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GREENSBORO, N.C. (May 23, 2013) – Following a pair of finishes in the top-three overall at the 2013 Atlantic Sun Championships two weeks ago, 11 members of the ETSU men's and women's track & field teams will travel to Greensboro to compete in the NCAA East Regional Preliminaries, May 23-25, at Irwin Belk Track inside of Aggie Stadium on the North Carolina A&T State University campus.
The preliminary field includes student-athletes who are among the top 48 in their region in their event(s). For ETSU, seven student-athletes will compete in individual events, while an additional four will compete as members of the women's 4x100m relay team.
On the men's side, participating Buccaneers include Ifrish Alberg (Paramaribo, Suriname) in the 100m dash, Jason Johnson (Philadelphia, Pa.) in the triple jump, and the trio of Tyler Stepp (Dandridge, Tenn.), Ryan Beaver (Virginia Beach, Va.) and Diego Lawrence (Waxhaw, N.C.) in the long jump.
For the women, Dede Edgecombe (Spartanburg, S.C.) will compete in the 100m hurdles, while Verena Tobis (Hechingen, Germany) will participate in the javelin throw. The Lady Bucs are also sending their 4x100m relay team to the prelims, consisting of the foursome of Courtney Kinlaw (Myrtle Beach, S.C.), Keturah Williams (Alpharetta, Ga.), Karissa Bertling (New Port Richey, Fla.) and Emani Harrison (Columbia, S.C.).
The top-12 finishers in each event at the East Preliminary Rounds will then move on to the NCAA Championships, which are hosted by the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore., June 5-8, at Hayward Field. In Eugene, participants will face fellow competitors from the West Region who advanced in the same manner.
"This weekend's competition will show how far our program has improved over the past year," said ETSU Director of Track & Field/Cross Country George Watts. "We have 11 competitive individuals vying for a chance to go to Eugene for the NCAA Championships."
If each student-athlete reflects its standing in the East Region at the prelims, there will be a number who will sit in prime position to move on to the NCAA Championships. Headlining the Buccaneers is one-third of the men's long jump threesome; junior Stepp. The jumper currently sits at No.7 in the NCAA East Region in the event after leaping a personal best 7.80m at the Sea Ray Relays on April 11.
In the men's 100m dash, senior Alberg has a good a shot as any to show he is one of the best in his event in the region with his No.12 ranking in the East. The speedster hopes to continue the momentum after racing to a gold medal, personal best time of 10.29 at the 2013 A-Sun Outdoor Championships a few weeks ago. This mark was a new Atlantic Sun Conference record in the event and surpassed his Surinamese national record set earlier in the season of the fastest ever time in the 100m in his native country.
The theme of success in men's jumps events continues with Johnson posted at No. 13 in the region in the men's triple jump. Following notching a personal best launch of 15.48m at the 2013 A-Sun Championships which garnered him silver, the senior hopes to continue his final season at ETSU with a trip to the NCAA Championships.
The women feature strong competitors with lofty regional rankings as well. Sophomore Edgecombe stands at No. 35 in the region after a achieving her personal best of 13.60 in the 100m hurdles at the Raleigh Relays on April 11. Fellow sophomore Tobis presently sits at No. 43 in the javelin throw in the East following her personal best toss of 44.81m at the Radford Invitational on April 26.
In the 4x100m relay, the Lady Bucs' Kinlaw, Williams, Bertling and Harrison quartet rank No. 38 in the region after setting an ETSU school record in the event with a silver medal winning time of 45.29 at the 2013 A-Sun Outdoor Championships on May 10. Kinlaw, too, aims to continue her senior season and Blue and Gold career at the NCAA Championships in Oregon.
On Thursday, the long jump trio will be competing in the first round at 1 p.m., followed by Alberg in action in the 100m dash first round at roughly 7 p.m.
Friday includes Edgecombe and the women's 100m hurdles beginning at 5 p.m., with the men's 100m quarterfinal at 6:45.
The women's javelin throw featuring Tobis will start at noon on Saturday; trailed by Johnson and the men's triple jump at 1 p.m. At 6 p.m. the women's 4x100m relay team will be in action, followed by ETSU's final action in the prelims with the women's 100m hurdles quarterfinal at 7:05 p.m.
"I believe we have some student-athletes that are ready to take the next step," said Watts. "If we compete hard, we will make more improvement and give ourselves a chance to have representation in two weeks."
Meet information and the events schedule for the NCAA East Region Preliminaries can be accessed by visiting NCA&TAggies.com. Heat sheets and live results are available through FlashResults.com. Complete recaps of ETSU's performances will be available following Thursday, Friday and Saturday's events at ETSUBucs.com.
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Posse in Hawaii: 'Shocking' news coming
Investigator says state's letter on Obama's birth 'opened door' to new revelations
A letter from Hawaii's Department of Health verifying Barack Obama's birth in Honolulu has not only not stopped Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Cold Case Posse work on the island, his lead investigator reports it has actually "opened the door" to some "shocking revelations" the posse is promising to disclose.
Among the details leaked early by Cold Case Posse lead investigator Mike Zullo: There are allegedly several stamps bearing Registrar Alvin Onaka's name "floating around" inside the Hawaii Department of Health.
Zullo was interviewed via telephone from Hawaii by Tea Party Power Hour host Mark Gillar to discuss, among other things, a letter stamped with Onaka's name and sent to Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett as verification of Obama's Hawaiian birth.
But Zullo – who met with Hawaii Department of Health officials in Honolulu the day before the letter to Bennett was issued – said the verification did deter the investigation briefly, but "actually, what looked like it was going to be almost like a deal killer, in a sense opened the door up to a greater avenue of investigational material.
"There is a lot that has been uncovered as a result of it," he said.
"I can't disclose to you what we've discovered, but it's going to be a shocking revelation at our press conference," Zullo promised.
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Zullo affirmed the posse's intention to release their findings publicly within the next few weeks.
Zullo also affirmed that the investigators have reservations about the verification letter that was sent to Bennett, particularly as it fails to list Obama's birth date and as it's merely stamped with the registrar's name, while another set of initials – not Registrar Alvin Onaka's – appears next to the signature.
"Either they are so inept in taking care of vital statistics here, or this cover-up is bigger than anyone could have imagined," Zullo told Gillar. "When you have the individual who is solely responsible and has the authority to validate any document of this sort and he doesn't, that's a problem. … And we do understand that there are a number of these stamps floating around inside the Department of Health."
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"From what you're telling me," Gillar said, "it sounds like the next press conference is going to be even more amazing than the last press conference back on March 1st."
"It will be," Zullo responded. "The information … is going to be breathtaking when it's released."
Video of the interview can be seen below:
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) waged a 13-hour filibuster on the Senate floor this week in a futile effort to set clear limits on the administration's use of covert military force. Specifically, Paul wanted the administration to concede that it couldn't legally assassinate Americans on U.S. soil. The idea that a president would approve a drone strike on a citizen sitting at a cafe in Boston or San Francisco or Wichita seems far-fetched, but even the least paranoid among us can't help but be troubled by the administration's less-than-definitive assurances.
This page has repeatedly expressed concern about the administration's open-ended approach to targeted assassinations around the world. This week's discussion shows again that the United States is sliding down a slippery slope, with the government gaining power to head off potential attacks at the expense of individual rights. And it's not at all clear where it will stop.
Paul's protest on Wednesday was ostensibly aimed at President Obama's nominee for CIA director, John Brennan. As the president's top counter-terrorism advisor, Brennan has been an architect of the drone strikes that have killed hundreds of alleged enemy combatants and Al Qaeda operatives overseas, including a handful of American citizens.
Paul couldn't hope to stop Brennan's ascension; the Senate confirmed him Thursday by a vote of 63 to 34. Instead, Paul commandeered the Senate floor to shine a spotlight on Obama's and President George W. Bush's expansive approaches to combating terrorism. As this page has warned repeatedly, these presidents have claimed far-reaching authority to summarily execute people they deem a threat to homeland security, with little or no oversight over whom they target or where they carry out the killings. Paul took the White House's position to an absurd extreme in arguing that vocal government critics could be targeted for drone strikes in this country. But the fact remains that the administration has steadily increased the use of drones, widened the definition of an "imminent" threat and expanded the boundaries of the "battlefield" where they can be used.


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Wilco will headline the annual A.V. Fest/Hideout Block Party on Sept. 14-15, festival organizers announced Wednesday.
