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Tying Flies with CDC - The Fisherman's Miracle Feather
Author: Leon Links
Reviewed by Bob Petti A history of CDC in fly tying, as well as a wealth of patterns and techniques.
It would be a mistake to toss this book off as another niche "how-to" guide. Quite the contrary - this book is that (sort of) yet much more.
While many American authors have alluded to the fact that CDC flies are of European origin, few (none?) have gone beyond that simple statement to offer a glimpse of early CDC flies and their tyers. We owe Leon Links a debt of gratitude for putting down in print this history. American tyers in particular owe Stackpole Books a similar debt for bringing this book, originally published in the UK, to our shelves.
Links, through the work of Marc Petitjean, goes back to the early 1900's to dig up some of the first uses of CDC feathers in fishing flies in the Swiss Jura Mountain area. From there, he documents the development of these flies in France, where we learn it was Henri Bresson who gave us the phrase "Cul de Canard".
The bulk of the book is devoted to indivdual fly tyers and the use of CDC in their tying - mostly European tyers. I relish every chance I get to learn more about my fellow tyers across the Big Pond, so I was not at all disappointed to see so few US based tyers represented since many of them have already published their CDC techniques in various magazines, books, and videos. The value of this book to me, above the useful fly tying info, is the introduction to many fly tyers I have never encountered, or those that I have heard of but not been exposed to their work.
The book is not organized as many fly tying books are - according to fly tying technique, fly anatomy, or even fly style - so it is less useful as a reference as it could be. The index is similarly organized according to tyer and specific fly. If you flip through the book - you see many photographs of specific flies, but relatively few step-by-step instructional photos that will help you tie them. There are step-by-step photos, of course, but they seem less important to the book that the patterns themselves. While I enjoy reading a tyers thoughts on their flies and tying, I know some will miss a more detailed discussion of tying techniques or the ability to flip directly to the instruction on how to tie a loop wing emerger, for instance.
Most CDC flies tend to be simple in nature - impressionistic flies made up of just a few materials at most - yet some of the examples shown are rather complex in nature or use specialized techniques. I may have appreciated a smaller font which would have allowed more room for tying descriptions, fishing uses, or even theories on construction. While some photos show a single fly enlarged enough to show details, other photos show groups of several flies where the reader must guess at the methods used to tie them - if it was not obvious from the pattern descriptions.
It is also often the case that the pattern recipe is on a different page from the photo of the fly, which leads to plenty of page flipping. The book may have benefitted from a bit of organization in that regard, either leaving the fly photos and pattern recipes for an appendix at the back, or even at the end of chapters or subsections. Once a book is read through from cover to cover the first time, the worth of a book such as this is measured by its utility at the tying desk. Being able to quickly locate required information is an important trait of any fly tying book. In this regard, Tying Flies with CDC falls a little short.
While this book is directed at fly tyers, there is some mention of fishing CDC flies and the nuances of their use. A few pages at the end of the book deal with such topics as drying flies, avoiding the use of liquid floatants, and frequent fly changes. I would guess that the audience of this book already has a grasp on how to fish CDC flies and the book would not have missed these few pages.
In spite of these drawbacks, I believe any tyer who has an interest in CDC flies will find this book fascinating and well worth the cover price. A book like this serves as a reminder of how inventive fly tyers can be, and how many ways a simple material can be incorporated into fishing flies.
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I did not know about this book but I think I should purchase it- if still available.
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I Just went Fishing in the river Kyll (Kyllburg Germany) and experianced that fish would only rise on Yellow tied CDC flies. I only had a Yellow thread and brown CDC and tied me a few sedges with that material, that resulted in lots of takes of little trout and little chub. I just bought this book, hope it 'll help me next time....
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Small Fry: The Lure of the LittleThe father of English fishing literature, Izaak Walton, devotes two chapters of The Compleat Angler to chubs (or "cheven" in the archaic plural), and in one scene his Piscator takes pleasure in catching the largest one of a school of twenty to the amazement of his companions, Venator and Auceps.
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Has a good first step and does a nice job getting through gaps. Uses his burst upfield to beat the guard and get penetration in the backfield. Hard to block because of his solid strength and power. Has good range and motor to make plays in space, and does a good job in pursuit.
Doesn't really use his hands to disengage from blockers and needs to improve his techniqe. If he doesn't beat you off the snap, then he's not going to be as effective at making stops in the backfield.
Wilkerson is fairly raw, but a high motor player with an excellent combo of athleticism, strength, and speed. He plays end in Temple's 3-4 defense, but has the size and ability to also play tackle in a 4-man front. He's a guy that dominated MAC competition because he's such an athletic specimen, but he's raw as far as being an impact NFL prospect at this point. Put together two productive years as a starter, combining for 131 tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss, and 16.5 sacks.
Wilkerson is probably a bit more natural as a defensive tackle in a 4-3 scheme, but there isn't a lot of difference in terms of him playing in a 3-4 either. He has the tall, frame to be good there. But because I'm not sure he's great stack and shed player, he's probably best in a scheme that will want him to try to get as much penetration as possible. There are more 3-4 schemes now that want their ends to penetrate, and in that scheme he can be a similar player as someone like a Darnell Dockett, who was also a good 4-3 defensive tackle when the Cardinals ran that scheme. That would be a good comparison to his talent level. He's a guy that probably gets by at a lower level of competition because he's so much more athletically gifted than most of the lineman he's facing, but he also had good performances against the major programs Temple faced the past two years as well like Penn State and UCLA, so it's not as if he would have been an average player had he played in the ACC or Big 12. But he probably got away more with being a raw player. I just don't see a guy that uses his hands very well at this point, and a technically sound NFL lineman would do better against him. But if he can improve his technique, he'll be a very difficult matchup because of his blend of strength and quickness, along with a very good motor. And that probably means he's your typical interior lineman that takes the better part of three years before he starts to live up to his potential. Even if he develops only average technique, he'll still be an above average to good starter in either scheme, something like a Chris Canty. He just may not be the caliber of player that can dominate games like a Dockett can from time to time.
Wilkerson would play inside in Atlanta, and has the potentail to be a very good player there. He's raw, and would have to work in the rotation early on. But by his third season if he's improved his technique, he can start to become a more consistent impact defender. He's the type of guy that probably won't get a ton of sacks, but if he plays inside a good edge rusher, he'll be able to clean up plays if/when passers are able to step up in the pocket, something he did well at Temple. And his ability to be disruptive presence and good motor means that he should be a good run defender down the line as well.
Wilkerson has first round potential, but because I don't think he has elite upside and has a bit longer length to impact than other prospects, he's probably a guy that should go in the late portion of the first.
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esnips bug Rated 1 out of 5 stars
The recent version of "Screengrab" changes FireFOX default search from google to esnips, sets the homepage to esnips which sucks. was it so necessary to force users to use some search engine that the users don't wanna? this is so sad, it used to be such a good and useful add-on. now I'll have to look 4 alternatives....... :|
Errr... no, it doesn't.
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Dollar Gains as Economic Pace Concern Boosts Safe-Asset D
March 21 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar rose against most of its major counterparts as concern grew that risk-asset gains have outpaced prospects for economic growth, boosting appetite for the perceived safety of the greenback.
The 17-nation euro reached the highest level in almost two weeks against the dollar earlier after Greece won parliamentary approval for a bailout and as Germany and Portugal sold bonds at auctions. The yen weakened against most of its major peers as concern increased the Bank of Japan will boost stimulus.
"We're seeing a bit of a corrective strength in the dollar," said Nick Bennenbroek, head of currency strategy at Wells Fargo & Co. in New York. "The equity markets are slightly lower and you're seeing some of the foreign currencies move down. It does reflect a bit of caution."
