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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Marvelous Model Apartment
14 comments:
- Joseph the Butler said...
the tete-a-tete sofa is great--you so rarely see them used, and as properly as this one.
- March 7, 2012 at 11:27 AM
- Neda said...
Wow, I'm just blown away by the this home. The couryard is magnificent and the details are incredible. It makes me long to live in New York as you'd have a tough time finding something like this in California.
- March 7, 2012 at 11:29 AM
- Alpha Blonde said...
This apartment is gorgeous! Being a bio major the only thing I don't like is the chandelier in the living room.. it looks like a cancerous cell. lol.
- March 7, 2012 at 2:39 PM
- Miss Margarita said...
Love this apartment!
- March 7, 2012 at 2:40 PM
- Mr. Goodwill Hunting said...
Is this on the upper-west side? Near Broadway and Amsterdam Ave?
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- March 7, 2012 at 3:07 PM
- Southgate said...
I adore the juxtaposition of more modern pieces against a very traditional backdrop. I shudder to think what that apartment goes for...
- March 7, 2012 at 11:26 PM
- Suzy said...
OMG that living room is TDF!
- March 8, 2012 at 3:27 AM
- Mary Middleton Design said...
Totally besotted with this. So in love with the original features and the soft palette.... if only it could be my US home :)
- March 8, 2012 at 6:06 AM
- WendyDoakArtist.com said...
I LOVE the bedroom....ahhhh, the moldings,fireplace, and ceiling contrasted with the art (love the prints on the mantel) and chic brass lamps and furniture. It all blends beautifully. Thanks for sharing.
- March 8, 2012 at 7:56 AM
- pve design said...
When will you be moving in?
Love the light fixtures.
- March 8, 2012 at 9:46 AM
- Karena said...
The architectural elements are gorgeous. A very chic abode; I could easily live there!
Art by Karena
- March 8, 2012 at 10:12 AM
- Brillante Interiors said...
Beautiful images Heather...and I love the color palette, the simple elegance of the place and the attention to details.
- March 8, 2012 at 4:20 PM
- canvasofculture said...
wow gorgeous interiors. I imagine that only top models are living here? ;)
- March 8, 2012 at 10:14 PM
- wickfreeforever.com said...
I love the bedroom, it looks so cozy and inviting! I really like the artwork over the fireplace!
- March 9, 2012 at 9:25 AM


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By Nia-Malika Henderson and Felicia Sonmez
The Washington Post
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's proposed commission on electoral reform aimed at improving voting efficiency and reducing long wait times for voters is producing heated criticism from advocates on both the right and the left.
Some conservatives see the initiative as a federal overreach into an issue that is rightly the province of states, while some voting rights advocates say that the president's proposed commission is a too timid response to what they see as a huge problem.
"Setting up a commission is not a bold step; it is business as usual," said Elisabeth MacNamara, president of the League of Women Voters. Critics of the commission say it doesn't match the severity of the problem. "The president could have done much better by pointing to real solutions, like that in legislation already introduced on Capitol Hill to require early voting, set limits on waiting times, provide for portable voter registration and set up secure online voter registration."
Conservatives said the commission infringes on local control of the voting process.
"I do not support the president's proposal to appoint yet another national commission to study solutions to the problem of long lines at polling places that seems to be confined to very few states," Rep. Candice Miller, R-Mich., said in a statement, adding that she is opposed to national mandates.
Former Federal Elections Commission official Hans von Spakovsky, a Bush administration Justice Department official who is a fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation, wrote a blog post Thursday morning criticizing Obama's move. He argued that the average wait time nationally for voters during the 2012 election was only 14 minutes and that the country already has a bipartisan election commission, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
"Obama's commission may just be a stalking horse to implement liberals' latest partisan fantasies of automatic and election day voter registration — so-called reforms that will stifle real improvements and endanger the integrity of our elections," he wrote.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., said in an interview with CNSNews.com that Obama was playing political games.
"When the president talks about voting, he is focused on partisan advantage for the Democratic Party," Cruz said. "His Justice Department tragically has been the most partisan Justice Department this country has seen. They have repeatedly fought common-sense voter integrity policies like voter ID that serve, as the U.S. Supreme Court has said, to protect and ensure the integrity of our democratic system."
Obama first pushed the issue in his election-night victory speech, and he touched on it again in his inaugural address last month. And Tuesday night during his State of the Union address, he said: "When any Americans — no matter where they live or what their party — are denied that right simply because they can't wait for five, six, seven hours just to cast their ballot, we are betraying our ideals. That's why, tonight, I'm announcing a nonpartisan commission to improve the voting experience in America."
Obama highlighted the story of Desiline Victor, a 102-year-old Florida resident who waited in line for three hours to cast her ballot at her local library in North Miami.
Heading the commission will be the oddest of odd couples — Obama's former White House Counsel, Bob Bauer, and Ben Ginsberg, a top lawyer for the Republican Party who helped lead the 2000 recount efforts in Florida and served as Mitt Romney's lawyer during his White House run.
"There are plenty of Republicans who are suspicious of federal efforts in this area, but I'm glad Ben decided to do it," said Trevor Potter, who served as John McCain's general counsel in his two presidential bids. "Ben is not a miracle worker, but he has a good reputation and people will listen to the group. Assuming that both parties have the same interest of having the system work and voters being able to vote, then it shouldn't turn out to be as partisan as it would be in the middle of the election."
During the 2012 election, voter access emerged as a highly partisan issue, with Republicans in several states decreasing early voting hours and pushing identification requirements.
Liberals and progressives argued that such measures had the potential to disproportionately disenfranchise elderly, low-income and minority voters, who tend to vote Democratic.
More than a dozen states across the country revamped voting laws to curb voter fraud and voting irregularities and implemented identification laws, though the Justice Department blocked several of the laws in the months before Election Day, including in Pennsylvania.
Congressional Democrats have convened a Task Force on Election Reform, led by Rep. John B. Larson, Conn., aimed at producing legislation on voting rights and campaign-finance reform.
Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., and Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn, D-S.C., introduced the SIMPLE (Streamlined and Improved Methods at Polling Locations and Early Voting) Act. The bill would require each state to institute a 15-day early-voting period before Election Day and would impose a one-hour limit on the time voters must wait to cast their ballot.