The Chicago sextet is coming off a major show last weekend at the Kane County ballpark in Geneva, Ill. They will be joined by Iron & Wine, Glen Hansard, Wye Oak, the War on Drugs, Lee Fields and the Expressions, the Corin Tucker Band, Wild Belle, the Waco Brothers with Paul Burch, CAVE, the Lawrence Peters Outfit, Guitarkestra, and Redmoon Theatre. A.V. Club and its A.V. Fest, which launched last year, is partnering with the Hideout to host the weekend festival outside the club, 1354 W. Wabansia St.
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MIDDLEBURY — The board of directors of the Middlebury Community House has announced that Jared Moats, owner of Structural Energy Corp. (SEC) of Middlebury, has joined the board.
Moats' company has renovated and worked on historic buildings throughout Vermont for the last 15 years. In 2011, working with a match grant from Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, SEC completed the restoration of the original timber frame of the lower level at the Community House as well as other energy efficiency improvements.


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From Miami Gay Men's Chorus:
Our Fourth Annual Choral Festival is tomorrow night!
We invite you to join us as we welcome these choirs and choruses who will be joining us at Trinity Cathedral in Miami for a festival of song. Each group will perform separately and then sing together in a great massed choir to conclude the festival performance.
Singing in the Festival Concert will be:
Eight Plus
Monarch Chorale
Coral Gables UCC Chancel Choir
The Singing Miamians
The Fort Lauderdale Gay Men's Chorus
Unity on the Bay Choir
Members of the Unitarian Universalist Choir
The Miami Gay Men's Chorus
with Insignia
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The Miami Gay Men's Chorus Presents:
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Saturday, February 23rd at 7 PM
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral - click for map
North Bay Shore Drive at NE 16th St in Miami
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CHIP Prefab at 2011 Solar Decathlon
CHIP is a prefab, net-zero solar-powered house designed and built by a student-run team from two Southern California schools, SCI-Arc and Caltech, for the 2011 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011. See the results of the 2-year design, after the jump.
CHIP ("Compact Hyper-Insulated Prototype") was designed and built by a student-run team from two Southern California schools: Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) and California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The Solar Decathlon consists of ten contests in which houses are evaluated on criteria of architecture, and efficiency. This year's contest is being held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
CHIP incorporates a number of innovative technologies to help it achieve its affordable net zero energy goals. At its core, CHIP has an incredibly smart energy management system. For example, a thermal storage tank stores heat from the AC condenser until it is needed to heat water. A whole-house fan can completely cycle the air from the entire house in under half an hour, clearing contaminants and introducing fresh air into the home.
It also has the expected rainwater collection system, and PV solar power system. An irrigation system is tied into weather forecasting so that irrigation doesn't occur when it's going to rain.
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Aston Martin's automotive interiors are undeniably posh, so it is to be expected that the company's home furnishings would be equally, if not more, inviting to your sitting parts. Take this chaise lounge for example. The monocoque carbon frame, the padding affixed to the body with leather-covered elastic belts, the subtle aluminum touches. You'd feel bad sitting in it wearing anything less than a tuxedo.
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Aural Fixation
Thinksound's ts01 Sport 10mm high-definition headphones are ideal for anyone with an active lifestyle. The tangle-resistant cord and silicone ear inserts ensure they stay put no matter how rigorous your workout, while handcrafted wood housings give a very dynamic soundstage; the highs, mids and bass come through in equal measure. The 3.5mm gold-plated plug will mate up with various devices, including iPod/iPhones, MP3 players and computers. Each set of 'phones comes with flexible ear hooks and four sizes of silicone ear inserts so you can get a comfortable fit—and the best possible sound quality.
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Green (and Red) with Envy
It might seem an incongruous pairing of brands, Gucci being all about suave, panache and living large, as it were, and this particular Fiat being a shade larger than a shopping cart. But iconic Italian brands they both are, so there you have it. The Gucci/Fiat 500 celebrates the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy, Gucci's 90th anniversary, and curiously coincides with the carmaker's reentrance into the U.S. market, where this particular red-and-green-striped model will of course be available.
$23,000 | 500bygucci.com
Pole Dance
You may have taken some pretty sweet trips over the years—ran with the bulls, drove the 'Ring, blacked out at Oktoberfest. But we bet you've never done anything like this trip offered by Abercrombie & Kent: The South Pole, Conquering the Final Degree. Ski the vast and surreal lunar-like landscapes of windswept ice and snow, pulling your equipment on sleds and sleeping in tents, until you finally arrive at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, where you'll join an elite group of only a few hundred ever to arrive at this point on foot.
$42,000 | akextremeadventures.com
Virtually There
There are decent peripheral racing/gaming seats, even great ones, and then there's the VRX iMotion 3D Full Motion Racing Simulator, which is just plain silly. It has a five-speaker Bose sound system, customizable Clubsport racing pedals, Sparco racing seat, CNC-machined aluminum bracket and parts, and motion effects, meaning the seat takes cues from whatever game you're playing, and uses its motion-generating system to throw you around accordingly. The fact that it works with Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii certainly doesn't hurt.
$28,000 | vrx.ca
Mors Ab Alto
You know, a lot of mountain bikes claim toughness—it's kind of a big selling point. This one is used by the Marines. Who jump out of planes. From the sky. This 24-speed foldable bike was developed and designed to allow airborne soldiers to drop out of airplanes and helicopters into combat. Let that sink in. Then realize it's only $800. You might just pay more out of sheer respect.
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FLORENCE, SC – Georgia Southwestern designated hitter Trent Dooley went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs to lead the Hurricanes past fifth-ranked Francis Marion University, 9-4, in the finale of Saturday's (April 24) Peach Belt Conference doubleheader. Francis Marion won the first game, 9-3.
In the victory, GSW recorded 12 hits and took advantage of five walks and three Francis Marion errors. The Hurricanes chased Barrett Kleinknecht (5-1) from the mound in the fourth inning as he suffered his first loss of the season. He entered the game with a 0.91 earned run average, having allowed only one run and 13 hits over his past 29.2 frames.
GSW starter Jody Sellers (6-4) earned the win, while righty Brandon Reeder pitched 3 1/3 scoreless frames to garner his second save of the year.
Chris Lingham concluded a productive afternoon at plate with a 3-for-5 outing in Game 2 that included two runs scored and saw him come within a homer of hitting for the cycle. In addition to Dooley, Bud Long, Zack Stanton, and Beau Parker all registered two hits in the second contest. Long also drove in two runs.
Trailing 1-0, GSW scored three times in each of the third, fourth, and sixth innings.
Bucky Wells, Graham Couch, Tyler Cappelmann and Kleinknecht tallied two hits apiece for FMU (38-11, 16-8 PBC).
The 'Canes are undefeated this spring (24-0) when leading after six innings.
The win on Saturday marks the second time in the past three seasons that GSW has defeated the fifth-ranked team in the nation. The 'Canes won 9-6 on February 8, 2008, at then-No. 5 West Alabama.
In the opener of the twinbill, Francis Marion scored four runs in the fourth inning to open a 6-1 lead and went on to the 9-3 victory.
FMU took an early 2-0 advantage with a two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the first.
GSW trimmed the margin to 2-1 in the third on a solo homer to left by shortstop Kevin Carroll (2), but FMU scored the next five runs to put the game out of reach.
Parker and Long knocked in a run apiece in the seventh to round out the 'Canes scoring.
Lingham was the lone Hurricane with two hits in the opener as he went 2-for-4 and scored once. Right-hander Chris Carroll (3-1) suffered his first loss of 2010 as he surrendered six runs (four earned) in 3 1/3 innings.
Don Sandifer (6-0) allowed three runs on six hits in seven innings for FMU. Erik Sommerville finished up with two scoreless innings.
GSW and FMU will meet again on May 8 for the opening round of the PBC Tournament.
In the meantime, Southwestern (26-18, 12-12) plays at West Georgia on Tuesday at 5 p.m. to conclude the regular season.


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"We live in a beautiful city with fantastic weather, and you shouldn't have to pay thousands of dollars for a permit to eat outside," said District 2 City Councilman Faulconer at a press conference at OB Noodle House on Jan. 31.
Under current regulations, even for a small restaurant hoping to add a few tables outside, permitting fees are upward of $12,000 before construction can even begin. In beach communities, these prohibitive fees nearly double due to additional coastal regulations, said Faulconer.