The dollar rose 0.1 percent to $1.3216 per euro at 5 p.m. in New York. The euro reached $1.3285 earlier, the highest level since March 8. The dollar fell 0.4 percent to 83.41 yen.
The MSCI World Index of equities fell as much as 0.6 percent before trading down 0.1 percent.
While the dollar rose amid falling stock prices today, the negative relationship between the two assets, intact since October 2008, has broken down during the past two months. The 60-day percent-change correlation rose to minus 43 percent last week from as low as minus 85 percent in December. A reading of minus 100 percent means that the two assets always move in the opposite direction.
Less Correlation
"That particular relationship hasn't been quite as reliable as it's been in the past," Bennenbroek said.
Traders are snapping up options on Japan's currency amid an 11 percent slide over the past six months and a Bloomberg model of option prices signals yen options volatility spreads at the most extreme levels.
The Bloomberg model that analyzes the gap between implied volatility of two different currency pairs signals that the three-month pound-yen versus euro-yen volatility spread is the most expensive of 21 pairs tracked. Traders use implied volatility to gauge expectations for currency swings and in setting prices on options, or contracts that give the right to buy or sell a security within a predetermined time period.
Implied volatility on three-month pound-yen options, at 10.87 percent, is 1.17 percentage points below that on euro-yen options. Pound-yen volatility was 3.54 percentage points below euro-yen volatility in November, after averaging 1.12 percentage points below since the end June 2010.
Pound Down
The pound fluctuated against the dollar as Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne cut the U.K.'s top 50 percent income-tax rate and slapped a levy on purchases of the most expensive houses in a budget that maintained his drive to eliminate most of the deficit by 2017.
Minutes of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee's March 7-8 meeting showed that the policy makers Adam Posen and David Miles wanted to increase the target for bond purchases by 25 billion pounds ($40 billion) to 350 billion pounds. The seven remaining members voted to keep the current 325 billion-pound target.
"The market is concerned that the BOE was forced to debate quantitative easing even more than they have before and that's going to be a bit dilutive to the pound," said Boris Schlossberg, director of research at online currency trader GFT Forex in New York.
Sterling advanced 0.1 percent 83.26 pence per euro. It rose 0.1 percent versus the greenback at $1.5873.
Yen Chart
The yen fell 3.5 percent in the past month against the currencies of its nine developed-nation counterparts, according to Bloomberg Correlation-Weighted Indexes. The dollar rose 0.7 percent and euro added 0.4 percent.
Merk Investments LLC's Hard Currency Fund sold its remaining holdings of yen and bought euros today on concern the setting of an inflation goal by the Bank of Japan will lead to a loosening of monetary policy.
"Now as they have this inflation target, the tide is shifting as they're printing more money and getting in to the inflationary mode," Axel Merk, founder and president of the Palo Alto, California-based mutual fund, said in a Bloomberg Radio interview on "Bloomberg Surveillance" with Tom Keene and Ken Prewitt.
The $564.1 million fund had allocated 4.2 percent of its holdings to yen and 9.7 percent to the 17-nation European currency as of February.
Japan Policy
Finance Minister Jun Azumi said the Bank of Japan established an inflation target of 1 percent on Feb. 14, replacing earlier wording that the central bank had an "understanding" of where consumer prices should go. It also said it would add 10 trillion yen ($119 billion) yen of stimulus to the economy.
The euro was supported after Greece's Prime Minister Lucas Papademos won approval for a 130-billion-euro ($172 billion) aid package. U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said today that "Greece is making progress toward sustainability."
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Germany sold 5 billion euros of notes due in March 2014 at an auction today. Investors bid for 1.8 times the amount allotted, the same as the previous sale. The nation also sold 2 billion euros of inflation-linked bonds.
Portugal sold 1.61 billion euros of one-year bills at an average yield of 3.65 percent, down from 4.94 percent at the previous auction on Feb. 15. Investors bid for 2.5 times the amount allotted, versus a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.02 times last month. The nation also sold 382 million euros of 119-day debt.
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Faculty Profiles
Nathan Stewart
PhD, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Areas of Interest: marine biology, evolutionary ecology, resilience and adaptation
Current Research
My research focuses on the influence of habitat complexity, potential prey quality, and predator avoidance on resource selection in animals. I am particularly interested in marine invertebrate and fish utilization distributions in association with structurally complex and temporally heterogeneous marine systems, including Arctic under-ice environments, subarctic kelp forests, and tropical coral reef communities.
Courses Taught
- BI 303 Evolutionary Ecology
- BI 486/686 Biological Designs for Sustainability
- BI/ES 539 Coral Reef Dynamics: Shallow Waters, Deep Time
- BI 569 Tropical Marine Invertebrates
- CC 106 Biodiversity
Selected Publications
- Stewart NL, Konar B, Tinker MT (2014) Testing the nutritional-limitation. predator-avoidance, and storm-avoidance hypotheses for restrcited sea otter habitat use in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Oecologia, Vol 177, Issue 3, 645-655.
- Stewart NL, Konar B, Doroff A (2014) Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) foraging habitat use in a heterogeneous environment in Kachemak Bay off Alaska, Bulletin of Marine Science, Vol 90, Issue 4, 921-939 (19).
- Stewart NL, Konar B (2012) Kelp forests vs. urchin barrens: alternate stable states and their effect on prey quality in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Journal of Marine Biology 2012:1–12.
- Stewart NL (2011) Testing the nutritional limitation and predator avoidance hypotheses for restricted sea otter habitat use in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
- Freiwald J, Stewart NL, Yates DC, Bernardi G (2009) Isolation and characterization of nine
polymorphic microsatellite loci of the kelp greenling, Hexagrammos decagrammus, a temperate reef fish. Molecular Ecology Resources 9:563–565.
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The Massachusetts state public records law is among the weakest in the nation. But even the toothless statute doesn't allow for flagrantly improper behavior like this, via the Bay State Examiner:
Help! What is this thing? Spotted at the Black Lives Matter protest today in Boston, on a truck with commercial plates. I saw the same piece of technology at an Occupy Wall Street protest in New York in 2012, and wrote about it here. I'm still not clear on what, exactly, it's for.
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The Director of the FBI, James Comey, is outraged that the New York Times gave an al Qaeda official anonymity to discuss the Paris attacks. Outraged!
From the Times:
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For $2,500, returning GITMO guards can attend a police training workshop facilitated by a Worcester police officer who also works for the Massachusetts National Guard. The training program is hosted by the Worcester Police Department, which reportedly expects to recruit from among the graduates.
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OCEAN is a two-year project kicking off in October 2012, which will contribute to the emergence of a sustainable open cloud business ecosystem in Europe. OCEAN will focus on three types of open cloud projects:
European FP7 research projects,
European national open cloud projects,
Japanese open cloud projects.
To generate synergies among open cloud projects and reduce overlaps between them, OCEAN has developed a four-pronged approach that will: create trust, develop synergies, ensure compliance and maintain active interest in the program.
By bringing together organisations from Germany, France, Italy and Japan, the OCEAN project will have a positive impact in the open cloud community.
The Ocean consortium is coordinated by Fraunhofer. In addition to Fraunhofer, three other partners contribute their expertise to the Ocean project. These are:
Engineering Ingegneria Informatica SpA, (ENG)
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Development Account Projects
Strengthening capacity for effective asset and liability management in national debt management offices
The traditional role of a country's debt management office is to minimize funding costs while maintaining a debt structure that limits the possibility of a debt crisis. Many developing countries still face serious difficulties in this area.
