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Like a movie, every league needs a good villain.
Every week, our panel of sports fans discusses a topic of the moment. For today's conversation, Jake Simpson (writer, The Atlantic), Patrick Hruby (writer, ESPN and The Atlantic), and Hampton Stevens (writer, ESPN and The Atlantic) talk about the essential role superteams play in sports.
Hey, guys,
The Evil Empire of U.S. sports has always resided in New York, where the profligate Yankees have outspent the opposition for decades. But this summer proves that a Wicked Witch of the West is rising—the L.A. Dodgers, and to a lesser extent the NBA's L.A. Lakers.
The Dodgers were acquired earlier this year by mogul investors Stan Kasten, Magic Johnson (yes, that Magic), and private fund firm Guggenheim Partners among others for an eye-popping $2 billion. With deep-pocketed private fund backers and one of the country's largest markets AND a multi-billion dollar TV deal with Fox in the works, the Dodgers were expected to spend big at the trade deadline, which they did by acquiring elite Miami Marlins third baseman Hanley Ramirez. But no one expected what came last week: a megadeal with Boston where the Dodgers acquired star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, malcontent pitcher Josh Beckett, and injured former star Carl Crawford for a package of minor leaguers and big-league nobodies. That's more than $260 million in player salaries overall picked up by the Dodgers in a single day.
Kasten made the Dodgers' financial position very clear in a chat with reporters Sunday after the trade went down. Asked by the Los Angeles Times about a spending limit for the team, Kasten said: "I haven't found it yet. I'll let you know when we get there." OK, then.
Meanwhile, the Lakers have built their latest superteam despite operating in the salary-capped NBA by offering what they always offer: tradition, pride, and living in Los Angeles. The argument worked on a who's who of famous centers over the decades: Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Shaquille O'Neal all came to L.A. via trade or free agency and stayed for years. Now Dwight Howard, the NBA's best center, has joined the Lakers along with point guard wizard Steve Nash, who chose L.A. over the bright lights of the Big Apple.
What do you make of all of this, Patrick? Is it good for the MLB and NBA to have superteams in big markets like L.A., New York, Chicago, Boston and Miami? Or does the rich-getting-richer theme bug you?
Give me Los Galacticos. The millennial New York Yankees. The Hydra Miami Heat. The Constructicons-form-Devestator Los Angeles Lakers. Give me superstar recruit-studded Kentucky, North Carolina and Duke—apologies in advance to Hampton's beloved Kansas Jayhawks—in college basketball, and USC versus the SEC in college football. Give me UConn and Tennessee in women's college hoops. Give me The Avengers. Give me the top, and just the top, the way Mitt Romney likes to eat his muffins. I, for one, welcome the Los Angeles Dodgers' attempt to spend their way into baseball overlord status: Gaze upon my mighty payroll, ye Padres fans, and despair! Fact is, I love superteams.
I love 'em because I hate 'em.
I'm not sure when it happened—possibly when I was watching Arizona smash Duke in the 2011 NCAA tournament; probably when I was giggling at New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick's sullen interview after Super Bowl XLII—but at some point in my fandom, I realized I want and need blue bloods. Teams and franchises so good, loaded, and lucky that they make sports seem totally unfair. Big, bad, privileged bullies. The reason? Rooting against them is too much fun. For one, superteams are easy to detest. Familiarity—like the Blue Devils being on national television basically every week—breeds contempt. Success breeds obnoxious, entitled fans. Moreover, superteams are like gambling: They provide a reflexive, convenient cheering interest for contests that I otherwise wouldn't care about. That St. Louis-Tennessee Super Bowl? Great game, but yawn. Meanwhile, I watched the first Patriots-Giants super Sunday clash as if the fate of Western Civilization was at stake, as if Eli Manning was the only thing standing between Xerxes' armies and Sparta. And I usually don't even like New York teams.
Superteams—and really, let's just call them sports villains—create a comforting year-in, year-out continuity, which is one of the underrated pleasures of following sports. As a fan, you know that the Lakers are going to somehow end up with the best center in the league; you know the Yankees are going to outbid everyone for just about every player they really want; you know Kentucky is going to land a half-dozen high school All-Americans. You know this the way you know the New York Knicks will do something short-sighted and ill-advised. And all of this is good. It fashions order out of a chaotic, unpredictable universe. Better still, superteams are themselves unpredictable. They don't always win. They don't usually win it all. They often go down to underdogs—think the Detroit Pistons in 2004, or the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001—and when they fail, the failing is glorious, a soul-replenishing reaffirmation that life doesn't always play out according to the scouting report.
Star Wars needed Darth Vader. Batman needs the Joker. I need superteams. Hampton, where do you stand?
Well, Patrick. I stand for purity, truth, and all the wholesome Red State virtues. Which, in this case, includes socialism. That is, parity. Superteams kind of ruin it, don't they? In Kansas City, the NFL's billionaire version of "You didn't build that" means the Chiefs can compete on a financially level field. MLB, though, has superteams and also-rans—like the Royals. To me anyway, with a view from below, it makes the league loads less fun to watch.
But if it's villains you want, stay away from L.A. This is California, guys. It's Southern California, too. That's the very worst kind. L.A. is the city of TMZ, botox, and Kardashians. It's a place that had no use for F. Scott Fitzgerald or William Faulkner, but made Ryan Seacrest a gazillionaire.
Sure, Boston fans may act all snobby and entitled. Philly fans are loud and crude. The Easterners have passion for their teams and show it. That's good. What are Dodger fans famous for? Coming late and leaving early to beat traffic, mostly.
That's why Jake will still have to sell me on the idea that L.A. is the rising center of American sport. No passion. They are all too... mellow.
Maybe if UCLA gets back to the Final Four and the Trojans win a BCS title. Also if Donald Sterling would get abducted by aliens. Plus, if our country's second biggest city and world's entertainment capital could manage to keep an NFL franchise in town, that would help make the case. Still, in a city that can win a Stanley Cup and yawn, and where cameras at Lakers' games cut away to show Mario Lopez in the stands, it's safe to say that sports is still second-best.
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Come and spend some time looking at unique and interesting displays, including the Calliope River Railway facility which includes a Queensland Rail coach, two camp wagons and the Yarwun station. Take a trip down memory lane in the Raglan Dance Hall, or visit the country Markets which are held on site, with stall holders from as far away as the Gold Coast selling their wares.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Gluttony by the Campfire
Months of brutally cold nights starting at 4 pm make you appreciate lengthening days and warming temperatures with the same fervor as seeing your special lady friend, or special man friend, for the first time in months. In this case, I hadn't seen warm evenings in five months and took to the opportunity of spending time with close friends and grilling meats like an aging Trustifarian to a Ralph Nader book signing. Needless to say I was excited.
On Friday afternoon we stocked up at the local supermarket with the essentials: a few bottles of wine, sausages, rum and ginger beer, ground bison, chips, various hot condiments, chicken breasts, zucchinis and some Coors lattes, and headed to Tucker's house in Belgrade Lakes for an evening of gluttony by the campfire.
Zucchini and olive oil and chicken and ginger sauce.