"This is the end of the road for burdensome fees and the beginning of more sidewalk dining for San Diegans," he said.
The costly, time consuming and, at times, unpredictable permitting process was brought to the attention of the council by the San Diego Chapter of the California Restaurant Association (CRA) last year, leading to a City Council discussion about how to roll back regulations for business owners and ultimately boost the local economy.
"They've really taken a proactive approach to being business friendly, and it's basically a common-sense approach," said Mike Morton Jr., president of the CRA in San Diego. "It's simple. Put more seats out on the sidewalk, create a buzz and get more people to places like the OB Noodle House and other small restaurants."
He said the small change will help grow the economy in big ways, creating jobs and adding dollars to the city as a result.
"As the economy continues to be a bit stagnant, restaurants continue to be one of the bright spots," he said. "We're adding good jobs and we're adding dollars to the city and the communities they're part of."
According to a local economic impact report released by CRA, San Diego's 3,315 restaurants helped rake in a projected
$2.9 billion in gross sales in 2012.
"Restaurants are the No. 1 contributor of taxable retail sales in San Diego," said Faulconer. That's money that we can use to pave roads, clean beaches and keep police and firefighters out doing what they do best. When restaurants and small businesses win, San Diegans win."
The sidewalk café proposal limits outdoor expansion of a restaurant to a single row of tables within 4 1/2 feet of the building, while still allowing a clear path of travel on the sidewalk without a barrier in between. The city's Planning Commission will look at the proposed changes in February and the Land Use & Housing Committee will make recommendations on the proposal in March.


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Take a Live Photo
Live Photos records what happens 1.5 seconds before and after you take a picture. What you get is more than a great photo: a moment captured with movement and sound. You take a Live Photo just like you do a traditional photo.
- Open the Camera app.
- Make sure that your Camera is set to photo mode and Live Photos is turned on.
- Hold your iPhone still.
- Tap .
Live Photos is on by default on your iPhone 6s and later. If you want to take a still image instead, tap to turn off Live Photos. You can preserve your Camera settings so that Live Photos is always on or off. Go to Settings > Camera > Preserve Settings.
See your photos come to life
After you take a Live Photo, you can relive the moment instantly from the Photos app.
- Open the Photos app.
- Go to the Photos tab.
- Tap the Live Photo.
- Firmly press the screen and hold.
You can enjoy your Live Photo every time you unlock your iPhone too. Just set it as your Lock screen wallpaper.
Change your key photo
Want to use a different key photo than the one you see in your photo library? In iOS 11 and later, it's no problem. Choose from the range of frames that make up your Live Photo.
- Open the Live Photo.
- Tap Edit.
- Move the slider to change the frame.
- Release your finger, then tap Make Key Photo.
- Tap Done.
You can also toggle the Live Photo effect off when you tap Edit > . If you change your mind, just tap again in Edit.
Add Live Photo effects
With Live Photo effects in iOS 11 and later, your photos can be even more expressive, creative, and just plain fun.
- Open the Live Photo.
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Loop: Turn a Live Photo you love into a video loop. Choose an image yourself, or let Photos suggest which ones would make great loops.
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An Iranian film has won the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival for the first time. The Golden Bear went to Asghar Farhadi's family drama "Nader and Simin: A Separation."
One of the notable things about the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival was that one of the jury members was not there. Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who is facing six years in prison and a 20-year ban on making films after falling foul of Iran's regime, was appointed as a member of this year's jury as a gesture of solidarity, even though he was unable to attend.
But one of his compatriots, Asghar Farhadi, was able to come to Berlin to present his film "Nader and Simin: A Separation," and he will be returning to Tehran satisfied -- his film reaped the festival's top prize, the Golden Bear, on Saturday evening.
Farhadi's film production had come to a halt, because of his vocal criticism of politics interfereing in the affairs of The House of Cinema. In fact all he had said was that he hoped the situation in the country would become such that Bahram Baizai (this too) would return, Amir Naderi would be able to make his films in Iran, the star of About Elly, Golshifteh Farahani [i just posted a song by her] would be able to return to Iran, and Jafar Panahi would be able to make films again.
It is the first time the Berlinale's Golden Bear has gone to an Iranian film. Farhadi's movie, a family drama about a couple on the verge of divorce, also won two Silver Bear for best actress and best actor, which went to the film's collective female and male ensembles, respectively. Farhadi, 38, also won a Silver Bear in 2009 for his drama "About Elly."
"I want to remind you of Jafar Panahi," Farhadi said during his acceptance speech. "I really think his problem will be solved, and I hope he will be the one standing here next year."
Given the focus on the plight of Iranian filmmakers at this year's Berlinale, the prize is likely to be interpreted as a political signal by the festival jury. Jury president Isabella Rossellini said the choice of Farhadi's film was "pretty unanimous."


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Perisher [1], until recently Perisher Blue, is a ski resort in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia.
Perisher is the name of the ski resort that covers the areas of Perisher Valley, Smiggins Holes and Guthega, and the additional ski fields at Mount Blue Cow.
There were originally four separate ski resorts at Perisher Valley, Smiggins Holes, Blue Cow and Guthega. It is now a single resort, sharing lift passes and are all linked through a variety of lifts and the ski-tube railway. Perisher has a total of 50 lifts.
Get in
See the article on the Snowy Mountains for advice on how to access the general area. Thie article has specific advice on local access.
By car
There is vehicle access to Perisher Valley, Smiggins Holes and Guthega. Access to Blue Cow is only by Ski Tube. Cars cannot be parked overnight, and if you are staying overnight you need to park at Bullocks Flat and catch the Ski Tube. Snow-chains are required to be carried, and fitted when required.
There can be extensive delays on the roads between Perisher and Jindabyne at peak times, and the traffic can come to a complete standstill in poor weather. Check the weather reports and road conditions on the web, or with the radio if you are coming from Jindabyne, and consider the Ski Tube as an alternative if the traffic reports are bad.
By Ski-Tube
- The Skitube Alpine Railway runs from Bullocks Flat near Jindabyne up through the national park and stops at both Perisher Valley and Blue Cow. This is the usual way for people staying in Jindabyne to reach the snow, and you can get lift passes that include the railway. Plenty of parking is available at Bullocks Flat. The tube itself is very crowded throughout the day. Naturally it has places to rest your skis or boards, the issue is finding a place to sit or stand yourself.
There is a free shuttle bus from Perisher Valley Ski Tube station to Smiggins Holes.
Bullocks Flat which is well below the snow line, and before the national park entry gate. You don't usually need to carry chains or to pay the vehicle admission to the national park to catch the ski-tube to either Perisher Valley or to Blue Cow.
The ski tube only runs during the winter season. During summer the only access is by car, and there is no access to Blue Cow.
By bus
Get around
There are two Skitube stops within the resort itself: Perisher Valley (close to lifts up Mount Perisher and Back Perisher Mountain) and Blue Cow (close to lifts up Mount Blue Cow and to the snow traverse to the Guthega area). You can use the Skitube to transfer between the two. However, most travel within the resort is done either on ski or snowboard, or by the lifts.
There is a shuttle bus that runs between Perisher Valley and the Smiggins Holes.
When staying within Perisher on the snow you can't actually drive your car up to the resort due to the roads being too hard to maintain and the fact they don't want a million cars going up to the lodges a day, so you have to rely on two things one you're strong and can walk your gear up or you can rely on Han's oversnow or any of the other over snow vehicles who will drop you right at the door with your gear for about $10 per a person. Check with where you are staying because some may do free lifts after a certain time.
Cars are not allowed to stay within the national park at Perisher over night so for those staying within the National Park someone will have to drive the car to the Ski Tube terminal in Bullocks Flat and catch the Ski Tube back to Perisher. It may sound like a hassle but it is far better this way then driving everyday from Jindabyne or catching the Ski Tube everyday.
Skiing is what Perisher village is all about. It is accessible in summer, but there are no lifts operating, and not much to see, and it is very quiet. Consider nearby Thredbo as a summer destination nearby.
Skiing and snowboarding
The entire resort is open to both skiers and snowboarders. There are beginner and all-mountain lift passes available for 1, 3 or 5 days.
Perisher Blue offers both skiing and snowboarding lessons. There are five grades of lessons ranging from complete beginner to parallel turns (skiers) and intermediate terrain (snowboarders) together with a special advanced class covering advanced runs (skiers) and half pipes (snowboarders).
