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As golf finds its cool, fashion brands get in on the game
Golf Australia says a further 210,000 people took up the sport last year. It's a trend that's pressuring private clubs everywhere to relax their dress codes.
The times they are a-changin: US golfer Paige Spiranac wears the equivalent of a mini skirt on the course. Getty
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Aug 25, 2022 – 9.40am
On a sweltering day in the 1970s, a member of the uber-exclusive Augusta National Golf Club in the US state of Georgia turned up for a game wearing – sharp intake of breath – shorts.
Clifford Roberts, the irascible chairman of the club, spotted him and said, "Nice to see you, Bob. What are doing today?"
Clifford Roberts, left, Bob Jones and two unknown individuals at the Augusta National Golf Club in 1930. Getty
"Well, Mr Roberts, I was planning on playing golf," the member said.
"Really?" replied Roberts. "Where?"
Half a century on and shorts are still not allowed at Augusta National Golf Club but, for the golfing world at large, things have mellowed a lot.
Where once shapeless, industrial-strength tweed jackets and skirts were mandatory for women, and cuffed trousers and cable-knit sweaters for men, the game has adopted a more relaxed approach in recent years.
Morgan Pressel of the US wearing a pair of shorts at the Sentosa Club in Singapore. Getty
The post-COVID boom in golf has only added to that.
According to Statista, 25.1 million Americans played golf last year, 800,000 more than the previous year and the highest number for 10 years. Notably, nearly 44 per cent of golfers were younger than 40.
In Australia, according to Golf Australia, the game's popularity grew by 21 per cent last year, as an extra 210,000 people took to the fairways.
Demographics like this, in a sport that has become increasingly style-conscious, were always going to catch the attention of the world's fashion houses, which are now well and truly entrenched in a game that has been dominated for years by traditional golf apparel companies such as Nike, adidas, Puma, Footjoy and Oakley.
South African golfers Richard Sterne, left, Ernie Els and George Coetzee wearing shorts at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in Malelane, South Africa in 2019. Getty
The new kids on the block include Under Armour, Lacoste, Uniqlo, Bogey Boys, Hugo Boss, Castore, Lululemon, J Lindeberg, TravisMathew and Birds of Condor.
Shorts for men are now commonplace on the course in the summer months and the days of skirts having to reach the ankle – or, later, the knee – are long gone for women.
No one was really surprised at the most recent Ryder Cup contest when Team US strode onto the first tee wearing hoodies by Ralph Lauren.
But don't think it's all plain sailing, particularly at private golf clubs. Nothing causes more heartache for their committees, or takes up more time in meetings, than the vexing subject of clothing on the course. Jeans are still not allowed at most private golf clubs, nor – for men – are T-shirts or running shorts. Women golfers are subject to far fewer regulations, although jeans are still a no-no.
Club committees realise they are treading a fine line here; helping the game to appeal to younger players while keeping some semblance of tradition and history.
Trend-setter: Rafael Nadal vs Diego Schwartzman at the Rod Laver Arena during the Australian Open in 2018. Alex Ellinghausen
Much of the clothing revolution has been led by the professionals, and it's not just with golf. As soon as Spanish tennis champion Rafael Nadal turned up at the 2018 Australian Open in pink shorts and a sleeveless grey top – which happened to show off his shoulders and biceps beautifully – the tennis world was forced to adapt its clothing rules. If it was OK for Rafa, it had to be OK for tennis. (That said, Wimbledon is unlikely to relax its all-white policy any time soon; the official rules still state players must wear "suitable tennis attire that is almost entirely white".)
Professional golfers – including Tiger Woods, Ricky Fowler and Justin Thomas among the men, and Sandra Gal, Paige Spiranac and Lexi Thompson among the women – now sport form-hugging outfits with tighter fits and bolder colours, which accentuate their athletic figures.
And no one was really surprised when, at the most recent Ryder Cup contest between the US and Europe at Whistling Straits, Team USA players strode onto the first tee wearing hoodies by Ralph Lauren.
"You have lifestyle apparel on one side, and you've got performance or athletic apparel on the other," says Ryan Ellis, chief executive of the men's lifestyle brand TravisMathew. "[And] over the past 10 years, you've got athleisure, which bridges that gap."
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Kristin Holm Dybvig Artist Bio
Kristin is a Norwegian painter, born in 1963. She lives and works on the West coast with her husband and two daughters. The opportunities that presented
themselves sent Kristin on different paths. She spent a year at the Faroe Islands where she collected experiences and memories, taught and worked on her own art before moving back to Norway to work as an Art Director in an advertising agency, she enjoyed this work for many years and won a prize for her poster design in a national competition. In 1993, Kristin was ready to try a new path, she moved to England where she took her diploma in Art and Art Therapy at Tobias School of Art. Back in Norway, Kristin worked as an Art Therapist mainly with children and young adults. Three years ago, Kristin decided to follow her heart and passion and pursue her career as a painter. Over the last years, Kristin has exhibited her artwork in England, Italy, Switzerland and Norway, and participated in several online exhibitions during the covid pandemic. Connecting with galleries, collectors, and curators has given her many opportunities, she has received an award of excellence for her artwork and won the award Collector's Vision in 2021. Kristin's artworks have been exhibited and sold to collectors both nationally and internationally. Kristin happily connects with the world from her small garden studio, where you will find her creating art with her favorite handmade soft pastels, staying close to her inspiring landscapes.
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Color has fascinated and kindled Kristin's imagination her whole life and has been the main ingredient in her work throughout her years. She likes to weave colors into color poetry and memories to lyrical landscapes.
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These Primates Help Each Other Get Food, Giving Us One More Reason to Love Them
By Kastalia Medrano On 11/7/17 at 5:15 PM EST
Two bonobos share food and affection at the Lola Ya Bonobo sanctuary. The primates are kind to strangers, a new study observes. Jingzhi Tan
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A new study of bonobos has observed a previously unrecognized trait among these apes: They are kind to strangers.
The reputation of bonobos as friendly and warmhearted creatures (plus enthusiastic orgy participants) precedes them, but in a new series of experiments they really outdid themselves. Voluntarily, without being prompted, bonobos helped other bonobos that they didn't know to get food—even when the new bonobo didn't ask.
