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The 273-room Taj Boston keeps most of the beloved old Ritz just the way it was, from afternoon tea in the upstairs lounge to the elegant European-style guest rooms.
There's a time to completely revamp a hotel and a time to stick with what works. Fortunately, the Indian hotel company Taj, which acquired this beloved old Ritz-Carlton back in 2007, knew better than to mess with it. (The company has some experience with legendary old hotels, having also assumed ownership of the Pierre in New York City and Campton Place in San Francisco.) Little has changed about the 273-room Back Bay hotel, a fixture in Boston since 1927 and former host to such luminaries as J.F.K., Winston Churchill, Frank Sinatra, and Joan Crawford (who allegedly demanded that her room always be stocked with peppermint Life Savers). The last major renovation was back in 2002 (while it was still the Ritz), and Taj management has done little more than upgrade the dainty pastel-hued rooms with 32-inch Samsung flat-screen TVs and add high-top seating areas to the bar.
The appeal of the hotel is obvious. The landmark Beaux-Arts building occupies one of the prime spots in Back Bay, bordering the Public Garden on one side and Newbury Street on the other. Guests enjoy views of Newbury Street from the lounge during the afternoon tea service (another tradition from the Ritz days); at the bar, you can linger over hot toddies next to floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook the Public Garden. Here and there, Taj has made some subtle attempts to insert a little Indian culture into the mix -- a Bollywood night in the restaurant; traditional Indian dishes on the food menus; a short film of India's famous palaces on the hotel channel. But these feel more like a warm welcome into Indian culture than disjointed add-ons, effectively introducing a fresh element to the hotel's European classicism.
Overall, you'll be hard pressed to find another hotel in this price range that can match the Taj's level of service -- including a free ride in a Jaguar around the city -- and picturesque location. The Lenox, the Eliot Hotel, the Fairmont Copley, and the Back Bay Hotel don't come close. You'd have to book at the much pricier Four Seasons or Ritz-Carlton Boston Common to find an equivalent combination of services and location.
All the frills -- like twice-daily housekeeping -- but food service falls short
Outside the restaurant, the service is superb -- from the bellman who showed me around my room to the complimentary shoeshine. A "fireplace butler" tends to the working fireplaces available in some suites (you can choose from a menu of firewood), a "bath butler" can set up your tub for a customized soak (for a fee), all rooms have pillow menus with six options, and the green Jaguar house car will shuttle guests around Back Bay or downtown. The staffers don't always address you by last name, as they often do at the Mandarin Oriental and Fairmont Copley Plaza, but this level of attention is a rare thing at this price range. And the free luxury perks at the Taj are only rivaled by hotels that often cost a lot more -- the Mandarin Oriental, the Intercontinental, and the Four Seasons among them.
Centrally located in Back Bay, bordering the Public Garden and the shops and cafes of Newbury Street
The Taj is located in the middle of the city in Back Bay, an upscale commercial and residential area where skyscrapers tower above centuries-old churches and expensive brownstone homes. As the home of the Hynes Convention Center, Back Bay is a popular area for business travelers, but it also has some of the city's best shopping, from the quaint boutiques on Newbury Street to the massive Prudential Center mall. The area is filled with midrange and upscale restaurants, many of them chains, but the South End, a more lively bohemian area with trendy bars and eateries, is a quick, 10-minute walk away.
The Taj enjoys one of the most scenic locations in Back Bay, overlooking the Public Garden on one side and Newbury Street on the other. The Boston Common lies just one block past the Public Garden.
The hotel's old-world European style extends into the guest rooms, all of which are large -- about 325 to 410 square feet, considerably larger than the standard rooms at the Fairmont Copley Plaza -- and beautifully decorated.
No pool or spa, but a sizable (if dark) fitness center
While offering an extensive amount of top-of-the-line equipment (many with individual video screens), the spacious fitness center here can feel a little dark -- with windows that just offer an interior view of the air shaft. But like the business center, it's free.