Several House Democrats including Clyburn, Rep. John Lewis, Ga., and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, Md., last month introduced the Voter Empowerment Act of 2013. The measure, which has 167 co-sponsors and which was originally introduced during the last Congress, would enact sweeping changes to the way elections are held, such as requiring each state to allow online voter registration and early voting, as well as permitting convicted criminals to vote after having completed their sentence. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is the lead sponsor of similar legislation in the Senate.
Several other voting-related bills have been introduced this Congress, including Rep. James Moran's, D-Va., Value Our Time Elections Act and Rep. Steve Cohen's, D-Tenn. John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act. On the Senate side, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has introduced the Clean and Fair Elections Act, which has garnered 18 co-sponsors so far, and Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., has introduced the LINE (Lines Interfere with National Elections) Act.
Action on the measures is unlikely in the Republican-led House or the Democratic-controlled Senate, however, and some voting rights advocates who have long wanted a high profile for the issue see the commission as a move in the right direction.
"I think the commission is something tangible and concrete that will help us move toward the goal of moving Congress toward national standards," said Penda Hair, co-director of the Advancement Project. "Obama could have proposed a bill, but there is already a bill. We need to keep building public will toward fixing this, and I think the president is doing his part. The problem is Congress."
In Florida, Gov. Rick Scott, R, announced a bipartisan review of his state's election laws after a long ballot and shortened voting window caused wait times of several hours.
Election law observers say states are experimenting with ways to make voting easier, including online voter registration and computerized databases that keep track of a voter's information when he moves.
"The challenge for the commission will be to make sure that the participants are going to approach this in a constructive and data-driven way. If it's ideological, the commission won't accomplish much and the states won't listen," said David Becker, director of election initiatives at Pew Charitable Trusts. "But if they bring together research focused people who are not looking at elections as how a winner is determined, but who will look at it as how our democracy works, then they are going to find that the states are going to be receptive to their recommended solutions."


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Phenomenal experience! Adam, Stephanie, Jim, Hugo, Tim (and the list goes on...) were all the best persons to encounter for a day... the energy was positive all the way from each fan, to the crew, through each of the Linkin Park members themselves! Wow, the experience is breath taking and the memory still vibrates within over 24hrs later, it is only building because I have tickets for the Yokohama concert tomorrow night too. All should try to be a part of this experience every time it is available because it is worth every second. Linkin Park is interested in what you have to say and best of all they actually care about each cause they voice. Forgive the fast process of the actual meet because you meet them just before they go on stage so they have a lot to prepare. Mr. Hahn, Mr. Delson, Mr. Bourdon, Mr. Farrell (Phoenix), Mr. Shinoda, and Mr. Bennington are the most talented artists in my eyes because they're more than just their music, lyrics, instruments, performances, money, or concerts... their positive energy is contagious and their intentions are worldly. Just think, they don't HAVE to meet with fans and they certainly don't need the money but there they are meeting us and taking out time to listen to our thoughts. Linkin Park makes a difference in no only their fan's lives because they develop support for those in need thanks to Music for Relief among other efforts. If you ever have a chance to meet these gentlemen you should do it because it may change your life and at the very least it is a memorable experience that radiates days later (if you're a fan like me). Thank you for the opportunity Linkin Park and to all those associated with Linkin Park you're amazing persons. I appreciate your sacrifice and patience through all that you endure. I hope to see you again in the future!
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I attended the LPU summit in Tokyo last Sunday. It was a super great experience for me!! I'd like to thank everyone who made it happen in Tokyo. It was so exciting to finally meet the band.
It was a little unfortunate that the only interaction with the band was M&G unlike the other international summits, but still, it was an amazing weekend, starting from a thousand horizons event and to two nights in Chiba.
A lot of thanks to LPUers who I got to communicate at the venue too!
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Developer Brett Wynkoop has written the code for a simple web server called Simple/Small/Shell Web Server (SWS) in the form of a shell script.
SWS is ideal to serve static content on the web; however, the open source program lacks a CGI-Interface. The script works with Bourne-compatible shells and requires the standard Unix programs dirname, cat, and date. According to Wynkoop, installation consists of putting the program somewhere, making it executable, creating the document directory, and creating an entry in inetd.conf. He has tested his small server in FreeBSD, Solaris, and Linux.
SWS 1.0 creates index pages for directory listings on the fly and includes a "404 Page" for the "File not found" error message. The server is available for download as a stand-alone script and as a tarball, and includes a man page on the SWS-powered project home page.
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Keyport will receive $101,000 to improve undeveloped waterfront park for passive recreation use by adding a gazebo, picnic tables, benches, landscaping and parking.
Union Beach will get $50,000 for Scholer Park benches, picnic tables, irrigations and security improvements along with the replacement of landscaping damaged by Superstorm Sandy.
The award is part of a $2.3 million to be distributed among 13 municipalities in the Monmouth County Municipal Open Space Grant Program.
Lillian G. Burry, the liaison to the County's Park System that administers the grants, noted that seven towns applied for funding to help with Sandy-related recovery projects.
"With this round of municipal open space grants we have now funded nearly $25 million of park and open space projects in our communities," Burry said. "Sharing the cost of municipal projects supports and improves the quality of life in all of our communities."
Here is a list of the other recipients.
· Asbury Park, $250,000 for the third development phase of Springwood Avenue Park to include benches, a shade structure, lighting and other site improvements.
· Atlantic Highlands, $113,000 for Superstorm Sandy repairs to Harbor Park's three popular tennis courts and basketball court.
· Brielle, $50,000 for Superstorm Sandy rehabilitation work at Brielle Park related to parking area and fencing.
· Eatontown, $180,000 for replacement of Superstorm Sandy damaged restroom and storage buildings at Wolcott Park; one new building will be built along with walking path improvements and other amenities.
· Fair Haven, $30,000 for improvements to Fair Haven Fields to replace Superstorm Sandy damaged treed buffer between active area of the park and neighboring residential area.
· Manalapan, $250,000 for improvements to the township's most active park that includes a new building for a meeting room, a concession and restrooms.
· Marlboro, $250,000 for the creation of a "convertible" baseball field at Marlboro Country Park suitable for little league, transitional leagues, regulation baseball and softball.
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Why Dark Souls fans shouldn't worry about the sequel until we have more information.