The implications are pretty extraordinary. We've previously assumed that potential for xenophilia, as this behavior is called (as opposed to xenophobia, a fear of people from other countries, which we are also familiar with) is an ability unique to humans. This research, published today in the journal Nature, shows it's not just us after all.
"One of the most puzzling human behaviors to understand is the origin of altruism," first author Jingzhi Tane explained to Newsweek over email. "There is this long-held belief that 1) humans helping strangers must be altruistic and 2) it is unique to humans (and perhaps a result of human language/culture/norms)."
Bonobos are altruistic creatures. Their behavior shows that human-like culture isn't a prerequisite for being kind to strangers. BBC
The team studied wild-born bonobos (most of them orphans, in case you have not found the whole situation emotional enough already) of the Lola Ya Bonobo sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In one room they attached fruit to a dangling rope that could be released by pulling a pin in a separate room. They found that bonobos in the room with the pin, upon seeing an unfamiliar bonobo enter the room with the fruit, would release it for the new bonobo even though they themselves got no extra food by doing so. (No bonobos were deprived of food or anything else during the course of the study.)
The bonobos' behavior shows that human-like culture isn't a prerequisite for being kind to strangers. It also means that being kind to strangers isn't necessarily always about altruism; sometimes it might be about mutualism. Ever gotten stuck thinking about how maybe there's no truly selfless behavior because being nice to people makes you feel better, too? It's a bit like that. Bonobos know that, like your grandma always said, a stranger is just a friend you haven't met yet.
According to what's called the first impression hypothesis, xenophilia arises in a group of individuals when the benefits of reaching out to strangers outweigh the costs. The behavior the researchers observed makes for a very strong case that the first impression hypothesis applies to bonobos, and that they meet the definition of prosociality.
The researchers also found that the bonobos were susceptible to what we all know to be one of the most contagious things you can catch from either friends or strangers: yawning. The fact that, like humans, bonobos are able to catch the yawns from other bonobos, even ones they don't know, shows that their xenophilia isn't always a conscious choice—it's an automatic, involuntary response, which means xenophilia is just part of their nature. The methodology is an effective means of demonstrating that humans aren't alone in this; even if not always completely fool-proof.
"At the beginning, I was trying to yawn in front of them and hoped that they would yawn contagiously with me," Tan wrote. "Some just thought, 'This guy is funny, and I am going to make funny faces back!'"
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The Goro Nickel project in New Caledonia is catastrophic for the marine environment and coral reefs. The project is also disastrous for the terrestrial environment. The forest fires in New Caledonia demonstrate the insufficient means and techniques at human disposition to fight against the catastrophies. This insufficiency on land also holds true for the ocean and coastlines. The black chemical tides generated by the arrival of raw materials and Goro Nickel mine exportations would not be counteractable. The Polmar plan (Marine Pollution Plan) and means in New Caledonia are laughable.


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When Sir Terry Wogan signed off his last breakfast show on Friday with the words "thank you for being my friend", there must have been a run on Kleenex up and down the land.
Terry has been breakfast companion to millions since 1972. It's an extraordinary achievement: no wonder our prime minister took time off from saving the planet in Copenhagen to pay him a eulogy, speaking of how much he and Sarah will miss him. Actually, I suspect the Browns are more likely to have the Today programme on over their porridge, but the tribute would have gone down well with Wogan's potential 8 million voters. Such is Wogan power. But what was special about Terry was not his influence or vast audience but his unique sense of responsibility and humility towards his listeners.
"This is the day I have been dreading", he said, as he told of his pride that his audience thought of him as "a friend, close enough to laugh with and occasionally, when the world seemed just a little too cruel, to shed a tear with".
Radio is an intensely personal medium. Those who tune in at that time of the morning, with their radios in their kitchens or their bedrooms, are inviting a stranger into their lives. The morning show is vitally important because the person you share your first cup of tea or coffee with is the most important person in your life. Which is why the appointment of Chris Evans as Wogan's replacement is such a risk for Radio Two.
Most radio presenters are just that, "presenters": the listener tunes in and is presented to. There's an obligation to treat the audience to a performance, ranging from the arrogant to the bland. In America they call presenters "hosts"; they expect the audience to come and enjoy their party. Wogan was neither. He alone understood the special relationship that can be forged between listener and broadcaster. He became, for a few magical hours each morning, a "friend".
Chris Evans is a great host, but he's nobody's friend. His self-importance and contempt for his listeners was evident on Friday when he was asked about the Wogan succession. "He's not a hard act to follow; he's a hard act to beat and compete with," crowed Evans, clearly seeing it as a competition for ratings and redemption. "This is the ultimate chance," he claimed excitedly, "the drive in the Ferrari". When Evans takes over in the New Year, the BBC has given him an extra half hour on air, presumably in order to increase the audience "reach", and thereby cushion his ratings, the only way Evans measures his own rehabilitation.
Like any great event in history, Terry's final fadeout was a memorable moment so I was determined to record what I was doing at the precise moment of his departure.
He was just saying the words "thank you for allowing me to share your lives with you", as I was driving underneath the Tyne Bridge. Suddenly I spotted a large body splashing in the river. It was breaking the surface and appeared to be waving frantically towards the shore. Sensing a call for help, or at the very least a scoop for the local paper, I pulled over to call the emergency services.
Then I realised that it was in fact a large grey seal, triumphantly sporting an enormous salmon in its mouth. I felt the urge to share this sight with someone and realised that if I'd been one of Terry's Old Geezers, I would have dialed up his studio and be put straight on air. Whereupon I would probably have been gently teased by the great man for having imbibed too much nectar the night before. Whereas the Evans team would have launched a competition called "Weirdest Sightings". That's the difference.
Wogan will indeed be dearly missed.
That's a nice tribute. When Terry was first on the radio people used to take the mick out of his jokes and patter didn't they? But he remained true to himself and stayed the course. Good for him. I just miss British radio full stop. No matter who's on. I know I can get it online, but there's nowt like twiddling the dial and tuning in all kinds of great programs.
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Have ye been on the broon ale?
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YORK, Maine — In 2000, eager to expand her growing Orchard Montessori Friends School, Alica Johnson-Grafe took over a turn of the century historic grange hall in York. Rechristening her charge Brixham Montessori Friends School (BMFS), Johnson-Grafe with the help of a group of dedicated parents established the school as a nonprofit in 2001.
