text: Author has written 21 stories for Yu-Gi-Oh, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy VII, Death Note, X-Men: Evolution, Bleach, My Little Pony, Pokémon, and Wakfu. Okay I'm not sure why Fanfiction is only submitting one paragraph from my stories so if you get to a Chapter or a Story that is like that Please go to my Deviantart account which has all my stories on that as well as my Facebook So please go onto my Deviantart or DA account to read those stories or Chapters that only show one paragraph Here is the Link to my Gallery http://angelxyasutora.deviantart.com/gallery/ I also have all my stories on that in Folders I love Anime/Manga type love sories. I like Final Fantasy, yugioh, KingomHearts, Bleach, Death Note, Rurouni Kention, Tsubasa Resivior Chronicles, XXXHolicXXX I guess,Cardcapture Sakura, tokyo Mew mew, Tokyo Mew mew A la mode, Fruits baskets, Wolf's Rain, naruto, Full Moon: Wo Sagashite, D N Angel, Taruto, Kare First Love, Flame of Recca, Gosh too many of them for me to describe. I have many many websites like 2 Deviantarts, a Gaiaonline,a photobucket, an IMVU, a Facebook, a Rune Scape, a 4kids account, a Youtube, this one, an Iconator, I think I have a Flixter, and a Names Databace (I think), but I think I've got more I just can't think of them right now I DO own the stories but I don't own what they're about...Except for the OCs most of them I do own All of my stories have OC's in it except for the SeiferxFuu and Final Fantasy VII: Guardian Angel. Whatever comes into my head I type it up. if it's a new story I come up with a New OC who knows why it's just how my imagination works. but as soon as my stories and oneshots will be completed I'm thinking on giving up writting becuse of all the flaming i've been getting lately. I do get some posative comments every once in awhile but most comments are from flamers. Alright Thanks to my friend ArashiSempai from Deviantart I am once again into Final Fantasy VII and for that I have created MANY OC's for our roleplay that we are doing in a note on Deviantart and I'm planning on using them in a FFVII story that I am thinking on making once when I finish Either A Best friend's Secret or Moondance So I will tell you about at least the Two humans but not of the animals you can find out about the animals when I am done with the FFVII Story but when I write my story most everything will be OOC including the History of some things so PLEASE DON'T FLAME IT and HOPEFULLY it just MIGHT have some humor in it I hope you all will enjoy my stories please comment on them but please nothing bad I know how bad of a writter I am. My Bleach, Death Note, and Final Fantasy VII OCs Bleach Name: Angeleena Shirorufu Nicknames: Angela, Angel, and Shiki Age: 17-19 Eyes: Brown Hair: Brown Gender: Female Species: Human/Angel Blood Type: B Ocupation: 1/4 Mexican, 1/4 Japanese (Father's side), 1/4 Egyptian, and 1/4 American Indian (Mother's side) Family: Both Biological and Foster parents (Deceased) Maria (Foster sister), Jesus (Foster brother-in-law), Alejandra (Foster neice), Rosaleena (Twin sister) Friends: Ichigo and the gang, Renji, Tatsuki, Chizuru, Michiru, Keigo, Mizuiro, Those other two girls taht hang out with Michiru, Rukia, the GOOD Side of Sophie, Misaki Enemies: The BAD Side of Sophie, Hollows, Arrancars, Espadas In Between: Vizards Phobias: Serious Storms, Sound of Thunder, REALLY big Spiders (Like Taranchula size and bigger Small ones she can handle unless if they're like Brown Recluses or Black widows basically poisonous ones), and Roller Coasters Name: Rosaleena Urahara/Shihoin Nicknames: Rosa Age: 17-19 (Appearence and acts 7-9) Gender: Female Blood Type: B- Family: Biological parents (deceased), Angeleena (Twin sister), Kuiske Urahara (Foster father), Tessai (Foster Uncle), Ururu (Foster sister), Jinta (Foster brother), Yoruichi (Foster Mother) Ocupation: 1/4 mexican, 1/4 Japanese (Father's side) 1/4 Egyptian, and 1/4 American Indian (Mother's side) Friends: Same as Angeleena's Enemies: Same as Angeleena's In Between: Vizards Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Phobias: Darkness, Sight of Lightning, Serious Storms (Like tornados and Hurricanes), and Water log rides Species: Human/Angel Likes: Misaki, jokes, flying, Teasing Renji, Angel's voice when she sings, getting into trouble with Misaki Dislikes: Same as Angel (more TBA later) Name: Misaki Rodrigues Nicknames: Saki Ocupation: 1/4 Japanese 1/4 Mexican (Mother's side) 1/4 American Indian 1/4 (Something else not sure what but I won't have it be Egyptian) Age: 17-19 (Appearance and acts like 7-9) Eyes: Black Hair: Black Blood type: B- Species: Human/Angel Gender: Male Family: Parents (Deceased) Twin brother (deceased) Friends: same as Angel's and Rosa's Enemies: Same as Angel's and Rosa's In between: Vizards Phobias: Serious Storms (Like tornados and Hurricanes), Spinning rides, Loud noises Likes: Rosa, Playing instraments of all kinds, Dancing (Like hio hop or rap kind of dancing not the Waltz and things like that but he does know how to dance those), Watching over Rosa, jokes, Flying, getting into trouble with Rosa Dislikes: Same as Rosa and Angel (More TBA later) Death Note Name: Mitsukai Matsuda Nicknames: Mitsu, Mimi Age: 17-18 (in Story right now) 3-Late 20s (When meets near) Gender: Female Species: Human Ocupation: TBA Hair: Black Eyes: Green Friends: L, Near, Roger, Watari, Aizawa, Mogi, Ukita, and Ide Enemies: Mello, Matt,and Light Yagami/Kira, Misa Amane/Second Kira, Teru Mikami/Third Kira, Kyomi Takada/Another Kira Likes: Near, Drawing, Teasing Mello, Helping Near, Playing with Near and his Toys Dislikes: Mello making fun of her or Near in front of her, Fighting (Only fights when she has to), storms, crying infront of Near or anyone else Phobias: Serious Storms (Like tornados and Hurricanes), both thunder and Lightning, Rides that spin and twirl and does loop de loops (More TBA later) Final Fantasy VII Name: Skira Strife Nicknames: Ski (Pronounced as Sky) Age: around 17-19 Hair: blond Eyes: Forcibly turned Glowing green but wares blue contacts to hide the glow making her eyes Hazel (Though was born with blue eyes like Cloud's) Gender: Female Family: Mother and Father (Deceased), Cloud Strife (Brother) Weapons: her guns 'Pegasus' and 'Dragon' Sub weapon: Buster sward/Fusion Sward Friends: The whole AVALANCHE Crew, Shelke, Reeve and the Turks, and Tirone Lockhart Enemies: The AVALANCHE member's Enemies, (I have a new enemy but I haven't figured out a name for them yet), and The Vincent Clone (A part of that unknown group you guys will tell the difference between the clone and the real deal lol) Likes: Tirone Lockhart, being part of AVALANCHE, Traveling on missions with her brother, Tirone, Tifa, Vincent, and/or Yuffie Dislikes: her demons (At first), being teased by Cloud or the members of AVALANCHE, Transforming into something other than her demons, Hojo's experaments placed upon her, Tirone (When they were six), Cloud, the animal members in AVALANCHE, and Vincent (Obviously) Phobias: Falling from an airship with a glass bottom when many many miles in the air (Look at the Shera in Advent Children That's what I mean She had a BAD experiance with an airship like that when traveling) Name: Tirone Lockhart Nickname: Ti (Pronounced as Ty) Age: around 17-19 Hair: Black Eyes: Forcibly turned Glowing blue like Cloud's but wares brown contacts to hide the glow (Though was born with the same color as Tifa's) Gender: Male Family: Mother and Father (Deceased), Tifa Lockhart (Sister) Weapon: Bow and Arrows (Sometimes with explosives attatched when needed) Sub Weapon: Fists Friends: The whole AVALANCHE Crew, Shelke, Reeve and the Turks, and Skira Strife Enemies: The AVALANCHE Crew's enemies, (He doesn't know of the new group AT ALL cause He and Skira were seperated when she found the new enemies) Likes: Skira Strife, being part of AVALANCHE, Traveling on missions with his sister, Skira, Cloud, Vincent, and/or Yuffie Dislikes: his demons (At first), Hojo's experaments placed upon him, Skira (When they were six), Cloud, the animal members in AVALANCHE, and Vincent (Obviously) Phobias: Seeing Skira die, That She might be taken away from him if he lost the war between and a Wutaian prince from another clan other than Yuffie's who's been having his eye on Skira for a LONG time and was older than even her brother and his sister (He's not really afraid of much actually) OKAY Here's a little bit about Skira and Tirone ALRIGHT first off they both died when they were six but was braught back to life by Hojo who had done the same experaments on them as he had done to Cloud and Vincent put together THEN Cid and Barret came and rescued them and have been living and raised with them untill they were both 16 then they started traveling BUT they were kept a secret from Cloud and Tifa who thought they were dead. ONLY Vincent, Yuffie, Nanaki, Barret, Cid, Reeve, and the main Turks Knew that they were still alive but they made them PROMISE not to tell Cloud or Tifa that they were still alive During their travels they got seperated for about two years and during that two years Skira was found by animals who believed that she was a princess from an old ancient royal family that had disapeared and took her to their home called "Paradise Dreams" There was a large Statue that looked exactly like her in the middle of the village that could be seen for at least two miles but could see it very clearly when up in the air On Paradise Dreams is where she meets the new enemies and the leader is the Vincent Clone who was also