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[UPDATE] Sentinel - May 16 06 - Broadside, Whipsmart
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 		[UPDATE] Sentinel - May 16 06 - Broadside, Whipsmart
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Whipsmart Dairy Supply Falters
By CORINNE HATHAWAY
Whipsmart's prized herds of clever cows have been stricken with a new ailment that inhibits milk production, according to Whipsmart spokesman Donnie Munsey. While the virus fortunately doesn't seem to harm the cows to a serious extent, it does spread very quickly. Whipsmart milkmaids first noticed that the cattle were ailing in late April, but since then nearly every Whipsmart cow has been affected.

The decline in milk supply is from 35% to 70% in each cow, Munsey said, and it is not yet clear how long it takes for the virus to run its course. "It's possible that the reduction will last until the next calving season," said Munsey. "We've run some models, and it's likely that supplies won't come up again until mid-July at the earliest." Munsey indicated that it has its in-house team of veterinary researchers investigating the problem and looking for a long-term cure.


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Munsey also said that the virus poses no threat to consumers. "Of course all such viruses and bacteria are processed right out of our raw products," said Munsey. "But even beyond that, it appears that the virus isn't expressed into the milk at all in the first place." None of the Whipsmart milkmaids have reported an infection with the virus, so it appears the bug isn't transmissible to humans.

Whipsmart fears that the reduced milk supply in their herds will lead, in turn, to reduced availability of Whipsmart ice creams in the summer to come. Some retailers may be encouraged to mark up prices excessively, though Munsey insisted that prices will remain stable at Whipsmart's company-run locations. "If we were any other dairy company, we could just bring in milk and cream from other farms to meet demand. ... We value our customers too much to offer them a substandard product."

Ice cream lover Lorelei Chen, 12, said that she plans on eating ice cream all summer regardless of the price. "It tastes good and it makes me sharper," she said. "It's worth triple the money!"

Whipsmart shares took a decline on the news, down nearly 10%.

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 		Question is... Is this important to us or just back-story?

I'm gonna file it under 'Interesting but unconnected' for now....
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 		Ha! They've got bovine flu! Laughing
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 		n poor perplexians; summer without ice cream Sad - not good at all

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 		[UPDATE] Sentinel - May 16th 2006 - Broadside solved
Cannot see this on here yet (and yes I did search!) but trout me if I'm wrong!

Quote:

Broadside Sunk,
Destiny Foretold
By KATE BREWSTER

The puzzle-solving, Cube-hunting legions of Earth have made yet further progress this week, solving both the remaining Wave 3 silver cards. Broadside (#225), which features a cryptic assortment of nautical flags, was first cracked by AndyAndyO last Wednesday. He nonchalantly remained as the only player to solve the card for a whole five days, although some 68 players have since made the same synaptic leap and scooped the 57 points available. Ron53 bagged the first solve for The Earth's Destiny (#233), a cryptic map of an unfamiliar landmass, albeit after players had tried a cumulative 651 failed answers.

Nonetheless, it remains a close competition at the top of the leaderboard, with no less than 21 players awkwardly sharing second place. Atop them all, however, is oliverkeers13, thanks to his 50 bonus points from the PCAG London event. Samara Jones, our resident PCAG analyst, joked that this was "really, honestly, totally unexpected. We absolutely didn't see this coming, and when we heard this guy was top of the leaderboard, our first thoughts were, 'Oliver? Oliver who?' Talk about from zero to hero!" She added, "In seriousness, the field is still wide open, especially for an ambitious challenger who earned points in the PCAG events. For members of The Perplex Monkeys, The Puzzle Monkeys, and any other monkey-based teams, this is a golden opportunity to take the top spot."

Twenty-four players have now made the grade for the exclusive Purple Leitmark, the highest of the six accolades currently awarded to puzzle-solving participants. The points required for any further awards remain a closely guarded secret, but Jones speculates that it may be "somewhere between a gazillion and a bajillion, statistically speaking."

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These developments mean that the black-rated Mother Tongue (#202) is now the only unsolved Wave 3 card. In more positive news, though, it looks like the days are numbered for encryption challenge The Thirteenth Labour (#251), with players developing a method to break its ultra-secure code by sharing their computing resources. Recently, this method was improved yet further to analyse the code more than twice as fast, and players are being encouraged to download the code-breaking program and join the distributed solving effort.

The equally mysterious ciphertext of Shuffled (#243) also remains impenetrable after more than ten months. "I'm a little surprised that there hasn't been a breakthrough yet, but at this point, I expect it will take a fresh pair of eyes to reframe the problem," mused Jones. "As the search for the Cube grows, we'll probably see someone take a slightly different approach and suddenly get to the core of the puzzle."

"I think it's going to surprise people," she said. "That isn't a clue, by the way."

