "rebirth" which is the key differentiator of our company and products.
• The logo must include the company name "Bennu" and be legible to those unfamiliar with the word
• The logo can be as simple as an artistic interpretation of the word "Bennu", such as "Coca-Cola" or can also incorporate a related symbol such as the lightning bolt in Gatorade or the 3 stripes in Adidas.
• The logo must include the following skeleton tagline, but incorporated in such a way that it can be removed when not appropriate: "now.line.smile".
• The logo should include 1 or 2 colors, but no more than 3. Green should be included as this is an eco-friendly brand. Color scheme should be created so that a negative of the logo could be created, i.e. if the logo is designed with a white ground, it should still be recognizable if placed on a dark ground.
• The logo needs to look good when printed in black & white, so please prepare a grayscale version as well.
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Prosecutors mum on more charges in Exeter murderBy JASON SCHREIBER
Union Leader Correspondent
April 17. 2013 9:54PM
EXETER - Authorities continue to investigate last month's murder of a woman found inside an abandoned concrete plant, but will not comment on whether additional arrests could be made.
Aaron Desjardins, 36, remains held without bail at the Rockingham County Jail after he was arrested on March 12 and charged with first-degree murder in the death of his ex-wife, Amanda "Amy" Warf.
Desjardins, who lives at 67 Railroad Ave. in Epping, was arrested just days after the body of the 36-year-old Hampton mother was found by firefighters when they responded to a report of a fire inside the vacant City Concrete factory on Hampton Road.
Desjardins is accused of slitting Warf's throat, but he was not charged with setting a fire on the second floor of the concrete plant where the body was discovered.
Senior Assistant Attorney General Susan Morrell said Wednesday that the case has been bound over to Rockingham County Superior Court. She said she couldn't comment on when it may go to a grand jury for possible indictment. Cases are normally brought before grand juries within 90 days after being sent to superior court, but they are often granted extensions, according to Morrell.
Morrell did not rule out the possibility of additional arrests in the case when questioned after Desjardins was arraigned last month, but wouldn't comment on the possibility Wednesday.
"I can't comment on any aspect of the ongoing investigation at this time," Morrell said.
Desjardins has denied that he killed Warf.
In an interview with the New Hampshire Union Leader two days before his arrest, Desjardins said he was at home with his wife, Sarah, his sister, and his young son, whose mother was Warf, when the fire was reported and the body was found.


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Earlier this week, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo announced that Twitter may not rely solely on ad revenues in the future. Rather, he suggested that Twitter might find a new model by taking a more active role in the transactions currently happening on the platform. He offered no details, and said that advertising will continue to be the dominant business model. Here are a few ideas of how Twitter could create an e-commerce business model:
Sell Cost-per-Acquisition Ads Twitter sells most of it's ads based on engagement, like followers gained, or retweets. Many advertisers, however, will sell based on the acquisition of customers, and charge a higher premium. Twitter could sell ads where advertisers only pay when an item is purchased.
Sponsored Shopping Tweets Sponsored Tweets are called out in your Twitter stream. Allow those selling goods a new "shopping" callout to identify an e-commerce related Tweet. Charge for the ability to stand out.
Tweet-to-Buy Allow people to enter payment and shipping info into Twitter or connect through a partner like Paypal or Square. Buy from verified merchants simply by Tweeting a specific keyword.
I do believe that Twitter is leaving a ton of revenue on the table right now, and that they've been slow to create their ad offering. Hopefully this is a signal that will change.


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I'm not sure the estimated 30 - 50M barrels of oil stockpiles held by the Iranians constitutes a flood but it will certainly add to the over supply that is forcing the oil price ever downwards. The thing is the U.S., Saudi Arabia & Russia are by far and away the biggest producers ergo the main cause of the problem.
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& Science in December and January
A Day in Pompeii
Closes January 13
What nature destroyed, it also preserved. Hundreds of
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Highlights include marble and bronze sculptures, jewelry, gold
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volcano's victims frozen in their last moments, and discover the
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creatures ever seen on the IMAX 3D screen. Deep Sea 3D is an
underwater adventure that transports audiences way down below the
ocean surface. Encounter some of nature's mysterious and colorful
creatures, from the unusual wolf eel to the giant Pacific octopus
to the fearsome-looking sand tiger shark. Discover their peculiar
and amazing behavior, and how they rely on one another for
survival. Narrated by Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet, with an
original score by Danny Elfman, Deep
Sea 3D takes viewers on a magical journey to places that most of
us have never been.
