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IGN:You may have noticed that there are lots of rumours flying about regarding next-gen consoles. No one knows definitely when Microsoft and Sony will unveil their successors to the current Xbox and PlayStation, but Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai has said that it will let Microsoft make the first move.
Just like this generation ? huh ?
Hurry Up sony, you need to take the market in your hands .
C'mon MS let's see it! Sony is waiting!
What a shame. This is the exact situation as Kinect/Move. When M$ announced Kinect at E3, Sony, who presented the next day, had to scramble to come up with their own version of motion sensing peripheral. And that's how we arrived at the Wii-mote HD.
Waiting for Microsoft to go first does put SONY in a good position. But what if M$ decides to do the same thing?
It's sad that the console maker with two generations of 100 million consoles sold is resorting to this. Can you imagine a PS2 era SONY acting the same way? I wonder where all that confidence/arrogance went.
I think he means the reveal date not release
now iam 100% sure that the ps4 will come in 2014
If Sony really are moving last they will fall behind again.
They will probably show their hand this year but won't move until next year.
"scramble to come up with their own version of motion sensing peripheral."
I didn't realize filing the patents for Move almost 10 years before Kinect was announced and showing off various prototypes throughout that decade could be considered scrambling. They seemed to really be taking their time to me.
LOL that pic is just perfect with that title.
"When M$ announced Kinect at E3, Sony, who presented the next day, had to scramble to come up with their own version of motion sensing peripheral. And that's how we arrived at the Wii-mote HD."
Lol. Coming up with the Move overnight, along with that demo, would have been magic. Despite the claims of some fanboys, Sony is not made of magic.
pricing strategy
This has probably more to do with pricing and resease schedule than what's actually in the box.
sony want to wait to see what price the nextbox will have
and offer something close to it or the same price
so the media don't jump on their back like 2006
You think Sony threw Move together in a day?
Are you high??
I hope Kaz knows what he is doing.
It's an interesting move and it could help but if he launch it 1year after Microsoft again then it would be very stupid.
It does seem like a cop out strategy in one way. It goes to show that Sony doesn't have a vision and isn't willing to take charge. It only sees the next generation in terms of raw specs and competing on those terms. Business-wise however, it makes complete sense and considring Sony's financial woes, it probably is the prudent thing to do.
But it takes balls to to take the lead and unveil first. You're automatically on the back foot because your opponents can tweak and counter your tech and strategies. Let's just hope Sony don't take too long as a head start can be quite detrimental as we have seen this gen. However, if Sony do release late but release a significantly more poweful console then it's MS who are in real trouble depending obviously on things like ease of development etc.
But what does this mean for E3? Surely Sony has to unveil the new console unless it expects MS to unveil their machine much earlier than E3? Sony not unveiling a console at E3 will just be disappointing.
what if sony lunches later than MS but a lot more powerful console ??? That would make me want to sell my new xbox 720 for a PS4
"Why go first, when your competitors can look at your specifications and come up with something better?"
Is this in relation to what Sony did after the Wii got so much attention and then came out with the Move?
These systems are years in the making so even if the Microsoft waited to see what Sony offered it would still take a long time to come out with something better. You also risk giving Sony a headstart.
You have to pay attention to the competition but you can't revolve around what they do.
So, pretty much 7th gen repeat all over agian, huh?
I actually will like them to unveil last. That way they make the last impression which is important. Maybe they do have something great in their hands and want to eclipse the announcement of the next xbox. Plus if they do release their console last in won't be for a whole yr probably a couple of months later.
Actually it'e better to give the first impression, that way you make it hard for others to top what you showed.
Yeah I see what youère saying. Its almost like how last week Chevy unveiled their new trucks and BOOM Ford shows off a concept the next day at the Detroit Auto Show and sort of stole their thunder.
I think Sony is just unsure at the moment exactly where they want to price their product. If Mirosoft announces a high price then Sony will be safe in announcing a high price as well, but if Sony announces first and says hey our console is gonna retail at $450-$550 and Microsoft decided on a lower price then it could be a bit of a mistake again just like the PS3s initial entry point.
Its a real fine line that both companies are kind of having to walk on this time around. I dont see the Wii U as a real competitor to these consoles at the moment but some would argue it is key that they price relatively close to the Wii U so as to not lose any sales.
EDIT: As I type though I begin to notice that its like these consoles might actually be cheaper than expected, since a recent article highlighted that the reasons why PS3 was so expensive initially was because of the new tech that was not cost effective at the time.
Actually, if they announce last, then they look like the 'also ran'
All they need is more advertising next gen and they'll grab consumers by the balls.
The advertising needs to be constantly good though because it was terrible during the launch. Gameplay and features adverts should be key as aposed to metaphorical weird stuff.
6 years ago - http://www.youtube.com/watc...
one year later - http://www.youtube.com/watc... (much better)
What country do you live in if you donèt mind me askingÉ I see a vast amount of Sony commercials, and in some cases they are way more memorable than Microsoft commercials (mission accomplished), especially when they had Kevin Butler and he was joking about us Canadians and maple syrup and pancakes lol. I mean, Microsoft has lots of Xbox ads but I really didnèt see a ton until the Kinect came out. Also, Halo 4 got a HUGE advertising push and had spots on Sportcentre(ESPN equivalent) and such. But in reality, here at least it seems Sony does a lot of advertising, and games like that All Stars Battle Royal or whatever its called was advertised LOTS the last couple months.
Not sure why I am getting downvoted so much for my comment. In Canada I see a lot of Sony ads when I happen to be watching TV, is that somehow wrong? haha
they're more memorable because it's disturbing. common who on earth show a creepy baby like some scary movies lol
market in your hands LMAO, damn these sony fanboys are too funny man
Well, it's true... Sony would definitely benefit much more from getting the lion's share of the market next gen than the other 2 companies, because they're in very bad financial shape.
Microsoft and Nintendo are in a very healthy state, with a good balance between their net worth value and their debts... meanwhile, Sony is in so much debt, they would need to sell about 85% of their total assets to call them all off. That's quite a bad position there.
So, I hope Sony actually makes a big splash with their next console. For their own good, and for gaming's good in general. :/
i had no idea that sony was in such bad shape, is it sony's entire company or just it's gaming division?
if anyone else could back this up/deny it that would be great
while i personally haven't been able to nab a ps3 due to financial reasons (my 360 was a gift) i wholeheartedly support their influence on the gaming world and would be sad to see it go for any reason.
i also feel that if sony waits a year to release again they very well may have a repeat of this generation. whichever company makes their console a must have this generation will gain the lions share of the market. this includes the wii u.
I'm rooting for Sony. This could save their asses. I want to see a return to the PS2 days! I'm no fanboy - I own all 3, but why would you want to see the competition wiped out?
@deafdani Sony isnt in bad shape. Its actually doing good as a company right now much better than before... AMD on the other hand is another story.. They are in horrible shape and the future looks dim
Good for you for demanding a source instead of just blindly believing what some stranger in the internet spouts. Here you go:
This link above is a quite comprehensive study of Sony's financial state, and yes, said poor state is for the Sony company as a whole, not just the entertainment division. Now, for those that don't want to read this admittedly long article, here's it issues in a nutshell:
1. Sony's total worldwide assets amount to 166.22 billion dollars.
2. Sony's total worldwide liabilities (basically, their debts) amount to 135.61 billion dollars.
Quote from the article:
"Since total assets include everything that Sony owns (cash, buildings, divisions, intellectual property, etc.)…Sony would have to sell over 80 percent of their total assets (Total Assets = Every single thing Sony owns including cash) just to pay off their total liabilities.
If you combined the June 2012 total liabilities of Microsoft ($54.91 billion), Apple ($51.15B), Google ($21.33 billion), and Electronic Arts ($2.27 Billion), that would equal to $129.66 billion in liabilities. Sony would STILL have $5.95 billion more in total liabilities than Microsoft, Apple, Google, and Electronic Arts combined. It really paints a picture of just how out of control Sony's total liabilities have become."
I'm not necessarily saying that Sony is doomed and will go bankrupt soon, but their financial state is quite grim. All the more reason to hope that the PS4 (and Vita) ends up being massive successes that help Sony out. We don't want them out of the gaming landscape, do we? :/
@ deafdani.
I've seen that article before and as an FMA and former broker, I can't tell you how flawed the whole thing is, from it's focus on debt to the mistaken importance it puts on market cap as a sign of company health (using 2000 before the tech bubble burst as a staring point? Really? Because there's a reason that bubble burst, everything was tremendously overvalued just as stocks are undervalued across the board today)
You seem to forget, Sony runs a financial business. Banking, Insurance, Securities. These industries make money by issuing debt instruments, and lots of them. That's how these business work, by creating, buying and selling debt. The world's debt markets absolutely dwarf the stock markets. Obviously they're going to be carrying more debt than a company like Microsoft or Apple, because neither of those companies runs a bank.
For comparison, look at Bank of America, the 3rd largest company in the world. They have assets of about 2 trillion dollars and liabilities of about 2 trillion dollars yet no one is concerned. It's because they understand to run a financial business, you issue and sell debt. That's what Sony's financial businesses do, so they're expected to carry debt.
