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Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW)
The Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, also known as the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), was concluded on October 10, 1980, and entered into force on December 2, 1983. There are currently 114 States Parties to the Convention and five signatories.
The CCW is made up of a framework convention and five protocols. The weapons currently covered by the CCW include:
- Weapons leaving undetectable fragments in the human body (Protocol I)
- Mines, booby-traps and other devices (Protocol II)
- Incendiary weapons (Protocol III)
- Blinding laser weapons (Protocol IV) and
- Explosive remnants of war (Protocol V)
Protocols I, II and III entered into force on 2 December 1983. Protocol IV on blinding laser weapons was negotiated and adopted in 1995 and entered into force in 30 July 1998. Protocol II on the prohibition or restriction on the use of mines, booby-traps and other devices was amended in 1996 and entered into force on 3 December 1998. In 2001, states parties amended Article I of the Convention by extending the scope of its application to include internal armed conflicts. Protocol V was negotiated and adopted on 28 November 2003.
Australia ratified the CCW on 29 September 1983 together with Protocols I, II and III; the amended Protocol II and Protocol IV on 22 August 1997, the amendment to Article I on 3 Dec 2002, and Protocol V in January 2007. The fourth Review Conference for the CCW was held in Geneva in November 2011.


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12.5 million – that's all you need to know about the importance of the 3 series to BMW. Since the introduction of the first generation 3 series in 1982, BMW has sold 12.5 million units. That means every third BMW sold in 2010 was a 3 series. Unsurprisingly then, whenever a new 3 series launches, BMW knows they have to get it right. And we're not talking about E89 Z4 right but about right in the sense of perfect.
BMW invited us over to Barcelona, Spain, to check out the F30 3 series for ourselves. "Pick up your test car at the airport and experience the new 3 series on public streets and the famous F1 track Circuito de Catalunya", they said. Of course we accepted. So … CONTINUED
We recently asked our members to submit any questions relating to the F30 you may still have. We had the chance to get some answers for you from BMW during our F30 test drive in Barcelona last week, and here they are below.
If your question hasn't made it to the list it's probably because we don't have an answer (yet).
Will the U.S. receive any diesel models?
There's no official yet word on this. BMW feels that the Active Hybrid 3 attracts different buyers than a diesel F30 would, so they're considering it. However, the E90 335d hasn't exactly been a sales success in the US, so they may be considering a different diesel engine offering this time.
When will xDrive be available?
Both 335i xDrive and 328i … CONTINUED
Top Gear online takes their first drive of the F30 3 series, and like the other reviews they are impressed. So much so that they proclaim that "It's the best car in its class. Still."
For weeks we've been hearing that the F33 4 Series convertible (or 3-series convertible, as BMW has not yet officially confirmed a badge change) had recently begun public testing. And now we can now share with you the spy photos from its first ever sighting!
As clearly seen, the F33 4 series will retain its folding hardtop. The car is still heavily masked and it appears that it may feature a bit of a false trunk or heavy camouflage on the trunk lid, making it look more extended or larger than the actual design underneath. This is the reason for the odd-looking gap and space in the transition area to the rear lights.
Aside from the roofline, the trunk, and the roof-to-trunk transition, the F33 appears to share … CONTINUED
The lovely M Sport Package for the all-new F30 3 series sedan made another appearance at the International Media Launch of the 2012 3 series sedan in Barcelona, from where we've just returned.
The M Sport Package will be available worldwide as of July 2012 production. This is the soonest that an M Sport package has been made available after a new BMW model launch. As BMW board member Harald Krüger explained to us, the advanced release date is to convince existing E90 M Sport customers to make a switch to the F30 M Sport model – customers who may otherwise not upgrade to the new 3 series or potentially buy a competitor's model.
The exterior color Estoril Blue II as seen on this F30 335i M Sport … CONTINUED
We're at the LA Auto Show, where BMWNA has announced the U.S. base price for the 2012 328i and 335i sedans, as follows:
2012 328i – $35,775
2012 335i – $43,275
Compare this to the outgoing 2011 E90 sedan:
2011 328i – $34,600
2011 335i – $42,050
The base price increase over the 2011 models are just $1,175 and $1,225, which are very reasonable considering the increased standard equipment and features that the F30 3 series receive. And while option/package pricing has not yet been released, you can see the list of what will be available in the F30 Ordering Guide we recently posted.
The BMW F30 3 series will make its world official debut at the Detroit auto show (NAIAS) in January 2012.