created by Hojo and later on a Yuffie Clone will appear Skira had learned to use her buster/fusion sward by watching her brother fight from the shadows but when she and Vincent would meet up on one of their missions He would teach her how to aim and where to shoot Now she shoots just like he does though still needs a little practice here and there During the two years that they were seperated Tirone has been searching for her aimlessly then finally finds her in Edge When the two were first starting out on their own traveling they meet four Injured wolf pups who were also Hojo's experaments and Skira later finds out that they were from Paradise Dreams as the four pups grew up the two males they have named Hydra and Griffon grew very large that the two of them would be able to ride them as their sisters Tsuki and Lurani would run becide them BTW the four wolves aren't brothers and sisters only Hydra and one of the girls are brother and sister while Griffon and one of the girls are brother and sister meaning two came from different parents than the other two The wolves had learned how to use Telepathy when they were only weeks old though hid that from others because they weren't normal wolves OKAY enaugh with them now let's move onto Vincent and Yuffie lol ALRIGHT Vincent knew someone who was a friend of Yuffie's family and when Her mother died She had asked that friend to tell someone he trusted with his life to take care of the young year old Yuffie for she had feared of how Godo would raise her SO He gives her to Vinnie and he raises her as his own though she only calls him Vincent or his pet names not Daddy, Dad, Father, or Papa When Yuffie was 14 She met Tirone and Skira who she didn't know that she would soon meet their older siblings Tifa and Cloud when she turned 16 By that time Vincent had already Atoned for Lucrecia and his sins when she was about to turn 10 When she and Vincent started living at 7th Heaven with Cloud and Tifa During one of their missions Vincent and Yuffie got seperated for a day Yuffie stumbled into a cave where she found a Pregnant mother wolf who was Injured who appeared to look like she would give birth any second for she was already in labor so she helped the mother wolf The mother wolf gave birth to four pups two boys and two girls but what Yuffie didn't know was that the mother was beginning to show sighs of rabies for she had been attacked by something that already had rabies Once Vincent found her and head back to 7th Heaven after their mission was complete She would sneak out early in the morning and late at night to give the mother wolf food for her to nurse her young and to check on her wounds keeping the wolves a secret from Vincent for quite a few weeks During the last week she had became ill with nemonia and was the dead of Winter but she still continued to go to the wolves to feed them in her condition Chaos (Who was now out of Vincent's Body) Found out about her sneaking outs about three weeks before Vincent had found out Chaos realized as soon as he had found her that the wolves weren't normal wolves but the mother was an experament long ago and The night Vincent found out about the wolves She now had rabies so she thought he had come to harm her babies and attacked Chaos who had killed her because she had rabies Yuffie gave her a burial and took her four pups with her back to 7th Heaven with Vincent fallowing her from the Shadows She named the two males upon Vincent's and Chaos's permission to name them Little Chaos and Cerberus and named the two females Yuki and Silver Tifa somehow found out about the pups and asked Cloud if they could keep them saying that they would be good watch wolves (Like watch dogs only their wolves) when they grew older and he accepted thus the four pups became members of AVALANCHE now Nanaki and Cait Sith were't the only animals in the crew anymore Vincent had told her about how he found out about the pups so she asked him if she could keep them telling him that they weren't old enaugh to survive out in the wild on their own and he accepted saying that they would keep them and raise them Just like the four wolves that's with Skira and Tirone these four pups also had somehow learned Telepithy but they had kept theirs secret till 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The Evansville Water & Sewer Utility Board formally voted Tuesday to reject proposals submitted by private companies that want to manage the city's sewer and water systems.
The step will end Evansville's 17-year experiment with privatizing parts of its utility departments in March, when two contracts with private firms will expire. Last week, Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel and others announced the change, saying they expected it to save the city nearly $14 million over the course of five years.
Allan Meinschein, an Evansville man who attended the meeting Tuesday, praised the board for its decision. He said he has complained for years about water meters that give overly high readings and never has seen a satisfactory response.
"I approve you taking this back in-house because there is no accountability now," he said.
Better responsiveness to customers is just one of the benefits utility officials said would come with the end of privatization. Others include a better ability to control spending on resources such as chemicals and electricity. The change also lets them review the 60 or so workers employed by the two private firms and decide if reassigning responsibilities, or shedding some jobs, wouldn't better serve the utilities.
American Water, based in Vorhees, N.J., has run the local water system since 1997. In December, it took over the management of the sewer system through the purchase of Environmental Management Corp., which has overseen the sewers since 1992.
Both companies were among the four that submitted proposals to run the systems for the next five years. The other two were United Water and Veolia.
Last week, utility officials said a study found the city could perform the same work over the next five years for anywhere from $1.8 million to $22 million less than the amounts contained in the proposals.
Compared with the current contract with American Water and its subsidiary, public management is expected to save Evansville $14 million during the same time.
Jim Gribbins, a member of the utility board, said it will be important to keep strict accounts in the coming years to learn if the promised savings do in fact appear.
"We should set up some sort of mechanism to quantify what those are going forward," he said.
Also on Tuesday, the utility board agreed to pay the Indianapolis firm Malcolm Pirnie an extra $208,000 this year to help the city take over the management of the water and sewer systems. The board had earlier agreed to pay the firm to help sort through the proposals submitted by private firms, bringing its total compensation on the project to $483,000.
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Title: | Energy measurement of pion beams |
Author: | Suzuki, Takenori |
Degree | Master of Science - MSc |
Program | Physics |
Copyright Date: | 1976 |
Subject Keywords | Mesons |
Abstract: | Pion energies between 30 MeV and 60 MeV have been determined by three methods: magnetic field, range and time of flight. The pion energy was measured to an accuracy 2 # by range and 5 % by the time of flight, and the three methods were consistant with one another. The pions which were used were produced by 500 MeV protons from the TRIUMF cyclotron. The pions were focussed into a beam using the M9 (or stopped π/μ) channel. The bending magnets of this channel define the momentum of the beam particles and thus give one method of determining the pion energy. Differential and integral range curves for aluminum and copper were taken and the differential curves were used to determine the range. In taking the differential curve the effect of stopping plates was examined. In the time of flight method, the leading edge; type discriminator was; found to give; a time walk, due to the different energy-loss; of particles in the plastic scintillator. This has a serious effect in determining the pion energies. However, the constant fraction discriminator was found to give dependable results and the measured energies agreed reasonably well with those of the other methods. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/19851 |
Series/Report no. | UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/] |
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Series starts 11/16
Game 1: Friday, November 16th | ||
Jazz | 93 | Final |
76ers | 99 | |
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Game 2: Monday, March 25th | ||
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9:00 PM ET, March 25, 2013
EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT
The Utah Jazz continue to lose ground in the Western Conference playoff race while the Philadelphia 76ers finally found a way to stop losing on the road.
The fading Jazz will try to avoid a season-high fifth straight defeat and extend a seven-game home win streak over the 76ers on Monday night.
Utah (34-36) has dropped into a tie for ninth place in the West, two games behind the Lakers for the conference's final playoff spot. It's been over a month of bad basketball from the Jazz, who fell for the 12th time in 15 games with Sunday's 113-108 loss at Dallas.
"We can't get the games back that we lost," coach Tyrone Corbin said. "We need to learn lessons from it. But we have to find a way to get better."
