Baseball is a derivative of an older British game - Rounders.
History Rounders is, almost unquestionably, baseball's immediate ancestor. Primarily a boys' sport in England, it was mentioned, along with baseball, in a 1744 publication, A Little Pretty Pocket-Book, and the sport was explained in detail in the second edition of The Boy's Own Book, published in 1828. It's quite likely that both rounders and cricket evolved from stoolball, though there's no direct evidence that they did.
Henry Chadwick, a native of England who became the first newspaper writer to cover baseball, wrote a historical piece for Spalding's Baseball Guide in 1903, in which he asserted that baseball had derive from rounders. The assertion angered his publisher, A. G. Spalding, who insisted that baseball must be a thoroughly American sport.
Spalding called for a commission to investigate the origins of "the great American pastime," and it was this commission that decided in 1907 that Abner Doubleday had invented the sport. So Chadwick's undoubtedly true statement ironically led to the creation of a total myth.
Incidentally, Spalding should have known better. He was among a group of baseball players who visited England in 1874, when English spectators and sportswriters all recognized the "American" sport as a variation on rounders. And in 1889 Spalding was on an American team that played a game against a champion English rounders team in Liverpool.
The Scottish Rounders Association was founded in 1889 and a National Rounders Association was established in England in 1943. However, rounders remains primarily a sport for schoolboys.
That is, he would insult everybody in it. Individually, personally, one by one, and (this was the thing he really decided to grit his teeth over) in alphabetical order.
When people protested to him, as they sometimes had done, that the plan was not merely misguided but actually impossible because of the number of people being born and dying all the time, he would merely fix them with a steely look and say, ``A man can dream can't he?''
There is a certain secure email company asking the lawyers of BC to re-register for service this year as the free evaluation/pilot period was expiring.
You guessed it. They sent this to hundreds of personal "Only-use-this-only-for-important-matters" addresses. All in the To: line.
Nope. It doesn't accurately describe the sound nor the tone (falling, rising, level) that accompanies cantonese speech.
For the same reason I'm called "su-mi-su" in Japan. There isn't a character in the Japanese syllabery that accurately describes "th". The closest is "su".
This is (was?) true in Ontario. I got bounced between two Catholic elementary schools in Markham before going to a public high school (Markham District)
Not having broadcast the only way my kids see these is through the collections at Rogers Video which are either incomplete or those horrendous compilations with new "bridging" animation which just clunks compared to the originals surrounding them.
I have YET to find "Rabbit of Seville" so the kids can understand why I sing Rossini whilst washing their hair.:-)
would not be the same with an e-book. For something like Harry Potter (we are working through Philosopher's Stone) only a real book can project the right sense of magic and involvement in the story
She looks over my shoulders as I read and when I'm finished I place the bookmark back in and slowly close the book. Her eyes are closed before I can put the book down.
1)Kid Fantasy: "I wanna be a pilot when I grow up!"
2)Adult Fantasy/Therapy: "How hard could it be to fly one of these?" "If I can fly it then I shouldn't be so afraid of flying"
Unlike combat and other sims the player has direct involvement in what is being simulated. (they are about to get on board an airliner which is why you see these at airports.)
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Baseball is a derivative of an older British game - Rounders.
History
Rounders is, almost unquestionably, baseball's immediate ancestor. Primarily a boys' sport in England, it was mentioned, along with baseball, in a 1744 publication, A Little Pretty Pocket-Book, and the sport was explained in detail in the second edition of The Boy's Own Book, published in 1828.
It's quite likely that both rounders and cricket evolved from stoolball, though there's no direct evidence that they did.
Henry Chadwick, a native of England who became the first newspaper writer to cover baseball, wrote a historical piece for Spalding's Baseball Guide in 1903, in which he asserted that baseball had derive from rounders. The assertion angered his publisher, A. G. Spalding, who insisted that baseball must be a thoroughly American sport.
Spalding called for a commission to investigate the origins of "the great American pastime," and it was this commission that decided in 1907 that Abner Doubleday had invented the sport. So Chadwick's undoubtedly true statement ironically led to the creation of a total myth.
Incidentally, Spalding should have known better. He was among a group of baseball players who visited England in 1874, when English spectators and sportswriters all recognized the "American" sport as a variation on rounders. And in 1889 Spalding was on an American team that played a game against a champion English rounders team in Liverpool.
The Scottish Rounders Association was founded in 1889 and a National Rounders Association was established in England in 1943. However, rounders remains primarily a sport for schoolboys.
