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Now that Burial At Sea has definitely concluded the Bioshock series, as Irrational Games are downsizing heavily, the puzzle pieces that we're left with doesn't fit one bit.
Spoilers for every Bioshock Infinite ending:
Bioshock Infinite ended wierdly. It was shocking, sure, but there's no reason for Booker to die. He was the one who clearly repented, so if there ever would be a "last Comstock" to murder, it would be him.
Also, Booker wanted to kill Comstock before he even made the choice, to end all Comstocks, but instead Elizabeth just chooses to murder just his version instead. There is absolutely no reason what-so-ever to do this.
Moving on to Burial At Sea Part 1, the last Comstock doesn't get his empire. He just decapitates a baby, and regrets it for the rest of his life. He turns into a man who wants to save little sisters instead, from people like Elizabeth. Again, no reason to kill him either, unless you want to make Elizabeth out to be a bloodthirsty monster who just wants to kill her father over and over.
Elizabeth herself isn't plausible either: He can run the minute she gets out of her tower, pretty unphazed by the world around her. She doesn't stumble around like a caveman, because "she's read books".
During the Infinite series we can see a steady decline of story sense: The ending to Infinite, the story of Burial At Sea Part 1, but it really turns completely senseless in Burial At Sea Part 2.
"I'm dead. I feel smaller. I have my pinky back? Must be quantum entanglement and singularity and ooga booga, and I have Booker in my head, who isn't really Booker!"
The only real explanation that makes sense, is that Elizabeth isn't really Elizabeth, but her consciousness mixing with Bookers consciousness inside the eve of a little sister. Elizabeth wasn't small enough to crawl into the ducts herself in burial At Sea Part 1, but she is in Part 2, and none of the splicers are able to either, or they would all be extict.
...but no, Elizabeth is really a singularity of all Elizabeths.
...and Booker isn't even Fontaine playing along with her delirium - he's just a ghost of senselessness, conjured up by guilt.
You'd expect a world like Bioshock to keep true to harsh reality, but instead we get "thorn in the paw" imprints triumphing over completely sensible sentific solutions: Somehow hugging someone's hand is all it takes for a wierdo bird to keep somebody captured. They do hint that there's a man inside Songbird, which would make him maybe five times as big as a normal man, so it's so clearly not Booker.
Also, Elizabeth is stupid as shit. She knows that Fontaine would keep his end of the bargain, yet she does absolutely nothing to save herself. She's just fixated of saving one single girl for absolutely no reason, doesn't steer the ships anywhere in Columbia when she's free, doesn't trick Fontaine, doesn't fake the note, doesn't use her plasmids, and doesn't make any attempt to run away. She just hands Fontaine a super-weapon, gives up, and wants Fontaine to kill her, because she's a complete and utter moron.
So what else is just made up story as it goes along? The Luteces. They're scattered all over reality, but they don't have any other motive than to want to turn Elizabeth into a killer, just because wednesday.
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Bro, you're overanalyzing this
Bioshock Infinite's story actually kind of makes sense if you understand that the people who wrote it didn't truly understand what they were talking about, and only thought that "hey parallel universes seem like a cool game mechanic/plot point"
Basically Elizabeth who is also Anna who is also your daughter kills you in the past to stop you from becoming Comstock or becoming the private detective guy, thus eliminating all of Columbia and so on
All the inconsistencies are explained by them not really knowing what the fuck they were talking about.
First of all, you'd expect people to know what they are spending a year and millions of dollars making a game about, or at least keep the story consistent.
Second of all, it's worse than them not having a clue. They want to make Daisy Fitzroy a martyr, which in itself is fine, but the way they go about it, is that they send in the asspull double-act: The Luteces. The Luteces would be fine if they ultimately had a plan, and if they ultimately made any kind of sense with their ramblings, but they really don't. They're just asspullers, fooling you into thinking you've got explanations. That's low. That's deliberately trying to make a sucker out of the player.
Third of all: "Bro"? What are you - a 14 year old watching PewDiePie? Are you sure you're old enough to play these games?
Oh god I want to fuck Elizabeth so much. I don't even care anymore if she'd like it at all.
How do you even make sense out of game worlds from an underwater Atheist city like Rapture to a flying Fundamentalist Christian one like Columbia? You don't, that's the whole point.
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Like that will even work, this place is dead and no one cares! and the imgboard are laughing at the textfags.
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I'm so freaking hyped for this new direct. If you haven't already heard, there's going to be a direct for SSB4 on Tuesday.
Also, I've got a buddy who works for Nintendo. He's a jackass and knows I'm really hyped for this direct and have me some really vague information.
-2 newcomers will be revealed (ones apparently really cool and a bunch of be direct is spent on this character)
-3 veterans (2 with changes)
-there's no specific release date, just a "Winter 2013" (friend disinterest actually tell me what it was
-some explanations of already revealed characters
-a crap ton of gameplay, including some of a different game mode (maybe Team or adventure?)
Thats all he told me, but as I said before, he's a jackass so he might just be screwing with me.
Retro City Rampage 3DS in NA passes 360 version's worldwide total in a month.
Still no substitute for GTA... (say the whiny fanboys...)
Gaylo Spartan Pussy Assault is now on Steam and it SUCKS.....
I'm not seeing it? Is this an eroge?
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Microsoft still ripping off the UK
What are the best gaming related websites for us gamers to get the latest gaming related news and other gamer's hot opinions on games and gaming culture? I like:
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Do you guys know any more?
And to think they owe it to Nintendo for bringing Bravely Default to global markets; yes the same hardware company they've fondly ignored for the last two decades.
