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In Sinnoh, Sandgem Town, there was a mom, who kept her boy from leaving to journey with his Phanpy and catch new Pokemon, she hated being alone, but one day, that boy decided to run away and start his journey, he was excited about the plan, anyway on with our story……
"Mum, when do I go to bed tonight?" asked the boy as he scratched his head. "In 2 hours okay, you should know that, why the rush anyway?" she replied. "No problem, just wondering, right Phanpy" he smiled down at his Phanpy. "Phan" The Phanpy called out. That night when his mum was asleep, he wrote a note and left her a present he then jumped out of his window with his Phanpy in its poke ball clipped to his belt, he ran through the night and flung on his bag, on his back over the top of his red and white striped shirt, he then felt a stone fling into the shin of his black jeans he stopped and looked around to see a giant murky tree with a Murkrow in it, he raked his hand on his fore head, threw down his bag and sent out Phanpy.
"Phanpy use a rollout" He shouted. The tiny elephant Pokemon rolled up towards the tree and hit a bump, sending it straight into Murkrow, The Murkrow hit the floor in daze. "Sweet, We are about to catch our first Pokemon" Danced him and his Phanpy. Then he forgot to get the poke ball, he dived into his bag and pulled out a red and white sphere but before he could throw it, the Murkrow had gotten away. "Darn it" he shouted.
They walked on, in the day time, Key new this place easier in the day, but at midnight, it was completely hopeless, he couldn't see much at all. He sat down and lit a match under a tree then there was a tiny bird next to him, it seemed to be a Starly that had been hatched a few weeks ago and it was very badly injured, so he pulled out a super potion and rubbed it on the little bird's wings, he kept massaging it in and then finished of by giving it a poffin. After a while, the bird Pokemon felt strong once again, so now it decided to help out Key for a change.
The Starly jumped up into the sky and started flying around then it landed on Key's arm and chirped. "Star, Starly". It seemed if Key new what the Starly had said, so he nodded and let the Starly fly of into the night sky, so he waited there for it to return, it had been quite some time but finally, the bird returned. It had gotten fresh berries for Key to eat because he didn't want to waste supplies in his bag, he set his eyes on the pitch black sky, as he saw stars shining up above him, Phanpy and Starly all started to laugh and carried on in there journey, but before they could leave, a mysterious mirage, was hovering in front of him, then it dropped a red ball of glowing light, Kay picked it up, it was so mysterious, so he zipped open his bag and placed it in carefully, he wondered what it was as they walked of into the darkness.
Still no sign of civilization but the route was lighting up as the sun came up, Kay checked his orange poketch, and it was now 2 o'clock in the morning, he yawned and pushed his hand into his brown and spiky hair as it reflected in the sunlight like a shining mirror, Starly was close by and Phanpy near too, as they traveled to Jubilife city, Kay wanted to catch a Pokemon soon, so he thought that he would sit down and rest for a while, but then he thought I could catch one now instead of saving my energy, but there were no sign's of Pokemon at this time of morning, he was surprised how long it had taken him to get over from twinleaf town to sandgem town in a whole night, he never thought it was possible.
Only after ten minutes, they were still walking, until Kay dropped to the ground, the Pokemon instantly cared for him till' he woke up in the early hours, he then checked his poketch to see it was 6 o'clock, and Starly and Phanpy had eaten and moved him to under a tree, they were snuggled up next to him because he was warm. He woke them up and took three poffins from his bag, ate one and gave the others to the Pokemon with him. He then grabbed the mysterious red ball from his bag and examined it, it was red all over and at the lines was it opened, it was blackish grey and lined around it, it was a truly good ball, and he made it out to be a type of poke ball, due to the button on the front of it. He kissed it for good luck and placed it into the bag once more, as if he cherished it, he did, since it was a gift from a mirage. Later on they had gotten up and could see sandgem at 6:23 am, Key was so pleased, he thanked Starly and parted ways, but then Starly flew back and asked for a battle for him to catch it, he accepted.
"Okay Starly, no holding back, Phanpy use rollout" He shouted while pointing at the Starly.
Starly was hit quickly but got back up and used a quick attack, making Phanpy flinch, making another easy hit with a wing attack from Starly, and Phanpy was feeling the damage.
"Now, Try a tackle" he worried as he called out.