As the sun crept below the horizon, we fed the fire and enjoyed the fruits of the grill. The last rays of light hit clouds coming off the coast, giving everything a pinkish hue. Conversations meandered from place to place like a group of unaccompanied ten-year-olds at a summer carnival.
Tending the grill.
Lubricated by pounds of meat and a few beverages, we watched for occasional shooting stars, cussed about girls, whittled sticks and went on various outings in search of firewood. Our numbers faded as one member of the half circle surrounding the fire pit after another left for the comfort of bed and the promise of the next day's activities.
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14 comments:
- SAMIMI-EXTREMIE said...
i absolutely love your blog. it feeds a part of me that i have left in the Pac NW...living is south dakota can be hard- no water or trees anywhere. sometimes i feel like i am asleep without them.
thanks again.
- March 16, 2010 at 1:17 PM
- TFKoP said...
Foster, as your time in Maine winds down, your free time probably winds down, also. But if you have some time to spare, I think your camera's eye would find much to like about Fort Knox in Bucksport.
Regarding this post....mmmmm, sausages.
orono, maine
- March 16, 2010 at 5:33 PM
- Foster Huntington said...
Thank you for you kind words samimi. I dont know what i would do with out water or the trees,
- March 16, 2010 at 5:57 PM
- Foster Huntington said...
i will stop by the fort next time i head down east. it looks great,
- March 16, 2010 at 6:28 PM
hope you guys didn't do too much cussin about this girl.
- March 16, 2010 at 7:25 PM
- Foster Huntington said...
hahah we didnt cus at all about you, hope you and ernie have an awesome time,
- March 16, 2010 at 8:08 PM
- Deb Oh said...
EVERYTHING tastes better when it's cooked over campfire. Also, these photos look good enough to eat.
- March 17, 2010 at 10:50 AM
- Foster Huntington said...
deb oh,
youre right,fire makes everything taste better, even zucchini haha. thanks for the kind words,
- March 17, 2010 at 6:19 PM
- Frank van Loon said...
don't you think it's time for the spring (title) background? ;-) take care - Frank
- March 18, 2010 at 4:53 AM
- Foster Huntington said...
when the grass turns green I will snap a new one. Right now everything looks dead,
- March 18, 2010 at 2:01 PM
- professeurcheveux said...
really cool blog!!
- March 21, 2010 at 8:49 PM
- trip said...
Man, I am late to the party on this post, but it is awesome. I especially like the Ralph Nader analogy.
- March 23, 2010 at 11:25 PM
- Foster Huntington said...
glad you appreciate the political simile. thanks for the kind words,
- March 25, 2010 at 1:32 PM
- dreaming in pink and green said...
I love your pics! what kind of camera do you have?
- March 30, 2010 at 9:05 PM


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Orange, a partner of African football, supports the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013
PARIS, France, January 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Orange Africa Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013 tournament will kick-off tomorrow in Johannesburg, South Africa. Orange is once again the official partner of this major sporting event, the largest of its kind in Africa. In addition to its role as sponsor, the event is particularly important for Orange because six of the teams who will be competing come from countries where the Group operates its own network: Côte d'Ivoire, Niger, Mali, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tunisia and Morocco. Orange will be present on the ground in South African stadiums but will also offer a variety of digital services on mobile phones (for which it has rights to exclusive content) and on the web via its http://www.StarAfrica.com portal. This event has also provided the pretext for Orange to launch its first retail activity in South Africa through two websites.
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Orange has been a dedicated supporter of football in countries in which the Group is present for many years. The Group currently sponsors national teams in Cameroon, Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Niger, the Central African Republic, Botswana and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This commitment to African football took on a new dimension with the signature of the partnership between Orange and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in 2009, through which the Group became the principal sponsor of the six major CAF competitions until 2016.
Benefitting from the experience gained from previous editions of Orange AFCON, the Group is once again developing dedicated services and events so that its customers may fully enjoy their passion for football during the competition. This year Orange will offer the following services to football fans throughout Africa:
Football Fan Club, the platform for African football fans
To provide customers who are passionate about football with the best possible experience of the competition, Orange has launched the Football Fan Club programme. This mobile platform, which is fully dedicated to football, offers the latest news, games and forums about African and European football, and in particular about the Orange AFCON, SOUTH AFRICA 2013 tournament. All information is available on mobiles for free via a USSD portal (USSD: a data swapping protocol compatible with nearly all handsets on a traditional GSM network.).
Several texting services are also offered, including "SMS Alert", which sends alerts when a team scores and gives match results directly on one's mobile, and "SMS Chat", which enables supporters to discuss match highlights or take part in quizzes.
This program, which has already attracted over two million users, is now available in 14 countries where the Group operates.
special commercial offers
Orange's aim is to help football fans across Africa to get the most out of the competition. It has therefore developed a series of specially-designed services that provide supporters with access to the latest information as well as various games and entertainment services. These include:
a giant tombola – the Orange AFCON "madness" (or "folies" in French) – that provides an opportunity for fans to win goodies and even match tickets every week before the beginning of the competition;
a WAP portal that provides access to all the latest news and information on the competition, as well as virtual-live videos of goals (with a slight 5-minute delay), match highlights and the best goals of each phase;
smartphone users can also download the official Orange AFCON, SOUTH AFRICA 2013 mobile application, which is sponsored by Orange in association with the CAF. The application provides easy access to the official YouTube channel, which hosts numerous match videos, as well as to the official Twitter handle and other social media feeds.
events in Orange countries to get close to the competition
In many of the main cities in countries where the Group operates, Orange will set up "Orange villages" where the main matches will be broadcast on giant screens. A variety of fun activities will also be provided, including football-related video game competitions or photo contests, allowing supporters to meet and share their enthusiasm in a festive atmosphere.
South Africa, the first Orange Horizons project
Orange has launched two websites to give the fans present for the event maximum support, thus officially inaugurating its retail operations in South Africa. This is the first project of Orange Horizons, the Group subsidiary that will seek business opportunities in countries outside Orange's operator footprint. The projects will build on brand recognition and on the Group's global reach.
The first website, http://store.orange.com/za is an e-commerce website that will market telecommunications-related devices and accessories. Later, it will also market commercial offers to people travelling between South Africa and countries where the Group is present.
The second site is a country website available at http://www.orange.com/za, which provides newsfeeds and exclusive content specifically tailored for a South African audience. Users connecting to the site will be able to enter a contest to win tickets to several matches, including the final.
Both websites will remain online after the Orange AFCON, SOUTH AFRICA 2013 competition, anchoring Orange's long-term presence in South Africa.
StarAfrica.com: live news on AFCON Orange, SOUTH AFRICA 2013
Orange's entertainment and news portal in Africa, http://www.StarAfrica.com, has put together a special section of the website to allow fans across Africa to follow the competition live online. A team of sport journalists will relay all the events live from South Africa with in-depth news and video reports.