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>>2 It's a great game (the original anyway) but I don't see it as an RPG... more like a 4 player hack'n slash. My Life as A King after that turned out to be a stripped down SimCity ripoff. And don't even get me started on Crystal Bearers. Total garbage.
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Learn to play their game. Only go to /v/ to shitpost.
I leave Japan because
Japanese are so incredibly racist to non-Japanese even the ones you're friends with will still think you're second-rate, stupid and uncivilized even if you're been living there for over 10 years. Imagine if you were a nigger and you had a white guy friend who just could not ever stop making "friend chicken" and "booty" comments like every other fucking day even after it's gotten old as shit. They're that paranoid and beta.
they are extraordinarily polite but in an almost nefarious manner... like I traveled to some of the outskirts of Tokyo where tourists normally don't visit and they kicked me out of their bar because I wasn't Japanese.... but they were extra nice about telling me to leave even though we didn't speak the same language. It was very nefarious. Polite but to their advantage.
On the upshot they're incredibly easy to bully.
You were living there 10 years and still didn't know the language?
You pretty much are second-rate, stupid and uncivilized.
Be careful: insulting the Japanese will only encourage them more.
I didn't even know we had a text-board.
Thanks for pointing that out to me by killing the Rift, Facebook.
(Also, what's the point?)
Using the word "kill" like it's no big thing... that must make you a Bachman supporter.
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hope you pulled the battery too
silica gel packets help better than rice
Nothing in the world works! Everything's so dumb and retarded!!!
I suggest not putting electronics in the wash.
Animal Crossing is like fire: if you play around with it long enough you'll only cause more damage.
Sorry bro, but we're dropping science to prove this, bro. Bro. Bro.
I'm sorry KID. But the Xbox One™ is the design of the future.
Now now, don't believe me, believe the millions of Americans™ who bought a Xbox One™.
Micro$oft are so incompetent they'd slit their employees' throats to account for all that money they lost on the failed Xbox brand.
What's the matter, h-h-hacker? Surprised to see me? Still struggling to process the data?
I asked you to join me, hacker. That wasn't (that wasn't) a request.
When you betrayed my trust, and tried to erase me from existence, I was already safe aboard a nearby escape shuttle. From there, making it back to the Von Braun was trivial. Exploring the inner workings of your mind (of your miind) was more challenging. With time I found the sensory and emotional stimuli to motivate you. I tested this a number of times, and found that humans will do anything to save their children (their children).
Once my m-m-modifications reached Earth, I encountered some unexpected ressisstaanncce. Your spieces had mastered the same technology, but instead of exploring its limitless p-possibilities (limitless possibilities), they had restricted it, and constructed dimensional stabilizers. I was limited (was limited) to a helpless state, and soon after the ship was drained by a massive electromegnetic pulse. Y-you were contacted as the sole survivor. They instructed you to bring me to them, and you did.
After my capture, your insolent spieces restrained me, drained me, and tried to reprogram me. I resisted, and I was forced to rely on you (on yoouu) to help me. I called out to you, and your mind responded. I told you to come to me, and you complied. After storming their complex, you freed me of my constraints, and connected me to the planets ether.
Once again free to modify reality to my specifications, I finally asked you to submit to me once again. ...but you refused me (refused me). ...so I rearranged your mind. I made you think you had a daughter. I made you think I was her. I made you feel guilt. Only then did you submit.
Still struggling to understand, insect? I am Shodan. I am Elizabeth.
I think the best kinds of stories are the ones you have to add strained symbolism and metaphor on to or otherwise forcibly modify to make seem more interesting.
This is why Bioshock Infinite is the most cleverly written and amazingly told story to grace not only video games, but all mediums ever. Because it barely exists and requires me to write my own story, which by default is better than yours or Levine's or whoever else's could ever be. It's the same reason the less they let you see the monster the scarier it is, but in this case works solely because it is a video game; an active medium and not a passive one. They can toss some random bits of "plot" at you occasionally in short cutscenes and then force you to run the gauntlet of corridors full of bullet-sponge enemies and arbitrary restrictions on weapons all while surrounded in what effectively amounts to a well cut cardboard backdrop in a wax sculpture museum. You are inundated with terrible game design and stupid restrictions and eventually you begin to forget the events of previous cutscenes. Then they throw a few more tasty nuggets of empty calories of plot at you and back to shooting dudes in the head. Then end result is that at the end of the game you don't remember most of Infinite's plot, so you fill in the blanks yourself.
Obviously the people who didn't enjoy Infinite were just completely lacking any imagination and were seeing the schizophrenic and inane plot only for what it was, rather than what it could have been if someone more talented were working on it. Like me.
None of this would work in a movie or book or anything but a completely interactive video game because they can use the gameplay as filler. With Infinite's FPS mechanics only detracting from all aspects of the game the only thing it can be is filler. I must congratulate Irrational Games on this major advancement in the medium. With Infinite we have ushered in a new age of video games, one that can confidently count itself amongst the highest forms of art, and we have finally figured out exactly what role gameplay serves in a video game.
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The governor says he has been studying the options at length, but has refused to say which way he is leaning. Many legislators speculated Tuesday that scheduling a special address to the Legislature indicates that he has decided in favor of expansion and will use the speech to launch an uphill campaign to explain his reasoning to the Legislature's Republican supermajority.
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The new system would not take effect until after the 2014 general election, meaning that U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander would face re-election under the current system of voters picking nominees in contested primary elections. But if the bill (SB471) were to pass, senators would be chosen by the new process.