I'm not saying for a second that Sony's doing just fine or doesn't have challenges to overcome, but in this case comparing debt is really an apples/oranges comparison. Creating debt is how the financial industry does business.
@deafdani Thank you for finding the article for us. I was looking for it every place.
The sad thing is most Fanboys with a close mind with blow it off as garbage and never understand why it is so important to all of Sony.
It would have been nice if he also updated it. Since it is a comprehensive list of the down sloap of Sony to this point. Sony has already begun srinking or preparing for some kind of major change by selling off 2 of its major buildings. One in New York for $1.1 bil, and the other in Tokyo for $1 bil. Not sure why they need the money that bad, or what is going to happen to the employies.
The future is grey for Sony, not dark but Sony will never be the same.
I think you only saw in that article what you wanted to see. He makes many points not just dept and marketcap. I sugjest trying to read the article again. It is not just money that is Sonys problem but its entire company structure that needs to change.
Where do u find Bank of America as the 3rd biggest company in the world? Fancy linking us up on that. It's as if you're trying to come across as an expert in the field, when all u seem to do is comment on here...ignoring the debt, what about the recent losses? Those are pretty hefty. Maybe if they had u as their financial adviser this wouldn't have happened? Shame really
I think you'll need to think of it like this. If Sony is in so much debt or bleeding dry as some would say, it wouldn't be wise to keep coming out with new products as much as they do. Each week I receive emails of a dozen or so new products that Sony has decided to release. If they were in so much debt, than they shouldn't come out with the Next PlayStation to save money.
The biggest issue with Sony is not the company as a whole. Sony has certain products that are not selling as they should or use to. Sony, tried to hide the products that are not selling well by switching or combining product divisions to hide these losses, but these losses were too significant and eventually peaked through. You also have to take into consideration the Tsunami that occurred and affected the company. I am not making excuses but I think people need to look at the factors (and there are plenty more) and not the underline number that so many people point out.
@ walker007
i don't think sony needs to hurry up.
and it kind of makes sense to force MS to make the first move... that way, sony can pull the old "oh, you think *that's* impressive? well, get a load of *this*" move and blow everyone's minds.
also, nothing is going to hit the market until next year anyway, so be a little bit more patient... there are some amazing games coming out this year (and probably next year, too).
You can't copy things that are successful from the competitor when you come out first!
This is pretty much saying, we are a bit nervous on what you have, and think our stuff isn't good enough to go at the same time. We need to see what you have so we can copy it and have it, or make it a bit better when ours comes out.
Lol... they have no time to waste, and no money to spare.
Xbox 720 2013
Case closed! :)
I expect both to get announced officially at E3 this year. Sony might hold back on production until they know the final Xbox 720 specs. So they can one up them and ship a few months behind. E3 we will see some impressive visuals either way.
" "Why go first, when your competitors can look at your specifications and come up with something better?""
ps4 > wiiU already. Why?
They got all the info they need. Smart move sony smart move.
Sony lost marketshare mostly because of price.
They most likely want to make a more powerful system for same price as xbox.
They have already shown it if you beleave vgleaks.com
I think it is not something that is as simple as letting them make the first move, as if they can react to it and make big changes, they can't, at this point. I think they will roll it out as soon as possible.
That means they aren't ready...If they do this they get extra time so they can actually launch a functional product.
I think we will hear about both of them within 2-3 weeks of each other.
I don't think it'll be like last year. I think it's more so to see exactly what they need to put into their box to compete with the Xbox 1080.
For example the rumored specs for the PS4 are:
1.6GHz AMD Jaguar 8-Core CPU
AMD 7950M or AMD 7970M-
That's a pretty powerful console and basically a high end gaming laptop (excluding Xfire), but there's still more that can be done to beat that, so if MS comes out with a console that does Xfire, or use better tech then Sony may have time to react and add what they need to stay competitive from a technological standpoint.
Smart, but risky. I would just build my console to be the best it can be, and go ahead and plan a strategy for how to get the most out of my hardware for another 10+ year cycle (1st party exclusives, Gaikia, PS+, PS Home V2, etc...)
But hardware wise I guess they could improve the CPU clock (which could also be done by firmware update).
Add a better GPU (the rumors has a 7950M or under-clocked 7970M, so getting a 7970M+, or finding a way to do Xfire without heating issues could help.)
Or more RAM (4GB GDDR5 for games and 2GB GDD3 for system).
Yes Sony more RAM is needed. 8GB GDDR5 I recommend....
@Walker I dunno about you but I prefer Sony & MS to share the market. Instead of having it one sided.
Sony will win this generation hands down. The winner isn't who sells the most in the beginning, but who sells the most over time.
Sony built the PS3 to be valid for 10+ years and people will still be buying them long into the future and they will continue making money with it. People were still buying PS2's like crazy until a few years ago.
The console generations aren't sprint races, they are a marathon and Sony sets a reasonable pace for themselves to ensure they finish well.
Why have people disagreed with this? How many times does Sony have to say outright that they have a ten year lifecycle (and prove it) before people actually get it? How many times does Sony have to say 'it's not a sprint it's a marathon' before people start to understand their long term strategy? It's not as if what they say and what they do isn't what happens. It beggars belief that this industry (including so called experts) just don't understand it, especially when Sony spell it out every damn year and during every damn console/handheld launch. Sony must sit there scratching their head at such stupidity.
This generation with Xbox 360 and PS3, Sony released a year afterwards. When it was released, they were behind on their online network and after 7-years, they still don't have cross game chat.
Sony then released PS Vita after 3DS, and well the story is pretty similar. 3DS sales are rocking and PS Vita is dropping.
So what is going to be different this time?
Remember when Sony was the leader, not the follower?
The entire industry is turning on it's head, Nintendo and MS is the leader and Sony is the follower completely opposite of last generation with GameCube, PS2 and Xbox.
Well Sony, I have a tip for you! Who wins next generation is more likely to do with what you already planned and which of you is more agile in management than the long run.
In fact, for several generations the most powerful console has not won the console war.
Microsoft going first was only half the reason the PS3 dun goof'd. The other is price.
Excellent strategy if you want to sell the least consoles. Haven't Sony just learnt this lesson?
Releasing last was not what put them in the red, at least not the biggest reason. Releasing at such an insane price was. Only diehard sonyboys were spending $700 on a console.
The 360/wii hasn't sold as much as it has because it's the better console but because they have always been cheaper.
Most gamers are consumers first and people are ALWAYS going to buy the cheaper system when buying a console as a gift. (MS did a great job at fooling these people into thinking the 360 was cheaper until you add all it was missing, wi-fi,pay-to-play, etc...
It's one of the quiet reasons why this gen has some of the worst fanboys. Many bought/received a 360 because they couldn't afford a ps3.
Normal gamers just accepted this and saved up or waited for a better ps3 price while enjoying their 360 in the meantime. (my group)
Others however feel embrassed that they couldn't afford the other system and have to constantly find ways to validate only owning the lesser of the two.
This last group will disappear next gen if the two consoles have similar prices.
And they NEED THEIR SALES in their pockets. Look how they market the PS2 they launch first before SEGA with dream cast & original Xbox 1 and they buy LOTS OF EXCLUSIVE titles like GTA, FF etc. But they only focus on BLU-RAY & their HDTV line up. they really need to market the shit out of the PS4.
release a system at $600-500
don't have many games within 1st year
psn service not great at start
gives ms a year ahead start at a lower price point
and in 2013 ps3 passes xbox360 sales wise after xbox had a great holiday season
sony started delivering exclusives left and right while forza,halo,gears and fable did the job for ms
psn/plus great service and psn still free yet xblive is still better service(only thing missing in psn is cross game chat which will come with ps4)
if sony makes a quality product which they do most of the times and have great software support for it up front than it will do fine no matter if it comes out 2 months before or 10 months after the next xbox
i still do believe both sony and ms will release their next consoles in fall 2013. There are a lot of thing MS did right and gained a big market share but let's also not act like ps3 failed when its on pace to be the highest selling system this gen too just like ps1 and ps2.
because we take sides is why publishers always take advantage of us, we don't say nothing when we should because its our favorite game series or favorite company. MS showing next to no games in last 2-3 years at E3 yet every year it was did MS win E#? i mean didn't we watch the same showing or did some fanboys get to see some exclusive stuff?
bad E3 but gives away free xbox360's slim and all of the sudden ms won E3?
But Sony said they knew from their first mistakes that they never wanted to be Last to the race again ;O CMON SONY...
This better be a Bait-and-switch tactic in which you make people believe you're coming in late, then pull out fast and go AWWW SKEET SKEET SKEET!!! and blast us all in the faces and tell us we're all skanks and that PS4 is OUT!
The question is, would it sell better coming before the 720? Is Wii U being seen as competition at all, or same as 360/PS3 to the Wii and that it is just 'There' but not competition?
Fairly smart really. What he is saying is we are not going to announce now and give Microsoft time until E3 to improve/adjust their product. Nintendo have shown their cards which both Sony and Microsoft can adjust to that. Obviously it isn't major changes but borrowing the odd idea isn't such a big thing. Sony will announce when Microsoft do and no sooner or not much later than that.