Perfect proximity to parks, but only small pets are welcome, and there's a $125 per stay fee
Fine choice for families -- large rooms; ideal location
Subpar food, especially for the price; ample dining elsewhere
My biggest complaint -- and this is not a small point -- is that the restaurant seemed to have a complete breakdown while I was there. The lasagna I ordered from room service arrived nuked to within an inch of its life, the pasta so dried out that it was hard to cut through on the edges. In the morning at the cafe, I watched as waiters argued with one another while seating guests. My own waiter, who rarely stopped by, brusquely discouraged me from ordering the Indian breakfast dish by saying, "That's going to take a while." If fine dining in the hotel is a high priority for you, try the Eliot Hotel, with its phenomenal James-Beard-Award-winning restaurant Clio, or Hotel Commonwealth, with its popular and much-raved-about Eastern Standard brasserie.
Twice-daily housekeeping keeps everything spotless.
Though the last major renovation was in 2002, the hotel is very clean and in flawless condition -- no dust or mildew anywhere. The Taj refreshed the hotel upon its purchase in 2007.
It's costly, no doubt, but for a beautiful space overlooking the Public Garden from its rooftop function space, the Taj is a fine choice for small- to medium-size events.
Bought from the Ritz-Carlton in 2007, the Taj Boston holds on to the Ritz' elegant look, but also offers some superb perks, like chenille bathrobes and free rides in the house Jaguar. Given its free business center, well-equipped gym, and ideal location bordering the Public Garden and the swank boutiques along Newbury Street, it's an excellent luxury pick.
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Nokia puts color first with new Lumia 620 Windows phone
The latest Windows Phone from Nokia, a $249 model arriving in January, can take on a variety of bright colors through use of transparent snap-on cases.
PARIS -- Nokia announced a new lower-end Windows Phone today, the $249
The Lumia 620 is a 3G model with a 3.8-inch screen, 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, a back camera that'll shoot 720p video, a 5-megapixel front camera for video chat, near-field communications (NFC) technology, and loudspeakers, the company said. But Marko Ahtisaari, Nokia's executive vice president of design, put the new colors front and center as he unveiled the phone at the LeWeb conference here.
The phone comes in base colors, but using Nokia's "dual shot" approach, transparent but colored covers that form new color combinations.
"With the 620, we wanted to introduce some bold blends," Ahtisaari said. "We use a technique called dual-shot application of color, with an opaque layer underneath then a translucent layer above." A yellow base becomes lime green with a cyan cover and orange with a red cover, for example.
The phone will will cost $249 or about 190 euros, shipping first in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa first and other markets later, he said.

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City College of San Francisco is open and accredited – and moving Forward to become a stronger institution.
In July, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) announced its preliminary decision to terminate City College of San Francisco's accreditation, effective July 31, 2014.
The Commission's decision, however, is not final. City College remains open while pursuing a review and appeal process, which could take more than a year. Students now enrolled at City College will have their credits count toward degrees, certificates and transfer, and there is no change to financial aid eligibility or availability.
A special trustee, Dr. Robert Agrella, has been appointed to lead City College as we navigate through the appeals process. We will be communicating with you about our progress toward retaining our accreditation every step of the way.
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StaarGate 2014 by William "The Prince" Clifford
Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
StaarGate 2014
On the weekend of the 14th and 15th of September I ventured North to Leeds, to play the annual StaarGate big game, held at the Powerplay field. This would be my first year playing Staargate, and having heard such great stories; with over 500 players attending, I just had to play!
Arriving early on the Saturday was great – there was so much to walk around and see; from a bouncy castle to a 20v20 speedball match. Once I'd set my tent up, I headed down to the staging area to gear up and take part in the oldies v young-guns game. We played two rounds of this and us young-guns won confidently each round. It was a great chance to play on a small segment of the field and get a taste for what the big game was going to be like!
The organisers of the UK's tournament series – the CPPS – were running a Sup'Air mini game to give people the chance to try it out for the first time, so later that afternoon I hopped on there and had a blast – still rocking the DAM, ofcourse! It brought back some great memories from my days as a tournament player, and my equipment preformed just as flawlessly as it does out in the woods!
