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This part is punitive in nature and applies to all persons assigned to, attached to, or present on the installation of Fort Jackson, South Carolina. A violation of, attempted violation of, or solicitation or conspiracy to violate any provision of this part provides the basis for criminal prosecution under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, applicable Federal Law, other regulations, and/or adverse administrative action. Civilian visitors may be barred from the installation of Fort Jackson and prosecuted under appropriate Federal laws. The enumeration of prohibited activities in this part is not intended to preclude prosecution under other provisions of law or regulation.
Title 32 published on 2014-07-01.
No entries appear in the Federal Register after this date, for 32 CFR Part 552.


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Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway Birdie
By Kenneth Jones
02 Apr 2009
John Stamos and Gina Gershon
Playbill News: Stamos, Gershon, Houdyshell, Irwin Will Put on a Happy Face in Broadway BirdieQuote:
John Stamos, Gina Gershon, Jayne Houdyshell and Bill Irwin will star in the first Broadway revival of Bye Bye Birdie, the sweetly satiric Tony Award-winning musical comedy about a pop star joining the Army and the chaos it causes.
Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the casting for director-choreographer Robert Longbottom's new production, to play a Roundabout venue in fall 2009. Dates and theatre will be announced.
TV, Broadway and pop star Stamos will play manager-songwriter Albert Peterson; film and Broadway actress Gershon will be Albert's long-suffering girlfriend, Rose Alvarez; Tony Award winner Irwin will be suburban dad Harry MacAfee; and Wicked veteran Jayne Houdyshell (acclaimed for her work in Well on and off Broadway) will be Albert's guilt-inflicting mother, Mae Peterson.
Casting for the roles of star-struck teen Kim MacAfee and the Elvis-like, hip-swiveling Conrad Birdie will be announced at a later date, as will additional creative members and citizens of Sweet Apple, OH. Sweet Apple is where Conrad Birdie plants "One Last Kiss" on a fan live, on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
Birdie, which won the 1961 Tony Award as Best Musical, has a book by the late Michael Stewart, lyrics by Lee Adams and music by Charles Strouse. Strouse previously told Playbill.com that Longbottom may incorporate a version of the 1963 film's title song into the stage show (the number is not usually part of the Broadway score).
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Blue Friday is March 9th With WGNA – See What's For Sale Now [GALLERY]
WGNA Blue Friday is March 9th from 6am-10am this year.
WGNA Blue Friday is March 9th from 6am-10am this year.
We'll have to wait and see. I went out with the yardstick to measure the snow at about 3:45 and we had 2 inches on the ground here at the GNA studios.
The Egg has world class acoustics and not a lot of seats, so it is a perfect spot for the WGNA Rising Stars Acoustic Concert on March 6th at 7:30pm.
Pizza Wars 2012 is coming next Thursday, February 2nd with WGNA.
Pizza Wars is coming fast with WGNA. We're at 2 locations this year from 5-9pm on February 2nd. Proctor's in Schenctady, or the Holiday Inn on Wolf Road. Pick the one that works best for your family on the way home, all the details on Pizza Wars 2012 is here.
We work hard for the community and try to help those whenever we can and the truth is, we can't do it without you.
This Saturday, January 21st is the big day. The 2012 Fitness, Health and Beauty Expo will be at the Empire State Plaza from 10am-4pm. Admission is $3 adults, kids free!
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Another year is here, and 1077 WGNA has another $5,000 on the table.
December 5, 1973 is a special day at 107.7 GNA, because that was the day the we signed on the air.
As you are out making the rounds this weekend please remember to help our local kids right here at home and give to Sean and Richie's 'Pennies From Heaven" fundraising campaign. We only have until December 17th to make it happen.
"Crazy Girl" is the new #1 hit in Country music and the first ever #1 hit for the Eli Young Band! They just got the news today in Nashville and spoke to us about it "Live At The CMA's".


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Score grapefruit peel into 6 lengthwise sections.
Remove peel; scrape off white portion.
Cut peel into very thin strips.
Combine peel, soda, and 1 1/2 cups water.
Bring to boil.
Cover and simmer for 20 minutes; stir occasionally; drain.
Remove membrane from grapefruits.
Section grapefruits; discard seeds.
Chop sections.
Peel, core, and coarsely chop apples.
In 8- to 10-quart kettle combine cooked peel, grapefruits, apples, lemon juice, and 1 cup water.
Bring to boiling.
Simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes.
Stir in sugar.
Bring to full rolling boil; stir constantly.
Boil 1 minute.
Remove from heat; stir in pectin.
Skim off foam.
Stir and skim for 10 minutes.