Totally agree Sony are playing it smart, i just hope they don't release it so late like they did this gen. They need to finish everything hardware wise this time
I agreed with you but to think that if sony announces 1st that MS would somehow do a complete overhaul is ridiculous. That would mean delays and before you disagree or agree look it from a business sense and not a gamer or fanboy. From what we've been reading rumours have them with almost similar spec with PS4 being slightly more powerful and Xbox3 I guess putting all their chips on kinect. So whoever announces 1st wil be ok. I just need an announcement and a release date so I can preorder already.
O no I agree but it will be more minor things (mainly software related) that is easily copied and improved on. Also price. Microsoft could set out to undercut Sony if Sony unveil its price to early. Things like this need to stay secret until as late as possible and that is really what he is talking about
I agree with this. Sony isn't stupid at all. They know what they're doing.
I believe both 720/PS4 will be very close in performance with features and exclusives being the real difference
I agree, with both using off the shelf PC components, I think we'll see very few third party exclusives, it should be easy to port between these 2.
I am of very strong opinion that we're not seeing a successor to the PS3 this year. Microsoft's next console, yes. Sony, no chance.
And if I'm wrong I'll... I'll *looks around* drink this beer.
I dont know. If microsoft gets another head start this next generatiin they could create an even bigger lead than before that Sony has to catch up to. I think Sony knows that and will launch more stategically. But Sony messes up a lot so who really knows?
I'm really looking forward to ps4..can't say the same about Xbox 720..I'm not interested in gears or halo...Microsoft needs to anounce some new ips. The reason why got an Xbox 360 was because of ninja gaiden 2.


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Your adventure begins with a one hour ride on coastal and countryside roads, passing small towns en route to the premises of the Jungle Crocodile Safari created by the veterinarian Mr. Mario Orjuela in 1993. Using catamaran-style boats, you'll be able to observe these wild animals from a safe distance. A delicious tropical fruit buffet will be waiting for you at your return with tropical fruit drinks and coffee. Ample time for purchasing crafts made by local artisans will be given.

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PS122 Gallery is a 30 year old not-for-profit exhibition space which provides exhibition opportunities and support services for emerging and under-recognized artists. It is part of the organization of Painting Space 122, Inc.
Painting Space 122 maintains the Project Studio Space Program which provides studios for painters, sculptors and mixed media artists.
Update February 2013:
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Members of St. Paul's Episcopal Church are sharing the fruits – and vegetables – of their labor through a monthly community market.
The Thrive Neighborhood Market and Community Garden offers residents a place where they can pay what they can for fresh vegetables, fruits and herbs the fourth Saturday of the month outside the church at 900 Normal Road.
"We wanted to get the produce out to people," The Rev. Stacy Walker-Frontjes said. "This is a way of sharing the fruits of the garden with others and also a way of providing space to build the community."
It's a concept a few years in the making, with the first seeds sown three years ago when Walker-Frontjes planted a garden on the church grounds in 2011. Produce and herbs flourished in the 2,500-square-foot plot and church members donated a bulk of it.
Last year, members of the church's Thrive Team, an outreach church development group, tried to give away some of the produce to people walking past, but no one would just take what they were offering.
So, through a partnership with the DeKalb County Community Gardens, the team decided to host a monthly market where people could pay what they could afford or wanted. The proceeds from the sales – $140 from the inaugural market in June – goes to DeKalb County Community Gardens.
Walker-Frontjes said the garden and market are part of the church's larger mission to serve Christ in the world by serving their neighbors. The mission is especially important, she said, because the USDA classifies the neighborhood to the west of St. Paul's as a food desert, or a place with a large low income population where the nearest grocery store is 1 mile or farther away.
"This garden is not going to keep people from starving, right?" she said. "But the joy people have when they pick up that little bunch of cilantro. And they say "I can have it for whatever I can pay for it,' and 'I can have it without losing my dignity.'"
In June, the garden produced lettuce and herbs. At the market on Sunday, customers will find broccoli, green beans, green onions, cucumbers, jalapeno, zucchini, cabbage and herbs. St. Paul's also welcomes people to bring their own produce to offer at the market, where DeKalb County Community Gardens also will have some fresh offerings. The market also will have a craft table for children.
While gardening in northern Illinois proves to be an easy task for some, the garden still requires some human care. Every Tuesday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., church members tend to the garden, pulling weeds and picking ripe fruit.
Weeding is like stress relief for Rick Johns, a member of the church for 15 years. On Tuesday he found himself covered in dirt battling a particularly stubborn patch of weeds, which he was happy to do because he believes the garden is a powerful tool for the church.
"It gives us something to do outside the church," Johns said. "We're expanding outside into the community."
For Christina Krueger, who's a member of the Thrive Team, the garden has a way of bringing people together, but also instills something deeper.
"The garden for me has been a way to be closer to God," Krueger said. "To me, it's a miracle that this stuff happens. That you put seeds in the ground and stuff comes up. And being able to share that with other people is really cool."
If you go
What: Thrive Neighborhood Market
When: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 26, Aug. 23 and Sept. 27
Where: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 900 Normal Road, DeKalb


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Unfulfilled promise...
For the GNU/Linux fans among us, mini laptops have remained an unfulfilled promise. Weren't we supposed to now be able to buy GNU/Linux preinstalled laptops that would work instantly with free/open source software drivers for every device, and no blobs? Yet, just a year or two down the line, most mini laptops have Windows XP on their drives, and even sometimes need proprietary drivers for some devices to work with a free operating system. ARM systems with perhaps the Android Java/Linux OS have not hit the market yet.
...Promise: Loongson-2 (MIPS)
Enter the first non-i386, Debian GNU/Linux mini laptop - and the first mini laptop that doesn't target children or the general audience, but users (students, hobbyists, professionals) specifically looking for a Linux system. Not only is the Lemote Yeeloong incompatible with i386, it is part of a larger Chinese effort to produce an independent range of processors, for which no license fees have to be paid to major American, Japanese or other foreign cpu designers such as Intel. In other words, this is more than just a consumer device - it's part of something bigger.
The Lemote Yeeloong mini laptop is just one of a range of Lemote computers equipped with the energy-efficient Loongson2 cpu. A MIPS-compatible cpu (MIPS following RISC principles, if I understood it correctly, like ARM, PowerPC, SPARC do, among others) clocked at 797 MHz; which can be clocked down by the operating system to 199, 298, 398, 498, and 597 MHz.
Assembled by Quanta, one of the major laptop manufacturers, the Yeeloong's looks and build are not revolutionarily unlike many other mini laptops. Although I don't own any other mini laptops of the "netbook" genre, I've tried out several in stores to find out how they compare. Since I'm a Thinkpad user, the keyboard is on my priority list - the keyboard of the Yeeloong is quite decent, with a good layout. It hardly has any flex and the keys have a nice feedback. Having used this laptop for typing text extensively now (I translate and edit text in Gedit most of the day) I can say its keyboard is a pleasure to use. It has full-size navigation keys, PgUp and PgDn, and Home and End with a Fn combination. I had to get used a bit to the size of the right Shift key, which is the trade-off for the full-size navigation keys. All in all, might be the best keyboard available on any 8.9" mini laptop (but I've not touched the Dell's 9" model keyboard).
Weighing just over a kilogram, the build quality is good for this type of laptop and the designers have refrained from any unnecessary fluff. Except for a nice and shiny lid which might get your fingerprints all over it. Since I happen to like the way Thinkpads look, many people think I am unqualified to judge in matters of taste so I'll leave it at that for the design part.
What I do care to mention is that (except for the shiny lid) the laptop case, including the palm rests and the touchpad, is made of the right type of decent, non-shiny plastic. The case doesn't look or feel cheap, really the opposite. The lid closes nice and firmly without a hinge; it can be opened up until about 135 degrees. The speakers are to the front, facing the user. What can we say about a mini laptop's set of speakers.. They can produce quite a bit of noise, for what it's worth - and in stereo at that. Nothing wrong with those speakers.
As for ports, it has 3 USB ports, VGA, an SD-card reader (I couldn't try if other formats, which I don't have, fit in), mic in and earphones out; and it has its own microphone below the south-eastern corner of the keyboard. Oh, and it has a webcam, which sadly I didn't get to work yet after having upgraded to stock Debian (with Gnome's Cheese program at least), so it seems I may have botched that one by disabling Lemote's own repositories. The gNewSense website does list it as working with some programs, so I'll be figuring it out.
The touchpad is not so big, and reminds one of some of the Acer models. I happen not to like touchpads that much in general, and a trackpoint would be high on my list for a mini laptop but I guess you can't have it all. The good news is that combining the Fn-key with F6 disables the touchpad, which I do most of the time when editing text (navigating with the keyboard whenever possible), or when I plug in a mouse. Some other mini laptops have this shortcut too.
The screen has enough of a rim around it for a slightly larger (10") screen to fit in. But like many other models this size it does have the same (1024x600) resolution as those slightly larger screens, so the same amount of "screen real estate" fits on it.
