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- Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
- Release Date: Nov 6, 2012
- Summary: Master Chief re-emerges to battle an ancient evil determined to wreak vengeance and annihilation. Shipwrecked on a mysterious world, faced with new enemies and deadly technology, the universe won't ever be the same. Enlist aboard the Infinity to experience Halo's original multiplayer (withMaster Chief re-emerges to battle an ancient evil determined to wreak vengeance and annihilation. Shipwrecked on a mysterious world, faced with new enemies and deadly technology, the universe won't ever be the same. Enlist aboard the Infinity to experience Halo's original multiplayer (with up to three cohorts) and Spartan Ops - innovative episodic fiction-based co-op missions. Go Beyond the Story: Halo 4's Infinity Multiplayer features an expanded suite of multiplayer modes, weapons, vehicles, armor abilities, a new loadout and Spartan IV player progression system.… Expand
- Developer: 343 Industries
- Genre(s): Arcade
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Score distribution:
Positive: 83 out of 87
Mixed: 3 out of 87
Negative: 1 out of 87
Nov 14, 2012If you're a Halo fan, you've probably already pre-ordered and purchased this game and thankfully the game more than lived up to its hype. Even if you have never played a Halo game before, it's still one of the best first person shooters on any console.
Nov 27, 2012This is THE best Halo game yet, and although the campaign in short, there's an abundance of content to keep Halo 4 in your disc tray.
Nov 1, 2012The narrative that is put forth is simply amazing as it provides a new beginning with the Reclaimer Saga and the addition of the new Spartan Ops mode is simply brilliant as it adds even more story to an already great tale. Sure, some may complain the familiarity of the gameplay is a bad thing, but in the end, even though you do get a recognizable feeling when playing, the overall experience that Halo 4 provides is very enjoyable and one that you should not miss.
Nov 1, 2012It's a formidable return to form for Master Chief. This gorgeous game offers thrills and challenges from start to finish, and provides a much more personal story for our hero than what we've seen before.
Nov 1, 2012343's attempts at endowing this carefully constructed husk of a protagonist with psychological depth are predictably timid.
Nov 1, 2012Instead of innovating, 343 has played it safe in just about every aspect. Halo 4 competes favorably with Halo: Reach, but it doesn't exceed Bungie's final installment.
Nov 4, 2012A shiny old dog without any new tricks. I got more out of the Halo 1 remake, which at least had the appeal of nostalgia. Playing through an updated version of the original Halo was at times tired or tedious. But it was also a reminder of the raw genius that launched the series. There is none of that in Halo 4, which is a drawn-out retread without any fresh perspective or energy, and furthermore missing a lot of what I need to pull me through a Halo game. Halo 4 demonstrates that if there's one thing worse than more of the same, it's less of the same.
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Nov 13, 2012As a long-time Halo fan, I was admittedly a bit weary that 343 wouldn't be able to handle the Halo franchise. I thought it would be like HaloAs a long-time Halo fan, I was admittedly a bit weary that 343 wouldn't be able to handle the Halo franchise. I thought it would be like Halo Wars; big-budget, and well-polished, but just overall lacking in real quality; 343 just didn't have the experience to get it right, especially on their first try.
Well I'll be damned, they did it. Is it a perfect game? No. But Halo 4 is a labor of love, and every corner of this game has been loving crafted by some people who obviously wouldn't give up what they're doing for anything else in the world.
Graphically, right out of the box, this game blows away anything else that has ever appeared on the Xbox 360. Bungie made leaps and bounds with an amazing graphical engine for Halo's latest installment, but Reach never really had any BEAUTIFUL moments that really took advantage of just what they could do, and Halo 4 really steps up to the plate, combining a brilliant graphics engine with just amazing art direction. There's never a dull environment.
And as a long-time fan of Marty O'Donnell (heck, I practically worship the guy), I would have to say that by-and-large, Neil Davidge does a pretty damn good job of filling some large shoes for this game's soundtrack. Though he has perhaps fewer pieces that stand out as truly enjoyable stand-alone ones, with a large number simply being atmospheric pieces, and many of his melodies aren't quite as inspired as Marty's, his sound production skills are in a league of his own, with even the most basic pieces made enjoyable by some amazing layering of multiple melodies and rhythms.
And speaking of sound, this game is almost as much of a step forward as it is graphically. Every gun is an absolute treat to shoot, reload, and bash people's (and ancient dormant alien defense AI's) faces in with. Explosions are beefy, vehicles sound great, and combat is as visceral and intense as ever.