This is the internet and one thing you must remember about the internet is that the denizens of this digital empire are prone to worry and outrage in direct proportion to the lack of solid information on any given topic.
So the less we know about something we care deeply about, the more likely we are to freak out about it. Enter Dark Souls 2 and its scraps of images and information, and watch as the internet does its thing.
Edge has recently given us a glimpse of Dark Souls 2 (for subscribers only at this point) and the details in the piece paint a somewhat foreboding portrait of the next fantasy RPG from the team at From Software and Namco Bandai.
Tomohiro Shibuya and Yui Tanimura are heading up the project. Both are FromSoft veterans, but neither are former lead designer Hidetaka Miyazaki, the series' creator, and players are justifiably worried that new leadership means new direction and that change could destroy many things they love about the game. Change isn't always good, but it's not always a bad thing, either—for instance, the Souls games are spiritual successors to the King's Field franchise, but I'm glad they made the drastic leap from first-person to third-person in the more recent games.
Still, change is always cause for concern.
Also cause for concern is the suggestion in the article that Namco Bandai and From Software made the decision to move Miyazaki off the project in order to bring fresh perspective to the sequel and make it more accessible to a broader audience. I'll temper that concern just a bit: Miyazaki is working on another secret project while Dark Souls 2 is being developed, and is hush-hush on whether it's a new IP.
Could there be a Demon's Souls 2 in the works? Or perhaps a revival of Shadow Tower or King's Field? Or is this an all-new IP?
We don't know, and we also don't know how much his involvement in this enigmatic has figured into the decision to place him outside the day-to-day operations on Dark Souls 2.
Fans of the series will also worry about statements made by Shibuya who has said that he wants to make the game more accessible and straightforward by "limiting players options for the early portion of the game, making it simpler to understand new concepts. Then, after a certain amount of time has elapsed, they will suddenly experience the true Dark Souls experience".
This actually doesn't bother me at all, as an extended introductory tutorial section of the game would certainly be helpful to many players and would not diminish the game for veterans of the series.
Demon's Souls had a better intro than Dark Souls and made it much easier to grasp the mechanics early on. Indeed, other than World Tendency, I think Demon's Souls did a better job communicating information to players than Dark Souls, and I wouldn't mind seeing more of that in Dark Souls 2.
You could also limit invasions for the very first portion of the game, and give players a bit more context about what they were getting into.
"I intend to make it more accessible to players," Shibuya also said. "And that's not just with the Covenant system, but with a lot of other aspects that I feel were difficult to adapt to. I will follow the same concept as Dark Souls, but there were a lot of hidden story elements that some players may not have caught before, and I'm hoping to make some of that a little bit more clear or directly expressed."
Plenty of players will freak out over this, but I'm still feeling pretty okay with everything Shibuya has said so far, which really isn't very much. For instance, he says he will follow the same concept as Dark Souls, but make some of the hidden parts more obvious. I imagine he wants to make the primary narrative more obvious, but he also says that there will be other elements to the story that are more inscrutable and secret.
A Dark Souls game with a more coherent main story wouldn't break the game so long as a great deal of mystery and hidden lore remained and so long as much of the backstory and world-building was still conveyed through item descriptions, brief NPC conversations, and so forth. There can be more of a balance here, and I think Demon's Souls proves this assertion, as its main story was much more straightforward than that of Dark Souls (in my opinion, anyways.)
Meanwhile, better graphics and server hosted (rather than P2P) multiplayer are both exciting tidbits, and the Edge piece doesn't hold back at all when gushing about the game's graphical fidelity. They witnessed ten minutes of the game played on a high-end gaming laptop and said it looked very next-gen, though there's no word on whether the game will be out on next generation hardware or not. The concept art they include with the article is also top notch, and looks very, very much like a Souls game.
Shibuya also mentions bringing his history with other From action titles to the game. While I would be happy if they didn't change the combat formula at all (and I sincerely doubt they change it much, as Shibuya says he won't change the controls) I could see much better boss fights being an important change, as well as smarter AI. As hard as the game can be, the AI isn't the brightest out there.
There's even more room for improvement in the boss fights since slashing at a Golem's feet is pretty uninspiring if you ask me. The improvements to boss fights in the DLC was pretty drastic, I'd argue, and I hope they continue making those improvements in Dark Souls 2.
Other interesting tidbits from the article: it's a direct sequel to Dark Souls but there's no details on whether that simply means that it takes place in the same broad mythology or whether it means it takes place directly after the other game. It won't take place in Lordran, though I'm still not sure whether that means the above screenshot is a glimpse at Anor Londo from a distance or not. And they'll be making use of the ocean and the seaside and are considering vehicles such as chariots.
To make a long story short, I remain pretty sanguine about what little information we have so far.
That the most controversial quotations and information have drifted to the surface of discussion is neither surprising nor necessarily a particularly sturdy case against the sequel. We're very quick to judge a game based on its announcement trailer alone, and quicker still to latch on to every quotation and assume the worst. Many gamers have been badly burned by sequels in the past, but for my part I really do have a lot of faith in From Software. They've given me two of my favorite games of all time and I want to see them continue to innovate and tinker with the formula.
I'm glad they made many of the changes they did between Demon's Souls and Dark Souls, and I suspect many of the changes coming in the sequel will also be very welcome.
Some may not agree, and I could very easily be wrong, but I prefer to go forward with hope and optimism. This is a developer who has not let me down. At least not yet. If I am wrong, I'll be sure to say as much. This is a great game, and I truly do hope the people making its sequel realize why. I can only imagine the hue and cry from the game's fans if the sequel is broken, and from reviewers like your humble narrator.
Finally, the game has been in the works since the team began work on the DLC, and at the current development pace will likely not be released until 2014. That From is not rushing out a sequel should be comforting news, even if other information so far has put a damper on spirits—no more so than the departure of Miyazaki.
P.S. Dark Souls fan and podcaster Michael Samuels has similar thoughts:
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Well, i actually want the combat to change in some way (nothing to drastic)
for example:
1 no backstabs for greataxes and greatswords keep it for those normal swords and daggers. (maybe add a turtle shield that when worn on the back cuts down the backstab damage)
2 an jump button that not involves running(you said that in some older post right?)
