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[UPDATE] Sentinel - 25 Sept 06 - KT Weds Ripley
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 		[UPDATE] Sentinel - 25 Sept 06 - KT Weds Ripley
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KT Weds in Seaside Lighting Ceremony
By JULIUS LOMAN

Roll for Damage bassist Keenan Thoreau wed his longtime companion Ripley Wayans in a dawn Lighting of the Way ceremony on Alchemy Beach. The small ceremony was attended primarily by close friends and relatives. According to the Reconstructionist officiant, known only as "Sister Jaina," Thoreau and Wayans spent the preceding night on the beach in meditation; they were joined shortly before sunrise by their guests, and the day was celebrated by a surprisingly quiet breakfast on a pavilion overlooking the bay.

"It is an honour and a privilege to join these exceptional people together," said Sister Jaina. "There is nothing more beautiful than seeing two people commit to building a single life together." The two followed the strict interpretation of marriage rites advocated by the Reconstructionists, including the symbolic act of construction of a home, in which the betrothed couple must together assemble a small, square hut from simple materials.

Guests present at the event included Thoreau's RFD bandmates, Alejo Jackson and Echo West; pop singer Joya, in attendance with Jackson; record mogul Helix Hesh, and his date, former PCAG champion Serena Duncan; prominent artist Randal Tokei; and several highly-placed members of the Reconstructionists. Although some members of the press were present, to all accounts they kept a respectful distance out of consideration to the personal significance of the day.

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Friends of the newlyweds said that Thoreau and Wayans have been together for 13 years, but that they had never before committed to marriage because of religious differences. However, over the past year, Wayans has converted to the Reconstructionist faith. "I think seeing KT come out into the open with it really shifted how they felt," said a friend of the couple, on condition of anonymity. "Ripley never felt like he could live with a secret like that, and things got so much better between them once everybody knew."

"I'm really happy for them," said bandmate Jackson. "KT is the calmest and most responsible of all of us, and Ripley, well, he's practically another member of the band, always there for us. ... I just hope to deserve that same kind of happiness myself someday."


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ManleyM Dominates Ranks as Most Erroneous Player
By KATE BREWSTER

Information revealed exclusively to the Sentinel by Earth-based agency Mind Candy has put an interesting new spin on the leaderboard competition. According to the dossier, entitled "Wrong Answers And The Players That Submit Them: A Summary," overall success on the leaderboard is no guarantee of a spotless solving record. Indeed, the statistics seem to validate the old adage that failure -- preferably in massive quantities -- is a necessary ingredient of triumph.

Take ManleyM, for example. Widely considered a promising challenger and holding ninth place on the Leaderboard, he in fact ranks first for most incorrect solves, with 403 mistakes to his name. Badbarry, another top contender in seventh place, is in second place on what some are calling the "Loserboard," with 384 near-misses to his name.

Clearly, however, it's not simply a question of how many wrong answers one enters. Fretty, for example, has 281 failed attempts, but can boast a healthy 248 correct answers, giving a Loserboard ratio of 0.88. Duprasi, on the other hand, is 10th on the Loserboard with 282 erroneous attempts but only 170 solves, giving a ratio of only 0.60.

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So how do some of the leaderboard superstars fare by this new analysis?

* Tally: 69 wrong vs 252 correct, Loserscore: 3.65
* Oliverkeers13: 156 vs 253, LS: 1.62
* UKver2.0: 138 vs 253, LS:1.83
* Guin: 258 vs 253, LS:0.98
* Doublecross: 211 vs 253, LS:1.20

However, PCAG analyst Samara Jones warns against reading too much into the data. "For one thing, there's no immediate suggestions exactly what these wrong answers are. Rumour has it that many players, stumbling across a particularly intractable and experimental puzzle, are inspired to follow a course of barely-educated guesswork in the hope of stumbling upon the correct answer. Of course, some of the more traditionalist commentators here in Perplex City would think a high Loserboard placement was its own punishment, espousing the values of a more elegant, strategic and restrained approach to competitors' puzzling."

The elegance and restraint of power-players KelticFox, richardjclark, Jaikaiman and Gallifreyan remains a mystery, but their speed and enthusiasm are certainly beyond question, being leaders of the weekly and monthly leaderboards respectively.

We'll be delving deeper into the hidden world of Leaderboard statistics next week - check back then!


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The celebration of the Lighting of the Way turned potentially disastrous in the Old Town this weekend, as winds knocked loose a number of poorly-secured lamps that subsequently set at least three fires. The included two dead trees and a paper and wood holiday stand for selling harbonnes. Firefighters say the flames in all cases were put out with minimal delay.


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By Madame Bianca, for the week of September 25

The Three Balls (September 11 - October 10)
The abuses of a minor government official cause you no small amount of inconvenience these next few days. Persevere, my sweet, and you will prevail in the end; it just won't be very enjoyable during the trek.

The Dice (October 11 - November 10)
Your friends will never admit it to your face, but they are frankly all appalled at the state of your disgraceful love life. Honestly, leading perfectly nice people on like that? And a respectable role model like you, at that!

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This week you will make all of your profits from volume and not from margin. That said, you should seriously evaluate your overall business strategems. There's a whopping big improvement you need to make if you could only see the obvious.

