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[UPDATE] Sentinel - Dec. 12

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Spankit
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[UPDATE] Sentinel - Dec. 12

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Council Member Roy Yolen to Retire After Term Complete
By ROBERTO GOODWIN

Council member Roy Yolen today announced that he will not be seeking to retain his position on the City Council in next year's elections. Instead, he will serve out the remainder of his term before stepping down to spend more time with his family. Yolen's press representative, Oliver Powell, issued a statement reading in part: "Councilman Yolen has dedicated his life to improving our city, oftentimes at the expense of his family. While his family have always supported him, he has found it increasingly difficult to balance his political work with raising a young family. ... After long and difficult deliberation, Mr. Yolen has decided that he will be retiring from politics at the end of his current term."

Yolen took a six-week sabbatical during his current term to be treated for leukemia. According to Powell, Yolen "has for some time been seeking more time to convalesce and fully recover from a draining physical and mental ordeal." Yolen's commitment to executing his duties through the remainder of the current session of the City Council remains solid, however. "He recognises the rapid and complex changes the city is going through, and wishes to cause as little disruption as possible," explained Powell. "He will wait until the next election for a successor to be chosen in the proper manner."

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Rumours as to Yolen's possible replacement are already beginning to circle the council halls. One highly-placed staffer in the Office of the Council claimed that Yolen's supporters have begun talks with Giordana Moore of the PCX to convince her to run for Yolen's spot. Others suggest that Yolen's absence will make it easier for a candidate with an opposing point of view to rise to ascendancy. Analysts are already predicting that Academy Senior Fellow Margaret Wildwood may finally make the transition from theory to public policy, as she has often been encouraged to do. "Roy made a lot of bold choices during his time and the people will want a change, someone more in tune with the views of the public," said the anonymous council staffer.

Earlier this year Yolen provoked outcry with his suggestion to tear down all of Old Town before issuing an apology saying it was "an ill-considered expression of frustration." He voted along with the majority of the council in the controversial decision to open up the Northside Preserve for development. Although this decision was supported by the majority of Perplexians, the objecting minority was very vocal, and the plan was ultimately scrubbed when the nature preserve was sold to an anonymous party who has chosen not to develop the land. More recently, Yolen has expressed concerns over the popularity of Earth-based goods, leading some to question his suitability for public office in a time when the Perplex City-Earth relationship is at such a delicate stage.

Yolen will be spending his retirement with his two sons, Alan, 12; and Peter, 7; and with his partner, Rose Evenbaum.

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MrGoss Becomes Player Number Ten Thousand
By KATE BREWSTER

Earlier today, new player MrGoss became the 10,000th player to register on the leaderboard. At this time, MrGoss has not yet claimed any points. Other notable new players since last week include GretaGarbo, who has vaulted to 120th place and 3187 points since joining on 6th Dec. Flash-Draven, also new on the scene, has made waves with his climb to 201st place and 2049 points since joining on 5th Dec.

Also in the past week, a major new first solve has been entered by 501st-place HiveMind. HiveMind became the first player to solve Card #247, Polar, to earn 62 points on 8th Dec. Since then, the card has been solved by an additional 57 players.

Going back a bit further in time, a number of new players from the last month have made serious inroads toward the top including Uhtoff at 29th place and 5593 points; Phaid at 28th place and 5686 points; robspot in 23rd place with 5805 points; and of course Scomazz, who now sits at the top of the leaderboard with 6304 points.

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This is a distinction Scomazz now shares with nine other players. As of this writing, the other players sharing the number one spot on the leaderboard are Lazarus, solitair, lillyplop, Fathom, oliverkeers13, Bertyb, nightingale, TeamMfM, and josiah.

The total number of players now stands at over 10,000, with over 6,800 players successfully claiming points to date. Total cards solved has exceeded 66,000, and total points accrued is fast closing on an astonishing 1.7 million. Over 250,000 points have been claimed in the past week alone. The average player currently has solved 10 cards for 246 points -- and has also entered 6 incorrect tries.

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# Two Eyes, One Mind Debuts
# PCX Jumps on Retail Figures
# Finals Heating Up

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Joya, Cahill Rift?

