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[UPDATE] Sentinel - 23 Mar 06 - Helix, Brain Study
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 		[UPDATE] Sentinel - 23 Mar 06 - Helix, Brain Study
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Serena, Helix Seen in Romantic Interlude
By JULIUS LOMAN

Music mogul and infamous ladies' man Helix Hesh was spotted out at late-night hot spot Cervantes with none other than PCAG star Serena Duncan late Tuesday night. The two were sighted deeply involved in an intimate conversation, and eyewitness reports say the pair left together at around 1am Wednesday morning.

One fellow club-goer who was at the scene said that the pair looked very cosy. "There's absolutely no question in my mind something was going on between them," said the source. "I think if there was even enough space between them for anyone to fit, they would have been zapped by the electricity running between them."

If Duncan and Hesh are in fact dating, this brings to question the state of Hesh's relationship with previous high-profile female companion, Tippy Akron. Ankron, who is a puzzle scribe on the Cube Retrieval Team at the Academy, was last sighted with Hesh at Conundra late Sunday evening, apparently having an amicable evening together. A celebrity watcher who happened to be at the restaurant that evening said that it seemed "all is well between those lovebirds."

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Hesh is the top executive at Hesh Records, which has suffered setbacks in recent weeks with poor sales of the new Jam One album, Until Morning, and the blitz of poor publicity accompanying the last few Roll for Damage surprise concerts. While speculation suggests that Hesh has personally taken significant losses lately in the stock market, it appears he is, as ever, lucky in love.

Duncan, last year's PCAG champion and this year's runner-up, has kept a remarkably low profile for someone of her prominence, and little is known about her personal life. Gustav Pembroke, who was knocked out by Duncan in the early rounds of the PCAG tournament last year, said of the sharp siren, "Serena relishes a challenge -- if she really has got something going on with Hesh he must be sharper than the papers give him credit for." Neither Hesh, Duncan, nor Ankron has ever been married.

Kai Cinelli, Hesh Records spokesman, declined to comment on the affair, citing a policy of not discussing Hesh's colourful personal life.


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Brain Study Inconclusive

A new report out of Phuah Hospital has not shown conclusive results on the effects of different varieties of protein intake on optimal brain function. "This was a small-scale study over a short term," said research team lead Norma Opheno. "It's possible that there is an effect over a longer term, or that the influence is small enough to not be detctable in a study the size of ours."


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View from Earth: Education Matters
By JO PROUT

Jo ProutHere on Earth, myself and many other players have been fascinated by the Perplex City education system and how it is similar and different to our own systems. Being a teacher myself, I have found this topic particularly interesting, especially in the context of discovering why the people of Perplex City seem to be more intelligent than the people of Earth.

I was once told by my University lecturer that:

"Teaching is the most important profession there is. Without teaching children properly at a young age, we would have no doctors, lawyers or similarly intelligent professionals."

I wholeheartedly agree, and I'm yet to meet a person who can prove that their profession is more important. Education of our children today affects the shape of our adults of the future.

An example of comparing intellect is looking at the puzzle cards produced by the CRT and Mind Candy. The children of Perplex City are expected to be able to solve the riddle on "The Age of Sente," whereas I have shown children "Spot Anything" and they have struggled to see the hidden picture. Given that this is a low red card, I am forced to assume that our Earth children do not possess the intelligence of their Perplex City counterparts. But this does not answer the question WHY?

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In Britain, when children start their education at the age of four, teachers are responsible for ensuring that children develop skills in six main areas:

Personal, social and emotional development
Communication, language and literacy
Mathematical development
Knowledge and understanding of the world
Physical development
Creative development

These areas are developed by what we call "Learning through Play." Children are given structured activities and educational toys so that they may learn in a stress-free, fun manner. Once children reach the age of five, and move up to a new class, they are expected to follow the National Curriculum which studies Language, Mathematics, Science, History, Geography, Religious Education, Art, Technology and Physical Education.

The current argument in Britain is whether to extend the "Learning through Play" phase, so that children will not start formal education till they reach the age of seven. In other countries, such as Germany, this is already in place, and has been for several years. It has been found that German children in their teens have academic results that are as good as, if not better than, their British counterparts.

Are we denying children the right to just simply be children? Are the stresses they are placed under at an early age really necessary? I personally think that learning through play should be adopted as soon as possible. From a teacher's perspective, I have seen very young children get worried and upset over the work they are expected to do at this young age. Where would my time be better spent? Calming stressed-out youngsters, thus abandoning the rest of the class, or developing interesting and enriching practical activities that will help their overall understanding and general happiness?