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The Monkees
Oldies, Classic Hits
"Hey hey, we are the Monkees/You know we love to please/A manufactured image/With no philosophies." In 1968, the Monkees addressed their own reputation in the song "Ditty Diego (War Chant)," which summed up the bad rap they'd received in the music press since they first emerged in the summer of 1966. the Monkees were talented singers, musicians, and songwriters who made a handful of the finest pop singles of their day (as well as a few first-rate albums) and delivered exciting, entertaining live shows. But at a time when rock music was becoming more self-conscious and "serious," the hipper echelons of the music press often lambasted the Monkees, largely because they didn't come together organically but through the casting process for a television series, and they initially didn't write the bulk of their own material or play all the instruments on their records. The fact they later took creative control of their music was often overlooked, and the quality of their music, which featured the work of some of the finest session players and songwriters of the 1960s, often seemed to be beside the point. Time has ultimately vindicated the Monkees, and their music still sounds fresh and engaging decades after it was recorded, but in some circles they never fully shook being branded as "the Pre-Fab Four," no matter how far they moved from the circumstances that brought them together. The Monkees story began in the fall of 1965, when Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider, a pair of producers whose Raybert Productions had a deal with Columbia Pictures and their TV branch Screen Gems, came up with an idea for a television series about a rock group. Inspired by Richard Lester's groundbreaking comedies with the Beatles, A Hard Day's Night and Help!, Rafelson and Schneider imagined a situation comedy in which a four-piece band had wacky adventures every week and occasionally burst into song. The NBC television network liked the idea, and production began on The Monkees in early 1966. Don Kirshner, a music business veteran who was a top executive at Colgems Records (a label affiliated with Columbia/Screen Gems), was appointed music coordinator for the series, and Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, a producing and songwriting team, signed on to handle much of the day-to-day chores of creating music for the show's fictive band. A casting call went out for four young men to play the members of the group, and Rafelson and Schneider's choices for the roles were truly inspired. Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork were musicians with solid performing and recording experience who also had a flair for playing comedy, while Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones were primarily actors but had also dabbled in pop music and had strong vocal abilities. As the show went before the camera, Kirshner had Boyce and Hart take the four leads into the studio to begin recording the songs that would be featured on the show each week. While initially the cast was only going to provide vocals for material Boyce and Hart had already recorded, the producers were impressed enough with Nesmith's songwriting skills that they chose to use a few of his tunes and let him produce them. With this, the Monkees took their first step toward evolving into a proper, self-sufficient rock band. The Monkees debuted on NBC in the fall of 1966 and was an immediate hit in the ratings, while "Last Train to Clarksville," the group's first single, had become a number one hit a few weeks earlier (the self-titled debut album would top the chart in October). Rafelson, Schneider, and Kirshner shrewdly allowed the show to promote the records and vice versa, and while the notion that television time could sell pop records was hardly new (Ricky Nelson proved that almost a decade earlier), no one had made it work with quite the success the Monkees achieved almost immediately. Dozens of Monkees-related products flooded the marketplace, from toy guitars and lunch boxes to board games and models of the custom Pontiac the guys drove on the show. In late 1966, someone got the idea of booking a few live shows with the Monkees, and recordings of their early concerts prove that while not all four were virtuoso musicians, they worked well together on-stage and were a energetic, rough-and-ready rock band who could work a crowd. As the Monkees gained confidence in their abilities as performers, they began to chafe under the restrictions imposed on them by Kirshner, who had full control over what songs they would record and who would produce and play on the sessions. the Monkees' early recordings found them working with a stellar team of songwriters (including Neil Diamond, Carole King and Gerry Goffin, and David Gates along with Boyce and Hart) and musicians (such as Glen Campbell, James Burton, Hal Blaine, and Larry Taylor), but Nesmith and Tork in particular were eager to show off their own talents (Nesmith was responsible for some of the Monkees' most distinctive tunes), and all four were stung by the negative publicity they'd received as rock critics declared they weren't a "real" band and couldn't play their instruments (Nesmith and Tork certainly could, and Dolenz and Jones would become capable instrumentalists, but they weren't allowed to play on their earliest recordings). When the Monkees were presented with copies of their second album, More of the Monkees, in January 1967, Nesmith and Tork were furious -- it was filled with material recorded for the TV show and the bandmembers had no input into its packaging or sequencing. This led to a standoff between the four Monkees, who demanded autonomy over the music they performed, and Kirshner, who didn't want to disrupt the hitmaking machine he'd helped create. Eventually, Rafelson and Schneider sided with his stars (who could not be readily replaced) and Kirshner was fired in the spring of 1967. (Kirshner would later coordinate the music for the Archies, who as cartoon characters lacked the power to rebel against their producers.) Now calling their own musical shots, the Monkees recorded their third album, Headquarters, with Chip Douglas (aka Douglas Farthing Hatlelid) of the Turtles producing and playing bass. Outside of Douglas and a few string and horn players, the Monkees played all the instruments on Headquarters, and the album rose to number one on the charts in May of 1967, proving the group members were more than capable of making memorable records on their own (and the closing track, "Randy Scouse Git," showed the cultural changes that were making themselves known in America had not escaped the attention of TV's leading pop group). Another Monkees album appeared in November 