The written story, however, is likely one of the weaker parts of the game. While it gets the job done, by setting up some amazing gameplay moments and with cutscenes that are brought to life by facial animation easily on par with LA Noire and some fantastic voice acting, especially by Jen Taylor and Steve Downes's interactions, it can be somewhat sketchy and hard to follow at a few points, especially if you haven't read any of the books leading up to this game. But the underlying motif of Chief's (and Cortana's) humanity is a touching, thought-provoking, and emotional one.
What it all comes down to, however, is the gameplay, and man, did 343 really put some thought into it. As somebody who wanted to love Reach so badly but just never really clicked with it, Halo 4 puts some oil on the gears and gets them turning again. The campaign is chock-full of some amazing moments (the Mammoth ride had me drooling the entire time) and while it can have some repetitive moments inside of the Forerunner structures, it's overall well-paced and plenty of fun. The covenant are their usual selves but feel more responsive and coherent. If you start dropping grunts, elites will duck in and out to draw your fire. Kill high-ranking leaders, and enemies will flee and regroup to take you down.
And then there's the Prometheans. While there are only three enemy types (the pack-minded crawlers, the floating support-oriented watchers, and the commanding Knights), they all work off of each other to outwit and destroy you. Lone Crawlers will draw you into ambushes where they overwhelm and snipe you, Watchers will put barriers over enemies you are attacking, throw grenades back, and resurrect its fallen comrades, and Knights will do everything they can to obliterate you, teleporting in to slash at you when their heavy armaments don't do the trick. The enemy AI is fantastic, and creates diverse and interesting dynamic encounters where a single enemy can make a world of a difference on higher difficulties.
And multiplayer is a whole new fare. I was more than skeptical about loadouts, but among every weapon, everything feels balanced. This is nothing like Call of Duty, where you have 30 guns that do the same thing, with everybody racing to unlock the overpowered one that requires you to play a ridiculous amount of time to reach. Here, you have a small amount of distinct but equal weapons, and have to play a minimal amount of time to unlock them. Perks are also a neat addition, taking as little time to unlock as the minimal but neat difference they make. I never lost a gunfight because somebody else could carry an extra clip into the battlefield, and anybody complaining about them wrecking the game has obviously not bothered giving them a chance.
Overall, Halo 4 is a shining example of a game. 343 has blown away every single expectation for this game, and there's plenty of content to appreciate, from its somewhat short but oh-so-sweet Campaign, to its Multiplayer rich with too many features to list to weekly, episodic, and FREE spartan ops missions.
Buy Halo 4.… Expand
Nov 7, 2012This is exactly what the series needed, huge improvements in all areas especially online.
This is a breath of fresh life for the series thatThis is exactly what the series needed, huge improvements in all areas especially online.
This is a breath of fresh life for the series that I hope continues.… Expand
Nov 6, 2012The game is absolutely outstanding!!!! Visually maybe the best game in consoles. High quality sounds, it feels like you are in the realThe game is absolutely outstanding!!!! Visually maybe the best game in consoles. High quality sounds, it feels like you are in the real battlefield, excellent gameplay, jawdropping lightning effects, unbelievable music, awesome story. What else do you need? Congrats to 343!!!!… Expand
Jan 20, 2014Love halo. Great graphics, great gameplay, great upgrades. Multiplayer fell for me though, the ranking systems has no penalization if uLove halo. Great graphics, great gameplay, great upgrades. Multiplayer fell for me though, the ranking systems has no penalization if u lose, you dont know how high a players real ranking is, its more about how many games u play rather than wins/losses or kills/deaths. This caused multiplayer to be less serious, no one cared who won/lost, and no one talked because teamwork is only important if you need to win.… Expand
Mar 31, 2013As for Halo campaigns, this game's was the least epic. You don't in the least bit feel like Master Chief, and the pretty lack-lustreAs for Halo campaigns, this game's was the least epic. You don't in the least bit feel like Master Chief, and the pretty lack-lustre soundtrack is part of the reason why. The storyline was making Cortana and the Chief something that they never were previously, and tried to stir emotions in gamers where none can be found. They tried hard and failed hard at making it sad. Why is my score so high? Because after months of gaming I'm still on the multiplayer. That being said, the lags and cutouts are far from good. It is obvious that 343 is not keeping up with their stuff like they should be. 8/10 In no way a bad game.… Expand
Jun 16, 2013I was actually surprised at how much I enjoyed this game, the single player campaign that is. After the two previous titles, Reach and ODST, II was actually surprised at how much I enjoyed this game, the single player campaign that is. After the two previous titles, Reach and ODST, I didn't have any hope. But the game was amazing, great story, beautiful music. Multiplayer was a complete joke. Gigantic, ill conceived levels. The same boring mechanics, with played hoping about like idiots, over powered weapons. Halo multiplayer has been a complete waste of time for the casual gamer since Halo 3, favoring the preteen with nothing to do but spend hours a day playing the game. Only SWAT mode is any fun. But if you are going to play SWAT mode, then why bother with Halo in the first place as there are much better FPS you can play. Definitely pick this up used for the Single player.… Expand
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How do I find the "voice" on my company blog?