Starly got hit again but it was losing more health than Phanpy when it was hit because Phanpy was much more stronger, then Starly used a growl to lower Phanpy's power.
"It ain't over yet, now try a full body take down!" shouted Key
The Phanpy charged at the bird, and then took it down, Starly could not do anything, it was too tired.
"Good job there Phanpy, you took one for me" he called out as he withdrew it "Time for a poke ball"
He threw an empty sphere at the Starly creating a bright white light that vacuumed it up into the poke ball, as it started to shake quickly.
One shiver…. Two shiver….. Three shiver.
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Regrading, because I was tired when I first read the story. I missed some things that held importance to the story. I apologize for the sloppy grade.
: What does our hero look like? What does the setting look like? It would appear as though these areas are lacking in your story. Give some descriptions! It would be nice for readers to get a mental picture of who they are reading about. Don't be afraid to go overboard either! Describe the characters right down to their clothing and their eye color. Give the setting some description too, right down to the peeling wallpaper and dusty floors! What I'm saying is, try to get the reader interested. Give them a hook to bite at. Something that will make them want to keep reading. Just keep this in mind for your future stories, and any editing that you may want to do on this story.
: Boy runs away from home, battles a Murkrow, runs onto a route, finds a hurt Starly, finds a strange Pokeball, and then battles the Starly he helped. Try summing up your stories like this before you write them. That way you can look at the big picture and say, "Wow! If I were a reader, I'd want to read that!" or, "Well, back to the drawing board." Also, to get better plot ideas, try brainstorming on paper before you actually set to writing your story. It's a simple exercise, but it'll help you out quite a bit in the long run. Don't be afraid to give your plots some twists and turns, either, as those make a story exciting. Try to think outside the box, and write something that nobody else would ever have thought of! Take the reader to new heights and new places. Give them something to marvel at and make that thing hold their interest at the same time. A great plot makes all the difference, so remember that. You didn't do too badly here for a first story, just remember to go for more intriguing stories next time.
: I'm not going to point out every single error in your paper. As this is your first story, I want to encourage you to write more and get better; the last thing I want to do is make you feel overwhelmed.
In Sinnoh, Sandgem Town, there was a mom, who kept her boy from leaving to journey with his Phanpy and catch new Pokemon, she hated being alone, but one day, that boy decided to run away and start his journey, he was excited about the plan, anyway on with our story……
Now, I chose to quote this because it is a good example of a run-on sentence. You want to avoid run-ons at all costs, as they can distract a reader and make their desire to finish reading the story dwindle. To fix a run-on, you want to split it into 2 or more sentences. To fix the one I quoted, I would write something like,
"In Sinnoh, Sandgem Town, there was a mom. She kept her boy from leaving to journey with his Phanpy and catch new Pokemon. She hated being alone, but one day, that boy decided to run away. He was going to start his journey, and he was excited about it. Anyway, on with our story…"
See how much better that sounds? A good way to find large run-ons is to read your story out loud, and take a small breath after each sentence. If you find yourself running out of breath partway through a sentence, it's probably a run-on.
"Mum, when do I go to bed tonight?" asked the boy as he scratched his head. "In 2 hours okay, you should know that, why the rush anyway?" she replied. "No problem, just wondering, right Phanpy" he smiled down at his Phanpy. "Phan" The Phanpy called out. That night when his mum was asleep, he wrote a note and left her a present he then jumped out of his window with his Phanpy in its poke ball clipped to his belt, he ran through the night and flung on his bag, on his back over the top of his red and white striped shirt, he then felt a stone fling into the shin of his black jeans he stopped and looked around to see a giant murky tree with a Murkrow in it, he raked his hand on his fore head, threw down his bag and sent out Phanpy.
I quoted this because it needs to be split into multiple paragraphs. Whenever there's dialogue, if it switches from one character speaking to another character speaking, then you need to start a new paragraph. It would look like this:
"Mum, when do I go to bed tonight?" asked the boy as he scratched his head.
"In 2 hours okay, you should know that, why the rush anyway?" she replied.
"No problem, just wondering, right Phanpy" he smiled down at his Phanpy.
"Phan" The Phanpy called out.