Sorry Doug.
He would insult the Universe.
That is, he would insult everybody in it. Individually, personally, one by one, and (this was the thing he really decided to grit his teeth over) in alphabetical order.
When people protested to him, as they sometimes had done, that the plan was not merely misguided but actually impossible because of the number of people being born and dying all the time, he would merely fix them with a steely look and say, ``A man can dream can't he?''
There is a certain secure email company asking the lawyers of BC to re-register for service this year as the free evaluation/pilot period was expiring.
You guessed it. They sent this to hundreds of personal "Only-use-this-only-for-important-matters" addresses. All in the To: line.
I don't think anyone is going to sign up.
Yes close. Like Pakistan and India.
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Nope. It doesn't accurately describe the sound nor the tone (falling, rising, level) that accompanies cantonese speech.
For the same reason I'm called "su-mi-su" in Japan. There isn't a character in the Japanese syllabery that accurately describes "th". The closest is "su".
Just how does using an open forwarder in *Korea* better relations with China?
+2 Funny????
In English it's generally pronounced "ing".
The sound in Cantonese is vowel-less like "tongue" minus the "to." There is no direct transliteration using English phonetics.
This is (was?) true in Ontario. I got bounced between two Catholic elementary schools in Markham before going to a public high school (Markham District)
Tim Horton's is moving in. Their stores are always packed.
Looks like Vancouverites are fed up with the yuppie elitism of Starbucks. Just gimme tha caffeine!
Bet my office view beats yours! :-)
Vancouver is a relatively dull place. Remember New Year's Y2K? No huge parties. No major *celebration*.
Having lived in a REAL world class city (Tokyo), Vancouver comes across as podunk small town.
Hmm..
Lots of posts here wondering what people see in anime, especially the more adult-oriented material.
Lots of posts in the Chuck Jones thread saying how much they loved and grew up on Chuck's features, even though many were aimed at adults.
What makes comedy animation so much more acceptable than dramatic animation?
This is what is so great about Chuck's work.
I am twice your age. I loved his cartoons.
My kids are half your age. They love his cartoons.
And you probably haven't seen a quarter of his work.
Oh c'mon. You know what I'm talking about.
Da da da dada,
Da da da dada,
Da da da dada, da dada, da da da dummm.
Not having broadcast the only way my kids see these is through the collections at Rogers Video which are either incomplete or those horrendous compilations with new "bridging" animation which just clunks compared to the originals surrounding them.
:-)
I have YET to find "Rabbit of Seville" so the kids can understand why I sing Rossini whilst washing their hair.
He did. In a 1980 cartoon.
Unfortunately he had been shrunk down to insect size at the time.
He then holds up a sign saying: "OK wise guys, you always wanted me to catch him. Now what do I do?"
Admit it, you can just picture it...
And a little smile is spreading on your face.
One of those times when a headline pops up that just makes you groan.
All-Time Favourite: "Duck Amuck"
"Who's responsible for this????!!!"
RIP Chuck.
Stands on my hands whilst holding onto my shoulders semi piggy-back tyle.
Much more manouverable then the Megway. I can do those funky spinaround-on-the-spot moves you see in the Segway videos.
Considered making a similar parody video but this whoel thing is now *way* too old.
You are confusing broadcast standards with recording standards.
Asia uses a mix of NTSC (Japan, S. Korea) and PAL (rest of Asia) for broadcast.
Commercial (news, etc) recording is done mostly in Beta everywhere. (Better quality)
I watched as beta tapes disappeared from video stores in Japan through the late 80's.
would not be the same with an e-book. For something like Harry Potter (we are working through Philosopher's Stone) only a real book can project the right sense of magic and involvement in the story
She looks over my shoulders as I read and when I'm finished I place the bookmark back in and slowly close the book. Her eyes are closed before I can put the book down.
Try THAT with a laptop.
Because the old Solotrek story has been (07/26/01) on (10/22/00) Slashdot (08/23/00) before.(09/16/99)
What's left if you miss the tissue.
i learnt french, english, italian, latin and some spanish at school
What, by the way, is your native (first) language?
Last saw this in Narita (Tokyo Int'l)
Two reasons it's popular:
1)Kid Fantasy: "I wanna be a pilot when I grow up!"
2)Adult Fantasy/Therapy: "How hard could it be to fly one of these?" "If I can fly it then I shouldn't be so afraid of flying"
Unlike combat and other sims the player has direct involvement in what is being simulated. (they are about to get on board an airliner which is why you see these at airports.)