Mar 3rd
I received this great question from Josh Cantrell, a B2B blogger …
Who is my audience? Is it the people I want to sell to, or the people that will regularly follow our blog? How do I determine the blog's "voice"? My writing style/personality may be different than the corporation's. Do I do my own thing and just be myself or do I try write AS the business would?
Whether you have a personal blog or a corporate blog, your tone and voice will change over time, primarily as your knowledge and confidence grows. When you get right down to it, your "voice" is the key differentiator for your blog — it probably makes the difference on whether somebody even reads your blog or not.
I would define "voice" as the personality and style of your writing. Are you witty or buttoned up? Flowery or factual? A story-teller or a reporter? There is no good or bad way to be, as long as you are connecting with your audience.
In the business world, your audience must be defined as the people you are trying to influence. Your company blog should be aligned with your marketing and business strategies, otherwise … why do it?
A business normally has many audiences. Obviously customers … but also suppliers, employees, people in the community, even competitors! One emerging best practice is to have multiple blogs for your differing audiences. This is impractical for many businesses so you should probably focus on customers — yes, the people you want to sell to.
Aligning your "voice" with the company's can be difficult, but not impossible. I've worked with blog-start-ups at several companies and here are the phases I see most companies going through:
1) Uptight – At first, the company is tentative about becoming a publisher. Writing is tightly controlled, wedded to a schedule, and perhaps even approved by legal.
2) Disenchantment — "What?? We don't have comments on our blog?? What are we doing wrong?" Also in this phase you realize all those people who said they would contribute blog posts were big fat liars.
3) Re-alignment – Expectations come more into line, and a more realistic view of the long-term contributions of a blog emerges. Maybe you even have a small win — "Hey a customer mentioned our blog today."
4) Relaxation — Company begins to trust the content developers and the process. Content begins to be incorporated strategically into sales and marketing efforts. Maybe you even get a comment! The blog becomes cool.
So a voice does evolve and hopefully over time it will become less press release-like and more human, accessible and friendly.
In the short-term, if there is a disconnect between how you write and how they WANT you to write, you have to live with it. Change takes time and let's face it, if the company is paying you, they can ask you to write any damn thing they want, even if it sucks.
Here is another remote possibility. Your company might be right. Most companies are run by experienced, well-meaning people who want to do good work and care about you too. As I look back at my own career, when I was 25 I didn't know half as much as you do Josh. Worse, I didn't know it at the time! Thankfully I had patient bosses.
Hang in there. Most companies do get to that relaxation stage. And besides, I LIKE your blog Josh!
I would love to hear stories from the rest of the blog community. Are you finding your voice on your blog? Is it matching what your company wants you to say?
Josh Cantrell submitted this great question through MLT Creative's blogging seminar and is a marketing coordinator and blogger behind Cloud 9, a very entertaining B2B blog at Claris Networks, a cloud computing provider in Knoxville, TN.
4 Ways to Use Social Media to Beat the Big Boys
Mar 2nd
By Stanford Smith, Contributing {grow} Columnist
They say that the rich just get richer and the poor get poorer. Seems this brutal maxim applies to social media too; big brands crush smaller upstarts in a blizzard of social gimmicks and PR.
Savvy startups understand this law and struggle to achieve scale before larger competitors recognize the threat. Even social media's egalitarian roots can't vaccinate it against the big brand onslaught. Just review the latest "top social media brand" list to see evidence of the Fortune 100's adroit use of the latest social tools.
So, can the little gal (guy) still compete?
How Social Tools Level the Competitive Playing Field
As social tools mature, small brands are finding ways to use them to wage a competitive insurgency against the 800-pound gorillas in their space. In fact, there are abundant signs that the small guys may be gaining an important competitive edge.
Successful small-brand insurgents cleverly use social media to create vibrant, closely-knit communities with a particular twist. You see, while big brands mistakenly count on big numbers, small brands builds their communities around their company's passion and core values. These values sustain the community and their passions turn normal people into extraordinary evangelists.
Ironically, while big brands can create cool promotions they often stumble in the "authenticity" department. Furthermore, they struggle with creating long-term relationships with communities. After all, quarterly earnings usually dictate the half-life for any great idea.
A Little Inspiration for the Social Trenches
Recently, I went looking for truly innovative small brands that were kicking big brand butt. I examined their social media activities searching for the key drivers of their success. In the end, I found four specific ways that the most successful small brands use social tools to gain a competitive advantage:
1) Build awareness of their unique brand proposition: Facebook's 600 million+ member platform competes with Television as an efficient branding tool. For a relatively miniscule investment, smart businesses are out-foxing bigger competitors.