That night when his mum was asleep…
See how that works? Anyway, those were the two main errors I found. Just proofread your stories after you write them. Anything that doesn't look right? Rewrite it. Also, don't be afraid to ask your parents for help if you're confused about something. Parents aren't just there to feed you, ya' know? Oh and if you can get a hold of a copy of Microsoft Word, it has a nice Grammar Check feature that can help you out.
: Details can really help a story. Try to describe everything in the story, from the trees, to the grass, to the sky. Leave nothing undescribed! No matter how unimportant they might seem, details help add interest to a bland story. They "spice" it up. Details can sometimes be the difference between a successful capture and an unsuccessful capture, also. Don't be afraid of getting descriptive. Get in touch with your inner adjective, and make your story come alive. As it goes, you did pretty well here, just don't forget to use a wide variety of words. <- A thesaurus can always help a lot there.
: You were over the minimum mark, so I guess you're fine here. Just remember this: If your story has a good plot, a good battle, and great details, you may not need to quite reach the minimum requirement. This also works in reverse: If your story seems a tad weak, you may to need to lengthen it above and beyond what is "required" by the Pokemon list. Just fit the length to the occasion: Base your length not just on the margin on the Pokemon list, but also on the strength of the story and the level of the desired Pokemon. Graders are always pleased to find that you've put extra effort into writing, so if the maximum requirement on the Pokemon list is 10k, write 13k. It doesn't take much to lengthen a story, just a little practice is all.
: Your battle needs to be longer. Don't be scared to go in-depth and really describe those attacks! Tell not only what damage they did, but also how they caused the damage. Also, the battle was a little one-sided. This is another thing to avoid at all costs. Make the fighters evenly matched. Make them hurt. Make them face off until they're both ready to collapse.
Also, to add interest to a battle, don't just use the typical forest-like setting for the fight. Take the fighters underwater, underground, or even into the air. No place is bad to hold a Pokemon battle, and where you hold it can make a lot of difference to not only the story, but the grade as well.
Overall grade: C+
: Phanpy captured. I apologize if you saw this when it wasn't a pass. I now realize that I shouldn't grade at 3 in the morning. I missed some important stuff, and that's not fair to you. Anyway, this was okay for a first story. Just remember all of the advice I've given you. The grammar was probably your weakest category, so I suggest paying a lot of attention to that area in future stories. Because this was a first story, I graded a tad easier than I would usually. Just try to improve if you're planning on trying for a harder Pokemon, as other graders may not be quite as lenient. Nobody's a bad writer; we all have the talent. You just need to have patience, and be willing to practice, that's all. If you have any questions at all about the grade or about how you can improve for future stories, please don't hesitate to PM me. I check the site frequently, and I'm willing to work with you on anything URPG story-related.
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After Burner II
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|After Burner II
European boxart (note erroneous use of F-15)
|Sega AM2
|Yu Suzuki
|Hiroshi Kawaguchi
|Arcade, Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, NES/Famicom, Sharp X68000, Mega Drive/Genesis, PC Engine, Sega Saturn, PlayStation 2
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|Shoot 'em up
|Standard upright, sit-down hydraulic cockpit
|Arcade system
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After Burner II is an arcade-style flight game released by Sega in 1987.[1] It is the second game in the After Burner series. In the game, players fly a F-14 Tomcat jet fighter, gunning down enemies while avoiding incoming fire. Like OutRun, another Sega arcade game, After Burner II came in several versions, the most famous being a large, servo actuated, sit-down cabinet which resembled a cockpit and moved according to the motion of the plane onscreen. The cockpit would bank in the same direction the on-screen aircraft was banking. There was also a more basic upright cabinet version.
The differences between After Burner and After Burner II are very small, and it is easy to confuse the two. The differences included:
- The waiting-for-start sequence (the screen/music after a player inserts credits but before starting the game) is different.
- After Burner II added a throttle to the controls, allowing players to vary their speed while flying.
- After Burner has 18 stages; After Burner II has those same stages but adds three additional stages that make 21 stages total.
- After Burner II added a few minor enemy changes to introduce new speed-based challenges (missiles/aircraft behind the player aircraft) to account for the use of the new throttle control.
- The player's missiles in After Burner II could be fired considerably more frequently.
- Musical compositions were the same for both games, though After Burner's instrumentation is different in spots.