Sunday's defeat was the ninth straight on the road for Utah, and Philadelphia (27-42) can relate. The 76ers finally ended a road skid that reached 15 with a 117-103 victory over Sacramento on Sunday.
Philadelphia was enduring its longest road slide since a franchise-worst 20 straight such defeats in 1987-88. Now it will look to close a four-game trip with momentum after coming close to ending the losing streak in Thursday's 101-100 defeat in Denver.
"It finally feels good to win on the road," coach Doug Collins said. "I'm so happy for our guys, especially the way they've bounced back after that tough, tough loss in Denver."
The 76ers have lost seven straight in Salt Lake City and 21 of their last 23 there.
Utah, however, returns home after an 0-3 trip that included the loss to the Mavericks. Dallas shot 54.3 percent -- the worst mark yielded by the Jazz since the All-Star break.
"I think we're just losing focus," said reserve Enes Kanter, who scored a team-high 17 points. "We'll just have to work on it and stick together."
Jrue Holiday was brilliant Sunday for Philadelphia with 21 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and five steals. Dorrell Wright hit six 3-pointers and scored 21 points and Lavoy Allen added a career-high 20 points.
"Our ace of spades were Dorrell and Lavoy and it was just a great, great win for us," Collins said.
Allen's contribution was inexplicable as he totaled 15 points on 7-of-19 shooting over a six-game stretch before Collins didn't play him against the Nuggets. The second-year pro made 9 of 13 shots Sunday to match his second-highest total of the season.
"I didn't play in the Denver game so I had to make up for the shot attempts I didn't get that game so I got some shots up and I was hitting," Allen said.
Philadelphia won 99-93 at home over Utah on Nov. 16. Holiday had 26 points, seven assists and six rebounds. Paul Millsap led the Jazz with 22 points.
Utah plays eight of its final 12 games at home, where it has dropped four of its last six to Eastern Conference opponents.
"We're going to lay everything out there for 12 games and see what happens," Corbin said.
Gameday Matchup
Avg Points | 93.2 | 98.0 |
Avg Points Allowed | 96.5 | 98.1 |
Home Record | 23-18 | 30-11 |
Road Record | 11-30 | 13-28 |
Current Streak | W1 | L1 |
Last 10 | 5-5 | 7-3 |
Team Stats: Philadelphia | Utah |
Injury Report
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Fantasy Injury News | View NBA injury report |
Last 5 Games
Starting Lineup
SG D. Wilkins 6.4 | PG M. Williams 12.9 |
PG J. Holiday 17.7 | SG R. Foye 10.8 |
SG E. Turner 13.3 | SF G. Hayward 14.1 |
SF T. Young 14.8 | PF P. Millsap 14.6 |
PF S. Hawes 11.0 | C A. Jefferson 17.8 |
View full depth chart: Philadelphia | Utah |
Team Stat Leaders
Points | J. Holiday 17.7 | A. Jefferson 17.8 |
Rebounds | T. Young 7.5 | A. Jefferson 9.2 |
Assists | J. Holiday 8.0 | M. Williams 6.2 |
Steals | T. Young 1.8 | P. Millsap 1.3 |
Blocks | S. Hawes 1.4 | D. Favors 1.7 |
Team rosters: Philadelphia | Utah |


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Historical Traveler Reviews W Mexico City
Great place, great staff!
I cannot believe the negative comments on this site. The W was great. We arrived off a very long flight from Europe to be met by a driver from the W at the airport, who handed us cold bottles of water - which I was desperate for, and were not charged to our bill! (see some of the comments below about charging for everything) - and then drove us to the hotel whilst chatting to us about Mexico.
I was shaky with jet lag as I arrived at the front desk and we were immediately given warm towels to wash our faces and a fruit juice - everyone was so unbelievably friendly. We were shown to our great room by yet another friendly person. Great room! very modern and beautiful, with a huge balcony (although oddly no furniture on it). Clean, perfect, great soft bed, i was in heaven. OK, its very trendy and modern and won't appeal to everyone but I was in heaven.
We had made reservations for dinner that night and the hotel organised a taxi to the place we were going, and one to pick us up (well it was my first night in Mexico City and I was a bit apprehensive ...). Breakfast the next morning was amazing - a great combination of traditional (huevos rancheros) and european/US (muffins, pancakes) so you could have what you wanted.
We had a great time there, the staff were so --- friendly and nothing untoward appeared on my bill... Have a look at photos of the rooms, honestly, they are so cool.
This was the perfect hotel for my first trip to Mexcio City. Great safe location where I was not scared to wander about. near the anthropological museum (worth every moment) and so friendly. I have to add my vote to the San Angel Inn as well - MAKE SURE you go there for dinner. it was fabulous. Get concierge to book it for you and to arrange a cab. Have fun at the W! it even has a cute shop which sells Mexican stuff for that person you forgot to buy a present for...
What would expect from 'W' Chain
Being from Mexico I always find it hard paying up to stay in Mexico City but if you want a different experience from your standard Mexico City 5 Star then this is worth it.
It is expensive (but you can almost always negotiate a better price than the list price) but you get a great location (safe, lots to do) and you get a New York experience in Mexico City which is a bit different from the Nikko, JW Marriott or Presidente right next door.
The food in the trendy restaurant is not the best but it is a fun and cool place. This is a trendy hotel and as most trendy hotels go in the world, it is a bit expensive and certain things could be better but it is worth a go.
Definetely check your bill before check-out!!!!
First of all: I was impressed about the very modern, nice rooms and hotel. This will get a 5 Points or Excellent from me. BUT, the service/personal was terrible. Unbelievable. First of all we got an Internet-rate at starwood for 4 nights including breakfast for 2 every morning. As we checked the bill after 2 days we saw, that they charged us the breakfast for about USD 40.-- per Person! After a big complaint with "whenever/whatever", the didn't believe us first, lucky me, that I printed out the Rate description incl. breakfast!! At the end of our stay, we realised, that they still charged the breakfast for every day (4 x USD 40.-- x 2 Persons = USD 320.--) and realised, that our USD-Internet-Rate was changed into Mexican Pesos with a terrible exchange rate (about 20 % worser than in every bank in the area = about USD 200.-- more than normal). After complaining for about 30 minutes they got us the breakfast USD 320.-- back, but not a better exchange rate. At the end they charged my Diners Club-CreditCard with USD 102'032.-- instead of MXN 10'203.20 which is a huge difference. After that my Credit Card was blocked. After complaining the tried to fix the amount, but after waiting another 60 minutes I paid with Mastercard and told to Front Desk to fix it all, by the reason I had to go to the airport. 2 weeks later it wasn't still fixed. At home I realised, that they charged me not just twice (1 x Diners Club / 1 x Mastercard), but also one more time they charged me breakfast. I was very angry and have been complaining with starwood preferred guest and got it all fixed after a long time and got af few Bonus Points also. I wouldt believe it if I havent feel/seen it my own. Unbelievable!
RUN (as fast as you can) from the W Mexico City
How truly awful is this hotel? This is not a rhetorical question.
First, I love modern hotels. Habita in Mexico City is an example of modern done very well. W is just a terrifically bad hotel. Okay, here's why:
First, upon my check-in, I was told that my room was not yet ready, though I specifically asked for early check-in. Of course, my flight was late, so I didn't arrive until mid-afternoon. Still, no room. No room, that is, until I said "Okay, thanks, I'll just walk next door to the JW Marriott." Then, all of a sudden, I 'm told "Oh, a room just opened up." Silly mind games, but that's what you should expect from a hotel staff where the average appears to be about 18.
This is the worst nickel-and-dime-you-to-death hotel EVER. Their fitness center is pretty decent but they charge HOTEL GUESTS 100 pesos (aorund 10 dollars) per day to use it! Want to check your email? Great! They have excellent computers - it'll cost you around 250 pesos. Feel like a bottled water in your room? Up to 85 pesos. You can buy about 30 bottles of water from a vendor right outside the hotel for that price. Come on, folks.
Okay, the food. I thought that it would be impossible to have bad food at an upscale Mexico City hotel. Yeah, very wrong. Teeny portions, bland, uncooked or badly overcooked, just really inedible swill.
What else can I say? Non-smoking rooms (mine and others) stink like smoke. Turn on the AC and the room stinks like cigarettes in a minute.
Lesson for the hotel: taking a lousy room and painting it red does not give you a five-star hotel. It gives you a lousy, red, room.
Okay, I'm spent. PLEASE save your time and money and run from this hotel.