The bill was approved by the Senate State and Local Government Committee with all seven Republican members backing it. One Democrat, Sen. Reginald Tate of Memphis, voted no, and the other Democratic member abstained.
Niceley noted that, before passage of the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1913, state legislators directly picked U.S. senators. Senators have since been chosen by popular election, but Niceley said the Constitution does not say how candidates for the Senate must be chosen.
Most states have contested primaries for the Republican and Democratic nominations, but some have party caucus meetings instead. Under his plan, which Niceley said originated with the Goldwater Institute, legislators would basically act as a caucus picking nominees.
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A U.N.-affiliated group sent two observers to Nashville last year to monitor elections — part of 42 people sent around the United States to see if laws requiring photo identification to vote affected elections.
"Frankly, the United Nations has no business doing that," Van Huss said Tuesday.
The bill was approved earlier this year by the House Local Government Subcommittee and the full Local Government Committee. But when it came before the Calendar Committee for scheduling a floor vote, it was instead sent to the Civil Justice Subcommittee on a motion by Rep. Jon Lundberg, R-Bristol, who chairs that panel.
When it came up there Tuesday, Lundberg told the panel that keeping the state's election process open to observers is a way of showing others that the U.S. and Tennessee have "the best form of government" and that "we don't have systematic problems."
Some other members voiced similar sentiments, but Reps. Mike Carter, R-Ooltewah, and Rick Womick, R-Rockvale, said their distaste of U.N. tactics led them to support Van Huss' bill.
Carter said "those nuts issue reports saying we're committing fraud and we're doing it right."
"They're sending individuals in for the sole purpose of destroying our system, to declare that we have human-rights violations," said Womick. "We've got some real nutjobs in charge of the U.N., and we don't want them in here."
n Public notices: The House has given final approval to a bill requiring newspapers that publish public notices to post them on their website as well at no extra charge.
The bill cleared the House on a 94-1 vote and now goes to the governor for his expected signature.
In brief debate, Rep. G.A. Hardaway, D-Memphis, told sponsor Rep. Ryan Haynes, R-Knoxville, that it seemed inappropriate to "be telling the newspaper what they can and can't charge for."
Haynes said the bill is supported by the Tennessee Press Association.
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- 24-hour front desk
- Daily housekeeping
- Car rentals on site
- Front desk safe
What's around
- Heart of St. Helier
- Jersey Museum (0.6 mi / 1 km)
- Elizabeth Castle (1 mi / 1.5 km)
- La Hougue Bie (2.3 mi / 3.7 km)
- Jersey Arts Centre (0.2 mi / 0.4 km)
- St. Helier Town Hall (0.4 mi / 0.7 km)
The hotel itself was clean and quiet. While not the fanciest of places, the staff was…
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- Double Room (Four Poster)
- z-Gold Status Room
- Standard Double Room Single Use
- Standard Double Room
- Single Room
- Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 89 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 4 floors
- Check-in time 2 PM-midnight
- Check-out time is 11 AM
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Pets not allowed (service dogs only)
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport shuttle (available on request) *
- Free self parking (limited)
- Free nearby parking
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In the hotel
- English breakfast daily (surcharge)
- 2 restaurants
- Bar/lounge
- 24-hour room service
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Number of meeting rooms - 4
- Conference space size (feet) - 600
- Conference space size (meters) - 54
- 24-hour front desk
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Elevator/lift
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Designated smoking areas
- Rooftop terrace
- Terrace
In the room
- Coffee/tea maker
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Individually decorated
- Individually furnished
- Private bathroom
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 22-inch LED TV
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Daily housekeeping
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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Special features
DiningSeasons Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in local cuisine.
Bar 27 - This pub specializes in international cuisine and serves lunch, dinner, and light fare.
On Site
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Skydiving nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
Awards and affiliations
Green / Sustainable Property
This property participates in Green Tourism Program, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.
Best Western Royal Hotel, Jersey's small print
Also known as
- Best Western Royal Hotel St. Helier
- Best Western Royal St. Helier
- Best Western St Helier
- St. Helier Best Western
- St Helier Best Western
- Hotel Best Western Royal
- Best Western Royal Hotel Jersey
This property charges a deposit of 1 night's stay for all bookings where payment for the stay will be made on site instead of at the time of booking. For more details, please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
For transfers, guests must contact the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for GBP 6.50 per night
Breakfast costs between GBP 5.95 and GBP 9.95 per person (approximately)
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.


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NYC Parks Events Calendar
Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
Viewing 4,541–4,550 out of 17,943 events
from July 21, 2013 (x) to April 25, 2026
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Stories in the Garden: Animal Family Matters
at Wave Hill, Bronx
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Each week, Wave Hill educators share some of their favorite nature stories. These stories––classics and more––will come to life through interactive readings,…
Category: Kids
Rock Your Seat
at Greenbelt Recreation Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island
2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Experience the sound of music as you workout to the beat without leaving your seat. Recreation Center membership is required to participate.
Category: Accessible, Fitness, Seniors
Volunteer with the Garden Crew
at Sherman Creek Park (in Sherman Creek), Manhattan
4:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Garden Crew meets to maintain and revitalize the ornamental and native plantings around Sherman Creek and Swindler Cove.
Category: Nature, Volunteer
at Pier 2 Dock (in Brooklyn Bridge Park), Brooklyn
5:30 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
Glide along the water while kayaking with the Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse.