1967, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd., which is generally regarded as the group's finest work; while all four Monkees played and sang on the album, they also brought a few session players in for the recordings, hitting a middle ground between the polished studiocraft of the first two LPs and the more organic sound of Headquarters. While the Monkees now had the freedom to chart their own path in the recording studio, this also led to the musicians discovering their creative differences, and by the time they recorded The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees (released in April 1968), the foursome was starting to splinter, with each member essentially producing and coordinating 25 percent of the album, and the band's collaborative energy began to dissipate. After two successful seasons, the Monkees' television series was not renewed for the fall 1968 season, as the group hoped to launch a career in the movies. But Head, their first (and last) feature film, was a commercial disaster; it was an often clever and challenging satire of the Monkees' own curious stardom and the culture that surrounded them, but it also quite literally had no plot and confounded the younger viewers who were the TV show's strongest fan base. The soundtrack album struggled to a relatively dismal number 45 on the charts, and shortly afterwards Peter Tork opted to leave the band. the Monkees released two albums as a trio in 1969, Instant Replay and The Monkees Present, but while they both contained fine music that showed the group was continuing to mature, neither launched any major hits, and the band's commercial fortunes were clearly beginning to wane. In late 1969, Nesmith left to pursue a solo career (he'd already released an instrumental solo album, The Wichita Train Whistle Sings, in 1968), and after a final Monkees album featuring just Dolenz and Jones, 1970's Changes, the group quietly dissolved. Nesmith went on to a critically respected and modestly successful solo career, cutting several excellent country-rock albums, and he enjoyed considerable success in the entertainment business, producing music videos and feature films as well as running a film and video label, Pacific Arts. Both Dolenz and Jones moved back and forth between acting and music, and in 1975 they teamed up with Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart to record a new album and the foursome went out on the road, playing their new material as well as many of the Monkees' hits. Tork's music career stayed under the radar through much of the '70s, though he led a band called Release, operated a music production firm, recorded a Christmas single with Dolenz and Jones in 1976, and was courted for a solo deal with Sire Records. the Monkees' television show stayed on the air for years in reruns after the group broke up, and in 1985, MTV presented a daylong marathon of Monkees episodes, tipping their hat to the show and the band that helped bring rock and television together. The marathon was a hit in the ratings and Monkees reruns became a regular feature on the network. That same year, producer and promoter David Fishof put together a Monkees reunion tour; while Nesmith's business commitments prevented him from joining his bandmates, Dolenz, Jones, and Tork were game, and the tour was a massive commercial success, and much of the group's back catalog bounced back into the charts. (Nesmith also made a guest appearance with the Monkees for their sold-out appearance at L.A.'s Greek Theater, and appeared with them on an MTV Christmas video.) In 1986, Dolenz and Tork cut a new single, "That Was Then, This Is Now," which was tagged onto a Monkees hits compilation and became a hit. The success of the single prompted the Monkees (again minus Nesmith) to record a new album, but 1987's Pool It! didn't fare well with critics or fans, and the members soon went their separate ways again, though Dolenz and Jones occasionally worked as a duo. As the 30th anniversary of the Monkees' debut loomed in the mid-'90s and Rhino Records (who had reissued the group's back catalog in the 1980s) assumed full control of the group's filmed and recorded legacy and began a series of definitive reissues, another reunion tour was proposed, and the talks led to Dolenz, Jones, Nesmith, and Tork getting together to jam for the fun of it. They enjoyed the process enough that they decided to record a new album, and Justus, released in October 1996, became the first Monkees album written, performed, and produced solely by the four members of the band. The four Monkees appeared in a television special tied into the album's release (called Hey Hey, We're the Monkees), and they were set to take part in a world concert tour to promote the record. However, after a string of dates in the United Kingdom in 1997, Nesmith dropped out, and while the tour went on without him, the other three did little to hide their disappointment with Nesmith in the press. Another tour by the three-piece Monkees took place in 2001, but Tork left the show before the final dates; Tork told reporters he'd quit, while Dolenz and Jones said he'd been fired. Since then, Dolenz, Jones, and Tork have all toured as solo acts; Nesmith, meanwhile, released a solo album in 2006, Rays, and has taken up writing fiction, having penned two novels, The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora and The American Gene. ~ Mark DemingSee stations that play The Monkees
Song01When Love Comes Knockin' (At Your Door)The Monkees
Song01You and I (1996)The Monkees
Song01Oh, What a NightThe Monkees
Song02Circle SkyThe Monkees
Song03Never EnoughThe Monkees
Song04Unlucky StarsThe Monkees
Song05Admiral MikeThe Monkees
Song06Regional GirlThe Monkees
Song07Run Away From LifeThe Monkees
Song08I Believe YouThe Monkees
Song09It's My LifeThe Monkees
Song10It's Not Too LateThe Monkees
Song11Dyin' of a Broken HeartThe Monkees
Song01The New Recruit (Mono)Michael Blessing
Song02A Journey With Michael Blessing (Mono)Michael Blessing
Song03Until It's Time for You to Go (Mono)Michael Blessing
Song04What Seems to Be the Trouble Officer (Mono)Michael Blessing
Song05Who Do You Love (Mono)Michael Blessing
Song06Get Out of My Life Woman (Mono)Michael Blessing
Song07I Wanna Be FreeThe Monkees
Song08Last Train to ClarksvilleThe Monkees
Song09Sweet Young ThingThe Monkees
Song10(Theme From) The MonkeesThe Monkees
Song11Take a Giant StepThe Monkees
Song12Saturday's ChildThe Monkees
Song13Let's Dance OnThe Monkees
Song14Gonna Buy Me a DogThe Monkees
Song15Papa Gene's BluesThe Monkees
Song16Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another DayThe Monkees
Song17This Just Doesn't Seem to Be My DayThe Monkees
Song18I'll Be True to YouThe Monkees
Song19So Goes LoveThe Monkees
Song20I Can't Get Her Off My Mind (unissued version)The Monkees
Song01War GamesThe Monkees