What Car? give the new 2012 BMW 3 series a full five stars, saying that it shows just how dominant the current 3 Series is that the only car the new model has to beat is its predecessor – and that it does. In short, if you're in the market for a compact executive, this is the one to go for. It's a "Perfect Replacement" for the E90 as they call it.
Autoexpress rates the new 3 a full five stars. In sum, they feel that the F30 improves upon the E90 in virtually every area. "The best just got better," as they said.
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For those who don't live in Florida or elsewhere in the Gulf Coast area, understanding the impact of the BP oil spill can be difficult. But for the small businesses and local fisherman that rely on the Gulf to survive, the spill was a devastating blow. Consider the following facts about the Deepwater Horizon leak:… Read More »
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I'll wish him good luck and hope he can improve our special teams but its not all on the coach either, our players have to want to and execute something they were lacking in. Dumb penalties hurt us too on returns that negated good field position and in some cases TD's that were called back on account of undisciplined play.
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Looking at the Redskins message boards...the fans don't seem too sad to see Smith leave.
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Boston >Restaurants > Blu Restaurant
4 Avery St (The Sports Club/LA Entrance), Boston, MA | Directions 0211142.351465 -71.060177
Mon-Thu 11:30am-2pm, 5:30pm-10pmFri 11:30am-2pm, 5:30pm-11pmSat 5:30pm-11pm
Neighborhoods: Chinatown, Chinatown / Leather District, Central, Downtown
I Highly Recommend This Place! – Blu Restaurant:
I've been at Blu Restaurant for both lunch and dinner. Delicious food, great staff and exemplary service! The bartenders there make the best drinks (especially the mojitos)! Because it's located on the 4th floor, people don't realize the restaurant exists cause it's hidden, but the environment and decor are beautiful! The restaurant is surrounded by glass windows and the view of boston is AMAZING--especially at night! Candles were the perfect touch for dinner cause it really set for a pleasant atmosphere. Also, the restaurant consists of a casual area and a fine dining area so you really don't need to worry about if what you're wearing suits the environment of the restaurant!
Blu Cafe
I haven't tried everything on the menu yet, but for the foods that I have tried they're all yummy! Quick service, friendly staff and great food! Good place to go to if you just want an in and out kind of thing. But if you want to sit and enjoy your food, they have tables as well.
All in all, I've had many wonderful experiences at Blu. That is why I am sharing it with you all! And I should also add that because it's located inside the Sports Club LA, all the food from both the restaurant and cafe are made as healthy as possible! :) I HIGHLY recommend this place!
Boston's best kept secret! – Wonderful atmosphere, pristine environment, spectacular service and palatable cuisine.
Best Hidden Gem in Boston – Its just a nice restaurant that is hidden in the sports club on the 4th floor, once you find it you won't be dissapointed. This place is great food and really great bartenders that make amazing drink cocktails. Great place for a romantic dinner and with friends!
Moneyed tourists and freshly-showered workout warriors fill this property in the Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common. – With a modern interior and colorful views of the streets below, Blu provides hotel guests in need of an upscale dining destination with an excuse for not venturing outside. Sharing a floor with the upscale Sports Club/LA, Blu's café area provides the post-workout crowd with a healthy "Look Good, Feel Good" menu. Dining room patrons enjoy artful comfort fare like a lobster club sandwich with pancetta, or maple-roasted monkfish with rice beans in a spicy tomato broth.
Great Gym! – Wonderful gym; the construction mentioned in the other reviews is finished and the place looks GREAT. Highly recommended!
Inedible Food, Rude Management – I know restaurants hate restaurant week because the lowly masses traipse through their shmancy digs, but the folks over at blu have reached a new low. The only excuse we could come up with for the quality of the management and food, was that they were purposefully being rude and serving horrible food so their restaurant week customers wouldn't come back. We ordered an arugula salad which was salty, limp, and had fuzzy peaches and mushy onions. The steak could have been good if they would have provided some sort of instrument with which to cut it, say, I don't know, a steak knife. And the risotto, no kidding, looked like [regurgitation citysearch wont let us use the v word for this medical condition] in a bowl with garnish. It came complete with undigested corn kernels. The chocolate mousse was the best of the three desserts (raspberry shortcake and a caramel flan type dish) though still not incredible. Coffee was cold. The wine was great. Expensive (100 for two half bottles) but good. Which is what kept us in better spirits through the meal. The manager of the restaurant actually came over and yelled at us when we said in passing to our waiter that the salad was salty and none of us wanted to eat it. She told us we didn't have an educated palette and that the food was supposed to taste that way. To her credit, she did offer us one of the other choices on the menu, but she was so mean and aggressive that all we wanted was for her to go away. After the entrees came and we gave those back uneaten as well, we were hoping she wouldn't come back again. We spent $250 for three people to eat during restaurant week. We were served salty fuzzy mushy salad, [regurgitation] in a bowl, and a hunk of meat with no way to cut it. We then got yelled at by management for not liking the food. I don't even treat my dog that way. Save yourself the money and aggravation. You're just going to have to get drive-thru afterwards anyway.