StarAfrica.com, which brings together over 700,000 visitors per month, will provide football fans with live-text commentary of all the matches as well as exclusive content. The Orange AFCON, SOUTH AFRICA 2013's news feed will also be available on the @StarAfrica Twitter handle and on Facebook. In addition, supporters will be invited to take part in a competition by voting for the "trendiest" player of the tournament or to challenge their friends with "fan kit" games.
Distributed by the African Press Organization on behalf of France Télécom-Orange.
About Orange
France Telecom-Orange (http://www.orange.com) is one of the world's leading telecommunications operators with sales of 45.3 billion euros for 2011 and has 170,000 employees worldwide at 30 September 2012, including 105,000 employees in France. Present in 33 countries, the Group has a total customer base of 227 million customers at 30 September 2012, including 169 million mobile customers and 15 million broadband internet (ADSL, fibre) customers worldwide. Orange is one of the main European operators for mobile and broadband internet services and, under the brand Orange Business Services, is one of the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to multinational companies.
With its industrial project, "conquests 2015", Orange is simultaneously addressing its employees, customers and shareholders, as well as the society in which the company operates, through a concrete set of action plans. These commitments are expressed through a new vision of human resources for employees; through the deployment of a network infrastructure upon which the Group will build its future growth; through the Group's ambition to offer a superior customer experience thanks in particular to improved quality of service; and through the acceleration of international development.
France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris (compartment A) and on the New York Stock Exchange.
For more information (on the internet and on your mobile): www.orange.com, www.orange-business.com, www.orange-innovation.tv or to follow us on Twitter: @presseorange.
Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trade marks of Orange Brand Services Limited, Orange France or France Telecom.
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Year Built2007
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2" thick foam pads, curved aluminum side ribs, artistically curved arms, a 5-star aluminum base with casters, and the genius of Charles and Ray Eames ... combine all of these elements together, throw in sumptuous leather and the result is the Eames Soft Pad Management Chair. Shown with casters, the Management Chair offers optional glides as well. The chair's leather upholstery color choices give you the option of a brighter, lighter look or a more subdued, traditional piece. Tilt-swivel mechanism adds comfort to the seat's recline, and the pneumatic height adjustment option also includes tilt lock to make tasking a breeze.
Also available with fabric upholstery. See the entire Eames Soft Pad Chair collection.
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Distinctive Aesthetic
Unmistakable look. Soft Pad cushions add a plush, luxurious touch.
Classic and contemporary. The Management Chair's clean, trim lines makes it appropriate for all styles of decor, from contemporary homes to elegant offices to hip startups.
Inventive Comfort
Sitting comfort. Soft Pad seating adds 2-inch-thick foam cushions for comfort and a different look. Leather gives the seat a luxurious feel and look.
Strong aluminum: With one-piece, curved aluminum side ribs, a solid aluminum base, and slim arms, the chair is strong, yet lightweight and easy to move.
What's Not to Like:
That all depends what you're looking for. If you need all the latest adjustment features, this is the wrong chair - try the Aeron Chair instead. But, if you're looking for a gorgeous specimen of the best Mid-Century Modern has to offer, look no further.
The Bottom Line:
The Eames Soft Pad Management Chair is versatile enough to work in almost any environment and provide unmatched comfort and style. With cleverly contrasting materials, the Management Chair brings an eye-catching look to any room ... home or office.
- Lightweight aluminum frame
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Chromium free and from Austria this stock Herman Miller leather is a winner for most. With a matte, soft feel this is the most popular leather used on Herman Miller upholstered items.
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Austrian by birth, yours by choice. Open Line leather is closest to the stock Herman Miller leathers but available in a wider array of colors.
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Italian by birth, MCL has a soft hand and natural touch with great performance; and it's easy on the earth. It will show more wrinkles over time and wear well. Avoid high-wear applications that require high cleanability and those which expose the leather to direct sunlight. It has a medium grain and shine and is a nice upgrade from the standard leather for the price.
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This versatile leather is the most beautiful of its kind. The color range is huge, reflecting its broad applicability. It will develop a rich patina over time, making it a great heirloom, eliminating the need for reupholstery. A European full grain aniline dyed cowhide leather with no limits - sky, earth, sea.
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The Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Management Chair is also known by the following manufacturer Item Numbers: EA435P, EA435, EA434.
Design Story
Known for their honest use of materials, the Eameses constructed the chairs with cast aluminum and first conceived of a seat frame to support stretched fabric - a synthetic mesh (woven saran). Although the mesh was discontinued shortly after its introduction, Herman Miller reintroduced a new mesh material for the Aluminum Group in 2001. Called Cygnus, it is similar to the Aeron chair's Pellicle fabric in its aeration and translucent qualities.
The seat-back suspension was a major technical achievement and represented a departure from the concept of the chair as a solid shell.
Wonderfully comfortable, the chairs became the basis for several other Eames designs, including the Soft Pad chair group.
About the Designer
Charles and Ray Eames are perhaps the most celebrated designers of the 20th century. Married in 1941, the Eames duo are responsible for some of the most critically acclaimed furniture designs of the modern era. Amongst their most famous designs are the wire chair and the soft pad chair group. Although they are most often remembered today for their furniture designs with partner Herman Miller, the Eameses engaged in artistic expression across a broad range of mediums- including architecture and filmmaking.
The Eames Soft Pad Management Chair takes the side chair up a notch by adding attractive and comfortable polished aluminum arms, casters, a five-star tilt/swivel base, and a more expansive look. It can do everything that the side chair does, fit into almost every space that chair does, and do it just a little bit better if comfort is a big factor. The addition of arms to the chair takes away slightly from the impressive profile of the side version, and it makes the chair a bit larger, but you gain whole vistas of comfort and support from it. No longer will your arms dangle by your side or have to rest on tables and desks; with the Management Chair, you can simply recline and relax, arms rested at your side. The look of the two chairs is otherwise very similar.
The Eames Soft Pad Management Chair has a full, comfortable pad on the seat, and two shorter pads, equally comfortable, on the seat back. Both of them help to keep the user in good posture and good health, not to mention good comfort. The management version of the chair is definitely meant to be a work chair primarily, although it serves very well in home and can do everything in that arena that the side chair can (especially if glides are chosen). Because it's office oriented, this is a chair that helps the user to focus and be more productive by keeping them as comfortable as possible. The pads, armrests, and the rich materials of the leather and aluminum keep the user supported and comfortable. All of those things contribute to a work state thankfully uninterrupted by much needed stretching sessions, and help to prevent numb limbs. This is the same thing today's ultra-high tech ergonomic chairs try to do, and Charles and Ray Eames were doing it in 1969, over 40 years ago.
In the home, this chair can go everywhere that the side chair can, and offers a bit more comfort than the side chair does. Underneath the kitchen or dining room table, in the living room, in the bedroom or behind the desk in a home office set up; all of these places can use some class, some comfort, and some inimitable style, and the Eames Soft Pad Management Chair offers that up in spades. While oriented toward the office (hence the name), this is the "renaissance man" of the Soft Pad Group. It can go most anywhere, it can do most anything, and it can do it well with an edge of classic design and historicity provided by Charles and Ray Eames.