Group lessons run for up to 2.5 hours with both a morning and afternoon session both taking place in either Perisher Valley or Blue Cow.
Classes run three times a day from Perisher, Smiggin Holes and Blue Cow bases. Adults and children have separate classes with about 15 students per class. Private or small group lessons that run from 1 to 2 hours are available on a pre-booked or walk-in basis.
The Children
Perisher Blue has a few ways to keep the children busy and having fun, whether it is a full day or half day ski lessons or placing them within in child care facilities. Generally children under six can do indoor care and snow play. Over six, there are options for normal lesson times, or for more organised programs, including full day lessons, lunch and play. Teens just get the lessons [2].
Tube Town
If the children are looking for something different and to place further stress on your empty pockets then Tube Town is located to the far side of Perisher Valley as you enter the parking area it is hard to miss as the toboggans are located just to the side of it. Tube town has snow making and lighting
Like many ski resorts, finding a comfortable place to eat inside at lunchtime can be a challenge, as the eateries get busy. If the weather is good, usually by 2:30pm the standard lunch places are quiet.
Aldo's located within the Perisher Valley Ski tube terminal it is an excellent Italian & Pizza restaurant it closes during dinner but it is none the less an excellent place to go and have a great lunch. The place leaves many raving about the food.
JAX The local pub down in perisher valley has a very unorthodox approach to your meal, basically you pick the cut of meat or chicken you want and then you head over to the grill where you can cook it up to perfection your way, you then get a all you can eat one serving of salads ranging from pasta, potato and normal salads.
Ski Tube Donut Store A donut store located on the platform for the ski tube at the Perisher stop. The best warm snack after a days boarding or skiing. Made fresh when you order.
There is a limited amount of accommodation at Perisher Valley and at Smiggins Holes. Most people skiing at Perisher stay at Jindabyne. There is no accommodation at Blue Cow or Guthega, and facilities, bars, retaurants etc there close quickly after the lifts stop running.
Needless to say, on snow accommodation can be expensive. A steep price tag does not guarantee superior accommodation, and the price of bunk rooms here can be the same as deluxe rooms in Jindabyne.
- Perisher Valley Hotel, ☎ +61 2 6459 4455. Right in the middle of the village, easy access to the Ski Tube station. On snow accommodation.
- Smiggins Hotel, ☎ +61 2 6457 5375 (fax: +61 2 6457 5475).
- Matterhorn, Kosciusko Road, ph 02 6457 5500 (fax 02 6457 5560).
- Eiger Chalet Ski Resort , ph 02 6457 5209. fax 02 6457 5205, [3].
- The Stables Resort.
Get out
For some different ski runs the alternative to Perisher is usually Thredbo. Jindabyne offers some opportunities for activities for rest days, and has a wider variety of nightlife over Perisher.
See the rest of the Snowy Mountains.
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What if we lived in a world where the weak were really strong, and all of our disadvantages could easily become advantages?
In his new book, "David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants," bestselling writer Malcolm Gladwell tells us we're already living in that kind of world. Even something as debilitating as
"The one trait in a lot of dyslexic people I know is that by the time we got out of college, our ability to deal with failure was very highly developed," says Gary Cohn, a man of humble origins whose bold decisions take him to the top of the U.S. financial industry. "I wouldn't be where I am today without my dyslexia."
Gladwell, a staff writer at the New Yorker, has sold a ton of books explaining seemingly counterintuitive and complex arguments about psychology and the social sciences to a mass audience. In "David and Goliath" his mission is to show us how our thinking about power, influence and success is often misguided and wrong.
"We have, I think, a very rigid and limited definition of what an advantage is," Gladwell writes. "When we see the giant, why do we automatically assume the battle is his for the winning?"
As always, Gladwell populates his pages with insights illustrated by one memorable character study and anecdote after another. He can be an efficient and persuasive storyteller, and in this book his cast of "Davids" include French Impressionist painters, undersized basketball players and civil-rights marchers; his "Goliaths" include the French art establishment, basketball traditionalists and segregationist police chiefs.
But "David and Goliath" isn't just about underdogs defeating giants. It's also, under Gladwell's stretching of the "Goliath" metaphor, about the strategies underdogs use to overcome societal obstacles and tackle personal challenges. As Gladwell widens his arguments, venturing into topics as diverse as teacher-student ratios and the Holocaust, "David and Goliath" becomes an uneven book, alternately compelling and essential and then scattershot and unconvincing.
His chapter on the damage caused to many bright students by the most exclusive universities should be required reading for every parent worrying about which college a son or daughter should attend. Gladwell argues persuasively that the most prestigious colleges end up frustrating the ambitions of many bright students who would be better off at midlevel universities. But that chapter is preceded by a lengthy discussion on class size in the public schools of the Connecticut community of Shepaug Valley that reads like a superficial treatment of a much larger policy discussion — and that time and again condescends to the reader.
"Can you see why Teresa DeBrito was so worried about Shepaug Valley?" Gladwell asks, after plying us with tables and statistics and recounting DeBrito's work as a principal struggling with declining enrollment. At other points in the book he asks, "Did you follow that?" and "Can you see why this is so fascinating?"
It's frustrating, not fascinating, to see a writer such as Gladwell adopt the didactic tone of the narrator of a television science program. And yet much of "David and Goliath" truly is intriguing and inspiring, especially when Gladwell discusses "desirable difficulties." A high percentage of prison inmates are dyslexics, he tells us, and so are a high percentage of entrepreneurial millionaires — both facts are reflections of the personal challenges dyslexics face and the way they respond to them. In a similar vein, Gladwell's account of the journey of Dr. Emil "Jay" Freireich is unforgettable.
Freireich, the son of Hungarian immigrants, is raised during the Great Depression in Chicago and suffers through a childhood of great poverty and neglect. It makes him a hard and angry man and also gives him an unbreakable will. Those qualities serve him well when he becomes a doctor and leads a series of clinical trials of new drug treatments for child victims of
"How Jay did it, I don't know," one doctor tells Gladwell.
"But we do know, don't we?" Gladwell writes. "He had been through worse." The resulting "drug cocktail" regimen is now a standard cancer treatment and has saved thousands of lives.
But in the next chapter, on the civil rights movement, Gladwell is once again on shaky rhetorical footing as he discusses
"De rabbit is de slickest o' de animals de lawd ever made," he writes, quoting the tale of Brer Rabbit popular among slaves.
Like tricksters, the movement's leaders fooled the Birmingham police into thinking its ranks were bigger than they really were and refused to play "by the rules" because black people had "nothing to lose," Gladwell writes. As he makes such obvious and not especially profound arguments, Gladwell can't help but gloss over the complex and bloody history of African American resistance, courage and suffering.
In the end, "David and Goliath" feels like the work of two very different writers. One is an intelligent thinker who feels the need to illuminate hidden human truths. And the other is a showman, a master of ceremonies shuffling one performer after the other onto a stage, afraid that if he lingers too long on one act, he'll lose his big audience forever.
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Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
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Triad student dies in SC crash; 2 classmates injured
A Ragsdale High School student died and two classmates were injured in a crash early Sunday morning in South Carolina.
Ry'Chon Hawkins died in a crash around 5 a.m. on north Highway 501 near Latta, about an hour northwest of Myrtle Beach.
Debrien Brown is in very serious or critical condition, while the condition of John Bawa isn't known, Guilford County Schools officials said in a statement.
The three teens were in a 2012 Chevrolet Camaro when it ran off the road near Old Ebenezer Road and hit a tree, said Lance Cpl. Sonny Collins with the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
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"FFA Rocks!" said chapter members Sadie Reinbeck and Addie Schoff.
Why? Reinbeck and Schoff both found the pleasure of bettering their communities through leadership. Their project — the restoration of Bureau Valley High School's sign on 2125 North Avenue — required a commitment of planning, securing donated materials, and advocating for service.
This idea arose when both students and teachers expressed disappointment in the sign's condition. Weeds were rampant, and no direction was provided for resolve. Willard Mott, head of the agricultural department at Bureau Valley, however, knew just what to do. As the National FFA Organization encourages a student-run program, he asked two of his students to step up and organize a solution. Reinbeck and Schoff took the challenge.
"It took us a good month to plan and get everything together," Schoff said. "It was something that we had to stay on task with, definitely."
