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This A-to-Z Guide was created by the Pittsburgh Pirates to assist guests during their visits to PNC Park. The information in this guide is always subject to change. The information is presented in alphabetical order for your ease of use.
Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Club
PNC Park at North Shore
115 Federal Street or P.O. Box 7000
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Phone Number: (1-800) BUY-BUCS
Tickets for future Pirates home games can be purchased in many ways:
Online at pirates.com.
In person:
Ticket kiosks:
By phone:
Guests who appear to be under age 30 are required to show valid photo ID indicating legal proof of age when purchasing alcohol inside the ballpark. Alcoholic beverage sales are limited to two (2) alcoholic beverages per person, per ID. Alcohol will be discontinued at the end of the 7th inning for the entire building, vendor and concession stands. The Rivertowne Brewing Hall of Fame Club and Budweiser Bowtie Bar will continue to serve until the end of the game. The Pirates and game day security staff reserve the right to remove any Guest who is being unruly or disruptive due to his or her intoxication, as well as deny any individual who appears intoxicated during his or her entry into PNC Park. The Pirates and concessions vendors also reserve the right to deny beverage service to any Guest who appears intoxicated.
Available for all Pirates home games are the All You Can Eat Seats. Menu items include: hot dogs, hamburgers, nachos, salads, popcorn, peanuts, ice cream and soda. A concession stand will be exclusively dedicated to these seat holders. A maximum of four of each item per trip to the dedicated concession stand will apply. Water and adult beverages will be available for purchase at nearby concession stands. Wristbands will be distributed to ticket buyers in the All You Can Eat section during the game.
The Pittsburgh Pirates Alumni Association, Inc. is a tax-exempt, non-profit corporation headquartered at PNC Park. Its regular membership consists of all living former Pirates players, managers, coaches and other former major leaguers, while the professional membership category includes minor league players, managers, coaches, broadcasters and front office personnel.
The Pirates Alumni Association was founded to 1) promote and support the game of baseball on behalf of the Pittsburgh Pirates on an amateur and professional level through personal appearances, speaking engagements, clinics and fundraising activities, 2) raise and disburse funds for selected local charities and be involved in community driven activities which support our charitable causes, 3) provide an active association dedicated to helping its membership and their families through support, direction and counseling with the Pirates Alumni "Special Assistance Program" and 4) communicate to its membership through a semi-annual newsletter and regularly scheduled chapter meetings.
For more information regarding the Pirates Alumni Association, please call (412) 325-4723.
PNC Park welcomes Service Dogs utilized by our Guests with disabilities. We are unable to accommodate any other animals on a regular basis. For those Guests interested in attending specially designated Pirates games with your dog, please call 1-800-BUY-BUCS or log onto pirates.com/pups for more information on our "Pup Nights" program.
Soloists interested in singing the National Anthem prior to a Pirates home game should send a CD to National Anthems, Pittsburgh Pirates, P.O. Box 7000, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Choirs can also inquire about singing the National Anthem by contacting the Pirates Group Sales Department at 1-800-BUY-BUCS (Option 3) or firstname.lastname@example.com.
ARAMARK Sports and Entertainment manages food and beverage services, retail stores and merchandise sales at PNC Park. Fans will enjoy 31 permanent and 24 portable concession stands, 6 permanent and 6 portable novelty shops, and 2 team store locations at PNC Park. There's even a public food stand just for kids located at the Highmark Legacy Square Gate. ARAMARK at PNC Park may be reached by calling (412) 325-4450.
ARAMARK and the Pirates are pleased to offer ARAMARK Dollars to PNC Park Guests. These cash equivalent certificates are available in $5 increments and may be used at all ARAMARK permanent and portable concession stands, Pirate Gear locations and at the Majestic Clubhouse Store. ARAMARK Dollars may be purchased by calling (412) 325-4450 or at the Majestic Clubhouse Store.
Assisted listening devices may be picked up at the Guest Relations office on the Main Concourse free of charge. Please present your valid credit card or Driver's License for deposit, which will be returned to you upon return of the equipment.
For your convenience, PNC Bank ATM machines are located throughout PNC Park:
Pirates players sign autographs before each game when time and Major League Baseball regulations permit. However, we cannot guarantee autograph opportunities will be available and may have to suspend these opportunities for fan/player safety reasons. Throughout the year, Pirates players sign hundreds of autographs that are donated to local charities. Due to these numerous requests we are not able to provide autographs on an individual basis. Special autograph sessions are scheduled throughout the year. For information on these autograph sessions, please visit our website at pirates.com/community.
AED devices are located outside the Press Elevator and First & Third Base Elevators, on the Main Concourse, Suite Level, Club Level, and on the Upper Concourse. An AED is also located on the Riverwalk. Below is a detailed list of the AED locations:
Beginning in the seventh inning and continuing post-game, AAA East Central will offer complimentary service to Guests needing automotive assistance. The "Buc Truck" is located at the west side of the ballpark to help fans with automotive difficulties. To reach the Buc Truck, please see a Guest Relations representative or stop by the nearest Guest Relations location. Guests may also contact AAA directly by phoning (412) 362-1900.
Baby changing tables are available in all public restrooms at PNC Park, including Family Restrooms.
The Pirates welcome signs and banners. To ensure that these articles do not pose a safety risk or detract from the enjoyment of other guests, the Pirates request you adhere to the following guidelines:
The Pirates reserve the right to remove any banner/sign that violates these guidelines.
Batting practice generally begins two hours before most home games. Both teams take infield practice 40 minutes before game time. Times are approximate and subject to change without prior notification and at the discretion of either team. To inquire about how your group can watch Batting Practice from the field or dugout, contact the Pirates Group Sales Department at 1-800-BUY-BUCS (Option 3) or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Bike racks are located outside the ballpark on Federal Street near the Roberto Clemente Bridge entrance to the park and at the Right Field Gate in the Mazeroski Way cul-de-sac. Bike helmets are permitted inside the ballpark. Bikes are not permitted inside the ballpark.
Mooring points are located along the Roberto Clemente Park river wall. Access is on a first-come, first-served basis. Boat mooring is restricted at the Roberto Clemente Park river wall during designated Fireworks Nights.
The Bucaroos Kids Club is for kids 14 and younger, offers special member-only benefits, is valid all year and has two membership options to choose from.
To minimize disruption to our seated guests, the Pirates request that whenever feasible, fans with tickets in the lower bowl (Sections 101-132) return to their seats between batters or during a stoppage in play.
All fans in the ballpark will be able to access the Bowtie Bar -- an expansive bar and lounge area -- from the main concourse at the top of Section 101.
Features of the Budweiser Bowtie Bar include:
For information on routes and bus schedules, please call the Port Authority Transit (PAT) at (412) 442-2000 or stop by Guest Relations located behind section 117 of the Main Concourse for printed PAT schedules.
Guests are welcome to bring cameras and video recorders (not in hard-sided cases) into the ballpark for personal use only. Commercial use of photos without the expressed consent of the Pirates is prohibited. Fans are requested to avoid standing in the aisles while using this equipment. Guests should not obstruct the views of others while taking pictures and refrain from using tripods and monopods. The Pirates reserve the right to remove any Guests that do not cooperate with this policy.
For your convenience, PNC Bank ATMs are located throughout the ballpark. We regret we are unable to cash personal checks at PNC Park.
PNC Park offers complimentary admission to children under 32-inches in height. However, we do request that these children sit in their parent or guardian's lap and not occupy an additional seat. Promotional giveaway items are only available for ticketed guests. Children's ticket prices are available in certain sections of PNC Park. See individual ticket prices for more information.
ARAMARK manages concessions at PNC Park. The following is a list of concession areas within PNC Park. Also see back inside cover for complete concessions directory and map. Concessions locations on the Club Level of PNC Park are listed under "Levy Restaurants".
The Pirates accept American Express, MasterCard, Visa and Discover credit cards. These credit cards will also be accepted at all Levy Restaurants and ARAMARK permanent concession stands, Pirates Outfitters and Pirates Gear locations.