Sunday began with an explosive start and we quickly managed to push the blues right back into their re-spawn area thanks to some aggressive gameplay. My highlight of the weekend was sneaking through the bushes and winning a 4 on 1 – I mean it when I say this camo works. Take a look at some of the photos! (Credits to BradloPhotography).
Timing the last push perfectly with great effect, we managed to push the blue team out of the key areas thanks to decisive communication from our faction leaders. We dominated gameplay on the Sunday and we ultimately cruised home victorious. It was a great weekend with lots of exciting fire fights on the field, and a great opportunity to catch up with some old friends off the field.
Huge thanks to Shoreline Outdoor Paintball for by far the best scenario game I've been to all year and a huge thanks to Dye Paintball UK and Dye Tactical for the outstanding gear.
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MLB 29 leads off 2012
Now Batting - Number 29...
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McFarlane Toys is proud to announce our MLB 29 SportsPicks lineup. This is our first baseball line for 2012, and also marks the first time we've offered current players and baseball legends in the same series. This impressive lineup includes two brand new sculpts, the SportsPicks debuts for a pair of outstanding shortstops, two superstars in new uniforms, and a new pose for one of the most beloved Yankees of all time.
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(Brand new sculpt) - The Yankees' third baseman has piled up the awards and accolades during his stellar career. The 14-time All-Star, 3-time A.L. MVP and 2-time Gold Glove winner became the youngest player to hit 600 home runs, and now ranks sixth on the all-time home run list. His MLB 29 figure features a brand new sculpt, highlighting his defensive ability at third base.
Carl Crawford
(New uniform) - Crawford grew famous as the face of the Tampa Bay Rays, as a four-time All-Star, a four-time stolen base champion, and a Gold Glove winner. After nine years, leading the charge in Tampa, Crawford signed a long-term deal with Boston and has immediately become a favorite son of Red Sox Nation.
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(SportsPicks debut) - On May 7th, 2010 the Chicago Cubs opened a new chapter and called up top prospect Starlin Castro. The rookie shortstop wasted no time turning heads, as he crushed a three-run homer in his first major league at-bat. The hits just kept on coming, and in his second season Castro has increased his home run/stolen base totals as well as his batting average. Tie that in with his slick defense and the shortstop position is in good hands for a long time at Wrigley Field.
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(New uniform) - After turning in brilliant seasons for the Indians, Phillies, Mariners and Rangers, Cliff Lee became baseball's most sought-after free agent last winter. With offers from several teams, the 2008 Cy Young Award winner chose Philadelphia, where he strengthened one of the best pitching rotations in the game. Philadelphia has run away with the N.L. East and now looks for a return to the World Series.
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Easy Broiled Miso-Marinated Black Cod
About the author: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt is the Chief Creative Officer of Serious Eats where he likes to explore the science of home cooking in his weekly column The Food Lab. You can follow him at @thefoodlab on Twitter, or at The Food Lab on Facebook.
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Easy Broiled Miso-Marinated Black Cod
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- 1/4 cup red or white miso paste
- 1/4 cup sake
- 2 tablespoons mirin
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 4 black cod filets, 5 to 6 ounces each
Whisk together miso, sake, mirin, soy sauce, oil, and sugar. Rub mixture over every surface of black filets. Transfer to a plastic zipper lock bag or sealable container. Proceed immediately to next step, or for best results, marinate for about 30 minutes or up to two days.
Adjust broiler rack to 4 inches from heat source and preheat broiler or toaster oven broiler to high. Cover a small broiler pan with aluminum foil. Place black cod filets skin side-down on pan. Broil until top surface is well charred and a thin skewer inserted into black cod shows no resistance at all when piercing through layers of flesh, about 10 minutes. If any areas of fish threaten to burn, shield with small pieces of aluminum foil.
When fish is cooked, carefully remove pin bones with a pair of tweezers (there should be no resistence), and serve immediately.


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Gmail's filters are a simple way to organize your messages automatically by providing a set of rules. Like most email clients, Gmail applies the rules to the messages you receive and to the sent mail.