In the office, this chair can literally do anything. Need a boardroom chair? You've got it. Need a meeting room chair? A desk chair? A chair for the waiting room? A chair with rollers or a chair without (you have the option)? You can get the chair you need for all of those tasks when you get yourself an Eames Soft Pad Management Chair. It's beautiful, it's very comfortable, and it can help sustain you through long day and long meetings. It's nearly the perfect office chair, because it's so elastic in function and so unyielding in its near-perfect design.
Read more about the Soft Pad Group's design.
About the Manufacturer
Herman Miller is an industry leader in the integration of cutting edge technology to furniture and other household items to make everyday life more comfortable, convenient, and stylish. Herman Miller stands out at the forefront of such fields as ergonomic technologies, environmentally friendly manufacturing processes, and customizable furniture items.
In addition to producing some of the most outstanding office furniture in the world, Herman Miller has also taken on the responsibility of manufacturing some of the most celebrated furniture designs by some of the world's most famous designs. These "modern classics" include works by Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, and Isamu Noguchi. Herman Miller celebrates these famous mid-century designers' works through its extraordinarily precise manufacturing techniques and industry-leading green production processes.
Herman Miller is a global company with operations, sales offices, dealers, and licensees in more than 40 countries in North America, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, serving customers virtually anywhere in the world. Herman Miller is headquartered in Zeeland, Michigan, while manufacturing facilities are located in the U.S., China, Italy, and the United Kingdom.
Materials & Measurements
Lightweight aluminum frame and 2"-thick upholstered foam cushions.
Manual Adjustment
Overall: 34" h x 23" w
Seat Height: 19.75-22.5"
Seat Depth: 16.5"
Max Arm Height: 27.5"
Pneumatic Adjustment
Overall: 34.25" h x 23" w
Seat Height: 20.25-22.25"
Seat Depth: 16.5"
Max Arm Height: 27.5"
Environmental Information
Herman Miller is and has always been one of the most impressive companies in America when it comes to conservation, environmental initiative, and clean, responsible production. With every product they make, new and old, they continue to push toward a greater goal of total energy independence, the elimination of all waste, especially hazardous waste, and the dramatic reduction of their environmental "footprint." Whether they're re-tooling the Eames Soft Pad Chairs to make them easier to recycle or retro-fitting their building with energy efficient light bulbs and machinery, they're always doing their best to keep the environment safe.
At Smart Furniture, we really respect that, and we also feel a kindred spirit. One of the many reasons why choose to partner with Herman Miller and sell their products online is because we see eye to eye on the importance of being an environmentally safe and responsible company. Herman Miller feels the same way about us; they make it a policy never to work with vendors who don't share their commitment, or who don't take every opportunity they have to be safer, cleaner, and less wasteful. Every step of the way, from production of the Eames Soft Pad Chair in Herman Miller factories, to the shipping of the same chair from our warehouse in Chattanooga, TN, our two companies take every step to lessen the environmental impact of designing, building, selling, and shipping a product.
Herman Miller has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to environmental issues. One of the main reasons that remains true today is that they set ambitious goals for themselves, and then commit to actually achieving them. It takes hard work, forward thinking and an almost artistic creativity to make an older product like the Eames Soft Pad Chair as safe as it can be, but all of those are qualities that have never been lacking at Herman Miller.
The most recent, and the most wide-ranging, of their environmental initiatives is called Design for the Environment. Referred to within the company (both in the offices and in the official documents available online) as DfE, the policies laid out within have guided the company inexorably toward a fully functional and totally green operation by the year 2020. The lastest policy, called "Perfect Vision," has laid out some of the most ambitious goals yet. Again, they are all meant to be met by the year 2020. Remember that these goals apply even to classical furniture like the Eames Soft Pad Chairs:
- Zero landfill
- Zero hazardous waste generation
- Zero air emissions (VOC)
- Zero process water use
- 100 percent green electrical energy use
- Company buildings constructed to a minimum LEED Silver certification
- 100 percent of sales from DfE-approved products
The first goal, zero landfill, is going to be one of the hardest to achieve. Landfills are real burdens on the environment because they are often filled with plastics and other non-biodegradable materials. Not to mention that they are, of course, immense amounts of garbage trapped under land. The odor, the damage, and the difficulty of breaking down waste all make landfills a headache. But Herman Miller is making progress. Over the last few decades, the amount of landfill generated by Herman Miller has been cut drastically. Every year it shrinks at an exponential rate, and ten years from now, it will be totally gone. That's something to celebrate.
The Eames Soft Pad Chair has been made easy to recycle and therefore not likely to end up in landfill. Most of the chair is recyclable, and needs only to be sifted into component parts when the user has decided it's time to part ways for good (though the chairs are very durable and this day should be well ahead in the future). Even though the chair was debuted four decades ago, the designers and builders are Herman Miller were able to update it without changing the look or anything material to it's classic standing.
As consumers, it's important to make responsible choices when you buy products like office chairs. In the marketplace, dollars are the voters, and every dollar that goes toward a green enterprise is a dollar other manufacturers will try and follow, and earn for themselves. When a company is responsible, it's not just good for the environment; it's good for them, and it's good for the business world as a whole.
The Eames Soft Pad Chair is just one of the many comfortable, stylish, beautiful, and creative products that Herman Miller has to offer. But they all have something in common; you can feel good when you buy them, because they came from one of the more responsible green companies in the business. Smart Furniture and Herman Miller are very proud to bring you the best in green furniture, green shipping, and green business. Buy your chairs today.
Shipping & Delivery
White Glove Delivery: Free
If you want your furniture delivered and ready to go, this is the option for you. The shipper will schedule a delivery window with you at least 24 hours in advance. They'll bring the furniture into your home, place it in your room of choice, and assemble any pieces that need to be put together. It's the true white glove treatment!
- Typical transit time is 4-7 business days. Some larger and specialty items may take a bit longer.
- Shipper will arrange a four hour window for delivery at least 24 hours in advance.
- Your driver or delivery team will bring the furniture inside your home and into your room of choice (up to two flights of stairs).
- Delivery folks will unpack your furniture, assemble any pieces needing to be put together, and they'll discard all of the boxes and packaging materials.
- We'll be sure to assist with any damage that may occur. Please call Smart Furniture right away if any issues arise.
- If you're ordering multiple items from the same manufacturer, we might be able to bundle your shipping upgrade costs! Give us a call and we'll make sure you're getting the best shipping price possible!
- Any questions? Chat or call! We're happy to help!
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Questions & Answers
The Eames Soft Pad Management Chair comes with a 12-year manufacturer's warranty.
Do you have specific questions about what's covered under Herman Miller's warranty for this product? Give our sales team a call at 888-467-6278 to get your questions answered.
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Veterans Memorial
The Eden Prairie Veterans Memorial is located in Purgatory Creek Park and was dedicated on Veterans Day 2008.
While the City of Eden Prairie owns the park and is the memorial's custodian, a committee of dedicated veterans envisioned, designed and commissioned this tribute to all service men and women who have served or given their lives for our country.
Add a Name
Remember and honor those who served our country by adding their names to the Veterans Memorial.