Translations and ports[edit]
After Burner II has been translated and ported to numerous home computers, consoles and mobile phones; including versions for the PC Engine, Sharp X68000, Sega Mega Drive, Famicom, FM Towns Marty, Atari ST, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and Sega Saturn. In Japan, it was released on the PlayStation 2 as part of the Sega Ages classic series. Mega placed the Mega Drive version at #38 in their Top Mega Drive Games of All Time.[5] MegaTech magazine praised the smooth and fast gameplay, as well as the sound.
It is notable that the version released for Sega Saturn is a nearly direct port of the arcade code, which at that time, was very rare for a home version.
It can also be played within the game Shenmue II.
M2 ported After Burner II in Sega's 3D Classics series to the Nintendo 3DS eShop in 2013. This version is faithful to the original arcade game with additions, including Touch Controls and screen layouts.
Notable features[edit]
The Japanese Sega Mega Drive version was one of the only three games to support the AX-1E analog controller.
- ^ "After Burner II". The International Arcade Museum. Retrieved 1 Nov 2013.
- ^ After Burner II - IGN
- ^ MegaTech rating, EMAP, issue 5, page 78, May 1992
- ^ Compute's Guide to Sega, Steven A Schwartz, 1990, ISBN 0-87455-238-9, p5
- ^ Mega magazine issue 1, page 76, Future Publishing, Oct 1992
External links[edit]
- After Burner II at the Killer List of Videogames
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Half-assed handheld ports of console games are nothing new, but with the advent of the powerful PSP, we kind of thought those days were coming to an end. No such luck, if the PSP version of From Russia With Love is anything to go by. In adapting the console game of the same name, it cuts out the driving, many of the gameplay nuances and nearly half the levels, leaving us with a passable, short James Bond shooter that we're still expected to pay $40 for.
If all you're looking for is a third-person run-and-gun game that lets you blast your way through goon squads, though, From Russia With Love isn't a bad choice. As Bond (played here by Sir Sean Connery), you'll spend most of the game running around on foot, gunning down the faceless hordes of the OCTOPUS terror syndicate. The action is fast and entertaining, and the game keeps things interesting by occasionally confronting you with armored enemies (you'll have to find their weak spots), forcing you to puzzle your way around locked doors or enabling you to grab a sniper rifle and cover a comrade from a distance. At certain points, you'll also be able to pilot a jetpack or the remote-controlled Q-copter (good for slipping through air vents to blow up locks on the other side), although these segments are fairly rare.
Rarer still are the points where you'll actually get to use Bond's other gadgets - his laser watch is really only good for blowing up things behind bullet-proof glass, which don't pop up very often, and his serum darts (which briefly stun enemies) are all but useless. Bond's grappling hook is still here, although rappelling up and down walls - which was done manually in the console version - is now automatic.
Above: Bond focus in action. Note little yellow targeting cursor and suggested target spots
If there's a good reason to pick up the PSP version, it's the multiplayer modes. Using the PSP's built-in WiFi, you can take on five friends (or five AI opponents) in four different deathmatch modes - two on foot, two in jetpacks. The options are a little sparse (only two maps for jetpack dogfights?), but the action is fun, even if you can't use the close-up judo moves from the single-player game.
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Apr 03 2006 - PSP
Nov 03 2005 - PS2, Xbox (US)
|Nov 03 2005 - GameCube, PS2, Xbox (UK)
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|GameCube, PSP, PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360
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|Electronic Arts
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Dewana Raquel Clegg-Clayton age 44 of Irving, TX formerly of Prattsville went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 7, 2013.
The ice storm of 2013 will go down as one of the more disruptive weather happenings in recent memory.
When the storm was making its way toward the state last week, the Arkansas Activities Association made the right decision in postponing all of the high school football playoffs for a week.
Providing the weather stays calm this week, the playoffs will resume on Friday for the 4A, 3A and 2A classifications and conclude for the 7A, 6A and 5A classifications.
Well, the college football regular season is over and we now move on to the bowl season.
With the exception of one or two games, I can't say I'm too excited about the matchups.
Of course the main event of the bowl season this year, which thankfully is the final year of the Bowl Championship Series, is the national championship game between the No. 1 Florida State Seminoles (13-0) and the No. 2 Auburn Tigers (12-1).
I am actually dreading this game more than I am anticipating it.