Here are some of the most common Gmail filters:
1. Categorization filters
If you receive a lot of messages that need a distinctive category, create a filter that attaches them a label and archives them.
To separate your messages, you could share a different version of your email address that adds some information after the plus sign. So you could put this email address in your blog: firstname.lastname@example.com, instead of email@example.com. All the messages are sent to your address, but now you can create a filter that labels the messages sent to email@example.com.
2. Search filters
You can create filters for frequent queries. Just type in the "has the words" box your query (this list of Gmail operators should help):
has:attachment - messages that include attachments
filename:.mp3 - messages that include MP3 attachments
is:unread - collects all the messages you haven't read yet (or you marked as unread)
label:voicemail - the voicemail from Google Talk
3. Separate your identities
If you forward messages from other mail accounts or use Gmail's mail fetcher, create filters that attach labels to these messages. Just enter the appropriate mail address in the To field when you create each filter.
4. Newsletters
Newsletters save you time and bring (sometimes) useful information, but they also clutter your inbox. If you receive daily newsletters, create filters that label the messages and archive them, so they don't stand in your way.
5. Blacklists
If you don't want to read messages from a bunch of people, create a filter that sends to trash each and every message received from them. Just enter their email addresses separated by OR in the From field. I made a small script that makes it easy to build a blacklist.
6. Anti-spam
Gmail's spam filters are pretty good for most people, but that doesn't mean you won't see false positives. If most of the spam mail that reaches your inbox has some easy to identify traits (for example, it contains "lottery"), create a filter that sends these messages to the trash. Because you won't mark these messages as spam, you won't be improving Gmail's spam filters. Also you may lose some genuine messages if you don't build your filter carefully.
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If you don't like to see how many unread spam messages you have, create a filter that marks as read all your spam.
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Create a filter that forwards some of your messages to another account. You could send all the messages that include attachments, so you could easily delete them when you reach Gmail's storage limit.
This Greasemonkey script (that requires Greasemonkey and Firefox) lets you create filters from each message by filling the email address of the sender and the destination address.
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Woman pleads guilty in Ben Franklin bust case
A housekeeper pleaded guilty to a federal charge Tuesday in the case of a valuable bust of Benjamin Franklin taken from a home in a wealthy Philadelphia suburb.
Andrea Lawton, 46, of Mobile, Ala., pleaded guilty to interstate transportation of stolen property for allegedly fleeing with the bust to Alabama in August. Prosecutors allege she had made plans to sell it.
A second charge against her was dismissed as part of a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. She faces a maximum of up to 10 years in prison; sentencing is scheduled for March. There is also a separate state case in the matter.
"It's a very sad situation," said defense attorney Martin Isenberg, who is representing her in the federal case. "She's sorry for what she did. ... She made a mistake."
Police allege Lawton stole the bust from the home in Bryn Mawr because she had been fired. She allegedly told police she had been told the bust was valuable and wanted to get her boss fired. According to investigators, Lawton said she waited in her car while the accomplice, whom she has refused to identify, and broke into a lawyer's home by kicking out an air conditioner on Aug. 24.
Lawton allegedly fled with the bust to a relative's home in Alabama before being arrested Sept. 21 as she got off a Greyhound bus in Elkton, Md. Federal agents then recovered the bust.
According to police, part of its journey included an overnight stay wrapped in a sheet inside a trash bin in West Philadelphia. The bust was cracked and will need restoration. While some have placed its value at around $3 million, Isenberg said there is dispute over how much it is worth and that the issue will go before the court.
In the state case, Lawton was ordered in September to stand trial on burglary, theft and other charges. Isenberg, who is not representing her in that matter, said the federal plea agreement contains "no admission regarding a burglary that took place."


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By Jay from USA on 2010-03-10 16:56:49Things I liked:The overall look and feel of the gun. It's very, very close to the real Walther p99.