A given level of debt can generate different levels of vulnerabilities depending on how the debt structure matches a country's assets. Debt management offices in developed countries are moving from an approach based on managing the country's liabilities to an asset liability management approach. Developing countries are also moving in this direction; however, their national capacity in this area is weak.
In moving to an asset liability management approach, countries need to be able to collect data on their main financial and non-financial assets and liabilities (i.e., all types of debt: external public debt and domestic debt1) and build models for analysing and reducing mismatches under different types of shocks.
Improving capacity to effectively manage its debt will contribute to reducing the risks of a debt crisis (consistent with target 3 of Millennium Development Goal 8) and also liberate fiscal resources that can be used for poverty reduction activities and social expenditure in health and education (Millennium Development Goals 1, 4 and 5). The two geographic regions targeted by the project are Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean, in which UNCTAD has a significant presence through the debt management financial and analysis system programme.
The project builds upon the considerable experience of UNCTAD in assisting debt management offices in both their data collection and reporting role (the programme is active in 100 institutions in 57 countries, including the beneficiary countries of the project) and risk analysis capacities. It will also build upon the strategic partnerships between UNCTAD and other bodies, including the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa.
To strengthen the capacity of developing countries to manage their public debt through integrated asset and liability management.
Expected accomplishments:
- Increased ability to collect and report data on the level and structure of public debt (both external and domestic) and on external private debt
- Evaluation of the resources required for collecting data on the country's public assets and development of a preliminary framework for collecting such data
- Decision on whether the country should move to an asset liability management framework and, if this is the case, preparation of a detailed workplan for implementing such a framework
Implementation status:
The overall objective of the project is to strengthen the institutional capacity at the national level in six developing countries from the Africa and Latin America and Caribbean regions to manage their public debt and developing the capacity to move to a debt management approach based on an integrated Asset and Liability Management (ALM) framework.
In 2012 the project has been implemented, taking into account country-specific needs and preferences, through various activities aimed to assist countries in developing an ALM framework. Project activities have been mainly delivered through country-level workshops to the DMOs of Ethiopia and Uganda and through technical assistance to the DMO of Argentina in mapping the assets and liabilities of the public sector. A partnership between Argentina and Brazil was also established with the aim to assist Argentina in the design of an ALM framework. Plans prepared for the first quarter of 2013 include a country level workshop to be held in Bolivia and the provision of policy advice to the Government of Zambia concerning the evaluation and management of contingent liabilities of the public sector.
In 2012 the project had the following impact. The DMO of Argentina completed a detailed Report on the assets and liabilities of the public sector. The Report is of high quality and shows that the government is ready to move from debt management to an ALM framework. The DMOs of Ethiopia and Uganda benefitted from technical assistance provided through two country-level workshops on ALM and domestic debt market development. In Uganda a policy-recommendation Report was drafted at the end of the workshop that proposes a "Plan of Action to Reform Domestic Debt Management and Develop a Domestic Market". In Ethiopia, DMO officials formulated a first draft of the ALM balance sheet of the public sector and expressed their willingness to move to a debt management approach based on an integrated ALM framework. A fourth country, Zambia, is considering moving gradually to such a framework. As a first step in that direction, the Government has requested technical assistance to evaluate the magnitude and risks of explicit and implicit contingent liabilities. All in all, project activities in 2012 were very successful in increasing target country awareness of the ALM framework and generated a demand for further training and technical assistance.


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Blackcurrant Jelly
8 Oct 2010
|4 Pound (Ripe)
|2 1⁄2 Pint
|To Taste
Remove the leaves and only the larger stems and wash the blackcurrants.
Place in the preserving-pan, add 1 1/2 pt water, and simmer gently till thoroughly tender.
Mash well, then strain the pulp through a scalded jelly bag, leaving it to drip undisturbed for at least 15 min Return the pulp left in the jelly bag to the pan, add another pint of water and simmer for 1/2 hr Tip this pulp back into the bag and allow to drip for 1 hr Mix the first and second extracts together.
Measure the juice into the cleaned pan, bring to the boil.
Then add 1 lb. sugar to each pint of juice and stir till dissolved.
Boil briskly, without stirring, until setting point is reached.
Remove the scum, then immediately pour the jelly into warm jars.
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Weekend Box Office Report: 'RoboCop' Gets Taken Down by 'The LEGO Movie' and 'About Last Night'
When 'RoboCop' got pushed from an August 2013 release date to February 2014, everyone assumed it would open stronger when far away from the busy summer months. If this is the better of the two options, then we can't even imagine how poorly it would have opened in the warmer months. The remake of the 1987 classic is definitely not a disaster, but it most certainly underperformed.
Sid Caesar, TV Comedy Legend, Dead at 91
Sid Caesar, one of the most beloved, respected and influential comic voices of all time, has passed away today at the age of 91.
Could John Travolta Play a Future Bond Villain?
It's been a rough decade for John Travolta, and his self-destructive slide looks to continue now that he's signed on to voice the lead character in a Gummy Bears movie. For that reason, we have a hard time believing that he's spoken to the James Bond franchise producers about playing a villain in a future film, but according to a recent interview, he claims that such meetings have occurred and have been fruitful.
"You're Busted": Samuel L. Jackson Goes Off on News Anchor Who Mistook Him for Laurence Fishburne
There are good days, there are bad days, and then there are days when you confuse Samuel L. Jackson with Laurence Fishburne and find yourself at the mercy of an actor whose voice can make even the strongest man whimper in terror. This sounds like a joke, but it actually happened on live television, and since this is the internet, it will never go away and the news anchor who made the tragic error will never live it down.
Watch a Baby Lose His Mind While Watching 'Man of Steel'
With all of its wanton destruction and neck-snapping and general grimness, 'Man of Steel' really isn't the most kid-friendly superhero movie out there. However, it has major one young fan in the 16-month old boy featured in the video above, whose joyful reaction to a key scene in the film should melt even the most cynical of hearts and remind you that as cool as superhero movies can be, they're still at their best when they're instilling wonderment in kids.
Weekend Box Office Report: 'The LEGO Movie' Constructs a Big Opening
And here we are: five weeks into the new year and we already have our first major blockbuster of 2014. Early estimates had 'The LEGO Movie' opening big, but the animated adventure shattered all expectations this weekend, with universally positive reviews and word of mouth sending the film to a massive opening.
Philip Seymour Hoffman Will Be Digitally Recreated For His Final 'Hunger Games' Scene
Philip Seymour Hoffman's tragic death occurred while he was nearing the end of his work on the two-part 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay' movies, and while he only had seven days of filming left, those days included at least one key scene. We initially thought that these final scenes would be rewritten to exclude the character of Plutarch Heavensbee, but according to the NY Post, the filmmakers are planning to recreate the late actor with special effects to keep his presence intact.
Radio Shack Super Bowl Commercial Resurrects Your Favorite '80s Characters
Considering how Radio Shack has been out of the limelight for the past decade or so, it's amusing to see that the company has some level of self-awareness. The new Radio Shack 2014 Super Bowl ad is chock full of self deprecating humor and, in a crazy little turn, most of it comes courtesy of '80s film and TV characters.
How Will Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Affect 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay'?
As movie fans all over the world mourn the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman, executives at Lionsgate find themselves facing a potential calamity. With one of the most important actors in their massively successful 'Hunger Games' franchise no longer with us, how do they move forward?
Oscar-Winner Philip Seymour Hoffman Dead at 46
Philip Seymour Hoffman, a towering icon of modern cinema, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment today according to the Wall Street Journal and New York Post. He was 46 years old.