Poor Customer Service, under construction and the highest rates in town--save your $ for when Equinox opens next month! – You'll pay a hefty joining fee and about $200/mo. for membership here and what does it get you? Terrible customer service 9read: does not exist) and the feeling that you are in a construction zone!! The womens' locker room has only 4 working showers and is cut in half with cardboard walls. There is no access to the sauna or steam room yet the club insist on chraging its same usual high rates in spite of the terrible inconvenience to its members. Exercise classes take place in the basketball court--not fun for the class takers or the poor guys playing b-ball while listening to the strains of Britney Spears from the cardio class 2 feet away. You've got to be kidding! Save your money!!!! It's so not worth it.
good food but miserable parking experience – My husband and I just celebrated our wedding anniversary at blu. We have enjoyed blu for many years and thought it would be perfect for this occasion. We had a delightful dinner, enjoying the seven-course chefs choice tasting menu.
When we went out to get our valet-parked car we were told that we were 12 minutes over the three-hour limit and would have to pay $22 instead of the usual $10. We explained that we had been eating upstairs the whole time and were told that the only way to get the $10 charge was to get a signature from the restaurant. We asked them to call up but they refused, so, babysitter waiting at home, we went back and got the maitre d to sign our parking stub.
We went back downstairs, only to be told by the parking manager that he didnt recognize the signature and we owed $22. We asked that he call upstairs and he disappeared with our stub. Five minutes later, we were told that the maitre d's signature wouldn't do. The manager couldnt tell us whose would suffice. We brought the maitre d' back. He talked to the manager and said that normally we would owe $42, but now only owed $22. We explained our problem and he said that he only sat people and couldnt help us. We asked that he pay and get reimbursed and he said he wasnt paid enough.
Because we had a sitter waiting at home and had waited 25 minutes to get our car, going up and downstairs twice on the power-hungry parking managers wild goose chase, we paid the $22 and went home.
We will not be eating at blu anymore. After spending over $300 on dinner we were not treated like respected patrons but rather as though we were trying to cheat blu and the parking company. Had the maitre d' taken responsibility and insisted we only pay $10, or had our waiter mentioned that there was a three-hour limit we would remain loyal customers.
I used to consider blu the best restaurant in Boston.
Great gym! – The gym is so nice! It has a squash place, basketball court, swimming pool, a pouch, Dry cleaner shop, very nice restaurant, haircut, and a sport store. where you can enjoy the sun and see the whole view of Boston common (it's on the 4th floor so you can see the whole Boston). All the nice equipment that you ever needed. In the bathroom it has towels for you, shampoo and conditioner, body wash. And in the sink, it has shaving cream, comb, mouthwash. On the mirror section, it has deodorant, hair spay and Q Tips! Omg Q-Tips! Down side is that is wicked expensive. For the cheapest plan, it cost 600 dollars to join and 150 per month and the best plan is the executive plan which cost 1900 dollars to join and 260 per month. About the executive plan is that the people will clean your clothes overnight.
Good but not great – Menu is especially inspired but food ais good. The sunny room is great for a relaxed and cherry brunch.
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GRAYSLAKE — Teachers in Community Consolidated School District 46 voted Wednesday to ratify a two-year contract negotiated with the district's school board last week.
The tentative agreement, reached just after a marathon mediation session that spanned the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, suspended a three-day strike that idled the district's 4,000 students from Jan. 16 to Jan. 18.
Jim Pergander, representative of the Lake County Federation of Teachers, which represents the elementary district's 325 certified personnel, said details of the new pact won't be revealed until after board approval, which will likely come in the next board meeting on Feb. 6. But he hinted that a compromise on pay was reached.
Teachers took to picket lines during frigid weather after the two sides failed to reach agreement despite a year of bargaining and multiple sessions of federal mediation. The sticking point was pay, with the board offering a $1,000 stipend, amounting to a 1.75 percent raise in the second year of the contract while the union pushed for a 4.68 percent raise in the second year.
Pergander said the unofficial vote tally was 247 to 60.