The Budweiser Good Sport Designated Driver Program is presented by Budweiser, Fuhrer Eagle, and ARAMARK. Registrants for the Budweiser Good Sport Designated Driver Program must be 21 years of age and have a valid Driver's License. In return for promising responsibility for the safe and sober transportation of their group from the ballpark, a registrant will receive a Budweiser Good Sport prize pack and receive one (1) coupon redeemable for a non-alcoholic beverage during the game at Northshore Refreshment Company locations only. Registrants also receive a Budweiser Good Sport Designated Driver paper wristband. The Budweiser Good Sport Designated Driver Program booth is located on the first base side of the Main Concourse across from Section 101. For more information, please visit the Designated Driver booth in Section 101
The Deck is located underneath the main scoreboard at PNC Park. Enjoy a great view of the ballpark while you host your group. The Deck can accommodate groups of up to 200. For more information, contact the Pirates Group Sales Department at 1-800-BUY-BUCS (Option 3), visit us at pirates.com/groups or email email@example.com.
The Pirates are committed to providing every Guest with a comfortable and enjoyable experience at the ballpark, including those Guests with disabilities. To accommodate our Guests with disabilities, PNC Park offers the following:
The PNC Park event staff is ready to help with any questions you may have about access to and within PNC Park. While attending events at the ballpark, please contact a member of our Guest Relations staff for assistance or information. When away from the ballpark, please phone 1-800-BUY-BUCS for disability access information.
Drinking fountains are available throughout PNC Park at the following locations. All drinking fountain locations are accessible.
For the convenience of our Guests requiring special assistance, elevators are located throughout PNC Park. Please refer to the directional signage nearest you for specific locations.
Interested job seekers may apply online for any available position with the Pittsburgh Pirates by visiting careers.pirates.com or pirates.com and clicking on 'job opportunities'. The Pirates are an equal opportunity employer.
Escalators are located at the third base/left field stands near Pop's Plaza and provide mechanized access to the Grandstand Level of PNC Park. Escalators are also located behind Home Plate to provide access from the street level to the Main Concourse. Please refer to directional signage for specific escalator locations.
Located on Federal Street from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. before Sunday matinee home games. The #1 Cochran Family Fun Zone is free to all fans and offers a variety of kids-oriented games, activities and entertainment for Pirates fans ages 14 and under.
For the convenience of our Guests, Family Restrooms are located on each level of PNC Park. Smoking is not permitted in these locations or throughout the ballpark. All Family Restrooms are accessible for our Guests with Disabilities.
In the interest of player and Guest safety, PNC Park maintains a zero tolerance policy regarding fan interference with a ball in play or a player during the game. Failure to comply with the policy could result in immediate removal from PNC Park and criminal sanctions.
Mail for Pirates personnel (manager, coaching staff, players and broadcasters) can be sent to: Pittsburgh Pirates, (person's name), P.O. Box 7000, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope if a reply is requested. Former Pirates players may also receive mail at Pirates Alumni Association, (player's name), P.O. Box 7000, Pittsburgh, PA 15212.
The PNC Park First Aid Stations presented by Allegheny Health Network are located on the Main Concourse and Grandstand Level. For the protection of our Guests, trained medical personnel are on duty for all games. The First Aid Stations at PNC Park are equipped with advanced life support, cardiac monitor, oxygen equipment and I.V. drug administration. Should you have a medical emergency or need medical assistance, please refer to the nearest directional signage for First Aid Station locations, call for assistance on a Guest Relations Courtesy Telephone or ask any member of the PNC Park event staff.
Guests are welcome to keep any foul ball hit into the stands. At no time should a foul or home run ball be thrown back on the field. Violators will be subject to ejection at the clubs discretion. Any Guest interfering with a ball in play will also be subject to ejection at the clubs discretion. Unfortunately, the Pirates are not able to accommodate requests for player autographs of foul balls.
Gates open one and one half hours (1 1/2) prior to game time and two hours on Opening Day. For games starting at 7:05pm or later, the Clemente Gate opens two and one half hours (2 1/2) prior to game time. For daytime starts earlier than 7:05pm, the Clemente Gate opens two hours (2) prior to game time.
Pirates gift cards are available in denominations of $25 and $50. Gift cards can be purchased at the Pirates Box Office, online at pirates.com and also at select Giant Eagles. Gift cards are currently redeemable for the purchase of non-discounted individual game tickets for Pirates games both online or at the PNC Park Box Office. The cards may also be redeemed for purchase of Pirates merchandise at Majestic Clubhouse Store and other goods may be purchased online at pirates.com. For the latest on redemption options contact Pirates Customer Service at 1-800-BUY-BUCS.
Dugout Areas
Backstop Area
Outfield Area
Right Field
Pirates games are more fun in groups. Book your outing early as dates fill quickly. Group tickets may be purchased by calling 1-800-BUY-BUCS (Option 3), emailing firstname.lastname@example.com or by visiting pirates.com/groups. Discounts apply for selected dates. Groups of 15 or more may qualify for discounts to selected dates. Groups that purchased the Hats Off Package may redeem their hats voucher by visiting the Pirates Treasure Chest located at the bottom of the Trib Total Media Rotunda.
Guests must refrain from conduct that is inconsistent with a safe and enjoyable atmosphere at PNC Park, including but not limited to:
Violators may be subject to ejection and/or possible arrest.
Guests may seek assistance from any PNC Park employee. Guest Relations presented by the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Center locations can be found throughout the building and are open to serve you at least one and one-half hours (1 1/2) prior to each game and 30 minutes after each game. Guest Relations locations are as follows:
When a Pirates player hits a home run at PNC Park, Guest Relations staff members will approach the Guest who caught the ball. Guests have the option to return the ball to the staff member in exchange for an autographed baseball signed by the Pirates player that hit the home run. Signed baseballs will be mailed to the Guest.
All fans in the ballpark will be able to access the I.C. Light Landing located behind section 137 of the Left Field Bleachers.
Young children attending Pirates games may obtain a free ID bracelet personalized with their name and seat location, enabling event staff to return lost children to their seats. Wristbands are available for all home games at any Guest Relations location. Please report concerns about a lost child to the nearest Guest Relations location or contact any PNC Park employee for assistance.
Future Bucs may take a break from the action at the Highmark Kids Zone located at the Right Field Gate. Highmark Kids Zone features a miniature PNC Park configuration as well as a multi-purpose play set. Children ages five through ten are permitted and must be accompanied by an adult. For the safety of all our young Guests, Pirates event staff may close the area during inclement weather.
Following select Sunday games, kids age 14 & under to participate in Kids Run The Bases - right on the field! The line begins forming in the 8th inning on the right field Riverwalk; Bucco Brigade members will be on hand to direct guests. Please note that as is the policy for all ticket holders, there is no re-entry once a guest has exited PNC Park. The Pirates reserve the right to cancel Kids Run The Bases in the event of inclement weather or for other reasons.
The Lady Bucs Club membership is for ladies only, offers special members only benefits, is valid all year and has general membership and season ticket holder membership options.
For more information, send us an e-mail at email@example.com
Legacy Square is a permanent interactive exhibit to honor and preserve the history of the Negro Leagues and the great players from the Homestead Grays and Pittsburgh Crawfords. The interactive exhibit is located inside the Highmark Legacy Square Gate Entrance at PNC Park and shares the inspiring story of the remarkable people that helped revolutionize the sports and business world in their own way.
The exhibit features life-size bronze statues of former Negro Leagues greats, each accompanied by an interactive kiosk allowing fans to view a personal video and learn about the player's background, Hall of Fame honors and playing statistics.
For more information about Legacy Square, please call (412) 325-4731. To schedule a Legacy Square Tour, please contact (412) 325-4700 or e-mail at email@example.com.
Levy Restaurants is the exclusive caterer at PNC Park for the Luxury Suites, Pittsburgh Baseball Club (PBC), The Lexus Club and Club Cambria providing the finest in quality food service. Here are some of the choices Guests have for concessions in the exclusive Pittsburgh Baseball Club:
Play where the Pirates play. Host your private event at PNC Park. For more information, call our event planner at (412) 325-4746.
Found articles may be turned in at any Guest Relations location. PNC Park staff will record pertinent information and lost articles will be cataloged and maintained for 30 days. Guests needing assistance in retrieving lost items during non-game hours may call (412) 325-4911.
Guests should report any missing persons at any Guest Relations location (See Guest Relations for locations). Guest Relations staff will work closely with the PNC Park game day security staff to locate the missing individual(s).
Unlike any other premium seating experience, the Luxury Suites at PNC Park offer unprecedented service and surroundings. Levy Restaurants provide exclusive food and beverage catering to the Luxury Suites. For information, please please contact the Pirates Premium Seating Department at (412) 325-4673 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Memorabilia Store by Hunt Auctions is a retail display of authentic vintage and modern baseball memorabilia, including autographed baseballs, jerseys, bats, photos and more! Located behind Section 125 on the main concourse, it is the exclusive location at PNC Park for authentic game-used and autographed Pirates memorabilia.