Five years later, the space now fully outgrown, BMFS purchased and moved the school to a two-story, 9000-plus square foot building in York previously owned by a small software company. After weeks of wall-tearing and shape-shifting, the space was transformed into what it remains today: A simple yet sense-piquing testament to a career's work and philosophy, and the educational tradition from whence it sprang.
As of this past school year, Johnson-Grafe's thriving charge boasts 85 students, six classrooms, and a staff of 18 educators dedicated to helping the thriving school continue to serve as a regional model for alternative childhood education.
Montessori has its roots in the late 19th century, when Maria Montessori first developed her educational model pivoting on ideals of auto-education, independence and responsibility-guided freedom. Instead of bureaucratically regimented classrooms, stock textbooks, and curricula tailored primarily towards test preparation -- the big box store model, if you will -- Montessori schools, and Brixham in particular, seek to provide more community-oriented, dynamic experience.
Such distinctions are apparent as soon as you step inside the school's front door, where on the other side you can't help but feel you're inside a home -- a child's dream home at that -- as opposed to the brick and mortar primary schools of our youths. Inspired in equal measure by Montessori and the Quaker-inspired Friends movement, Johnson-Grafe -- who alsocites her degree in Family Studies and experience attending a quaint, six-grade school in rural New Hampshire as major impetuses for her eventual educational path -- says she wants her school to be a beacon of simplicity, equality, community, and peace.
While public school systems around the country struggle with the fallout from ever-ballooning class sizes, Brixham's 7:1 student-to-teacher ratio assures that ever student gets the attention, and the creative encouragement, they deserve.
"It goes beyond just having small classrooms," explains Johnson-Grafe in a voice at once calming and assured. "It's also about having a classroom that's multi-age, so you're spending several years with the same teacher and developing a real relationship that allows the student to grow at his or her own rate. We think it's a model that serves the children well."
While taking a tour of the Brixham grounds, it's impossible to not be charmed by the sense of play hanging in ever nook, from the open, light-filled classrooms and common areas to the spritely woodlands surrounding the school.
"We've installed smaller gardens, but we're excited by the idea of putting a more expansive one where that open space is right now," exclaims Johnson-Grafe, pointing to a sunlight knoll no more than 20 yards from the school's six-resident chicken coop. The thought of children running around the same grounds as chickens may make some parents do a double take. But, as with many of her school's unconventional ways and means, Johnson-Grafe says it's as much about educating Mom and Dad as it is fostering their charges.
"What would you rather have: the chickens eating the ticks and bugs, or us having to spray the sensitive ecosystem with chemicals to keep the bugs away?" Johnson-Grafe asks. "Like a lot of things here, it's a natural solution."
To be sure, Brixham's eco-consciousness doesn't start and stop with their flock of feathered bipeds. Whether they're composting (some of which they use to feed the chickens, it should be noted), recycling, or infusing their curricula with environmental overtones, the Brixham staff is constantly aiming to develop the next generation of green-minded citizens. Last month, the school became the first to join Green Alliance, the Portsmouth-based "green business union" which takes as its mission bringing together green-minded consumers and businesses.
Of course, all the familiar courses and classes -- math, language, fine arts, music, as well as before and after-school programs -- are at the fore. They're just conducted, well, differently.
"We pride ourselves on a well rounded program designed to nurture 'the whole child,'" explains Johnson-Grafe. "How can you do that when you have one teacher responsible for 20 or 25 students?"
Class size. It's one of the chief issues at the forefront of the education reform movement. But where local funding issues have caused student-teacher ratios to trend gradually upward, many private schools are managing to sustain or even reduce class sizes, and in some cases even expand. That's exactly the case with Brixham, which Johnson-Grafe says will add an upper elementary program -- grades 4-5 -- next fall. By then, Johnson-Grafe will have new students. The school's already booked solid for the coming school year, which lasts from after Labor Day until mid June and educators eager to teach them.
Learn more at www.brixhammontessori.org and www.greenalliance.biz.


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DUI DRAGNET: Truckee DUI arrests are rising despite enforcement efforts by local police
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With pre-publicized checkpoints, more traffic-safety education and increased enforcement, Truckee Police officials say they are perplexed by the ongoing problem of drunk drivers in the Truckee community.
"With all the information going out to the community, it confounds me why people still drink and drive," said Truckee Police Sgt. Ted Bier while patrolling the 40,000-square-mile jurisdiction on Friday evening.
In 2007, the Truckee Police Department made 157 drunk driving arrests " almost 50 more than in 2005, according to department statistics.
Since establishing the department in 2001, a main goal of the agency has been to significantly reduce the rates of impaired drivers by providing education in local schools, increasing patrol staff, offering ride-along opportunities and even supplying Truckee bars with napkins that are inscribed with drunk driving costs and statistics, Bier said.
"Truckee may be more liberal with social drinking and we see no problem with that, but people need to take responsibility by not getting behind the wheel after they've had some drinks," Bier said.
Over the past several months, the department has expanded efforts and methods to target drunk drivers thanks to a $315,000 grant awarded by the California Office of Traffic Safety.
But with 58 arrests already made this year, the problem may not dwindle as quickly as law enforcement would like.
"There's always going to be somebody who drinks too much and jumps in their car thinking they can make it home," Bier said.
He said it's not just law enforcement officials trying to combat the problem.
Community members and transportation agencies are working to keep drunk drivers off the road as well.
"It's not just us pulling people over, it's people in the community calling us and saying 'there's this car swerving in front of me, can you check it out,'" Bier said.
In addition, taxi services have been expanded and a new designated driver business is being offered for the North Lake Tahoe-Truckee area.
The service " We Drive Your Ride " provides an alternative in transportation by offering to pick customers up and drive their cars home, said owner Lacy Grevious.
"It seems one reason people get in their cars and drive home after drinking is they have to get up for work in the morning," Grevious said. "We're hoping this will help the DUI problem by giving people the option to get their cars home safely without having to worry about driving."
"Our main goal is to just get DUI drivers off the road," Grevious added.
As the summer approaches, Truckee Police will begin the tourist season with a DUI checkpoint on Friday June 13, said Sgt. Jason Litchie.
"Every summer, folks come to Truckee to enjoy our mild temperatures. With this traffic increase, our alcohol-involved collisions also go up," Litchie said. "All summer, we will be out in force making sure drunk drivers are off the road."