Derry Edward "Gus" Gustafson, age 85, of Malvern passed away November 29 2013.
Robert Allen Scott, age 59, of Jones Mill passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013 at his home.
Geneva Adean Abbott, 90, of Malvern passed away December 2, 2013.
Jeffery Kennington died of cancer on Nov.26, 2013 at age 68.
Cecil K. Burns, age 88, of Malvern, died Monday, December 2, 2013 at the National Park Medical Center in Hot Springs.
Mildred C. Shaw, age 85, of Benton, passed away Monday, December 2, 2013.
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BELLEVUE, Wash., April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Expedia, Inc., the world's largest online travel company, announced today the launch of Expedia® Connect 2, an upgraded connectivity solution that offers hotels and reservation system providers the ability to design, build and deploy standardized interfaces to connect directly with Expedia.
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By SITE | Published: October 4, 2011
Check out this Active behind the scenes video with Figgy and Jon Dickson skating at Lincoln Skate Park located in Los Angeles, CA! To view more photos of this park, click here: http://www.sitedesigngroup.com/projects/details/los-angeles-ca-4
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By SITE | Published: October 4, 2011
Check out this video of Sergie Ventura and friends skating at the Etnies Skatepark of Lake Forest! To view more photos of this park, click here: http://sitedesigngroup.com/projects/details/lake-forest http://sitedesigngroup.com/projects/details/lake-forest-phase-2
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By SITE | Published: September 30, 2011
If you weren't in Copenhagen last Saturday then check out the clip to get an idea of what went down at the Faelledparken! Volcom Stone celebrated the European Wild In The Parks Championships at that outstanding outdoor skatepark in the City of Copenhagen, Denmark. Some skaters from all over Europe gathered and spent the day with us to compete, but mostly have a good time, enjoy the layback and nice atmosphere of the city, party, meet the locals, and skate the parks and get some tricks down some sick street spots. What is fun about this contest is that it gathers plenty of people who qualified in their local WITP (Spain, Greece, Italy, Portugal, France, England, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Holland), not only the usual suspects you'll find in every big summer comp, but also the local heroes and the up-and-coming shredders that you'll see soon everywhere. This special mix is the recipe for an explosive contest, an amazing show and some good times. The jam sessions were wild and some ridiculous tricks went down. The weather was cooperating (skateboarding is stronger than the weather as the MC said), the burgers chiefs were on point, the local kids were amped all day and the scooter kids got to see how much fun you can get on a skateboard, and kids their age destroying the park. Results : 14 and under : 1- Bruno Senra, Portugal (700€ + trip to Texas) 2- Gard Hvaara, Norway (400€) 3- Jacob Stein, Sweden (250€) 4- Ville Wester, Denmark 5- Johan Benda, Denmark 15 and over : 1- Viktor Palomäki, Finland (700€ + trip to Texas) 2- Thanos Panou, Greece (400€) 3- Karim Rhihla, Sweden (250€) 4- Roman Baier, Austria 5- Sergio Sanchez, Spain Open : 1- Jaakko Ojanen, Finland (1100€ + trip to Texas) 2- Hermann Stene, Norway (700€ + trip to Texas) 3- Victor Pelegrin, France (500€) 4- Axel Cruysberghs, Belgium 5- Fries Tailleu, Belgium ELECTRIC Hype of the day: James Hewitt 100€ and Jonas Skrøder (100€) To view more photos of this park, click here: http://www.sitedesigngroup.com/projects/details/denmark
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By SITE | Published: September 26, 2011
Check out this great video promoting skate parks! OUR MISSION Founded in 2003, the Rob Dyrdek Foundation seeks to create healthy communities by promoting and providing the inherent benefits of skateboarding to all facets of society. The Foundation assists municipalities and non-profits with the design, development, and construction of legal Skate Plazas as well as assists with the creation of community and educational programs that promote and encourage the sport of skateboarding. OUR VISION Our hope is to encourage construction of legal street skating areas, be that through large urban skate plazas or single skate spots. Our goal is to reach: Local Communities, including governments, park and recreations departments and local urban renewal and community improvement committees. Major corporations and organizations sharing our support of legal street skateboarding who wish to give back to their communities through funding, land donation or other means of support. A MESSAGE FROM ROB A skate plaza is far from an original concept. It's been talked about in theory for almost ten years. I couldn't count the number of times I've heard that someone was going to recreate Love Park or Embarcadero. Yet it's never happened. If they had duplicated either of these skateboard landmarks ten years ago, they would still be the best places in the United States to skate. There is a bureaucracy within skateboarding that hasn't