Majestic Clubhouse Store, 115 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, 412-325-4465.
On-field ceremonies occur prior to each Pirates home game to salute corporate partners, civic and community activities and provide entertainment for PNC Park Guests. These ceremonies include throwing out the first pitch, the singing of the National Anthem, color guards and group recognitions. If you or your group would like to participate in an on-field ceremony or have questions, please contact the Pirates Group Sales Department at 1-800-BUY-BUCS (Option 3) or firstname.lastname@example.com. Ticket sales minimums may apply.
Major League Baseball and the Pirates are committed to creating a safe, comfortable and enjoyable atmosphere for fans attending games at PNC Park.
Each Guest is permitted to bring one bag into the ballpark. MLB and the Pirates recognize that bags, purses, fanny packs and backpacks 16-inches by 16-inches by 8-inches or smaller are permitted. All bags are subject to search upon entry and within the ballpark. Soft-sided coolers and soft-sided briefcases are permitted. Hard-sided coolers and briefcases, ice packs and cooler inserts are NOT permitted. For the convenience of those Guests not carrying purses, fanny packs and bags into the ballpark, express lanes are offered at each gate.
Guests are permitted to bring bottled water and food that may fit into a 16-inches by 16-inches by 8-inches soft-sided bag. Water bottles should not exceed 24 ounces in size, and must be clear, plastic, sealed and disposable. Children's juice boxes and items necessary for medical purposes are permitted. Alcoholic beverages, carbonated beverages, sports drinks, cans, glass bottles and thermoses are not allowed.
Outside food and beverage is not permitted entry into the Lexus Club, Suite Level or the Rivertowne Brewing Hall of Fame Club areas.
For the comfort and security of all Guests, hazardous or disruptive items cannot be brought into PNC Park. Samples of these items that are not permitted include boom boxes, inflatable balls, balloons, motorcycle helmets, Frisbee discs, laser pointers, fireworks, footballs and weapons of any kind. The Pirates reserve the right to inspect and remove any packages and/or containers.
There are many parking options for fans attending Pirates games at PNC Park. If you are coming from the East, South or West, and do not have a pre-sold parking space, Downtown parking is recommended for easiest access and exiting. PNC Park is a delightful five-minute walk from downtown across the Clemente Bridge. If you are coming from the North, North Shore parking provides the easiest access and exiting.
Located near center field along the Allegheny River, the Pirates Picnic Park offers a spectacular view of downtown Pittsburgh and the Roberto Clemente Bridge. Celebrate with a client outing, company picnic or alumni reunion at PNC Park. ARAMARK will supply the food, as you host a pregame picnic prior to any regular season Pirates home game for your group of 30-450 persons; then cheer the Pirates to victory in your own group seating area. Contact the Pirates Group Sales Department at 1-800-BUY-BUCS (Option 3), firstname.lastname@example.com or visit pirates.com/groups.
The Pirate Parrot and other mascots are available for appearances to non-profit and charitable organizations, private events, parties and corporate functions. To request an appearance, call (412) 325-4730 or visit pirates.com/pirateparrot.
Pirates Charities is the official philanthropic arm of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The team has a long and proud tradition of providing support and assistance to those in need through a multitude of community relations programs and initiatives. The creation of Pirates Charities has helped to focus the ballclub's charitable efforts, allowing the Pirates to make an even greater impact in the community. Since its inception in the fall of 2006, Pirates Charities has made an impact on the Pittsburgh region, Bradenton, Florida community and Estorga, Dominican Republic (location of the Pirates Latin American Headquarters).
Pirates Charities 50/50 Raffles are conducted during every home game. Tickets are: 3 for $5, 10 for $10 and 40 for $20. Winner receives 50% of the total collected and the remaining 50% benefits Pirates Charities. Tickets are sold through the last out of the 6th inning and the winning number is announced in the middle of the 8th inning (winner need not be present). Raffle ticket sellers are located throughout the ballpark and 50/50 Raffle Kiosk locations are as follows:
PNC Park is available on non-game days and during the off-season for various events. We can accommodate groups from 20 to 2,000 guests for corporate events, seminars, weddings, cocktail receptions, holiday parties, charity galas, bar/bat mitzvahs and much more. For more information on having your event at PNC Park, please call (412) 325-4746.
The right to postpone the playing of a game shall be vested in the home club. Once a game has started the Umpire-in-Chief shall have sole right to determine whether the game shall be terminated because of inclement weather or unfit playing conditions. Under the provisions of the Official Playing Rules, the Umpire-in-Chief shall have the sole and unquestioned authority to determine whether and when play shall be halted during a game; whether and when play shall be resumed; and whether and when a game shall be terminated because of bad weather or unfit playing conditions. The Official Playing Rules provide that when a game is temporarily suspended for rain, umpires must wait 30 minutes before calling the game. However, umpires have been instructed to wait at least one (1) hour and 15 minutes before calling the game.
Should there be a second suspension, umpires shall wait at least 45 minutes before calling a game. For third and any subsequent rain delays umpires are to wait at least 30 minutes (as stated in the Major League Baseball Rule Book).
If a game is postponed or cancelled, please visit pirates.com/raincheck for information on makeup dates and times as well as ticket exchange policies.
Premium seating is located in four areas of PNC Park. Luxury Suites and the Pittsburgh Baseball Club seats are available for individual and group purchase. The Lexus Club and Club Cambria seats are available as a season package or to Season Ticket Holders on an individual game basis. The Suites and Club Cambria are located on the Suite Level, directly above the main concourse of the ballpark spanning Left to Right Field. Suite Level ticket holders have exclusive access to the PBC (Pittsburgh Baseball Club). The Lexus Club seats are located directly behind Home Plate (Sections 14-19) and the PBC is located on the Club Level of the ballpark (Sections 207-228). PBC, Luxury Suite and Club Cambria ticket holders have exclusive access to the three PBC clubs - Club 3000, Keystone Corner and Gunners. Season Ticket Holders in any of these four (4) Premium seating sections are automatically enrolled in the Premium Advantages program. Members receive an exclusive ID card that allows access to the region's other premium venues, along with special discounts and offers that are only available to members of our program at no additional cost. For more information regarding premium seating, please contact the Pirates at 1-800-BUY-BUCS or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Prize Wheels are located around the ballpark and offer fans 18 years of age or older an opportunity to win a prize. Locations may vary throughout the season, but are generally located under the Left Field Bleachers, on the Riverwalk, and on the PBC level. The Prize Wheel can be played from the time gates open until the 5th inning on the Riverwalk and Club locations and the Bleachers until the end of the 8th inning. Guests are limited to one spin per person per game. Prize Wheel Pirates Rally Passes can be obtained at any operating Prize Wheel. Prizes, wheel locations and periods of operation are subject to change.
Each fan eligible to receive a promotional item, based on advertised promotional guidelines, must have a game day ticket and pass through the turnstile to receive the item. Depending on the game date, items may be distributed to all fans, kids only*, moms (Mothers Day 2014) or to the first 25,000 fans through the gates on that game date. Please refer to the 2014 promotional schedule.
Organizations requesting promotional items for fundraising events and donation purposes should visit pirates.com/donations to become familiar with our donation guidelines and complete a donation request form.
Restrooms are conveniently located throughout PNC Park.
For the convenience of our Guests, Family Restrooms are located on each level of PNC Park. Smoking is not permitted in these locations or throughout the ballpark:
The Rivertowne Brewing Hall of Fame Club offers a casual dining and sports bar atmosphere with wait service and is open to all ticket holders before, during and after home games. The space features an open floor plan with table seating for more than 215 guests, a full-service bar and a lounge chair seating area. Twenty flat screen HD televisions, including two 52-inch flat screens, will ensure fans don't miss any of the game action. The Rivertowne Brewing Hall of Fame Club also features a 1,000 square foot outdoor patio overlooking left-center field, the Riverwalk and the Allegheny River, complete with a full bar, table seating for more than 100 guests and a canopy covering to shade the area from the sun. All fans in the ballpark are able to access the Rivertowne Brewing Hall of Fame Club from the stairs located just inside the Center Field Gate, through the entrance on Federal Street near the Willie Stargell gate or across the pedestrian bridge adjacent to the second floor of the Majestic Clubhouse Store.