3 better duel wield, weapons that seem to be bad when you have it in the right hand but excels in the left.
4 I want to start by saying that bows where alright in this game, could atleast beat most bosses with it but they could improvement the item placement,.would have been nice if i could get a nice bow early on and that my arrow would hit when it goes above the shield and such.
5 more npc's, dont get me wrong i wouldnt want to change the lonely dark feel of dark souls(hence the dark) i just want to fight more humen/evil npc's.
Does anyone has anymore of these ideas?
oh and let me just add that a better character creator would be nice to.
This might be a controversial suggestion but I would like to see the introduction of character classes. I know they have starting builds but I would like the starting class to mean something throughout the game and when leveling stats. For example a pyromancer is the only class that can use pyromancies and warriors don't get to cast anything but have a greater benefit from str and dex scaling.
I was feeling anxious at first, but now I'm coming around. I'm starting to think that most of this "direct, not subtle" will take place during this extended tutorial they described. And because i've played both Souls games to absolute death, I'm in a position where any sort of tutorial isn't going to have an effect anyway. There's no mystery to how these games typically operate anymore (as far as core gameplay mechanics), so I have no problem if all of that gets thoroughly explained in a tutorial. I don't believe that secrets will be any less obtuse, because they need some reason for messages to exist.
Great article, just the suggestion of Demon Souls 2 is enough to set the heart aquiver.
I honestly think it's Namco/Bandai trying to "main-stream it" in hopes of making more money and broadening the demographic to a larger audiences most of which probably are going to look down on it, because let's be honest most games today is like delivered pizza, hot, fresh and good for so long, till you get order a 'new' one.


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Church hosting wing cook-off benefit on Super Bowl Sunday
Galatian Missionary Baptist Church, 2020 Maryland Avenue, New Albany, is sponsoring a Super Bowl Saturday Buffalo Wing Cook-off, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Feb. 2, at the church.
Come cast your vote on the best buffalo wings in Southern Indiana. Wing dinner includes wings from each team, potato salad, celery, dressing for wings, roll, a cookie and a soda,. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children. Plain wings will also be available.
Archbishop to visit St. Mary of Knobs on Tuesday
The Most Rev. Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., the recently appointed and installed archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis, will visit the New Albany Deanery on Tuesday, Jan. 29.
Archbishop Tobin will celebrate the Eucharist for all members of the deanery at St. Mary of the Knobs Catholic Church, 3033 Martin Road, Floyds Knobs, at 7 p.m. This visit coincides with the observance of Catholic Schools Week, Jan. 28-Feb. 1.
A reception in the parish hall will follow the liturgy. All are welcome to come celebrate and greet the new archbishop.
Hospital hosting bone marrow registry drive
Floyd Memorial Cancer Center of Indiana is hosting Bone Marrow Registry Drive, 3 to 7 p.m., Feb. 7, at Floyd Memorial Cancer Center of Indiana, 1850 State St., New Albany.
No appointment necessary. For more information on the Be the Match Registry, visit www.marrow.org
Dessert auction upcoming
American Legion Auxiliary William Zeb Longest Unit 42 and American Legion Post 42, Floyds Knobs, will sponsor a dessert auction, 2 p.m., Feb. 9, at the post home, 4530 Paoli Pike, Floyds Knobs.
Dessert check-in and entry exhibit begins at 12:30 p.m. Cash prizes to the top three entries will be determined by highest winning bid prices.
For more information cal 812-923-9863. All proceeds benefit Crusade for Children.


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Republicans Disrespect Obama on Debt Ceiling
Budget, debt, and entitlement debates parallel Civil War battles, with Cantor and Ryan taking the Confederate side.
So yesterday a gaggle of House Republican leaders went to see President Obama in the White House, where he lives as the elected leader of our American democracy, but they did not pay their respects. Nor did they listen to sweet reason on the economy's quiet desperation.
Right now, House Republicans are leading a Pickett's Charge—the last act of the three-day Battle of Gettysburg by General Robert E. Lee's men in Confederate gray uniform. Their rebellious charge against Obama is also against the republic, meaning us, especially the less fortunate and the 9 percent unemployed. Even the well-off, with their George W. Bush tax cuts extended, are watching their dimes. Doomed though it was, the Confederate brigade soldiers shed a lot of blood on both sides in an ultimately losing battle and Civil War. The 1863 denouement still goes down in some histories and novels as grand and noble, but not in my book. [Read the U.S. News debate: Should Congress raise the debt ceiling?]
So it makes me mad—and sad—to see American history repeat itself almost as a predestined drama that would make Sophocles weep.
After the meeting, the supremely confident Eric Cantor of Virginia, the House majority leader, told The New York Times: "The president talked about a need for us to continue to quote-unquote invest from Washington's standpoint, and for a lot of us that's code for more Washington spending, something that we can't afford right now." Thanks so much for sharing that—and who sent you? One congressional district of Virginia, which includes Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy. Funny how that is.
Is it just me, or do you share the sense that the southerner is talking down to Barack Obama as if he were a schoolboy in a shop—saying, no, that's not something we can afford right now. I don't like his tone, and I like his substance even less. More on that in a minute.
Then there's his lookalike shipmate, Rep. Paul Ryan, author of the so-called "Ryan plan," which hacks Medicare to death. The doer, a Wisconsinite with no advanced degree in economics or anything else, admits his favorite author is the very scary Ayn Rand. Nobel Prize laureates say his plan to abolish Medicare wreaks havoc on the middle class, but that doesn't faze Ryan. The cold, pitiless worldview in Rand's books finds perfect legislative expression in Ryan's document, which received a nice ride in the media for abolishing "entitlements." That's a word said with a snarl these days—but don't be so quick to dismiss them. One might be your own. [Vote now: Should Paul Ryan's budget plan become law?]
Ryan is peddling his plan mostly by accusing critics of "demagoguing" the issue—not a very classy or civil way to engage opponents or the electorate. These days, there's no great honor to fighting fair. Constituents in Ryan's own home district in Wisconsin have shouted him down. How sweet it would be to see this political operative lose at the end of this long campaign.