The planning process included calling various parties for materials and monetary donations, securing a design, and working with administration to plan the date/times of execution. The Bureau Valley FFA and BV CUSD No. 340 would like to extend a special thanks to Elite Landscaping, Illinois Agri Women, Schoff Farm Service, McCormick's Nursery, Walnut Gravel Pit, Ryan Taylor, Gail Edlefson, Jason Jaggers and Dennis Thompson for their donations to the project.
The girls also weren't afraid to get their hands dirty when refurbishing the sign's landscape.
"My least favorite memory is when we were laying down the landscape fabric and hit my head on the sign," Reinbeck said. "But it wasn't just Addie and I, but the efforts of everyone that has improved its appearance."
The Bureau Valley FFA Chapter expressed a great deal of commitment to Schoff and Reinbeck's work.
"The day we began work was an early out day, and people stayed to help us instead of going home," Reinbeck said. "It was cold, but I could detect the sense of accomplishment as my fellow FFA members experienced the power of service. We are both constantly impressed by the dedication of our peers who soon will serve as educators and leaders within the community."
When asked about the benefits of the new landscaping, both girls knew they would be virtually endless.
"This project shows that we care not just about what you see when the bus pulls up, but also for the community to know that we take pride in our school and FFA chapter," Reinbeck said.
It is designed to be low-maintenance, requiring only occasional watering of the plants. The rocks won't require tender care or watering, an improvement over the previous.
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Kitty's Bocconcino and Sausage Pasta Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009
Recipe: Bocconcino and Sausage Pasta
How long does it take? 20-25 minutes
Category: Omnivore
Name: Kitty
Why is it a favorite meal? This dish always comforts me. Most of the ingredients are almost always either in my pantry or fridge. I just have to cruise by the store for sausage and bocconcino. The flavors are distinct and the cinnamon adds great depth to the dish.
Bocconcino and Sausage Pasta
Serves 2, easily doubles, triples, and beyond
This recipe can ebb and flow with the contents of your fridge. Once you've made this recipe, feel free to add, subtract, or substitute ingredients to accommodate your personal taste, or use up leftovers. Part of a quick, stress free weeknight meal is either using what is already at home or easily grabbed from the store on your way home.
2 fresh Hot Italian Pork Sausages, casings removed, just as good with Lamb Merguez
2 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
1 14.5 oz can whole peeled tomatoes
1 tablespoon tomato paste, (buy the tube stuff, it's a great item to always have on hand)
1/8 teaspoon chili flakes
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
Salt and Pepper to taste
2 tablespoon chopped black and green olives
1/2 cup boccaccino mozzarella, cut in half
1/4 cup chopped basil, in strips
1/2 pound dried Spaghetti
Prepare noodles according to package instructions until al dente. Make sure to salt your water until it tastes like the ocean for optimal noodle flavor.
Heat a skillet over medium high heat and add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Make sure that your skillet will be large enough to accommodate adding all the ingredients, including the pasta. Add the sausage, and use the tip of a wooden spoon to crumble the sausage while browning. Once brown, remove sausage and transfer to a plate.
If needed, add 1 tablespoon olive oil to the skillet and toss in the onions. Continuously stir the onion to avoid it from burning, sauté until it is translucent and has a light caramel tinge.
Add the tomatoes, and break them up with the tip of your wooden spoon. Add the tomato paste and continue to stir. Toss in chili flakes and cinnamon, and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper according to taste. Fight the urge to add more cinnamon; it's a background flavor.
Now, add the sausage, olives, and noodles. Just before serving, stir in the bocconccino and basil. The mozzarella will melt in the warmth of the sauce, make sure everyone gets a few for maximum enjoyment.
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St. John's Episcopal Church, overlooking the Niagara River on Main Street in Youngstown, will hold its annual Strawberry Fest on Saturday and Sunday, June 15 and 16, from noon to 4 p.m. Homemade strawberry shortcake along with grilled foods and salads will be served and a theme basket auction will be held.
A special tribute to active duty members, reservists, and veterans of the U.S. Armed Services and the National Guard will be held Saturday at 3 p.m., featuring the music of the Lockport Community Band.
The Strawberry Fest dates back to World War II when the congregation hosted a "strawberry social" for soldiers stationed at nearby Fort Niagara. St. John's is located near the south entrance to the fort, and many of its founding members were part of the fort's post-Civil War garrison.
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Innovation, best practices and optimization
Matrikons Alarm Mik Marvan concluded the session on alarm management at the Matrikon Summit 2007 showing how Matrikons Alarm Management System can help companies implement best practices.
From the Editors of CONTROL
Matrikon's Mik Marvan provided his take on alarm philosophy from the Best Practices Track in a speech entitled, "Innovation: Predicting Maintenance in Hydroelectric Power Generation," during the Matrikon Summit 2007 in Chicago. In addition, Neil Gregory from Meridian Energy gave a follow-up to yesterday's general session discussion by Garth Dibley. Meridian Energy is NZ largest energy provider. They are a "renewable" company, generating only from hydro and wind. They have huge hydro assets and operate the largest wind farm in NZ's North Island.
Asset Management Excellence
We are trying to maximize the lifecycle and the long term asset value of the large equipment assets. We are trying to optimize our maintenance. At a strategic level we're talking about refurbishment and replacement of aging assets. With aging assets it is all about when you do that. We have tools to help us understand the plant equipment condition.
You can replace before failure. This is a low risk option, but it is very expensive. The strength of the Predictive Asset Management system is that it works for all levels of equipment from large to small assets.
You can replace after failure. This, too, is a suboptimal choice. Emergency replacement can cost as much as five times normal purchase cycle cost, not to mention the potential environmental damage. "We have transformers in a World Heritage site," Gregory said, "and chucking 15,000 liters of transformer oil down the ridge just isn't right."
Plant condition monitoring: "you must understand the condition of your asset or you're just a victim waiting for an accident to happen." But if you do understand conditions, you can make informed decisions about maintenance and repair.
The problem with our first condition monitoring system was that we were flooded with data. "The problem with data is that you have to finally get people to look at it. We just didn't think it was good enough to get someone somewhere to spend time looking at the data."
We thought we needed a Plant Asset Management System. What is different about a PAMS is that it is designed to do something with the data from the condition monitors, not just collect the data.
We believed that we needed a predictive PAMS, and we found in 2003 that there was absolutely no such system on the market. We specified what we wanted, and found that Matrikon was successful in obtaining the project. "There was actually daylight between Matrikon and the next best company. And Matrikon was the only one of the six companies on the short list I'd never heard of."
We had 10 years of CMMS data from Maximo, 3 years of PI data, and lots of process data. What we didn't have was the bit that pulled it all together. That's the PAMS.
The PAMS analyzes the data from Maximo and the PI database, and notifies the right people of the results of the analysis. Then somebody can actually do something about the data.
Gregory showed asset overview slides that gave overall health values for critical assets like transformers and turbines. "We needed an icon for 'governors' so we picked a photo of the Governator, since the PAMS identifies bad actors as well, eh."
Meridian uses the PAM to predict things like "days to transformer dry out" and other Key Maintenance Indicators. Managers can access maintenance summary screens that allow drill-down into Maximo to see work order status. They can also see alert summaries, so they can keep track of the "hot" items they're responsible for. The PAM can email reports to key people so they can be reminded rather than expecting them to find the right screen every day.
Gregory showed the "custom dashboard builder" and called it one of his favorite pieces of the software. Plant managers and engineers can build their own dashboards to keep track of assets they are worried about.
We don't expect this system to warn us of catastrophe everyday. What we expect is an early warning system. The system is like the barrier at the top of the cliff that keeps you from going off. It is the light on the dashboard that tells you that something is coming and you need to do something about it.
In the future, we expect to have twice as many assets in the model by 2009.
Best Practices: How to Stop Drowning in a Sea of Alarms
This morning's final session in the "Best Practices" track focused on alarm management. Dr. Joseph Alford, recently retired from Eli Lilly, and Mik Marvan, Matrikon's alarm management product manager, threw a life preserver to automation professionals drowning in a tsunami of alarms. Dr. Alford condensed 35 years of batch processing alarm management experience into a few key slides.
To rescue the average batch processing plant floor operator from the more than 3,000 alarms he has to account for on a given shift, do the following things, says Dr. Alford
Using the "alarm management" system on a car as an example, he demonstrated the characteristics of an ideal alarming system. In a car, the "alarms," such as a low fuel gauge, represent an "abnormal" situation that requires a response. The alarm systems are accurate and reliable. Ordinarily people don't question whether the low fuel indicator really means they have to stop for gas. These alarms permit a reasonable time for response: The driver has time to get to the gas station. Most important, the alarms are few in number, in spite of the fact that cars are complex systems. Why can't the alarm systems in our batch processing operations have the same characteristics, asks Dr. Alford.