Container technology is currently in the process of transforming the way the IT industry does business. Industry pioneers have been using containers for years, and the technology is now becoming widespread. Tools like Docker and Kubernetes have nearly achieved buzzword status, a testament to the growing interest in container technologies on the part of IT professionals. But what are containers? What do they actually do? More to the point, what business value do they provide? I'd like to address these questions, especially for those who may be intrigued by all the buzz surrounding containers but want to have a better understanding of what they really are.
Containers are simply a way to package software within a standardized environment. They are a little bit like virtual machines in that they simulate an operating system, providing the software with all of the necessary components and configuration that it needs in order to run. Unlike virtual machines, containers do this is in a very lightweight fashion. They don't include a full, internal copy of the operating system like virtual machines do. Instead, they include only a few components and share the main components of the OS with the host machine they are running on. This makes them small, lightweight, and quick to start up.
Now that we've gotten a rough definition of containers out of the way, let's try a metaphor. Software ultimately has to run on some sort of machine. For web-based services like websites and online stores, this traditionally means running on a server. For the sake of a metaphor, let's compare that to a family moving into a house. The family is the software, and they live in the house, which is the server. A house is a fairly permanent dwelling. It includes its own plumbing system, climate control, electrical systems, etc. If the family wants to move to a different house, this is a fairly involved process. They have to pack up all of their furniture and belongings, haul it to the new house, and unpack it there.
If a family living in a house is like software running on a server, then what would containers look like within this metaphor? Containers are a bit more like the family checking in to a hotel room. They don't need their own plumbing system, electrical systems, etc. These are all built into the hotel building and shared among all of the rooms. Furthermore, the family doesn't need to bring all of their belongings and furniture, just a few bags of luggage. The process of moving into a hotel room takes a very short time compared to the process of moving into a house.
Containers technology is a lot more like a hotel than a house. It provides a place for your software to live, but the process of moving your software in is fast and lightweight, without a lot of baggage. Different pieces of software can be moved in and out of the hotel quickly and efficiently.
In my opinion, the greatest benefit of all of this can be summed up in one word: automatability. These days, companies are relying more and more on automation to achieve better business outcomes. Those who are still relying on manual processes simply won't be able to match up to the uptime, stability, and performance of competitors who are automating. The comparative speed and low-baggage flexibility of containers make them easier to automate than virtual machines, and far easier to automate than traditional bare-metal servers. There are plenty of other ways in which containers can provide business value, but I think automatability is the one that stands to have the greatest impact.
This has been a very brief overview of containers and the business value that they provide. If you want to learn more, I've released a new course that covers the basics of containers and their potential business value from a largely non-technical perspective: Beginner's Guide to Containers and Orchestration. Check it out!


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You will need at least a second class honours degree or overseas equivalent qualification in order to apply to study the programmes. If you have appropriate professional qualifications or relevant work experience you may also be considered.
The MA in International Business aims to extend management skills preparing you for the world of work at the highest level. Modern managers need to take into account the fast-paced nature of change and internationalisation in the world of business. The MA International Business offers robust grounding in distinct aspects of management and global business.
Alongside lectures and seminars we have developed a study trip. This brings a chance to explore your personal and team building skills and to undertake a consultancy study of an international enterprise. There is also an opportunity to undertake an Applied Company Research project where you will learn 'on the job' in real life businesses.
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What Is The Real Reason Why Manti Te'o Did What He Did?
I'm going to keep this short and sweet. By now, we all know the story of the Notre Dame linebacker and his fictional girlfriend. the problem is the more we discover, the less we know. As this continues to unfold, as of this writing there are some big questions for which I have yet to hear the answers.
1) Why was there a need for a fictional girlfriend?
Only guys in bad college rock bands get more girls than the star of the football team. Te'o could have been knee-deep in real Irish coeds if he wanted to be, so why was their a need for him to buy into one that existed only in cyber-space?
2) At which point did Te'o become complicit in this hoax?
Make no mistake, he may very well have started out as a victim, but there clearly was a point when Te'o bought into the hoax to the level of helping to perpetrate it. He let his own father believe the girlfriend existed, he told several people he had actually met her, and he mentioned her at the Heisman ceremony two days after it was shown he knew this was all a fraud. In other words, no matter which version of the story you want to buy, there was a point at which Te'o was in on the scam.
3) Is there a reason why this story got out just before Te'o was on the verge of possibly winning the Heisman and/or becoming a multi-millionaire via the NFL Draft?
I completely believe the timing of those events is no accident, but I can't say why I think that without prematurely revealing my theory as to why this whole sordid affair came to be.
4) Why was Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick so quick to come to Te'o's defense?
I understand that Te'o is the biggest star in South Bend since Tim Brown or Joe Montana, but Swarbrick clearly went "all-in" on this story well before he had to, well before the all the facts of the story were in public view, and well before he was properly prepared to have such a press conference. If you saw it, you know there's a point at which Swarbrick become the Martin Short character Nathan Thurm, the fidgety, defensive lawyer who is clearly hiding something.
5) The Multi-Million Dollar Question: Why would Manti Te'o have a vested interest in perpetrating this hoax?
There's no question that at some point, Te'o helped the lifespan of this hoax regardless of how it started. Why would he do that? I can understand the "embarrassment" angle; he just felt it was easier to go along with it rather than to blow the whistle. The only problem with that is that is only "upping the ante," and it costs you the "victim" status. It begs the question, what made perpetrating a reputation-destroying hoax worthwhile?
At the end of the day, these five questions need to be answered, and until they are, I have my own theory as to why this happened. But before I tell you what that theory is, I want to hear your thoughts on this. Blow up the comments section as to your thoughts on these five questions, and in a few days I will post my theory there. The hint I will give you: My theory is the only thing I could think of that ties all five questions together.
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I have two theories. One is that Notre Dame was desperate to regain their mythological status as Notre Dame football, and this story was full of mythology. Two, and I will be blunt, that Te'o is gay and is trying to hide that fact because of the backlash from the Mormon community that he is part of, and from the Catholic community that Notre Dame is part of. Plus, sport still lags behind the rest of the world on the issue of homosexuality. Those are my theories.
Give that man a cigar. I' am firmly of the belief that the "gay" angle is what we are going to discover.
Either he's a gullible dumb jock or he's gay or both. The non-cynical answer is that he was raised in such a sheltered environment so as to not suspect people are capable of being dishonest. Whatever the answer, I feel that it is none of my business, but the story is intriguing .