The service members listed need not have served directly in a named war or conflict, but must have served in the U.S. military. Names are engraved in the granite walls of the memorial.
All veterans are welcome and are not required to be from Eden Prairie to be included in this memorial.
The Veterans Wall of the Memorial honors individuals who have served in the U.S. military and the Honor Wall pays tribute to those from Eden Prairie who have laid down their life in order to ensure our freedom.
The cost to add a name to the memorial is $300.
Click here for the "Add a Name" application [PDF], and submit to:
City of Eden Prairie
c/o Bill Olmschenk
8080 Mitchell Road
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
For more information, contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 952-949-8442.
Memorial Design and Installation
Worldclass sculptor and veteran Neil Brodin, of Brodin Studios, designed the "Combat Rescue" and "World Peace" bronze features of the Eden Prairie Veterans Memorial.
The memorial was designed by SRF Consulting Group and constructed by Blackstone Contractors, both Minnesota-based businesses. The memorial was built out of local Mesabi Black Granite provided by Cold Spring Granite.


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DNS Changer Fix
If you think you have been affected by this malware, you do need to fix your computer. The malware tool kits used that change your computer's DNS settings are very pervasive. Initially, the only way researchers could ensure that a machine was fixed was to reformat the hard drive and reinstall the operating system from scratch. The malware affected the boot blocks on the hard disk of the computer, so even if people just reverted their operating system to a prior backup, the malware could reclaim the PC. Later on, several anti-malware software companies came up with fixes that removed software correctly. Some of them are listed below.
In addition to modifying your computer's DNS settings, the malware also looked for home routers to which the computer was attached and modified their DNS settings as well. Not only were the infected computers using rogue DNS services, but other devices in the household or office as well, including wifi-enabled mobile phones, tablets, smart HDTVs, digital video recorders, and game consoles. The criminals would change the web content that users downloaded to suit their needs and make money.
Below are some steps to follow:
- The first thing you want to do is make a backup of all of your important files. You might go to a computer store or shop online for a portable hard drive and copy all of your files onto that drive.
- Either you or a computer professional that you rely upon and trust should follow the "self help" malware clean up guides listed below. The goal is to remove the malware and recover your PC from the control of the criminals that distributed it. If you were already thinking of upgrading to a new computer, now may be a good time to make the switch.
- Once you have a clean PC, follow instructions for ensuring that your DNS settings are correct. If you're not using a new PC, you'll want to check that your computer's DNS settings are not still using the DNS Changer DNS servers. We hope to have some of our own instructions soon. Until then, the instructions and screen shots found in step 2 at http://opendns.com/dns-changer are quite good if you want to manually set your DNS settings. You also have the option to return to using your ISP-provided automatic settings by choosing the "automatically" option (Windows) or deleting any DNS servers listed (MacOS).
- After you have fixed your computer, you will want to look at any home router you're using and make sure they automatically use DNS settings provided by the ISP. We'll have a document for this soon.
- Changing DNS is only one of the functions of the malware kits. The malware could have been used for capturing keystrokes or acting as a proxy for traffic to sensitive sites like bank accounts or social media. It would be a good idea to check your bank statements and credit reports as well as change passwords on any online accounts especially saved passwords from your applications or web browsers.
How can you fix, remove, and recover from a DNS Changer Violation?
Please take immediate steps to safe guard your computer and data if any of the test indicate that you might be violated with DNS Changer. If the Check-Up Site indicates that you are affected then either follow the instructions on that site or run one of the following free tools listed below to remove DNSChanger and related threats:
|Name of the Tool
|Hitman Pro (32bit and 64bit versions)
|Kaspersky Labs TDSSKiller
|McAfee Stinger
|Microsoft Windows Defender Offline
|Microsoft Safety Scanner
|Norton Power Eraser
|Trend Micro Housecall
|http://www.avira.com/en/support-for-home-knowledgebase-detail/kbid/1199 Avira's DNS Repair-Tool
How can I use these tools to clean my computer?
Each of these tools has instructions for their use. BUT, the best recommendation is to use one of the proven "self help" malware clean up guides – using several tools to insure you clean all the infections from your computer. Most malware will disable your software and anti-virus updates. The procedures below address that problem, using several tools to remove the blocks, remove the malware, and then update your computer.
|How to Use
|Microsoft's Safety and Security Center
|Microsoft's authoritative portal for all their security guidance, tools, and capabilities.
|Apple's Security Page with pointers to keep your MAC safe
|Scroll down to the section on "Checking Security in your System." This has the pointers to insure your MAC is as secure as possible.
|DSL Report's Security Cleanup FAQ
|A community driven self help guide to fix malware problems on your systems.
|Andrew K's Malware Removal Guide
|Andrew K is an individual who share's his experience on-line. This guide is an often referenced guide to remediate malware problems on a computer.
|Public Safety Canada'a Malware Infection Recovery Guide
|The Canadian Public Safety office (publicsafety.gc.ca) has a malware removal guide updated and focused to help the general population.
|Australia's Stay Smart Online Factsheet to help Remove Malware
|Stay Smart Online Factsheet 11, Part 1 - You suspect your computer is infected with malicious software - what should I do?
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Slick's guitar army for The Next Day was mainly led by his Framus signature model, loaded with a pair of P-90 pickups and a Bigsby vibrato. A Framus Mayfield—a 335-style semi-hollowbody—also made a few appearances. "I'd say the Slick model got used the most, and then the Mayfield, and I think I used a Tele on one of them—a '72 Custom Shop reissue." His acoustic guitar for the album was a Gibson 75th Anniversary J-200.
Slick's amp requirements are refreshingly straightforward and direct, considering the sheer breadth of material he might be called on during the course of any given night. Lately he's taken a shine to 65Amps, and recently made an appearance at that company's NAMM party with Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs and Orianthi. "I look for a reactive amp," he says. "I like punch and clarity but still with enough cut and balls. Primarily, if it was up to me I'd do one solo a year. I just love playing rhythm guitar. I have an old Ampeg VT-40 here that I just love. It's so percussive and punchy. I also use Orange amps, but I do look for presence in an amp, something that's very reactive to the guitar, because I use my guitar to change my tones, rather than using a lot of pedals to do it."
Cascaded gain stages are a big no-no if you're trying to nail Slick's sound. "If you play through an amp that's set like that, you can't tell the difference between a Tele and a Les Paul," he laughs. "Y'know, when they overdrive the amp so much that there's no way, because you're basically running the preamp so hot that you can't get the sound of the fretboard through it. It just won't translate. I run my amps almost on 10, and I'm futzing with my guitar's volume all the time. It's not even conscious. I want more dirt, I turn the volume up. I want more punch, I turn it down. But you need the right amp to do that with."
As for the Framus, it's a decidedly retro-themed guitar, from both a visual and technical perspective. "I was after something that was gonna give me Gibson and Fender qualities, but with a Gibson scale neck as opposed to a longer Fender scale neck. And I had the neck bolted on, which is going to give you a little more percussiveness and a little more high end. I have that model with humbuckers as well as P-90s, but most of the time I'm using the P-90s." At the moment those pickups are all DiMarzios, but Slick is working on a signature P-90 set with GFS Pickups. "It's guitarfetish.com—the same company I have my Slick straps with," he explains, "and he's making me some great P-90s. We're getting ready to do a Slick model."