Allowing for the additional characteristics of batch operations, such as multiple process steps, multiple phases, process loads, set points that are a function of time, and few, if any steady-state operations, these are his recommendations for building such a system.
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Opinion: The Sebelius Showdown
Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Paul Howard on the HHS Secretary's testimony before Congress on the disastrous Healthcare.gov rollout.
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Kathleen civilians some until this morning about the failures of the ObamaCare website that ... were fortunate to have all part of Manhattan and stay with this um thanks for joining us ... yet we talk about the technical problems and I think to ... the this was not a good morning for Kathleen Sibilia said ... when few things in particular one the difficulty that people have signing up into this issue that I think Congressman Mike Rogers Michigan raised fairly persuasively ... that God this system is really not been tested for security ... so you're telling the consumer or the potential consumer of the ObamaCare policy that done this website is difficult to ... sign up on and what to do your information may not be secure ... what is the kinda mean in practical terms to the larger ... 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Post subject: What do you think would work in a Nintendo theme park?
What do you think the chances of Disney opening a "digital" or "Nintendo Licensed" theme park? probably zero...
it would interfere with Epcot.
but the concept non the less.
The site icon would be a giant mickey holding a game controller. The gate to the park would be a TV screen. As you enter you feel as if you are being put into a video game or being digitized into the digital world.
From the tron section you split off to 4 separate areas including the The Mushroom Kingdom, Bowser's Kingdom, The city of Hyrule, and Mute City.
The concept behind this theme park is that each of the main cast of Disney; Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, and Donald; are playing each of the 4 worlds.
In the Mushroom Kingdom Mickey helps Mario & Luigi along in their journeys to meet various characters in the world.
In Bowser's Kingdom Goofy finds himself stuck in the world with Luigi and needs to find a way out.
In Hyrule Donald is trying to help locate the Tri-force with link.
In Mute City Minnie is Racing and hunting with captain falcon and Samus.
The ending show is Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Donald get captured by Browser, and Ganon. (...and Mother Brain). Mario, Luigi, Link and Samus attempt to save them and when Samus and link are defeated and Mario and Luigi are on their last legs, mickey tells them to wish upon a star, Mario then talks about the power of the stars, and when they all wish to the stars a super star falls from the sky and Mario grabs it and used the star power to defeat them.
After an hour there is an end of the day parade through the mushroom kingdom.
Two float ideas are:
-- Bowser defeated upside down and moaning on a float.
-- Gannon in shackles
-- Princess peach, Mario and Luigi on a float together
-- Link on a float with princess Zelda
-- A float that looks like Samus should be on it but she isn't. maybe a projection of her is on the float.
-- The final float would be Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy. with game over.
Some more ideas to come.
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It's an interesting idea. I don't think that it would interfere much with Epcot. It would just be difficult for Disney and Nintendo to reach a deal, since they are different companies. Most likely, Disney would want to own Nintendo before they sunk money into a fully-themed park... It's fun to think about though
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Don't forget that one time (ok, it appears quite a few) that Lego wanted to have a land in EPCOT. Now, they're supposedly going with a non-Disney park.
I agree that there would difficult hurdles to getting Nintendo properties represented in the park. A little synergy between retail products (Toy Story Mania on the Wii) doesn't hurt. It might even be a tiny step forward.
If you'd like some constructive criticism, the concept should try to entertain across as many groups of guests as possible. Right now, This will mostly appeal to those that actually play the games. How many grandparents will enjoy the attractions and parades?
Each of the lands sound like they are really individual attractions. I would think that you want to evoke an emotion or sense of place for a land. Having a clear beginning, middle, and end feels more like a story that can be expressed in a single attraction.
Take the Harry Potter expansion at Universal. The area is meant to make you feel like you're in the world of Harry Potter, not a specific storyline from one of the novels or movies.
Keep working on this. I'm sure that you have many more ideas on this theme.
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 3:09 am
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:) thanks for the advice, I am slowly working on ideas for the park, I would love to make people feel as if they are entering into the different worlds when they are in the park.
I think i overdid the idea of stories for each park. Mainly i would just focus the attractions on the single main characters for each section.
Luigi's mansion <-> 3d simulator of going through the haunted house following Luigi.
Bowsers castle <-> walk through the castle to get to a ride, you walk past Bowsers throne room which is blocked by bars on the other side of the room a large animatronic Bowser talks with his troops. The ride would consist of a roller coaster through his castle.
King Boo's Manor <-> a show involving the boo's talking about how they defeated Mario when he came to evict king boo.
At night after the mushroom kingdom is closed the bad guy area (Bowsers keep) could throw a party late night to celebrate how Bowser will take over the mushroom kingdom the next night. Bowser gets brought out on his throne (a Float) with a bandage on his head. He then starts the party. (Atmosphere like the Mexican pavilion at Epcot.)
My original concept for a strictly Nintendo theme park was:
Mushroom Kingdom - Mario, Bowser
Hyrule - Zelda
Dreamland - Kirby, pikmin
Mute City - Metroid, F zero, star fox
In the middle would be a large mountain that is referenced in all the areas, in Hyrule they call it death mountain, and in mushroom kingdom it has giant eyes.
The center would have paths leading to all the areas so you could get to the different parks without mixing them together.
In the center of this mountain would be a arcade on the bottom floor, restaurant on the second floor and a stadium on the third (where the preform a stage show battle between Pokemon trainers)
Got to sleep now I'll jot down more ideas later.
Which park do you think is better Disney/Nintendo or just pure Nintendo?
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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 7:22 pm
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The World of Nintendo is big enough to fill an entire park. It's definitely bigger than four lands, closely tied to particular characters. If you're going to follow the Disney model, you'd put a castle in the center (possibly Princess Toadstool's).
Since Mario seems to loom so large, you definitely want music inspired from the games included (please don't make people listen to the actual game music; it'll drive them away vey quickly). I don't think that is something to worry about at this point, though. Just let the music play in your head as you think about things. What's common throughout? There's always an opportunity for uplifitng moods (for instance, when you finish a level). Individual levels and worlds have their own take on the background music, to set an overall mood.
The games and characters should only be used as inspiration for your design. Since we're talking about themes here, you want some underlying *thing* to permeate everything. Write that thing down on a post-it note. Make sure you can look at it when you write something and also when reviewing it.
Here are some things to think of.
* What does Mario's world smell and physically feel like? You already know what it looks and sounds like. I imagine that most things feel "bouncy". But, that would be hard to keep up in this universe.
* Can you sum up the park's theme in a single, cohesive paragraph? This is your main selling point. To the money men, the enablers, the guests.
* Does each land's theme tie back to your overall one? Guests may not pick up on it, but if it doesn't fit, they'll know that something's wrong.
* Is the theme for each land truly distinct and unique? If not, one is a sub-land of the other.
* Can you make sure each land can relate to at least one other land's theme (preferably two)? You need some kind of way to transition from one to the next.
* Going in deeper, does each attraction fit in a land's theme? People will try to make things fit. Otherwise, the illusion falls apart. Imagine a kid puttng a Mickey sticker in the middle of the Pepper's Ghost effect in the Haunted Mansion.
Now, get out there and design your park. I'd love to visit it.
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:57 pm
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Other ideas for attractions in the different areas.
Mute City (Future world)
- Hall of Metroid Museum - Theater of Samus' adventures in a "Futuristic" filming style, Kind of like the spider-man ride at universal - Islands of Adventure. Science gift shop.
- Star Fox Academy - Lazar-Tag Cadet Training, Space preparation training (Rollar Coaster quick-launch ramp zero-g) , Tour the Great fox (Cafeteria) maybe a gift shop selling star fox stuff, R-wing Ride from the dock (Roller coaster)
- F-zero Grand Prix Track - simulator pods and betting on the race. A sports bar filled with f-zero posters Past winners (holographic posters) & current racers. on the Big screens have current race, maybe a meet the racer at the bar/restaurant. Simulator pods would be interactive allowing people to drive, two seats one behind the driver for observing and experiencing without driving. 4d experience, racers when they die are kicked from the race (or not). In the dashboard of the car their is a camera that films the people's faces and uses those for placeholders also for in the bar as a cockpit view. If people are kicked from the race when they die: use the dashboard footage at the bar, maybe take a photo and sell it at the gift shop; also if they die in water they will get sprayed by a water nozzle to add to the experience.
