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Author:  Fedya [ Sat Jun 14, 2014 5:01 am ]
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Since a lot of go players also have an interest in Asian culture, this story might be interesting:

For the fan who has everything (else)

Quote:
A department store in central Tokyo has put a gold soccer ball on display to help build excitement for the FIFA World Cup now on in Brazil.

The 3-kg ball was put on display starting Thursday to draw attention to a gold campaign at Takashimaya Co.’s Nihonbashi store in Chuo Ward. Measuring 22 cm in diameter, it is priced at ¥42.88 million.


¥42.88 million is, of course, about $420,000. :shock:
Author:  DrStraw [ Sat Jun 14, 2014 5:12 am ]
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And 3 kg is about 96 ounces of gold, which has a value of about $121,000. I think I'll pass if it is not pure gold.
Author:  EdLee [ Sat Jun 14, 2014 5:21 am ]
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DrStraw wrote:
And 3 kg is about 96 ounces of gold, which has a value of about $121,000. I think I'll pass if it is not pure gold.
I'll take US$121,000 of whatever gold. :)
Author:  chef [ Sat Jun 14, 2014 2:23 pm ]
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@DrStraw It's probably pure gold. The mark up is for the exclusivity. In a black market no one gives a detritus but for a collector, people will pay a lot to be the only one to have it.

Gold bug here. I've bought, researched and studied precious metals for years. Love the stuff.
Author:  DrStraw [ Sat Jun 14, 2014 2:48 pm ]
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chef wrote:
@DrStraw It's probably pure gold. The mark up is for the exclusivity. In a black market no one gives a detritus but for a collector, people will pay a lot to be the only one to have it.

@EdLee You'd rather have a depreciating asset than a non-depreciating one?

Gold bug here. I've bought, researched and studied precious metals for years. Love the stuff.


Oops. sorry. I read $42,000, hence my assumption it was not 24 karat. I am with you on the gold bug issue althought it sound like you probably have a whole lot more than I.
Author:  Fedya [ Sat Jun 14, 2014 6:05 pm ]
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Nothing to do with gold soccer balls, but England are chronically overrated every tournament.

(If only the US could have gotten a better group....)
Author:  DrStraw [ Sat Jun 14, 2014 6:19 pm ]
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Is this tournament now in progress? And is Japan playing in it?

(Yes, I know I could look it up, but I am to lazy because it really doesn't interest me that much. Now, if it were cricket ..... ).
Author:  DrQuantum [ Sat Jun 14, 2014 6:23 pm ]
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Yes, Japan are in it, and they just scored to go up 1-0 over Ivory Coast in their first game :)
Author:  ez4u [ Sat Jun 14, 2014 7:47 pm ]
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And gave up two in the second half...
Author:  ez4u [ Sat Jun 14, 2014 7:54 pm ]
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To lose 1-2 in their opener. :-(
Author:  tj86430 [ Sat Jun 14, 2014 11:37 pm ]
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DrStraw wrote:
Is this tournament now in progress?

http://www.fifa.com/
Author:  Unusedname [ Thu Jun 19, 2014 2:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: World Cup football/soccer
Fedya wrote:
Nothing to do with gold soccer balls, but England are chronically overrated every tournament.

(If only the US could have gotten a better group....)


I never hear hype for England (who i think just got eliminated)

I usually hear Brazil, Germany, Spain. Sometimes Italy and France.

But Spain played poorly this time.
Brazil I'm not impressed. I'm surprised Mexico didn't score on them at least twice.
Germany I missed.

And I'm so mad at Altidore(USA).

Slightly hyped for Netherlands. Missed both the Chile games. Can't wait to see how USA does.

And that's everything I know about this world cup haha.
I wish I could get hyped for more teams though. I just don't know who to pay attention to.
Author:  paK0 [ Thu Jun 19, 2014 10:24 pm ]
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I usually don't care about soccer, but I really hope Japan makes it a little further, just for their mascot =)
Author:  Fedya [ Wed Jun 25, 2014 5:37 am ]
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Go has the ear-reddening move. Football has Luís Suárez.
Author:  Hushfield [ Wed Jun 25, 2014 3:36 pm ]
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Are you saying that black stone should have received a 2-year ban? Or are you implying it left a mark?
Author:  cyclops [ Sun Jun 29, 2014 12:47 pm ]
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the Netherlands against Mexico. Just in Time. I almost started to despair but then there were Kuyt, Robben, Sneijder and Van Huntelaar. Hup Holland hup!
Author:  RobertJasiek [ Sun Jun 29, 2014 12:54 pm ]
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It was a game of strategy. First half, NL had rest to avoid running like mad for 90 minutes in the tropic heat. Second half, NL actually played soccer. Then came Robben in good old Maradona style, but instead of a Hand of God Robben fell for the devil just in time.
Author:  wineandgolover [ Sun Jun 29, 2014 3:25 pm ]
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cyclops wrote:
the Netherlands against Mexico. Just in Time. I almost started to despair but then there were Kuyt, Robben, Sneijder and Van Huntelaar. Hup Holland hup!

Don't forget the ref's unwillingness to book uber-diver Robben for his flops. Disgraceful from a neutral's perspective.
Author:  cyclops [ Sun Jun 29, 2014 4:41 pm ]
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Just to avoid my own bias I watched this match on the neutral Belgian TV station. They clearly stated that Robben was denied a sure penalty earlier. They assumed the referee restored the balance of his decisions. Apart from that Robben was unjustful hindered in the penalty area and by implication deserved the penalty. At least as much as Brazil deserved its penalty in the first match. Objectivity is needed more than neutrality. ;-)
@Robert: I guess Oranje avoided in the first half to attack because that would be at the hot sunny side of the stade. In the second half they could attack over the right side in the shade. I advised this strategy to dutch coach and I was glad he listened to me.
Author:  quantumf [ Mon Jun 30, 2014 2:15 am ]
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cyclops wrote:
They clearly stated that Robben was denied a sure penalty earlier. They assumed the referee restored the balance of his decisions.


Did these Belgians also refer to the first half incident where the Mexican striker was kicked in the face in the penalty area? That was probably the worst incident in the game, certainly the most dangerous (admittedly hard for the referee to see from his angle). I very much doubt good referees "balance the books" - that's a really dangerous path to go down.

Note that I don't think Robben's theatrical fall at the end was a particularly egregious dive. I would say that the Mexican defender was tired and lost concentration, and made a clumsy challenge. He made it easy for the referee to give the penalty. Mexico paid for relaxing during the second half after their goal - they surrendered the initiative to the Netherlands, and couldn't reclaim it when they needed it.
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