The search for the Cube is indeed growing, with almost 800 new players this week and more than 4,500 joining in the past month, taking the active player count above 19,000. This new influx of players is making a "huge impact" on the stats, says Jones. This week's niftiest newcomers include quagmire, racking up 74 solves in the past week, and andyhall, blazing a trail up the leaderboard with 141 solves and 4,908 points in just nine days. Andy says that if he could have any superpower, it would be "a bendy body," but declines to comment why, insisting "that would be telling." A contender to watch for the future, surely.

Check in with us next week for the latest analysis and commentary on all the leaderboard action... plus Norway vs. Mexico - The Rivalry Continues!


Oh and I'd just like to highlight -
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.." 'Oliver? Oliver who?' Talk about from zero to hero!"
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 		You liked that bit didnt you. Laughing
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sledgecallier wrote:
Question is... Is this important to us or just back-story?


Depends how much you like Whipsmart ice-cream, I guess... Wink

(edit to correct typo)

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 		Merged topics - best to keep Sentinel updates in one thread Smile

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# Maddox Breaks Ties
# Ayano Scolds Press
# PCX Holds Steady


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Futures
By Madame Bianca, for the week of May 15

The Wave (May 11 - June 10)
You would do well to take up carrying an old-fashioned pocket kerchief with you indefinitely. You will be pleasantly surprised at how many uses one can find for a spare scrap of linen.

The Archer (June 11 - July 10)
You may find a feverish urge to record a minute accounting of your time and actions is overcoming you this week, like some sort of horrible disease. Get a grip on yourself, pumpkin. Nobody wants to be friends with the one who keeps minutes of the office gossip.

The Half-filled Jug (July 11 - August 10)
Know what you need? A fresh start. Throw out all of your plans and goals and take a day just to evaluate the big-picture stuff: who you are, where you want to go, how to get there. That kind of thing. You'll do better if you pack a nice lunch to mull it all over.

The Dragon (August 11 - September 10)
Life is just full of surprises, isn't it? This week, you'll finally find the perfect chance to talk to that certain someone who lives down the way. What you'll discover, though, is that you can't read a book by its cover. Find someone new to pine over, doll.

The Three Balls (September 11 - October 10)
A simple mathematical misunderstanding leads to comedic hilarity for days to come. Interesting, isn't it, the kinds of errors one can avoid by using a calculator that doesn't limit decimal places?

The Dice (October 11 - November 10)
It's time for you to liberate yourself from the tyranny of your personal-grooming regimen. Cleanliness is a noble goal, but vanity not so much; and I think you may find that nobody else really gives a hoot whether your hair is precisely mirror-glossy or not.

The Maze (November 11 - December 10)
Lilacs and lavender are unlucky for you this year. Other flowers of that colour family should be fine; it's the strong scent from these blossoms that can lead only to harm befalling you. If you live close by a large stand of lilac in particular, consider staying with friends until the flowering season has passed.

The Apple-Thief (December 11 - January 10)
Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, thus much let me avow: you are not wrong who deem that my days have been a dream; yet if hope has flown away in a night, or in a day, in a vision, or in none, is it therefore the less gone?

The Hand (January 11 - February 10)
You, Hand, need to put your hands to good use and practice that ghastly penmanship of yours. Communicating primarily by key is all well and good, but how can you leave romantic messages writ in the sand of the beach if all you can muster is an illegible scrawl?

The Baby (February 11 - March 10)
Conspiracies surround you, duckling. You would do well to keep your head down and your eyes closed, if you know what's good for you. Sometimes ignorance is the best course.

The Eagle (March 11 - April 10)
Exfoliate, my dove, you're looking a little rough around the edges. And use a good skin cream once you've done it.

The Spider (April 11 - May 10)
The item you've been trying desperately to purchase exists no place outside of your own skull. Give in to the creative process, dumpling. Make the thing yourself. It won't be too hard, and then you'll have exactly what you wanted.

And remember, joy is in being and doing, not in having.


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 		I wonder if there is a perplex city equivalent of reading and leeds or glastonbury... RFD could play and that other band I forget the name of, hmmmm be cool if there was.

Sorry if this seemed random, the ice cream made me think of alcohol which made me think of festivals...
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 		Ths weeks Apple thief quote comes from the first lines of "A Dream Within a Dream" by Edgar Allan Poe

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TAKE this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow --
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if Hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.

I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand --
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep -- while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.


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The Spider (April 11 - May 10)
The item you've been trying desperately to purchase exists no place outside of your own skull. Give in to the creative process, dumpling. Make the thing yourself. It won't be too hard, and then you'll have exactly what you wanted.


I really wish she'd get the hell out of my head. I know that you can't buy it anymore... but I really can't be arsed drawing it out myself.
*sigh*

~Atrophied
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 		Coming soon - "Outbreak 3: The Virus that killed Whipsmart!". Anyone fancy a trip to the moovies?

I'll get my coat.

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 		Juxta, that was terrible. Be off with you!
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Juxta wrote:
Coming soon - "Outbreak 3: The Virus that killed Whipsmart!". Anyone fancy a trip to the moovies?


That's the second terrible joke in the last half hour...

/me starts advertising for a new boyfriend.
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 		Is he still drunkyarded?
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