allowed it to occur. The skate plaza is very personal to me, because I know all skateboarders suffer the same pain that I suffer each day trying to street skate. There is not one place in the entire United States where I could go legally skate real street. Each day there are fewer and fewer places to street skate, period. Skateboarding is being choked by people that simply don't understand it. Skateboarders are sick of getting tickets and watching every good skate spot get skate-proofed or destroyed. The future of skateboarding relies on having places to do it. There is a simple solution. Build real street parks. Recreational skateparks, which include street courses, mini-ramps, and bowls, will always be a part of skateboarding, but they will never play a part in keeping skaters off the streets of their communities. Not to mention that most of these recreational parks are built by people who don't know anything about any type of skateboarding. If 80% of skateboarding is real street, then 80% of the places built for skateboarders should duplicate real street. Like it or not, the standards for modern skateboarding have been developed in urban architecture. A skate plaza in every community is not only my dream, but also the dream of everyone who skates street, from the most advanced pro to the youngest novice. The skate plaza is essential to the future of skateboarding. To learn more about the Rob Dyrdek Foundation, click here: http://robdyrdekfoundation.org/
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By SITE | Published: September 26, 2011
Grind For Life, Inc was founded in 2003, by life-long skateboarder Mike Rogers, after his second battle with sarcoma cancer. Mike's tumor was located behind his right eye and nasal cavity. He endured a 17 hour surgery a cranial-facial resection with a brain-lift, removal of his eye, cheekbone, and half of the roof of his mouth and some of his teeth. He beat cancer once as a pre-teen, and again 25 years later. Mike beat the odds and is skateboarding competitive again. To view the Grind For Life website, click here: http://www.grindforlife.org To view more photos of the Pier 62 Skate Park, click here http://www.sitedesigngroup.com/projects/details/new-york
By SITE | Published: September 23, 2011
• There is free admission every day for Lake Forest residents; others must obtain an ID card for $5. • An expanded section opened in August; it is the largest free skate park in the United States, according to the city. • The park draws 60,000 visits by skaters annually. Why they are No.1: "Some of the things that make us stand out is that we are over 60,000 square feet, which is more than (major O.C. parks Vans and Volcom) combined," skate-park coordinator Nick Gates said. "We have a variety of (elements) from world-class street, flow, bowls and pools. There is something for everybody at our park." Claim to fame: After its completion in 2003, the Etnies park quickly became the premier destination for skaters in south Orange County and has held multiple championship tournaments and events. The park features a street course larger than any other O.C. skate park and the only cradle (a half-dome-shaped concrete ramp) in Orange County. Fan favorite: "Everyone is like family. It's the best skate park, they have a cradle and their cement isn't chipped away like at other parks," — Dakota Schennum, Lake Forest Fun fact: There is 92,200 linear feet of rebar in the park. That's more than 17 miles, enough to stretch from the park to the ocean at Laguna Beach. To view more photos of this park, click here: http://www.sitedesigngroup.com/projects/details/lake-forest http://www.sitedesigngroup.com/projects/details/lake-forest-phase-2
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By SITE | Published: September 23, 2011
Saturday, September 28th from 6:00 pm - 10:00 PM. Bring your boards! To view more photos of this park, click here: http://www.sitedesigngroup.com/projects/details/lake-forest http://www.sitedesigngroup.com/projects/details/lake-forest-phase-2
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Check out this video of the Jigga Man from Shake Junt skating at the NoHo Skate Plaza! http://www.sitedesigngroup.com/projects/details/los-angeles-ca-3
Check out this video of Tommy Fynn riding the new Sound Weave Technology deck from Stereo at Stoner Skate Plaza. To view more photos of this park, click here: http://www.sitedesigngroup.com/projects/details/los-angeles-ca-2
Check out this video that Ed Dominick put together from the Skateboard Mag featuring Nick Merlino, Dakota Servold, Matt Bennett, Josh Harmony, Taylor Smith, Grant Hatfield, Rowa Zorilla Daniel Lutheran, Ryan Spencer and Johnny Layton skating at the Santa Clarita Skate Park. To view more photos of this park, click here: http://www.sitedesigngroup.com/projects/details/santa-clarita
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Reviewers agree that the 2014 Mazda CX-9 is sportier than its rivals, with nimble handling and minimal body roll through turns. Reviewers also say its engine provides ample power for all situations. Some reviewers say the CX-9 doesn't ride as softly or comfortably as its competitors, but they tend to prefer the more engaging and sporting nature of the CX-9.