Things I would have changed:The plastic magazine release (I am always afraid it's going to snap off.) It would also be nice, that whenever you slide the magazine fully home, that the release would go back to it's original position (without you having to 'click' it back in place.)
What others should know:By and large, this is a pretty darn nice pistol, and well worth the money.
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By Dave from USA on 2011-11-25 15:13:22Things I liked:The weight and balance were good. the adjustable rear sight was a plus. the looks are very sharp and the removable Co2 magazines are great for a little bit of real life feel.
Things I would have changed:Accessing the screws for the adjustable rear sight was horrendous. You have to try and hold the rear slide open far enough to get a small screwdriver in to reach the screws. should have some kind of locking setup to hold the rear slide back. Even if it was simply a hole for a pin. Also, the single action trigger pull was way to long and rough. Need to lighten it up and smooth it out.
What others should know:As far as the rear slide issue goes, I solved the problem by placing the metal end an automotive 20 amp fuse in the gap when the slide was back. This held the slide back far enough to get a screwdriver in. also had to put a small pair of vise grips on the screwdriver in order to be able to get enough torque to turn the screws. I bought a Daisy Powerline 008 for $60 and it was more accurate and had a far better trigger pull straight from the box.
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Describing the former champion as a 40-year old man (hes actually 38), Longo says that all the talk of the UFC 162 knockout being a fix or a fluke will only motivate Weidman more.
Nobodys taking that victory away. We all know what happened, and anybody whos worked out with him, sparring or wrestling, they know hes going to do it again, he tells Ring Fever.
If they motivate him by saying this was a fluke, he might kill a guy, yeah, hell hurt him... he's that type of guy, yeah.
You're taking a 40 year old man who got his head bounced off the canvas. Like what doctor is he going to that is going to recommend that he get back in there? 'Couple of months, that's good.' Just had a major concussion. 'Yah put him in that's good...' Guy's 40 years old, he's got a big task ahead of him.


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The Bachelor 16: Who Had the Steamiest Overnight Date With Ben Flajnik?
Oh, the overnight dates. Every season, we wait patiently for them to happen. And every season, they do not disappoint.
On tonight's Bachelor Season 16, Episode 9, Ben Flajnik chose to invite all three of his final ladies on an overnight date... and all three of them accepted. All three dates were steamy. And they all involved some pretty serious hot tub happenings at one point.
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I spend alot at Century, Have a salesman who takes care of me, shippers who must know me by now, never a problem.
I spend alot at Century, Have a salesman who takes care of me, shippers who must know me by now, never a problem.
I called Century for the RMA number as part of the process of getting my money back and got a different guy on the phone. Long story short, I will be getting a credit back for $50 (this is the amount that I figured I could purchase a new barrel for).
well here is my take on it.......you screwed yourself..... I seriously doubt that you will find a decent barrel for 50 bucks. here is what I would have done, I would have told them if I don't receive a good barrel within a set time, I would give them a set date for it be be delievered, I am going to contact my CC company and take back every single cent I gave you, and if you want your parts kit back, then you send someone from a shipping carrier, AT MY CONVIENENCE, and take if off my hands.
don't let these people walk over you.
"I can make this march, and make georgia howl!"
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+1 either A) youd get a barrel B) you wouldnt get a barrel, but youd have your money back and possibley (depending on how much effort theyd put into it) a full parts kit minus the barrelOriginally Posted by W.T. Sherman
Yes, I know I probably can't buy a barrel for $50 but at the time, considering that I'd have to ship this damn thing back and pay high rates, I decided to go with it. They indicated that they didn't have ANY more barrels for these kits(I really wonder if one of the largest importers in the US doens't have any spare MG442 barrels lying around. When I spoke to the bank to inform them about the money that Century was agreeing to pay, the lady on the phone advised me not to cancel my complaint and charge back investigation. She said alot of times individuals or companies don't always come through and the individuals have to refile the investigation. So, I left it open. I have a temporary credit for the full amount of the parts kit, and it will ber returned it if everything works out. Otherwise, I may still end up packing it up and sending it out.