SuperVolcanoes explores rare types of volcanic eruptions that
marshal the energy that lurks, like a sleeping dragon, beneath the
surface of planet Earth. In this unique immersive experience,
audiences will explore the impact of volcanism on Earth and other
worlds in our solar system. Can a supervolcano erupt in our own
time? The answer is surprisingly close to home.
Simon Winchester Presents Skulls
Monday, December 3, 7 p.m. $8 member, $10
Book sale & signing
Best-selling author Simon Winchester (The Professor and the
Madman and The Map That Changed the World) plumbs the depths of an
enduring fascination in Skulls: An Exploration of Alan Dudley's
Curious Collection. In visually stunning book, Winchester explores
more than 300 animal skulls-amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, and
reptiles-from the collection of Alan Dudley, holder of what is
likely the largest and most complete private collection of skulls
in the world. Skulls details the parts of a skull and specific
adaptations, the science and pseudoscience of skulls, and the use
of skulls in religion, art, and popular culture. Winchester's
ability to tell riveting and enlightening stories results in a near
perfect survey designed for amusement, the indulgence of macabre
fascination, and learning.
A Pompeii of the Americas
Thursday, December 6, 7 p.m., $8 member, $10
Throughout the turmoil of Central America's civil wars in the
1980s, archaeologist Payson Sheets worked to unearth an
extraordinarily well-preserved 1,400-year-old Maya village. A
scalding blanket of ash erupted from the Loma Caldera volcanic vent
around AD 630, freezing the farming village of Ceren in time. Ceren
is located in today's El Salvador and has become known as the
"Pompeii of the Americas." Sheets and his team uncovered evidence
of everyday life in the village, including artifacts showing that
the Maya were likely in the middle of a harvest feast when the
explosion occurred. Unlike Pompeii, however, no bodies have been
found. During this presentation, Sheets, a professor at the
University of Colorado at Boulder, will discuss his life's work in
Ceren, now deemed a U.N. World Heritage Site.
SCFD Community FREE Day
Sunday, December 9, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., FREE
Enjoy outstanding permanent exhibitions including
Health, Space Odyssey, Prehistoric Journey, and Egyptian
Science Lounge: Flavor Tripping
Thursday, January 17, 6:30-9:30 p.m., $10 member, $12
(If sold out online, tickets available at the door.) Enjoy a
mind-expanding experience with cocktails and entertainment every
third Thursday of the month. Ages 21 and up. This month, get ready
to taste trip during an evening full of flavor-bending plants and
savory science. Hear about flowers that numb your mouth, and fruit
that smells like almonds to some and gym socks to others. Debunk
that tongue map you remember from grade school, compare the five
different tastes (yes, five), and have your tongue painted blue so
you can see your taste buds. Warp your flavor receptors with a dose
of miracle fruit-which makes even lemons taste like candy-and savor
our signature cocktail, the Bitter Truth.
Digital Earth: Explore the Rocky Mountain
Tuesday, January 22, 7 p.m., $8 member, $10
Large-scale environmental changes are often difficult to
document or even to see from our
ground-based vantage. With space scientist Ka Chun Yu as your
driver and geologist Bob Raynolds as your guide, you will embark on
an amazing tour of Earth from the vantage of a satellite in space
and get a bird's eye-view of our ever-changing Rocky Mountain
forests and see how bark beetles, water conditions, climate change,
and management practices are affecting the balance of these
Monday, January 28, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., FREE
Enjoy outstanding permanent exhibitions including Expedition
Health, Space Odyssey, Prehistoric Journey, and Egyptian
Babylon and Beyond: Preserving Iraqi
Cultural Heritage
Tuesday, January 29, 7 p.m., $8 member, $10
Diane Siebrandt will share her experiences as the U.S. State
Department's cultural heritage liaison officer at the U.S. Embassy
in Baghdad, Iraq. Siebrandt has been on the ground since 2006,
building partnerships between Iraqi and American civilians,
academics, military personnel, and government officials that will
help ensure the preservation of some of Iraq's most significant
archaeological sites, including Babylon. The Archaeological
Institute of America honored Siebrandt with its Outstanding Public
Service Award for her commitment and diplomacy. You will also learn
how Iraq's ancient wonders are being prepared for global
Charlotte Hurley: 303-370-6407, [email protected]
NOTE:Please let me know if this monthly event/program update is
more appropriate for another person at your organization, so we can
update our contact list.