Song02Storybook of YouThe Monkees
Song01Heart and SoulThe Monkees
Song02(I'd Go The) Whole Wide WorldThe Monkees
Song03Long Way HomeThe Monkees
Song04Secret HeartThe Monkees
Song05Gettin' InThe Monkees
Song06(I'll) Love You ForeverThe Monkees
Song07Every Step of the WayThe Monkees
Song08Don't Bring Me DownThe Monkees
Song09MidnightThe Monkees
Song10She's Movin' in With RicoThe Monkees
Song11Since You Went AwayThe Monkees
Song12Counting on YouThe Monkees
Song01Diego Ditty (War Chant)The Monkees
Song02SupplicoThe Monkees
Song01Daydream BelieverThe Monkees
Song02ValleriThe Monkees
Song03The PosterThe Monkees
Song04Dream WorldThe Monkees
Song05Tapioca TundraThe Monkees
Song06Magnolia SimmsThe Monkees
Song07Zor and ZamThe Monkees
Song08We Were Made for Each OtherThe Monkees
Song09I'll Be Back Up on My FeetThe Monkees
Song10Auntie's Municipal CourtThe Monkees
Song11Lady's BabyThe Monkees
Song12Writing WrongsThe Monkees
Song13P.O. Box 9847The Monkees
Song14AlvinThe Monkees
Song15I'm Gonna TryThe Monkees
Song16P.O. Box 9847 (alternate mix)The Monkees
Song17The Girl I Left Behind Me (early version)The Monkees
Song18Lady's Baby (alternate mix)The Monkees
Song19DreamworldThe Monkees
Song20P.O. Box 9847 (1968 alternate Stereo mix)The Monkees
Song01She'll Be ThereThe Monkees
Song02A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit YouThe Monkees
Song03The Girl I Knew SomewhereThe Monkees
Song04Randy Scouse GitThe Monkees
Song05Sunny GirlfriendThe Monkees
Song06Forget That GirlThe Monkees
Song07For Pete's SakeThe Monkees
Song08Pillow TimeThe Monkees
Song09All of Your ToysThe Monkees
Song10Tema Dei MonkeesThe Monkees
Song11JerichoThe Monkees
Song12Peter Gunn's GunThe Monkees
Song13You Told MeThe Monkees
Song14I'll Spend My Life With YouThe Monkees
Song15Shades of GrayThe Monkees
Song16No TimeThe Monkees
Song17Early Morning Blues and GreensThe Monkees
Song18She Hangs OutThe Monkees
Song19Shades of GreyThe Monkees
Song20Midnight TrainThe Monkees
Song01Pleasant Valley SundayThe Monkees
Song02WordsThe Monkees
Song03Cuddly ToyThe Monkees
Song04What Am I Doing Hangin' 'round?The Monkees
Song05Daily NightlyThe Monkees
Song06SalesmanThe Monkees
Song07The Door Into SummerThe Monkees
Song08Love Is Only SleepingThe Monkees
Song09Hard to BelieveThe Monkees
Song10Star CollectorThe Monkees
Song11Don't Call On MeThe Monkees
Song12Daily Nightly (alternate mix)The Monkees
Song13Love Is Only Sleeping (alternate mix)The Monkees
Song14Peter Percival Patterson's Pet Pig PorkyThe Monkees
Song15What Am I Doing Hanging 'Round?The Monkees
Song16Special AnnouncementThe Monkees
Song17Goin' Down (alternate mix)The Monkees
Song18Salesman (alternate mix)The Monkees
Song19The Door Into Summer (alternate mix)The Monkees
Song20Star Collector (alternate mix)The Monkees


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Photo by Colby Ware, Special to The Baltimore Sun
October 21, 2011
Maureen Spiker, 39, goes for a fitted silhouette in her "classic, but kind of edgy" style. "I don't want to look like the soccer mom that I am," she says with a smile. At the grand opening of Bond Street Social, the Allsteel sales manager cut quite a figure in a burgundy corduroy velvet blazer and white cotton button down V-neck shirt -- both from White House/Black Market -- over a white camisole and a pair of distressed skinny jeans from the Guess store. The Severna Park resident added punch with a pair of black round-toe scrunch boots she's had for a while and a multi-charm Betsey Johnson necklace and matching bracelet from Nordstrom. She bought her red leather B. Makowsky handbag at Lord & Taylor, her black crystal dangle earrings at Express and her Lucien Piccard watch at Filene's Basement.
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Rated 2 out of 5 by JEB1963 This hotel need updating The hotel is dated and is in need up updates. The closet in my room was basically unusable, there was a shelf half way down and so I was unable to hang anythign on the top rod. The bottom rod was obstructed by the ironign board. Whe I romoved the ironing board the clothes stil touched the floor when hung from the bottom rod. The bathroom had an old radiator on the floor, teh cover has fallgin off and the inside was covered with dust. July 2, 2013
Rated 1 out of 5 by Ray1234 Horrible weekend, despite staff efforts 1st given a room without a king bed, although my reservation specified it. Staff moved us. Construction Jackhammers on Queen St woke us up at 7:30 Sunday morning. Staff moved us. Drunks running and pounding on doors and cursing (due to some high school bus trip) Shower didn't work. Staff gave us a room to shower in. Were credited $50 and received breakfast coupons, that made it better. Previous guest's towel was still on bathroom hook. Just a terrible experience, although staff did try to fix it (after waiting in line with 20 other people). Windows of hotel very dirty. Busy, noisy weekend. July 2, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by KevinOFun Toronto Jazzfest This was my first time attending the Jazz Festival and I've stayed at the Sheraton many times before. This Hotel is by far my favorite place to stay in Toronto and it's close location to the event made it even better! Thank you for another 5 star experience. July 2, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by DickFL Some Bumpy Nights at Sheraton Centre Toronto The hotel is lovely and located in a very convenient part of Toronto. However, on this stay, there were many college age students and they were partying all through the night, yelling in the halls at 3am on two consecutive nights. We also had a fire alarm go off on two consecutive days--one at 1am in the morning--both false alarms. Perhaps they were connected with the partying students. Staff, however, were very nice about everything and discounted the bill because of the problems July 1, 2013
Rated 2 out of 5 by Newbie Hotel in good location, but check-in takes too long The lines at check-in were extremely long this weekend (stretching past the front entrance to the restaurant) but only 3 of 5 check-in counters were open (excluding the one counter opened for gold card holders). Check-in for each person was also slightly slower than what I've experienced at other hotels. This could be a one-off situation due to Canada Day / PRIDE weekend, but the hotel should have anticipated the situation and staffed up appropriately. June 30, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by DMVFL Understaffed & dated First impressions linger and having to wait so long to check in was a bad start. The check in line was across the lobby and nearly out the door! Then once we finally saw one of the 3 men staffing the front desk not so much as an apology! And worse, when I asked about the long wait, he did not seem to think this was unusual or a problem. Yes, it's both, when compared to other hotels. The only thing worse was the line at check out. Unbelievable! We asked for a room with a view, which we would have had if the windows weren't filthy! Parking and wifi fees were both too high. And many aspects of the facility seemed dated. Overall I think the hotel is resting on its laurels from its heyday. But if management doesn't step up it's game, you will lose guests like me. There are too many better options. June 30, 2013