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With speed that may not tire and with pain that shall not part -- who livest -- that we know -- in Eternity -- we feel -- but the shadow of whose brow what spirit shall reveal?

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An idle hobby shows potential for turning into a whole new lifestyle late this week. Examine this opportunity carefully to be sure it's what you want; not everyone is cut out for the life of the cottage industrialist.

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You're making the people around you tense. Here you are agonising over your next move, and everybody else knows what it is already anyway. You're so obvious. Why don't you just get on with it instead of forcing everyone to wait for you?

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Your lofty self-perception about what a terrific team player you are will be revealed as the bold delusion it is in the days to come. Don't let it bother you, pumpkin, we all knew how you really were already.

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You and fashion need to have a long, quiet talk, darling. It's one thing to use style to express your own inner light, and something else again to look like the sidekick from a forty-year-old action show. Use some judgement. Preferably not your own.

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You will be blessed with the gift of a silver tongue for one day only, that day being tomorrow. Best spend tonight working out the best plan for how to apply it, but be warned, muffin, don't try anything if you can't seal the deal in one day.

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How is it that you can take a situation of such drear and isolation and have a good time with it? Ah, well, it's just that trait that makes you such an inspiration to those around you. Carry on, duckling, as you are.

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What you need are some comfy cushions and a nice long queue of vids to watch. Rest and save your energy, doll. You won't be able to get much else done until you wait it out, anyway.

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Mind your own business and keep your ears to yourself. Everybody loves to gossip, sweet pea, but nobody loves a gossip. Guess which side of that fence you live on?

And remember, work is necessary for creation.

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 		Re: [UPDATE] Sentinel - 25 Sept 06 - KT Weds Ripley
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ManleyM Dominates Ranks as Most Erroneous Player
By KATE BREWSTER

Information revealed exclusively to the Sentinel by Earth-based agency Mind Candy has put an interesting new spin on the leaderboard competition. According to the dossier, entitled "Wrong Answers And The Players That Submit Them: A Summary," overall success on the leaderboard is no guarantee of a spotless solving record. Indeed, the statistics seem to validate the old adage that failure -- preferably in massive quantities -- is a necessary ingredient of triumph.

Take ManleyM, for example. Widely considered a promising challenger and holding ninth place on the Leaderboard, he in fact ranks first for most incorrect solves, with 403 mistakes to his name. Badbarry, another top contender in seventh place, is in second place on what some are calling the "Loserboard," with 384 near-misses to his name.


Grrrr Im going to be beying for blood, Laughing Good to get my name mentioned though Laughing
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 		Yes, well...if they put together statistics for the most incorrect attempts at a single card I think that would probably be me and #254 Escape.

I think you can wear your badge with pride!

The Apple-Thief is Edgar Allen Poe (a welcoming return to the Romantics after a bizarre detour into lyrics...Bianca my love, are you alright?) and specifically Al Aaraaf (wikipedia has a nice bit on it here and the full thing is here).

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 		Can I request John Donne for next week then? Razz
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 		PXC 1up's us again
So basicaly Perplex city OK'd same sex marrage, and us here on earth (read:the dumb ones) are still up in arms about it. Laughing
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Information revealed exclusively to the Sentinel by Earth-based agency Mind Candy has put an interesting new spin on the leaderboard competition


So that clarifies that Mind Candy sends reports about the leaderboard to PPC. Maybe we knew that before, but I wasn't sure how the Sentinel were able to report on the leaderboard.

The behaviour of the PPC press seems to exceed ours:
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Although some members of the press were present, to all accounts they kept a respectful distance out of consideration to the personal significance of the day.


I also applaud PPC for approving same-sex marriage.
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"I think seeing KT come out into the open with it really shifted how they felt," said a friend of the couple, on condition of anonymity. "Ripley never felt like he could live with a secret like that, and things got so much better between them once everybody knew."
This is in referece to >This article< in which KT announces he is a recon. fFor those who don't know: Reconstructionism is one of the more taboo religions. And so KT had been quietly practicing his religion fFor some while. Other Recons include Aiko Entrescore, and Sentinel Advertising Manager Ryan Klein. After KT came out with his announcement, Wayans saw how life could be, and he could go on as he was, but in a healthier way if he converted.

So, yes, yay fFor gay marriage. A pity about that lack of religious tolerance, though.
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 		A society which shuns religion, yet allows people to be religious, is actually rather positive.

Good for them.
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Can I request John Donne for next week then? Razz


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 		Re: PXC 1up's us again
DarkHuman wrote:
So basicaly Perplex city OK'd same sex marrage, and us here on earth (read:the dumb ones) are still up in arms about it. Laughing


I got verbally slapped by KT (and rightly so...) after my wildly biased (but information revealling) article in the View from earth column.

Read the slappings here: http://qube.netninja.com/pxcmirrors/20060122-0700/perplexcitysentinel.com/letters/index.html
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 		Re: PXC 1up's us again
DarkHuman wrote:
So basicaly Perplex city OK'd same sex marrage, and us here on earth (read:the dumb ones) are still up in arms about it. Laughing


Good to see some intelligent life out in the universe!

Oh, and 1st post omg yayz!!!11!!11!1! Razz

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