For the comfort and security of all our Guests, we do not allow fans to enter PNC Park with hazardous or disruptive items. Samples of these items that are not permitted in the ballpark include boom boxes, inflatable balls, balloons, motorcycle helmets, Frisbees, laser pointers, fireworks, footballs and weapons of any kind. The Pirates reserve the right to inspect and remove any packages and/or containers.
Pocket schedules for the season are available at all Guest Relations locations throughout PNC Park and at all Pirates ticket outlets. Guests can log onto pirates.com for the complete game and promotional schedule.
For a $35 donation to Pirates Charities, you can have a personal message displayed on the PNC Park scoreboard. It's a great way to say "Happy Birthday" or "Congratulations!" to your favorite Pirates fan watching the game at America's most beautiful ballpark. A maximum of 25 messages are displayed during every home game.
For a $50 donation you will also receive an 8"x10" commemorative "Scoreboard Memory" photo, which will be mailed to you approximately three weeks following the end of the homestand of which your message was displayed.
For more information about scoreboard messages, please contact the Scoreboard Message Hotline at (412) 325-4992 or e-mail your message to email@example.com.
Messages are also available for purchase online at pirates.com/scoreboardmessages. A service fee will be applied to online orders.
All message requests are subject to availability and the Pirates have the right to refuse any request. All donations benefit Pirates Charities.
If a guest experiences difficulties with other guest(s) in the ballpark or is in need of assistance from ballpark operations personnel for any other issue (medical, security, etc.), they are encouraged to use their mobile phone to anonymously text SECURITY to 61592. The request will be received by PNC Park security, and the appropriate personnel will be dispatched to the appropriate location to respond to the request, as needed. Standard text messaging rates may apply.
A number of souvenir locations are located throughout the ballpark.
A limited number of standing room tickets will be made available for sold-out games, per the discretion of the ball club. Standing room viewing will only be allowed in areas of the main concourse, rotundas and riverwalk that do not block the view or game enjoyment of other patrons, including those with ADA accessible seats.
PNC Park welcomes Guests that bring and utilize their own strollers however, the use of strollers should not in any way inhibit general Guest movement or block any aisle ways. Strollers are not available to rent. Guests may check strollers at the Guest Relations offices on the Main and Upper Concourses. Strollers may be subject to search by game day security staff.
FREE "T" service between the Golden Triangle Stations to the North Side Station and between Allegheny Station and the North Side Station. FREE and frequent "T" Service is provided before and after Pirates Events.
"T" Service is provided from:
All fans can charge their cell phones at the T-Mobile Charging Station located near Section 131 on the Main Concourse.
A taxi stand is available to assist you in getting home. The stand is located on the west side of Federal Street, adjacent to the Spring Hill Suites by Marriott hotel. You can also stop in the Main Guest Relations office, located on the Main Concourse behind section 117. One of our Guest Relations representatives will be happy to call a cab for you. Below is a list of local cab companies to serve you:
Courtesy telephones are available at Guest Relations on the Main Concourse (Section 117) and Upper Concourse (Section 317).
In consideration of the health and comfort of others, the use of tobacco products of any kind is not permitted anywhere in PNC Park. The Club reserves the right to eject any person violating this policy.
The Pittsburgh Pirates invite you to tour PNC Park, "The Best Ballpark in America." Our interactive, one-of-a-kind tour will give Guests a broad view of the 38,000-seat facility with its classic view of the city's picturesque skyline.
PNC Park tours are available from April 2, 2014 through September 26, 2014. Tours are offered Monday-Friday, on both game days and non-game days. Tours will begin promptly at both 10:00 a.m. and Noon on days when the Pirates are scheduled for an evening game.
An additional tour will be given at 2:00 p.m. on dates when there is no home game. During the months of June, July and August, tours will only be offered on home game dates. Tours are also offered one Saturday per month. The Saturday dates for the 2013 season are as follows: April 5, May 3, May 24, June 28, July 5, August 9, and September 13. Saturday tour times are 10:00am, 11:00am and noon, except on dates with a 4:05 game time. All dates and times are subject to change.
Group tours are offered for organizations with 25 or more persons and special group rates are available. Groups smaller than 25 people, purchase your tickets online via the website at: pirates.com/tours.
Walk-up tours are available. Tickets may be purchased from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Pirates Ticket Office at the corner of Federal and West General Robinson Streets or at any PNC Park ticket kiosk. All tickets are non-exchangeable and non-refundable.
For more information, please call (412) 325-4700 or 1-800-BUY-BUCS ext. 4700 to reserve your date now. You may also correspond with our tour staff by e-mail at email@example.com.
Groups that purchased the Hats Off, PA Game Commission, PA Fish & Boating Commission packages may redeem their voucher by visiting the Treasure Chest. Participants of the Bucaroos Kids Club may receive their rewards credit at the Treasure Chest. The Treasure Chest is open an hour and a half prior to the game through the end of the 5th inning.
From the Street: Located next to the Trib Total Media Home Plate Gate entrance on W. General Robinson Street.
From inside the ballpark: Located inside the Trib Total Media Home Plate Rotunda at the bottom of the escalators behind home plate.
For the safety and viewing enjoyment of all Pirates fans, umbrellas are permitted in the ballpark and can only be opened during rain delays (may not be open during play).
Guests in need of a wheelchair can request wheelchair services from any Pirates employee throughout the ballpark. Guests can also contact any Guest Relations staff member for assistance.
Phone and Internet purchases may be picked up with the credit card used to purchase tickets, confirmation number, and photo ID at any open PNC Park ticket kiosk or window, during normal business hours or on game days.
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Joseph William "Joe" Pickering, 86, of Wapakoneta, died at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at Lima Memorial Health System.
He was born July 27, 1926, in West Alexandria, the son of Eva G. (Roach) and Karl V. Pickering, who preceded him in death. On Aug. 20, 1949, he married Joan O. Hodges, and she died Feb. 7, 2000.
Surviving are two children, Patrice L. (Safwat) Zahry, of Deltona, Fla., and Kurt Pickering, of Doraville, Ga.; four grandchildren, Shereen J. Zahry, David J. Zahry, James J. Pickering, and Jennifer L. Pickering; a great-grandson, Aiden Canale; two step-grandchildren, Robert J. (Heather) Pugh III, and Lindsey N. (Tristan) Walker; four siblings, Hazel J. Heinfeld, of Ada, Karlene E. Speicher, of Wapakoneta, Anita M. Andrew, of Celina, and Robert J. Pickering, of Celina; two sisters-in-law, Evelyn Pickering, of Springville, Tenn, and Emily Jane Pickering, of St. Marys,
He was preceded in death by a great granddaughter, Ayden O. Cartwright; three brothers, Francis E. Pickering, infant James R. Pickering, and Ralph E. Pickering Sr.; and two brothers-in-law, Robert G. Heinfeld and Thomas C. Andrew.
Joe worked as a metal finisher at General Dynamics, Lima. He was a 60 year member of First English Lutheran Church, and a 37 year member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, Aerie 691, both of Wapakoneta. A U.S. Army veteran, he was a member of the Prairie View Golf Club and the AMA. The loves of his life were his wife and family, playing golf, and riding his motorcycle.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Saturday at First English Lutheran Church in Wapakoneta, with the Rev. Steven Nelson officiating. Burial is to follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Wapakoneta.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Bayliff & Eley Funeral Home, St. Rt. 501, Wapakoneta, 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church. There will be an Eagles memorial service at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the First English Lutheran Church, or the PGA Charities. Condolences may be expressed at bayliffandeleyfh.com.
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16. Broken Hearts
Disclaimer: I own the fish, the ranger, and 4 heavy college text books.A/N: 'This is thought'
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To MY Lovely Readers: Thank You!!
Broken Hearts
All those in attendance, looked on as Galadriel tried to rouse the ranger. After blinking several time, Fire had passed out in Legolas' arms. The Fellowship, Lady Galadriel, Lord Celeborn and a, still in pain, Haldir retired to a private talan assigned to the ranger. It would have galled the ranger to no end, to find her limp self being carried to her new dwelling by Legolas. The elf in question was tremendously worried by her reaction to the startling news that Gandalf was her father. The pain she would face knowing the wizard was dead would be unbearable and the elf wished he knew a way to ease her grief.
""Do not worry Prince of Mirkwood, you will find a way to help her heal, IF that is truly what you wish. You have already opened a small pathway into her heart. Only you can decided to widen that path to capture her very soul or walk away from the path already started. Emotions can harm or bring great joy. Look to the true reasons of your distress. Is it only because she grieves that you worry or is it deeper? "", Galadriel's voice echoed eerily in the elf's troubled mind. Looking into the eyes of the Lady of the Woods, Legolas gave a small bow to acknowledge his understanding of her words. A slight smile graced the beautiful Lady's lips, before she turned back to the ranger lying so still on the bed.