I thought about both the "Dumb Jock" angle and your "non-cynical" answer. "Dumb Jock" fell apart for me at the point where I thought "This guy is the star of the football team. He doesn't need a fake girlfriend, he could get any chick on that campus he wants."
The "non-cynical" answer didn't hold water for me after Te'o perpetrated the hoax.
My alternative to the "gay theory" is that Te'o has a legitimate mental disorder. Of right now, that is all speculation…
Chris Ross
I think the dumb jock angle also doesn't work as well because he is at Notre Dame, where you actually need some level of intelligence to play sports there. I completely agree the gay angle is a big possibility. I was talking with my Dad about this and I tweeted out a really good summary of the story from a former editor at Deadspin, who just so happens to be gay.
Personally, I feel as though Te'o probably became complicit in this hoax early on. Either that, or he was a part of the hoax from the very start and it simply got way too far out of hand for him to ever come out and speak the truth. I also think it is a possibility that killing her off on the weekend that his grandma died may have been a convenient way for him to convey real emotion.
There's so many parts of this story that don't match up and I wish ESPN actually could have forced the tough questions on him. There are so many things that don't connect and that are still unanswered. The gay angle is something that is quite possible and fits into the story, but you'd think there was an easier way to dispel that, than having a fake girlfriend in this manner.
Whatever his reason, he somehow felt whatever benefit he would get from having a dead girlfriend would outweigh the consequences. I knew guys in the Navy that used the "Dear John letter from home" angle to pick up chicks from the bar. They would feign vulnerability and distress from pretending to get dumped so that women would take pity on them and throw some pity sex. But I don't know ANYONE who would have gone so far as to claim their girlfriend died just for sex.
Besides, he was captain of the most important football team in the state not named the Bears. He could pretty much get anyone on campus he wanted by just pointing. And that includes most of the nuns, too.
It doesn't help him play football, or make money doing so. Anyone who has followed football over the last two decades knows that winning the Heisman doesn't help your draft status. Not REALLY. Teams are more concerned with the combine results and interviews than popularity contest results.
I suppose it might help with endorsements. But how many Heisman trophy winners do you see on TV at halftime?
I'm still wondering what he thought he would gain by all of this. Which brings me back to the idea that it might have nothing to do with football. I also served with a few sailors that had "wives" and "girlfriends" whose pictures came with the picture frame.
For me, even more stunning than hearing about all this nonsense was Notre Dame loudly proclaiming they are 100 % behind their innocent student-athlete. Obviously, they don't know what the heck really happened or what it all means yet either…and they certainly didn't seem to be in a hurry to talk about any of it until the Deadspin story broke…even after knowing about it for quite some time. They didn't feel compelled to get out ahead of the story but once someone else went public they raced to the podium to say T'eo was duped and they deferred to the "family" as to how they wanted to handle the situation. How convenient to go that road. Well if that was the case, why say anything after the story broke? Claim student privacy at best. Notre Dame haters are already living the dream about this dream-girl scenario…but I too agree that the best "news" (for them) may still be en route. Stand by.
I have a few ex-girlfriends that I wish didn't exist.
Here's the thing, man. If he is gay, it would have been far more admirable for him to just come out and say it.
Of course, I'm pretty sure that would have affected his draft status more than concocting some dead girlfriend scam.
I mean, it's not like he's the first under-aged Catholic kid to have taken it from behind.
For a brief moment, I thought you were taking the high road, but that last sentence brought me right back to Humphery-land.
itwoeightyfive
In relation to your questions:
1. I think Te'o being a Hawaiian Mormon at a Catholic school probably had something to do with it. I don't imagine there are many Christian Polynesian beauty queens in South Bend (Or the world for that matter)
2. From everything that's come out so far, Te'o is either really dumb or really good at acting like he's really dumb. I think he was duped for a while and then, once realizing he was duped, went along with it because of all the previously published stories and his riding the attention and acclaim that went with it. I don't think he's acting, and I think it was probably around early December as he said yesterday when he was duped.
3. The mainstream media can't publish a sap story about anything related to Notre Dame fast enough. After the success of Rudy, they know America will eat that shit up. There was no fact checking, just the need to get the story out as fast as possible. This led to deadspin being able to actually look into Te'o and the details without any risk at making themselves look bad.
4.Te'o was the face of the best Notre Dame team in over two decades. It's in the best interests of the university to defend him at all costs, similar to how Penn State defended Paterno until the bitter end. That, and the university had been holding this information for weeks before the story went public so they had everything they wanted to say in this press conference prepared ahead of time.
5.He clearly isn't one to back away from attention. Don't kid yourself in thinking that the original story didn't help propel him to a 2nd place finish in the Heisman. Assuming he was duped, the story now goes from a career booster to vehicle that makes him a punchline. And remember, if not for Deadspin, this revelation probably never comes out. The mainstream media (ESPN, SI) would have been too busy with Lance Armstrong or whatever the next scandal was before actually checking the validity of their own stories.
Ryan Meehan
Although I don't want to believe the "gay" thing, the more and more I read about it the more and more I think that is the case.
The Couric interview was interesting because the voicemail leaves us with the whole "sounds like a girl" thing to develop into something much bigger, that of which we haven't heard because the people who are really behind it haven't gotten into a studio to iron that part out yet.
Long story short, what a goddamn mess…
This entry was posted on January 20, 2013 by J-Dub in College Football, Sports and tagged College Football, Manti Te'o, Notre Dame.
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The National Cybersecurity Center (CNCS) confirmed an increase in the number of computer attacks in Portugal. During the month of March and in the first half of April, 164 incidents were identified. Of the total number of attacks, 71 of them were cases of phishing. The organization revealed that some of the incidents are directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic theme.
In Portuguese statements, the CNCS indicated that the increase in the number of cases coincides with the measures of social isolation taken under the State of Emergency. The organization recalled that international crisis contexts, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, are frequently used by cybercriminals, sustaining computer attacks in the context of social alarmism.
Among the most common targets are companies, as well as the Public Administration. Phishing and smishing campaigns have been one of the most frequent incidents. The CNCS revealed that from the beginning of April to the 12th of the month 32 fraudulent schemes of the kind were identified.