Cantor and Ryan are the two House Republicans calling the plays in terms of actual policy, politics, and media spin. The battle-tested Speaker John Boehner takes his cues from these younger lieutenants out on the field and in face-to-face councils with the enemy, when they take the fight to where he lives. That's where they assert the federal government has no role to play in reviving the economy, especially hiring, something that is breathtakingly wrong. Ryan should have read less Rand gospel and more John Maynard Keynes, the founder of the brilliant general theory of macroeconomics. I suggest he look it up. The federal government is the only engine to stimulate general employment—yes, the answer even for the "small businesses" House Republicans claim to treasure at the expense of everybody else. [Check out a roundup of political cartoons on the GOP.]
At least they're in the fight—I'll give them that. Senate Democrats, not so much. They are the other majority on Capitol Hill, with broader popular support from statewide elections, but you wouldn't know it from walking the silent marble halls. They are not making a convincing case to the American people on much of anything, in domestic or foreign policy. Drawing on another Civil War parallel, they are acting timid, like the Union's Army of the Potomac in the opening months of the Civil War. Under Gen. George McClellan, the army did more drilling than fighting until President Lincoln got exasperated enough to refer to it as "General McClellan's bodyguard."
Like Lincoln, Obama urgently needs more help from his side, his army, his supporters. Send in the allies willing to fight in the modern-day Devil's Den, Little Round Top, and Peach Orchard in Gettysburg. Because if they fight, the Democrats will win the decisive battle of this civil war.


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Champions Return to Arms combines the creative talent of Snowblind Studios with SOE s expertise in developing fantasy worlds to create a unique visual style, immersive storylines, and highly interactive worlds. Champions Return to Arms introduces two new playable races, more character customization options, thousands of items, weapons and spells, beautifully detailed environments, the ability to import characters from the original game, a whole new storyline, innovative medal system which unlocks secret gameplay modes, more online and multiplayer options and much more.
Champions: Return to Arms (also known as Champions of Norrath: Return to Arms) is an Action/Adventure video game for PlayStation 2 published by Sony Computer Entertainment America on February 12, 2005. It's rated Teen by the ESRB and 31 of our users have voted it 4.7 out of 5 stars.
Our newest cheats for Champions: Return to Arms were added April 24, 2009.
First gain 3 to 4 levels with out spending the points. Second make sure you have unlocked the plane of war medallion round go to the four horse men there you can distribute the points as you wish let the first horse man kill you then press X to try again. Press select and keep getting points its unlimited!
Beat a series of 5 bosses in the last bonus round (the Bloodstone one). You need all 11 Bloodstones to get into the extra area in that last bonus round. Once you defeat the last boss (Innoruuk), you'll "feel like a champion." Now you can go back and draw the sword from the stone. While the sword has a level minimum of 33, you don't have to be any particular level to draw it out.
dmg: ~220-270 +50 strength 100% health regeneration lvl 33 to equip weight: ~19.2
There's a way to get unlimited Attribute Points in this game. First, you have to beat the Plane of War. If you grow any levels in the Plane (which you will), do not spend the attribute points that go into strength, intelligence, dexterity or stamina. Instead, keep them for after you beat the Plane. After the Plane, go to the Medal Round, and as soon as you can hit select and go to spend the points you've earned. You can put them in, then leave, come back, and your stats will be higher without having actually spent your points. You can repeat as much as you want, but it will only work for strength, intelligence, dexterity and stamina.
After completing the second mission (I did this glitch following Firiona Vie) go to the third sub- mission. It has the gambling room. As you enter you will gain 20000. Every time you go to the loading screen and back you will earn another 20000. When you are satisfied walk out and enjoy the game.
Below is a list of some of the Bloodstones in the game, and how to find them.
Bloodstone of Disease - Found in the Labyrinth. Bloodstone of Faydark - Locate the Archaeologist's Shovel and get the Words of Spiritual Harmony (the latter of which is located in the Dungeon in the Plane of Nightmares). You can then find the Bloodstone in the unexplored tomb at Faydark. Bloodstone of Fire - Found in the Medallion Round. Bloodstone of Innovation - Found in the Betting Room after the fourth round. Bloodstone of Isle - Return to Babek after saving the Gnomes, and you will find it on the hidden island. Bloodstone of Torment - Found in the Medallion Round. Bloodstone of War - Found in the bonus round following the Four Horsemen. Bloodstone of Water - Found during the Medallion Round.
You can duplicate any number of items and give them to a character just starting out in the campaign. To do this, you must first have a saved game file that has the character with the item that you want to duplicate. Start a new game with up to four characters and import the character with the item desired to be duplicated into each of the characters (up to four). Give all of the items to be duplicated to one of them and save the game. Then, create a new game and repeat the same procedure; but this time use the character from the newest saved game which should have multiple items already. Note: To save memory card space, just keep saving over the duplicating file. Continue doing this until the number of items duplicated is reached. Start a new game creating the character you want for the mission, then import the character that has been duplicated and give the items to the character that is actually being created for a game. Finally, create a new game and import the character that you created and then gave the duplicated items to in order to start the game with whatever items desired. Note: This can also be done to generate more money by selling the duplicated items instead of keeping them with the character that was created for the new game. This trick requires at least two controllers and enough space on your memory card for two files (about 800K). Go to "Create Game" under the adventurous level, and choose how many players you want. For example, if you have four controllers, choose four players. When you get to the player selection screen, import the character who has the items to be duplicated to every player and start the game. You will now have copies of your character. Have all but one of your extra characters drop the desired items. Then, pick them up with your primary character (that did not drop the items) and save the game. Then, exit the game and go to the main menu. Start a new game on any difficulty setting. At the character import/selection screen, and import the character that picked up the dropped items. You have now duplicated those items. This trick requires all eleven Bloodstones. Having a keyboard or microphone is also desired, so that you can tell other players what you are doing so that they will not pick up what you drop. When you get to the end of the Bloodstone Passage, the game auto-saves. Do not go in yet. Enter your inventory and drop a few items, such as eight Perfect Bears or some gems. Go into the Twisted Nightmare and intentionally die. The items will remain on the floor where you left them and you still have the bears that you had before you dropped them, because the game saved when you had them. Drop eight more, go in, and die. There should be sixteen on the floor. Be on the safe side, and do not drop all twenty five items. If you pick up the items then die, you will lose out -- the game does not save again after that first save. Do this two times and exit the mission, just for caution.