Have to agree with most assessments of the W
All the postings so far were pretty much the same as my findings...lots of beautiful people wearing black; silver bowls of green apples; sticks/twigs in vases; black/red decor; house music for breakfast. It's trendy as hell, and my room also had the neat shower hammock & three heads for a shower. It also had a great bed that was made for crawling in and falling apart. Room service was excellent (tortilla soup & shrimps in garlic sauce), and the food in the restaurant on the 2nd floor was great for breakfast (chilaquiles in green sauce & fresh fruit). Great views and location is awesome.
But it is expensive! Everything has a cost; expect to be charged for anything you elect to use/buy (i.e. the bottle of trendy Voss water). And yes, you'll be charged if you use their concierge-called taxis. Elevator didn't work one time when we had a full group on the 9th floor; it was difficult to call another one (since when we pressed the button our bad elevator would ring its bell as though it were ready to take us even though it was not working).
I had a concierge make reservations for us at La Valentina nearby as well as the San Angel Inn near Rivera's studio (both FANTASTIC, authentic Mexico City gems--DON"T MISS). I had no issues; the gentleman was professional, friendly, and also quite handsome :-). And I felt no pressure to give him a tip, although I did...
I thought it was very cool, though, but not sure I'd stay there again. I prefer the Camino Real or La Casona...a little more Mexican, a little less trendy. I had no problems sleeping there; I was on the 9th floor and the house music in the lobby wasn't heard in my room. It was as quiet as could be.
For those who don't know--in Latin America, being trendy is EVERYTHING. Seeing/being seen is the "ne plus ultra" objective with many social climbers, so it's not surprising this new hotel is so avidly patronized by that group.
All in all, it's fun & trendy, but I think this will wear off in time and they'll be hard-pressed to justify the expense for what it offers.
Posh Polanco Haven....
You have to be the right type of person to like this hotel. But, if modern, trendy, and vibrant fits you, then you--like me--will find the W Mexico City to be fantastic. The lobby--especially the bar area--is incredibly well-done. Sure, I sometimes felt like I didn't have on enough black to hang-out for too long. But, it is fun to stay at a place that is so fashionable that model shoots occur in the lobby-and they did during my visit. Certainly the real strength of the hotel is its location and design. Set in the posh Polanco district, the W provides a sophisticated retreat after exploring Mexico City's finest attractions. Words cannot describe the hammock in the bathroom--or the design of the shower for that matter. But, between the red walls and the jaw-dropping views of Mexico City, your room is sure to please. The concierge staff is great and so is the restaurant. In my opinion, the only true drawback is the lack of a "real" swimming pool. But, the W's other qualities certainly make up for that. If you want traditional luxury, stay at the 4 Seasons. But, if you want modern sophistication, stay at the W.
The Bed Baby
I cannot believe how amazingly professional and cool the people at The W in Mexico City are. The rooms are beautiful and the beds are extremely comfortable. I know the Whenever Whatever stuff gets old, but they really are there to please you. It got to the point where I asked where the metro was, and this guy not only walked me to it, but gave me two of his own tickets so I would not have to stand on line. He said people in the states were always so kind to him and he always wants to treat visitors to Mexico with similar kindness and generosity -- He would not let me give him a dime. Yeah, it's cool to have a hammock and a stereo, but what's really amazing is downstairs it's like a disco some nights (especially Thursdays) and they still check you in quickly and get you into your room right away. The bar atmosphere is hopping and might annoy those who are in for a quiet vacay, but otherwise it's a party on The L floor. The food is awesome, the drinks, very nice, and the people who hang out good and bad -- the usual. And it's right in the Polonco Dist. which is a very chic area. You're not roughing it here. All in all, I'd say they'd have to do a lot of bad to mess with me now. I cannot wait to go back. And remember, the beds, you'd kill to have a bed like that at home.
Check your bill
I stayed for 4 nights and had a really good time, until check-out. It's in a great location, a short walk from the Anthropological Museum, with some nice restarants nearby. The hotel is stylish, but in a way that will date quickly, and the design doesn't shown much attention to detail. Staff are nice, and reasonably helpful, and will work out good trips for you, if you don't mind paying hugely inflated rates. The rooms are nice, but not well maintained (chipped paintwork, stained carpets). The loo cubicle is so small you can't actually close the door; which was lucky as the sliding door kept getting jammed closed anyway.
The main problem is dodgy accounting, with a stray bottle of water and 50 dollar taxi charge appearing on my bill. When I questioned the charges the attitude was far from 'Whenever/Wherever': I had to explain the situation to four different staff members before the charges were removed. But that wasn't the end of it: when my credit card bill came, they'd only gone and re-charged the taxi and water the minute I'd left the hotel! The manager then refunded it back, and also gave me some bonus Starpoints, but the whole experience was either dishonest, or incompetent, and neither is what you'd expect. Next time I'll stay at Habita.
This hotel is Mexico City's HOT SPOT!!!
I don't even know where to start, We checked into the hotel on a Thursday afternoon Feb 26th Very smooth checkin and we were lead to room 1802. Wow wow wow was my response to seeing the room. A great view of Polanco and a Hammock to lay in looking out at this great view!! Yes a full size Hammock in the shower which is a whole nother story Huge shower with shower head on the cieling pouring down on you plus 2 shower heads on a marble base shooting towards your body. Room was nice size with a small couch Huge TV and DVD player as well as CD player you can pick up DVD'S at the front desk. The bed was great tough to get out of but easy if you had a cup of coffee to go sit in your hammock. The Living room bar was off the hook every night as well as the Whiskey bar on the second floor. There was a line to get into the Living room on a Thrusday night at 8:30pm!!!! The Resturant was fantastic food great service great!! Only drawback of this hotel is the room to room noise every night at 3am we heard voices and a lot of noise coming from the room next to us. If you are there on business it will be tough to get a full nights rest. But if you are young and hip there is no other place for you to stay. One last thing my girlfriend spent the afternoon at the Away Spa and could not stop talking about it and how great everybody was. This hotel gets a double thumbs up!!!! Also there area that the hotel is in is very safe to walk around any time of the day but always be aware of your surroundings.
Getting Nickeled-and-Dimed at a Schizophrenic Shrine to Minimalism
W Mexico City is the local shrine to minimalism: the rooms are painted red, the floors are white stone, and hanging across your bedroom is a hammack which looks a little too flimsy to trust yourself to. It is located right next to the JW Marriott on Campos Eliseos, a beautiful street in the posh area of Polanco. So far so good... Get ready for a bumpy ride.
According to one of the many doormen, the W opened in December 2003.
Since its opening, it has gained a reputation for being "the" beautiful person's utopia. Slicked-back hair and baggy jeans are everywhere in evidence, not to mention the suits from the dot.coms and law offices dotting this posh area on the fringe of the Bosque de Chapultepec. In short, everyone who is anyone in Mexico City comes to hang out at the bar, which, curiously, is set just as one walks in the front door. With the flashing red lights, loud music and open door, not to mention the ropes and doormen, it looks more like a discotheque than a hotel. To get inside the lobby of your own hotel, particularly on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday night, is a herculean task indeed. But, in this great metropolis, trends are ephemeral, and the crowds of twenty- and thirty-somethings will wander away before too long, once they tire of waiting hours to shimmy their ways up to the bar and paying between 100 and 125 pesos for a standard drink.
And that's really the main problem with the W: It can't figure out what it wants to be. A fashion magnet or a hotel.
Let me be fair: The rates are high, but not higher than the local competition. And if you do some shopping on the internet, the rates you get can be quite good (I paid $159 exclusive of taxes and service charges). However, even for this price, much less the $269 rack rite, you simply don't expect to be nickeled-and-dimed with such reckless abandon. Even this has its limits. Some of the more annoying examples:
That bottle of water sitting near the divan is not free; a charge of 65 pesos a bottle (a little more than US$ 6) will appear if you drink it.
And there was no price tag on it until the last day of my 5-day stay.
I got an ink stain on a brand new shirt, and I took advantage of the hotel's offer to call them "Whenever/Whatever." It was 9:10 pm. Someone came to my room about 15 minutes later. I relaxed, until I received a call the next afternoon at 3:00 pm to ask me whether I consented to their use of solvents that might destroy the shirt. It had been 18 hours since I delivered the shirt, and the ink had already dried to a crisp. Not the attention one expects from a hotel whose employees at the "Whatever/Whenever" line answer with the slightly grating phrase, "Good morning, how can I enhance your W experience?" And guess what? I still got to pay for it... 150 pesos (US$ 15) to my recollection.