Moxsie (http://twitter.com/#!/moxsie) is a fashion retailer that caters to indie fashion-philes. They beat larger fashion houses by giving their audience access to high-end fashion in real time via twitter and their Facebook presence. Their appreciative fan's spread their unique slant on fashion far and wide.
2) Responding to customer feedback in real-time: Small brands view Twitter, Facebook, and their blog as canaries in the mine that indicate danger or opportunity. Negative experiences are transformed into customer service wins that get spread rapidly around the web. Aggressive brands have mastered the art of watching their competitor's streams and beating them to the punch.
Naked Pizza: (http://twitter.com/nakedpizza) is using a full arsenal of social tools to aggressively grow its presence in the mature and hypercompetitive pizza market. Their secret weapon? They have installed Twitter Kiosks in every retail location to gather customer feedback in real-time.
3) Intentional Tribe building: It's tempting for large brands to take their audiences for granted. It's easy to create a 100,000+ Facebook community when you can use a Superbowl commercial to build your following.
On the other hand, small brands have limited time and resources. Each follower is precious and Tribe building is taken very seriously. Comments get high-level attention, every new Twitter follower is welcomed, Facebook Likes are treated like gold. Equal attention is given to growing, nurturing, and pruning the tribe.
Etsy's http://twitter.com/etsy Tribe is diverse and powerful. Etsy publicly celebrates the contribution of every tribe member. Social sharing tools are tightly integrated into each customer touch point throughout the community. The handmade DIY leaders platform is more than a match for any big-budget retailer.
4) Link Social branding with Sales: Small brands need sales to survive. They can't wait years for a brand to mature. They need to see revenue from all of their online channels – including channel. The most nimble brands find stunning ways to turn their social equity into foot-traffic.
Marmite (http://www.marmiteshop.co.uk/) raced to be the first retailer to use Facebook sampling ads to get samples of its new Marmite Chocolate bars into the hands of Facebook users. Its quick action leveraged its Facebook audience while beefing up its bottom line with new customers.
How to Win
If you are staring down a giant then remember that your size can be an advantage. You can outwit, outlast, and outplay your competitors by using social tools to beat them to the punch. Here are some pointers:
- Never Miss A Chance to Start a Conversation: Your customers want to know you. Give them every opportunity to reach out and talk to a real person. Take this one step further by including an invitation to talk on your product packaging, email signatures, website content and so on.
- Extend Your Brand's Story: Think of your brand as a 3D full-sensory story. Then take your story apart and distribute it across the social web. Stunning photos and stills camp out on Flickr. Entertaining culture "shots" and product demonstrations hang out on YouTube. Your Manifesto lives on your blog and is discussed on Facebook.
- Equip Your Evangelists: Quickly find your evangelists and equip them to tell your brand story. Have fun with this. Support and retweet your fanatics on Twitter. Give them sneak peeks at new product. Offer them free services and pay special attention to what they have to say. Put your evangelists at the core of your social strategy and follow their lead.
This is (Much) Easier Than You Think
You just have to get started. Once you've made social branding part of your DNA you will be surprised how easy it is to steal the show from the big boys.
What do you think? What challenges do you have with using social media to build your business' brand?
Stanford Smith is a hopelessly addicted angler, father of 3 hellions, and the wild-eyed muse behind PushingSocial.com. Follow him on Twitter to get his latest unorthodox tips for getting your blog noticed and promoted.
Silence and the Perfect Leadership Moment
Mar 1st
I've worked with many wonderful leaders over the years but there was one moment that, for me, represented a perfect example of what leadership is all about.
I spent much of my career at Alcoa, a Fortune 100 metals and mining company. Alcoa was a principled company. Values like safety, environmental stewardship, and community involvement were not just slogans, they were sincerely lived out every day, and demonstrated actively by the leaders of the company.
Having an employee killed in an industrial accident is heart-breaking, but it is even more tragic when it is YOUR employee.
That's what happened to my friend Joe. Joe was one of many extraordinary leaders at Alcoa. He was a mountain of a man in both size and heart and he had worked his way up the company ladder to a VP position with a style that was tough yet thoroughly authentic.
Many years ago, a female hourly employee — and one of Joe's friends from his days in operations — was crushed by a piece of conveying equipment. The weekend accident defied any rational explanation. She was an experienced employee who actually was on the safety committee that wrote the rules for the safe operation of the machine. The conveyor was moving at such a slow speed she easily could have stepped aside to get out of the way. She had crossed strong steel barriers, violating safety protocol, to even get to a place where the accident could have occurred.