Memories stirred like a great beast awakening. Stretching and yawning, the images rose to haunt an already troubled mind. Darkness filled the ranger's dreams, and tore at her bruised and bleeding soul. Fear encompassed her heart, stealing the courage she prided herself on. Fire could see the images so clearly, as though they were being experienced for real all over again. Tears squeezed from beneath closed eyes, as the ranger began to mutter and toss on the bed she slept in. Unable to take in the truth of Galadriel's words, Fire rode the dark memories trying to find the reason of her existence and why it came with so much unnecessary pain.
Celeborn looked down at the girl who lay so restlessly on the bed. His anger towards her had cooled slightly, with his mate's assurance that the ranger had done her no harm. It was hard to comprehend that the elfling was actually Gandalf's daughter. The wizard had told no one about this fact and the secrecy was puzzling to the Elf Lord. That even the elleth, herself, had no idea of her connection to the wizard did not sit well in Celeborn's mind. 'Why all the secrets? Surely it would have been prudent to inform Elrond and Galadriel of a child of Maiar blood, especially blood kin of an Elven ring bearer. She looks nothing like her Ada. I wonder who her Nanneth was. Definitely Elven, possibly from Lorien or even Mirkwood with her coloring, but the eyes are wrong. I swear when she was fighting with our dear March warden, her eyes were gold. I know that can not be, so it must have just been a light trick. She had green eyes like a forest glade when she arrived; I wonder if they will be green or gold upon her awakening? Was the Maiar blood the reason for the powerful mind contact? These questions I will get answers to soon.'
Darkness and rain chased the running girl. Laughter up ahead froze her blood, and brought fear to her heart. A scream broke through the stillness like a lightning bolt. Rushing helter skelter towards the sound, Fire nearly slipped and fell. Which way? Oh God! Please, please let me make it in time!! Do what you will to me, but Not Her! NEVER HER!' The note she had found on the floor wrapped around a brick turned her stomach to a queasy sea of disbelief. It was she they wanted, but first they wanted to teach her a lesson. The only thing worth value she had, they had taken and wrote of their evil plan to destroy it. Lightning lit the darkness just enough to see ahead. There they stood in a circle. At their feet lay her most precious treasure, broken and bleeding from the brutal attack she had endured. The sight of Briar drove all coherent thought from her mind. She would kill them all for that which they had done. "You will not touch her again you son of a…" As Fire reached the group, she shimmered in a strange blue light before she began tearing them apart, literally. Teeth and claws flashed dangerously. Sounds of an inflamed she cat issued from her throat with a throaty growl. The sight before them, sent the attackers running in a wild frenzy of fear. Briar sat up slowly, dizziness and nausea making it nearly impossible. Focusing her sight, Briar took in the ruined bodies of her attackers, and the large snow leopard that was in the process of tearing meat off an attacker's stomach. Tears rushed into her eyes and down her face at the carnage all around her. Looking up, into the furred face of the cat that had come to her side, Briar buried her face into the furry neck and cried brokenly "Tygera what have you done?" Before another thought could be spoken, lightning hit the tree they were under and a thick, heavy branch came down.
The fellowship, except for Fire who was in bed unconscious and Legolas who had taken up vigil at the ranger's bedside, had rested, ate and tried to come to terms with the loss of Gandalf. Legolas had joined them briefly so he could bathe and change into clean clothes before returning to Fire's talan. He had brought water and food for the others. When he was asked of what the Lorien Elves sang, the elf told them it was lament for Gandalf and that he had not the heart to tell them what the words meant for the grief was still too near for the elf. Legolas had listened to Sam trying to make up a song of his own for Gandalf, before returning to the ranger's side. Aragorn and Boromir talked quietly about what the Lady had said to Boromir, and about the White City. The pain and grief were evident in Boromir's voice as he spoke of his loss of hope and the promise he had made to see the White City safe again. Gimli slept, with only a marginal amount of snoring, which was strangely soothing to the company. The hobbits talked among themselves and ate to their heart's content until sleep claimed them as well. Aragorn was the last to give in to the lure of rest, but he was soon calmed enough by the Elven lament to slide into a dreamless sleep.
A scream rent the air breaking the silence of the talan. Legolas slipped from the chair by Fire's bedside and leaned over the terrified elleth. The dreams tore at her like an angry orc, leaving her screaming and violent. Each time the dreams took hold, Legolas sat on her bed and pulled her into his arms, whispering words of comfort. Within minutes, the ranger would relax and snuggle deeper into the elf's embrace. Legolas seemed to be unaware of the soft glow that emanated from the pair every time Fire relaxed in his arms, but both Aragorn and Galadriel took note of this strange phenomenon. When Fire was calm and sleeping soundly, Legolas would lay her back down, covering her with thick blankets to keep her warm. The elf had been doing this for more then two days, never leaving her side except to relieve himself and appraise the other Fellowship members of her condition. Even Galadriel had not been able to convince the worried elf to leave her room and when she had tried, Legolas had turned blazing blue eyes to the Lady and snarled, "I will leave when she wakes NOT before!" His protective demeanor towards Fire was a source of hilarity for Gimli and Aragorn. Both had come to the same conclusion, the elf had developed a deep seated affection for the ranger and the two were taking bets on who would admit to love first. Aragorn was pleased his best friend had finally succumbed to the inevitable desire to find and claim a mate and thought Fire was a good choice for Legolas for she challenged him in a way no other had dared.
Aragorn frowned again as he saw the two on the bed beginning to glow. First Fire had begun to light up with the eerie glow then an answering glow from Legolas mingled with Fire's, surrounding the two beings completely. He wanted to ask about it, but he was unsure if it was his place to do so. A gentle hand graced his shoulder catching his attention. Gazing upwards, Aragorn saw a smiling Galadriel as she stood watching the pair. The beauty of the Lady was remarkable, but it was the wisdom of her eyes that caught Aragorn's thoughts. A voice in his head told him to follow the Lady from the talan. Getting up slowly, Aragorn took a last look at the glowing pair and followed Galadriel to the forest floor.
After walking silently for awhile, the Lady broke into the ranger's musings. "You are curious about the ranger. She is the daughter of one of your closest friends, yet you know so little about her. You wish to know about the glow you see when Fire allows Legolas to bring comfort to her, yet you do not ask for fear it will damage what is developing between them during this stressful time. I will set your mind at ease, young one. Fire is in no physical danger and soon will return to the waking world. Her dreams come from another life, another place, she had before the twins found her. The glow you are seeing is the beginning of a life bond, I believe, but I am not completely certain of this. That you can see this glow shows me how deep an involvement in their lives you have. So far, only you and I have seen this glow. Speak not to the others about this matter, for it is a very private time. She is not as she appears. Her heritage is of a race not seen in a millennium or more. We thought, Elrond and I, that the last of her kind had been destroyed, but it seems we were wrong. I will tell you of her only because I have foreseen your strength will help Fire in her struggles to become who she truly is. For now, you must keep her identity safe for if it is brought to the Dark Lord's attention, her life, her very soul would be in mortal danger more so then it already is. She is Princess Tygera, last of the royal house of Anorak, ruler of the Forgotten Ones. The great white cat who defended the Dwarf against my dear march warden was Fire.
This is a work of fan fiction, written because the author has an abiding love for the works of J R R Tolkien. The characters, settings, places, and languages used in this work are the property of the Tolkien Estate, Tolkien Enterprises, and possibly New Line Cinema, except for certain original characters who belong to the author of the said work. The author will not receive any money or other remuneration for presenting the work on this archive site. The work is the intellectual property of the author, is available solely for the enjoyment of Henneth Annûn Story Archive readers, and may not be copied or redistributed by any means without the explicit written consent of the author.


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Civil War Sesquicentennial
January marks the 150th anniversary of the movement toward the Civil War. On December 20, 1860, South Carolina declared secession from the Union; in January five states followed suit: Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana.
Virginia was not among the first secessioners. In fact, in an article published in the Richmond Times Dispatch January 2, Katherine Calos writes that "Virginia was actively trying to hold the Union together".
"That may come as a surprise in 2011, when Monument Avenue serves as a reminder that Richmond was the capital of the breakaway Confederate States of America. But 150 years ago, the state voted pro-Union by a 2-to-1 margin when it elected delegates to a secession convention that began deliberations in mid-February."