Now let's move on to where this little machine is different. Its hardware allows for everything to work with 100% free software drivers. This includes the "BIOS" which is a free startup system from the BSD world (and BSD-licensed), called "PMON2000", with a very pleasant command-line based interface, which I'm sure will be appreciated by any Unix administrator.
What's underneath the keyboard? To begin with, cpuinfo tells us the cpu model is a "ICT Loongson-2 V0.3 FPU V0.1". ICT, short for Institute of Computing Technology is the Chinese research institute where the chip was designed. It falls under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which also produced what is now the Lenovo brand. The Loongson-2 may not be on many shelves of Western stores, but they might well be widely used in China by several governmental and state organisations, including the army. Looking for technological independence, the Chinese government wants to be free from the mighty arm of powerful American corporations like Intel.AMD is, it seems, less of a problem: it provides (with NEC) USB controllers for the Yeeloong, as well as the audio controller, the IDE interface and the ISA bridge. Linux lists all those as "Geode companion" (the Geode, of course, was AMD's acquired low-power cpu for the OLPC project's XO laptops). I assume that this should contribute to the Yeeloong's low energy consumption. The wireless network adapter (USB-connected, internally) is by Realtek (RTL8187B, 802.11g, 54Mbps). Realtek also made the ethernet controller (RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+). A video chip was provided by Silicon Motion (SM712 LynxEM+).
Distribution support - Debian
OK, you put all that in a neat little package and what do you get? A system that will run, for now, a limited number of GNU/Linux distributions or BSD operating systems. Don't expect to just install and run Windows (although there's a Windows CE MIPS port) or Ubuntu (but see below) on the Yeeloong. The good news is that the MIPS architecture used by the Loongson-2 has been supported by Debian since its 3.0 release. The port used for the Loongon-2 is "debian-mipsel", the -el ending referring to "little endian". Such MIPS chips were also used in Digital DECstations. The cpu and the operating system are 64 bit.
Free-as-in-speech software, no blobs
It makes sense to install Debian on the Yeeloong, because its mipsel-port is the most mature, but other candidates to be thought of in the future might be Mandriva which was ported for the Gdium OLPH ("One Laptop Per Hacker") project. And lest we forget, the Free Software Foundation's Ubuntu-based, purely free software, blob-free gNewSense GNU/Linux operating system is also being ported to this architecture, which must have something to do with the fact that Richard Stallman himself uses the Yeeloong laptop. So in a way some flavour of "Ubuntu" will be running on the machine soon. For this review, I took the liberty of asking Mr Stallman to comment on the machine, and he replied that he uses it for its ability to run with free software only, which (I suspect he meant) includes the BSD-licensed startup system. The GNU initiator also mentions on his website that he stopped using the OLPC "XO" laptop (which also has a "free BIOS"), after the machine was turned into a platform for running Windows.
For those who prefer a BSD: FreeBSD lists its FreeBSD/MIPS port as "in the early stages of development"; OpenBSD "currently runs on the 64 bit MIPS-based SGI O2 workstations," which I suppose is a somewhat different architecture, and obviously NetBSD is the most likely BSD to run on a relatively exotic architecture of this kind.
Turn it on
When I first booted the machine it took extremely long to boot - at least three and a half minutes. The boot splash screen doesn't give any information by default, so I next booted the machine from the startup system command line with "gui" (I really like to have a shortcut to be able to see boot messages, but couldn't find one). It then turned out that the system is taking its time for "dhcpdiscover" attempts for wlan0. I managed to get rid of this behaviour by commenting the lines iface wlan0 inet dhcp and auto wlan0 in the file /etc/network/interfaces, reducing the startup time to about a minute, which is neat. NetworkManager now takes care of the wireless network nicely.
- "Lemote Yeeloong Loongson-2/MIPS Netbook", 1/2
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The Bisons lost 6-0.
The Bisons began the match losing their doubles advantage.
Daniel Hangstefer and Mario Hernandez played a close match against Stuart Roberson and Danny Manlow. Hangstefer and Hernandez lost 8-6.
The Bisons will continue their season on Wednesday against IPFW at home in Nashville at 4 p.m. The location is to be announced.
1. Daniel Hangstefer / Mario Hernandez vs. Stuart Roberson / Danny Manlow (Woff 8-6)
2. James Murrell / Chad Pierron vs. Alan Donald / Paul Bartholomy (Woff 8-4)
3. Bruno Melibeu / Andy Mizell vs. Tinus van Wyk / Scott Collins (Woff 8-1)
1. Daniel Hangstefer vs. Stuart Roberson (Woff 6-1, 6-3)
2. Joshua Cummings vs. Scott Collins (Woff 6-1, 6-1)
3. Bruno Melibeu vs. Danny Manlow (No result)
4. Chad Pierron vs. Alan Donald (Woff 6-4, 6-4)
5. James Murrell vs. Paul Bartholomy (Woff 6-1, 6-3)
6. Mario Hernandez vs. Michael Schecter (Woff 8-4)


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RANCHO CUCAMONGA — A Chaffey College student literary magazine was pulled from the school bookstore, and returned to shelves with a warning sticker that linked the content with the Newtown, Conn., school shooting massacre
The Chaffey Review is produced by an English class at the community college's Rancho Cucamonga campus and has an all-student editorial board.
The ninth issue, which was produced in the fall, had an "Innocence and Experience" theme, and as soon as submissions from students and community members started coming in, it was obvious that the new issue would be fairly sexy.
"With the theme, that's the kind of content we got," Chaffey Review staff member Tina Noland said.
The students weren't deterred by the content submitted, although their adviser, Professor Michelle Dowd, warned them the issue might get push back from some on campus.
"Michelle said 'This is going to be a little controversial; are you sure you want to do this?'" Chaffey Review staffer Melissa Lewis said.
The new issue was released earlier this year and was also dropped off at the office of Vice President of Instruction Sherry Guerrero.
Trouble began almost immediately.
"It was on the bookshelf that day and the next day, it wasn't," Lewis said.
The college's spokeswoman isn't sure what content crossed the line for officials.
"At some point, our administration felt that there were some inappropriate writings and photos," said Peggy Cartwright, the college's director of marketing and public relations.
"The administrators and the legal group came up with some wording that could be put on the sticker placed on the outside of the book and put back on the shelves. "
The sticker seemed to link the content in the magazine to the December shooting in Connecticut in which 20 children and seven adults were killed.
"The Chaffey College Review contains material that is graphic and violent," the sticker reads in part. "While the college wishes to express its sincere support of and condolences to the victims and the families of recent school violence, it has a legal and ethical responsibility to uphold the First Amendment rights of its students. If you believe that this content would be upsetting to you, please do not read. "
Although the 239-page volume is not short on sexual content – including paintings of a woman in bondage gear, a nude man with a bear head and another painting that substitutes Popsicles for male genitals – there is little content relating to overt violence, leading to some head-scratching by the journal's staffers.
A poem titled "Patchwork" discusses a woman being sewn up by doctors after her soul was ripped up by an ex-lover. The poem by Eleanora Schirano ends with the lines "He grabbed it to take with his/Right before he pulled the trigger/Bang Bang Bang. "
"I'm not sure if it was one particular person or one particular photo or article" that caused the problem, Cartwright said. "We're trying to protect the college. "
Students objected to the sticker "" which could not be easily removed without tearing the cover "" and its implication.
Dowd worked with officials and a compromise was reached: The Chaffey Review was shrink-wrapped and a much simpler sticker was affixed that read "this volume contains content that may be unsuitable for some viewers. "
"We on the board felt that the sticker was appropriate," said Lee McDougal, vice president of the school's governing board. "We're hoping this is a one-time incident. "
The college's handling of the matter dismayed at least one free speech advocate.
"Your right to speech can't be conditioned on the reaction of the listener " and it seems like they lost sight of that here," said Robert L. Shibley, the senior vice president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. "It makes speech hostage to the most sensitive person on campus. "
The staff is now working Chaffey Review's tenth issue, which is built around a "War and Peace" theme. The staff is reaching out to the school's veterans for contributions.
"We're just trying to make the same quality of journal that we always make," Lewis said.
And if some of those veterans share frank remembrances of war and violence, the students say they won't exclude content for those reasons.
"I think someone's always going to be offended," Chaffey Review staffer Shakisaha Harvey said.
Perhaps especially so in the post-Newtown environment: "I think that people are a little bit more protective than we've been in the past," Cartwright said.


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|2006-04-05, 12:26
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Drifting through life~~
SO, were HiME and Otome connected?
So now that the series has ended... do you think they are connected other than having the same characters?
Personally I do think they are... and I am hoping we will get further information on this. My view is that Seears continued their development of the fake HiME which eventually led to the Otome system, but to control this they included a master, which was probably meant to keep things in line.
Also.. do you really think they migrated from Earth? Maybe the Harmonium erased peoples memories.. did Mikoto say that it had once before destroyed the world? And we did see Fuka Gakuen in the sea... all this makes my head hurt
Lets see what we all think!
|2006-04-05, 12:54
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If what you said turns out to be truth, then we'll have some bottleneck in the story regarding SEARRS involvement in the Mai-Otome world and the HiME festival.
At the end of Mai-HiME's first arc, the SEARRS committee commented that though failed still will have another chance in about 300 years.