And yet, it had happened. She was gone. A single mother of three, and a long-time friend of Joe's, had died on our shop floor.
On Monday morning, an expanded staff meeting had been called to talk about the accident and investigation.
The room was jammed with about 75 employees when Joe entered the room. He stood in front of the shocked room with his head bowed. The room was so full of tension at that moment. Finally, Joe spoke.
"I don't know what to say right now," he said. "I think … we … just need to pray for a moment."
The room fell silent. Many wept.
For me, this was one of the most unexpected and beautiful examples of leadership I have witnessed. Asking employees to pray? This was the ultimate gift and gesture, because nothing COULD be said at that moment. We all felt like crying . We all needed to be quiet for a minute and pray about this woman and her children in our own way, whatever that meant. We didn't want to see those pictures. We didn't want to think about investigations and safety reports. We needed that one moment to be human and grieve for a life.
To me, this was the most authentic, perfect moment of leadership, even though it was carried out in complete silence. In a world of constant content and chatter, quiet can be stunningly powerful.
Sometimes we are most effective when we are most human. Don't you agree?
How Social Media Turned a Brand Into a Revolution
Feb 27th
As protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square faced off against government forces, they were prepared with this Facebook lesson from supporters in Tunisia: "Advice to the youth of Egypt: Put vinegar or onion under your scarf for tear gas."
This exchange (as reported by the New York Times) was part of a remarkable two-year social media collaboration that began with bloggers calling for labor strikes and resulted in an energetic youth movement that is toppling dictators.
And I can't help but wonder in a very public way, was I wrong?
Just a few months ago, I declared in "Is Social Media Creating a Generation of Cowards?" that I agreed with Malcom Gladwell's now famous contention that "the revolution will not be tweeted." He compared the heroic activism of the Civil Rights Movement to the "slacktivism" of today's Facebook culture where involvement ends at "liking" a page. He boldly stated — and I agreed — that the weak connections and lack of organizational structure on the social web was unlikely to enable radical social change.
Was I wrong?
Yes, I was. I had completely missed a big idea that had nothing to do with organizational dynamics: Social media can be used to build and ignite a brand — even when the product is a political revolution! In fact, marketing has played an extremely important role in the shifting Arab political landscape.
Like the rest of the world, I was fascinated by the courage and discipline of the youth movement in Tunisia, Egypt and beyond. I've read as much as I could consume and although I do not have the benefit of a first-hand experience with the situation, I think that without question, social media enabled the movement, united protesters, and kept the revolutionaries one step ahead of the government counter-measures.
If you have any doubt about the courage displayed by the protesters or the critical role of Facebook and Twitter, click on the image above and watch a short video about the "Facebook Flat" in Cairo.
While the protesters relied on classic tactics of nonviolent resistance, they also owe their success to marketing savvy borrowed from Silicon Valley.
The mastermind of the movement was Wael Ghonim, a 31-year-old Google marketing executive. Inspired by bloggers such as Ahmed Maher, Ghonim had little experience in politics but an intense dislike for the abusive Egyptian police. While the underground revolution had actually been fomenting since 2005, it needed a business perspective to get off the ground.
"I worked in marketing," he said. "And I knew that if you build a brand you can get people to trust the brand."
The marketer's first campaign was a Facebook group called We Are All Khalid Said, after a young Egyptian who was beaten to death by police.
Ghonim filled the site with video clips and newspaper articles about police violence. He repeatedly hammered home a simple and memorable brand message: "This is your country."
Engaging the "customers"
He eventually attracted hundreds of thousands of followers to the site and the "brand" actively engaged with them. For example, when organizers planned a "day of silence" in the Cairo streets, he polled users on what color shirts they should all wear — black or white. Finally, after the Tunisian revolution on Jan. 14, Ghonim used the Facebook site to mobilize support for a public protest. He asked for a pledge from 50,000 followers to turn out in protest. More than 100,000 signed up.
"I have never seen a revolution that was pre-announced before," he said. Or, another way to look at it: He was launching the brand.
When a protest started to become a movement, best practices were shared via Facebook from counterparts in Tunisia and Serbia. Young Egyptian and Tunisian activists brainstormed on the use of technology to evade surveillance, commiserated about torture and traded practical tips on how to stand up to rubber bullets and organize barricades … primarily over social media platforms like the April 6 Movement Facebook page and Twitter.
On February 1, 2011 (the day the Internet was turned back on), Egypt gained 100,000 new Facebook users.
Al-Jazeera, a news channel with an agenda, added drama and emotion to the brand by broadcasting heroic stories and swelling theme songs. The revolution became an ongoing music video.