We have a phrase on Earth that sums up this dilemma perfectly:

"I hear and I forget,
I see and I remember,
I do and I understand."

We all learn in different ways, either through auditory skills, visually, or kinaesthetically.* It has been found that most children learn kinaesthetically, so therefore it makes more sense to provide these practical activities for as long as possible, and this includes using computers and other "high-tech" aids. In Britain, and in most other countries on Earth, children are encouraged to use computers as much as possible from a young age. We are of the same belief as Hannah Ikeda:

"The fact is, kids need to learn to work with these tools to have successful careers over the long term."

Having read the Sentinel report on "Skills for Learning" it makes me wonder why the Board for Education instilled this rule. Looking at research carried out by various educationalists on Earth, and through my own experience, I have noticed that using "high-tech" tools such as computers has only had benefits to learning and understanding. It has only been in the last ten years that Britain has had proper access to computers in primary** classrooms, and our children seem to be improving continually in tests. Will the children of Perplex City become less able as a result of this measure? We on Earth have not heard anything about it since last May. It would be very interesting to hear about any progress that has been made.

From what evidence I have seen, Perplex City children seem to undergo practical activities by way of puzzle setting and solving. Certainly, the pictures drawn by Anna Heath's twins (on #024, Double Vision) show that their fine motor skills are far better than those of our six-year-olds. So, we can only wonder, are the children of Perplex City more intelligent as a result of good, practical early years experience, or are they all that way because they are born more intelligent than our own Earth children?

*Kinaesthetically: By doing something practically.
**Primary: Children aged 5-11.


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Tally Climbs to Top Place on Leaderboard
By KATE BREWSTER

After climbing to the top of the leaderboard by way of her team's fourth place result in the London PCAG event, Ramazel has now slipped to third place. Tally, a 97-year-old from the UK, has overtaken her for the top spot. Tally was part of the second place team at the London event, earning 200 points, and has now solved three Wave 3 preview cards to take her point total to 7144. In second place now is Gibet, a teammate of Ramazel's in the London PCAG event.

The Wave 3 preview cards were released in a variety of Earth publications, with Card #69, Algebragraffiti, appearing in a printed edition of the UK's Sunday Telegraph; Card #98, Magic Squares, appearing in the US magazine GameDaily; and Card #2, Designer Flakes, appearing on the popular online blog BoingBoing. Mind Candy have exclusively announced to the Sentinel that several more cards will be released in a variety of publications over the next few months. The official release date of all of the Wave 3 cards has yet to be announced, but Academy members are hinting that an early April date is likely.

In other news, the total number of players has now grown to very nearly 19,000, and is expected to top 20,000 before the end of the month. The total cards solved has now grown to over 232,000, though the number of failed solved attempts has also risen to surpass 129,000.

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The principal website for introducing the people of Earth to Perplex City, Perplexcity.com, has undergone several changes recently. Along with many cosmetic changes, the site now allows would-be cube hunters to see any bonus points they may be awarded, to search for other players by username and full name, and add and remove tags from their profile pages. A new downloads section has also been added where players can obtain Perplex City ephemera such as computer wallpapers and avatars.

This morning, another major addition to the website was unveiled: Free virtual puzzles cards. It is now possible for all registered players to solve virtual versions of two Wave 1 and 2 puzzle cards: cards #56, Gravity and #106, Rickety Old Bridge; for which they 14 and 27 points may be earned, respectively. Mind Candy has refused to comment on how long these cards will be available, or if new cards will be made available in this way at a later date.

© 2005 The Perplex City Sentinel


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Mind Candy have exclusively announced to the Sentinel that several more cards will be released in a variety of publications over the next few months. The official release date of all of the Wave 3 cards has yet to be announced, but Academy members are hinting that an early April date is likely.


Sounds like a tentative release date not too far away to me..... Laughing
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 		zonzab.co.uk are taking pre-orders for wave 3 cards, they say 'early April' too.

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 		150 points if you can say what the line: "Come with me to hell!" has to do with the latest Sentinel article.

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 		I just had to write a big:

Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

That is just so cool!!! AV! Wow!

*jojojojo does a little dance

EDIT: I will make the AV smaller later, I promise!
EDIT 2: I did!
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 		I've heard from a reliable source or is that sauce *twitch* that the release is the 4th April. Why no announcements? We want announcements!

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jojojojo wrote:
I just had to write a big:

Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

That is just so cool!!! AV! Wow!

*jojojojo does a little dance

EDIT: I will make the AV smaller later, I promise!


Love the view from Earth jojojojo
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tee hee hee!


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