Virginia delegates continued to oppose secession until April 17, following the fall of Fort Sumter to the Confederates and President Lincoln's call for volunteers from each state. Then the vote flipped, 88 for and 55 opposed to secession. Citizens ratified the vote 5 to 1 on May 23. At that point, Virginia was admitted to the Confederate States of America and Richmond became the capital.
The road toward secession is the subject of two big exhibits introducing a four-year commemoration of the Civil War. One, "The Struggle to Decide: Virginia's Secession Crisis", is at the Visitor Center at the State Capitol, a companion to one at the Library of Virginia, and the other, "An American Turning Point: the Civil War in Virginia", opens February 4 at the Virginia Historical Society. Many other exhibits, re-enactments, scholarly discussions, tours, and living history programs are set to take place during the next four years to memorialize the war that preceded emancipation for slaves and reunion of the nation.
The American Civil War is the subject of well over 60,000 books. Among the many excellent narratives about the war, Bruce Catton's books, including Mr. Lincoln's Army, Glory Road, and A Stillness at Appomattox, remain readable classics. Other well-regarded narratives include Shelby Foote's three-volume The Civil War, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom by James McPherson, probably the best one-volume history. Douglas Southall Freeman's R. E. Lee and Lee's Lieutenants are definitive biographies.
Eric Foner's The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and slavery is a highly praised examination of Lincoln's evolving views on race and slavery. Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals touts Lincoln's ability to understand his political competitors and motivate them to apply their abilities to the most difficult task before the nation. Jay Winik makes clear that the outcome of the Civil War was by no means pre-determined, but came about as a result of a chain of small and unexpected incidents, in his fascinating April 1865: the month that saved America.
Among the best fiction about the Civil War are Stephen Crane's classic The Red Badge of Courage, the popular epic Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara, Beloved by Toni Morrison, Charles Frazier's Cold Mountain, and March by Geraldine Brooks (read in conjunction with Louisa May Alcott's Little Women).
Good books for young readers include Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt, March Toward the Thunder by Joseph Bruchac, Girl in Blue, Numbering All the Bones, Come Juneteenth and In My Father's House by Ann Rinaldi, Hear the Wind Blow and Promises to the Dead by Mary Downing Hahn, The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by W. R. Philbrick, Shades of Gray by Carolyn Reeder, Red Moon at Sharpsburg by Rosemary Wells, The River Between Us by Richard Peck, and Soldier's Heart by Gary Paulsen.
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Best practice tips for delivering apps to Windows Phone with 256 MB
This article provides recommended best practices for preparing your Windows Phone apps for the Nokia Lumia 610 and other 256 MB Windows Phone devices.
- Working with Windows Phone devices with 256 MB of memory
- Best practice tips for delivering apps to Windows Phone with 256 MB
- Techniques for memory analysis of Windows Phone apps
- Opting your app out from Windows Phone with 256 MB
- Video playback guidance for Nokia Lumia 610
- Developing apps for lower-memory phones (Dev Center)
- Windows Phone Developer Blog (Performance)
Windows Phone 7.5
To enable apps to run on 256 MB Windows Phone products a number of changes have been made.
Firstly, the way that memory is used/allocated is different on 256 MB phones when compared to 512 MB devices. Apps running on 256 MB phones will still have the same total amount of memory available (90 MB), but everything after the first 60 MB "Working set" will be paged. Therefore while it is permissible for apps to use up to 90 MB, apps that use less than 60 MB may perform better. Secondly, support for scheduled tasks with potentially unbounded memory consumption are not supported on 256 MB devices.
This article provide some best practice tips and techniques that can be used to achieve the 60 MB goal and to work with the other minor platform changes.
Tip #1 - Always test apps using the emulator's 256 MB option
The emulator supplied with the Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1 gives you the option to choose between emulation of 256 MB and 512 MB memory. Once you have selected a memory option the emulator exhibits the same memory allocation behaviour as physical phones.
The recommended best practice is to always use the 256 MB emulator as your default emulator for all application development. Taking this approach ensures that any issues with your app working well on 256 MB will be dealt with early in your development. In addition, while the emulator is good enough to simulate real memory allocation scenarios, we also recommend you test on a real 256MB device if at all possible.
Tip #2 - Make use of the Windows Phone Memory profiler
The Windows Phone SDK 7.1 includes the Windows Phone Memory Profiler. This tool enables you to see a graph of the current memory allocations, analyze memory use over specific time periods, sees actionable recommendations, and view a dump of the managed heap. The Memory Profiler is available on all Visual Studio versions.
Check out the Techniques for memory analysis of Windows Phone apps article for more information on finding out about your app's memory use.
Tip #3 - Create a helper class to detect if your app is running on a 256 MB phone
Windows Phone 7.5 now includes a property to retrieve the maximum working set available to an app on the phone it's running on. If that maximum is less than 90 MB (or more specifically 94371840 bytes) then the app should consider it to be a 256 MB phone. We recommended you create an all-purpose property that helps you write if-then-else conditions for low memory phones, as follows:
public static class LowMemoryHelper
public static bool IsLowMemDevice { get; set; }
static LowMemoryHelper()
Int64 result = (Int64)DeviceExtendedProperties.GetValue("ApplicationWorkingSetLimit");
if (result < 94371840L)
IsLowMemDevice = true;
IsLowMemDevice = false;
catch (ArgumentOutOfRangeException)
// Windows Phone OS update not installed, which indicates a 512-MB device.
IsLowMemDevice = false;
For example we could write the following code:
private void Application_Launching(object sender, LaunchingEventArgs e)
if (!LowMemoryHelper.IsLowMemDevice)
The goal is not to use if-then-elses in your code for 256 MB phones, but sometimes its unavoidable.
Tip #4 - PeriodicTask and ResourceIntensiveTasks are not supported
Both the PeriodicTask and ResourceIntensiveTask classes aren't supported on 256 MB phones and trying to schedule them will throw an exception. These two classes are used to execute developer written code as a background process within certain limitations. It's easy to see why these classes aren't supported. The ResourceIntensiveTask can run any code with no upper memory limit. Now imagine you have a 256 MB device with that's using approximately 100MB for the OS, an app with up to 60 MB working set and another background task that's running another 60 MB working set. That's dangerously close to crashing the phone. Activating another background task (for example, 15 MB for background audio) will cause out of memory conditions for the whole phone.
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A similar calculation explains why PeriodicTask isn't available. With 10 background agents at 6MB each, having 10 PeriodicTasks is equivalent to having 60 MB of memory used by another app. For more information on PeriodicTask and ResourceIntensiveTask see MSDN's Background Agents Overview for Windows Phone. It's important to note that BackgroundTasks for background audio and background file transfer as well as Scheduled Alarms and Reminders will continue to work on 256 MB phones.
The recommended best practice is to always if-then-else your code using the code in best practice #3 and not initialise PeriodicTask or ResourceIntensiveTasks on 256 MB phones, as follows:
private void Application_Launching(object sender, LaunchingEventArgs e)
if (!LowMemoryHelper.IsLowMemDevice)
For some use-cases it will be possible to use other means to compensate for the missing featureset. For example PeriodicTask powered Live Tiles can be replaced with Push Notification powered Live Tiles.
In Windows Phone 7.5 Background Agents are only meant to provide additional app functionality and not core app functionality as users might turn them off. However, if your app is centered around a PeriodicTask or a ResourceIntensiveTask it's best for it to be excluded from supporting 256 MB apps.
Tip #5 - Use the WebBrowserTask instead of the <WebBrowser /> control to display arbitrary untested web pages
In Windows Phone 7 it's possible to load up any URL into your app using the Internet Explorer <WebBrowser /> control. However, some web-pages could cause excessive memory consumption. Websites that aren't tailored to mobile web browsers in particular might cause significant memory footprints on mobile phones.
For example, a <WebBrowser /> pointing to a webpage containing code that hasn't been customized for mobile browsers, such as
<Grid x:Name="ContentPanel" Grid.Row="1" Margin="12,0,12,0">
<phone:WebBrowser Source="http://www.yvettesbridalformal.com"
HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" />
Will cause a spike in memory usage.
Note that not all websites will be cause issues on 256 MB phones. For example, memory consumption will still be within acceptable limits for a more modern website, as shown below:
<Grid x:Name="ContentPanel" Grid.Row="1" Margin="12,0,12,0">
<phone:WebBrowser Source="http://developer.nokia.com"
HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" />
Even when navigating to tested websites, it's important to make sure they only navigate to previously tested pages. One option is to block navigation to websites known to use an excessive amount of memory. As a general rule it's better to limit navigation to known websites that have been tested successfully, and not limit against specific websites.