"That's about a four-to-one margin," Pergander said.
"Generally, when teacher contracts are voted on, typical margins are greater than that. There are obviously people who are dissatisfied."
After tentative agreement was reached and the strike was called off the district put a statement from School Board President Ray Millington on it's Web site:
"This tentative agreement is indicative of our shared dedication and commitment to working together to meet the needs of all members of the District 46 community — teachers, students, families and taxpayers," he said.
The District 46 strike was the fourth walkout by teachers in Lake County since 2012.
Zion-Benton Township High, also a LCFT union school, struck for four days a year ago.
Teachers represented by the Illinois Education Association walked out in two districts last year. Lake Forest High School District 115 struck for a week in September and North Shore elementary District 112 in Highland Park/Highwood held a one-day strike in October.
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The supposed benefits of open-plan offices do not outweigh the costs
Open-plan offices are favoured by companies largely because of economic factors - more employees can be housed in a smaller space. But there are also supposed communication benefits. The idea is that open spaces foster more communication between staff and boost community spirit. A new study based on a survey of over 42,000 US office workers in 303 office buildings finds no evidence to support this supposition whatever.
Jungsoo Kim and Richard de Dear analysed the workers' answers to the industry standard "Post-occupancy Evaluation" that asks them to rate their satisfaction with seven aspects of their office environment including: temperature, lighting, privacy and ease of interaction, plus it asks about their overall satisfaction with their personal workspace. Two thirds of the surveyed workers were based in open-plan offices (with or without partial partitions); a quarter had private offices; and a small fraction shared a single room with co-workers.
Overall, workers in private offices were the most satisfied with their workspace. Workers in open-plan offices expressed strong dissatisfaction with sound privacy, and this was even more so the case in open-plan offices with partitions. This is probably because visual screens make ambient noise harder to predict and feel less controllable.
The most powerful individual factor, in terms of its association with workers' overall satisfaction levels, was "amount of space". Other factors varied in their association with overall satisfaction depending on the different office layouts. Noise was more strongly associated with overall satisfaction for open-plan office workers whereas light and ease of interaction were more strongly associated with overall satisfaction for workers in private offices.
But the key finding relates to whether the costs of lost privacy were outweighed for open-plan office workers by the benefits of ease of communication. There is in fact past field research to suggest that open-plan offices can discourage communication between colleagues due to lack of privacy. Consistent with this, there was a trend in the current study for workers in private offices to be more satisfied with ease of interaction than open-plan workers. Moreover, analysis showed that scores on ease of interaction did not offset open-plan workers' dissatisfaction with noise and privacy issues in terms of their overall satisfaction with their workspace.
"Our results categorically contradict the industry-accepted wisdom that open-plan layout enhances communication between colleagues and improves occupants' overall work environmental satisfaction," the researchers concluded. They added: "... considering previous researchers' finding that satisfaction with workspace environment is closely related to perceived productivity, job satisfaction and organisational outcomes, the open-plan proponents' argument that open-plan improves morale and productivity appears to have no basis in the research literature."
Jungsoo Kim, and Richard de Dear (2013). Workspace satisfaction: The privacy-communication trade-off in open-plan offices. Journal of Environmental Psychology DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.06.007
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From the BBC: The decline of privacy in open-plan offices.
Post written by Christian Jarrett (@psych_writer) for the BPS Research Digest.
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Interesting. Have you seen any research about offices for teams (groups of 7 +/- 2 people with a common goal), that are open within the team, but closed to the outside world?ReplyDelete
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There is a buzz in the air about the open plan and the balance of focus and collaboration space. Our research at Gensler continues the discussion with findings that point to the importance of understanding work types, activities, balance and generations.ReplyDelete
What a misleading title! As a business psychologist, I was expecting something ... else. Psychologists have understood this for some time. But as @a6ruled pointed out, there's such a thing as management. Not to mention, lower walls between cubicles are cheaper. Stirring the pot may bump up the number of readers, but it's not so effective for credibility.ReplyDeleteReplies
The title perfectly captures the rationale & findings of the study - your criticism makes no sense.Delete
The Gensler report referred to above hits the nail on the head. It's all about balance. If you provide open plan offices (and I can't see this changing any time soon) then you can't force people to sit at their desk all day. They need spaces to relax, to recharge, to contemplate, to collaborate or interact. This means providing a variety of workmodes - http://www.hermanmiller.com/why/work-life.htmlReplyDelete
- Anonymous12:07 am
I'm not sure if it's sad or funny that people think open-plan offices are given to employees with the the idea "that open spaces foster more communication between staff".ReplyDelete
When Robert Propst was working at Herman Miller in the 1960's to create the Action Office, predecessor to modern "open plan offices", his research found that open environments actually reduced employee communication. Bosses liked it specifically because they wanted employees to work, not talk.