The entity indicated that it has been intervening in terms of the management and coordination of the response to incidents and in the support and awareness for better prevention and cybersecurity. In addition, the Center is joining efforts in conjunction with the National and European CSIRT network to ensure the security of the digital space.
The Center explained that the mechanisms for articulation with the PJ and the SIS were also strengthened. To help Internet users stay protected, the entity has published a set of alerts and recommendations in its communication channels.
Although there is no record of situations with Zoom in Portugal, the recent security incidents on the platform have caught the attention of CNCS. Recently, the entity, in partnership with the Directorate-General for Education, SeguraNet and the National Data Protection Commission, made available a set of practical recommendations to protect "kids and kids" against threats on the distance learning platforms.
Users should, for example, create a unique access password for each meeting and choose to restrict events to authenticated users only. Enabling end-to-end encryption of meetings is also recommended, as well as setting the appropriate recording permissions and using audio signatures. If you plan to share the content you have produced on the screen, you must use a watermark to protect intellectual property.
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We had already talked about the young Johannes' performances around the city in the last sharing. As a handsome and energetic youth, he was already composing his first piano concerto (after a short stint as an arranger for opera-potpourris).
The First Piano Concerto was played by him in public in 1848, at the age of 15 (contested). It is more likely that the première of the first concerto was in 1859, and his second one in 1881. For his 22 years of hard labour? He must have thrown away or burnt a lot of his drafts.
Brahms' genius was recognized early; he was introduced to Liszt in Weimar when he was 20 years old by Joseph Joachim, the major violinist of the 19th century, with whom he kept a life-long friendship. Yet, it was not a happy meeting; although Liszt admired and played Brahms' Op. 4 Scherzo at sight, Brahms fell asleep when Liszt played his own composition.
Shortly afterwards, he was presented by Hans von Bülow, one of the major musical powerbrokers of the 19th century (also a negligible composer and conductor) to the Schumann couple in Düsseldorf.
Throughout his life time, Brahms had endless veneration for the old master. He was obsessed by this predicament, often saying that he felt not up to the standards Schumann had set for him.
How about Schumann's wife? In fact, Brahms' dedication and passion to Clara Schumann (14 years his senior), as well as their musical and amorous relationship were all recorded in musical history.
There were few or even no psychological analysis about the similar age gap between his mother and father, and between Brahms and Clara Schumann. Though in later days, Freundians should be delighted in dissecting such a rich subject.
In 1856, after Robert Schumann's death in a lunatic asylum in Endenich, Clara Wieck Schumann was left fending for herself. She was known to post flyers for her recitals on her own while she was pregnant with her 8th child!
Brahms ran to Clara's assistance and moved to Dortmund in an apartment above the Schumann's abode. Some speculated that during this time they had an amorous relationship — "I think I am in love with her," he wrote to Joachim at that time.
In the following years, Brahms filled in some menial jobs: Choir Master and piano teacher at the court of Leopold III, Prince of Lippe in Detmold and Hamburg.
After his mother's death, the father remarried but was always in need of money… Brahms asked him to look over one of his compositions he left in Hamburg: His father did so and was rewarded; the pages of the manuscript were stuffed with large banknotes.
Neither his mother's death, nor his financially frustrating years living in modest to miserable quarters affected his genius composing creativity. At that time, he had written chamber music, choral works, lieders, and was working on his piano concerti.
In 1871, he moved to Vienna, and became the choral director of two important musical societies. At the age of 38, he was finally financially secure. By the end of the year, he could rent a decent apartment at Karlgasse 4, and remained there until the end of his life.
Brahms mainly worked on his compositions during the idyllic summer vacations in Bad Ischl, Wiesbaden, Lake Thun, and Baden-Baden. He mostly spent his vacation close to Germanic locations since he only spoke German, and disliked travelling. He had once refused to travel to England to receive an Honorary doctorate at Cambridge, and had never travelled to America in spite of a fantasist narrative of his life by a writer as purported by Jeffrey Dane.
During the concert seasons after 1870, he was already in great demand as a pianist and conductor. He performed many of his music, mostly in Vienna to an increasingly adoring public. Just like his vacations, he limited his musical activities to the German-speaking countries: Austria-Hungary, Germany, German-speaking zones in Switzerland and Holland.
After 1875, he no longer accepted any formal music positions and commissions. Although his works were labelled as "old fashioned" by the protagonists of the "New German School", comprised mainly Liszt and Wagner, Brahms was still the reigning Musician of the European Music World.
His musical heritage was huge — four symphonies, two piano concerti, a violin concerto, a double concerto for violin and cello, 250 lieders, many chamber music works, multiple theme and variations works, including the Paganini Variations, Variations on a theme by Haydn, Variations and fugues on a theme by Handel, and of course, the German Requiem. Some of his small scale compositions had become "best-seller mondial", such as the Hungarian Dances, the Liebeslieder Waltzes for vocal quartet and piano, and the famous "Brahms Lullaby" (Wiegenlied op. 49 no. 4).
One hundred years ago, there was mostly classical music in concert halls (what a blessing!). Brahms conducted the première of many of his works with the Meiningen court orchestra. Often invited to be guest of many aristocratic gatherings, he was often gruff, unpleasant, shy and uncommunicative. My guess: the genius was upset about wasting his precious time in useless small talks, he was burning with impatience to return back to compose in his modest apartment.
Apparently, although being recognised as a successful maestro, Brahms' personal friendships were not well developed. He spent most of life alone. How about Clara? We'll continue next time to discover the anecdotes during the last days of Brahms.


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The Walnut Creek Crawdads had a steady past week as they went 2-2 winning 2 games and losing 2 games. They played the Packers on June 15th and lost 16-2. They recovered from a tough loss the next day winning against the Mudcats, 4-0. Unfortunately, they could not keep the winning streak alive and lost again to the Packers, 7-3. The Crawdads were able to end their week on a positive note and won against the WC Kings 8-2.
During these games, infielder Coleman Schmidt (St. Mary's College) used every opportunity given to him at the plate and hit multiple bombs. In total, he has hit 4 home runs and 11 RBIs. Schmidt is a force to be reckoned with at the plate and helped the Crawdads majorly. Coleson Abel (Texas Tech) was able to prove himself a lot this week on the mound for the Crawdads. He has a whopping total of 9 strikeouts and an ERA of 4.26. The Crawdads have several players like Abel and Schmidt who have raw talent and are part of the reason their team has done well.
