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Update - Sentinel December 15, 2006
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 		Update - Sentinel December 15, 2006
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Brotherhood Reports Record Participation Going into Restitution
By LUCAS VOORHIES

The Brotherhood of the Six has announced that it is no longer accepting new participants for its annual Restitution of the Cube celebration at its Old Town temple. According to Sister April Flynnt, the Brotherhood has received a record-breaking response for the traditional three days of meditation and reflection. "This year, it's just unbelievable," she said. "We've made new spaces available, and then those have been booked solid, too. ... We hate to turn away anyone who has a desire to be with us during this holy time, but we simply don't have any more room."

She indicated that the Brotherhood is working with the Council to add additional sites for community meditation, as an alternative for individuals who could not reserve space within the temple proper. A list of those sites should be available by Tuesday of next week.

Flynnt said that the record numbers coincide with a general resurgence of interest in traditional Perplexian values and traditions that has overtaken the city in recent weeks. "Learning some unpleasant truths about the Receda Cube shook the faith of many," she said, "but we've been working to remind our congregants that our belief is much deeper and older than the Receda Cube alone. The Cube is a perfect expression of squareness, but it isn't an object of worship. Now the people are remembering that."

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Her twin, Sister Golda Flynnt, added that people often feel drawn toward the faith in troubled times. "This is a hard time for the city, for all of us," she said. "Now more than ever we need to be here for each other."

The turnaround in participation is surprising, coming shortly on the heels of a steep drop seen in November. The Flynnt sisters say that the dramatic turnaround began in early December. "It makes us very glad we didn't scale back our expectations for this year," said April Flynnt.

Related reports from Earthworks indicate that sales of replica items for sundry Earth holidays have been anemic this year. "Diwali, Christmas, Hanukkah, none of it is moving this year," said owner Mitchell Alba. "I'm considering discontinuing those lines for next year, unless something drastic changes."



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Height, Area of Solved Cards Very Large
By LAUREN SINCLAIR

Precisely 767,772 puzzlecards had been solved as the Sentinel went to press earlier today. Stacked one atop the other, these would reach 307m into the air, higher than the Chrysler Building in Earth's New York, for example (although of course still being dwarfed by Perplex City's Ascendancy Point) or, if laid end to end, would form a trail 113km long -- ironically enough, that's further than if you laid the 49,213 registered participants end to end, who would cover only 82.7km collectively.

Alternatively, you could use the solved cards' combined 12,313 square metres of surface area to cover the whole of a football pitch with plenty left to spare.

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This month's most notable leaderboard debutantes include n_nicolaides (9395 points from 201 solves in 30 days) closely followed by heflin61 (9408p/192s/28d), although there are no changes to report at the top of the leaderboard this week.




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Cahill, Duncan Resume Battle for PCAG Lead
By CORWIN JONES

PCAG star Serena Duncan has retaken the lead in the championship tournament after weeks of trailing arch-rival Ryan Cahill and top competitor Alma Finnegan. Cahill now stands in second place and Finnegan in third, with most analysts predicting either Cahill or Duncan will retake the championship. It would be the third win for either player.

"I'm feeling pretty good now," Duncan said in interviews. "I feel like I've been performing below my own expectations, but last night against Klaus [Johnson], I finally hit my zone again." Pundits generally speculate that Duncan's resurgence is linked to her reconciliation with music mogul Helix Hesh. Duncan herself has disagreed, though, insisting that "when I'm in a match, nothing else even exists for me."

Cahill took his drop from the lead with equanimity. "It's a long month until the finals," he said. "Anything could happen before then." He also pointed out that statistically, only 28% of PCAG champions have held the lead at the end of the fourth knockout round.

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Meanwhile, Paula Ching, director of the Substance Compliance program at the PCAG, is rumoured to be on the verge of filing charges in a drug investigation that has been running since August. PCAG chairman Robert Zhi-Hui admitted to reporters that a "very serious investigation" is in progress, but declined to offer specifics regarding the charges at stake, nor whom is likely to be targeted by them.

"We take failure to comply to our drug testing program very seriously," Zhi-Hui said, "but we also take seriously our responsibility to avoid tarnishing the reputations of innocent players. When we are confident we have a case, then we'll reveal the details to the public. Until then, we don't want to undermine the public's trust in the games in progress."


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Futures
By Madame Bianca for the fortnight of Dec. 15

The Apple-Thief (December 11 - January 10)
Ah, happy, happy boughs! that cannot shed your leaves, nor ever bid the Spring adieu; and, happy melodist, unwearièd, for ever piping songs for ever new; more happy love! More happy, happy love!

The Hand (January 11 - February 10)
As the holidays come and go, your urge to snack will be happily met at every turn. You're going to finish out the year with an extra curve or two, but it's nothing to fret over; it looks fantastic on you, dumpling.

The Baby (February 11 - March 10)
The joys in your life are precisely the same as the ones that infuriate you most. Once you accept that the universe isn't going to knot itself up to meet your every whim, I think you'll find yourself much happier.

The Eagle (March 11 - April 10)
Preparations for your PCAG championship pool are a little off-kilter this year. Here's a hint, doll: when you're preparing your roster to take bets from your officemates, make sure the players you have are the same ones that made it all the way through the knockouts.