Now we've come full circle, and companies are trying to sell open-plan offices using the exact opposite of their previous justification -- and one which is not backed up by any research.
It should be clear by now that people trying to push open-plan offices don't care about communication, one way or the other. They have made up their minds that they want an open floorplan, and they're inventing justifications for it. Today the "spontaneous employee communication" is in fashion, so that is the justification we're given, even though there's no reason to believe that it helps this.
- Anonymous7:36 am
I work in an open-plan office and I have to agree that they are horrible. Having half the office walking all around you is extremely stressful and distracting, especially those that pass behind you.ReplyDelete
Also, I would like to disagree with the reply above that balance is required in an open space... the stress of being visibly "not working" easily removes any purported relaxing effect of such spaces, which makes them useless at anything other than looking vaguely trendy.
The only real space in which you can relax, recharge, contemplate is a space that's really yours, and in an open floor office you have no space at all.
- Anonymous7:56 am
Pretty obvious businesses will gravitate towards the most economic solution. I know some people genuinely like open plan, I guess it's subjective but one way or another, the fact of the matter is that you don't see any managers in open plan which makes me wonder - if its not good enough for them then don't waste our time trying to persuade us of the benefitsReplyDelete
This is practically a word for word copy of this article: http://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/open-plan-offices-are-crazy.htmlReplyDeleteReplies
For the record, my article was published BEFORE the article on Inc.com! Please be more careful in future.Delete


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Computers and Thought showcases the work of the scientists who not only defined the field of Artificial Intelligence, but who are responsible for having developed it into what it is today. Originally published in 1963, this collection includes twenty classic papers by such pioneers as A. M. Turing and Marvin Minsky who were behind the pivotal advances in artificially simulating human thought processes with computers.
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Dale Chihuly made his first trip to the Southwest in 1974, when he voluntarily veered away from his berth as the imminent head of the Glass Arts Department at the Rhode Island School of Design to accept my invitation toset up a hot shop in a old 1890's barn on the campus of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe. There he would introduce glassblowing to a small group of Indian students. He was aware of but not deterred by the fact that he was about to introduce a radically different form of art and technology into a stream of Native American art/craft traditions going back thousands of years.
Interest diminished amongst the students following that exciting introductory session but did not die. Spores of interest in glassblowing lay dormant in the walls of the Old Barn for years, and began to fluoresce a few student generations later in the mind and hands of a singular Pueblo student graduate.
Looking back some twenty-five years to those times, I have often wondered why young Chihuly, whose illustrious career was already well under way, would voluntarily give up his time and energy to engage in this experimental teaching venture in Santa Fe.
Was it Kismet? Or was there some mysterious pull between this opportunity to work with young Indians and some unconsummated feelings about nature left over from a childhood spent on long walks by the sea and wandering through rainy Tacoma forests filled with the ghosts of an ancient Norwest Indian culture?
Who can tell? But we do know that his world and that of Indians have come together more than once in his "wildly wonderful" rise to the pinnacle of international success as a peripatetic glass artist. We also know that he likes to install his finished works in natural settings, as though not to do so would leave his statements incomplete: glass Seaforms shown underwater; huge icicle chandeliers set on boulders and left there to sparkle in the summer or freeze in winter snows; and oversized glass Macchia strewn like giant flowers across grassy lawns.
It is as if the creative act for him is not enough - it must be in context with the oneness and time flow of nature. Early on, he set colored neon tubes in blocks of melting ice; glass balls were thrown into rivers to float away; colored wheels of glass were mounted to catch the sunlight sky; tipi, stick, and animal forms were placed in the woods and abandoned to the elements like ancient totem poles.
In 1975, the year after his trip to Santa Fe, Chihuly was deeply and directly affected by a collection of Navajo blankets that he discovered in a museum collection. He was compelled to divert his mind and studio resources to the development of a very significant collection of simply shaped glass cylinders decorated with blanket designs. The Navajo Blanket Cylinders are notable in the lexicon of glass art for their unusual surface textures, and their inspired patch designs, ingeniously created by composing bits and threads of colored glass on a flat surface and then picking them up by rolling molten glass cylinders over them. The finished designs appear as softly fused multicolored vignettes of Navajo blankets. In some instances, these designs were expanded to hug the entire cylinder. Often the texture of the woven blankets is portrayed through emphasis on artistic interplay of richly colored warp and weft threads, with an occasional overlay of finely drawn colored yarns floating about like a weaver's unruly hair.