The Crawdads will continue their season and are hoping for more wins in the future. They will play the Potters on June 21st.
Solano Mudcats: 6-7 overall, 2-3 Week 2
The Solano Mudcats had a slow start to their second week of the season with two losses against the Potters on the 14th, 8-7, and to the Crawdads on the 16th, 4-0. They turned it around for their next game against the WC Kings, winning 13-3 and then winning 2-1 against the Packers. Although they had a steady winning streak, they unfortunately lost against the Packers the next day 9-3.
The Mudcats' outfielder, Michael Benevides (Cal State Chico), has played well offensively and has assisted the team in their wins. He averages .357 and has had 2 RBIs, along with many singles and doubles. Pitcher Caleb Davis (San Joaquin Delta College) pitched extremely well for the Mudcats during the past few games. He has racked up a total of 10 strikeouts during his time on the mound and pitched for the team when they had their 2 wins.
The Solano Mudcats have become a strong team and are finding their way, and with it only being the second week in the season, they have a solid summer of baseball ahead. They will play against the Potters next on Wednesday, June 22nd.
Healdsburg Prune Packers: 7-2 overall, 4-1 Week 2
The Packers were nearly perfect this week, defeating the Crawdads twice and the Potters once before splitting a doubleheader with the Mudcats.
Blake Burke (Tennessee) had a very productive week, going 8-18 with three runs, seven RBI and a home run. Joey Krammer (CSUN) was extremely reliable for the Packers, as he recorded at least one hit in each of his four games played. The Cotati, California native also went deep this week and contributed four runs while driving in two more.
Left-hander Caden Noah (Texas) picked up the win in Healdsburg's 3-2 victory over the Potters, only conceding a single hit while striking out seven batters in four innings pitched.
The Prune Packers have a busy seven days coming up, as they will visit the Potters before opening a six-game homestand at Recreation Park. During that stretch, they are set to host the Stompers, Novato Knicks, MP Legends and Mudcats twice.
Lincoln Potters: 13-6 overall, 1-4 Week 2
After dropping games to the Packers, Mudcats and Stompers twice, the Potters finished their week on a high note with a resounding 9-1 victory over Sonoma.
Brandon Motheral (University of the Pacific) had a solid week at the plate, logging six hits in 21 at-bats and driving in four runs. Another bright spot on offense was JT Waldon (undecided), who went a combined 4-15 with two RBIs and a home run.
Pitcher Anthony Perez (Cal State East Bay) had a strong outing in the Potters' win against the Stompers, as he struck out six batters while allowing three hits in four innings of work. Right-hander Mason Hilton was dominant in Friday's loss to Sonoma, recording five K's and no hits against through 2.2 innings.
The Potters will face the Packers, Crawdads, Mudcats and Saints before capping off their week with a two-game set against the Humboldt Crabs in Lincoln.
Sonoma Stompers: 5-6 overall, 2-3 Week 2
The Stompers' second week of the season was a mixed bag. Sonoma went 2-1 against the Potters, but also dropped games to the West Coast Kings and Crawdads.
Max Handron (California) continued his emergence as an offensive leader for the Potters, tallying four hits, five RBI and a home run in 14 at-bats this week.
Sonoma's pitching has been extremely strong this season, and that didn't change in week two. Starter Daniel Smith (Santa Rose JC) was a strike-throwing machine in four innings against the Potters on Thursday, racking up an impressive seven K's while conceding 4 hits and one earned run. Orlando Leon Jr. (Hawaii-Hilo) made life difficult for the Potters on Friday, as he allowed four hits and struck out six batters in three innings pitched.
After starting next week with two road games against the Mudcats and Packers, Sonoma will return home to take on the Crawdads, Saints and Riptide twice.
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MLB Academy Barons: 4-3 overall, 2-2 Week 2
The MLB Academy Barons had a tough start to their week, opening with a game against the O.C Riptide on Tuesday, June 14th, which they unfortunately lost 4-2. They headed into a two-game battle against the Santa Barbara Foresters on June 15th and then on June 17th. The Barons were able to pull a win against the Foresters during their first game, 5-3, but fell short in the next one losing 3-0. They ended their second week with a win against the OC Riptide, 8-5, on June 18th.
After the second week of games, Pearce Blaney (Santa Barbara Community College) has proved himself to be a key offensive player for the Barons. He led the team's batting average with .429 and consistently hit throughout his time at the plate. Pitcher Aaron Rosales (Santa Ana College) was an asset to the team during two games this past week, as he was able to hold any runs from coming in while he was on the mound.
The MLB Academy Barons have been on a steady rise as their season unfolds and will face the OC Riptide again this Sunday at 4:35 pm.
Arroyo Seco Saints: 2-4-1 overall, 2-2 Week 2
The Arroyo Seco Saints played four tough games this past week winning two and losing twice. They faced the Blues in a close game on June 14th and took home a win, 6-5. They played them again the next day on the 15th and had a tough loss 11-3. The Saints did not get discouraged by this loss and won their next game on the 17th, 15-10. They ended their second week of the season with a loss on the 18th to the Blues, 8-6.
The Saints have many exceptional offensive players who have played a crucial role in helping the Saints put runs on the board. Kyson Donahue (Hawaii) and Matt Wong (Hawaii) have been standouts hitting home runs, multiple RBIs, triples, doubles, and singles. Donahue and Wong consistently proved themselves this past week at the plate. Defensively the Saints have a solid outfield lineup that keeps the ball out of play. Max Blessinger (Pasadena Community College) has made several outstanding plays and has made many diving catches, saving the score from being in jeopardy. Jashia Morrissey (Long Beach State) has performed well at second base and caught several sinking line drives.
The Saints have battled many tough teams but are becoming unified and working to start a winning streak. They play next against the Foresters on Tuesday, June 21.
OC Riptide: 4-4-1 overall, 1-3 Week 2
The Riptide started off their week strong on June 14th with a 4-2 win against the Barons at home. The Riptide then embarked on a road trip that began with a tough 7-3 loss against the Conejo Oaks on June 15th. The trip continued on June 17th when the Riptide visited Pasadena, Calif. to face off against the Saints, losing a high-powered offensive contest 15-10. The Riptide rounded out their week on Saturday the 18th, losing to the Barons 8-5 in another tough loss.