This hint should only be used if you can kill the final boss. After you have killed him press pause and click end mission. Then when it takes you to the menu where you select which plain to go to select The plane of Nightmares. When the enter the plane end the mission really quick in the start menu then go back to the plane of fear/tranquility. Then just kill the boss again. Doing this will level you up quickly and sometimes the main boss will drop rare items.
Well you need at least two players. Have one block while the other attacks from behind. If you have three players, have one block while the other 2 attack from behind. You get the picture right!! The people behind may get hurt with his spinning axes so bring lots of red viles.
First you have to get 2 players. Then make sure you have arrows, throwing knives, etc. Have one player use his shield in front of you and just shoot. I suggest the scout or tiger because they can keep makeing arrows and throwing axes. Make sure you kill the small guys.
Whenever you're about to fight a powerful boss, or just a guy you can't beat, use a gate scroll. Go back and buy maybe 10 more gate scrolls. Now gate back to the fight. Do as much damage as you can without dying, then just before your last bit of health is gone, gate scroll again. Don't press select and square because that gives the enemy time to kill you. Press start and use it. You can go back to the Plane of Fear or wherever your safety area is and get healed up, then go back to the fight and have the damage you did before still there on the enemy. I have used it to be the boss in the Plane of Torment, Arachna Caves, and in the Plane of Fire.
If you have a strong character on a one player file and want to play with friends, the best thing to do is start a new file. When you are choosing your character, choose import instead. Choose the strong character that you want. It will then copy the character, weapons, money, and stats, plus it will go to the place in the game where the furthest character has been. So now you have two of that same strong character. This is also good for duplicating items.
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More roller hockey for your eye holes, the 2010 NARCh North America Rollerhockey Championships Pro Division Finals were held Saturday in San Jose. Feel free to make fun of my camerawork in the comments, through the glass is tough, through the glass trying to figure out what the hell is going on is harder. Floor to ceiling seamless glass at SilverCreek is awesome. Video highlights: C.J. Yoder first goal, flying slide tackle, C.J. Yoder second goal (PP), O'Kane interference penalty, Beilstein game winning goal (PP).
The 2010 NARCh roller hockey finals will be held in SJ from July 16-Aug1. NARCh alumni in the NHL include Anaheim's Bobby Ryan, Vancouver's Ryan Kessler, and Colorado's Paul Stastney. A trio of recent participants were selected in the 2010 NHL Draft including Beau Bennett, Tyler Aronson and Jason Zucker. There are expected to be over 400 teams competing. For more info visit sharkspage or NARCh. Photo of Anaheim Ducks winger Bobby Ryan.
A horrifying change in the local rink might end up killing one noble writer.
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|Good - 37 reviews
Overall Rating - Good - 37 reviews
|Good - 717 reviews
With a stay at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tallahassee in Tallahassee, you'll be minutes from Challenger Learning Center and New Capitol Building. This hotel is within close proximity of Knott House Museum and Meginnis-Monroe House. Make yourself at home in one of the 243 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Cable programming along with v...
Overall Rating - Good - 717 reviews
Excellent 10.0
location to downtown, room comfort
flying ants in the poolI've stayed at this hotel on multiple occasions over the past 10 years. It is an older property, but the maintenance and upgrades of facilities in recent years have been great. Rooms are very comfortable and clean and the cookies are always tasty.
Excellent 10.0
Room was very nice and clean. Beds were comfortable.
Hallway noise could be heard clearly through the door.Hotel was in a great location, close to the capital and in walking distance to restaurants and bars.
|Excellent - 505 reviews
Aloft Tallahassee Downtown is in the heart of Tallahassee, walking distance from LeMoyne Art Gallery and Knott House Museum. This hotel is within close proximity of Meginnis-Monroe House and Challenger Learning Center. Make yourself at home in one of the 162 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet ac...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 505 reviews
Mediocre 4.0
The Lobby area with small bar, pool table, and cafe was quaint. All emloyees we encountered were very professional and polite.
Waited at least 10 minutes to check in. Not enough employees. Employees MULTITASKING, covering cafe, helping customers with ice etc... not giving ALL attention to front desk. Three people lined up to check in and ONLY ONE person to help customer. VERY STERILE, COLD, environment in room. SMALL!! (two queen beds) air conditioner on floor, table over it ALL blowing on bed nearest to it. NO OTHER air vent that we could see. HOT as you know what trying to put on make up and blow dry hair in area BEHIND beds and air conditioning/ with seperate wall. Thank goodness I travel with floor fan for noise, to use when it got to hot....or would have to go around corner where ALL the air conditioning was to cool off, while my daughter who had the bed with air blowing on her was FREEZING. Oh yea, shampoo and conditioner in one on wall along with body wash that came out in little spits at a time, AND.... one-ply toilet paper. TOO GREEN for us. We look for warmth and comfort when traveling away from home, especially after hard days work. I have to say employees were VERY courteous and warm. They did the best with what they had do work with. We personally did not like the ART DECO decor. To each his own.
Good 8.0
Excellent room. Great layout of the room. I liked that room had safe. Huge shower
Shower drain ran slow.
|Excellent - 677 reviews
Honest & Uncomplicated. That's the best way to describe a stay at the beautiful Four Points by Sheraton Tallahassee North. Whether you're here for work or play, our friendly staff will do whatever it takes to make sure we exceed your expectations. Nice Little Stretch. Nestled into a hillside and located just off exit 203 on I-10, we are minutes from Talla...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 677 reviews
Excellent 10.0
The shuttles available to the Tallahassee airport and the Florida State University campus.
It would have been nice if shuttles were available to other parts of Tallahassee besides the airport and colleges.The room was very nice and clean. The bathroom worked well. Also the staff at the front desk were very accommodating.
Excellent 10.0
Staff was very helpful and eager to please. Excellent location, convenient parking.
|Good - 271 reviews
Overall Rating - Good - 271 reviews
Good 6.3
Clean sheets
This is a hotel that gets a lot of traffic. Its clean but the room smelled like spray deorant and the floors had carpet which was not great flooring for the cost of the hotel. Also forced valet parking. Other hotels priced less offer comparble amenties for less.