<Grid x:Name="ContentPanel" Grid.Row="1" Margin="12,0,12,0">
<phone:WebBrowser Source="http://developer.nokia.com"
HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" />
private void WebBrowser_Navigating(object sender, NavigatingEventArgs e)
if (e.Uri.OriginalString == "http://www.yvettesbridalformal.com")
e.Cancel = true;
To guarantee your app won't have memory issues on 256 MB phones due to the <WebBrowser /> control you can simply always use the WebBrowserTask. The WebBrowserTask will open up a separate app and will tombstone your app if memory gets tight. So make sure to build tombstoning support into your app.
The recommended best practice for the <WebBrowser /> control is to test all pages that could potentially run inside a <WebBrowser /> in your app under memory profiler. Make sure that at no point memory consumption is over 90 MB. If you cannot limit external links from your app (as would be the case in a Reddit style app) don't use the <WebBrowser /> control, instead use the WebBrowserTask. Another possibility is a hybrid approach where you monitor <WebBrowser /> memory usage, and if it goes above 90 MB then you remove the control from the visual tree and launch a WebBrowserTask.
Tip #6 - Replace the Bing <Map /> control with the BingMapsTask
The Bing <Map /> control loads maps. Maps are composed of many small bitmap images that vary depending on the map's latitude & longitude location, your zoom factor, the map type, and a few other factors. That's quite a lot of potential bitmaps. Every time a user interacts with a Bing <Map /> control new bitmaps will likely get downloaded from the Bing Maps server and loaded into memory. Even a simple Maps control could likely load many images.
After navigating with this map for two minutes you will see memory is almost at 50 MB, many images were initialised and 5 different garbage collections took place. 50 MB is a lot less of an issue on a 90 MB working set for 512 MB phones than it is for the 60 MB working set on 256 MB devices. So Bing <Map /> control requires more of your attention on 256 MB phones.
One possible quick and dirty fix is to make the Bing maps control non-interactive.
IsHitTestVisible="False" />
By setting IsHitTestVisible=False you're essentially saying that the Bing Maps control is static. By disallowing user navigation in the Bing <Maps /> control you're essentially stopping the excessive image loading this control might perform. The only images that will get loaded are for those initial properties set by you.
However, if you need to allow the user to navigate in the map, that quick and dirty won't work. For that use-case it's recommended you use the BingMapsTask. The BingMapsTask will open up a separate app and tombstone your app when memory gets tight. So make sure to build tombstoning support into your app.
private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
new BingMapsTask()
SearchTerm = "Espoo, Finland"
The recommended best practice for the Bing <Map /> control to replace it for the BingMapsTask. If that's not possible or a simpler static solution is preferred set {{{1}}} on the Bing <Map /> control. Another possibility is a hybrid approach where you monitor the Bing <Map/> control memory usage, and if it goes above 90 MB then you remove the control from the visual tree and launch a BingMapsTask.
Tip #7 - Consider reducing image quality
Images will consume as least as much size on memory as their size on disk. Any excessive use of non-mobile optimized images will inevitably cause a spike in memory use. There are many things that could be done to reduce image memory footprint: Use a 480x800 maximum image size, choose a format wisely (PNG or JPG) and reduce quality where needed.
For example, the following URL has a 4913x3400 image @ http://tinyurl.com/nokia8mp
You can see the top-right <MemoryCounter /> shows 13MB-16MB of memory with this image loaded, instead of 6MB of memory for a default Windows Phone 7 app. That's 8MB of memory that was allocated. You could potentially scale down the image to the maximum resolution on Windows Phone 7.5 and save a lot of that memory.
Let's scale down the image to a width of 800 pixels which is the absolute maximum width any image we'll need on WP7. By limiting the image to this maximum resolution we shouldn't lose any quality, have an identical user-experience but a lower memory footprint.
We can see that just by resizing this image from 4913x3400 to 800x554 we've brought the total memory footprint down from 13-17MB to 9-13MB. The recommended best practice for <Image /> controls is therefore to opt-in for lower resolution images whenever possible. If a lower resolution image isn't available then depending on your circumstances it might be best to not show the image at all or to attempt to resize it on the server.
Tip #8 - Consider replacing long lists with images with ListBox replacements that use Data Virtualization
As we've just seen images could potentially take some memory. But since one image takes a noticeable amount of memory, then a long list with images must take considerably more memory. Let's see an example of that with a long list of Flickr images.
As our first step we'll download the package for Flickr.net API and add a reference to the FlickrNetWP7 assembly. Next we'll search for Flickr images and add those to the UI:
We'll display that list of images with their respective title:
<ListBox x:Name="lst" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<Image Source="{Binding LargeUrl}" Width="200" Stretch="UniformToFill"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Title}" Margin="2" />
Running this app and memory profiling it you could see that memory goes well over 90 MB of memory. You could even see the little "steps" on memory usage with each new image initialized.
One approach here would be to limit the number of images shown to the top 10 images and then page for a separate page. Another option would be move from using large Flickr images to smaller Flickr images. In our example we'll limit the app to only show 10 smaller Flickr images at the same time.
<ListBox x:Name="lst" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<Image Source="{Binding SmallUrl}" Width="200" Stretch="UniformToFill"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Title}" Margin="2" />
private void MainPage_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
Flickr flickr = new Flickr("2191ef82aa075c112349ff21c45f4b27", "224975f561e65fc4");
flickr.PhotosSearchAsync(new PhotoSearchOptions(null, "amazing everyday"),
result =>
Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(() =>
lst.ItemsSource = result.Result.Take(10));
When we run the memory profiler for this app we can see a much more reasonable memory consumption.
We've changed the memory footprint of the app with very limited functionality changes. Off course for each app you'll need to make whatever adjustments for long image lists as make sense. The recommended best practice is for app developers to review any long list with images, memory profile those pages and make UX changes where required. A strong first step would be to memory profile ListBox replacements that use Data Virtualization, such as Peter Torr's LazyListBox or David Anson's DeferredLoadListBox. If just changing the ListBox control variant doesn't work then you'll need to consider UX changes. For example consider using Paging, placing different categories of data into different pages or using a Silverlight Toolkit LongListSelector. UX changes depend on your specific business domain and UX requirements.
Tip #9 - Consider disabling page transitions
Page transitions are the animations that take place when the user navigates between pages (such as flip-in and flip-out). On WP7 those animations are commonly enabled through the Silverlight Toolkit for Windows Phone using the TransitionFrame and TransitionService. In this section we'll focus on the memory impacts of using the TransitionFrame and TransitionService. We'll see that memory consumption of page transitions is about 5MB~. Those 5MB~ could turn out to be important when you have 60 MB working set versus 90 MB working set. We should call out that any and all implementations of Page Transitions would cause this memory footprint, and not just the Silverlight Toolkit implementation. Any implementation of having 2 pages animate at the same time will inherently require considerable memory.
We'll start off our example by downloading the Silverlight Toolkit for Windows Phone. You can either setup the Silverlight Toolkit using NuGet, or install the MSI and add a reference to the Microsoft.Phone.Controls.Toolkit assembly. Once you've done that you'll need to make two changes to your app. The first is in App.xaml.cs where instead of using the plain old PhoneApplicationFrame we should use the TransitionFrame.
//RootFrame = new PhoneApplicationFrame();
RootFrame = new TransitionFrame();
For each page we'd like to enable page transitions for we'll add the following XAML specifying which animations should happen where. For more information on how to use the TransitionFrame see WindowsPhoneGeek's Windows Phone 7 Navigation Transitions Step By Step guide.
<toolkit:TurnstileTransition Mode="BackwardIn"/>
<toolkit:TurnstileTransition Mode="ForwardIn"/>
<toolkit:TurnstileTransition Mode="BackwardOut"/>
<toolkit:TurnstileTransition Mode="ForwardOut"/>
When running this application we see that current memory is at ~12 MB and peak memory is at ~17MB.
If we disable page transitions we can see a modest reduction in current memory, but a slightly more significant reduction in peak memory usage. We can disable Page Transitions by using the original PageTransitionFrame and not use the TransitionFrame.
RootFrame = new PhoneApplicationFrame();
//RootFrame = new TransitionFrame();
When we run the same app now with page transitions disabled we can see that the memory footprint is somewhat reduced.