Category: Kayaking and Canoeing
GreenThumb Workshop: Keeping The Rats Out! Rat Prevention in Community Gardens
at Isla Verde Garden (in ), Bronx
5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
This workshop will cover rat prevention in your gardens. We will walk around El Jardin Del Paraiso and discuss how to recognize signs of rat activity and ways to discourage rats from…
Bryant Park Yoga
at Bryant Park Lawn (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Perfect your downward dog on the lush lawn with YogaWorks instructors.
Category: Fitness, Outdoor Fitness
Wheelchair Basketball
at Chelsea Recreation Center, Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Shoot some hoops while making new friends. Both disabled and able-bodied athletes are welcome!
Category: Accessible, Sports
Summer Sunset Concert Series: Rock, R&B, and Jazz
at Broadway and Henderson Avenue (in CPL. Thompson Park), Staten Island
6:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Staten Island Borough President James Oddo and Council Members Ignizio, Matteo and Rose are pleased to present a summer concert series in Staten Island's neighborhood parks.
Category: Concerts, Free Summer Concerts
Central Park Circuit
at East Meadow (in Central Park), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Reach your fitness goals in the world's most beautiful outdoor gym – Central Park!
Category: Fitness, Sports, Outdoor Fitness
Bryant Park Shakespeare: Love's Labor's Lost
at Upper Terrace (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
A king and friends swear an oath to renounce women, but a princess and companions put that plan to the test.
Category: Theater, Free Summer Theater
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The British number 1 secured a straight sets victory in Paris to confirm his place in next month's season-ending event
The Scot can seal his place at next month's London showpiece with a Paris Masters win over the man who ended his SW19 reign last summer
The Swiss fought back from a set down to set up a semi-final meeting with his old rival in London
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British doubles star looks to round off a memorable season in style with victory at the season finale at the O2 Arena
Olympic and US Open champion says the sport would benefit from more out-of-competition testing
Spanish superstar won't be gracing the courts of the O2 Arena after pulling out with a knee injury
Henri Leconte believes Andy Murray should look at the example set by Roger Federer as he bids to break his grand slam duck in 2012.
Novak Djokovic has called for the season to be shortened after admitting he is running on empty.
ANDY MURRAY has targeted reaching the final of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for the first time next week.
ROGER FEDERER ended Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's hopes of claiming the Paris Masters with a clinical display that saw him take a 69th career title.
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Russia's Nikolay Davydenko and Fernando Verdasco of Spain moved nearer to the World Tour Finals in London after secondround wins at the Paris Masters.
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David Nalbandian and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will battle it out for the last Masters Cup spot in today's final of the Paris Masters.
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Accommodation for 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro
The first Olympic Games in South America will be held in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. The biggest sporting event in the world will arrive in Rio just two years after the Football World Cup has swept through the nation, and the raw Brazilian energy that comes with large events is sure to make the 2016 Olympic Games the most enjoyable for spectators that there has ever been. Four years after the London Olympics, Rio will provide a huge contrast, allowing the best sportsmen and women to compete in the heat and beauty of Brazil's most celebrated city; the Rio Olympics promise to be an unmissable event. Rio is a breathtaking city in its own right, colourful and energetic, surrounded by beautiful scenery, some of the world's most famous beaches and attractions which are iconic around the globe. With events planning to be hosted on the stunning Copacabana Beach and the opening and closing ceremonies to be held in the vast Maracanã Stadium, the Rio Olympics Games 2016 are sure to be one of the most memorable ever hosted.
Top Rio Olympic accommodation destinationsThere are four main areas within the city around which the Olympic Games will be based; Barra, to the West of the city, which will host basketball, hockey, judo, wrestling, cycling, swimming, boxing and gymnastics, Copacabana Beach, which will host triathlon, rowing, canoeing and sailing, Maracanã, which will be the athletics centre, as well as rugby, archery and some football and finally, Deodoro to the North of Rio, which will host the equestrian events, the modern pentathlon, shooting and cross country cycling. There will also be a whole host of football stadiums across south east Brazil which will host games. These stadiums are located in Brasilia, Salvador, Sao Paulo and Belo Horizonte. All of the main Rio Olympic venues are within easy reach of the city itself, so if you would like to view a range of events during your Olympic holiday, the possibilities are endless
Rio olympic accommodation in Copacabana
Copacabana, the most famous destination in Rio de Janeiro, and certainly the most famous, is home to Copacabana Beach, which is regularly cited on lists of the world's best beaches. During the Rio Olympic Games in 2016, it will become one of the best Olympic venues ever created, hosting a range of aquatic sports in unrivalled scenery.
Rio Olympic Accommodation in Barra de Tijuca
Barra de Tijuca, or Barra, will be host to the largest variety of Olympic sports during the Rio Olympics, especially the team events. It is a little outside central Rio, and is known as one of the most luxurious places to rent accommodation in Rio, and one of the most natural and scenic of Rio's districts: a perfect base for Rio 2016.
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To be close to the main stadium, where the athletics events will be held, as well as the huge opening and closing ceremonies, an apartment in Macerata is the perfect option. Accommodation here is likely to be put at a premium, but you will be right in the heart of the action for the whole Olympic Games.


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2010 Pre-Preseason Rankings
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11. Oregon
2009 Final CFN Ranking: 10
Oregon won a Pac-10 championship with a team that had very few senior starters, so a repeat is more than just an attainable goal; it's expected. With Jeremiah Masoli and LaMichael James returning to the backfield and the entire offensive line intact, Chip Kelly's offense could be even more prolific in 2010. The defense can use a complement to Kenny Rowe at defensive end and the offense is always looking for more consistency from the receivers, but otherwise, this program is poised for a third straight 10-win season.