Good 8.0
The staff and hotel are great. Really enjoyed our stay.
|Excellent - 233 reviews
Overall Rating - Excellent - 233 reviews
Excellent 10.0
The sound of the train from a distance bothered me a little bit. But it wasn't heard all night.It's not close to any popular restaurants but front desk gave us a flyer that had linked us to all kinds of restaurants with just one call. They delivered to our room door. It's walking distance to FAMU so my daughter walked back and forth and saved me cab money. The staff was very nice. When I went they had food for the guest from, I think 5 to 7pm just like breakfast, delicious. Free shuttle to the airport every hour.
Excellent 8.6
Great breakfast selection. Convenient location. Has option of 2 bedrooms and a kitchen with a small living room.
The room I had this time (I have stayed previously) was apparently trashed by the previous customer. The bathroom doorknob was broken and mended, bath towel bar broken, rug was stained all over, doors were stained (specially the 2nd bedroom one), ottoman was shredded.
|Good - 63 reviews
Hotel is centrally located in downtown Tallahassee, FL 3/4 mile from the Capital Building and conveniently located within walking distance of several restaurants. This value oriented hotel features smoking and non-smoking rooms with free high speed internet, free continental breakfast and a guest laundry facility. Whether you are passing through for busine...
Overall Rating - Good - 63 reviews
Mediocre 4.0
Truly should be rated a one star hotel!
Called repeatedly for directions, no answer!The hotel clerk who checked me in was kind and gracious. Needed more staff on a busy night like Feb. 14.
Mediocre 3.0
1st time. chose for location, and it said they had contintal breakfast. not really. the guy put small table in xtra small 5x8 lobby with coffee pot and cereal. no soap in room.i've been in about 5 or 6 different hotels in Tally. it's cheap. next time will spend $20-$50 more. lesson learned. i found the bottom.
|Okay - 113 reviews
Motel 6 Tallahassee is located near shopping and dining. Visit the IMAX Theatre, Tallahassee Ballet and Campbell Stadium. Relax in our outdoor unheated pool, utilize our coin laundry facility and enjoy WiFi in all guest rooms for 2.99 per 24 hours
Overall Rating - Okay - 113 reviews
Poor 1.0
It was awful! In fact as a person in the hospitality business I am appalled and in fact would like to be contacted by u folks. I'm requesting refund and
Mediocre 4.0
The staff was great. Very friendly and welcoming.
Room was not appealing and could see bugs and roaches along sink counter.
|Excellent - 345 reviews
Overall Rating - Excellent - 345 reviews
Okay 5.0
location. Public space
The A/C did not work property. You could not turn it lower and you could not run the fan continuously...made for a long night.
Excellent 10.0
First I felt safe and the hotel meet all my expectations. I would stay again.
|Good - 183 reviews
We are ideally located next door to the Florida State University campus and just 5 short minutes from downtown and the State Capital . Additionally, the University Inn and Suites Tallahassee is within walking distance of many restaurants and just a short drive to the malls and shopping, Florida A and M University, the Leon County Civic Center, Tallahassee A...
Overall Rating - Good - 183 reviews
|Excellent - 211 reviews
Central location. State Capitol Complex, universities, business districts, hospitals, restaurants and mall 1 mile. Fitness and business center on site. Computers and FREE High Speed Internet Access in all rooms. All Comfort Suites are smoke free
Overall Rating - Excellent - 211 reviews
Okay 6.0
Spacious rooms
There were hairs all over the place that we're not mine. The room did not seem like it had been cleaned very thoroughly.
Excellent 9.0
Friendly staff, large room, good price with breakfast included
Hotel was full so parking was a challengeThe hotel is located just minutes from the Capitol building in Tallahassee. It's a bit of a drive from the interstate but convenient to the downtown area. Parking was a bit of a challenge as we arrived late but the front desk staff allowed us to park up front so it actually worked to our advantage. The rooms were clean and a nice size for our family of 5. Breakfast was included and the staff member was very helpful in making sure we had what we needed.
|Good - 510 reviews
Choose the Ramada Plaza Tallahassee Capitol for attentive service and spacious accommodations. This midscale lodging is your ticket to a refreshing visit to Florida State Capitol, Florida State University, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, all nearby. Next door, visit Governors Square Mall for trendy stores and...
Overall Rating - Good - 510 reviews
Excellent 10.0
The staff was friendly and the hotel was clean & comfortable.
You have to walk down 6-8 stairs to get to the elevator.The lobby was very n.ice, the hallways had a slight musty odor. My room was clean & comfortable. The complimentary breakfast was great: scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, grits & toast. There is an Applebees off of the lobby which is convenient
Excellent 10.0
The location was great. More importantly, the hotel was clean, and pleasant.
The breakfast was mediocre.I found all the staff members very warm and personable. The room was very clean and comfortable.
|Okay - 13 reviews
IMPORTANT MESSAGE: ALL FOOTBALL WEEKENDS REQUIRE A 2 OR 3 NIGHT MINIMUM LENGTH OF STAY DEPENDING ON YOUR ARRIVAL DATE. The Days Inn Tallahassee University Center, a AAA two diamond hotel, is the closest Days Inn to the Florida State University, FSU Medical School and just minutes to the FSU stadium and Florida A&M University. During Special Events and Co...
Overall Rating - Okay - 13 reviews
Good 7.0
Very close to the universary
The sliding glass doors on the ground floor were screwed shut, which limited access to parking lot.
Excellent 10.0
Very close to fsu very clean breakfast was goodGood affordable hotel
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|Excellent - 151 reviews
With a stay at Hilton Garden Inn Tallahassee Central in Tallahassee, you'll be close to Governors Square Mall and New Capitol Building. This hotel is within close proximity of Odyssey Science Center and Riley House Museum. Make yourself at home in one of the 85 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wired and wireless Int...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 151 reviews
Okay 5.0
was clean and the rooms are large
the bed was a rock . Had a hard time falling asleep and staying asleep. the tv did not work. and i fell in the parking lot and hurt me leg the staff was nice but did not have a clue how to handle a minor injury to a guest.
Good 8.0
Location, staff was very helpful
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CHAPEL HILL — Researchers from the University of North Carolina and Duke will try to do something this school year that has defied parents for generations: They will try to get inside the heads of teenagers.
Specifically, the research team will be monitoring physical impacts on the heads of high school football players and also will compare MRI scans of some players' brains taken before and after any concussions that may come during the 2013 football season.