The Spider (April 11 - May 10)
A personal victory rings particularly hollow. Maybe you'd do better, muffin, if you picked your battles with a touch more care. There's something to be said for not squandering what little energy you have on stupid, petty squabbles.

The Wave (May 11 - June 10)
You'll be happy to learn some astonishing news early next week. Try to temper your enthusiasm, though, sweet pea; it's not going to be anything like as wonderful as it is in your imagination. Then again, what is?

The Archer (June 11 - July 10)
You're feeling the need to make some big changes, and that's perfectly fine, but make sure you're clear on what your own motivations are. You don't want to leave yourself in an even worse spot, pumpkin, and that's exactly what will happen if you're hasty.

The Half-filled Jug (July 11 - August 10)
My goodness, don't you have foot-in-mouth disease! You can't go around saying things like that, darling, or somebody is going to arrange for something very, very bad to happen to you. Like, for example, what will happen on your way home on Friday.

The Dragon (August 11 - September 10)
A new person will make a splashy entrance into your life by the end of the month, and you will be giddy with the new feelings of affection warming up your stone-cold heart. Fear not; you'll find your new crush has flaws like anyone else before long, and you'll be able to resume your ordinary, icy-hearted life as per usual.

The Three Balls (September 11 - October 10)
Look at you go, you social butterfly, you! Have a great time at that holiday party, but take care not to eat the fish cakes. If you knew what I do about what was going on in the kitchen when they were made, you might be put off fish cakes forever.

The Dice (October 11 - November 10)
Ordinarily I'd urge you toward better punctuality, but over the next few weeks, a distinct tendency to be the last to arrive will only work out to your advantage. Use this lucky confluence of stars to catch up on sleep, doll.

The Maze (November 11 - December 10)
That Levenay bag you've had your eye on will be on mega-super-sale at your fave Dalia Way boutique sometime during the last week of the month. I advise you hit that shop every day after the 19th just to be sure you catch the discount. Being stylish is fab, but having lecks left in your account is way better.

And remember, nobody likes a tattle-tale.






Edit: Fixed title. -SpaceBass
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 		I believe Madame Bianca is forecasting that we'll stuff our faces over the Christmas period! And who are we to try to prevent the future eh?
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You'll be happy to learn some astonishing news early next week. Try to temper your enthusiasm, though, sweet pea; it's not going to be anything like as wonderful as it is in your imagination. Then again, what is?


If I learn that they've got my Wii in stock next week, then I will be very happy to learn that astonishing news.

But the bit about it not being as wonderful as it is in my imagination? HAH.

BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE WII.
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it's not going to be anything like as wonderful as it is in your imagination. Then again, what is?


Mindez - don't worry about the Wii, it is much more important that you have a wonderful imagination. And the all-knowing Madam Bianca knows it.


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You're feeling the need to make some big changes, and that's perfectly fine, but make sure you're clear on what your own motivations are. You don't want to leave yourself in an even worse spot, pumpkin, and that's exactly what will happen if you're hasty.

Is it possible that this refers to our number string - letter string puzzle? That we are close, we should stay on the same track but be very careful?

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Here's a hint, doll: when you're preparing your roster to take bets from your officemates, make sure the players you have are the same ones that made it all the way through the knockouts.



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You're going to finish out the year with an extra curve or two, but it's nothing to fret over;


Anyway these relate to our puzzle? Maybe the last one is telling us not to worry about the routes on the number strings?

Yes I am grasping at straws looking for hints and clues. But that doesn't mean they aren't there.

And thanks for fixing the title for me SpaceBass. Multi-tasking is not my forte.
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 		Re: Update - Sentinel December 15, 2006
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..."Diwali, Christmas, Hanukkah..."
Bit of a card hint there, in case you thought maybe a certain orange card was a little tricky. Smile



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Height, Area of Solved Cards Very Large
By LAUREN SINCLAIR


Two things. 1: This isn't new. But that's ok. 2: A previous article fFrom Sinclair mentioned very tersely, "Kate Brewster is away." Well,
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Paul left mind candy, so Kate Brewster is VERY away now.




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[Cahill] pointed out that statistically, only 28% of PCAG champions have held the lead at the end of the fourth knockout round.


Oh yeah smart guy? well where have the rest of them been placed at this time? 15% at second place, 13% at third place, 11% at fFourth place, 9% at fFifth place, and, over the course of the past two and a half centuries, the remaining 24% of PCAG champions have managed to come fFrom sixth place and lower. COLLECTIVELY, anyone in sixth place and lower have better odds at taking the championship than Cahill. Ya smarmy bastard.



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Meanwhile, Paula Ching, director of the Substance Compliance program at the PCAG, is rumoured to be on the verge of filing charges in a drug investigation that has been running since August.


Dun dun dunnn!!!! I was beginning to think the matter had been absolved.
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 		Oooh. The tension heightens. And the christmas nibbling. The last thing I need is Madame Bianca encouraging me! Gah! Snowball cookies!
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You're going to finish out the year with an extra curve or two, but it's nothing to fret over;


Anyway these relate to our puzzle? Maybe the last one is telling us not to worry about the routes on the number strings?


Eep, I've been away for a little bit (so this is bound to have been said), but yeah, I'd say this relates to the paths. When I went through them, two or three had very minor problems like heading a way you couldn't go on a street or passing more roads in a line than there actually are. This looks like it's just a "sorry, our bad" thing.

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