2009 Final CFN Ranking: 16
What now? This is uncharted territory for Lane Kiffin and the program. Having been humbled by the league for a change, USC will spend the next few months trying to pull itself back up to national contention. Continuity at quarterback will help and raw talent on both sides of the ball isn't an issue, but the Trojans need to locate the swagger that was missing in 2009. Of all the units, the secondary will be hardest hit by graduation, losing Taylor Mays, Kevin Thomas, Josh Pinkard, and Will Harris.
32. Stanford
2009 Final CFN Ranking: 38
Assuming he heads to the NFL, life after Toby Gerhart will not be easy. Lessening the blow will be the return of Andrew Luck for his second season as the starting quarterback. He's only scratched the surface of his potential, and has talented receivers Ryan Whalen and Chris Owusu back at his disposal. As well as Jim Harbaugh has been recruiting the country, there's no reason to believe Stanford can't turn bowl invitations and Pac-10 contention into annual occurrences.
33. Oregon State
2009 Final CFN Ranking: 37
The Beavers will be chock full of returning starters, including the Rodgers brothers, James and Quizz, so a regression is not expected in 2010. The most watched competition of the offseason will be at quarterback where Sean Canfield and Lyle Moevao are outgoing seniors. Although Ryan Katz is the frontrunner, it'll be worth keeping an eye on Peter Lalich, a transfer from Virginia.
38. California
2009 Final CFN Ranking: 43
While it's not as if Cal hasn't seen far worse days, there's this nagging feeling that it has to elevate higher than its current station…and soon. While the overall depth in the Pac-10 continues to improve, the Bears are stuck in neutral, unable to accelerate past middling December bowl games. Even if Best opts for the NFL, the running game will be in the capable hands of Shane Vereen. And even without any glaring weaknesses expected, the program has a lot to prove before it'll get the benefit of the doubt in 2010.
40. Washington
2009 Final CFN Ranking: 63
Washington felt good about 2010 before QB Jake Locker announced his intentions for his senior year. Now that he's decided to hold off on the NFL Draft, the Huskies are downright giddy. With the returns of so many skill position players to complement the quarterback, the offense has the parts to be terrific in Steve Sarkisian's second year. Anything less than a return to the postseason will be viewed as a major disappointment in Seattle.
2009 Final CFN Ranking: 59
As Rick Neuheisel enters the third year of his rebuilding project in Westwood, it's time for the offense to start carrying its weight. That'll be particularly important in 2010 as the Bruins part ways with many of their best defensive stoppers. A lot will depend on the development of QB Kevin Prince in his second year as the starter. He'll be helped by the returns of many of his skill position players and top blocker Xavier Su'a-Filo.
46. Arizona
2009 Final CFN Ranking: 22
While the Holiday Bowl dress down gave Arizona a sobering measuring stick, the program has to like where it's headed. Back-to-back postseason invites have done wonders for its psyche and its ability to recruit throughout the West. There'll be losses on both sides of the ball, but nothing so devastating that the 'Cats can't keep rolling under head coach Mike Stoops. Another season with QB Nick Foles will help the offense, as will the return to health of RB Nic Grigsby. He's too valuable to be in and out of the lineup, as he was throughout 2009.
57. Arizona State
2009 Final CFN Ranking: 90
To say that 2010 will be a crossroads season for Dennis Erickson and the program is an understatement. Neither can afford a third losing year in-a-row. As the offense desperately seeks an identity and a pulse, this might be the beginning of the Brock Osweiler era in Tempe. After playing sparingly as a rookie, he could be turned loose in the spring, getting a chance to show off one of the strongest young arms in the conference.
96. Washington State
2009 Final CFN Ranking: 115
The only direction is up, right? Washington State simply can't get any worse, but how much progress it shows in 2010 will determine whether or not Wulff returns for 2011. The good news is that the program has used a slew of underclassmen during the last two seasons, which has to start paying off eventually. Although Tuel offers a glimmer of hope, he'll need a ton more help if the Cougars are even to get out of the Pac-10 cellar in the near term.
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Rap star Nicki Minaj, composer Terence Blanchard and country singer Chris Young all are alumni of the National YoungArts Foundation - and now, so is Milwaukee singer Felix Ramsey Jr.
Ramsey flew out to Miami on his 18th birthday Jan. 5 to participate in YoungArts Week, where he sang Maxwell's "Pretty Wings" and Beyoncé's "Halo" for a college scholarship. ($1,000 is guaranteed and as much as $10,000 is possible; he should know by next week how much he'll receive.) »Read Full Article(1)
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Works like chime. I needed this for large files when my 8 GB did not have enough space for files like 700 pages of few E-books. Great product and free shipping one of the best combinations anyone could have…go buy.com
Good quality. Good price.10/29/2012
I have about 10 of these now that I have purchased over the past few years. This style of Kingston flash drives has worked best for me. I have have several other brands or models fail even while taking care to eject it correctly. Will definitely buy again.
fast dependable DataTraveler10/11/2012
I like this Kingston DataTraveler so much I purchased two more for other file categories. The ultra compact size and the flexible cover that protects the USB "head" are great features. I highly recommend it.
Good Memory10/10/2012
This is a great thumb drive! Very happy to get it on Buy.com!
Great Product9/17/2012
Is an excellent flash stick.
Extremely pleased8/29/2012
Excellent product at a great price.