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San Francisco Combo: Alcatraz and City Segway Tour
- Alcatraz admission and next-day San Francisco Segway tour combo
- Take the ferry to Alcatraz for an in-depth audio tour of the prison grounds
- Roll through the streets of San Francisco on a Segway tour limited to eight people for a more intimate experience
- View the Golden Gate Bridge, Transamerica Pyramid and Ghirardelli Square on a morning or afternoon Segway tour
- See Fisherman's Wharf, Coit Tower and the Ferry Building if you select the sunset Segway tour
- Alcatraz and Segway tours are on different days, so there's no need to rush!
Why Our Insiders Chose This Tour
Riding a Segway lets you cover plenty of ground but at a more leisurely pace than a bus tour. The included admission to Alcatraz makes this combo a quick and entertaining way to see the very best of San Francisco.
Recent Photos of This Tour
Palace of artPhoto by: Chris H
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On our segway.Photo by: ELAINE PRESBY E
12 2014
segway à San FranciscoPhoto by: ASTRID I
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Loving the Segway in San ...Photo by: Michelle J
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Driving down by Fisherman's ...Photo by: Elaine H
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What You Can Expect
On your first day, board a ferry at Pier 33 for the 10-minute ride across placid San Francisco Bay toward Alcatraz Island. Tickets to the infamous former prison often sell out far in advance, but you are guaranteed access to this legendary San Francisco landmark.
When you arrive, watch an informative movie about Alcatraz, which once housed some of the nation's most heinous criminals, including Al Capone and James 'Whitey' Bulger. A number of inmates tried to escape the massively fortified island, but no one is known to have succeeded. Take an audio tour of the cellblocks and historic buildings that are a gloomy contrast to the spellbinding views of San Francisco's skyline in the distance.
Your Segway tour isn't until the next day, so there's no need to hurry. Explore the compound at your own pace and head back to the mainland when you wish; ferries depart roughly every half hour.
City Segway Tour
The day after your expedition to Alcatraz, meet your guide for your 3-hour morning, afternoon or sunset Segway tour -- an intimate, leisurely way to see more of San Francisco than you would on a walking tour or bus tour. Receive a safety orientation to get comfortable on your Segway, and then set off to explore the city with your small group and knowledgeable guide.
Listen to your guide talk about the city's rich history as you glide past its most distinctive landmarks, stopping for incredible photo opportunities.
On the morning or afternoon Segway tour, cruise past bustling Fisherman's Wharf and take in vistas of the Golden Gate Bridge's regal red towers and Alcatraz's imposing outline. See the shops and restaurants of Ghirardelli Square and historic marine vessels at Hyde Street Pier and Aquatic Park. Admire a famous San Francisco cable car, and end your adventure with a close-up view of the towering Transamerica Pyramid in the Financial District before returning to Pier 45.
The sunset Segway tour also includes amazing views of Fisherman's Wharf, the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and the Transamerica Building before traveling along the waterfront Embarcadero with its numerous piers. Finish your tour with views of San Francisco's best-known towers – the Ferry Building and sleek Coit Tower atop Telegraph Hill – before heading back.
Customer Reviews
June 2015
We LOVED every bit of both Alcatraz and Segway tour!! We had never done either one and we had such a great time! My husband has a service dog and everyone loved him. Mike was the BEST tour guide ever on our segway tour and gave us so much history on San Francisco. I can't wait to take the kids on another segway tour in another city...it was a blast! Thanks Mike and thanks Viator for the great deal!
June 2015
Alcatraz was fascinating beautiful Island of history. Unfortunately we missed out on the Segway tour but had passed the group doing it the previous day and it looked amazing! Definately worth doing if visiting San francisco!


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Bengals Need To Win Sunday To Shed "Playoff Losers" Label
The Cincinnati Bengals haven't won an NFL playoff game since January 6, 1990. They beat the Houston Oilers—right there, that tells you it was a long time ago—by a 41-14 score in the wild-card round of the AFC playoffs. Since then, the Bengals have lost all five postseason contests they've played in. That needs to change this weekend.
Blocked Kicks Are Reason For Concern For The Packers In the Playoffs
The Green Bay Packers do not have many holes in their game as they enter the playoffs as the No. 2 seed in the NFC. However, one is their blocking in the kicking game. They allowed more combined blocked field goals, extra point attempts and punts than they had in the previous five seasons combined.
Josh McDaniels Is In The Mix For A Head Coaching Position
New England's offensive coordinator says he's happy where he is, but at least one NFL team is seriously interested in interviewing him.
Rob Long: Ravens Playoff Bound
The Ravens would never look back and would secure the 20-10 win and coupled with a San Diego Chargers loss to the Kansas City Chiefs return to the post season after a one-year absence.
Injury Report: Eugene Monroe Unlikely To Play Against Browns
The Ravens have one mission in front of them — beat the Browns. Couple that with a Chiefs win and Baltimore is headed to the playoffs. But who will suit up?
Bob Haynie: Ravens Get A Win And Some Help
After the day's action was done, only two of the six improved to 8-5. Thanks to their 28-13 victory over the Dolphins in Miami, the Ravens were one of the two.
Steve Davis: Must Win For Ravens
It's hard to say that the Ravens, with 4 games to go and at 7-5 are tied for the second wild card, are in a must win, but I think they are.
Terry Ford: A Big Win In The Big Easy
Terry Ford is glad he was wrong about the Ravens in New Orleans.
Stock Report – November 21, 2014
Who's in the green? Who's in the red? Listen here to find out!
Rob Long: Crazy NFL
The Chiefs rolled into Oakland to take on the winless Raiders and found themselves in the middle of a battle against a team that couldn't win if you gave them a game.
Five Things: Chiefs-Raiders Thursday Night Roundup
The Oakland Raiders upset the Kansas City Chiefs last night 24-20 for their first win of the season. With the loss, the Chiefs (7-4) are no longer tied atop the AFC West with the Broncos.
Thursday Night Fantasy Starters: Jamaal Charles, Chiefs Defense And Andre Holmes
Head coach Andy Reid won't let his team let up against the Raiders and blow an opportunity for a victory, and quarterback Alex Smith is too smart to take any opponent lightly.


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Published at 11:03, Thursday, 24 May 2012
THINKING about the thoughts and emotions that might have been felt by passengers on the Titanic was one of a host of ways that pupils of Victoria Junior School in Workington learned more about the stricken vessel.
As the country marked the centenary of the ship's sinking, freelance storyteller Ian Douglas visited the school to lead drama workshops with all 260 pupils and explore similes and stretch their imagination, concentration and learning.
The sessions, which were organised by year group, saw fellow freelancer Dan Serridge strike a pose to show a scene in the experience of Titanic passenger Tom, a third-class passenger who was asleep when the ship hit the iceberg and whose wife was injured in the disaster.
The year groups shared ideas about what they thought was happening in the pictures they were given and how Tom might have felt. They were asked to think about the word "determined", to close their eyes and think about what the adjective means and to imagine how a person would look, how they would move, how the emotion is reflected in their expression.
Then they were asked to strike a pose, to reflect that emotion in their limbs, their stance, and in their faces. Each child's pose was different, and each child engaged with the task and demonstrated an individual, very personal response.
Each class was then given one of the 10 scenes to focus on and discussed how Tom's story might have developed, based on the image they had to work with.
Their efforts culminated in a performance for parents, where classes introduced other characters who might have been on the Titanic to each produce a scene based on Tom's experiences.
Pupils also looked at the emotional side of the disaster and attached work about how Tom might have felt to a willow and tissue paper model of the ship. This was then displayed as part of an exhibition in school for parents to view.
Ian said the week-long project aimed to develop collective writing and writing with empathy.