Rated 1 out of 5 by Vonnie22 Hotel was a let down for us We were very disappointed with the hotel and the location of the room. There was a Jazz festival on right across from the hotel it kept us up with the loud music and also in the hotel there was doors getting banged closed. The staff I felt was very unhelpful there was some issues with the phone card I had bought in the hotel on how to use it was told to read the back of the card I called the number on the back of the card was still not working so called the front desk was told to just call the uk and then they will ask for the pin code but this never happened i went to the front desk and asked how much was i charged for the call was told $2 then on check out I was charged $30 for a 5 min call to the uk. I am a travel agent back in the uk and would not recommend the hotel. June 29, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by Angler The rooms are very nice Although the rooms are very nice we didn't get housekeeping on our second day, the restraint is very expensive and is basically roadhouse food, the menu was very limited, we contacted housekeeping on a few occasions and met with just short of a rude response and we had to pay for parking when we were told it was included in our room for the weekend. June 29, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Golfer12 Great Hotel Great hotel with excellent staff and very convenient to lots of shopping and entertainment in the downtown area of Toronto June 28, 2013
Rated 1 out of 5 by Jefft905 Staff was uncaring / hotel under construction Very bad experience during this stay. Front desk would not honour original rate that I booked with. Hotel unlocked our conference room without our knowledge, and left thousands of dollars of equipment out in the open. Construction was taking place as early as 7am which made it impossible to sleep after this time. Would not stay again. June 28, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by Hemmy33 comfortable hotel however room was tired The biggest problem that i had with this hotel and I have stayed there many times is that the bathrooms need some work. The heat register was falling apart, the wallpaper was peeling and the cleaning in the room was sub-standard. June 27, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by SaunaLover Excellent Downtown Location, Amenities and Service Stayed here on June 26, 2013. Would highly recommend this hotel for anyone visiting Toronto for business or pleasure! June 27, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by Laura04 Some improvements needed Dear Sheraton, Here you have some comments trying to help improving guests stay: 1. My room was next to the elevators and was quite noisy. 2. At 4:30h the alarm clock started to ring and woke me up. It seems the previous guest left it like this and the service room didn't switch it of. I came from Europe and it was impossible to sleep again because of the jet lack. 3. On Saturday night someone on the next room was having a party until 5am. I saw them bringing beers on the elevator, etc. 4. The bath water tap couldn't be turned off, so the water was dropping all night with the consequent waste of water. 5. When I checked in the lady didn't inform me about Internet connection, breakfast nor offered a map of the city. June 26, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by Tara26 Pool Area Reno This was my third time at Sheraton Toronto, and enjoyed my stay-cation, however, I was very disappointed that the pool area was reduced due to outside cleaning. The pool bar and music are fabulous and was upset when we arrived to the pool to find them blocked off and unavailable. Room service was available by the pool however was incredibly expensive. Hopefully the pool area was just shut for a short period, as I am hoping to come again to try and have the experience my husband and I were going for. June 25, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by dzaek poor check out service While I enjoyed the stay at the Sheraton, I was sadly disappointed to spend 25 minutes in line to check out. Since the hotel did not leave an invoice under my door for me to look over, I had to wait in line to settle the bill and make sure it was correct. Spending 25 minutes in line was not an enjoyable experience and the bank of empty computers only a few feet away suggested the problem was likely a staff shortage. I did not expect this to be the case and will relay this message to anyone who asks about the hotel and their services. June 25, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by sweetpea29 Stay at the Sheraton Very noisy room beside the ice machine, and vending machine. June 24, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Mary260 Front desk were very helpful and accomodating. We had some issues checking in but Marilyn at the front desk was very helpful. View from the room was great!! June 24, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Ronnie69 Blue-Jay Weekend Holiday The Front Desk Employees are the best that I have ever dealt with, they do everything to help the travelers, also the rooms are very well maintained and kept up date. The Hotel is very close to everything, like sporting events and theaters, also it is right on the PATH route so it is good for shopping on wet days, the Club Floor extras are very good in the evenings and the Breakfasts are very good also. I had a very good time. June 24, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by JMH571 T.V. and internet was very bad, expected better for the price The hotel features and staff were very good, and the room and bed comfortable. Some excess noise from the Jazz festival at Nathan Philp Sq. The T.V. was nearly unwatchable at times and internet was very slow, this was very frustrating as you had to pay extra to get internet. June 24, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Olga50 Helpful Staff I stayed at the Sheraton this weekend while attending a conference held at the hotel. Very busy place! Front line staff were exceptional and helpful at all times. Mr. Dunn, please pass on kudos to all your staff on their customer service. June 24, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Rusty5 Perfect stay. I was there with my wife for our anniversary. The stay was part of the Theatre package. I have to say from the time we arrived we were taken care of, staff