As for humbuckers, Slick has some very specific frequencies in mind. "I like the upper mids—I don't like the honking mids, and some humbuckers inherently have the midrange I don't like. When I set most of my amps, I set the midrange just straight up at 12 o'clock, which is almost flat. I like more of a percussive kind of a sound, and too much midrange softens that up."
The choice of a Bigsby vibrato is not just for the sake of "the wiggle you get out of it when you use it," Slick says. "It changes the sound of the guitar in a little bit in a way that I really can't describe, and the guitar plays a little differently with a Bigsby as well compared to a stock bridge. It's the most comfortable for me. The other models, I have to have them because of slide. You cannot G-tune a guitar with a Bigsby on it. It's not gonna happen, man! It just doesn't want to stay in tune."


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Spanish-language broadcaster Univision is buying a stake in the owner of the satiricial news site The Onion.
"I'm happy to announce that we've just finished a deal with what might at first seem like an unusual partner: Univision," wrote Onion Inc. CEO Mike McAvoy in a memo to employees.
He said Univision has acquired "a good chunk" of Onion Inc. as of Tuesday and may acquire the remainder down the line.
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Univision Communications Inc. said Tuesday it's a minority investor, meaning it owns less than 50 percent of The Onion. Univision said it will have oversight of Onion Inc., but the company will operate independently.
Univision spokeswoman Rosemary Mercedes and Onion spokeswoman Lauren Pulte both declined to specify the size of Univision's investment.
The investment is the latest attempt by TV networks to appeal to young people. Disney, the owner of ABC and ESPN, has invested in digital video network Vice, which is getting its own U.S. TV channel; Comcast's NBCUniversal has put money into online content and news hubs BuzzFeed and Vox.
This isn't Univision's first digital foray. In 2015, the company — which last summer filed to go public amid declines in TV ratings — bought The Root, a news and opinion site aimed at African-Americans, and launched a digital video site, Flama, aimed at English-speaking young Hispanics in 2014.
Univision said it sees comedy as crucial in covering news for young people, particularly with the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
Onion Inc. no longer publishes a print satirical paper, and today also includes pop-culture site The A.V. Club; ClickHole, a swipe at viral-stories generator BuzzFeed; and Onion Labs, an ad agency.
McAvoy said the company has been searching for a year for a "partner" to help it grow.


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Thank you ccbtimewiz.But forgive my ignorance but how does that link apply to my not being able to see the advertisements I've placed via the Ad Management? I've tried every option and combination of option to get the ads to show to non-admins, but nothing works.I see ALL the options that I know of in the administrative area. I placed ads but only fourm administrators can see them. Members and guests can not. How do I get the ads to show in members and guests?I have two Yahoo ads running on all pages in the forum, near the top and near the bottom.http://www.digicamhelp.com/forum/Thank you.
Regardless, what other mods do you have installed? What version of SMF are you running? Any errors in your Forum Error Log? Are you 100% sure you've configured permissions in Admin -> Permissions?
OK, does anyone how do you assign someone to be a mod? I can't figure it out and can't find anything in the help files.Thank you.
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Phishing is Alive and Well
If you are a target of a phishing scam, you will receive an e-mail claiming to be from your bank or credit union. The e-mail will indicate your account will be shut down unless you update your information.
If you click on the link it could take you to a web page that appears to be the official site of your financial institution. If you log in to the fake site, the identity thieves will have your back and credit union password.
Keep in mind, your financial institution will never send you an e-mail asking for financial or personal information.
Not So Hot Spots
Coffee bars are a great place to relax and if they have a public Wi-Fi connection, they even offer a chance to catch up on your things-to-do list. Wi-Fi hot spots are popping up all over. Unfortunately, so are sniffers, programs that snatch information traveling across networks.
Hackers use software called packet sniffers, usually available online, to sniff out data in known wireless areas.
Another challenge is a Wi-Fi hot spot that is set up to look like a well known wireless connection spot. Security experts call this an "evil twin' that will have sophisticated artwork in a logo that looks like it has all the markings of a complete security. The problem is, in reality, it passes data through a hackers pc.
Since there is no way to tell if a hot spot is secure, consumers should assume they are unsafe and never send confidential information to do banking or to purchase something while they are visiting one of them.
Always protect your information and use anti-virus and anti-spyware.
A Victim's True Story
Charles B. was very excited and immediately fantasized about trips with his grandchildren and a new car at the least. Why? He received a very official looking e-mail from the State Treasurer proclaiming that he was the heir to unclaimed property.
He eagerly completed the form requesting critical information that would confirm who he was.
Although he was 75 years old, he knew he was the last living survivor from a large family. This motivated him to act quickly and without doubt.
The state did not act quickly. In fact, Mr. B. heard nothing from the state, but he did hear from two large box stores, thanking him for opening charge accounts.
When he received his credit card bills, he knew that his dreams had become a nightmare. He then realized he was another victim of identity theft.


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Philadelphia Union today announced that the club has acquired Harrisburg native and Harrisburg City Islanders academy product Alex Mendoza.
A dual United States and Mexican citizen, Mendoza spent the last three seasons with Mexico's Pumas, one of the country's most popular teams, competing for all levels of the club's system. The midfielder will be eligible to play for the Union upon receipt of his ITC. Per MLS and club policy, terms of the deal will not be disclosed.
Mendoza, 22, joined Pumas in February of 2009, participating in the club's first and second division teams, as well as the U-20 squad, for the 2009 and 2010 seasons. In the 2011 season, Mendoza added the Morelos Liga de Acenso squad to his resume.
A graduate of Red Land High School, Mendoza played his club soccer for Red Land Soccer Club and was also a member of the LDC United U-16 and U-18 teams, as well as the Central Pennsylvania Youth Soccer League U-10 and U-15 Select and Alliance teams. He also was part of the U-13 and U-17 ODP player pools.
Player: Alex Mendoza
Position: Midfielder
Number: 24
Height: 5-9
Weight: 160 lbs
Date of Birth: August 16, 1990
Age: 22
Hometown: Harrisburg, Pa.
Citizenship: USA and Mexico
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Saturday, February 21, 2009
Nelson George does London
22 comments:
- Michael Fisher said...
Nelson is trippin'.
London ain't worth it. Bad food, bad attitudes, dirty neighborhoods.
Besides, the British don't consider themselves Europeans anyhow.
- February 21, 2009 at 1:31 PM
- Undercover Black Man said...
^ But I bet the Indian food is killin'.
- February 21, 2009 at 2:02 PM
- Kellybelle said...
I loved London. They speak all British-y and on saturday it's antique/flea market heaven.
- February 21, 2009 at 8:44 PM
- Undercover Black Man said...
They speak all British-y...
Hee-hee... Nothing is cuter than black girls with East End accents.
- February 21, 2009 at 9:04 PM
- Michael Fisher said...
But I bet the Indian food is killin'.