- Pikmen would be a good transition between the future mute city and the dream would. As you walk into the pikmen environment things around you get bigger making you feel as if you are shrinking. The area would be a open field from a miniature perspective then transition into a forested area use fog machines to block the path then transition into the dreamworld. Hot dog stand for quick food. Bug themes throughout the area teach kids about bugs, maybe how they are in other Nintendo games. maybe a bug themed restaurant kind of themed like a empty patch of grass with grass patterns on the walls.
Any thoughts on our ideas? Anything you would do different? Restaurants, snacks, themes for the gift shops? How to get other demographics involved?
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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:42 pm
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Any thoughts on our ideas? Anything you would do different? Restaurants, snacks, themes for the gift shops? How to get other demographics involved?[/quote]
Bear in mind some Nintendo games are developed outside Nintendo..
I mean does anyone license Capcom characters for other than games?
And who owns the Vampire Killer/Castlvaynia franchise these days?
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Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:26 pm
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Here's some compiled ideas I've put together :) anyone wants to work on it feel free to ask I can send the word document version.
Konomi still owns castlevania's rights, i think the newest game is made by someone else though.
Capcom might not want megaman to be used for anything else, but maybe in the park have areas that can be leased out by third party developers or something to that effect?
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The ending show is Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Donald get captured by Browser, and Ganon. (...and Mother Brain). Mario,[url=http://www.dvdsetcollection.com/products/The-Office-Season-1-6-DVD-Boxset-cartoon-1810.html]The Office dvd[/url] Luigi, Link and Samus attempt to save them and when Samus and link are defeated and Mario and Luigi are on their last legs, mickey tells them to wish upon a star, Mario then talks about the power of the stars, and when they all wish to the stars a super star falls from the sky and Mario grabs it and used the star power to defeat them.
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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 10:52 pm
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i once made a nintendo themed park on Roller Coaster Tycoon, but it wasn't Disney themed at all. The hard thing was not being able to make everything look realistic.
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Each of the lands sound like they are really individual attractions.
I would think that you want to evoke an emotion or sense of place for a land.
Having a clear beginning, middle, and end feels more like a story that can be expressed in a single attraction.
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
Inside each of the antennae are three bendy drinking straws... with means their position can be changed as the mood strikes. I love the pom poms on the end, too!
So... this was the original play dough model:
And this is my cuddly version:
26 comments:
- annemarie said...
I love that cuddly version - how cute it is!!
- December 18, 2008 at 8:31 AM
- mary grace said...
perfection :) he'll love it! and i love the idea of the bendable straws... it's great :)
- December 18, 2008 at 9:13 AM
- December 18, 2008 at 10:06 AM
- Karen said...
That is some serious cute. Great job translating playdough into a stuffed toy with loads of personality.
- December 18, 2008 at 10:49 AM
He is GORGEOUS!!! Congrats!
(My word verification is 'exhick.' My maiden name is Hickman! LOL)
- December 18, 2008 at 11:55 AM
- campbellgirl said...
OMG, he's gorgeous! You are going to have a very happy child on your hands.
- December 18, 2008 at 12:31 PM
- Everyday Housewife said...
Your alien looks so cuddly, and not so alien..
- December 18, 2008 at 1:58 PM
- Jenny said...
that is just absolutely adorable! fantastic!
- December 18, 2008 at 2:27 PM
- Mannie Vincent said...
He has turned out fabulous! Great work!!!
♥Mannie, MVincent.etsy.com
- December 18, 2008 at 2:50 PM
- Leslie said...
So so so cute! He's gonna love it! Frankly, if he doesn't, you should immediately send it to me!
- December 18, 2008 at 3:09 PM
- I'm not sure I'm an adult yet said...
omg! love it! i wish i had that talent. he will love it!
- December 18, 2008 at 4:02 PM
- misha said...
You are a genius!
- December 18, 2008 at 6:49 PM
- Sicilian said...
It is very cute and I'll be a beloved toy to the child who gets it.
- December 18, 2008 at 9:13 PM
- Balou said...
That is so awesome! What a unique, and original gift.
- December 19, 2008 at 12:18 AM
- whatsonox said...
Love the drinking straws idea.
He/she/it 's so cute.
For cute french-speaking aliens check out SamSam, the smallest super hero. Your alien would be right at home in his universe.
You can normally watch an episode for free without signing up but I can't get it to work today. (Un épisode à voir
en accès libre :
"L'attaque des Pipiolis")It is the episode where Samsam doesn't go to the toilet when his mother asks him to and the naughty aliens make his bed all wet!I'm not sure that we understood all the french (in fact I'm sure we didn't) but his universe is SO cute - and it beats conjugating verbs as a way to learn french.
Which is what I should be doing and why I am typing so much. French homework and then cleaning the guest room for the pre-Christmas guests - SO boring but necessary. But then I get to go to my children's pottery class. It is the last class of term and they've invited the parents in to have a go - what a brill idea. French grammer may be rotten but their craft classes are great.
Since you know nothing about me I should maybe explain that our family moved to France from England in August when my husband got a job in Geneva (yeh, I know that's in Switzerland but we live just over the border). I'm now a stay at home mum with more time for crocheting and surfing the web (and skiing and not just dreaming but expecting my very first White Christmas.
There, now I've introduced myself I feel a little bit less like a gatecrasher. Thanks for the blog. It cheers me up when my new life is getting a bit much.
(If you do want to see more SamSam episodes you can sign up for free on the website.)
- December 19, 2008 at 12:49 AM
- Elaine said...
So cute! Thanks for a chuckle and a smile on a tough day for me.
- December 19, 2008 at 2:27 AM
- egebs said...
He turned out so cute.
- December 19, 2008 at 3:02 AM
- RachelB said...
Oh my goodness! He is adorable! Note to self - must learn how to crochet 3-D items!
- December 19, 2008 at 4:42 AM
- Queenie said...
you amaze me. you are so talented! what time do you get up in the morning? what time do you go to bed? how can you fit all this in your life!? i am really impressed by you and your industry. great job. you create such beautiful things.
- December 19, 2008 at 6:37 AM
- Rima said...
- December 19, 2008 at 7:08 AM
- Sam said...
We all knew the end result would be worth waiting for. Master Nine is one lucky boy. I love the legs, I love the expression on the face, and adjustable antennae...? How cool is that :-)
- December 19, 2008 at 12:03 PM
- My Best Friend Calls Me Martha said...
- December 19, 2008 at 5:00 PM
- ~Tanya~ said...
that is awesome! love it.
- December 19, 2008 at 8:33 PM
- laughing purple goldfish said...
annemarie - a cute alien... who would have thought it possible?
mary grace - the bendy straws do a fabulous job... and kid safe, too
jacqui - thanks :) your orange yarn remanants were put to good use... thank you kindly
karen - not sure if my son wanted him to be cute or menacing! oh well.. I'm sure he'll tell me... kids are good at being direct!
aimeewrites - that's just SPOOKY!!
campbellgirl - I do hope so
everyday housewife - I think he's a friendly alien... who tries his hardest to look fierce, but is just too adorable to succeed
jenny - thank you
mannie - much appreciated
leslie - can I send you the nine year old instead???
i'm not sure i'm an adult yet - fabulous name you have! thanks for stopping by
misha - thanks
sicilian - ciao
balou - yes... I can safely say that he will not be receiving a DUPLICATE gift from anyone else... definitely one of a kind :)
whatsonox - thanks so much for sharing... I really appreciate it :)
my kids actually watch sam sam... but we get it in english here... in fact, little secret here... master nine is actually called sam... so often we find ourselves singing the theme song... SAM SAM and he CAN CAN save the world!
oh no... it's in my head now...it will be stuck there all night! aarghhh
anyhow... I wonder if that show is where my sam gets his alien inspiration from? I haven't watched it with them... it's just kind of on in the background for me
and can I just say WOW... what a challenging few months you must have had... new country... new language... as well as the sahm challenges which come our way!
have a fabulous white christmas, and the pottery sounds fab... why should the kids have all the fun?
elaine - sorry to hear you are having a tough day... but I'm glad I could distract you... even for just a moment :)
egebs - thank you
rachelb - stick with me sweetie... 3D items are fun, and not nearly as tricky as you might imagine... hopefully I can inspire you to tackle one (or more) in 2009
queenie - I am SO not a morning person... but I could happily sit up all night crafting... although sometimes it's best not to! often I'll have a fabulous idea at 2am... and just HAVE to craft it then and there while the mojo is with me... but then I look back at it after a few hours sleep and wonder WHAT WAS I THINKING!!!
rima - thanks sweetie
sam - I'm hoping he will think the adjustable antennae are WAY COOL
martha - beautiful reaction there... thank you :)
tanya - thanks!