The exercise room is not free. You must pay 100 pesos per day, just about US$ 10, even though you're a hotel guest. This is the first time in my life that I have encountered this (and I travel for a living because I'm an international lawyer).
The taxis that the concierge calls for you are not the sitio taxis which are the only ones visitors to Mexico City should use, but private cars driven by tour guides. They are quite expensive for Mexico City, but extremely safe, and the drivers are all friendly and accommodating (with one exception, a young guy who kept hinting at a tip). You can hire them by the hour for 230 pesos (about US$22), and charge it to your room. Here is the catch: The concierge charges you a 10% commission to put the charge for their own taxis on your hotel bill!!!
Had I known this, I would have paid in cash. But in the minimalist surroundings, where signs are viewed as nothing short of scandalous and declasse, such information is not to be found.
So much for the nickels and dimes. What about the facilities. Well, no pool. What more can I say? When was the last time you stayed in a five-star hotel without a pool? The "relaxation pool" they claim to have in the spa never had water in it during my stay, so that doesn't count.
The elevators are pretty slow, and cracks are already beginning to show in the plaster. To get really personal, the toilet-paper holder fell out of the wall on my first night. All somewhat strange for a brand-new hotel.
In short, if you're looking to hang where the beautiful people are, don't mind paying so much for drinks and have an expense account to absorb all the nickels and dimes, the W is a great place to stay. The personnel are all friendly and accommodating, and it's frankly nice to be surrounded by so many young, good-looking, hip people. However, if you're looking for a relaxing time, and have to pay your own way, you might want to go elsewhere until W's management figures out that when the novelty wears off, they are just another 5-star hotel.
To my mind, there are better values in this great city. However, I have not quite written the place off and would be willing to give it another try. I'll just stop at a supermarket beforehand and buy my own water!!
TripAdvisor Reviews W Mexico City
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The journey begins in Mexico City
... The group introductions are quick, name and country and we head out for the day.
There is a marathon in the centre of the city so instead of getting a bus to take us to our first stop we take the metro. The metro system is all underground in Mexico City and is seemingly efficient and practical to use.
We travel only 2 or 3 stops before we get out and make our way to the city square and view the majestic buildings that surround the square. We learn ...
Mexico City--Part 1
... We're both huge Spain fans and we once again found ourselves to be just about the only ones who cared about that game, though we did hear some cheering for Chile. Boo. Double boo when Spain played horribly and lost. Such a disappointment.
We headed back to the hotel for a quick readjustment of things and then headed to the last place on Amy's agenda--the Bosque de Chapultepec (Chapultepec Forest), which is another place name that I can ...
... so of cause we gave Leo plenty of cheeky grief of that. Now that our souls and spirits were cleansed by the smoky herbal goodness we were off to try the best churros in town. We woke to our final day in Mexico City!! We were off to the zoo and the museums, a huge day lay ahead. We strolled for hours. Gushing over animals so different from our own and then thrilled & blow away by the richness of Mexico's colourful past. Leo spent hours teaching us about the Mayan ...
So far my time in Mexico City (DF) has been really great and different to how I expected it to be... Manuel picked me up from the airport and we arrived at his parent's house, his Mum had bought me a welcome balloon and made a small sign saying "bienvenida". That first night, we went to a very fancy restaurant with vallet parking, a grand piano and dessert trolley, a far cry from the internado meals. I tried a cream of "chile poblano", which Manuel assured me wasn't going to be ...
San Miguel - My trip to Ottawa....................
... 400++ kilometers to the Mexico City airport... about a 4 hour drive.....
The taxi fare is $72 each if there is two passengers - otherwise it would be $142...
In that case I would have taken the alternative,
that is also available if there is no second passenger..... a taxi to the Queretaro Bus Station (60 kilometers away) and the bus to the Mexico City airport for a total price of $65.... Air Canada fare from Mexico City to ...


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FIRMS with interim bosses usually opt for the quiet life, but the lack of a permanent boss did not stop Hewlett-Packard (HP) from launching a bidding war on August 23rd. The computer giant offered to buy 3Par, a data-storage firm, for $1.5 billion, topping the $1.15 billion offered a week earlier by Dell, a longtime rival of HP. On August 19th Intel, a chipmaker, splashed out $7.68 billion to buy McAfee, an antivirus-software firm. Nor is the fun confined to high-tech. On August 17th PotashCorp, a firm that mines potash, from which fertiliser is made, received and promptly rejected a $38.6 billion offer from BHP Billiton, a mining giant. BHP is now pursuing a hostile bid.
Investment bankers are delighted. This quarter will probably see more mergers and acquisitions (M&A) than any since the crash (see chart). Is a new merger wave, widely predicted in the past year, finally breaking?
M&A is a confidence game, reckons Carsten Stendevad of Citigroup's corporate-finance advisory arm. That makes the recent increase in activity surprising, since business confidence has been weak, he says. However, the coincidence of several deals happening at once may make other bosses pluck up the courage to make a move. "It's the front-page effect," says Mr Stendevad.
Not everyone thinks such deals are wise. Yet, even allowing for macroeconomic uncertainty, conditions are ripe for a surge in them. For a start, potential buyers are brimming with cash. Firms in America and Europe built up record reserves during the crisis, out of fear. If they don't spend them, investors will demand bigger dividends or share buy-backs.
The tough economy has helped the top firms in many industries to strengthen their position, in terms both of market share and of stockmarket valuation. These firms are now well-placed to do the sort of consolidating deals that tend to deliver better results to investors than the supposedly "visionary" strategic mergers that are more common when the economy is booming. So far, the bosses of weaker firms have typically resisted takeovers by telling their shareholders that the market is undervaluing their shares and that they will soon perk up. These shareholders may now be losing patience.
Publicly traded firms are reluctant targets, but there are many willing corporate brides in the portfolios of private-equity firms. Having raised a stack of cash and often paid over the odds during the bubble years, private-equity firms are under huge pressure to return some money to their investors. Many would like to raise new funds, which is easier if you can show that the previous one wasn't a complete disaster. At the same time, some private-equity firms have regained their taste for acquisitions: witness Blackstone's $4.7 billion purchase of Dynegy this month, the biggest private-equity deal since 2007.
A growing share of new deals will be in emerging markets and involve raw materials. For example, Vedanta, an Indian mining and energy firm, recently announced it was buying a majority stake in Cairn Energy's Indian oilfields for $8.5 billion. The trend of emerging-market multinationals buying firms in rich countries faltered after the market crash. Acquirers such as Lenovo, a Chinese firm that bought IBM's personal-computer business, found they had not got their money's worth. But with stronger growth in emerging markets filling the coffers of local firms, their appetite for adventure in the old world is returning.
So, too, in the offices of the sovereign-wealth funds that got burned last time. Sovereign funds invested around $12 billion in corporate acquisitions in the second quarter of this year. That is modest, but a big leap from $1.1 billion in the first quarter.
The next few weeks will be crucial. M&A activity may slump as quickly as it surged as bosses return from their summer holidays to find the economy still in trouble. But history suggests that once a merger wave begins, it can grow quickly. Mr Stendevad of Citigroup points out that in the first two years of the rebound in deals after the recession of the early 1990s, global M&A volume rose by 25% and 24% respectively. In the first two years of recovery after the downturn of 2000-01, it grew by 40% and 43%. Will history repeat itself?


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Film screening, discussion on food insecurity on March 26
Thursday, March 20, 2014
ROCHESTER — Frisbie Memorial Hospital announced recently that it will be hosting a screening of the film, A Place at the Table, on Wednesday, March 26, at 6 p.m. A Place at the Table is a thought-provoking documentary examining the "economic, social and cultural" implications of hunger in America. Learn why so many people struggle with food insecurity, and how a lack of healthy and affordable food options affects population health. |


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Ottawa Senators Hope To Change Their Recent Record In Afternoon Games
by Paul on 11/22/14 at 12:43 PM ET
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from Wayne Scanlan of the Ottawa Citzen,
In 2013-14, Ottawa were to play 17 afternoon dates. They wound up playing 18 because a Jan. 24 game in Carolina was re-booked to noon on Jan. 25. Nearly every one was a disaster.
The overall record: 4-12-2. The Senators were equal opportunity daytime pushovers, losing in multiple U.S. states, in three different time zones, in Western Canada and on home ice.
Staff and players tried everything to change the mojo: Arrived at the rink sooner. Altered the warmup routine. Drank extra coffee.