About the Denver Museum of Nature &
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is the Rocky Mountain
Region's leading resource for informal science education. A variety
of engaging exhibits, discussions and activities help Museum
visitors celebrate and understand the natural wonders of Colorado,
Earth and the universe. The Museum is located at 2001 Colorado
Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205. To learn more about the Museum,
check www.dmns.org, or call 303-370-6000.
Many of the Museum's educational programs and exhibits are made
possible in part by
the citizens of the seven-county metro area through the Scientific
& Cultural Facilities District.


text: In the heart of Rancho Santa Fe, CA, Delicias Restaurant stands as a staple for dining. Relatively unknown outside of the small, wealthy community, the restaurant made gigantic changes earlier this year by bringing in Chef Paul McCabe and deciding to do a complete re-brand and re-model. It's a nice place to dine right now but as I was told, the future will be "rustic elegance", a pretty far departure from what it is right now. Not only is the space changing but so is the menu so coming very soon will be a whole onslaught of mouth-watering pictorials from the new Delicias.


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November 18. 2013 8:23PM
Bedford council passes on increasing its stipend
By SUSAN CLARK
Union Leader Correspondent
— The Town Council is keeping an eye on taxpayers' money, even to the point of not bringing a proposed stipend increase to voters next year.
The council discussed the issue at its mini-retreat in September, but revisited the matter briefly during its Nov. 13 meeting. A motion to form a committee to craft the wording for the ballot was presented, but was quickly shot down by a 7-0 vote.
"The timing may not be appropriate with the $30 million road bond and the fire station" going before voters in March, said Councilor Mac McMahan.
Kelleigh Domaingue also had reservations because of a committee's review of the Town Charter, and the other councilors agreed.
"It's like giving the committee a conclusion," she said. "I'm not serving for the money, that's for sure."
For their service to the town, each councilor is paid a stipend of $1,500 a year, and the chairman receives $2,000, according to the Town Charter.
Councilor Jim Scanlon said members have not received a stipend increase since 1984, when President Ronald Reagan was in office.
"The purchasing power in 1984 to be equalized today would have to be in the amount of $3,381," he said.
The councilors' time varies, depending on the councilor's board responsibilities and work habits, said Chairman Chris Bandazian. "A councilor probably has to be physically present to attend a meeting/discussion/workshop an average at least one day a week. At the chair/vice chair end of the range, it may be two-plus days a week when there is something to attend. There can be things that need to be responded to any day of the week, any time."
On average, the time a councilor spends per week is about 5 to 10 hours for some councilors and 20-plus for others, Bandazian said.
In addition to attending council meetings on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month, councilors are appointed to serve on the town's boards and commissions.
Councilors' assignments
Bandazian, who has been serving on the council since 2008, is a liaison to the Energy Commission, BCTV Board and the school board. He also is a council alternate on the Planning Board and the Merrimack Regional Water District.
Vice Chairman Bill Jean, a councilor since 2012, is liaison to the Zoning Board of Adjustment and the Water and Sewer Advisory Committee, and he is the council alternate on the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Energy Commission.
Bill Dermody, a councilor since 2008, is liaison to the Planning Board and the Highway Safety Committee and serves as council alternate on the Bedford Village Common Development Committee.
Normand Longval, a councilor since 2006, serves as liaison to the Parks and Recreation Committee and council alternate on the BCTV Board and the Historic District Commission.
McMahan, a councilor since 2012, is liaison to the Historic District Commission and Bedford Village Common Development Committee and a council alternate on the Conservation Commission.
Domaingue, who was elected in March, serves as the council alternate on the Zoning Board of Adjustment, Highway Safety Committee and the Water and Sewer Advisory Committee.
Scanlon, a councilor since 2010, is liaison to the Conservation Commission and the Merrimack Valley Water District and is the council's alternate representative on the school board.
Under the charter, councilors only receive reimbursement for mileage and expenses for out-of-town business, which is rare. The town pays for councilors and board members to attend seminars and conferences within their areas of responsibility.
Goffstown, New Boston stipends
In contrast, some surrounding towns, such as Goffstown and New Boston, pay their board of selectmen a stipend more or slightly equal to Bedford.
Each Goffstown selectmen receives a stipend of $395.33 per month, which is about $4,743 per year. No extra stipend is given to the chairman. Sue Desruisseaux, town administrator, said selectmen's pay is reviewed annually during the town's budget process. Beginning in July 2014, the proposed stipend will increase to $403.24 a month. Goffstown selectmen meet every Monday during the year.