He added: "A lot of the things children learn about the Titanic are factual; we have got objects or we have got pictures of it setting off. This project is helping the pupils to form empathy.
"Each of the people who lost their lives was a story in their own right. Hopefully, some of these children will make a connection and think that in among the glory of Hollywood there's a person in there.
"The project focuses on empathy; helping the children to translate this emotion to the page and encouraging them to reflect it in their writing. But in order to do that, they must first learn to recognise it and understand what it means. This is achieved through a series of activities and workshops designed to challenge and engage.
"I hope it might result in children having a better understanding of what it might have felt like and being able to articulate that story.
"On the first day, I introduced a fictional character called Tom, an imagined passenger on the Titanic. Using movement and expression Tom presented each group with a frozen moment and the children were asked to interpret the scenario by thinking about both what was happening and how he might be feeling."
Ian added that storytelling was the basis of humans' ability to understand and express things around them.
He said: "Storytelling is the world around us. It's how we articulate what we see and how we make sense of it all.
"The ability to express what's going on is the most primitive form of storytelling.
"We are losing the ability now to look people in the eye and have a conversation. Nothing exists without the story."
Gillian Spokes, deputy headteacher, said: "We have done a lot of work on writing and language skills and we invited Ian in as another way of delivering them.
"It's a way of teaching the children in a fun and different way.
"They have all been thoroughly engaged and enjoying it."
Ian's visit came on the back of an array of learning the school had done on the Titanic topic.
Each pupil visited the Titanic exhibition at The Wave Centre, Maryport, to find out more about the history of the disaster and its local links.
Some have worked with dance teacher Natalie Smith, learning the difference between the dance styles and entertainment of first and third class passengers as well as recreating the disaster with pupils performing as the ship and its passengers.
Year five pupils visited the archives centre in Whitehaven to find out both about West Cumbria's links to the Titanic and what was happening in Workington in 1912.
Pupils also created passengers out of fabric, which were fixed together to form the shape of the Titanic, and they enjoyed a themed lunch.
Mrs Spokes said: "We've been looking at different ways of teaching the children and incorporating it into as many areas of the curriculum as possible.
"Everybody learns differently but they've all had the ability to do something that they were interested in or good at.
"This has fired them up. Learning through drama usually spurs them on and they come up with some brilliant ideas."
Ian Douglas has 16 years' experience delivering storytelling workshops and projects in schools working with children from nursery age right up to sixth-form students.
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Being Human: Season 1, Episode 9
I Want You Back (From the Dead) (14 Mar. 2011)
Aidan watches Bernie die twice; Sally re-connects with an old acquaintance; Josh takes the next step with Nora.
Director:Paolo Barzman
Writers:Toby Whithouse (format created by), Jeremy Carver (developer), 2 more credits »
Stars:Sam Witwer, Meaghan Rath, Sam Huntington | See full cast and crew »


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Great update. I understand the delay of the mod. Right now I'm working on 3 projects at the same time: Citizen Arms, Challenge and sewer (a single map with no gameplay).
Tedrich was not a remarkable boy. In fact by most standards he was rather underwhelming. The only thing that made him truly unique was the horrible dreams that plagued him night after night. Every time he shut his eyes he was faced with the most terrifying events one can imagine. But what makes Tedrich's case particularly interesting is that he could not simply wake up from his nightmares. The only way to escape was to fight his way towards the deepest darkest part of his subconscious and defeat the terrors that make him fear the night.
The circus is being redone, expanded, and getting a graphical facelift. Also updates on release plan and the future of the mod.
Posted by awesomepossum on Mar 6th, 2010
It's been a long time since I've posted an update. At least one of you has begun to fear that the mod may be dead. But that couldn't be farther from the truth. So put that silly though out of your head immediately. The reason behind the lack of updates is that the project became too large. I was trying to do too much and I let my numerous ideas get the best of me. The massive scope of the epic game I envisioned became truly overwhelming and I lost hope of completing the project.
I took a few weeks break during December to make a short mod called Too Many Crates! I was able to create it very quickly because I kept the idea simple and focused. Keeping this design process in mind I was ready to look at the Nightmare Chronicles again and make some new choices.
I've decided to scale back the first release of the game. I was planning on waiting until the entire game was completed before releasing it. But that seems like it will take forever. So I have decided to aim for an episodic release pattern, allowing me to focus my creative process on smaller sections of the game instead of floundering in the chaos of trying to work on everything all at once. Thus, for the initial release of the nightmare chronicles I am only going to release the circus level.
However, while it is technically already complete I refuse to release it in its current state. because the circus was the first level I created for the mod and I realized that it is really more of a test map than a fully fledged level. It has a very unclear direction and suffers from being a mashed up conglomerate of ideas loosely connected by random hallways. It lacks any sort of plot and I now find it visually to be rather uninteresting and monotonous. It lacks the wonder and fantasy that it should be filled with. Since I am going with the episodic release approach, each section of the game should be able to be played as a separate mini game and be able to make sense on its own. Currently the level just doesn't stand up by its own merits.
It is because of this that I am in the process of completely redesigning the entire level. I am reorganizing the parts that did work and making them the central focus of the level. At the same time I'll be expanding small sections of the level into more robust and exciting game play sequences. In general, I am giving the circus level a visual face lift to make it more exciting, interesting and fantastical.
So what this all means to you guys. You will be able to play part of the game sooner than if I decided to finish the entire game first. And the game will look and play better than it previously did. Each section will be pretty substantial on its own so the episodes should be quite fulfilling and enjoyable. The Circus level in its previous layout took about half an hour to play through and after the redesign should be much longer than that.
Lastly, here is a picture of the first resident to move from the old circus level to the new one. It's our good friend the sad clown in his new home on the edge of an infinite precipice that runs through the middle of the new circus level.
Great update. I understand the delay of the mod. Right now I'm working on 3 projects at the same time: Citizen Arms, Challenge and sewer (a single map with no gameplay).
ppl have lives dude he may have a job and goes to school its not easy
Your life is what you make of it. I consider working on a mod part of my life.
It's great to see an update, I was beginning to wonder if the mod was still alive or not


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Henrico County sports
Athlete of the Week – July 3: Kayla Sell
Henrico H.S., girls volleyball
By Ryan McKinnon, Special to the Citizen Athlete of the Week
Kayla Sell, Henrico High School's volleyball captain, has grown up around the sport. Her parents play on teams at the Richmond Volleyball Center, and Sell began playing there herself when she was 10. She played all four years at Henrico while playing on a club team as well.
"I just kind of grew up around the sport," she said. Sell now also spends her evenings reffing adult league games at the RVC. "The volleyball community in Richmond is a great community. We're inseparable," she said.
Sell, who is 6-foot-4, was elected captain of her high school team in 10th grade. She said that one of the highlights of her high school career was watching her team grow in skill during the past four years. > Read more.
Athlete of the Week – June 19: Sydney Whitaker
By Ryan McKinnon, Special to the Citizen
Rachel Haslip, head coach of the Deep Run girls' lacrosse team, handed each of her players a puzzle piece one day after practice. Each piece had the girl's name written on it. When the girls assembled the puzzle, they saw the word that Haslip had emphasized all season long: one.
One, as in one team one unit, one goal, was the theme of this year's team. The team reached the state tournament, where it fell in the semi- finals to the eventual state champions, Stonebridge.
The message of unity had been issued by Haslip, and the team bought in, largely due to the skill and leadership of junior captain Sydney Whitaker. Whitaker laughed when describing the puzzle demonstration. > Read more.