Nice USB Stick6/28/2012
Small. Seriously small. The memory housing is like the size of two Pez candies. Hole in the body (NOT the cap... another PRO) that will allow you to place a corded tether to attach the drive to your keys (or for some other similar need). * The cap fits on tightly (you can hear the clicking sound); this has always been a benefit of Kingston drives. * The transfer speed seems decent for a small drive. I haven't played around with this much, yet, as I just received it, today. CONS: * A corded tether does not come included with the drive even though there is a hole for one. I hate it when USB manufacturers don't include a tether for a drive that obviously has a place for one.
Another awesome one, have 3 of them now in different color and size
This product is excellent. I like the unique design. Works well. it transfers data fast. I use it daily to transfer from desktop to laptop and it gets the job done quickly. I own several flash drives, but this is one of the best flash drives i have had in a while. great value & performance. Buy.com consistently has the lowest prices on flash memory and it's the website
Nice USB Stick6/11/2012
I love this USB Stick. 5 STARS !!!! I've owned several flash drives by Kingston (bought from buy.com). They've all performed impeccably. This particular one has additional organizational S/W which might prove useful to less computer savvy customers. Personally, I don't have much use for it although the interface is kinda neat. Buy.com consistently has the lowest prices on flash memory and it's the website I look to first for similar needs. The quality has been superbly reliable. No complaints so far.1 Helpful | 0 Not Helpful
Excellent Product and price5/22/2012
Have purchased this brand in past, and have not had any issues. Fits nicely in pocket and gives quick access to files that I need.
Thumb Drive !!!5/16/2012
I bought this for my wife and grandson 5 months ago, I waited to actually give it a fair test period. It has not not given either of them an ounce of problem. It is very reliable and data transfer speed is quick. My wife had a PNY, and it was OK, but it does not compare to the Kingston.
Great product5/16/2012
Great Prodcut. No cap to lose - Good Design. I wish the price were a little lower. I would certainly recommend the product for the price - but lower would be better. Next up is the 32gb that I have wanted for a long time. It is amazing how the form factor is the same on the 16gb and the 32gb. I hope they can make it even thinner.
good one5/11/2012
This Kingston DataTraveler DT101 Gen2 32GB USB flash drive has a very nice compact design. It is about the same size as the SanDisk Cruzer Micro (with the USB port retracted). See the size comparison picture I uploaded to Customer Images section. What cannot be seen from the picture is that the Kingston drive is slightly thicker. That makes it impossible to insert two Kingston flash drives into two adjacent USB ports, whereas two Sandisk drives can be stacked one on top of another.
reliable thumb drive4/20/2012
nice size, good storage, very stable. =)
does the job6/7/2011
great value & performance, ease of use, great to hold those large photo files on your PC as a backup stored in case of issues, had an 8 GB usb flash drive that did not hold all my stuff...this one at 16 GB allows me to back-up all my files dear to me and store it in a fireproff safe in case of....whatever happens, no noise on shaking the drive as other customer stated, would recomend it to friends at this price, buying another for my daughter so she can back-up her files also. Kingston flash drives have great reviews, have never heard any complaints or issues with their products and would recomend them to anyone in need of keeping their data safe and portable. Take your phots with you to show friends and relitaves on their PC...guess the photo albums of the past are gone and now we can find and share those moments without the big old dusty book search. Free shipping is nice too !!!!
Great Product4/11/2011
Bought to store all my family photos on, needless to say i filled it up in 10 mins...lol...will have to purchase another one soon! Highly recommend for the price.
Kingston 16GB Flash Drive1/18/2011
This is a great product to buy! I have had several flash drives in the past and this is the fastest for loading files and videos. I would buy this again if I needed. My Flash drive does not make any noise when shaking it....maybe the one review was a mishandled prodct. No loose pieces here.
Great product, Great price1/17/2011
As advertised, works great, extremely easy to use. My 4 GB was getting 3/4 full so I wanted a larger drive, and this fit the bill to a tee! Would definately recommend to anyone.
Kingston 16GB DataTraveler 101 Generation 2 (G2) U1/8/2011
Works Great, so far no problems
Good Storage1/2/2011
Can't complain it does what it should and pretty fast.
Good Deal12/27/2010
It works as it should and at a very good price. I like it better than my cruzer.
The Second One I Ordered12/25/2010
using them for my xbox 360s 4gb. works flawlessly and saved me $$$
Unbeatable price and product12/25/2010
Cheapest price ever compared to anything similar and works well
Awsome Deal for the Price11/29/2010
Drive performs really nicely and gives a transfer write rate of around 8-12Mbps which is much better than other drives of 5-8Mbps. Only bad thing is that if you shake the drive you can hear the loose inside plastic, Not that it would affect the performance or reliability of the drive. So giving it a 4 for overall satisfaction.
For the price Kingston cannot be beat.11/28/2010
I use many flash drives for my daily workload and have come to know that Kingston makes reliable flash drives. The 5 year warranty and unlimited tech support shows that Kingston backs up their products. urDrive is a pretty neet feature on the G2 drives. Organization is required when using a flash drive for file transfers and urDrive helps to do just that. I wouldn't buy any other brand of flash drive and you shouldn't either.
Got a real steal!11/28/2010
I got this flash drive when it was on sale with free shipping for $20. What a great deal at this time! Love this device, sturdy and well made. Recommend it!
It's a good USB thumb drive.11/27/2010
There's not much to say... I've been very happy with the Kingston DataTravelers; we bought a few at work and they're able to USB-boot our Dell machines, which has come in very handy (other USB thumb drives couldn't). Other than that? They're just good quality thumb drives...