"Travel expenses went away a few years ago," Desruisseaux said.
New Boston selectmen meet every other Monday. Peter Flynn, New Boston town administrator, said each selectman receives an annual stipend of $2,200, and the chairman is paid $2,500. However, he said, the town has not granted any increases since 2009. The board is paid for attending conferences.
"There's no out-of-pocket expenses, unless they went to a conference. Then the town will pick up the tab, but only for official town business," Flynn said.
Initiative petition
Bedford voters have the right to submit an initiative petition to increase the Town Council's pay. A petition must be signed by at least 50 registered voters and submitted to the council. The town clerk must verify the signatures, and the council has the right to accept or reject the petition, but has to hold a public hearing on the issue.
For more information about the Town Charter, visit the Town Council's page at


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A chef won't take the stand in his own defense in a trial where he's accused of killing his wife and then cooking her body for four days in boiling water to get rid of the evidence, according to his attorney.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rand S. Rubin reminded David Viens that he it was his decision whether to take the stand, regardless of what his attorney may want, according to the Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/S6EQOz ).
"I understand that," Viens said.
The 49-year-old has pleaded not guilty to murdering his 39-year-old wife, Dawn, in late 2009. Her body has never been found.
City News Service reports in opening statements, David Viens' defense says he took Ambien before he bound his wife.
Jurors on Tuesday heard a recording played in court of Viens telling sheriff's investigators they couldn't find his wife's body because he cooked it until little was left but her skull.
"I just slowly cooked it and I ended up cooking her for four days," Viens, 49, could be heard saying on the recording.
Viens gave detectives the interview as he lay in a hospital bed in March 2011, after leaping off an 80-foot cliff in Rancho Palos Verdes. Authorities say he jumped after learning he was a suspect in her death.
Viens, whose injuries from the leap have him attending his trial in a wheelchair, said in the interview that he stuffed his wife's body in a 55-gallon drum of boiling water and kept it submerged with weights.
He said he mixed what remained after four days with other waste, dumping some of it in a grease pit at his restaurant in Lomita, and putting the rest in the trash.
He said the only significant thing left was his wife's skull, which he stashed in his mother's attic at her home in Torrance. But a search of the house turned up nothing, nor did an excavation of the restaurant.
On the recording played in court, sheriff's Sgt. Richard Garcia asked Viens what happened on Oct. 18, 2009, the night his wife disappeared.
Viens said he had noticed money missing from the restaurant he owned and suspected his wife. When he arrived home that night Viens said his wife got angry with him and he forced her onto the floor where he wrapped her up and put a piece of clear duct tape over her mouth.
He said when he awoke four hours later, his wife was dead.


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Greenville College was recently ranked among the top Midwest regional colleges in the 2014 edition of the U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges. Greenville College jumped four spots to 33 from 37 moving up the list of 74 top-tier Midwest regional colleges.
"It's encouraging to receive recognition for academic excellence from a national publication," said Vice President for Enrollment Michael Ritter. "Excellent academics at Greenville College result from intentional efforts to maintain small class sizes, invest in personal relationships in the classroom, and improve our service to students and families throughout the college experience. All credit for the good things happening at Greenville College should be reflected back to Christ, who has called all students, faculty, and staff to fulfill His purpose for Greenville College.
The U.S. News & World Report Best College rankings compare data from colleges on up to 16 indicators of academic excellence such as freshman retention, graduation rate, class sizes, student to faculty ratio, and alumni giving rate. U.S. News & World Report ranks nearly 1,800 schools in several categories.
A variety of indicators influence the quality and value of a school. Prospective students are encouraged to consider additional factors such as location, student activities, cost and financial aid when choosing a college. Visiting campus is a great way to get a better feel for a college or university. Go to www.greenville.edu/visit to schedule a Greenville College visit.
Greenville College is a four-year accredited Christian liberal arts school with more than 1,500 undergraduate and graduate students. Founded in 1892 and affiliated with the Free Methodist Church, the college is located in Greenville, Illinois, 45 miles east of St. Louis.


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Earlier today, Google announced the Chromecast a product that can stream video, music, and web content from selected apps and services onto your TV with no hassle. You can use Android, iOS, or select Mac, PC, or ChromeOS devices to stream the content without worry of compatibility. Compared to the Roku, Xbox or PS3, it's incredibly simple to start up and doesn't require you to start up a completely different product - just use the one you have in your pocket.