"We changed everything down to the music," said centre Kyle Turris at one point. To no avail.
It's a new season and, the Senators hope, a new storyline on afternoon starts. To boost it along, they have delayed their home afternoon start times by an hour, hoping it's a better match for players' circadian rhythms.
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Afternoon Line- Chris Osgood On Dominik Hasek
by Paul on 11/17/14 at 12:19 PM ET
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"He had the instincts of a Wayne Gretzky as a goalie. Really, he was one of the few goalies who ever played the game who could intimidate the other team before the puck dropped. They didn't know how to score on him because you never knew what he was going to do."
-Chris Osgood on Dominik Hasek. Much more on Hasek from Nicholos J. Cotsonika of Yahoo.
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Hockey Hall Of Fame For Daniel Alfredsson?
by Paul on 11/11/14 at 11:03 AM ET
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from Sean McIndoe of Grantland,
If Alfredsson has indeed played his last NHL game, is he a Hall of Famer? Here's the case for and against.
For: His numbers are good
For forwards in the modern era, topping the 1,000-point mark has long been considered the minimum threshold to get into the Hall of Fame discussion, and Alfredsson clears that mark comfortably with a career total of 1,157. He falls short of the 500-goal mark, another milestone that bolsters a case, but he was never viewed as a pure goal scorer, and his 444 goals are within the lower range of what the Hall seems to consider acceptable.2
Against: His numbers are good; they're not great
Alfredsson's career totals are decent, but they fall well short of sure-thing territory. He sits 51st in career points, behind guys like Bernie Nicholls and Vincent Damphousse who never even dipped a toe into serious HOF conversation.
That's not an especially great comparison, since those guys played in a higher-scoring era.3 But nobody ever said these debates were fair, and some selection committee members might look at Alfredsson's totals and feel underwhelmed when the comparisons start getting thrown around.
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Get Loud Ottawa
by Paul on 11/08/14 at 09:13 PM ET
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from Jeff Z. Klein of the New York Times,
The Ottawa Senators' home arena was a bit too quiet, as it often is for regular-season games not involving the Toronto Maple Leafs or the Montreal Canadiens. The opponents last Tuesday night were the Detroit Red Wings, and most of the phlegmatic Senators crowd at Canadian Tire Centre sat and watched in hushed contemplation.
But not in Section 319 in the upper deck, where red-and-black-clad fans stood, beating on drums and raising a din all night. "Oh, when the Sens! Go marching in!" they sang again and again, between chants of "This is our house!" When Ottawa scored, the fans, mostly young men, jumped around with such reckless joy that they almost tumbled from their rows.
The raucous proceedings, taking place under the watchful gaze of club employees, are believed to be the first team-supported attempt to foster the atmosphere of an avid soccer crowd in the N.H.L. If it catches on, the Senators' arena will feel less like a library.
"We're not the loudest building in the league, and we'd like it to be a little louder," said Cyril Leeder, the Senators' president, explaining the initiative to enliven the mood and build attendance in one of the N.H.L.'s smallest markets.
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Videos- How Many Red Wings Do You See And Antoine Roussel Not Happy With Call
by Paul on 11/05/14 at 08:15 AM ET
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I see six Wings, for a long time...
Below, Roussel not happy with penalty call...
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Video- Canada Sings "O Canada"
by Paul on 10/25/14 at 06:43 PM ET
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A little longer version from HNIC is below...
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A Grieving Canada Will Honor Those Who Were Recently Killed
by Paul on 10/25/14 at 06:14 AM ET
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from Michael Grange of Sportsnet,
The Leafs will host the Boston Bruins on Hockey Night in Canada, the first gathering of the nation's hockey congregation after a week in which Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent was killed in a targeted hit-and-run attack in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu. Quebec and Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was murdered on the steps of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the shadow of Parliament. Both deaths are considered acts of terrorism with Canadian soldiers as targets.
The three Canadian NHL teams playing in the early games – Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa — are planning a joint tribute pre-game to Cirillo, the 24-year-old reservist from Hamilton who was part of the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders of Hamilton and Vincent, an airmen.
It will no doubt be moving. It represents a rare opportunity for millions of Canadians to reflect on a pair of excruciating events, in particular Wednesday's shooting which resonates both for its powerful symbolism and the smallest details – in Cirillo's case a six-year-old boy who will be growing up without his big, rugged Dad; a picture of two very sad pups now without a loving owner; while Vincent leaves a sister without her twin.
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NHL Postpones Leafs/Senators Game Tonight
by Paul on 10/22/14 at 12:25 PM ET
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NEW YORK/TORONTO (October 22, 2014) – The game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators, scheduled for tonight at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, has been postponed, the National Hockey League announced today.
The date and time of the rescheduled game will be announced at a later date.
The National Hockey League wishes to express its sympathy and prayers to all affected by the tragic events in Ottawa.
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Statement from the Toronton Maple Leafs
"The Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club extends its deepest condolences to the family and friends of all affected by the tragic events in downtown Ottawa today. The Club supports the National Hockey League's decision to postpone tonight's scheduled meeting with the Ottawa Senators.
We have been witness today to some terrible events but are thankful to those brave men and women for their tireless service in protecting everyone's safety."
added 1:58pm, Ottawa Senators statement is below...
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The Latest On Marc Methot's Contract Talks
by Paul on 10/14/14 at 12:16 PM ET
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from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,
When the Ottawa Senators signed Bobby Ryan to a long-term extension earlier this month, it removed what would have been the team's biggest distraction in terms of a negative, nagging story line.
But another loose end remains. Top-four blueliner Marc Methot is an unrestricted free agent after the season and contract talks have not produced an extension to this point.
The Senators made a contract offer two weeks ago but to no avail. It's believed talks will resume this week.
What's clear is this: the Senators front office does not want this to drag on all season into the trade deadline.
more plus some tanking talk...
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Video- David Legwand Returns To Nashville, Enters The Wrong Penalty Box
by Paul on 10/10/14 at 07:43 AM ET
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Fra Filipa Lastrica 2, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Show map
The international breakfast was wonderful!
United States of America
Every thing was perfect. The staff was so friendly. The Room was so clean and the restaurant was wonderful and so reasonable. wonderful service check in to check out.
United Arab Emirates
Wonderfull room (junior suite) and the hotel as whole...we felt like at home...
good location clean room good restaurant
The location, resturents, clean
The staff were all friendly The hotel was new, clean and very comfortable
We like everything.. and we do mean everything. Our room was Junior Suit. We purposely chose this after searching and getting direct feedback from friends who stayed in the 5 star hotels in the Center. This hotel is much faaar better than them all.
Good localization. Amazing restaurant! Great staff!
Saudi Arabia
1 near the river 2 no alkhool
All over is fine..
This 4-star hotel is on the right bank of Miljacka River, 1.5 miles from Sarajevo's Old Town. It features an indoor pool, gym and sauna. Free Wi-Fi is available.
All rooms at Hotel Bristol Sarajevo are soundproof and air-conditioned. They include a safe, minibar, and LCD satellite TV. The large tile bathrooms have showers, bathrobes and slippers.
Bosnian and international dishes, as well as a wide variety of drinks and non-alcoholic cocktails are served in the restaurant. Alcohol is not served.
The Bristol is 4 miles from Sarajevo Airport. Transportation services are available.
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Sauna, Fitness Center, Spa, Massage, Turkish/Steam Bath, Indoor Pool
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Restaurant with Dining Menu, Buffet-Style Restaurant
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.
Private parking is available on site (reservation is not possible) and charges apply.
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Every thing was perfect. The staff was so friendly. The Room was so clean and the restaurant was wonderful and so reasonable. wonderful service check in to check out.
Wonderfull room (junior suite) and the hotel as whole...we felt like at home...
The location, resturents, clean
charging for any kind of room services such as bringing kettle, plates and anything you may needed the charge 3 marks
clean, good value, comfortable, Spa OK
a bit to far away from city center, too small breakfast room
Everything was great from staff to Sauna and swiming pool.
Rooms are a little bit smaller then expected for this type of Hotel.
The international breakfast was wonderful!
Perceived lack of security on the internet service.
The staff were all friendly The hotel was new, clean and very comfortable
1- I didn't like the we had no electric kettle in the room nor an iron. There was also no tea/ coffe station. They said this was for safety! They did supply free hot water, when ever you ask for but every time you ask for it you need to PAY for the ROOM SERVICE!! which was unacceptable for the high price we were paying for. 2- it's not close to any place and you need to take a taxi to go any where
We like everything.. and we do mean everything. Our room was Junior Suit. We purposely chose this after searching and getting direct feedback from friends who stayed in the 5 star hotels in the Center. This hotel is much faaar better than them all.