was curtious and helpfull. When checking in, upon finding out we were there for our anniversary, we were upgraded to a room on a higher level (very nice and not expected). The next day when we asked if we could keep our car there after check out, our room stay was extended at no charge. These may have all been small things for the hotel to do but they were very much appreciated. Nice job. June 24, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by Maitland70 Questionable This is my second time at this hotel and again I found this hotel not meeting my needs. Escalators not working, getting stuck in elevators with no A/C, long lines for check in and front desk service. Charges to my bill after check out are really the icing on the cake at the Sheraton Centre. June 24, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by ATLTravler This hotel is technology friendly Truly enjoyed stay clubhouse is very accommodating overlooking city on 43fl friendly &helpful staff busy lobby but very technology friendly food court on lower lever however close at 7:00pm June 22, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by basset clean, fine and organized gentle personnel, hotel clean, quiet, well organized. Very good restaurant and bar; central position, near bay. June 22, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by AJB46 Old & Tired, but a great location In many ways, this property is behind the times. The Internet is slow, spotty, and difficult to connect to. The rooms are a bit outdated and not super comfortable. The food is ok, but not many healthy options at all. The good stuff is that it's in a great location downtown, walking distance to everything, the gym is large and offers many machines and free weights and a nice pool, and the staff are very friendly. If you need to stay with starwood, then this is a decent option, but overall there are much better hotels in Toronto for the money. June 21, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by CLEGirl My favorite place but with some flaws I have been staying at this hotel for decades. I love it, and it feels like home...however, this most recent visit had some disappointments, and I feel partially responsible for not having taken the time to personally call and confirm details---like the garden being accessible--in advance. My lack of garden access created a bit of hassle until a room change on the 2nd day as I was travelling with my canine daughter...which I am MOST appreciative of the hotel allowing. Even then, as the hotel was doing some powerwashing, for two days I had to time our garden breaks to before the workmen started or during their lunch break. The room service menu is now on the television screen, and there was no notice to that effect in the room. I still don't how I came across that. I still think when a Cobb Salad totals out to $30 or so with tax, gratuity and service fees, it is steep. For that cost one would expect fresher rolls...but the salad was delicious and fresh. My request to have foam pillows was honored and SO much more comfortable than the usual smushy ones. The room was very comfortable. Somehow I wound up with a fridge and microwave...I did use the fridge and will not ever do that again as it appears there is no visible thermostat and the fruit cup I put inside froze. I truly appreciate the demands made of the housekeeping staff...and all I encountered were lovely and friendly people. But I was not happy when my supersleuthing dog clearly found some unidentified object under the bed. Luckilly I was able to retrieve it before she did. It was a petrified lime half. Identifiable by the labels still attached. At check in I was told I could do a room change the next day. When I went down to switch keys, the line was nearly to the door. I went back to my room to call guest services, just to make sure the garden access room would still be held. Someone answered and said she would connect me to management. I let it ring a very long time with no answer. I called back again and then guest services did not answer. So I went downstairs again...and this time opted to try the SPG line which had two people serving two guests. I waited numerous minutes and then was asked if I was Gold or Platinum. When I honestly admitted "no" (I had been gold at one point), I was told then it would "be a while" as they were helping others in the (long nonplatinum/ nongold line). Had this person bothered to announce that in the first place I would have planted myself in the growing long line to begin with, or come back. Eventually I was served by Jonathan, who remembered me as soon as I said I was there with my dog. Within 3 minutes Jonathan had me on my way, and made me feel more welcome than anyone else had. Unfortunately when I checked in the person helping was clueless about the garden status...so I ran to take my pup out there for nothing as the doors were all bolted shut. Although it impacted my vacation that I had so looked forward to, I am focusing on the fact that I still had a wonderful time and enjoyed the time away. Vernon was also a kind soul as I was turning in my green choice coupons. The hotel location and access to the PATH make this still a perfect location. I would never stay anywhere else, but I will be confirming what is essential to me prior to making the road trip there in the future. p.s. although the hotel is non-smoking, it is still very irksome that smokers with outside access rooms still smoke in that area, and the smoke travels...they also toss their butts into the garden beds or onto the ground. June 20, 2013
Rated 2 out of 5 by Ontario11 No service The hotel served its purpose for a conference and is a good location for downtown Toronto. But over a three night stay, the room was not serviced once. If you stay here, my advice is that you agree to the no service option, as at least you wont be surprised when you get back after a long work day. However, assuming the above was an aberration - I'd recommend it for location. June 20, 2013