Steward School's Enright drafted by NY Mets
Citizen Staff Reports 06/15/2015
Steward School senior pitcher Nic Enright was selected by the New York Mets in the 19th round of the Major League Baseball draft last week. Enright, 18, was named the Gatorade Virginia Player of the Year after going 6-1 with a 0.79 earned run average with 50 strikeouts and just nine walks in 44.1 innings this season. He helped the Spartans to a 15-8 overall record and a berth in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division 2 state semifinals. Enright was a four-time VISAA Division 2 First Team All-State selection.
Enright was a Perfect Game USA Preseason Third Team All-American and led The Steward School to the state title as a junior, in addition to leading the EvoShield Canes to the 2014 World Wood Bat Association championship last summer. > Read more.
Athlete of the Week – June 12: Claire Frank
Godwin H.S., varsity girls soccer
Soccer is the main topic of conversation at the Frank family dinner table each night. Claire Frank, a junior midfielder at Godwin, shares the field with her younger sister Paige, and her older brother played at Hampton-Sydney.
"All we really do is play soccer," Claire Frank said.
Frank said that she has looked forward to playing with her sister for years because the two know how to push each other in practice and connect with each other on the field. In the regional game, Claire provided the assist to Paige's goal. Despite the fact that Claire is the older and more heralded player, Paige is not afraid to call Claire out on the soccer field. > Read more.
Athlete of the Week – June 5: LaChyna Roe
Henrico High School track standout LaChyna Roe watches the same movie before every race: Secretariat.
"I've probably watched it over 40 times," she said. "I don't think anyone on my team has seen it; I just watch it by myself."
The movie, which tells the story of the Triple Crown-winning horse whose records still stand today, serves as inspiration for Roe. > Read more.
Athlete of the Week – May 29: Patrick Hulihan
Deep Run H.S., varsity baseball
Patrick Hulihan, an undefeated pitcher for Deep Run High School's top-seeded baseball team, credited two unlikely factors as being key to the team's success this year: A group chat and "The Whip."
The group chat, which began after a win against Freeman early in the season, is a players-only text during which they can reflect on what went well and what went poorly after games. Although players do joke and brag occasionally, Hulihan said the tone of the group chat is serious. It is a place to talk baseball. Before games however, the mood lightens. Players gather in the outfield and dance. Hulihan said "The Whip," a move popularized by Odell Beckham's touchdown celebrations and countless youtubers, has become the dance of choice for Deep Run's squad.
The unity demonstrated by high school boys dancing in an outfield has been the difference between this year's team and last year's. > Read more.
Steward School senior named Gatorade Virginia Baseball Player of the Year
Citizen Staff Reports 05/28/2015
Steward School senior pitcher Nic Enright was named the Gatorade Virginia Baseball Player of the Year Thursday by Gatorade, in conjunction with USA Today High School Sports. He is the first Steward player to win the award, which recognizes not only athletic excellence but also high standards of academic achievement and character demonstrated on and off the field. Enright becomes a finalist for the Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year award.
Enright, a 6-foot-3, 210-pound senior right-hander, compiled a 6-1 record with a 0.79 ERA and 50 strikeouts with just nine walks in 44.1 innings-pitched this past season, leading the Spartans (15-8) to the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division 2 state semifinals. A four-time VISAA Division 2 First Team All-State selection, Enright batted .246 with five extra-base hits, 14 runs scored and 19 RBI. > Read more.
Athlete of the Week – May 22: John Woolley
Douglas Freeman H.S., varsity boys' lacrosse
John Woolley, attacker for Freeman High School's lacrosse team, knows that he only has a few games left in his high school career. The 18-year old senior hopes that one of those games is the state championship.
Woolley said all season long his coaches have preached "peaking late," viewing every game, win or loss, as a stepping stone toward the state tournament.
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Joined: 9/28/07
I've played many games such has World of Warcraft, Cabal Online, Ragnarok, Gunbound, R.O.S.E, etc.. and all of them are Pay to Play.
I'm still playing world of warcraft but it's time for me to get off WoW for a bit, I got college and projects to do. So raiding in WoW isn't a good thing.
During my free time I play Lunia! In my opinion this game is mix with many other MMORPG Ragnarok+Cabal+etc.. (similar graphic and playing style).
700MB to download Lunia is considered a small file and it's a very fun adventure MMORPG. I love anime and manga. This game has some story line with animated manga :P Very interesting.
O between, the guild CrimsonKnightz is currently recruiting to all players. Great start up if you need help on killing bosses.
My character is "Mewchi"
CrimsonKnightz - on Soldin (US/Europe) server
See ya there!
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Novice Member
Joined: 10/01/07
Actually for myself, I pumped into this awesome game while surfing on Chinese game forums. Since everytime when I meet new game, I will click on its official website to check it out, and download the game and try it out. Luckily I tried this nice MMORPG. You get the chance to modify your character's outfits, and having a full set of the same style, ie Rotem, Drake, or even Daru, makes you look like non other in the game. Since it does require a bit of time to get the full set. I remembered the first time I got one of the cloth from the boss-drop box, I got the Rotem Cloak (yes, I am Dainn - The Wizard), which it just looks red hot. The unique design on the cloak and the spicy red background colour at the back really catches my eyes. Whenever my character moves around, the cloak flaps with your movement. And that, is what makes me want to collect the full set of Rotem, and the others out there. By the time I reply this message, I have already being a lv.25 Wiz. I would say, this game really catches my eyes, making your own outfits, customize your own combo moves, and personalize your own skills. I will recommand this game to others who are looking for an awesome MMORPG, and thus here is the main official website link.
Lunia: Record of Lunia War global.lunia.com/
Character: VanillaCocoa (Dainn - The Wizard)
Server: Soldin
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Joined: 7/07/07
3rd copypasta for today... duh ^^;;
They get paid@
lunia is fun but dont believe those !@#$%s with char names in posts.
I hope this will be enough tsktsktsk
IZI MODO?! Ha-ha-ha!
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Joined: 10/03/07
Lunia is a whole new genre of games, of course there are other games that happens to have some attributes and similarities. But in order to play the best out of Lunia you got to have a good gaming computer, that can play at high quality(applies to every game as well). Lunia is where you actually need to move around with your keyboard and press buttons to activate spells and do combo attacks(strategic in a way), unlike Maplestory where you are just pressing the buttons to activate spells and no strategy involve what so ever. So ya Lunia is a game that many of you should try out because maybe, just maybe you'll fall in love with it!
Server: Soldin
Character Name: Resha
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Joined: 10/01/07
Originally posted by Vesper11
Dude, what makes you think I'm a copypasta? What makes you think what I have said is untrue? What makes you believe that the posts with char names are not real? You are one of the gamers in Lunia, you know what I said is true. First of all, Lunia does have a Chinese website lunia.chinesegamer.net/ Second of all, you know that the first Boss set is Rotem, then Drake, and then Daru. And you know that the Rotem cloak for wizard's special equip is in the colour of red with black strips. Then you do know that we can customize our outfits depends on the equipments, our combos depends on the skills linked, and our skills because there is no pre-skill that you have to click before having the higher grade skills. Yes, we might be attracted to the Lunia thus we made these posts. However, these posts are our thoughts on the game itself, of our own experiences. We put in the thinkings on how to express our feelings toward this particular game into a form where people can read and think. Stop generalizing people of whom you might think are all the same. Because VanillaCocoa is my character, and this, is my experience after I played the game.
Character: VanillaCocoa (Dainn - The Wizard)
Server: Soldin
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Joined: 10/03/07
It does not matter, Lunia rocks and it will only take 1 GB after the set up, my server and name are [soldin] megwaI and I will help those who need it.