I for one wouldn't buy from Northridge Inc. I ordered some items from them on a Monday, got a notification to expect delivery in 2 or 3 wks on Wed. Then on Fri. I get an email saying that, "sorry the price on our site was incorrect and the parts you ordered went up $24.99, how many do you want?" I was nice and emailed them with great restraint and told them none, I figured I'd see if they'd change the price on their item in a week, but so far it hasn't changed yet. I was looking to ordering around another $120 to $150 in goods but not with a variable sliding price. I'd try Gun Parts Corp thought I saw some there or was it IO.
I have only gotten one bad product from Century , and that was fixed without any problems . However the internet abounds with bad stories about century : the down side of that is that century arms is the biggest importer into the USA of military arms. I would about bet that Century would change thier policy with you about buying from them again if they know the ill will that thier actions will cause across the internet by you telling your story in a negative light . No one but no one likes the bad press , and it has to bother them to know there are a lot of people out here who spend over a k per year who are going to be looking at them a lot closer now ( you know that 500 dollar free shipping is a good deal ). I do not know who your sales rep is , but I would call in and ask for a differnt one , that might aliviate part of the problems right off of the bat. It might have been a case of where you got a new sales rep and he was so inept that he screwed you around , I know that we were not happy when they changed our rep. One other thing was the product delivered as advertised , some of thier kits specifically state that they will not provide a barrel, i believe due to the inter ordnance fiasco.
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. --Benjemin Franklin
A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity. -- Sigmund Freud
TO vote for the lesser of two evils , is to still vote for evil.
I have a bolt gun from Century. It's a 300 Win Mag on a P14 receiver. I've taken deer with one shot at 400+ yards and hit exactly where I was aiming. Haven't tried anything longer.
As well as I like this gun I was surprised to hear that people have been having problems.
You only have the rights you are willing to fight for.
I Like 1911's.
Twice now I've gotten e-mails from Century with a deal I couldn't live without. Called my Rep to buy, he's verified they are in stock and available so I pay for them.
I have never received either one. When I call a couple weeks later to find out WTF happened to my stuff I get the same song and dance about how quickly things move from the warehouse....
They can never seem to answer the question as to why they went to physically check to make sure they had what I ordered and assuring me it was there first before accepting my payment if it wasn't there.
Please say it with me..... "BOLT...... ACTION..... RIFLE."Originally Posted by Preacher
I'm not sure which dread-lochs wearin' retard came up with 'bolt-gun', but I wish they would take it back ! Sorry for the highjack and the rant.
Я люблю работать с очень большими молотками
Yuh nah waste out yuh chance fi paint di town red,
Cause when yuh buss it up, a fi mek Babylon fled
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Next Basketball Figure Line Due in November
Friday, September 26, 2003
The wait is over, basketball fans. Well, you've still got to wait until November to actually get the figures. But today you see them in their entirety ... McFarlane's Sports Picks: NBA Series 5.
Series 5 is shaping up to be the most stacked basketball line ever released by McFarlane Toys. It features nine of the hottest players in the league, including fan favorites Ben Wallace, Chris Webber and Yao Ming, high school-to-pro phenom LeBron James, resculpts of Ray Allen and Tracy McGrady, and more. Here's the lineup:CHRIS WEBBER, Sacramento Kings F, No. 4BEN WALLACE, Detroit Pistons F/C, No. 3YAO MING, Houston Rockets C, No. 11LEBRON JAMES, Cleveland Cavaliers F, No. 23STEPHON MARBURY, Phoenix Suns G, No. 3STEVE NASH, Dallas Mavericks G, No. 13SHAREEF ABDUR-RAHIM, Atlanta Hawks F, No. 3RAY ALLEN 2, Seattle Supersonics G, No. 34TRACY McGRADY 2, Orlando Magic G, No. 1These figures will be available at retail in November. Also look for a fresh shipment of the popular NBA backboard to be available in the Store at spawn.com at the same time. Enjoy the photos.