"High school players respond differently to impacts than older athletes," said UNC researcher Kevin Guskiewicz. "They are more at risk for serious brain injuries because their skulls are still developing."
Guskiewicz, one of the nation's leading researchers in the field of sports-related injuries, and other researchers associated with the project, met last week with parents of Chapel Hill High School football players to explain the study. Only players whose parents grant permission will participate.
The project, which began last year, involves multiple phases.
As part of the study, selected CHHS players will wear specially-fitted Riddell football helmets that hold accelerometers – sensors that will measure the location and intensity of hits during live action. Not only will the sensors provide data throughout the season, they will also alert trainers to "bad hits," or patterns of poor blocking or tackling technique that put the player at greater risk.
"Part of this will involve behavior modification based on the players' hits," Guskiewicz said. "If we observe a series in a 'bad hits' profile, the staff, trainers and coaches can sit down with the player, show them recorded footage of the hit and discuss it.
"We'll be able to say, 'See that? That's a 110-G (force) hit,' and can advise the player on proper technique.
"We're in our 10th season of collecting data, and we still don't have that threshold of concussion combined," Guskiewicz said. "Is it at 80 Gs? 110? No one can be sure."
Guskiewicz, co-director with Jason P. Mihalik at the Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center at UNC, notes athletes in all sports nationally incur 3.8 million concussions a year. In North Carolina, most high schools will see 5 to 6 players a year suffer a concussion.
"Thankfully, the numbers have declined some since the Gfeller-Waller Concussion Awareness Act," Guskiewicz said.
Jaquan Waller, a 16-year-old running back at Greenville Rose, and 15-year-old linebacker Matthew Gfeller at Winston-Salem Reynolds died days apart in 2008 after head injuries suffered during high school football games that season – injuries that "could been managed more carefully," Guskiewicz said.
The Gfeller-Waller Concussion Awareness Act took effect in the 2011-12 school year, making North Carolina the 21st state with such a law, and now 48 states have such a law on the books. It requires schools to have a training program, detailing how to spot concussions, and mandates that any athlete exhibiting symptoms of a head injury must immediately cease participation and can return only after cleared by a doctor or licensed athletic trainer.
Anticipating that some injuries will be inevitable, the current research project also involves a series of MRIs of selected players by a combined team of Duke and UNC radiologists, noted UNC nurse Kathy Duncan who, like Guskiewicz, has had a son play football at CHHS. Should one of the pre-screened players suffer a concussion, researchers will have a pre-injury MRI to compare with post-injury images.
"Duke may not make for the best partners on the football field or basketball court, but in the medical field, they make for excellent partners," Guskiewicz said.
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I hate unified rules. I've been complaining about them for close to a decade. I hate that fighters get paid more for entertainment value than legitimate skill. I hate the decline of any sense of discipline in MMA. I hate that the UFC makes no effort to educate it's fanbase, and instead caters to the dumbest common denominator. I do not respect dana white, nor do I think he's a great business man.
All that being said, if there was a place for Mayhem's particular brand of mediocrity in zuffa's stable, he wouldn't be complaining.
It's unfortunate that any point he's trying to make that actually has validity is irreparably diluted in the mainstream perception by his epic, public, personal failures.
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Someone needs lithium.
24 win discrepancy= the 24 hours in a day that he manages to defeat any chance of a sane rational thought
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Mayhem Miller calls for end of fan support of himself.
I was gonna say the exact same thing.
Miller needs help for fucks sake.
what a fruitcake
I did not understand at all what exactly he wants.
The fact that Dana is a scumbag and in some ways has done a lot of damage to MMA is something that everybody already knows, but for good or for bad, UFC is today the most popular organization in the world and will continue to be it for a long time.
If it is not the UFC, then almost no one is going to know about MMA.
Because casual people do not watch Bellattor or ONE FC.
If people indeed stop supporting the UFC, then MMA for sure will die. Because unfortunately today there is no one single organization who can be competitive with the UFC in terms of money and popularity.
Mayhem Miller calls for end of fan support of himself.
Nothing is that letter is sensible.
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yea and he said ppv buys slipping since 09 when in 2010-2011 is when ppv buys were at an all time high.
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Located in Key Largo, Courtyard by Marriott Key Largo is on the waterfront and close to Dolphins Plus and Dolphin Cove.
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Enjoy recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Additional amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access, wedding services, and a television in the lobby.
Satisfy your appetite at the resort's restaurant, which serves breakfast and dinner. Dining is also available at a coffee shop/café, and room service (during limited hours) is provided.
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Courtyard by Marriott Key Largo is in Key Largo, 2 miles from Dolphin Cove. Complimentary high-speed Internet access is offered to guests as well as a computer station. Guests have complimentary access to the facilities at companion hotels, including a spa tub, and other pools.
This is a smoke-free property. Pets and service animals are welcome at this Key Largo resort.
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The Bistro is available for breakfast and dinner. There are also several dining options in the surrounding area. Courtyard by Marriott Key Largo guests may sign for meals at the restaurants in a companion hotels nearby.
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Next to the resort, a marina offers deep-sea and flats fishing charters, parasailing, and water-sports rentals such as jet-skis and small boats. Snorkeling and scuba-diving excursions and sunset cruises can also be arranged. Moorage slips are available to guests at an additional charge.
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- Personal motorized watercraft on site
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Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
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The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Pet fee: USD 50.00 per room
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CLEAR LAKE, Texas -- The first Houston-area School of Rock recently opened its doors. Young aspiring stars can now learn from music professionals at the Clear Lake campus.
It is owned by music man EJ Nolan.
"Children who study music, who play music, do better at math, do better at language," Nolan points out. "There's a new study that shows playing in a band with others encourages empathy, compassion, and listening skills."
Nolan, a musician and songwriter, has worked professionally as an audio engineer, announcer, voice-over specialist, and actor.
He even had a part in the Disney movie Glory Road as the legendary voice of the (UTEP/Texas Western) Miners. However, fans of the Houston Rockets may remember Nolan as the voice who called the first championship season Rockets.
Whether movies or sports, sound is at the center of all Nolan has done. To him there's no greater sound than music, especially at the hands of young people.
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Nolan shares, "I feel like by hearing the young people here playing music, it's like I can still hear him."
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