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Joined: 10/03/07
sorry for double posting
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Well Said!!! yuky2436
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Joined: 10/03/07
Okay about this game is somewhat good and somewhat bad in someways.
For those who likes to PK, this might not be your game.
The game is mostly about partying with others and showing amount of teamwork together.
Basically what I am trying to say. This game is very friendly-like. As for PVP you might all wonder. Yes there are PVPs.
The PVP system took me awhile to figure out. After awhile you will get the hang of things. The game is easy to understand.
So if you still got questions about the game, I believe you should try it out yourself. Like I might say, "Never hurts to try something new."
So come by and look for me. I am in Server Soldin. My healer goes by the name SierraMist. I will be in Square 15. See you there.
I do hope this helps you out deciding rather this game will be good.
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Joined: 7/07/07
Originally posted by yuky2436
nuh, I've made a copypasta. Yep, there's truth in your post, and I havent played as much as you did, but as long as it is "payed promotion" of the game, its never accurate. btw the post I quoted is also some kind of advertisment/promotion... The forums are made for ppl to share their opinions (generally speaking). You can see "ad's" on the main page, I dont need them here, duh. And speaking about attracting new players, there's enough posts/info for ppl to decide either to join or not.
p.s.!!! the copypasta I made was to let ppl know that it's "payed promotion" by "1posters with charnames", it wasnt addressed to you, sorry ^^;;
p.p.s swordsteller, thats some serious... erm...
p.p.p.s. 2shroom from other topic - you can get prize for participating in this "event", and thats some kind of payment, you can deny it, but it wont change anything -.-
p(x4).s. not going to reply to any future posts bout copypasta/ad's. The event is over (almost over?), cheers for cheapskates :P
IZI MODO?! Ha-ha-ha!
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Joined: 10/05/07
you are a master,,, this is a good game, is faster and the caracther are very cooooool.
nothing more to say,,,,,, thanks for the game,,,,
Novice Member
Joined: 10/06/07
Lunia is awsome. I play every week. It's just so awsome. Dian rulez! Anyways my server is Europe/U.S.A and my character name is Shadowninny (my username is den5328954) and my email adress is email@example.com.
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Joined: 12/19/05
hav they fixed the crashing problems cos last time i played it i've been crashin every 30 mins, and no its not my computer, it only happens when i play this game
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Joined: 3/14/06
I can give you a general review of Lunia, I started playing about a week ago, and I'm still logging on everyday for a little bit.
It's a little different game than the other MMOs right now, it's real-time fighting, where you have to aim and dodge attacks. I found the game to be pretty challenging when fighting the big bosses.
The graphics are cartoon-based..so it just depends on if you like cartoon-esk graphics.
The sound..hmm, well I turned down the music about a few hours into playing the game, so that should say it.
Lag? What lag? It's not graphically challenging on even the weakest computers, and I'm not lagged latency-wise either. I've been disconnected once, and logged right back on. I live in Vancouver, Canada by the way, with an average ADSL connection.
The bad? Well, as you probably know this from all the other F2P games out there - no character customization. But Lunia hides it well because you are essentially playing one of the characters in this story that they have developed. Personally, I wish there was more classes/skills/items. Oh well, you can't have it all.
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Joined: 12/06/05
This is my quote.
All the posts made by the people that registered the same day as their post (usually the only post they ever made on MMORPG) are all fake reviews. They are all saying nice things about the game thinking it will increase their chance of winning. "Event" link here http://global.lunia.com/news/read.asp?ConfigID=1&BoardID=6679
Now, I'll give you a real review.
Well, Lunia does bring something somewhat new to the MMO world: What appears to be real time fighting...with combos. It was pretty fun honestly, but, please notice i said "WAS". I played for about 5 days before it got old and annoying.
I'm not really sure what it is, but overall game feels plain cheap and fake in many aspects, even tho I somewhat liked their storyline. Audio is ....well, it's off and I'm playing some rock in Winamp, gives much better atmosphere to the game.
Character development is, again, cheap. I think you can experiance everything that this game has to offer in your first 10 levels, it simply looses that "wow, look at that" appeal...and gets boring. If you have every played CoH or CoV missions, Lunia gets even more repetative with the battles.
All in all, if this game was developed by some serious company and more realistic graphics, it could have been made into mainstram MMO, but reality is that it's just a cheap game revolving around one single idea as it's selling point: arcade combat, which by itself is not enough, and which in fact was not done as well is it could have been.
Oh, and the CashShop is open, so this game is no longer Free to Play, it's "Free To Lose, Pay to Win".
Overall, 5.5/10
P.S. Oh, damn, almost forgot, my character's name is Drvanitus and I'm on Soldin server. But don't worry about giving me those rewards if I win, because I wont be logging back into that game again.
Apprentice Member
Joined: 12/08/07
I am Nado and game in the Soldin server
Lunia game since closed Beta and my opinion how much to the game it is the following one
Lunia is a good, very different game of any another game online, it mixes the two sorts that had more enchanted people for the world, the RPG and the Arcade Action.
Apprentice Member
Joined: 12/08/07
This is what i think of Lunia.
The Good:
Freedom - Theres no restrictions on whenever the enemy is in the air you cant hit it,you can always attack the enemy no matter what!.
Mortal Kombat like fighting - You can uppercut an enemy hit it 4(or more) times in the air, then do a ground attack on it and then completely destroy it.
Fun - Just plain out fun!
Story - It has a real storyline to it.instead of just constand grinding and questing.
Teamwork - You are much more social because you rely on people more often in the game.
Keyboard - Theres no more using the mouse and clicking the enemy.you can just play with both hands on the keyboard instead of having to use the mouse to click an area you want to walk to or to auto-attack enemys you can just play with the arrow keys,space-bar,A and S, and the number keys(For hotbar) to do all that.
Interactivity - You have to destroy obstacles, dodge traps, flip levers, and do other alot of other actions on the landscape to complete the chapter its a fun aspect of the game.
The bad:
Socialization - You dont meet many good people on the game due to the constant use of the keyboard for fighting and walking.
Chat - Most games i've played always make what you say seem bad. If i said hello in the chat bar it would display as "****lo" thats one of the reasons i dont like it.
The Verdict: 5 Good 2 Bad
Lunia is a very good game that is very interactive and social and thats an aspect of the game i like about it. In my personal opinion i wouldn't rate it a 10 out of ten because there is somethings i dont like about the game but i'd rate it a 8.9 in my opinion.
Apprentice Member
Joined: 12/08/07
Actually for myself, I pumped into this awesome game while surfing on Chinese game forums. Since everytime when I meet new game, I will click on its official website to check it out, and download the game and try it out. Luckily I tried this nice MMORPG. You get the chance to modify your character's outfits, and having a full set of the same style, ie Rotem, Drake, or even Daru, makes you look like non other in the game. Since it does require a bit of time to get the full set. I remembered the first time I got one of the cloth from the boss-drop box, I got the Rotem Cloak (yes, I am Dainn - The Wizard), which it just looks red hot. The unique design on the cloak and the spicy red background colour at the back really catches my eyes. Whenever my character moves around, the cloak flaps with your movement. And that, is what makes me want to collect the full set of Rotem, and the others out there. By the time I reply this message, I have already being a lv.25 Wiz. I would say, this game really catches my eyes, making your own outfits, customize your own combo moves, and personalize your own skills. I will recommand this game to others who are looking for an awesome MMORPG, and thus here is the main official website link.
Lunia: Record of Lunia War global.lunia.com/
Novice Member
Joined: 9/17/07
It could've been a good game, but unfortunately they had to take back the promotional necklace as well as delete almost all the items for half the players in beta stage without any compensation whatsoever. My opinion would probably change slightly if I didn't play beta though >.>
Novice Member
Joined: 2/03/08
this game is ok. the lack of updates is what made me quit. when i first started it was pretty fun and it looked awesome. after i beated the story and all my friends quit that unfortunatly made me retire too.