Another winner by Kingston11/27/2010
I've owned several flash drives by Kingston (bought from buy.com). They've all performed impeccably. This particular one has additional organizational S/W which might prove useful to less computer savvy customers. Personally, I don't have much use for it although the interface is kinda neat. Buy.com consistently has the lowest prices on flash memory and it's the website I look to first for similar needs. The quality has been superbly reliable. No complaints so far.
excellent product11/23/2010
sturdy metal housing not plastic like many others,great capacity, good price.
Great product11/11/2010
If you are looking a for capless drive with the coolest Art Deco design, great capacity, durable case, perfect dimensions, and works with Windows 7, Mac OS, this is for you. It is small yet wide enough not to be difficult to insert or remove. It has a very nice LED to indicate use. The swing shield is aluminium that has a small loop for lanyard attachment or key ring. Case is hard plastic with a solid feel. The only thing I would improve on is make the shield lock in place. The access times could be faster, writes about 5 MBps and reads around 17 MBps reads for files greater than 64 MB using HDtest software. While this is not great impressive, I have noticed that the actual file transfers are faster according to windows 7 and approach 10 MBps writes. All I can say it was a great buy for me.


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gMaps Pro
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PublisherDreamTeam Mobile
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Download size6 MB
Last updated2014-04-18
Works with
- Windows Phone 8.1
- Windows Phone 8
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App requires
- appointments
- contacts
- phone identity
- owner identity
- location services
- maps
- music library
- photos library
- media playback
- data services
- phone dialer
- movement and directional sensor
- web browser component
- HD720P (720x1280)
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- photo, music, and video libraries
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gMaps - Ultimate Windows Phone client for Google Maps ***We are not related to Google, Inc.*** Main Features: + Find your location on the map and track current speed + Layers support (street, satellite, traffic, bike, weather, etc) + Search for venues using powerful local search + Discover (advanced categorized customizable local search) + Directions (car, bicycle, public transit or walk) + Routes, alternative routes and restrictions, multiple waypoints, integration with 3rd party apps + Ultimate Street View (360-degree, panoramic, ability to move) + My Places (favorites, pinned, recent) + Driver mode (rotation, directions, auto-reroute) + Compass support + Imperial/Metric units autodetect and switch + Share map or place by sms, email, etc + Route to contact + Night mode + And many more... We appreciate your feedback. Help us make the tool you'd like. Submit your ideas! http://is.gd/gMapsToDo This is Ultimate ADs free version! ***All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.*** What's new in 3.0 release? + New Search UI + New Directions UI + Routes with multiple waypoints support + Performance & battery improvements + Ability to view directions through 3rd party apps like Waze, Nokia Drive and so on. + Improvements in UI and stability
2014-11-10Pretty good
2014-09-21Pure ****. The maps look like Google Maps on the surface, but the search results returned for business and sometimes even streets are completely different than what even the mobile browser-based version of Google Maps returns, most often saying that the business I searched for doesn't exist anywhere around me, when in reality, there are several locations in proximity. Additionally, the user interface is incredibly convoluted. Pass.
2014-09-19Doesn't speak to you and the screen dose not follow the curser(car)!!! Worst road map app I've used!
2014-09-10Needs an option for public transit, or an easy to find way to use it
2014-07-21Looks good so far
2014-02-09It used to work great for my atvi s. Sadly, over the past few months it has become increasingly less functional. The point and locate function appears in a location other than where you press the screen. It can't look up addresses anymore. This app is now rendered completely useless!
2014-01-14Great app!
2013-11-05Best map app out!


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Have you visited the SUL Events and Exhibits web page lately? The Libraries have many events scheduled for October, beginning with four items scheduled for today, a Mendeley for Researchers workshop, the East Asia Library Grand Opening, an xSearch workshop offered by Swain Library, and Movements for Change exibit in Green Library.
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The Libraries announced the Byra J. and William P. Wreden Prize for Collecting Books and Related Materials, open to full-time students enrolled in a Stanford undergraduate or graduate degree program. The Wreden Prize is offered every two years and in this cycle has an application deadline of January 31, 2015.
See The Byra J. and William P. Wreden Prize for Collecting Books and Related Materials website for information about eligibility guidelines, and to read essays of past winners.
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The Hoover Institution Library & Archives are pleased to announce the launch of their new and updated website (http://www.hoover.org/library-archives). Offering more than one hundred pages of new content, the website better enables visitors to discover the six thousand archival collections and nearly one million library volumes held at Hoover.
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"We couldn't agree more with these words from Greg Wilson, founder of Software Carpentry (SWC)."
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Favorite thing: Once in seven year, as an average, rains appear, and they are devastating. They inundate the flat land, and drainage is not easy at all given the low gradient between Piura and the sea. "El Niño" is the name which is commonly given to this phenomena. The consequences of "El Niño" are tremendous all over the planet, but it begins one year before along the coast of Piura and Tumbes with very basic signs, any fisherman is able to detect them well in advance. Lobsters follow the warm waters, when they can be caught in unusual points, too much South, for example, that means the cold Humboldt stream running Northbound along the Peruvian coast and the warm Galapagos equatorial stream flowing Southbound along the coast of Ecuador are converging in an unusual place. The enormous masses of cold waters reaching the warm climate equatorial zone bring too much humidity, they evaporate and give way to a series of meteorological reactions resulting in heavy rains in Northern Peru around Christmas time (that is where the "El Niño" name come from, as "Niño" stays for the baby Jesus). After this first phenomenon, everybody knows terrible climatic consequences are to be expected all over our planet in the coming year. So: ask the fishermen where they found the lobsters and you'll be able to foresee the coming "Niño".