We can see the results of our simplified ad-hoc experiment much more clearly on this graph:
While Page Transitions are great to enable the Metro UI principle of "fast and fluid", it's not so great to lose 5MB-7MB of memory when we've only got 60 MB of memory to work with. It's a delicate balancing act. For most apps it will make sense to disable page transitions completely for 256 MB devices unless you can guarantee overall app memory usage isn't over 55MB~.
The recommended best practice is for app developers to disable page transitions on 256 MB devices unless they've tested their apps on 256 MB devices and overall memory usage doesn't exceed 90 MB.
Tip #10 - Avoid initialising the same SoundEffects multiple times
Many XNA games and even a few Silverlight apps use the SoundEffect class to play short audio clips. The most common use case is for sound effects in games. Such effects could be sound effects for shots fired, movement, collisions and hits. Those are events that happen very frequently in games. However, initializing multiple SoundEffects and not disposing of them would cause a considerable temporary memory hit. For more information on SoundEffect usage in WP7 see Maarten Struys's Adding Sound Effects to a Windows Phone 7 Silverlight Application.
A worst practice for 256 MB would be to initialize a new SoundEffect every time you need to play a sound.
private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
SoundEffect beep = SoundEffect.FromStream(
new Uri("NokiaBeep.wav", UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute))
If we run this app and click our button many times in short and rapid succession we will see the following memory footprint:
You can see that even though SoundEffects aren't being reused or disposed, the Garbage Collector whenever it does a full GC run will dispose of the SoundEfffect. This situation might be acceptable for 512 MB devices. But this is especially bad for 256 MB devices since this gradual accumulation of memory could easily pass 60 MB before getting garbage collected. In our simplified example we had almost no visuals and no actual game logic we've approached 40MB~ of memory usage. Not disposing or reusing SoundEffects becomes much more noticeable in terms of overall memory footprint when your working set is just 60 MB.
There are many best practices to manage your SoundEffects explored by the XNA community. You can use timers to dispose of soundeffects en masse, you can cache a dictionary of reusable SoundEffects, et cetera. For our simplified example we'll cache the SoundEffect and dispose of it when it is no longer needed when the page is no longer visible.
private SoundEffect beep = null;
private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
if (beep == null)
beep = SoundEffect.FromStream(
new Uri("NokiaBeep.wav", UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute))
protected override void OnNavigatedFrom(System.Windows.Navigation.NavigationEventArgs e)
By making this small change we're only allocating a single SoundEffect, the app behaviour is identical and we've improved the memory footprint significantly. Instead of allocating many SoundEffects in memory we've only allocated one. The recommended best practice is to avoid initializing the same SoundEffects multiple times, cache initialized SoundEffects while they're needed and dispose of them when they're not.
Tip #11 - Compress your XNA assets
XNA games can load so many assets into memory that so it tips over 90 MB. It might be possible to reduce the overall memory footprint of an item by compressing the vector data or textures used. In the most optimistic scenario you can reduce the assets' size on disk and size in memory while retaining perfect quality and not impacting CPU and GPU performance. In most scenarios however it's likely that data compression will cause a loss of quality in the XNA assets.
There are quite a few options for asset compression depending on what assets your XNA app has. For example, it's possible to save 25% on models (8 bytes on every 32 bytes) by giving up some accuracy in positioning by normalizing vector data. Another possibility is to reduce overall asset quality using DXT compression algorithms. The idea here isn't to "compress" the content's size in memory without trading away considerable CPU or GPU time. This isn't compression meant to reduce size on-disk, but rather size in memory. JPG compression for example wouldn't work for us since it just compresses size on disk; while DXT compression would compress size on disk and size in memory.
All of these compression algorithms will run on the development machine as a pre-packaging step. Additionally the compression algorithms might have to be used by the app when it runs depending on the algorithm. For an introduction to XNA asset compression see Shawn Hargreaves's Compressed GPU data formats.
One last pointer for XNA games it to plan garbage collection calls (GC.Collect) based on your game loop and current memory consumption based of your application. The recommended best practice is for XNA developers to profile their memory usage and if needed (over 90 MB) explore asset compression strategies. For more information on XNA memory optimization see MSDN's Improving Memory Use in XNA Games.
Tip #12 - Take care to locate and eliminate memory leaks
Memory leaks are caused when normal use of your app memory is unexpectedly and gradually allocating memory, but not deallocating that memory later on. A common telltale of memory leaks is losing a few MB of memory with each page navigation and that memory is not reclaimed until the app is restarted. Memory leaks will exist on 256 MB devices as much as they do on 512 MB devices and there's no difference there. However, due to the lower memory working set (60 MB over 90 MB) they become much more noticeable. e.g. a WP7 app running in 50 MB would be able to leak 40MB on 512 MB devices, but would only be able to leak 10MB of working set memory on 256 MB device. That's considerably less time the app can be used by consumers before the memory leak becomes pronounceable.
For more on how to diagnose memory leak on WP7 see Windows Phone's blog Memory Profiling for Application Performance.
The recommended best practice is to know how to Find Managed Memory Leaks in WPF and Silverlight applications, profile your app during heavy use and listen to your users regarding overall app performance. If users are reporting "the app is getting 'tired' as time progresses" or "after I use the app for an hour the app always crashes" those are telltale signs of a memory leak. Look at what's on the managed heap during a specific period of time and determine if it actually should be there.


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Osho,What's the difference between a madman and a devotee?
Not much, and yet, much. Both are mad, but their madness has a totally different quality to it. The center of madness is different. The madman is mad from the head, the devotee is mad from the heart.
The madman is mad because of a failure. His logic failed; he could not go on with the head anymore, any longer. There comes a point for the logical mind where breakdown is a must because logic goes well up to a certain limit, then suddenly it is no longer real. Then it is no longer true to reality.
Life is illogical. It is wild. In life, contradictions are not contradictions but complementaries. Life does not believe in the division of either-or, life believes in both. The day becomes night, the night becomes day. They meet and merge, boundaries are not clear. Everything is overlapping everything else: you are overlapping into your beloved, your beloved is overlapping into you. Your child is still a part of you and yet he is independent - boundaries are blurred.
Logic makes clear-cut boundaries. For clarity, it dissects life into two, into a duality. Clarity is achieved, but aliveness is lost. At the cost of aliveness logic achieves clarity.
So if you are a mediocre mind, you may never go mad. That means you are just lukewarm, logical, and much that is illogical goes on existing in you side by side. But if you are really logical, then the ultimate result can only be madness. The more logical you are the more you will be intolerant of anything illogical. And life is illogical, so by and by you will become intolerant of life itself. You will become more and more closed. You will deny life, you will not deny logic. Then finally you break down. This is the failure of logic.
Almost all the great philosophers who are logical go mad. If they don't go mad they are not great philosophers. Nietzsche went mad, Bertrand Russell never went mad. He is not such a great philosopher; he is, in a way, mediocre. He goes on living with his common sense - he is a commonsensical philosopher. He does not move to the very extreme. Nietzsche moved to the very extreme and of course, then there is the abyss.
Madness is the failure of the head, and in life there are millions of situations where suddenly, the head is irrelevant.
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A woman telephoned the builder of her new house to complain about the vibrations that shook the structure when a train passed by three streets away.
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Happy Birthday to Roberta Flack, who turns 76 on today (February 10th). Flack is best known for her string of '70s and '80s hits including "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" with Peabo Bryson, and the legendary duets "Where Is The Love" and "The Closer I Get To You" with Donny Hathaway. Flack has scored three Number One hits over the course of her career: "Killing Me Softly With His Song," "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," and "Feel Like Makin' Love." Last year, Flack released her latest album, Let It Be Roberta - Roberta Flack Sings The Beatles.
She says that she's always taken pride in the fact that her music has been inspiring romance for decades: "So many of my songs are associated with loving moments for people. I had a woman walk up to me one day and say after a show, 'Miss Flack, I love you and I love 'First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.' When I heard that song I was in college and I looked across the cafeteria and saw my husband, I married him and we had two beautiful children.'"
Flack says that due to the fact that musical fads come and go, and artist really needs to not only truly believe in the music -- yet never forget that it is indeed still a business: "You have to do what you believe in and if you don't you fail! I'm sorry, but that's really that the way I feel. Especially in this business. Now maybe creatively and artistically you can be as satisfied as you can -- but when those mugs are sittin' in the record store and nobody knows that they're there, it doesn't feel too good."
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