The concept of formal cylinders was expanded later to include irregularly shaped forms, to be categorized as soft cylinders. The beauty of both the straight cylinders and the soft ones lies in their creamy surface textures and the way fluidly applied colors appear to permeate them, sinking into the ivory glass surface like ink on blotter paper. The soft cylinders' walls are more flamboyantly decorated than those of the blanket series. Their undulating walls serve as a receptive surface for a suffusion of brilliant colors worked into miniature abstract paintings, which spread around the entire cylinder. These stable, thick-walled, semiopaque cylinders of either series come as close to container vessels as Chihuly ever gets. As such, they contrast sharply in concept with the fragile, transparent free forms so ubiquitously employed by him throughout the larger body of his renowned work.
The Indian connection showed up again in an even more poignant way in 1977, when Chihuly responded to a pile of nested, misshapen old Northwest Coast baskets that he happened upon at the Washington State Historical Society Museum. The inspiration gained from this serendipitous encounter led to his invention of the oversized, free form baskets that are now associated with the Chihuly look in glass art. These revolutionized the five-thousand-year-old world history of the art of glassmaking. The concept of nesting one or more glass forms into another, in often precarious groupings, constitutes a unique approach to the exhibition of glass. This is now acknowledged as another facet of Chihuly's genius. Such basket forms and their modifications underlie many of the other forms in the Chihuly repertoire.
A recent development indicates that the circle of Chihuly's involvement with Indians, which began with his 1974 visit to Santa Fe, has not yet closed. A connecting thread linked to that early IAIA venture has been carried forward through the intervening years by a singular graduate, Tony Jojola, of Isleta Pueblo. Tony's persistence and his commitment to the glassblowing discipline following those seminal days in the Old Barn eventually carried him to the doors of the Pilchuck Glass School north of Seattle, which Chihuly had cofounded. There he rejoined the world of Chihuly, glass master.
Largely through Tony's suggestion, Chihuly's blessings and support, and that of the management team of the Tacoma Hilltop Artists in Residence school of glassblowing, the circle continues. The Governing Council of the Taos Indian Pueblo has recently announced the imminent opening of a major glassblowing studio on the outlying lands of the Pueblo.
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More than a year after a road rage accident that left a 2-year-old boy paralyzed from the neck down, Kirby police have arrested one of the two people indicted in the crime.
Armando Garza, 41, was arrested Thursday night. He faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated assault, causing serious bodily injury.
The road rage accident happened in October of last year.
Sergeant Michael Alonzo with the Kirby Police Department said Garza and another man wanted in the accident, Robert Brown, were going back and forth at each other on the road about a mile away from the police department.
Alonzo said that's when Garza slammed on his breaks, causing Brown to hit him and send his truck onto oncoming traffic, where he slammed into Randy Nelson's car.
Nelson's son, Braylon, 2, was in the back seat and was severely injured.
"There are many instances in San Antonio and throughout Bexar County where people have died over this stuff," said Alonzo. "They can't control their emotions where somebody cuts somebody off. Unfortunately, you have a tragic event like this that could have easily been avoided if those people have cleared their heads."
Alonzo said they do not have Robert Brown in custody at this time because his attorney advised him not to be at home, but there is still a warrant out for his arrest.
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A night earlier they were still in London, getting one final taste of the Olympic experience at the traditional Closing Ceremony.
On Monday, a trio of athletes who represented Virginia on Team USA -- field hockey players Paige Selenski and Michelle Vitesse, and gold medal-winning swimmer Lauren Perdue -- returned to Charlottesville. A crowd of teammates and friends cheered as they arrived at Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Airport.
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Selenski, a forward, and Vitesse, a midfielder, both appeared in all six Olympic games for Team USA, which went 1-5. Selenski had a goal and two assists, while Vitesse had a pair of shots. Now the two redshirt seniors will both rejoin the Virginia field hockey team after missing last season to train with Team USA.
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Thanks for sharing this. I'm glad you had such a great time and it's good to know that CP is working on being family friendly.
The rumor I'm starting is that they're taking out DT.
I believe the best way to leave for a move, is to visit your "home" park or parks if you have the opportunity.