That may sound all fine and dandy, but why bring a service over to another device whenever Crunchyroll already supports so many?
Because the Chromecast is only $35, and it's being sold on Amazon, BestBuy, and Google Play starting today. Considering it's around a third of what the Roku and Apple TV cost, I'm going to predict it's going to sell like hotcakes.
You also don't need to create a new app, just update the current apps you have for mobile, tablet, and the video player for browser.
So, what do you think?
The first thing I did, after looking at it on the Play store, was to search and see if it would work with Crunchyroll.
Since it will work with Chrome, I assume I can stream from this site through Chromecast, but it probably won't be as nice as the interface on the Roku. It looks like developers can build support for it, though, so hopefully Crunchyroll decides that Chromecast is worth the development effort.
From the looks of it, it seems to tie up, or at least use resources from, whatever device you use to control it by broadcasting what you are playing. (I watched a demo video on Google). Still nifty, yes, if you can use the chrome web browser on your PC/Mac to cast to a TV, that opens up pretty limitless possibilities, where a Roku or other such device is limited to the "channels" it has available (Youtube is still notably missing on Roku again)... But the reason for having a Roku, or other set-top box is having a stand-alone solution that you control independently to free up your PC or other device from having to be up and running.
And it did also seem from other articles elsewhere, that to do it from the Android (or IOS) platform that any given app would have to be updated to "talk" to the Chromecast dongle. So probably no streaming changes server-wise would be needed, but it seems that app programming changes would still need to be involved...
I could see there being a market for it, yes, (so CR probably should start looking into it for their Android app)... Especially if it works with 1080p and from a browser, since Crunchy seems to run the best in that environment for me. It would still be personally annoying to me though, to have to have a window running somewhere using up resources. As for the price you can get a "base" Roku model for $50 (that does 720p), so not that much more than the $35 Google wants. So browser functionality vs independent operation. There will be both. I see Google is sold out already...
Extended tags,ratings,show discovery: http://crunchyroll.com/group/rotten_sushi
Unfortunately for me, I only use a Samsung ARM Chromebook, which tab-casting is unavailable on this device. The real charm is being able to pop Crunchyroll up any of my devices (HTC One, iPad, iPhone, soon-to-be new Nexus 7) and just playing it from there seems like a dream come true.
What I meant by the "no new app needed" is referring to the fact that CR wouldn't have to make a whole new app, such as a Vita, PS3, or Xbox 360's independent app, just modifying the existing one.
I feel like the Chromecast (with a little help from the Xbox One) could dominate the living room. If the Chromecast is truly platform agnostic, you could play content from any device, just by tapping a button (the fact it turns on your TV for you, and sets the input is amazing) is incredibly smooth. While the Xbox One is your one-stop-shop for entertainment. So instead of having to use an Xbox, cable box, Roku, (an AppleTV if you're invested in their ecosystem), you could just have two things that are remarkably different in use - one being a quick fix, while the other being a powerhouse. Best of both worlds.
Side note: If Crunchyroll is on board with the Chromecast, hopefully we see an update, clean refresh of their app's design. It's quite frankly, really boring. Spice it up, CR!
Here's the dev blog for those who want to build a Chromecast app: http://googledevelopers.blogspot.com/2013/07/cast-content-from-your-apps-to-tv-with.html
Currently it shows "Ships in 3-4 weeks" if you go to purchase it from the Google Play Store. Earlier, it was showing as sold out unless you logged in, at which point it would give you an estimated ship date and allow you to add it to your cart. Now you get the same result whether you are logged in or not.
August 2 may be over a week away, but I'm glad I ordered mine while I was home from work for lunch.
Amazon currently shows temporarily sold out, but at the moment, Best Buy is still showing "Shipping: Usually leaves our warehouse in 1 business day", and they are offering free shipping.
EDIT: I went ahead and placed an order online with Best Buy. By paying $5 for expediting shipping, they are estimating mine should be delivered on Monday or Tuesday (July 29-30), whereas free shipping was going to be August 2 at the earliest.
I had considered cancelling my Google Play order, until I saw the bids these are getting on ebay. (At the moment, one ending in 10 hours is at $101).
Frankly, I'm tempted to go back to BestBuy.com and order more.
Yes, that's my real age
It would be a great opportunity for crunchyroll to market on the google play store. So far Netflix and Hulu plus are the only non google apps that run on chrome cast. Being among the first to embrace the technology would give crunchy a lot of exposure.