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Individual Ham Vegetable Custards
|Coarsely chopped celery
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|Coarsely chopped sweet green pepper
|1⁄3 Cup (5.33 tbs) (1/8 To 1/4 Inch)
|Coarsely chopped onion
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs) (1/8 To 1/4 Inch)
|1 Medium, coarsely chopped (1/8 To 1/4 Inch)
|Reduced-calorie margarine
|1 Tablespoon
|Coarsely chopped mushrooms
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|4 Tablespoon
|95% fat free turkey ham slice
|3 Ounce, finely chopped (3 Slices, 1 Ounce Each)
|Thyme leaf
|1⁄2 Teaspoon, crumbled
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|1⁄8 Teaspoon
|Anise seed
|1⁄8 Teaspoon, crushed
|Skim milk
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|Tomato paste
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2. Saute the celery, green pepper, onion and zucchini in the margarine in a medium-size nonstick saucepan for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the mushrooms. Add the water, as necessary, to prevent the vegetables from sticking and cook until the vegetables are very tender, about 7 minutes. Pat the vegetables dry with paper toweling.
3. Transfer the vegetables to a large bowl. Stir in the ham, thyme, salt, pepper and anise.
4. Beat the milk, eggs and tomato paste together in a 2-cup glass measure. Stir into the vegetable mixture.
5. Spray four 6-ounce custard cups with nonstick vegetable cooking spray. Divide the vegetable mixture among the custard cups; do not fill all the way to the top.
6. Place the custard cups in a 9-inch square baking pan and set the baking pan on an oven rack. Pour boiling water into the pan until it comes about two-thirds up the sides of the custard cups.
7. Bake the custards in the preheated moderate oven (350°) for 35 to 40 minutes or until a knife inserted into the centers of the custards comes out clean.
8. Remove the custard cups from the water bath. Let the custards stand for 15 minutes. To unmold, run a sharp knife around the edge of the custards; invert the custards onto a serving plate.


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Tonight, the Celtics won a thriller in Indianapolis, 83-81. The C's trailed pretty much the whole game before a huge rally in the fourth quarter. Few words can describe the feelings that we all felt heading into last play. Boston executed the play perfectly, finding Jeff Green wide open in front of the rim for the go-ahead layup. The Pacers couldn't complete the pass on the last play and the Celtics had won. Tonight's USOTN goes to the poor three-point shooting by the Pacers. While the Celtics shot a decent 7/17 from behind the arc, Indiana shot a horrendous 6/27. It's easy to say that this costed Indiana the game. One more make, and the C's lose. As always, leave your USOTNs below. Tomorrow, the Celtics will have a well-deserved off day. On Friday, they will be back in Boston to play a huge game against the Hawks. The Hawks currently sit one game ahead of the Celts for the six seed, so that one will be crucial for the standings. Home-court advantage should help the C's, but I wouldn't count on it too much. The Hawks are a semi-ok 15-16 on the road.
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The unhappy prince
The Importance of being Edward: king in waiting 1841-1901
Stanley Weintraub John Murray, 443pp
The Importance of being Edward: king in waiting 1841-1901
Stanley Weintraub John Murray, 443pp
by Kathryn Hughes Published
Edward VII still haunts the British monarchy today. His 60 unsatisfactory years as the Prince of Wales bind all those rogue royal males together, the ones whose restlessness has proved so damaging to the crown over the past two centuries. The Prince Regent was his great uncle, Edward VIII was his grandson and the current Prince of Wales is his great-great-grandson.
All four men were bound to an apprenticeship that stretched far beyond the statutory seven years, and, as a consequence, fell into frustrated middle age. Dominated by disappointed parents, deprived of any dignified role, they staged their sulky rebellions by sleeping with the wrong women and making big plans on subjects about which they knew very little.
Edward, in fact, didn't even bother with the plans, although he did get fitfully interested in the London Fire Brigade (mainly, though, because he found big blazes exciting). Instead, he spent the years until he was 60 eating, drinking, gambling, whoring and trying on fancy military uniforms to which he wasn't entitled. Queen Victoria guarded her power like a terrier and, instead of devolving some of it on to her eldest son as she grew frailer, kept him in total darkness about how to run an empire. As a result, Edward came to the throne in 1901 with little more idea about how to be king than on that dreadful day when he was 11 and suddenly realised that it was he, not his elder sister Vicky, who was his mother's heir.
Stanley Weintraub's decision to stop his book just at the point of succession has the unfortunate effect of making Edward's life seem even more futile than it actually was. In fact, he did better as a king than anyone could have imagined, instinctively understanding the changes that needed to be made to take Britain into the 20th century. These included everything from getting rid of the Munshi, his late mother's irritating, disruptive but strangely influential Indian servant, to accepting that both Germany and America were now way ahead in the industrial race.
In addition, there was a genuinely liberal, if not exactly democratic, streak in Edward that came like a breath of fresh air after 65 years of old-lady stuffiness. His indifference to religion, his frank materialism, his lack of snobbery (by contemporary standards, if not ours) meant that he was exactly what was needed for that moment. However, Weintraub's decision not to let us see Edward reach this dignified, if delayed, maturity, means that we are left with nothing more than a reinforced sense of him as a silly, spoilt Peter Pan.
There were many points during his long apprenticeship when Albert Edward (as his mother insisted on him being known) was profoundly bored. Hence, the frenetic seeking after stimulus - the manufactured highs of the race-course, the card-table and other men's wives. Unfortunately, when Weintraub describes these endless loops of listless activity he provokes equal tedium in the reader. Hearing about the first sexy-mumsy mistress is fun, but, by the time we get to Edward's middle age, the plump, compliant women merge into one. Meanwhile, Princess Alexandra gets deafer and more Danish (she sensibly took herself off to her homeland for long holidays as often as she could manage), while Prince Eddy replays his father's disappointing early manhood - but this time in an even more scandalous, homosexual key. Reading the narrative feels like being drafted in as a bored and increasingly exasperated member of Edward's household.
Weintraub is an American academic, and in his previous biography of Queen Victoria showed a subtle grasp of British mores and manners. More of that would have been useful here. For instance, reading this in the 21st century, it is hard to feel the full weight of the Tranby-Croft scandal, which resulted in the Prince being sued for slander in 1891. Edward had been present at a country house party at which it appeared that a man called Gordon-Cumming had cheated at cards. The five other men around the table, including the Prince, drew up a document that Gordon-Cumming was obliged to sign. It amounted to a confession and a promise that he would never play cards again, in return for the other men's silence. Details of that weekend at Tranby-Croft were leaked, compelling Gordon-Cumming to sue his accusers for slander. The scandal was intense, not simply because the Prince of Wales ended up in court, but because the incident opened a window on upper-class male life, with its bonding rituals and obscure codes of honour. It also revealed the Prince as a criminal, since baccarat, the game at which Gordon-Cumming was accused of cheating, had recently been made illegal.
Weintraub rattles smartly through the narrative of Tranby-Croft as if embarrassed to be repeating a story that has become so familiar. If, instead, he had taken the time to tease out its meanings, we would have been rewarded with a far richer understanding of the threat the Prince posed to all that his mother represented.
In an excellent introduction, Stanley Weintraub says that the point of his book is to ask whether "anything that the Prince of Wales did during his extended education [was] worth the doing". It remains unclear why he makes us sit through such a long and elaborate answer. A simple "no" would have been enough.