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Good Morning! I used the X32 for the 1st time last night and...It went OK. Had a slight issue with the general EQ setting I chose for the mic's, and an issue with overall volume (too loud in places, too soft in others). I believe it had to do w/some subgroup routing issues that were resolved by the end of Worship. Also couldn't get a strong enough signal to the CD Recorders for a good recording. Actually, couldn't get a signal to them at all for the 1st 20min. They are on a Matrix that wasn't cooperating until 20min into the Message. I was supposed to go fishing today, but after last night... NO CHANCE!
"In order to help with this project, we would need to know how many (and what kind) of inputs and outputs you actually will need - like a layout of the whole setup."
So my general layout is as follows:
At the Musicians position on stage, I need 15-28 inputs. On a given Sunday, I use between 15-18. During concerts, plays, & musicals, that number can go up to 28. (8-14 drum mic's which include the occasional MPC/Drum Cat/Trigger usage, 2 for the B3's Leslie cabinet, 2 for the Motif, sometimes 2 for an addition Motif, 1 for bass, 1-4 for guitar, 1-2 for percussion, & 1 for Sax). At that same position, I need to send 6 musicians stereo feeds for IEM's. That number can increase to 9 during concerts. I can go back to stage monitors when that is the case but I'd prefer not to.
This is where the Rack will go. Utilizing the Rack will limit the stage box in the floor at this position to sending the remaining two stage monitor mixes.
At center stage, I need 3-4 inputs for choir mic's. This is accomplished by a stage box in the floor that feeds the FOH position. There is also an addition monitor send located at the front of center stage that has it's own stage box that is fed by FOH. There are additional in's at this position that we utilize from time to time (laptops or other audio/video in's for visiting speakers who'd like to run their own presentations)
At FOH, I need all other inputs/outputs (inputs: 12 handhelds, 3-4 choir mic's, 3 lapels, 2 computers, 2 CD players, 1 iPod, DirectTV, Skype, DVD/VCR) (outputs: aux's for two remaining stage mixes, the center stage monitor aux, foyer, admin bldg., & 1 sanctuary fill. 4 Matrix's, L/R mains, 2 subwoofer channels [1 for the top subs in the line arrays, and 1 for the floor subs] that previously had their own aux outs, & 2 CD recorders)
As with any other environment, we always have to be prepared to run something off of/into some obscure analog/digital device, laptop, phonograph, Studer tape deck, etc... There are also conferences, concerts, musicals, plays, etc.. that must be supported.
I just connected the DriveRack I mentioned and now use that to feed my L/R mains, subwoofers, foyer and TV broadcast. That reduces 6 outs down to two off the X32. I just have to fine-tune the x-over points on the DriveRack and assign the output channels correctly as it's feeding 4 different mixes.
So there you have it... my rooms in's/out's in a (BIG) nutshell. Now that you have a better understanding of my general needs, please advise me as to some methods for putting the Rack and X32 combination to use in the best way possible. Again, my goal is to have at least 48 individual, simultaneously controllable in's and numerous outs. Monitors and FOH are run from the FOH position, and I need the Rack signals sent to IEM's and the FOH position simultaneously. That way I can control the instruments in the house as well as all the mic's mentioned above. As I mentioned, I normally utilize between 34-40 inputs simultaneously week to week.
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PaperCut is licensed on the number of user accounts hosted in the PaperCut database - that is the number of users listed in the user-list under the Users section. If this limit is exceeded the system will:
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server-command delete-existing-user christineThis script based approach is useful in a higher-education environment as often deleting the user account from the domain is difficult or maybe against policy. Note that this script has to be run not just once, but again after each sync (e.g. after automated overnight sync) as sync adds all the deleted users from the directory again. It is therefore only an interim solution until the physical account can be removed.