Entering new markets
Like all popular brands, this is already reaching into new markets like Libya. Where could it go next to reach new customers? This entry from the Youth Movement Facebook page may provide a clue:
So that's the story of how I was wrong … and so is Gladwell because he missed this point, too. We were both looking at historical events and organizational dynamics, not realizing that the new social media business models can be applied to a wide variety of human activities, even something as unlikely and startling as toppling a dictatorship.
I realize my characterization of this revolution as a "brand" is unorthodox and I don't want to come across as disrespectful in any way. I would never diminish the truly heroic personal efforts and sacrifices made in the face of real danger.
But I also think it's important to recognize these new communication and societal dynamics and how social media will be used in ways we could never imagine. Truly, the revolution is just beginning. For all of us.
Lead illustration: This photo of Cairo's Tahrir Square was taken by Tara Todras of the Associated Press and appeared in online version of the the New York Times
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One of the prettiest places I have visited in recent years is the Dolomites in Italy. There are so many beautiful landscapes to photograph. One morning w did a sunrise shoot along a road with this church and small village in the foreground. It was one of those grand sunrises as you can see.
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Some things here in the dolomites are too hard to describe. It's all rather post cardish and just plain pretty. Like this image. Here is a church with these great mountains as a background and beautiful skies to go with it. These images are all being made as part of the Phase One PODAS workshop presently going on. We will be shooting through Saturday so expect more images.
Looking Up At Church
While visiting Tuscany I loved visiting churches. These are usually very old structures and they have some very unique settings. This is a church I visited in a small village that had the crucifix hanging from the ceiling. And, when you looked up you got an incredible backdrop.
Near as I can figure and from what I have been told, many Italian families with large properties in Tuscany built their own family chapels. You can find these dotting the landscape all over Italy. This one chapel I came back to time and time again as it could be shot at different times of days and from far away or close-up. This one shot from the field in front of the chapel. The field was all yellow and I decided to use this as an extreme foreground and position the chapel in the upper right. I think it works.
Siena Pano
During our PODAS photography workshop in Tuscany we did take time to visit villages and cities so we could get a real feel of the Tuscany Landscape. One of these cities is Siena an absolutely beautiful old city that has a giant square or plaza. They are famous for the cathedral there as well as horse races. The above image was made by taking a number of images with the Fuji Pro X 1 and stitching them together.
Black Church
This is the famous Black Church in Iceland. Very iconic and everyone that visits Iceland photographs this church. I tried to do something different. Using a Phase One camera with a 240mm lens on it I shot from a distance and did 3 exposures and then combined them into a pano. I used the long lens to compress the background and to give a big feel to the mountains behind the church.


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Arnold MainMindemoya, OntarioAge: 55-65Gender: male5 Stars Out Of 5A timely book in deedMay 16, 2012Arnold MainMindemoya, OntarioAge: 55-65Gender: maleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5This book is a welcome reminder that the extraverts are not the benchmark for Christian character and intraverts are valuable to the Kingdom of God
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This weekend we are excited to be working with Sarah's Silks to offer our readers another awesome give-away. My children have "grown up" draped in Sarah's Silks. They have been a part of their dramatic play, turning every day children into knights and fairies. They've added rivers to the gnome village, ponds for ducklings and starry nights to play areas. They've decorated their rooms, lined baskets, and made Boho head scarves, just 'cuz.
Although the wee ones are getting older, silks are still important to them. Fairy is a dancer. Much of her free time is spent moving to music. She takes 8 individual dance classes. She LOVES dancing! And, with just a wee bit of effort... and truly... this is a super simple project, 2 Sarah's Silks can be turned into a lovely dance skirt. Make sure to visit Sarah's Silks to see all the possibilities, then gather together a sharp needle, a little thread, a piece of elastic, and tah dah a skirt fit for a growing "Fairy" dancer!
To create a Fairy Skirt, fold over the silk leaving a 2" overlap at the bottom edge. This will give a tiered look to your fairy skirt.
At the other end where the fold is, use a very sharp, small, fine point needle to sew a simple running stitch to create a waist band. Stitch a straight line across about a 1/2" from the fold. We did not pin the silks in place to avoid leaving holes in the silk. This is an "ish" project and slight variation won't matter. Just keep the silk laid out flat on your work surface while stitching.
You can create several stitches at once, filling up your needle. Every couple of inches you can do a backstitch to help secure the seam.
When the first is done, do the second silk to match.
Measure the elastic for the waist band and cut to fit exactly. You can either measure your child's waist and then measure the elastic... or even easier, just wrap the elastic around your child's waist and cut.
Use a safety pin on the edge of the elastic to help thread it through the waist band.
Feed the elastic through both pieces of silk side by side to create one full skirt.
Overlap the edges of the elastic about an inch and sew together. Be careful not to twist the elastic band.