- December 19, 2008 at 11:19 PM
- Robbie said...
I'm very impressed = and the button combination for the eyes works a treat! The bendy straws idea is great... I was wondering about the safety aspect of chenille sticks, but now there is an option!
Hope Master 9 likes his alien!
- December 20, 2008 at 4:05 AM
- laughing purple goldfish said...
robbie - yes... the bendy straws are wonderful... I saw them used years ago, as the 'insides' for knitted candy canes... and the idea stayed with me
- December 23, 2008 at 10:02 PM


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Advice: My 13 year old daughter is inactive and over-eating
Dear Carolyn:
I am the father of a 13-year-old daughter who is not very active. She would rather sit on the couch and watch TV than do anything else, whereas most of her friends play sports or do other exercise-related activities. My wife and I are concerned because she has gained 20 pounds over the last 18 months or so, now has a noticeable belly, and her clothes are obviously tighter. I think her metabolism has dramatically slowed since she hit puberty about two years ago.
My wife and I have been very careful not to say anything about her appearance or her weight. We have always tried to instill good eating habits and we tell her she needs to exercise more for her overall health rather than weight loss. Unfortunately, she is not very receptive to our suggestions and we have a lot of heated discussions about it. My daughter doesn't seem to understand the relationship between food, exercise and her body.
My wife has talked to the pediatrician to help us discuss this with my daughter. The doctor told my daughter that she needs to exercise for a minimum of 30 minutes a day, five days a week. My wife and my daughter recently started going to aerobics classes together two to three times a week, which they both enjoy. The days they don't do aerobics are causing a lot of friction. We have been happy if she does the elliptical machine in our home or plays an active game like Just Dance on the Wii. However, it is ALWAYS a struggle and we usually have to take away her phone before she will agree to exercise.
I used to think my wife and I were approaching the issue appropriately, but lately I find that we are being overly critical regarding portion control and snacking. We are at our wits' end.
The ultimate goal is to make sure our daughter leads a healthy, active lifestyle. My biggest fear is that we inadvertently create self-esteem or body-image issues if we are not careful. Do you have any thoughts or suggestions about how to handle this?
-- Concerned Dad
You have a daughter who, at 13, has no interest in her world besides what comes off a screen, and you're worried about 20 pounds? If she were thin, TV as life purpose would fly?
While you still have the (apparently underused) ability to say, "No TV except (conditions here)," your entire focus needs to be on your daughter's emotional and intellectual health. How did she get to the point where she has no outside interests or hobbies, no passions, no non-couch activities like "most of her friends"?
Have you encouraged hobbies or skills? Have you equipped her to be an active adult, by providing experience, lessons and/or family togetherness in lifetime pursuits like hiking, biking, tennis, golf, swimming or whatever regional sports you have access to, like surfing, skiing, rowing, climbing? Even though some can be prohibitively expensive, often their governing bodies have a charitable arm that offers low-cost youth programs to encourage the growth of their sport.
And, have you equipped her to push herself, explore, try-fail-recover-repeat?
You do not get to decide what your daughter enjoys doing, and those forced aerobics can reap as much resentment as fitness. But you do get to say that sitting around the house being passively entertained is a waste of her gifts, a waste of time, a waste of life. (Sugar-coat as needed.)
You do get to say, yes, it can be difficult to figure out just what each of us has to offer. You can also say that the trial-and-error process can be either frustrating or interesting and rewarding, depending on how we approach it. You can say you will follow her lead and encourage and support whatever productive endeavor she chooses to pursue.
And you can say your only requirement is that she pursue something. Art, music, books, dance, sports, recreation, crafts, volunteer work, paid work (dog-walking, baby-sitting, lawn-mowing), ... ? Knitting for wounded troops or the homeless or NICU babies, say, can make even TV worship productive.
After stating your do-something requirement, back off and back it up simultaneously by giving her a choice between a day or two to come up with ideas of her own, or a brainstorming session where you and she think up some possibilities. If she chooses (a), then explain that coming up empty on ideas will bring on (b).
Even if your mouths never form the word, aerobics, ellipticals, portion control and snack-policing scream, "FAT." Your daughter is inert, not stupid, and surely sees through the "active lifestyle" spin.
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The Omen (October 28/08)
There's little doubt that The Omen, flawed as it may be, ultimately fares a whole lot better than its 2006 remake, with Gregory Peck's compelling performance and Richard Donner's expectedly steady direction certainly proving instrumental in the movie's mild success. The deliberately-paced storyline - which follows Peck's Robert Thorn as he becomes convinced that his adopted son Damien (Harvey Stephens) is actually the Antichrist - boasts a number of thoroughly chilling elements that slowly-but-surely afford the proceedings a palpable atmosphere of dread, as screenwriter David Seltzer punctuates the film's first half with such distinctly horrific happenings as the public suicide of Damien's nanny and a vicious baboon attack during a trip to the zoo. The familiarity of the film's various creepy happenings isn't as problematic as one might've feared, with Peck's strong, downright sympathetic work effectively selling the over-the-top developments that effectively convince his character that something sinister is afoot. It's only as the film progresses that one's interest starts to wane, with Thorn's investigation into Damien's origins growing increasingly stagnant as it progresses. And while the movie does recover for an admittedly thrilling finale - instigated by the justifiably legendary death of David Warner's character - The Omen is simply not able to live up to its reputation as a classic of the horror genre.
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There's little doubt that Damien: Omen II primarily comes off as a surprisingly organic follow-up to its 1976 predecessor, as director Don Taylor has infused the proceedings with a level of consistency that effectively continues the storyline established within the original. The movie picks up seven years after the events of The Omen, with Damien (Jonathan Scott-Taylor) now attending military school and slowly-but-surely coming to grips with his decidedly ominous destiny - much to the chagrin of adopted parents Richard (William Holden) and Ann (Lee Grant). Damien: Omen II has been saddled with precisely the sort of deliberate pace that one might've expected, as screenwriters Stanley Mann and Mike Hodges initially place the emphasis on entirely uneventful happenings (ie Richard's various business dealings) that seem to exist only to pad out the running time. It subsequently goes without saying that the sparse yet effective kill sequences prove to be a highlight almost immediately, although - admittedly - there's nothing here that quite compares to the infamous decapitation from the first film (Meschach Taylor's doomed elevator ride does come close, however). The inclusion of a weird (but thankfully short-lived) subplot detailing Damien's mixed feelings regarding his true identity doesn't really jibe with his overtly sinister demeanor, while the movie's structure oftentimes seems just a little too reminiscent to that of its forebearer's (something that's particularly true of Richard's creeping realization that Damien is up to no good). The end result is an effort that'll satisfy fans of Richard Donner's original, though detractors will probably find little here worth embracing.
The Omen trilogy comes to a close with this expectedly uneven installment, in which a grown-up Damien's (Sam Neill) rise to power is temporarily foiled by a cabal of knife-wielding monks and the possible second coming of Jesus Christ himself. Much like its predecessors, The Final Conflict has been saddled with an overlong running time that's often exacerbated by the inclusion of padded-out and entirely needless sequences - with the almost egregiously laid-back pace certainly not helping matters. There's little doubt, however, that Neill's irresistibly sinister performance goes a long way towards sustaining one's interest through the movie's dull patches, while it's awfully hard not to admire the degree to which screenwriter Andrew Birkin has embraced the inherently dark nature of the film's storyline (something that's particularly true of the genuinely shocking baby-killing montage). The proliferation of unanswered questions - where did all of Damien's disciples come from? why can't you just lop his head off? - remains a fairly consistent distraction, although, to the film's credit, the admittedly over-the-top conclusion does an effective job of wrapping up the Damien saga. And although the film lamentably contains far less gore than either The Omen or Damien: Omen II, The Final Conflict will undoubtedly leave fans of the series satisfied (casual viewers, on the other hand, will surely find themselves baffled by the franchise's enduring success).
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