Rated 1 out of 5 by Rickm123 Lifetime platinum As a lifetime platinum this may well be the worst room I have stayed in. I have been at the Centre a number of times in the past and was planning an executive meeting in July. I would highly recommend the General Manager with his wife spend one night in room 2030. The sound of the elevator cables either out of sync or vibrating off the bedroom walls made my wife very unhappy which created grief for me. Unfortunately we arrived to the room from a late evening engagement and did not notice the loud noises until we had turned in. My fault for not demanding another room! June 18, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by DancingQueen Great Location My husband and I stayed at the Sheraton for a wedding we attended at the nearby Arcadian loft. The suite was clean and modern. The view of Nathan Phillips Square was beautiful. The indoor/outdoor pool was a great feature. We would definitely stay here again. June 18, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by wobbler great location We spent two nights and took our daughter and son-in-law with us for her birthday and fathers day event. The best thing is the location since we didn't have to use the car at all to attend The Wizard of Oz. My complaint is that the concierge/info desk always had a line, the staff had to stand the whole time, and the City Sightseeing bus was extremely uncomfortable as the seats were torn, the rain was leaking through the windows on us, and you could not see out the windows at all. The tour guide was knowledgeable, but speaker system was almost inaudible. After coming home from a wet, wet bus ride on something the concierge recommended, our room had NO HOT WATER. There was no announcement to the guests that this had happened. We tried to clean up as best we could for the play that night. Also, our curtain had many rips in it - very unappealing. On the positive side, although it is a huge, old facility, the air-conditioning is top notch, the elevators to the Queen tower are quick, and it is relatively quiet considering it is a busy downtown location. I have to complain about something else: we had no explanation on where the ice machine was, what to see in the city, or where to eat. It was the first time we had been to Toronto and I think it will be the last time...way too crowded. This seems like a good hotel for conferences and big groups, but not very intimate for couples. June 17, 2013


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January 25th, 2009 #1
IDW #90: Sounds of the Stars/ Alien Instruments - Voting
IDW #90 Topic: Sounds of the Stars/ Alien Instruments
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Description: the Xayyeho is an ancient instrument used by the Lapsi. It is used since ancient time to call; not other members of the tribe though, but nature. The special sound generated by this instrument seems to affect plants and animals around the musician, in a way that resembles communication. Although it´s not an articulated form of communiation, the Lapsi can stimulate plants to grow faster or slower, cause flowers to move (away or towards the instrument), call animals or make them run away, and many more things that grant them a strong bond with the nature of their planet.
The instrument is a mask, made with leader, dead animals, bolts, and a plant called Xay. This plant is the main thing behind the instrument, as it is it´s sound that, seems to create this bond with the nature.
January 26th, 2009 #3
The Celian Flata
From the outside the Cilian Flata design is slightly similar to the double flute designs made by humanoids. History points out that the Cellian Flata is ancient compared to human instruments though but far more advanced. What makes this instrument unique is it can only be played by alien species that have four hands and two mouths. Trying to play the instrument with just one mouth and two hands results in atrocious sounds that are simply unbearable to hear. However when played correctly the two corresponding barrels of the instrument create beautiful harmonic sounds.
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January 27th, 2009 #4
The Sirian Fluid Trumpet is a brass instrument;
and within it's egg shaped resonance body there is
an amount of magnetic fluid, which can be rearragend
by a huge electromagnet at the bottom.
Within the movement of the fluid in the main cavern,
the airwaves follow different paths through the resonance body
and the outcoming noise is controlled.
Around the 90° latitude there are several speakers with microphones
which take the sound out of the cavern
and sing beautiful serenates from the stars.
At least, if you have 4 mandibles
to control the mouth piece.
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January 27th, 2009 #5
The Xionic Shrieking Lava Orb
Hi, I'm Orchitect and this is my first entry into any CA.org design competition. I will admit, I am coming out of something of an artistic ice age, but these competitions have inspired me to work on my forgotten drawing skills. I will be the first to admit I am not very adept with computer art programs.
Well, without further ado I give you the Xionic Shrieking Lava Orb, a more primitive industrial design.
The "shrieking lava orb," a rough translation from the Xion's language is a vital part of their hunter gather culture. Before going on a hunt a Xionic tribe will file down the gourd's the horny growths and fill these hollowed gourds with Lavathian larvae (think little red-hot maggots). When the Xions shoot their echolocation into these gourds the sensitive larvae are angered and their bodies turn red hot. The heat from the larvae causes the air inside of the gourd to rise dramatically. The heated air inside of the gourd causes the sonic waves of the Xions' echolocation to bounce around more erratically, echoing inside of the gourd and escaping through its filed down horns, creaing both a shrieking cacophony and a visually stimulating experience for the Xions.
A note on the horny growths: they are an adaptation of the plant that allows these gourds to latch onto the hairy backs of adult Lavathians. Because of their mode of transport the gourds are very heat resistant, but as the larvae get angrier their heat may become too much for the thick skin of the gourd to bear and the Xions must pass the gourd around like an Earthling's "hot-potatoe."
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January 28th, 2009 #6
Just a few comments on this round:
As I said earlier in the orginial thread I was kind of puzzled by the lack of interest lately. Still not sure what the problem is, guess it's the time of year. I'm glad there are some more entries now though
I decided to let anyone who finished something go to poll for that reason too
January 29th, 2009 #7
Well I don't know how good I'll be at critiquing but I'll give my two cents.
Pepps: I liked yours a lot. It feels like its till WIP but the concept and the diagrams helped me see what you were attempting to do. The concept I felt was novel, that's why I voted for it.
Trashy: Very nice artwork. It looks finished and polished, but the concept didn't convince me that this was nothing but an alien version of a flute. It is unlike any instrument I have ever seen, but I could imagine what it sounded like fairly easily.
Fughi: Its interesting, but there's nothing that defines its character. Its a mixture of textures and shapes, but nothing really defines what it is, except for the big liquid tank. If you had simplified it down to the most basic elements and cut out the busy-parts (the bones and the "flowers,") it would have more of an identity.