The HiME festival takes place every three-hundred years. MH Mashiro and MH Nagi commented that though the Obsidian Lord was defeated, evil itself never ends.
Then would be logical to assume based from My-HiME universe for Mai-Otome:
War of the Twelve Kingdoms = Next HiME festival of that generation ...?
Harmonium = The Obsidian Lord reborned ...?
If Mai-Otome really takes place into the future of My-HiME, then the War of the Twelve Kings, witnessing the birth of the first Otome, happened three-hundred years after the end of My-HiME. That timeline in-betwen those two events would have given enough momentum for humanity to have further developed technology and venture into outer space for planet colonization.
Now in the current timeline of Mai-Otome it is explained that the Twelve Kingdom War happened three-hundred years ago.
Harmonium's second awakening = Next HiME festival for the current generation ...?
The speculated data I have posted suggests that Mai-Otome takes place at least six-hundred years into the future of My-HiME.
|2006-04-05, 13:33
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|2006-04-05, 14:00
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I don't think the war going on in the present of Mai Otome could be seen as the carnival...
The carnival was meant to select the HiME that was most fit (most powerful in fact) to become the new Suishou no HiME. She would then have the doors of Fuuka open to her, meet Kokuyou no Kimi who would replace the last Suishou no HiME by the new one. This would stop the descent on the HiME star on the earth, saving it. The renewed power inside Suishou no HiME's crystal (and prison) would keep the star at bay for 300 years.
They're simply fighting a war between countries.
Also, they made it clear at the end of Mai HiME that the HiME star was destroyed and wouldn't come back.
But. Searrs foundation could very well be responsible for this. I speculated countless times that Otomes could very well be an adaptation of what in the HiME manga Searrs created; Princesses. Girls with the powers of HiMEs that activates through an earring. The star in Otome could in fact be a machine created by Searrs (Artemis, maybe?); that's why Miyu could hack it. Seeing the star was destroyed, Searrs could have tried to gain power by creating Otomes, inspired by the star process.
|2006-04-05, 14:17
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|2006-04-05, 14:25
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Though discrepancies are created because I think that the events surrounding the HiME festival supposedly involved only the Earth, and the HiME star was destroyed at the end of My-HiME.
I can only speculate that some surviving HiME's or descendants of the HiME were among the passengers in the colonizing ship that brought them to the Mai-Otome Planet.
And does anyone knows if the Mai-Otome planet's name is ever disclosed?
|2006-04-05, 18:53
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The way I think it happened is something like this:
Following the last HiME Carnival, the Searrs continued their research into manipulation of higher-order matter (HiME, Elements, Childs/Orphans/Slaves). Likely around the time she grew to adulthood, Alyssa Searrs returned from Japan to claim her place in the Searrs hierarchy, with the reprogrammed (Merciful) Miyu at her side. Eventually (within Alyssa's lifetime), a faction of the Searrs created the Z-type HiME, the Otome. Alyssa, with her involvement in the Carnival likely thought the Otome were still trapped within that "cruel cage" the destined HiME were freed from, but was unable to do anything about.
When Earl was colonized (possibly as a result of Otome-combat destroying Earth?), Miyu and descendents of Alyssa went there and the technology of the Otome was brought with them. It seems Alyssa's last wish to Miyu was to free the Otome by reprogramming the Administar (a task she took her sweet time acomplishing, over 300 years). It's possible the Searrs sold the idea of the Otome as a means of limiting the casualties of warfare, but then again, so was the machine gun (Maxim of Maxim-gun fame thought his weapon would be so terrible as to scare nations into never making war again). It's likely that never happened and Otome only made the wars worse. That also seems to be the case with the War of 12 Kings. Humanity managed to destroy its new home within a generation of finding it.
Out of that, the Otome descended from Fumi (who seems to have been the cause of the ultimate holocaust of the Harmonium, turning the Pure White Diamond black through despair) established themselves as a distinct order in order to carry out that goal, taking the burden of war onto their shoulders and theirs alone. This limited the scope of the wars (the War of the Dragon Lord likely affected few beyond the Otome and the nobles they served, earning a horrific reputation among their circles but probably almsot forgotten outside them), but did not end them. The reason it did not end them was because the Otome did not stand up for themselves at all. Instead of being a bulwark against war, they simply became pawns to be used by the powerful in their ambition.
Things look like they'll change, though. For better or worse. Miyu changed the system and it's likely that the Otome are in for a new beginning. It's likely that Mashiro's words to Laura Bianchi and Rosaly Claudelle will echo for a long time to come. War *will* likely return to the common people, much as Nagi intended, if the Otome are not careful, and they could easily be demonized as oppressors or mass murderers should they ever fight normal humans or bee seen as forcing their will upon the nations. At the same time, they're capable of guiding the creation of a new golden age of peace and prosperity. That's a difficult road to follow, but I think they've got a good set of Five Columns to set out on that road, just as Wind Bloom has a good queen and a good Royal Otome to set out their own course.
|2006-04-06, 11:05
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I think people are just overanalyzing this as this is nothing more than homages to the original series much like we have the same characters being carried over from Mai Hime.
We saw Alyssa in a flashback in 24 having tea with someone else with Miyu (Who has a different operating system) on the same planet.
I would of course accept that perhaps OTOME takes place centuries after HIME but seeing Alyssa I'm a little skeptical, especially since their on a different planet as well (If they have cataloges of various organisms comparing with organisms dating back to this century on Earth, then surely their on a different planet, they also have recorded information about the colonization). Much like the similar equipment used (Like that shot for toxins and such), their all similar or re-used.
|2006-04-06, 11:15
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This is something that I have no doubts about and unanimously agreed. The HiME elements showcased and introduced in Mai-Otome are nothing more but to pay homage to the previous series.
However, I gave an added option to follow on with the thread, because many people here won't accept or be satisfied with that conclusion.
A founded and logical explanation must come up to convince them that the HiME elements shown in a literal sense hint towards a continuity in dispute among the two shows that has yet to be orderly established.
The significance that those elements played in Mai-Otome has literal connotations and not metaphorical ones for them.
|2006-04-07, 08:19
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Although it's also possible the creators threw in a bunch of cameo appearances and just let people think what they will of it, not intending any connection.
I remembered watching Haibane Renmai and marveled at the symbolism and how deep it was, until the creators pretty much admitted they were going for style over substance and didn't really have any idea what they were doing in terms of a solid plot.
That's sort of the difference between East and West. A lot of the anime (that I've seen) are more focused about conquering oneself and the importance/power of emotions. It's the Western style of entertainment that prefers a solid backstory (think of Star Wars...all that backhistory, Tolkien...alot of focus on lore, noting events and names, but what *really happens*--aka the emotions from the point of view of the individuals--are lost. In the flip side, it seems like solid discernable plot is glossed over in anime in favor of "going with the flow/emotions" and massive plot holes more or less ensue naturally.
|2006-04-07, 09:11
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Simple opinion: No. If it takes THIS much speculation for the "sequel" suggestion to make sense, then I would wonder: why did they even bother trying to tie the 2 series together? Big chunks of information inbetween(if they are indeed related directly) missing, and alot of contradictions (Miyu changed from multiple to merciful, Mikoto becoming a crystal hime...).
I agree with Guido: its more of a cameo/homage to Mai Hime than anything else: In MH, the OL got killed and the carnival for crowning new Crystal Himes stopped (last one being Mashiro). Yet, now Mikoto supposedly became one? Anything like "Searrs might have revived the Hime star and restarted the carnival" is nothing more than speculation, NOT official explanation.
|2006-04-07, 18:32
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I agree with you on east/west story differences. Western audiences like to have things explained, with a focus on lore and backstory, to have solid conclusions to the plot, and don't really like it when they have to think about things that aren't explained. Eastern stories tend to focus more on characters, leaving aspects of the world and plot unexplained but giving enough for fans to think about how it all ties together. Often eastern stories don't end with all the loose ends tied up, which can frustrate the western viewer who is used to having stories explained, loose ends tied up, and have a nice big "The End" when the credits roll.
A lot of Otome was left unexplained, but when I think about it, Hime had alot unexplained too. The connections between the two were planted for a reason I think, but unless it's explained by Sunrise somehow, they are nothing more than nods to fans for now. At least the main plots were tied up, which gives them room for more seasons/ovas/movies, so they can use the unexplained stuff for future stories.
|2006-04-12, 09:25
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I like BigPrime's theory. It is almost (if not totally) identical as mine
But there are few things which are disturbing my mind:
1. What is Fuuka Gakuen doing on the bottom of the lake?
2. Miyu mentions, that Mikoto is Crystal Princess (Suishou Hime or HiME) with "the power to materialize higher order matter, type two". What does it mean? My ideas are that:
a) Otome Mikoto and HiME Mikoto are the same person, who won last HiME carnival and gained immortality
b) This Mikoto is another Mikoto (Mikoto's granddoughter or something) who won... the next HiME carnival?
There isn't much sense in these theories, but... has anyone better ideas? I'd gladly listen to them
Oh, and about that Alyssa that Miyu saw in ep. 24.