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At each Four Seasons hotel the truck visits there will be a new menu, developed by the local hotel chef. That same chef will be found in the truck for the week, doing the cooking.
The menus have included everything from Sardinian semolina gnocchi to beef tenderloin salad, duck fat burger and Bombolini with salted caramel sauce.
"For the last few years we have been changing the way we have been doing restaurants and bars. Rather then hotel dining rooms, we wanted to create really relevant restaurants and really embrace the produce of each community," says Guy Rigby, vice president of food and beverage in the Americas for the Four Seasons. "And what better way to showcase this then putting together a tour with our chefs."
"It's really telling people we want to have fun with food and beverage," Rigby adds.The food truck is just the most recent innovative offering from the Four Seasons. Over the past year or more the hotel has launched numerous creative efforts to reach the public, including a virtual wine tasting program via Twitter and a sommelier on demand program on its Facebook page. If the experimental food truck tour is successful, the Four Seasons truck will be hitting the road again, Rigby says. Depending on how you gauge that success, that already seems likely. The Four Seasons chef in Palo Alto took the truck to the city's farmer's market and did $1,000 worth of revenue in four hours, selling out of everything, Rigby says. In Santa Barbara 250 people lined up to sample Cartumini's creations. Locals stood in line for hours. Some people even followed the truck to multiple locations over multiple days, Cartumini says, calling the chance watch people enjoy his food a reward of its own. "You see the faces of the people and they're all coming back and saying 'That was really good,'" he says. "People came for dinner the first night and came for lunch in another location, and then again for lunch in a third location. That makes it feel really good. As a chef, most of the time in the kitchen you don't see what's going on. But on the truck you see people's faces and they're happy about what they are eating."
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Yak (West) opened the tournament in front of a large crowd of scouts, most of whom were there to watch perennial national powerhouse Marucci Elite. Marucci boasts a roster of 17 players already committed to Division I programs, with several more likely to do so in the near future.
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Marucci sent five highly ranked pitchers to the mound to try and pull out a victory in the opener, with each working with fastballs above 90 mph. But as head coach Carl Nichols explained "we face this kind of competition all the time, for us it was no big deal." His team's performance certainly is a big deal to scouts that witnessed the
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With a 1-0 start to the tournament and a win over their biggest competition in pool K already under their belt things are looking good for Yak (West). But Nichols isn't worried about his players looking ahead, saying "all these kids are thinking about right now is going to the pool, they're not looking ahead and for us coaches it's all about the next game."
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Friedman will deliver a talk and play a lead role in a meeting at which nine Southern African countries will consider how to utilize information and communications technologies to help in the combat of HIV/AIDS and to promote the development of civil society.
The participating nations are Botswana, Malawi, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
"The importance of information and communication technology (ICT) for development in complementing government efforts to expand service delivery in the region underscores the need for a careful analysis of the link between policy and available infrastructure to provide a sustainable platform for expansion of ICT use before embarking on ambitious ICT investments," reads the mission statement of the conference. "Although efforts have been made in recent years to expand the use of e-governance in the region, the pace of progress has generally been slow, reflecting partly the fact that several countries in the region do not have adequate infrastructure, policy framework and human and institutional capacity to support the increased use of ICT. "SACI's recent study on 'e-governance platform for enhanced service delivery' was driven by this realization and its awareness that ICT is an important tool with multiple enabling capabilities when properly used," the statement continues. "The workshop on e-governance for enhanced service delivery in the context of a capacity development framework provides a forum for policymakers, researchers, and academics to examine the relationship between governance and utilization of ICT for development and enhanced service delivery in countries in the region in the context of the research work that SACI has undertaken."
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Oh, sad but beautiful!
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Darkside Initiative x Vans Vault "Armored Pack" by Patrick Johnson 0 Comments
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Alright so December isn't exactly the time of year that you usually get patriotic, but for those down with the general Americana look this Vans Sk8-Hi should do the trick anyway. The model sports Old Glory on the upper, wearing a bit of a faded look on the stars and stripes as well. Don't worry though-you don't have to burn these when they inevitably touch the ground. Click through with us for the lookbook shots behind the Vans Sk8-Hi 'American Flag' and purchase a pair now at AW-Lab.
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