Nope. There was only one Indian restaurant that was very good. I think it was in Kensington. Forgot the name.
And I am an Indian food connoisseur
British like their food bland. I mean BLAND. So that influences even the way non-English food is prepared.
The Indian food in London generally food can't compete with what you get on the lower West Side of NYC or even what you can get in Berlin or Frankfurt.
- February 21, 2009 at 10:04 PM
I love London! I love the diversity, they speak English, the abundance and diversity of restaurants, theater is relatively cheap and it's great just to walk around. I can't agree with Fisher that their attitudes are bad. I find Londoners quite friendly. In fact, I've had people apologize to me that Londoners aren't friendly - all while doing something nice for me. It's as if they're apologizing, unnecessarily, for their city. Fisher is right that Brits don't consider themselves European, which I find hilarious.
Unfortunately, it's so doggone expensive that we haven't been in a while. When I go on a shopping trip I usually go to the north of England because the hotels, food and transport are cheaper, but the stores are the same. Sadly, it's hard to get good Caribbean food up north, but there is a great Jamaican restaurant in Manchester. The guy has a restaurant in NYC too. There's great Chinese in London and in Liverpool too. I hear that Chinatown in Manchester is the best in England as are their Indian restaurants.
- February 21, 2009 at 11:20 PM
- Undercover Black Man said...
^ Sounds so cool, GG.
- February 22, 2009 at 9:04 AM
- Michael Fisher said...
That's supposed to be Indian restaurants on the Lower East Side, by the way.
- February 22, 2009 at 9:18 AM
- Undercover Black Man said...
^ If you're a serious connoisseur of Indian food, Mike, next time you get to L.A. check out Gate of India in Santa Monica.
I'm a curry fanatic, and they've got some great exotic curries.
- February 22, 2009 at 9:25 AM
- Eye D. VS Mel O. said...
yea I may need to make a trip to the parts Nelson went to when I have a steady income and have a lot of cash saved up.
- February 22, 2009 at 1:48 PM
- The Wendilicious Wonder said...
London, like any other city, is pretty much what you make of it. It has its pretty and not so pretty neighbourhoods, it has its clean and not so clean neighbourhoods, and it has its rich and not so rich neighbourhoods... and yes, I'm AM spelling neighbourhoods right - that's how we spell it over here. Tomato, tomatoe...
Mr George stayed in Central London which is a prettier, richer part of the city. Having said that, no matter what part of the city you're in, you'll find bad restaurants with bland food if you stick to the tourist spots. Want good Caribbean, Nigerian, Indian or Chinese food...? Then go into a restaurant that caters mainly to a Caribbean, Nigerian, Indian or Chinese clientele. This is the food they grew up on, this is what they eat at home. Even in China town, you'll find that entering a restaurant packed with white people will yield a so-so meal. It's true that the indigenous british food is bland... no flavour, no taste... any non indigenous brit will tell you that... I'm telling you that! LOL. My background is Nigerian.
As for attitudes, certain kinds of energy tends to attract similar kinds of energy. That's all I'll say on that seeing as the comments here speak for themselves.
And no, we don't really consider ourselves European. Britain is an island or, rather, a group of islands, hence you may have heard of the British Isles. We're cut off from mainland Europe and so tend not to have such a "continental" way or feel... When we cross the English channel (the bit of sea that separates us from the continent) we say we're going to Europe - though, if we're going to just one specific country, then we name that country rather than just lump it under one banner.
So Mr UBM, do come to London. Mr George's depiction and description was pretty accurate and if it appealed to you, then there's no reason you too shouldn't have a good time here. All of my friends from the US who have been have loved it and I see no reason why you shouldn't.
Sorry, I don't have an East End accent... not that I'm sure you'd even be able to recognise one if it drove into you in a double decker bus! LOL.
- February 23, 2009 at 5:04 AM
What The Wendilicious Wonder said.
Michael Fisher - surely you are not referring to "Curry Row" on E6th Street? If so, you sir are no connoisseur!
The curmudgeonly Mr. Fisher aside, many Americans are discovering for themselves that the idea of Britain being the land of bad food is a tired stereotype. For instance, large swathes of London, Manchester, Birmingham, etc., are almost exclusively South Asian, so the "Indian" is indeed most killin'!
I could go on and on but New York Magazine's food critic, Adam Platt, says it best: http://nymag.com/guides/london/29444/
- February 23, 2009 at 6:41 AM
- Undercover Black Man said...
Sorry, I don't have an East End accent... not that I'm sure you'd even be able to recognise one if it drove into you in a double decker bus!
Girl, who you think you dealing with?
I'm talking about something like this.
- February 23, 2009 at 6:57 AM
- The Wendilicious Wonder said...
@UBM: Like I said before, double decker bus... East End accent my arse! LOL.
- February 23, 2009 at 8:23 AM
- Undercover Black Man said...
^ Ah-ight then. As long as you say "wif" instead of "with," I'll be happy.
- February 23, 2009 at 8:42 AM
- The Wendilicious Wonder said...
LOL! Aw-raai!' Though I'm sure you mean "wiv" rather than "wif..."
If you wanna hear real East End accents, try watching the movie Sexy Beast (particularly Ray Winstone's accent, as he's a real East End boy). And if you think Leona Lewis sounds like anyone in that film then I'd really advise you to avoid double decker buses at all costs!
- February 23, 2009 at 8:56 AM
- The Wendilicious Wonder said...
Oh, and I say "with." I'm not particularly cool or "street."
- February 23, 2009 at 8:58 AM
- Undercover Black Man said...
Though I'm sure you mean "wiv" rather than "wif..."
Bloody 'ell!!
- February 23, 2009 at 9:12 AM
- The Wendilicious Wonder said...
LOL! OK, NOW you're getting the hang of it!
- February 23, 2009 at 9:18 AM
late reply is late.
nice to see brixton getting a shout out- it's true, has beautiful buildings, interesting shops, an independent cinema and fantastic italian - franco manqua (sp).
also traditional british food isn't bland if you can get some home cooking. nothing bland about a beef wellington w/yorkshire puddings.
but never go to a harvester pub. bleurgh.
- February 28, 2009 at 12:09 PM
- Undercover Black Man said...
^ Thanks for commenting, lucy!
- February 28, 2009 at 3:45 PM
LOVED "Sexy Beast". Ghandi plays a great evil gangster, but I digress.
You need to get Mr. Peters to stake you at least a week at his flat...
- August 3, 2009 at 7:43 PM


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YORK, Maine — The Somersworth High School boys basketball team proved in the second half that they could compete with a team expected to contend for the Western Maine Class C championship.
The first half proved the Hilltoppers still have some work to do if they want to compete for a championship of their own in New Hampshire's Division III.
Somersworth was dominated in the first half by Waynflete, which went on to win 78-59 in the first round of the Wildcat Invitational Holiday Tournament at the Robert E. Butler Gymnasium in York, Maine, on Friday.
"I just told them we needed to go out and compete," Somersworth coach Lorne Lucas said he told his team at halftime. "It's really been our issue all year long. The first eight minutes, we just struggle — being in the wrong position on defense, giving up easy baskets. We just have to work on being more consistent."