I am sure that it _wasn't_ Alyssa, because Miyu is talking about "those who inheritted Alyssa's blood". I think that she, as well as Arika, is an descendant of Alyssa.
|2006-04-12, 12:54
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In the Otome manga, Mai is in the crystal the same way Mashiro was. The Mai who wakes up in Otome is the same one as HiME and Mikoto recognizes her and is oh-so happy to see her.
manga ch.31 p.18
manga ch.31 p.19
manga ch.31 p.20
manga ch.32 p.01
manga ch.32 p.02
If you think about it, 11 HiMEs were brought down and lost their powers. But there were still two other HiMEs left... where only one should be remaining. The one who sacrifices herself to become Suishou no HiME. But then, what happens to the one who still have powers?
I'm starting to wonder if the HiME powers don't extend your life... See, usually in the carnival, the only HiME remaining with powers lived 300 years after all.
(it would explain how HiME mashiro is STILL alive too in otome manga x_X)
oh, and here for Fumi... she's the same one as in HiME, so the pillars can't materialize. She woke up. see?
|2006-04-12, 13:33
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Not to mention one can argue that when she's talking about descendant, then it goes to Arika. When she talks about Alyssa, it goes from birdy to that girl.
BTW, isn't the manga going in a different direction than the anime? Like really different? So in the manga it would be connected but the anime it's just all spectulation that crazy people are taking as facts.
|2006-04-12, 14:20
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Why are you being so agressive? Even if it is going in whole different directions, there are too many connections that would help us solve what was left unexplained in the anime to ignore them.
|2006-04-12, 15:40
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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To each his own I say. Like someone said before, unless Sunrise throws in some kind of movie/ova to cover this, its all going to be speculation. It is no different then when people argue over which character from different series is stronger, if they were to fight. Some are going to support one way and some the other.
So, what is my point; nothing really, I just felt like saying that
|2006-04-12, 16:32
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Connecticut commuters planned for long, slow trips to and from work Monday following last week's train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City.
It took Gary Maddin of Milford an hour to make what is normally a 20 minute drive from his home to the Bridgeport train station. From there, he planned to board a shuttle bus to Stamford where he could catch a train to Grand Central Station in New York.
"It's a lot," he said. "It's a nightmare just to get into the city today."
Metro-North was using 120 buses to help rail commuters make their way around the scene of Friday's accident.
A shuttle train was operating about every 20 minutes Monday morning between New Haven and Bridgeport. From there commuters could take and express bus to Stamford or a local bus that also made stops in Fairfield and Westport.
Jamar Roy of Bridgeport was boarding a bus to his job in Stamford.
"I just hope I can get to work safe, (and) back home," he said. "I'm just going to roll with the punches."
State transportation officials said traffic on Interstate 95 and the Merritt Parkway also was at a crawl Monday morning, with the trip between Bridgeport and Stamford estimated at about an hour during the height of the rush hour.
Officials say Friday's collision impacts about 30,000 people who normally use the train.
About 700 people were on board the trains Friday evening when one heading east from New York City's Grand Central Terminal to New Haven derailed just outside Bridgeport. It was hit by a train heading west from New Haven. Nine remained hospitalized on Sunday, with one critical.
Metro-North officials expected it would be days before train service was restored.
"Residents should plan for a week's worth of disruptions," Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Sunday at a news conference in Hartford.
Crews will spend days rebuilding 2,000 feet of track, overhead wires and signals, and a rainy weather forecast could make driving a bit more treacherous.
If all affected commuters took to the highways to get to work, "we would literally have a parking lot," the governor said. If a substantial number of affected consumers hit the roads, traffic will be "greatly slowed," he said.
The state was dispatching more state troopers and tow trucks to respond to car accidents that could come with crowded roads and more slippery conditions, he said.
"If you are going to New York and you get to New York or you're transporting yourself to New York you may decide that perhaps you should stay there for the duration of this disturbance," Malloy said.
Several days of around-the-clock work will be required, including inspections and testing of the newly rebuilt system, Metro-North President Howard Permut said. The damaged rail cars were removed from the tracks on Sunday, the first step toward making the repairs.
State officials said not only would travel times will be significantly longer than normal and trains crowded, but parking at Stamford and other stations with train service was also expected to be a major problem. Commuters who can are advised to use the Harlem line in New York.
Amtrak service between New York and New Haven was also suspended and there was no estimate on service restoration. Limited service was available between New Haven and Boston.
Jim Cameron, chairman of the Connecticut Rail Commuter Council, said he's asked officials in numerous towns to suspend parking rules to accommodate what could be tens of thousands of motorists driving to unaffected train stations. Twelve stations are affected by the shutdown.
But Cameron said he doubts many commuters will use three modes of transportation to get to work: driving their cars to catch a bus to get to a train station for the final leg.
He suggested that local and regional officials post highway signs directing motorists to available parking so motorists "don't get off the highway and drive in circles looking for where to dump their cars."
Dan Solomon, a trauma surgeon who lives in Westport and was headed to work at Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, was on the train that derailed. He said he treated several injured passengers, including a woman with severely broken ankles.
He said he was in a front car that was not as badly affected as cars in the rear of the train.
"I hardly lost my iced tea," Solomon said in an interview.
Solomon said walls were torn off both trains and he quickly checked injured passengers to separate the most badly injured from others.
"When the EMS arrived, I was covered in everyone's blood," he said.
Investigators are looking at a broken section of rail to see if it is connected to the derailment and collision. Officials said it wasn't clear if the rail was broken in the crash or earlier.
NTSB investigators arrived Saturday and are expected to be on site for seven to 10 days. They will look at the brakes and performance of the trains, the condition of the tracks, crew performance and train signal information, among other things.
The MTA operates the Metro-North Railroad, the second-largest commuter railroad in the nation. The Metro-North main lines — the Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven — run northward from New York City's Grand Central Terminal into suburban New York and Connecticut.
The last significant train collision involving Metro-North occurred in 1988 when a train engineer was killed in Mount Vernon, N.Y., when one train empty of passengers rear-ended another, railroad officials said.
Associated Press writer Stephen Singer in Hartford contributed to this story.


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4 Days to come for Valentine's Day, we want to give you creative design inspiration about decorating your modern or contemporary dining table furniture to get best romantic dinner atmosphere in that day. We are very glad to discover some great idea from Martha Stewart which is present to us sample pictures gallery about simple minimalist Valentine's Day centerpiece ideas. So, even if you and your girlfriend/boyfriends end up eating most meals curled up on the comfortable sofa though watching TV (it is all right we are guilty of it too), there are a little times a year when a nice candle lit dinner able to be a pleasant touch. Still if you are not big on spending a lot of money on flowers and are eating leftovers otherwise takeout, there is always room for a simple centerpiece DIY design ideas.
More often than not, personally, I like turn to Martha Stewart for floral table furniture accessories and design advice. It is not which her team is the end every part of in cute flower design, but more so that they have been making centerpieces for every sorts of budgets for so long, which we forever find various sort of inspiration. We did want to showcase a few ideas which are sure to remain you under-budget while creating any romantic dinner feeling in Valentine's Day, even if eaten alone, a special one. Try just a only some stems in a flower vase, bowl or glass to accent a few candles, otherwise forgo the flowers all together and anchor a plate of pretty pillars with some red beans or rice. They'll make cleaning up the wax a snap and might create use of things you previously own! Take a look out more Valentine's Day floral arrangements photos gallery here.


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Cardinals grab Silver Football, 34-14
Coldwater came out and scored on its' first drive, took control of the game with the ground attack, and came away with a 34-14 win over Sturgis to collect the Silver Football the final time Friday.
"They were here tonight to play," Trojan coach Jimmy Lamb said. "This game meant more to them than it meant to our guys. I got a feeling that maybe we thought we would show up and just beat them.
"And that's not how it happens in high school football."
The Cardinal celebrated their homecoming by picking up 355 yards on the ground in the rivalry that will end with just under 100 games between the two schools, due to both teams heading to different conferences next season.
"Their ground control, their ability to move with the run, their ability to establish that was highly effective," Lamb said. "We're trying to make plays and we were just unsuccessful. I give a lot of credit to their coaching staff and the players on the offensive and defensive lines, because they were ready to play tonight."
The Cardinals took the opening kickoff and marched down the field 74 yards on 12 plays to open the scoring. The drive was concluded on a two-yard run by Cooper Murphy with 5:38 left in the opening quarter.
Blaze Watson hit the point after for a 7-0 Coldwater lead, which it held through the end of the period.
With 3:37 remaining before halftime, the Cardinals pushed the margin to 13-0 on a one-yard Cooper run. But the point after was wide left.
The Trojans responded quickly as Chance Stewart connected with Jack Scheske about 35 yards downfield and then Scheske broke away to complete the 71-yard scoring strike.
The point after by Jack Caywood cut the deficit to 13-7 with 2:24 to go before the break.
The Cardinals were not done scoring in the first half. After a rushing first down, Cardinal quarterback Luke Beckhusen completed two straight passes — the second for a 20-yard leaping touchdown by Lucas Stempien over the outstretched hands of a Trojan defender with 15.4 seconds left.
The try for two failed giving Coldwater a 19-7 edge at halftime.