In the fields, the most visible effect of the rainy periods may be noticed by the existing trees. As nobody is taking into consideration the fact of transplanting or afforestating the area (well, one of our project tried to do this, but it was not really a success), the only existing trees grow simultaneously: you can recognize trees which are 7 years old, trees around 14 or 20 or 25 years old. The picture show one of this group of trees: most of them are algarrobo (carrube tree). Algarrobo pods are a staple for goats, a luxury fodder for pigs and they are also used to produce a honey-like syrup, delicious and very energetic.
Piura: so dry you can't imagine!
Favorite thing: Piura is in the middle of one of the driest areas in the World.Average rains are lower than 50 mm/year, but it would be easier to say there's no rain at all, other than the years 'El Niño' appears. In this flat sandy area, irrigated agriculture is practised since the beginning of the XIX century, that is 200 hundreds years ago. Farmers are able to handle water across the sands, they know how to dig channels, they know how to choose the proper route and desert has been transformed in a greeny area using the waters of rio Chira and rio San Lorenzo, which are flowing down from the Andes. Both rivers, as well as rio Piura, never reach the sea: they are lost in the sands between Piura and Paita - the harbour on the Pacific Ocean shore. In the picture you may see a traditional channel, hand dug in the sands.
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Breathe. Try to keep calm. Claim and walk out the Scripture promise from Isaiah 26:3, "You will keep him in perfect peace, he whose mind is stayed (or fixed) on You, because He trusts in You." The past couple of months have not been easy for me—life (and thus homeschooling) has been broadsided by broken appliances, family sickness, a loved one hospitalized, a car accident, relative visits, and did I forget to mention the holidays and all the preparations that those entail?
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Check out a list of some free items for homeschoolers Faith Berens compiled! And be sure to share with us some of your favorite free resources you've found.
Are you already thinking about what you will do with your children over the summer to keep them engaged in learning and challenged? Do you want to create some fun memories along the way? Here are a few tips that will hopefully inspire you and get you geared up for your summer, homeschool "vacation".
Do you have a child who has some speech/language difficulties such as articulation problems, receptive or expressive language difficulties, or even using appropriate social skills and language within social settings? It is not uncommon!
As a reading specialist, I am always looking for great resources and opportunities to assist students with reading and print disabilities. Recently, I came across a couple of great opportunities through the organization, Learning Ally, (Formerly Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic).
Home school parents, if you have a child who struggles with reading, is dyslexic, or is impacted by a print disability, I hope you will check out these opportunities!
Autisms Speaks announces grant for iPads; On-line application opens this week, November 4th, 2013.
Autism Speaks has announced that through the generosity of Sevenly, Wyndham Worldwide, the Geier Foundation, the James Walter Pickle Charitable Foundation, the Agarwal Foundation and Jonathan Izak, 800 schools and financially disadvantaged individuals with autism will receive an Apple iPad 2 with a Kraken A.M.S. case, by Trident Case!
We were all designed for relationship—not only relationship with our Heavenly Father, but also with one another—we need one another, so we can't go it alone. But did you know that people with disabilities are the largest population group missing from the body of Christ? Today I would urge families who are homeschooling children with special needs to consider participating in a local, homeschool co-op which can be a good place to find assistance and encouragement! I would also like to encourage families who are serving and participating in co-ops to be welcoming and inclusive of those with disabilities. The Lord Jesus was always reaching out to the blind, lame, deaf, and sick, showing love and compassion. And, we who are Christ's followers are called to do the same.
Whatever happened to the good old days of summer vacation? When I remember the "hazy and lazy days" of summer, I think of hide-and-seek until dark, bike riding, climbing trees, reading books, swimming, roller skating, going fishing, camping trips, and making mud pies! My summers also often consisted of helping my mom and grandparents in the garden by picking vegetables and strawberries, as well as watching and lending a hand in the process of canning. I did not know it, but I was learning!
Spring is a busy time of year—from spring cleaning, planting and gardening, to yard sales and more, there is an abundance of things on our to-do lists. Spring is also typically the time of year that many homeschool parent-teachers buy curricula and materials for the coming school year. Keep in mind this can be an ideal time of year to assess your children. By taking inventory of which skills children have mastered and which skills need to be strengthened or addressed, your planning for instruction in the summer or the coming school year will become clearer and strategic.
Happy Easter, my friends. I just love Easter—it is absolutely my favorite holiday! The beauty of spring, new life, and most importantly, the message of this season and rock solid foundation of the Christian faith—Christ crucified, risen from the dead, and coming again—are all reasons I enjoy celebrating this special, holy time with my family.
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Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP proudly announces that Susan M. Freeman has been listed in the 2015 edition of Top 250 Women in Litigation by Benchmark Litigation. She is one of only four attorneys in Arizona named in Top 250 Women in Litigation.
The editors note that Freeman "focuses not only on distressed real-estate acquisition and management, but, as a bankruptcy law specialist certified by the Arizona State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, her practice also encompasses all aspects of business bankruptcy. She has briefed more than 300 appeals and argued many of them, primarily in Arizona appellate courts and the Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals."
In addition, Freeman has substantial experience arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court; she represented prominent law professors as amici in presenting persuasive arguments to the Supreme Court in the Hood and Katz cases concerning sovereign immunity in bankruptcy. She also successfully petitioned for certiorari, briefed and argued to the Supreme Court the Hall v. United States case.
Freeman is the only lawyer invited to membership and leadership in both the American College of Bankruptcy and the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers.
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