Waynflete rolled to a 44-17 advantage at halftime, but the Hilltoppers made the necessary adjustments to make it respectable in the second half, outscoring the mighty Flyers (6-0 in their conference) 42-34.
Waynflete's Serge Nyirikamba made life miserable in the low post all afternoon for the Hilltoppers. He scored a game-high 27 points, nearly all of it in the paint.
"He's a good player," Waynflete coach Rich Henry said about Nyirikamba. "We try to get him the ball. He's very smooth, very athletic. We pass the ball well. When this team plays unselfishly, we can do OK."
Somersworth's Darren Glore led the Hilltoppers with 27 points.
"They were out-hustling us for all the loose balls," Glore said. "Second half, we came out with the mentality that we might be losing by a lot, but we have to compete still. And we did."
Despite the lopsided nature of Friday's game, Lucas said he wished he had more teams like Waynflete on the Hilltoppers' schedule.
"That's the great thing about this Christmas tournament — this is our fourth or fifth year and I think we've won two games," Lucas said. "But it's good for us. I'd rather face these teams that we learn more from playing against. When you turn the ball over, a good team is going to go down and score. When you don't execute on defense, a kid like (Nyirikamba) is going to finish under the basket. I feel like we learn a lot more playing a team like this."
The teams played even for the first three minutes or so (Somersworth actually led 4-3 a little more than two minutes in after a jumper by Glore), but Waynflete began to pull away. A nothing-but-net 3-pointer by Paul Runyambo put the Flyers up 18-6 with 9:25 to go in the first half. Later in the frame, Mohammed Suja (13 points) drained a pair of 3-pointers just seven seconds apart to give Waynflete a 26-8 lead, ending any hope the Hilltoppers had of keeping it close.
"It's good work for us," Glore said. "We don't play any teams that are like any of the teams in this tournament. To play a team like this that gets up and down the floor real fast, it's good for us."
Although they never threatened to rally their way back into the contest, Somersworth (4-1 in D-III) was able to keep pace with Waynflete in the second half. Ryan Seavy hit some big buckets during a 13-7 Somersworth run. Seavy continuted to shoot well down the stretch and finished with 18 points.
Waynflete continued to make their shots. Nyrikamba remained in the game until there were about four minutes to go, while Runyambo and Jack Cutler continued to pound the boards and rack up points.
Somersworth ended the contest on a 12-2 run, with Glore and Seavy hitting their shots. Glore converted a 3-point play during the run, and the Hilltoppers shot 12 for 16 from the line in the second half.
Somersworth returns to action today against Dover.
Waynflete, 78-59
SOMERSWORTH (59) — Clougherty 2-0-4, Seavy 7-4-18, Gaddy 1-0-2, Ream 0-1-1, T. Kretschmar 0-0-0, Pirotta 2-1-5, Glore 10-6-26, Beckmeyer 0-1-1, Hamilton 0-0-0, Proulx 0-0-0, Dejoie 1-0-2. Totals: 23-13-59.
WAYNFLETE (78) — Baker-Connick 0-4-4, Alemayo 2-0-4, Ma. Belleau 3-2-8, Cutler 3-3-10, Nyirikamba 11-4-27, Runyambo 4-1-10, Suja 4-2-13, Schnier 1-0-2. Totals: 28-16-78.
Somersworth (0-1) 17 42 — 59
Waynflete (1-0) 44 34 — 78
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Monday, November 5, 2012
Games resources for Medieval Life
GURPS Low Tech,
This combined with the e23 supplements is by far the most useful gaming supplement on pre-industrial life. Since with these types of books GURPS is focused on realistic emulation the few mechanics can be easily translated.
The length is not due to in-depth exploration of any one topic but rather due to is comprehensive sweep of pre-industrial technology and society. The hardback is focused on technology and the three e23 release on pre-industrial society and life And it has a extensive bibiliography.
The downside is that the mechanics are in my opinion too abstract even for GURPS and really a toolkit for the referee to come up his own figures. And it is oriented to a single RPG.
A Magical Medieval Society: Western Europe
For the d20 world this is one of the best supplement. It is comprehensive and well written. The downside is that the mechanics are just OK, and it is a bit wordy.
I also recommend its companion A Silk Road which discuss medieval trade focusing on long distance trade. It include material I haven't seen written anywhere else for Roleplaying Games.
Fief and Town by Lisa J. Steele
A good solid writeup of medieval life on the manor and in the town. A bit pricey but if you like reading the writing style of the preview, this will be a useful purchase.
Various Harn Articles
The Harn Campaign setting is organized into a series of articles some of them on Medieval life and not specific to Harn at all. The downside they are pricey, upside is that what game mechanic are straight forward and easy to use with other RPGs and they are concise.
I recommend particularly Harn Manor
It hits a sweet spot in terms of emulating manorial life, in the way that Classic Traveller hits a sweet spot in starship construction and interstellar trade. Yes it involves some math and a spreadsheet but it all straight forward. But what makes it shine is how it generate the yearly issues that the manorial lord has to deal with. Basically each tenant household rolls on a chart and some of the results can lead to adventures or complex resolutions for the lord.
And if you can find it Harn's Pilot Almanac has stellar Ship Construction rules and a straight forward medieval trading system. Again we are talking Classic Traveller simplicity.
Ars Magica, a Medieval Handbook.
This is similar to Lisa Steele's Fief and Town, it is a more comprehensive and a lot cheaper, but devoid for the most part of Game mechanics.
These represent the what I consider the best and most useful summaries of Medieval life for gaming. I own all of these (and others) and used many of them in my Majestic Wilderlands campaign.
3 comments:
- John Arendt said...
Rob - what would be super interesting is a discussion how your players get a group together in a hidebound, manorial setting. I love the idea of using a feudal, manorial system as the economic background to the campaign, but how does a traditional D&D party get together, hear rumors, and learn about adventure opportunities?
The D&D paradigm of hard-luck adventurers, setting out across a world with open roads, inns, taverns, and a high degree of social mobility while seeking their fortunes seems to fly in the face of caste-based feudal life.
I recently discovered Pendragon, which uses that default assumption that each PC is a noble scion of some sort with their own manor right from the beginning. I seem to recall the old 2E HR supplement Charlemagne's Paladins did a similar thing for placing a game in the Frankish empire.
- November 5, 2012 at 9:51 AM
- Gothridge Manor said...
Great list. I would add Life in a Medival City, Life in a Medival Village and so on. In addition to the great books you mentioned I think Life in a Medival...books are my favorite resource.
- November 5, 2012 at 10:38 AM
- Oakes Spalding said...
I recommend Orbis Mundi by Phalanx Games Design, available for $9.99 at RPGNow. It's especially good on its hard headed analysis of the functionality and prices of weapons and a myriad of other items (though I disagree with a few of its conclusions). Unlike A Magical Medieval Society, it stays away from speculating on how raise Dead and Wish spells, etc. would affect society and the economy. I think that's a good thing.
- November 5, 2012 at 2:13 PM


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