"Those stinking' big plays," Lamb said. That pass catch before halftime, after we came down and scored to make it 13-7, they come down and get that TD, that takes wind out of the sail."
In the second half, the Cardinals got touchdowns on a seven-yard run by Christopher Vandenhout and a five-yard run by Kollin Wark to build a 34-7 lead.
The Trojans closed the scoring on a 2-yard pass from Stewart to Scheske with just under two minutes remaining in the game.
"We've got some things we've got to work on and we're gonna," Lamb said. "We're okay, we're 3-2. My hope is that nobody packs this season in right now, because that's not what we want. I don't want anybody packing in the season."
The Trojans have their homecoming game next week playing Battle Creek Harper Creek.
"How we respond will be the testament of what kind of character we have," Lamb said. "These guys are alright. They're going to file this one away like I asked them to and come back on Monday ready to work."
Stewart finished 8-for-28 for 179 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Scheske caught four passes for 137 yards, while Liam Adams added two receptions for 27 yards.
J.D. Bowdish picked up 51 yards on 14 carries, while Stewart added six handles for 34 yards.
Coldwater outgained Sturgis, 443-288.
Murphy collected 119 yards on the ground, Beckhusen added 75 and Vandenhout had 72. Beckhusen was 5-for-6 for 88 yards. Stempien caught three for 51 yards.
Tyler Cain topped the Trojan defense with 11 tackles, Matt Phillips added 10, Tristen Stewart and Scheske each tallied seven and L.A. Vasquez had five. Daniel Arroyo collected a sack.


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"A city always contains more than any inhabitant can know, and a great city always makes the unknown and the possible spurs to the imagination."—Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust, A History of Walking
"Nice!"—Randy Gilson
The best way to see Pittsburgh is by bike. And the absolute best way to see Pittsburgh's public art is also by bike, in a decently sized (chatty) group and led by the curators of the 2013 Carnegie International (Thanks Tina and Daniel!). Luckily BikePGH, the ride organizer, picked a beautiful Saturday in November to ride 18 miles through the city's parks, along its riverfronts, and through several neighborhoods starting in Oakland and ending in Millvale. The group, comprised of BikePGH members, met at the Carnegie Museum of Art, next to Phyllida Barlow's TIP.
Our first stop was on the Carnegie Mellon University to see Mel Bochner's (CMU alum) and Michael Van Valkenburgh's Kraus Campo garden. The conceptual piece nestled between the University's fine arts and business buildings incorporates text, architecture, and landscape architecture into an interactive experience.
Learn more about Pittsburgh public art and venues at Pittsburgh Art Places.
Descending through Schenley Park, across the Hot Metal Bridge and traveling downstream along the South Side Trail, the group arrived at The Workers, the Industrial Arts Cooperative's tribute to Pittsburgh's industrial pedigree.
Downtown Pittsburgh was the site of our next two stops. Scott Burton's Chairs for Six sit in the plaza of the BNY Mellon Center. Across town in the Cultural District, Katz Plaza hosts a collaboration featuring Louise Bourgeois, Daniel Urban Kiley, and Michael Graves.
A quick trip over the Andy Warhol Bridge led the group into the central North Side neighborhood to Randyland, where we were met by the gregarious Randy Gilson. Gilson regaled the group with his background and artistic philosophy—"I don't know how to paint, but I paint! Nice!"
The ride's final destination was St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Parish to view the Maxo Vanka murals. The murals extend far beyond the typical Roman Catholic iconography. A few years ago, I had read about the Vanka murals in David Byrne's Bicycle Diaries: "More unusual for a church are the political and antiwar aspects of the murals that echo the crucifixion—widows mourn over a soldier in a coffin containing a bleeding corpse, and crosses cover the hillside behind them. Another wall depicts corrupt justice: a figure in a gas mask holds scales on which the gold outweighs bread. Clearly World War I had a big effect on Maxo."
As I said earlier, there is no better way to see a city and its public art than biking, and Pittsburgh is taking great strides in becoming a world-class biking community. Currently there are over 20 miles of riverfront trails along the Monongahela River, Allegheny River, and mighty Ohio River. Over the past several years, the city has added over 70 miles of on-street facilities that connect cyclists to the many vibrant business districts scattered throughout the city. With the development of BikePGH's Better Bikeways Vision and the city's MOVEPGH (transportation plan), cyclists can expect bigger and better toys within the next few years.
With that said, 2014 is expected to be a watershed year for the city's biking community as Pittsburgh launches a bike share system and hosts Pro Walk/Pro Bike 2014, one of the pre-eminent active transportation conferences in the world. The bike share system will introduce 500 rentable bicycles onto Pittsburgh's streets, providing cheap, convenient, and fun transportation for short trips. Pro Walk/Pro Bike will bring over 1,000 active transportation advocates, engineers, architects, planners, elected officials, and vendors to Downtown Pittsburgh in September 2014. It's an amazing opportunity to showcase Pittsburgh's improvements and learn from the global leaders in urban transportation design. Learn more about the Pro Walk/Pro Bike 2014 conference.
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It's Product Review Friday! This week we feature our third of three reviews of the Spunk Lube product line. I remind you that these great products come from one of the hardest working personalities in porn. Jeff, the brains and brawn behind that industry phenomenon, STR8cam.
But wait! You didn't miss our earlier Spunk Lube reviews, did you? Well not to worry if you did, because you can find them both, as well as all our reviews, on DrDickSexToyReviews.com. Use the search function in the header, type in "SPUNK Lube Hybrid" and/or SPUNK Lube Pure Silicone and Presto!
Today we turn to Dr Dick Review Crew member, Christa, for her comments.
SPUNK Lube Pink (8 oz) —— $14.50
Ya know what I hate? I hate being the last reviewer in a series of reviews for a product line. That's, because when I'm last, I gotta come up with something new and clever to say; stuff that hasn't already been said by one of my Dr Dick Review Crew pals. Case in point, today's review of SPUNK Lube Pink.
Ya know what I really like? I really like SPUNK Lube Pink.
Does that sound bat-shit crazy to you? Well, it shouldn't. While I will be repeating a lot of the stuff Brad said in his review of SPUNK Lube Hybrid, that doesn't mean I like SPUNK Lube Pink any less then he liked his version of Spunk lube.
Ok, funny story before I get on with it. If you follow my reviews you will know about my sub, butt-boy BF, Alex. He is like this total ass-whore. He like totally gets off on all the stuff I bring home from Dr Dick. If, whatever I bring home even faintly looks like it'll go up his hole, he's on his knees, butt in the air, begging for his turn to get plugged. I swear, he can be so annoying. But, ya know what? I absolutely love punishing his ass. It's one of the reasons I love him so much.
Anyhow, the day I got home with the SPUNK Lube Pink, Alex was already home and on the couch smokin' a bowl. (You know that pot is legal here in the Evergreen State, right?) So I plop down on the couch next to him and whip out the plastic squeeze bottle of SPUNK Lube Pink with it's distinctive label and hand it to Alex. He squeezes some into the palm of his hand and stares down at it. It takes it a minute or two to register what he has in his hand. Then he turns to me and says, "This is what lady spooge would look and feel like, if ladies spooged, huh?"
He's such a dork! But I totally get where he's coming from. SPUNK Lube Pink is the consistency and viscosity of a guy's nut, only it's pink.
I wonder, do people choose lube for its color? I suppose maybe they do, or why else would the SPUNK Lube sell a pink version of their very popular SPUNK Lube Hybrid, the product Brad reviewed?
Like it's popular cousin, SPUNK Lube Pink is a water-based/silicone-based hybrid. It doesn't dry out or get sticky. There is, however, a bit of an odor to it, nothing offensive, but it is there. And after getting some in my mouth…I'll let you guess how that happened…I won't let that again. The taste is unappealing.
The best thing about SPUNK Lube Pink is it's glycerin free. That can't be said about the original formula that Brad reviewed. However, this product does contain methylparaben, which can be a problem for people highly allergic to any kind of paraben. But I didn't experience any discomfort or burning sensations when I…we used it.
SPUNK Lube Pink is also safe to use with condoms and all your favorite sex toys, even your expensive silicone toys. It feels wickedly slippery to the touch, and doesn't loose its slipperiness with extended use.
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UNCW Press Release
NEWARK, Delaware – Senior Elena Delle Donne poured in a game-high 26 points to lead Delaware to a 67-39 victory over UNCW in Colonial Athletic Association women's basketball action Thursday at the Bob Carpenter Center.
The Blue Hens improved to 14-3 overall and remained undefeated in league play at 5-0 as they won their ninth straight contest. The Seahawks, meanwhile, slipped to 2-14 and 1-4 CAA as they lost their third straight contest.
The CAA Preseason Player-of-the-Year, Delle Donne was 11-of-15 from the floor, including 3-of-4 from beyond the arc, to spark the Delaware attack. Seniors Lauren Carra and Danielle Parker joined Delle Donne in double figures as they finished with 13 and 10 points, respectively. Delle Donne and Parker finished with eight rebounds apiece as Delaware enjoyed a 46-30 edge on the glass.