There are a few other apps that support chromecast already besides Netflix/Hulu/Youtube, but none of them are apps people often use.
I agree, it would be an awesome thing to add to the iOS/Android versions of the Crunchyroll apps, although I'm going to assume that is different than the miracast-like system people are talking about earlier in this thread.
So yea, Pandora just announced chrome cast support yesterday. Will crunchyroll be next?


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Recapping from the beginning:Combat Missions opened with the promise of highly trained soldiers successfully accomplishing exciting and difficult military missions using their skills and experience. After four episodes, were still waiting for this promise to be kept.
Colonel Rudy Boesch is the Camp Brainstorm commander. Col. Rudy explains why he is the camp commander: I owed Mark Burnett a favor after he got those Survivors to change their vote from me to Stacy Stillman, so I agreed to come and babysit this bunch of testosterone-filled, over-the-hill wannabees. Col. Rudy then addresses his troops, saying Ive randomnly divided you into squads. Ive randomly put the old, over-the-hill guys in Charlie. The SWAT guys have been randomly put in Bravo. The hotheads and crazy types were randomly put in Delta, and the hotshots with big red Ss on their chests were randomly chosen for Alpha.
The episodes are called evolutions. As everyone tries to figure just what the heck an evolution has to do with the military, we realize that MBs real goal is to provide us with school lessons. The first lesson is on the real meaning of the word evolution, and the dictionary provides us a clue: Evolution: 1 : one of a set of prescribed movements. Its hard to believe that the movements of these guys could be prescribed, but well accept this lesson at face value.
Col. Rudy instructs Sergeant Major Voiceover to assemble the teams. Sgt. Maj. Voiceover has the distinction of being seen, and being heard, but never at the same time. Even when his lips match the words we hear, its a voice over. MBs second lesson is to show off what he can do with voiceovers and shooting extra scenes to add visual effects.
The teams fall in, running up Company Street, and we get our first clue why these guys are here and not still in the military: They fall in vertically instead of horizontally. Sgt. Maj. Voiceover tells us that the two winners of the first challenges, Bravo and Delta, will compete against each other this time. The squad that wins takes sole possession of first place. he astutely observes, rightly assuming that anyone watching this show wont have the brains to figure that out.
The Sgt. Major dismisses them and they run off. They may look highly motivated, but theyre really just trying to get off-camera as quickly as possible so they wont be identified with this show.
Oops, one guy is in trouble with the colonel! Helveston from Delta is our hotheaded unprofessional soldier. Col Rudy admonishes him for apparently speaking his mind to another player on his own team. Oh, the humanity! Col. Rudy should know that this is properly handled by a blanket party in the night. Geez, MB, if you want to show some discipline, stage a couple of guys getting into a fight over one of the barmaids
oh, never mind, MB knows wed NEVER buy that story after seeing the barmaids of Camp Brainstorm.
Meanwhile, Helveston plays the big mea culpa. Well, colonel, they told me to get my big mouth in gear to get some excitement for the show, then come in here and take a butt-chewing to make it look like I need discipline. Col. Rudy says Dont let me see you in here again. Then Col. Rudy tells the camera he can administer any forms of discipline up to expulsion from the show. I can make them hold on to an idol for countless hours or crawl through sand with sand fleas in it, or even expel a man. says the camp commander. Oooh, the power rush Rudy must be feeling! Of course, if the troops REALLY knew they could be expelled just for yelling at each other, theyd be having constant shouting matches in an attempt to get away from here.
Bravo prays in their tent. Being mostly SWAT guys in a military operation environment, this is a good idea, as theyre going to need all the help they can get. One guy tells the camera that Delta has a great team. Another observer says that Delta has great hair care products. They have great hair care products. says the observer.
Not really, but it is the first contest. Sgt. Maj. Voiceover explains that the teams must put together one of several U.S. or foreign weapons and fire a round downrange. It would be better for this show if they could fire at each other, but alas, we can only dream.
The Delta squad quickly moves through their assigned weapons, but Bravo stalls on the foreign weapons. Youd think that these SWAT guys have seen these weapons more than the Green Berets and Navy Seals, what with the drug pushers on the L.A. streets wielding AK-47s, but apparently our SWATS didnt learn how to assemble them. Delta earns 25 extra points, not for winning, but for resisting the urge to put those poor Bravo SWAT guys out of their misery with their assembled weapons.


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