Slide the sewn elastic end toward the middle of one of the waist bands to hide it. Then, use an over stitch to sew the two silks together where they meet in the waist band. This will stop the silks from sliding apart and exposing the elastic band. If your silk is very wrinkled, like ours was, you can carefully iron out the creases with a warm iron (use a delicate setting).
You now have a magical silk fairy skirt that even your more "grown up" fairies will enjoy!
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King beds were sold out, so they upgraded is to a suite. Very clean big room. So nice that I booked again on kayak for a 2nd night for the same low price while standing at the lobby desk. Employee said it was no problem to keep us in our current suite. Very satisfied with our stay.
Minor observations: bed was too firm, but plenty of pillows to help. Other guests smoked and pulled chairs under front check-in area until after midnight. Just a weird scene as the first impression for the hotel. They were nice though.
It was mentioned on the signup page there is a complimentary fitness access. Upon arrival I had learned that the membership was no longer offered. This information could have been updated in the website and may be reflected on the pricing as well
The rooms were spacious, clean, well designed and comfortable. Loved everything about the rooms. I would stay in the facility over and over again because of the rooms & facilities.
The check-in process took me a half hour even though I had already booked online. The staff was disorganized and poorly trained with the check in procedure. They were dressed like they were part of the cleaning crew. Granted I checked in after 10pm.
The breakfast is chaotic. The space where food is served is very small. Dishes were at the wrong end of the service area and so people were going every which way. Food was good. Flow is poorly planned.
clean, spacious and has everything I wanted
Mostly excellent customer service, super new nice and clean rooms.
I wish it included a free breakfast buffet, but they did have fresh fruit, water, and hot chocolate available in the lobby always. I had one interaction with the head of housekeeping that was less than friendly, but the rest of the staff was excellent.
Value for the location and ease to reach center city
Access road
The room was an upgrade so it was comfortable. The STAFF was very nice & helpful. We stayed over 1 week and was overall comfortable. The breakfast was a good size with a variety of choices. The room was mostly clean.
The manager should not work here or anywhere that requires cust. serv.! I was told I was the 4th-5th person this week to say the same thing. The breakfast was the same choices everyday & I don't like sausage.. The carpets in the rooms should be shampooed more often- my son's feet were black everyday and he's too young to understand keeping socks on. I had to pay a higher rate to stay on the first floor (I have 2 babies- 3wk & 11mo with a stroller) because they don't have an elevator. Then the manager wanted to make me get an even bigger more expensive room because he wanted to count my babies as "2 persons" and didn't want us to have a king bed. The nice ladies at the desk are the only reason we didn't take our business somewhere else.
Cosmetics of the building were nice.
The operations. No daily room service. The front desk staff member asked questions that did not make a good impression. It felt as if I was being interrogated. Copy of ID's for whoever is staying isn't good business. It makes the consumer feel untrustworthy and gives off the impression as that as well. The staff needs a better leader or a better business plan.
Nice hotel for the price. Nice location for getting to several ski resorts.
nice, quiet, well maintained, good locaton
A bit dated, but very comfortable. Clean and nicely equipped.
No signage on building made it difficult to locate. Apparently new signs have been ordered and will be up soon.
The staff in the evening were wonderfully helpful and accommodating. They think of anything skiers need and have it there. Even if you don't ski, this is a great place to stay. And, they're cookies are awesome!
We didn't want to rent a car or drive to the mountains. They have a shuttle that will take you anywhere in a 5 mile range and the morning driver is awesome. We were skiing Big and Little Cottonwoods, so the 960 and 962 buses stop at Sandy Civic Center which is about 3 miles away. Each day we took the shuttle to and from the Bus depot, the ride is @ 45 minutes to the resorts.
If you want to head into SLC, you can take the hi-speed train from the same station. There are plenty of restaurants and shopping around the area. We walked to many places. It's safe, clean, well located, and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
It met our needs.
It was hard to get out of. We had to cut through another parking lot to get going on the road we needed.
-very clean and king size bed
Freeway noise
The breakfast was the best part
AC didn't work I killed about 15 spiders in the one night I stayed. The toilet leaked and the shower shot water all over the place which made the bathroom worse than it already way from the toilet.
front desk service poor
Amenities were all inclusive. The decorating in rooms was nice and granite counters gave cleaner feel.
A handle bar was missing from shower and part of shower head that lies flush to the wall was disconnected.
eE will stay there very time we go to SLC now. Wish we knew about it sooner. It is very family friendly. The room accommodated us well, and the details were appreciated.
Separate bedroom from living area. Kitchen amenities were a plus. Staff was pleasant and helpful. Location was good for what we needed.