Senior Karneshia Garrett tallied 14 points and sophomore Kelva Atkins added 11 for UNCW. Freshman Dana Brown pulled down a team-high seven rebounds while senior Tawanna Lee dished out a team-best four assists.
Delaware never trailed in the contest, using a three-pointer from Miller at the 11:52 mark to spark a 12-2 run that spanned four and a half minutes and stretched the Blue Hens 11-9 edge into a 23-11 cushion.
A layup by Garrett with 5:01 on the clock ended the run and sparked a 7-2 spurt that pulled the Seahawks with seven, 25-18.
The Blue Hens took control of the contest moments later, however, closing the first half with nine unanswered points to take a 34-18 advantage into the break before tallying 11 of the first 12 points of the second half to build a 45-19 edge with 16:00 remaining.
UNCW would stem the Delaware spurt momentarily, scoring seven of nine points to make it a 47-26 contest, but that would be as close as the Seahawks would get as the Blue Hens maintained a comfortable margin the rest of the way.
A jumper by freshman Alecia Bell with one minute remaining capped an 8-3 Blue Hens stretch and determined the final 28-point margin.
Both teams return to action Sunday with league contests. UNCW is at Towson for a Noon start while Delaware travels to Drexel for a 2 p.m. contest.


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Leaving will now correctly cause the appropriate rating changes.
Bans are starting from today. Account penalties are:
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What I mean is that all right thinking people, gardeners and natural philosophers ought to investigate the edible potential of the Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya). This is a member of the great and still thoroughly extant genus Dioscorea, which inludes many other edible species.
My understanding (correct me if I'm wrong) is that the majority of plants under cultivation are male, so true seeds are rarely formed. If and when they do develop, they're probably produced in seed pods that look something like these on D. caucasica, which I took in Ghent last September. As well as being consumed as a root crop, it is also used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for numerous complaints.
Strangely, Chinese yams have attracted the attentions of a philosopher of an altogether different ilk: Rudolf Steiner. Steiner, the founding father of Biodynamics, thought very highly of the Chinese yam, due to its unique ability, in his opinion, to store light ether in its roots. According to Steiner, this made its cultivation in Europe essential to maintain human health. He envisaged it replacing the good old spud as a staple, due to the latter's tendency to make both people and animals materialistic. I think he meant the opposite of spiritual rather than an atavistic compulsion to hang around shopping malls. So what on earth is "light ether"? To me, all this is not only etheric, but esoteric. The fact that Usain Bolt, sprinter extraordinary, is supposed to attribute his speed to the Trelawny yams he grew up eating in Jamaica, just adds to the peculiar allure of this plant. But surely the Trelawny yams aren't D. polystachya, as some reports I've seen suggest, but D. cayensis.
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I contacted Dr Tobias Hartkemeyer at the University of Kassel, located in the raccoon heartland of Germany, where they have been running a research and development project on the Chinese yam: Lichtyams. I was keen to know whether they had been able to breed any new varieties. Tobias told me he had managed to get a female plant, but this had failed to thrive and he has been unable to produce any true seed so far.
The young shoots resemble those of black bryony, (Tamus communis) the only native British climber in the same family, the Dioscoreaceae. This seems to occur in every hedgerow hereabouts and has attractive glossy leaves and in the autumn, on female plants, bright red berries. I really like black bryony, but confusing the roots of the two species is the kind of mistake best avoided. Black bryony's roots, yam-like in appearance though they may be, are powerfully irritant and likely to send the diner on a trip to the local hospital. Luckily, perhaps, the bryony emerges many weeks earlier than the yam and is unlikely to be confused with it. I do wish the yam showed the same early growth as the bryony, though - it might yield much better.
I'm no stranger to the Chinese yam, having grown it several times in the past, but, if I'm honest, I've hardly ever eaten it. This is probably a shame as it really is supposed to have beneficial effects on one's intellectual, cognitive and spiritual development - according to Steiner that is. It's also very tasty, something which tends to have a greater influence on my choice of food than considerations of continuing spiritual evolution. The biggest intellectual stimulus I have had from from growing it has always occurred as I attempt to figure out how to extract the long, thin, brittle roots from the soil without breaking them. As you normally have to wait several years before they reach a harvestable size, they also provide you with ample opportunity to develop reserves of patience.
So with all this in mind, I got myself some yam bulbils - two varieties, species even, described as Dioscorea batatas and Dioscorea japonica. These names are doubtless obsolete synonyms which some obliging taxonomist will delight in pointing out to me in due course. On the left are the somewhat smaller bulbils of D. batatas, on the right those of D. japonica.
Some American polyculture enthusiasts have abandoned the shovel and are now harvesting the yam bulbils as the main food instead. The 'yamberries' as they are calling them, seem to yield very well in their climate in New England giving 3-4 US gallons per plant (I think that's around 12-15 litres) in Holyoke MA. They're certainly miniscule compared to the the fist size ones produced by the air potato, D. bulbifera, but they seem to make up for this by being produced in large quantities. Lightly toasted on a skillet, or in the oven, they are apparently very good eating. A root crop that doesn't require digging - is there no end to the diverse talents of Dioscorea polystachya?
This is an intriguing plant, with delicious roots and all sorts of associated mystique, half-truths and misinformation. Aside from the necessity of mining the roots rather than harvesting them, the main problem, in our climate at least, is their late emergence in the spring and subsequent slow maturity. If plants of different sexes can be located, it might be possible to set up a Dioscorea dating agency and breed varieties that are better adapted to our climate. There are, apparently, numerous sorts found in China, with varying shape, size and number of roots. So, to any Chinese yam enthusiasts who have male and female plants in their possession, Radix awaits your call.


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|Rhys playing chef with her apron on decided to make FLOR angels
DIY Faux Hide set in orange~I am in love with this one
Fine Feathers~how gorgeous would this be in a reading nook?!
Posh Croc~elegant!
Faux Bois duet~Faux Bois is all the rage
Find a Face duet~perfect beside a bed in a kid's room or even a funky update to the kitchen or mudroom rug
So, yes, FLOR is amazingly beautiful and creative way to update your home but more importantly it is the green choice compared to wall to wall carpeting. It's also super easy to clean....just take the tile that has the spill and clean it in the sink.
Making the green choice is made easy with FLOR, their is no extra carpet that will be finding its way to a landfill near you....no padding, no glue, no tacks. Just the tiles. Simple. FLOR puts sustainability at the top of its list. They have goals, people!! Their goal is to use ONLY recycles and renewable materials when creating their ingenious tiles. With FLOR, you only have to buy as many tiles as you actually need and according to FLOR, only 20% of your floor takes 80% of the wear (that's you, back door). The greenest option out there....only with FLOR can you pick up your flooring option and take it with you when you move instead of it heading to a landfill. Redecorating is a snap with these tiles, you can move your FLOR rug when you rearrange your furniture. Take it to a different room for a new look. Move your kitchen FLOR to your bathroom. Really shake it up and brighten up your laundry room! You can add on and take away on a whim. You can put some spark into a dark rug with 1 colorful tile...I would love to see a black croc rug with a bright yellow center tile! FLOR also has an amazing Return and Recycle program.....you've worn your FLOR out? Send it to them so they can recycle it and pull a Cinderella on it and make it back into a beautiful princess FLOR. Feel free to call them with any questions: 866.281.3567
FLOR has been awesome enough to offer a 5'x7' rug (12 tiles) of ANY tile set in the Spring 2011 line!! This an amazing opportunity and if I could enter...I totally would. This company is definitely one to stick with and keep an eye on their design.
To win your very own FLOR 5'x7' rug (12 tiles) from the Spring 2011 line you have to follow a few easy steps...and these top ones are MANDATORY.
1. You must be a PUBLIC follower of Staying Home and Staying Sane (just click the follow tab on my sidebar under the Google Friend Connect, it's simple, really)
2. Head to http://www.flor.com/ and check out their New Arrivals and come back here and tell me what you would choose. Take your time and browse, it's not as easy as you would think to pick only one.
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This giveaway will end on March 24th...with entries ending at midnight (C/ST). This giveaway is open to US residents and my Canadian friends as well....eh?. (sorry, had to get that in).
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An Ethnography of a Juried Ceramic Art Exhibition in JapanMoeran, Brian (Frederiksberg, 2012)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: This article discusses the social processes among members of a panel of jurors required to award a major prize to one of the submissions to a national ceramics exhibition in Japan. Uniquely based on participant observation-style fieldwork, the article details the voting procedures and (inconclusive) results, before analysing why one particular potter's submission was selected for the Princess Chichibu Cup. It shows how social relations, rather than aesthetic taste, influenced the final choice, since jury members operated according to an informal pecking order that depended on pre-existing networks and reputations, themselves determined by seniority and age. The fact that judges did not overtly resort to aesthetic criteria when making their evaluations meant that they considered each submission in relation to other submissions, rather than on their own particular merits. They thus ended up comparing 'incommensurate flaws', rather than making a selection according to agreed 'merit'. And yet 'meritocratic principles' seem to prevail in the longer term cumulative recognition of potters who are awarded prizes at such exhibitions. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8510
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How about this. What if I spliced a wire to the cold injector ground wire? At least to see what happens. Would that hurt anything? It only gets power while cranking.
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