I had the opportunity to do just that, with Waldameer down last weekend, this weekend I headed up to Cedar Point. Took my friends Holly and Mike (Casper), my dad had to skip this time, but the lucky duck will have all summer to visit. Also met up with my friend Mike D. and his girlfriend, Sam. Decided to take a bit of a chance and park in the front parking lot. Row 23 C (not too far from the front.)
Paid $36.99 to get in, due to the Student I.D. pricing, and saved $4 from the AAA price. Didn't really notice any changes up front save for the giant T-Rex which invites people to spend more money $5 at the Dinosaurs Alive! Exhibit within the park. (Skipped out on this, but Casper and Holly said they'd check out later in the summer for me.)
Headed to the restrooms by Raptor, and of course being the front of the park, Raptor had already gained a 45 minute que line. Met up with my friends, and we decided to head toward the back of the park, via the Iron Dragon midway (Celebration Plaza). You can notice from the main midway the changes almost immediately, for example the big laser control station is no longer blocking part of the midway, so I am guessing there will be better movement of people through that area.
First ride of the day we decided to do a walk on for the Dodgems, and hit up Iron Dragon.
Iron Dragon-10 minute way for back
For whatever reason, people avoid the back of ID, and I have no clue why. Seems the Draggon' Iron was running a bit smoother than usual, and even the turn into the brakes did not rattle my head as severely as usual. May need some paint in places soon, but it was a nice way to start the day.
Headed to Millennium Force, which had about a 45 minute wait, and notice more changes. Those lockers you used to have to put in the coins, and would not always work right have now been replaced by digital electronic locking lockers, where you can pay by the hour for up to 8 hours. $1/hour for small $2/hour for large, gives you your own pin number (you create your own), similar to the ones used at Wildwater Kingdom. Interesting but useful concept, $8 for a locker pretty much used all day and accessed whenever needed, not bad.
Millennium Force-45 minute wait (near back)
This trip, Holly was in the mood to ride nearly everything we were riding. Last time was not as enjoyable, so Holly was my riding buddy this time, and didn't want the very back, so I put us in the last car, second to last seat. Beautifully smooth ride, lots of airtime, and lots of speed. Millie doesn't seem to disappoint very often. Well worth the wait as well.
Continued along the frontier trail where not much has changed at all except for a few signs for Dinosaurs.
Shoot The Rapids---walk on
It was beginning to warm up, so we decided to go on STR. Since we still had some loose articles, we took shifts riding. Mike, Sam, Holly and I went on first, Holly and I were the unfortunate front seaters, and got soaked. Thanks partly to Casper hitting us with the water bomb cannon as well. Casper and Holly rode the second time, but we failed with the cannons, so Holly just got more soaked.
We stopped at the petting farm with all the cute little animals, and a pretty determined rooster who wanted to get inside to nest. Was quite amusing.
Decided it was time to stop and get food---ate some loaded park fries (which now are apparently chili cheese fries instead of the ranch dressing, cheese and bacon?) and a Sobe which I kept the bottle for water.
After eating we decided to check out Mean Streak, which had become quite and no screaming wheels. Decided it was time to give Mean Streak a test run.
Mean Streak-5 minute wait for the back
The true test I felt was in the very back of this coaster. If I could handle the back, then the coaster had improved. Still rattles your head around, but the coaster runs very smoothly. Mean Streak is back, still non-stop, but not rough. I loved the ride on M.S. and would have loved a front seat ride if the group would have let me.
Skipped Maverick, and headed to the Cedar Creek Mine Ride and Skyhawk.
CCMR, 10 minute wait
Anything over 10 minutes for this coaster is not worth it in my opinion. Nice slow relaxing coaster is all CCMR is, and if you are bigger, you may not fit in comfortably.
Skyhawk--1 ride wait
Convinced Holly to ride this under the pre-tense it's a "giant" swing, and Bert the Conqueror rode it. Had the most annoying ride op there I've ever seen, a bit of a bad attitude on her too.
Big Change in this part of the park---Wave Swinger is being dismantled? (Confirm please) Wave Swinger was sitting in pieces in the back of the park, either looked like they were having mechanical issues and were fixing it, or that the parts were being taken apart to be shipped away elsewhere. Still a big shocker because that is a fun swing ride. Guess it can't compete with MaXair, Skyhawk, and Windseeker.
Headed toward the Gemini midway.
Gemini was running two trains even though it wasn't too busy in the park.
Gemini- 5 minute wait if that for back of Blue Train.
They were trimming the Gemini in weird places, the red train was trimmed on the very last high turn, while the blue had no trims until it went into the turn around into the station. This ride was very very rough, but full of airtime like none other. Best and worst ride at the same time.