The Riptide's offensive production is led by freshman Santino Panar (UNLV), who picked up 8 hits in 14 at bats this past week. He also piled on 4 RBIs and scored 4 times himself. Senior Dominic Suoto (Cal Berkeley) also compiled a very impressive week, going 5-11 at the plate with 3 RBIs and 3 runs scored.
The Riptide will play the Barons, the Oaks, the Stompers, and the Crawdads this week.
San Luis Obispo Blues: 7-8 overall, 2-2 Week 2
The Blues led off their week with a two-game series against the Saints. The first game was a nailbiter on the 14th, with the Blues getting edged out in a 6-5 loss. The Blues came roaring back on June 15th, with a staggering 10-3 victory over the Saints on Wednesday night. The Blues played again on Friday the 17th against the Oaks, and had the script flipped as they took an 11-5 loss. They ended their week strong, playing the Saints again on June 18th and coming away with an 8-6 win in another close game.
Kody Darcy (UTSA) has been a big component of the Blues production, picking up 4 hits in 9 at bats this past week while scoring 3 runs. Zach Toglia (Utah) has also been a significant member of the Blues, with 4 hits and 4 RBIs this past week. This pair is joined by junior CJ Masciel (Cal Baptist) who picked up 5 hits, 3 runs, and 1 RBI this week in only 11 at bats.
The Blues will face off against the Foresters, the Barons, and the Oaks in the coming week.
Santa Barbara Foresters: 4-4 overall, 2-2 Week 2
Santa Barbara saw only two opponents this week: the Oaks and the Barons, who they played two times each. After starting the week 0-2, the Foresters came roaring back, winning 3-0 and 12-1 over the Barons and Oaks, respectively.
Texas freshman Gavin Kash (Texas) has been instrumental in his team's success. In the Foresters' two victories this week, Kash was sensational, going a combined 5-9, hitting two home runs and contributing nine RBI. Miguel Santos (Dallas Baptist) shined against the Oaks on Saturday, as he went 3-4 with a homer, three runs and two RBI.
Right-hander Parker Smith (Rice) picked up the win against the Barons in dominant fashion on Friday. In six shutout innings, Smith threw five strikeouts, gave up two hits and walked two batters.
Santa Barbara will look to extend their winning streak this week, as they will face the Saints, Barons and Blues twice.
Conejo Oaks: 5-2 overall, 3-1 Week 2
The Conejo Oaks continue to play well in the second week of the season, leading off the week with a 3-1 victory over the Santa Barbara Foresters on June 14th. They continued their campaign on June 15th with a commanding win in a 7-3 decision against the Orange County Riptide. The streak continued on June 17th on a day of rest with another huge win against the San Luis Obispo Blues 11-5. As all good things must come to an end, the Oaks lost on Saturday the 18th to the Foresters 12-1.
Tyler Ganus (University of Oregon) has been an on base machine for the Oaks, picking up 7 hits this past week and totaling a 0.667 on base percentage during this stretch. Zach Daudet (Regis) has been a workhorse for the Oaks, playing in 3 of the 4 games of the past week and totaling 4 hits and 1 RBI in 10 at bats for the Oaks. The Oaks have also been assisted by a talented pitching staff. A notable member of this staff is Clarke Garrett (USC) who threw for 6 innings against the blues and only allowed 3 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 4 batters.
The Oaks will play the Saints, the Riptide, the Philippine National Team, the Pirates, the Blues, and the Barons this week.
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Not long ago, I caught up with my friend Allan for lunch and during conversation we compared notes on games that we'd been playing recently and what we would recommend to one another. Upon discussing Bastion, an Xbox Live Arcade game made by first time developer Super Giant Games, I was reminded of the first ever XBLA game that I played when I lived with Allan five years ago and the Xbox 360 first launched in Australia. It was Smash TV, a port of the 1990 arcade shooter. At the launch of the Xbox 360, Xbox Live Arcade games had a 50mb file size limit and the majority of the early releases were exactly what the name suggested – ports of old arcade games.
Since then Microsoft has significantly expanded its portfolio of games in the XBLA family both in terms of size and quality. Bastion is an action rpg whose isometric viewing angle gives it the look and feel of a retro game but in actuality it is anything but.
The game begins by introducing us to The Kid, a silent protagonist who wakes up in the aftermath of armageddon which has wiped out the world he lives in. The Kid begins to explore the remains of the world to find survivors, rebuild his home and maybe find out what exactly caused The Calamity to occur. We know all this because even though The Kid is mute, Bastion has a narrator who tells the story and describes his every move.
The omnipresent narrator, named The Stranger, gives Bastion an atmosphere like no other. The voice actor appears to be channelling Sam Elliott and it works wonderfully well. In some ways, you can't quite believe no game has tried this before and yet here it is in a pint sized digital download where incredibly, Super Giant Games have succeeded in making it work so that the narration never repeats itself.
For a game that takes roughly six hours to complete, there is a surprising amount of depth and flexibility to the mechanics of the game. A hack and slash game at heart, Bastion continually supplies new melee and ranged weapons into the mix and they can all be upgraded with new abilities over the course of the game. The game is pretty happy to let you pick and choose what to use. Everyone will have their personal preferences and there isn't any stage in the game where you're forced to use a particularly combination of weapons to proceed. In addition to this, the game also has rare items to collect for those that like that sort of thing and a town-building activity in the game's hub world.
All this adds up to plenty of bang for your fifteen bucks.
Bastion's aesthetic is a strange mish mash – the character design of The Kid suggests a Japanese anime influence but the style of the narration is clearly intended to be evocative of Spaghetti Westerns. As for the water-colour pallette of the gameworld, it felt influenced by classical European artwork. Despite the patchwork nature of its influences, it still feels like a cohesive environment that you can lose yourself in.
Bastion is a particularly well-designed game that gets all the fundamentals right. It provides the player with a reasonable amount of freedom in tinkering with their character's abilities and the hub world offers a choice of which level to attempt next. However the storyline is linear with a clear objective and never feels unnecessarily padded out. Lastly, the method in which the story unfolds shows greater restraint and understanding of pacing than most full length games. I was surprised by how engaged I became with Bastion's story by the time the end credits rolled.
Bastion is a testament to how far games have come on Xbox Live Arcade since those early days of playing Smash TV.
Summary : A charming and highly polished isometric hack n slash. The narrator really works in giving the game a unique point of difference too.


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