January 30th, 2009 #8
Hey Guys,
Thanks Orchitect and those are very good critiques by the way
Pepps- I'm with Orchitect that this is the strongest concept here and those little drawings on the side are good in helping it. Yep, still could of used more refining painting wise and doesn't feel fully complete. Just give yourself more time to work on that part next time.
Me- Yeah it still looks waaaay too much like a regular alien flute. Concept could have been stronger I agree.
Fughi- I think this would of worked better if we actually saw how it functioned like in pepps case with the drawings on the side. I do agree that maybe taking out some of those bones would make it more understandable in form.
orchitect- I loved reading that description. Your rendering skills might not be there yet but your imagination is great. I think you might want to work on better presenting it next time. The problem is telling how the instrument fully looks. You can see a small view of it on the left but I don't think that is strong enough. I think showing the whole instrument instead of just a part of it on the right might of worked better in this case.
January 30th, 2009 #9
Some crits.
pepps: I too agree that your entry looks like it is in a wip stage. It is a very original and a very interesting idea.
Trashy: Concept is a bit shaky as you yourself have pointed out. Nice render for how quickly you did it.
fughi: I would look at some perspective. The top, and the bottom appear to be drawn from two different perspectives. Also, if you were to imagine a line down the curve of the base lightbulb shape, you might find that the decorative bone flame shape is not centred, probably due to the aforementioned perspective issues. Nice idea.
orchitecht: Another interesting idea. I am finding that your description and image don't match. These aren't so much technical crits as picky ones, so don't take this too seriously. 1) though the instrument is a gourd, the image looks as though it is a metal object, or some other reticulated object. 2) From the size comparison, this is much to large to latch onto the back of a human sized creature. Anything that large, without something more sticky than prongs, would have a very hard time staying on and defying gravity.
Technical crits: think about your light sources, and how these would make cast shadows from the larvae as well as the actual thing. And maybe use a plate or something to make a smoother circle for the centre of the orb. I agree with Trashy's crits as well.
January 31st, 2009 #10
Thanks. I didn't think about that when I did the drawing. The Lavathian is actually larger than a Xion (the dude holding in the lower left). I probably should have noted that somewhere. As for the material, I was more concerned with getting the form of the instrument across that its texture, and looking back I can see where the confusion arises. That's the problem with using grey scale when you've never used it before... I got some learning to do.
Thanks also for the advice on the light sources. I just used the magic method given how much time I had. Next time it'll be better.
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thanks for the critics, much appriciated!
i´m glad you dig the concept, i mostly spent time on that, and the rest trying to make the idea understandable. I had a couple of ideas i liked but didn´t know which one to go with, so i when i commited to one, i didn´t jave much time to paint it properly. Still i wanted the figure to look somewhat less detailed than the instrument itself.
trashy i really like your rendering, and the instrument looks really appealing. I´ll echo the others saying that maybe the concept could have been more original, and that´s a pity because i think it is very well designed. =)
fughi from yuggoth i like the shape, but i find it hard to imagine how it would function. I´ll have to echo the others here, maybe some eplanatory drawing would have done the trick? in the end for whatever great your idea can be, if the others don´t understand it, than it´s good for nothing. Sometimes you´ll have to make things simpler, so that the viewer can easily understand what you´re trying to say. This is both in the rendering and in the description.
orchitect more or less the same as above. I felt that you had created a great story around it, but i couldn´t fully understand it. Sometimes you reference names or things that are not explained before. Also the picture is not really informative, it doesn´t give a clear idea of the design of the whole instrument, it´s just a closeup. It´s ok to add a close-up, but still you need to show the design of the whole instrument. looing forward to see what you come up with the next =)
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February 1st, 2009 #12
voted for no one.
scuba-gear with sum membrane like pipes and blowbags instead of gas bottles. i cannot understand how the musican will not die by lacking oxygen supply. also i cannot understand how this is made out of the leader.did these aliens actually skinned hitler?
for the first uploaded piece the work is to rushed. everyone yells at me for loosing perspectivistic continuity and u throw ur colours around like there is no tomorrow. and u get votes. i know how to hide my rushed perspective next time.
great rendering, though this flute do not have real holes for changing the sound. i count two of them at the upper end.how to blow into this instrument? or it is actually used for hitting a bongo?
or maybe it is a wooden dildo for aliens with two vaginas at the bottom, the pins on the upperside will make the action wilder.
your idea of making a bug powered instrument is nice. actually the rendering is kinda strange. everyone talking about ideas in the picture and i don't get it. maybe i had vote for u if did not get a fucking tenosynovitis from the fucking mouse work on all my fucking pictures with no votes before, so i cannot vote for this primitive work on the texture and the shadow.shadow, not shadows, for that guys with perspective talks!
to be true: i see no sense in this kinda activity furthermore, as long as improvment is ignored and getting votes just is a result of whining in the end. y shall i participate if this community fucks things up like that. give me a reason or count me out.i have other things to do, maybe going to the doctor and get rid of this fucking tenosynovitis in my arm, caused by this community activities.
February 2nd, 2009 #13
raeg quit.
pretty cool designs guys, i like how they are pretty much all completely different in how they are played/operated.
I believe that we should be striving to convey our ideas in as few words as possible. People are visual, and we like to read images more than reading text because we can do it faster. So i believe it would be a good goal to try and incorporate very little text, mainly just to define phases or pieces of the design, and let the MANY drawings you should be doing telling the rest of the story.
For this reason, I voted for Pepps because he came closest to what i call an Industrial Design Presentation out of the four finals posted.
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