[sumo] Day 9 videos & torchbearer results [spoiler]

[Barbara]

I put one video on the site today. This video is a compilation of the 
ten most interesting matches of days 1 through 8, as picked by guest 
commentator Mainoumi.

The load on my server has been lighter than expected so I will probably 
be able to leave the videos up through the end of the basho.  Not too 
many of you are downloading them.  Perhaps it is because you already saw 
the outcomes using a video feed, or you saw other videos which appear 
earlier than mine.  But, keep in mind that the clips I am posting are 
full 640x480 resolution, and include a lot of English commentary and 
slow motion or angled replays, things you might not see otherwise. 
Possibly, some are not downloading due to the large size of these files. 
They are probably the largest available, at a size of about 8 megabytes 
per minute of video. I don't plan on making smaller, lower quality 
versions, though.

Torchbearer results:
Tosanoumi on D9 took the torch from Tokitsumi, gave chikara-mizu to 
Toyozakura, who lost to Ushiomaru. This is the second time Tosanoumi has 
obtained the torch in this basho, and therefore the answer to question 5 
is now known to be "yes".   This is the second of eight questions to be 
settled before the end of the basho.  Remember, you can revise your 
entry one time before the final day.  Whichever entry is closest to 
being correct at the end of the match will win, but if two entries are 
identical the first one received wins.  If you think you know the final 
answer already, revise your entry to that answer and send it to me 
immediately before someone else does the same.

If you're not playing the Torch game, it is easy. One email is all you
need to write.  The winner gets a complete video set of the current
basho, all 31 hours of coverage with the English commentary, on Xvid avi
files suitable for viewing on a computer.  You can compose your entry now.

I added instructions for requesting a complete set of basho video in
case you don't win the Torchbearer game.

Details, pictures, videos, and explanations are at Barbara's Sumo Site,

http://www.zyvid.com/sumo

in fun,
Barbara Murasakihana