Pop singer Joya and PCAG star Ryan Cahill, who have been romantically linked despite public denials since this summer, were spotted over the weekend having an emotional late-night discussion at Conundra. Though witnesses did not overhear the conversation, they said the tearful singer -- who is due to deliver a baby in mere weeks -- appeared to be resisting Cahill's efforts to placate her, and they left separately shortly thereafter. (Full text)

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Futures
By Madame Bianca, for the week of December 12

The Apple-Thief (December 11 - January 10)
The snake raves, in its hole scratching itself. The ants have mobilized, the snake is angry.

The Hand (January 11 - February 10)
The stars have aligned in a rare configuration that means you will be having a stunningly bad technology week. Not only will your own kit malfunction, but also that of the people around you. A good week to go for a nice hike in the woods, poppet.

The Baby (February 11 - March 10)
A party accident goes unexpectedly your way when the resulting stain's unusual shape turns into a conversation piece. Who knew your clumsy elbows could bring you love?

The Eagle (March 11 - April 10)
In a bit of an internal muddle, doll? If you seem to be unusually confused, it's because you keep losing the thread of context mid-conversation. Nobody can tell that in your head you've jumped onto a different three topics, so they're still waiting where you left them.

The Spider (April 11 - May 10)
That sweetheart with the charming advice just might have an ulterior motive. Hate to disappoint, love, but you know what they say: if it's too good to be true, it probably is.

The Wave (May 11 - June 10)
Feel like you're stuck against a stone wall? Sometime a change of scenery helps. Take your work to a tea house and you'll find your cup won't be the only thing steaming along.

The Archer (June 11 - July 10)
Cheeses are unlucky for you this week. Focus your culinary attention as much as possible on green leafy vegetables and red fruits. Perhaps a lovely series of spinach-strawberry salads would do.

The Half-filled Jug (July 11 - August 10)
The championships are putting a flame in your blood and you're going to be just jumping for a chance to compete yourself. Best pick your venue wisely, though; it won't be so fun when you find yourself soundly outclassed.

The Dragon (August 11 - September 10)
Do you know what happens when you take the base cube out of a tower? That's right, it all falls down. You, my duckling, need to think long and hard about that for a few days.

The Three Balls (September 11 - October 10)
Called to the sea? So not the season for it. Stay away from direct contact with the water and satisfy the song of the waves by taking an evening stroll at the Mobius Strip. All the visuals without the cold-and-wet bits. Perfect!

The Dice (October 11 - November 10)
Here's a special tip from me to you: You may have a song in your heart, but please keep it off your lips. They don't want to tell you, but your incessant humming is driving your colleagues absolutely mad.

The Maze (November 11 - December 10)
Sorry, no drama for you. Your low energy and irritability are not a creeping illness, you hypochondriac. Nothing but simple dehydration. Madame prescribes several tall glasses of water, and you'll be perfectly well again.

And remember, stone by stone, a stack becomes a home.

Finals heating up indeed! I've got a Fluid Dynamics/Heat Transport final tomorrow and I'm wasting my time with this!

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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 2:20 pm

European Chris
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Council member Roy Yolen today announced that he will not be seeking to retain his position on the City Council in next year's elections. Instead, he will serve out the remainder of his term before stepping down to spend more time with his family.

One of my favourite political euphamisms. I remember David Mellor saying this and his two sons looking very unhappy.

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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 5:03 am

GuyP
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Joined: 15 Sep 2004
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And continuing the thread derailment, it reminds me of one of my favourite exchanges from Closer:

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DAN: "He was a convivial fellow," meaning he was an alcoholic.
DAN: "He valued his privacy," gay. "He enjoyed his privacy," raging queer.
She laughs.
PORTMAN: What would my euphemism be?
DAN: "She was disarming."
PORTMAN: That's not a euphemism.
DAN: Yes, it is.

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:56 pm

GasparLewis
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Joined: 19 Nov 2005
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Location: vicinty of NYC

Now, what would Mr. Yolen be frustrated about (possibly within Old Town) that would prompt him to go and mow down the joint?

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM... Idea

I may smell a new lead!

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:32 pm

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