The room was extremely small for the price. Old and needed updating. Shower was weak and lukewarm at best. Breakfast was edible but nothing special. 'Heated' pool was frigid.Second floor windows extremely dangerous for children.
4star hotel in my option everything was very nice. Also loved the huge gym that was offered
Really nice and comfortable. It exceeded every expectation going in. Come to find out there was a complimentary supper Tues - Thurs
Towels were much rougher than I am used to, but manageable.
Great location, value, and very clean room. Great breakfast included with the stay. The staff was very friendly and attentive.
Fairly clean. Front desk staff was nice.
Extremely uncomfortable bed. Strange smell in room. Fridge was noisy. Highway noise was disruptive at night. Location was slightly inconvenient. Front desk had run out of extra pillows so we had to buy some.
Staff was efficient and flexible. Room had iron and board, refrigerator, microwave, and hair dryer- everything I needed. Bed was more comfortable than I expected. Linens and room were clean. Had accessible rooms, and even a lift for a disabled person to get into the hot tub. Very close to a nice mall; many stores and restaurants and highway access. Complimentary breakfast. Great value for the price.
Linens were clean but very worn, as was the recliner that looked like it should have been retired long ago. Cleaning staff held conversations with each other right outside my door or knocked well before 8:00am. Breakfast is only served until 9:00am. If I was a late sleeper, both of these things would have made it hard to relax. I stayed for three nights and needed to get some work done. I could only get on the internet for about two hours in three days. They definitely need a stronger router. That would be the deal breaker for me. The room was a decent value and close to everything, but if I can't work, I can't stay there. This is sad since I will be going to that city a lot.
The pool was great and the outdoor fire pit was nice
This hotel was beautiful, the staff was super friendly and the location was awsome. I will definitely be staying there again.
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I'm on Team Colby: Rasmus goes 4-for-4 with two homers
Sep 10, 2010, 11:48 AM EDT
Colby Rasmus has decided to simply let his bat do the talking while Cardinals Nation divides itself into "Team Colby" and "Team TLR" over his well-publicized beef with manager Tony La Russa.
Rasmus went 4-for-4 with a pair of homers and four RBIs in a blowout win over the Braves last night and is now 11-for-24 (.458) with five extra-base hits in eight games this month.
It's tough to imagine even La Russa benching someone playing that well while the Cardinals cling to their playoff lives, but then again it's tough to imagine anyone benching a 23-year-old center fielder hitting .276/.360/.514 on the season and TLR has managed to do that plenty.
La Russa has been managing in the majors since 1979. During that time, here's a list of the best adjusted OPS+ totals posted by 23-year-old center fielders:
YEAR OPS+ Ken Griffey Jr. 1993 171 Lloyd Moseby 1983 134 COLBY RASMUS 2010 133 Grady Sizemore 2006 133 Ellis Burks 1988 131 Andruw Jones 2000 125 Andrew McCutchen 2009 112
In other words, during La Russa's three-plus decades as a manager the only center fielder to clearly out-hit Rasmus at age 23 is Ken Griffey Jr.
- Mrsteve - Sep 10, 2010 at 12:06 PM
Lloyd Moseby is just a aberration then?
Also La Russa is a fuckin drunk.
- John_Michael - Sep 10, 2010 at 12:10 PM
And look at the clubhouse cancer Griffey turned out to be!
OPS = Off the field Problem Situations
That would be negated if Rasmus played college football though.
- Jason Minard - Sep 10, 2010 at 12:14 PM
I'd love to see Rasmus shipped out of St. Louis…….but thats because I'm a Cubs fan
- Joe - Sep 10, 2010 at 12:30 PM
Ummmm….134 vs. 133 isn't much of a difference, and there are still three weeks left in the season. So no, it's not appropriate to conclude that Lloyd Moseby "clearly out-hit Rasmus" at age 23.
- Mrsteve - Sep 10, 2010 at 12:48 PM
But out hit him he did. And Seizmore is the same.
- Nick C - Sep 10, 2010 at 12:52 PM
I've always thought that Sizemore is a nice comp for Colby. As a Cards fan I can only hope that management chooses wisely.
- Nick C - Sep 10, 2010 at 12:53 PM
You think that 1 point of OPS+ constitutes CLEARLY outhitting him? Not sure that stat is so precise as to make that claim.
- Joe - Sep 10, 2010 at 1:32 PM
The season isn't over. Rasmus' number is bound to change. Could get better, could get worse, could stay the same. If Rasmus ends up with better numbers when all is said and done, how can you say that Moseby "clearly out-hit" him?
- Kevin S. - Sep 10, 2010 at 2:19 PM
Only if he punted.
- Mrsteve - Sep 10, 2010 at 11:16 PM
So far he has outhit him
What does it matter anyway
Larussa is still a booze hound
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