Not big issue.. It is just the wifi wasnt up to expectation..but they told me on my checkout that they R working on it and shud be corrected within 2 days.
Fast check in/out Friendly staff Very good breakfast
For the relatively high price ,there was no electrical kettle, tea or coffe in the room. So when ever you want to have tea or coffe you need to ask for it from the room service!! They give the hot water for free but they charge you every time for the room service. Same for food. The room service is not free
Good localization. Amazing restaurant! Great staff!
The room should be include the following: Iron Boiler Tissue in the bedroom Plates
The hotel is very clean. I think the cleanest hotel in Sarajevo...
Spa is not big enough.
the staff were excellent and helpfull,,, thanx very much to them
nothing to be mentioned
The hotel facilities are excellent. WiFi great, public areas very nice. Staff were polite and helpful.
No alcohol. Really ? I should read more of the reviews next time. The food was ordinary to say the least.
This was my second time in Bristol. This hotel is so beautiful and comfortable that I really enjoy every corner of it (rooms, reception, restaurant, cafe, lobby). Staff is very polite and helpful. Food is delicious. There is the option of the outside parking and garage too. I definitely recommend this hotel both for family and business travelers.
The restaurant could offer only few dishes listed in the menu.
Cleanliness and staff are very friendly.
Rooms a just a bit small


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Audra Walsh, B.Sc., President and CEO
Ms. Walsh is a highly regarded mining executive with extensive experience in strategic planning, mine optimization, and management of large engineering and operating teams, including operating experience in Peru. Ms. Walsh was the Chief Executive Officer and President of Minera SA, a privately held mining company with mining projects in South America, North America and Europe, and the controlling shareholder of Orvana Minerals Corp. Ms. Walsh has held senior management positions at Newmont Mining Corporation and Barrick Gold Corporation. Ms. Walsh is a graduate of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Mine Engineering.
Ed Guimaraes, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Guimaraes held progressive senior management positions with Aur Resources Inc. (Aur) between 1995 and 2007, ultimately serving as Executive Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. In this position, Mr. Guimaraes was a member of the senior management team that executed the acquisition and integration of Aur by Teck Resources Ltd. in a takeover valued at $4.1 billion. Prior to working at Aur, Mr. Guimaraes worked in the Toronto mining group of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Since 2007, Mr. Guimaraes has worked as a consultant in the resource industry and is currently a director of several publicly listed mining companies. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Administrative and Commercial Studies from the University of Western Ontario.
Carlos Villanueva, General Manager, Sociedad Minera Corona
Since 1984, Mr. Villanueva has served as General Manager of Sociedad Minera Corona S.A., owner of the Yauricocha mine. From 1974 to 1984 he served as superintendent of Compania Minera Santa Rita, previous to that he was mine superintendent of Minas Canarias from 1970 to 1973, and he began his career in 1969 as mine manager at Cobre in Peru. Mr. Villanueva received a geological mine engineering degree from the Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria de Peru in 1968.
Sergio Ramírez, General Manager, Dia Bras Mexicana
Mr. Ramirez, Metallurgist and Mining Engineer, graduated from the School of Mines at the University of Guanajuato, Mexico in 1968 and worked with Grupo Mexico from 1968-2002 achieving the position of Director of Mining Operations and Exploration (1989-2002). From 2002-2006 he was the Director of State Programs within the Ministry of Economy, for the Federal Government of Mexico. Most recently, Mr. Ramirez was Director of Mining Operations for First Majestic Silver Corp. (2007-2012).
Herbert Fiedler, Chief Commercial Officer
Mr. Fiedler has served as Commercial Manager of the Gubbins Group's mines Sociedad Minera Corona, Compañía Minera Santa Rita, Sociedad Minera Carolina, Minera Yauli and Yauricocha mine from 1991 to 2011. From 1985 to 1989 he was partner and Commercial Manager of R.G.T. Minerales, one of the first Peruvian traders and commercial representative of Milpo in Peru. He has also held, since 1978, strategic positions in mining and trading companies such as Hochschild Mining, Gerald Metals Inc., Samin Corp. and Sudamin. Mr. Fiedler studied Business Administration in the Universidad de Lima (1978). He also has postgraduate education in Commerce, Negotiation, Finance and Stock Market.
Thomas Robyn, Ph. D., Senior Vice President, Exploration
Dr. Robyn earned his Ph.D., Geology in 1977 from the University of Oregon with a major in Igneous Petrology/Volcanology. He began his career with Anaconda Minerals Company and by 1982 was appointed Anaconda's regional exploration manager in Norway. He has also held top-level positions with several junior companies, and in recent years has advised investment funds with respect to mineral companies. Dr. Robyn's career has been truly international, having overseen projects in such countries as Australia, Ecuador, Greenland, Norway, Liberia, Equatorial Guinea, Guyana and Suriname, as well as several US states. Dr. Robyn joined the Board of Dia Bras Exploration in September 2005. He is also director of Yorbeau Resources Inc.
Victoria Vargas. Vice-President, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Mrs Vargas has over 18 years of experience working as an Investor Relations and Corporate Communications professional in the resources sector. Mrs Vargas started her career with Kinross Gold where she held different position and was eventually promoted to Corporate Development Analyst.
Mrs Vargas's experience spans the full spectrum of Corporate Communications functions including media relations as well as managing the Company's internal and external communications program with the investment community, government, shareholders and employees, in addition to maintaining disclosure and corporate governance policies. She has a B.Sc. in Economics and a MBA in Finance


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First investment I ever made was this one - 1200 shares at mostly at $3.95, I got about 200 at $2.80. Have not sold a single share so far. I love reading the post on here daily. Especially when the shorts where louder a few months back. They almost scared me a few times but I stuck to my guns and listening to the other Longs advice. I Think I will hold on to this for a least a year but man is it very tempting to want to sell and take profits on my first investment since its been so successful. But The whole point of investing is to make more money and I don't know where else I would put my money even if I did sell.
I may not be as experienced in the market ways as are many of the esteemed posters on this board. However, my advice to you is simple. The answer to sell or hold depends on how badly you need your profits, how much time you have to recover if an unforeseen failure should happen and whether you believe Mr. Gary Evans is a man of his word. As to how badly you need your profit, remember there is always a very small chance that any company can fail due to unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of management. As such, if you badly need your profits, then you should sell at least some shares and lock up enough profits to cover the cost of your original investment. And put the money into a safe account. On the other hand, the CEO has clearly stated several times the company today is worth at a minimum $8+ per share and a maximum of $13+ per share. If you believe him, as I do, and you don't need the money now, then why would you consider selling at an unfair price? Congratulations on a job well done. P.S. I have 25% of my retirement portfolio now invested in two stocks, KOG and MHR. I started out with maybe 15% of the portfolio, but they made so much money that it is now 25%. But I don't have a lot of investing years left as a young man might have. So I have sold about 15% of my MHR holdings to lock in some profits. Selling was a bad financial decision on my part for it has cost me profit - but a wise one in terms of reducing risk. Good luck.
Sentiment: Buy
Just remember it is really gambling JF. It is just that you can hedge your bet though good DD and staying alert for news on your stock. Good luck on your next plunge into the market. You don't need luck on MHR, you picked a winner.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
Why get out now? This baby's built to run and it finally did. Still more to come.
Ok since you are so new, looks to me like you have around $4600 or so tied up(I did not take the time to do exact math) you should sell half your position to get your investment money back,that leaves you with 600 FREE shares, and you let those ride, you have to remember you have not made any money untill you sell. This is a no brainer under your circumstance. Frees up capital for future investments and takes 100 % of risk away.


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Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
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Damnation seize my soul if I give your quarters, or take any from you.
Next-Gen Update
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, as you would expect on the next-gen consoles, has finer detail on the PS4 and Xbox One compared to the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions. The difference in resolution is difficult to discern at first glance, but it's in the weave of the fabric, the clarity of the waves, and the graininess of the wood. In fact, the enhanced graphics aren't that obvious unless you're on the Jackdaw and pay attention to the passing water and the textures of the decks, sails, and hulls. However, the improvement isn't enough where owners of the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions should feel guilty or that they're missing out.