Headed out of the park and paid the $5 for go karts (yes, I'd rather spend my $5 on go karts than the Dinosaurs.)
Back in for a ride on Magnum. Rode seat 1-3 (close enough to the ejector) with Holly, since she didn't want the back... Ouch! Fun though, and about a half hour wait.
Skipped Corkscrew (headache central) and TTD was sporting a very hefty line.
Couldn't find the entrance to Power Tower, since they completely redid that part of the midway as well, and I'm not a big fan anyhow.
Hit up the Matterhorn, and headed toward Wicked Twister area.
Wasn't feeling WT at the time, MaxAir had a pretty nice line, Disaster Transport I learned was closed, (not sure why) and did not open the whole day
Went on the Skyscraper for old time sake, even though I am pretty afraid of SLOW moving rides and heights. Had some awesome views of the new paint on Blue Streak, the Lake and Sandusky Bay. Beautiful.
The group had split up back near Maverick, so it was just Casper, Holly, and I wandering around, although we ended up along the same path most of the night, we didn't meet up again. Quite amusing.
Raptor-1/2 hour
We were pretty sunburnt waiting for Raptor, and of course they had us waiting in the sunny ques instead of us looping around under the ride. Rode Front seat, and was able to sit on the outside thanks to my friends being nice.
Blue Streak--walk on back seat
Blue Streak must be a coaster that gets better with age, always a blast, and lots of airtime. Back to the good old Blue Streak
Hit up Cedar Downs and the Antique cars before heading to our locker.
While Casper went and got our stuff out of the locker, I went and checked out the lighting and stage set up for Luminosity, where I ran into Bill Sphen, who didn't say too much and disappeared quickly after, and a few minutes later met the new CEO of Cedar Fair. Amazing man, I see nothing but awesome things in the future for not just Cedar Point, but all of Cedar Fair. Will he bring back rides at Geauga Lake, probably not, but will he continue to improvise and improve the existing parks, you bet.
Took the train back to the back of the park.
Maverick-1/2 hour
Mavie was having some launch issues, so the ride was temporarily down, and people kept coming out of line. Casper and I being knowledgeable on how these mechanical issues USUALLY work, waited in line, and it paid off. Walked up to the old ques for WWL inside. Waited for front car second seat, since Holly was afraid of the front.
Bought an elephant ear and walked towards Gemini Midway (again)
Stopped over in Camp Snoopy for a Woodstock Express (Holly never rode) ride and a ride on the Tilt A Whirl. (If I would have known anyone could ride the Tilt A Whirl there, I would have had my first Tilt A Whirl been at Cedar Point, but at least I got one in this season).
Checked out the Dino Store, and from the looks the Dinosaurs Alive! Has some pretty good themes. The "adventure" host was dressed up in something right out of Jurrasic Park, or the Safari adventures. Kind of wish I would have went through to be honest.
Rode the Witches Wheel, and checked out the line for TTD.
TTD--we were warned that it would be a "buggy" ride. Holly sat this one out, rode corkscrew instead (her favorite and no one else wanted to ride).
Ended up freaking out a guy with the stories of rollbacks, and the train being perfectly balanced. Always funny.
Rode the scrambler and headed over to see if Disaster was open, but much to my dismay it was not.
Casper and Holly went and rode the Ferris wheel and left me to wander along by my lonesome.
Hit up MaxAir and decided to go on Wicked Twister.
Rode WT 5 times in a row, two front, one back, two middle, and managed to snag being on the last train of the night.
Honestly this was probably one of the best, if not the best trips I've ever had to Cedar Point. I absolutely LOVE the changes in the park, if you looked into them, and knew the truth then you would see they are doing this for the best of EVERYONE not just the coaster fans. Cedar Point truly is becoming a family park, which Casper, Holly and I did discuss if when the time came for children of our own, would we bring them to Cedar Point. All of our answers were absolutely, 100% YES! Thank you Cedar Point for putting on an amazing show, and hopefully I'll be back in September.
P.S. The lights for Luminosity were testing, and it looks amazing, as well as the Giant Wheel lighting. Another Kudos goes to CP.
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Thanks for sharing this. I'm glad you had such a great time and it's good to know that CP is working on being family friendly.
The rumor I'm starting is that they're taking out DT.
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Well it was very peculiar since it was so beautiful out there, and DT wasn't running, but what strikes me as even more odd is why Wave Swinger was in pieces....
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ah so it must have still been in pieces from the off season.
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