The hypothetical "
ninjas vs. pirates
" rivalry has been a gaming meme on Internet forums for nearly a decade. Maybe it's that ninjas and pirates are both cool but in completely opposing ways. Maybe it's the "West vs. East" idea. Maybe it's about letting our imagination run wild. Maybe it's me, the lone resident ninja, being surrounded by all sides by pirates collectively known as GameRevolution. But this enduring battle rejects the possibility, however blasphemous it may be, that both sides can let bygones be bygones, become unlikely allies, and conquer the world as the almighty, all-fearing ninja pirates they were meant to be. That might sound ridiculously impossible, but
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
would prove otherwise.
Edward Kenway, befitting his capacity for piracy, doesn't conform to the tropes of the traditional protagonist in the
Assassin's Creed
series. Within the opening sequence, he merely stumbles into the longstanding conflict between the Assassins and the Templars, stealing the iconic white-hooded outfit and a curious trinket that might earn him the coin he so doggedly desires. That said, the Assassins and the Templars both recognize and fear his natural talent, which might as well be at the level of a master assassin, and wish Edward to align himself with their cause.
However, Edward is uninterested and almost intentionally ignorant of this cloak-and-dagger war in the face of his insatiable search for riches in The New World of 1715. His desire for a better life with his love interest leads him to leave her behind in England, despite her plea to have him abandon his pursuits and settle down with a steady income. The lure of the West Indies, where any free man can become a "profiteer" and plunder his way to the top of the ladder, compels him to protect and establish a pirate chokehold upon the Caribbean sea with the assistance of Blackbeard and other legendary pirates.
Meanwhile in the present day, you are pit in first-person perspective as a new employee for Abstergo Entertainment—Ubisoft's humorous self-commentary as a game company—who has an uncanny ability to access Edward's memories through the Animus. Following the events of
Assassin's Creed III
, Abstergo is attempting to salvage whatever it can from the fallout, but prior characters from the first story arc (to keep this spoiler-free) will make an appearance in more than several surprising ways. As you progress through the main story with Edward, you will eventually learn how to hack the computers of your coworkers through relatively easy mini-games that unlock documents and audio recordings that Abstergo doesn't want the public to know.
Overall, the story forms a solid foundation on this new story arc, with strong side characters that have fairly well-written and well-voiced dialogue. The plot twists and turns enough that it will hold your interest throughout the campaign. The main letdown, though, is that Edward has little, if any, interaction with the supporting cast outside of pre-rendered cutscenes. Most of the central targets Edward assassinates don't have a chance to build tension and are quickly slain and forgotten within the same sequence that they're introduced.
Veterans of the
Assassin's Creed
series will be familiar with the counter-centric combat in
Black Flag
and will notice the change-ups in weaponry. Wielding two swords and up to four pistols strapped across his chest, Edward has no trouble dispatching grunts of any creed or country, be they British, Spanish, French, Dutch, or rival pirates. Brutes and captains have better defenses and more skill with the blade, but it's nothing that a swift parry can't handle. It's still dangerous being surrounded, though, so sometimes fleeing until he's out of sight and hiding in a nearby haystack, well, or row of deep vegetation is the best course of action.
Certainly by now, there are certain conceits about the
Assassin's Creed
gameplay that you must accept to suspend your disbelief, such as the serendipitously positioned carts of hay below viewpoints and the outlandish, white-hoodied costume that might as well be a giant, blinking arrow pointing down at the strange, ridiculously well-armed man who is trying to blend into the crowd. Even so, there are still nagging issues and shortcomings with freerunning and stealth. This isn't to say that both systems don't work the majority of the time, but that they aren't as sophisticated or as polished as they could be.
The optional objectives in
Assassin's Creed III
that asked you to move through an area undetected were extremely frustrating, and luckily those have been largely removed. Some of the optional objectives in
will even clear despite restarting the mission. But stealth still revolves around line of sight without heavily factoring in illumination or noise, and Edward is such a powerhouse that, barring a penalty or missing an optional objective, getting caught doesn't mean much. A simple toss of a smoke bomb and every enemy surrounding Edward can be taken out without breaking a sweat. Any long-range gunners in the area can then be taken down with a sleep dart or a berserk dart.
About ninety-five percent of the time, freerunning works perfectly. Edward will seamlessly swing on posts, leap across gaps, hop across stumps over the water, swoop under fences, climb trees, and perform an otherwise impressive collection of parkour tricks. But on more than a handful of occasions—frequently at the worst possible time—Edward will get caught running up a wall instead of sprinting through a narrow corridor. And due to his slow turning radius, you might make the same mistake twice, allowing every soldier to stab you with their pointy metal sticks. At other times, you'll want Edward to jump to what seems like a safe ledge, only to see him fall and land with half his health drained and pulling every soldier around him into battle. With the lack of medicine and the slow regenerative health Edward has during combat, that's a death sentence.
That said,
Black Flag
excels exceedingly in its lasting appeal, with no shortage of side missions; in fact, pressing down on the right trigger (or R2) in any town will reveal a handy-dandy checklist of tasks. On land, this means accepting Assassin contracts, collecting animus fragments, finding treasure maps and secrets inside bottles, chasing down shanties like almanac pages from
, defeating blockheads in taverns, chasing down couriers, and slaying beasts for crafting ammo pouches and armor. On water, this changes to harpooning whales and sharks for additional crafting materials and diving under the sea to explore shipwrecks for loot while evading sharks.
But of course the star of the show is the Jackdaw, Edward's very own ship that with the proper upgrades eventually transforms from a lowly boat with rusted cannons and a cracked hull, to a majestic vessel with terrifying broadside cannons, a reinforced ram, and mortars that can demolish fort defenses in seconds. The naval battles, building off their success in
, are intense and challenging, requiring you to pay attention to the speed and direction of your ship, the aim of your cannons, and the oncoming fire from the other gunships. After you collect enough metal, wood, and cloth from your plundering, battles becomes much easier once the mortars are upgraded several times—maybe too much so—allowing you to decimate the toughest forts to reveal the entire map and challenge the legendary ships for bragging rights.
Better yet, any ships you conquer can decrease your wanted level on the sea, repair your Jackdaw to full health, or become a part of Kenway's Fleet, a mini-game that simulates trading from the Caribbean to the rest of the world. Using gunboats, schooners, brigs, frigates, and man-'o'-wars from the main game, you can reap the spoils from automated RPG-like battles and then trade the goods on transcontinental missions that can take hours to complete if ships must travel to Europe or Africa. The monetary rewards start small and might seem incidental at first, but they soon become significant moneymakers, with a few missions earning several thousand
for a few minutes of work on your part.
The only issue with naval battles is relatively minor. Successfully capturing ships requires killing a certain number of crew members on board, but the camera is so tight at times that there will inevitably be a bastard who sprints from outside the screen and nips Edward with a cheap shot. Also, conquering forts to reveal parts of the world map, combined with synchronizing viewpoints to reveal parts of a
map, feels unnecessarily repetitive in design. The world shouldn't feel like the same objectives copied and pasted ten times over.
Black Flag
's multiplayer revamps the familiar "spy vs. spy" gameplay by introducing several tech-oriented abilities that allows you to disguise yourself better and force other players out of hiding. With a wealth of traps and counters, the options for attack and defense have grown tremendously. But Wolfpack mode definitely steals the show with a four-player cooperative mode where the team is rewarded for simultaneous assassinations, creative kills, and well-coordinate defenses. It's the perfect accompaniment to the already satisfying competitive mode.
Though the cracks with stealth and freerunning are starting to show with time,
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
does the one thing it means to do surprisingly well: pirates. Sailing the high seas, finding hidden treasure chests among gorgeous tropical archipelagos, letting the waves of turquoise water crash into the Jackdaw, plundering enemy ships without remorse, and hearing your crew sing authentic sea shanties has never felt better. Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum,
Black Flag
joins the pantheon of incredible pirate video games, along with
Skies of Arcadia
Sid Meier's Pirates
, and swiftly pulls this niche genre into the modern era. With the help of a ninja pirate, of course.
Copy provided by publisher. Review based on PS3 version. Also available for Xbox 360, Wii U, Xbox One, PS4, and PC.
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Gorgeous presentation
Solid story, fills in the blanks from past installments
Empowering combat system
...but stealth and freerunning aren't as sophisticated as they could be
Jackdaw naval missions and exploring the high seas
Plenty of side missions
Kenway's Fleet mini-game
Improved multiplayer, plus Wolfpack mode
Design can feel repetitive
Smoke bombs and mortars make game a bit too easy
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