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I haven't had time to come on here very much because we are so busy with our adoption...but I just wanted to post since June 22nd will be my son's second birthday and my HELLP day (but I am kind of over dwelling on that)
1. hubs got a vasectomy! I think the vast majority of people tried to talk us out of it, but we both knew we didn't want anymore children coming out of me. However, I have to say that HELLP didn't really have all that much to do with it. I only wanted one bio child to start with. I don't htink it is for everyone, but some people just know when it is right. It was right for us.
2. I am still a hypochondriac and I'm still healthy. I did get my thyroid levels checked and my tsh was high....I thought "hah, hashis- I do have something" but with more testing and a lack of symptoms we had to chalk that up to a lab error or the fact that I had ODed on D3 capsules (apparently it is possible). And I thought it would be so simple.
3. We are expecting our child to be home from Ethiopia by the end of the summer or early fall! We are soooo excited. Finally our son will have someone to play with....he had a febrile seizure (hopefully his first and last) and I am scared to let him play with kids his age (germy and did I mention I'm a hypochondriac?)
So, that is us in a nutshell. Still here.


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Okemo's high-flying Huckfest fun, 11 a.m. SaturdayFebruary 15,2013Okemo's Huckfest 11 a.m. Saturday
LUDLOW — Okemo Mountain Resort's Huckfest is back for some high-flying fun at 11 a.m., Saturday on Okemo Mountain's Lower Chief ski trail.
Skiers and riders will launch themselves off a snowy ramp into the air and land on a giant inflated pillow, similar to the ones used by Hollywood stuntmen. Cash and prizes will be awarded for the best tricks and biggest air and the competition is open to everyone.
Tickets are $5 a jump or three for $12 and can be purchased at Clock Tower Base Lodge or at the mountain ticket booth near the base of Okemo's Northstar Exress Quad chairlift. The event will broadcast live at www.okemo.com.
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Social media tools have become very mainstream in today's society. Just a year and a half ago, I was about the only person my age that had a Facebook account. I opened it in the days when you had to have an ".edu" email account to even create a profile. I noticed a year ago that people starting coming out of the woodwork! Folks I haven't heard from or seen in €¦ 20-something years. It was great fun to catch up with folks. It was an online high school reunion on a daily basis.
Monitoring Twitter, I came across an event being held at VCU by the Richmond Chapter of the Social Media Club EDU (geared towards those in education in one way or the other). The event was called Tweet That!, and was moderated by Professor Messner of the Mass Communications department at VCU. The panelist included a current student at VCU, a recent grad from UofR, a local recruiter, and a professional blogger.
I created a Twitter account and frankly, had no idea what to do with it. I know some folks who use twitter in a way too personally (it's really OK not to let everyone know that you had to leave a meeting because you had to throw up. Really.). But I started "following" people on twitter who posted on subjects that I found interesting: good wine and instructional technology and the like. I have sinced dropped the wine following (except for a few of my favorite tweeters!), and have focused on finding information that is useful to the Law School and the University of Richmond.
Highlights included:
Why use Web 2.0 tools?
In this context, Web 2.0 tools included using tools like Google Docs for collaborating on projects and for content sharing. Having used Google Docs, I can vouch for its usefulness and for its ease of use as well.
Interestingly enough, some of the panelists and some of the audience felt like Professors should be teaching students how to use some social media tools in the classroom. As a law school environment, I'm not sure how we could incorporate the teaching of these tools in a particular class, but it may be the subject of a Technology Tidbit lunchtime series class in the near future.
So what about other tools? LinkedIn? Twitter? Facebook? Flickr? Can these tools be used professionally? The answer is yes.
The recruiter panelist talked about these tools:
o Build your site like an online resume.
o Because this service is free, a lot of recruiters are using this tool to find employees. Services such as monster.com charge hiring agencies for the use of their database.
o Tweet about the content that you are interested in (some Professors tweet about their subject interests, i.e., environmental law, etc.).
o Recruiters search for key words in Twitter. If you've been active, your twitter account will come up more often. Think of it as micro-blogging.
o Need to draw a line between personal and professional content.
o May keep two accounts, but you should keep them all clean.
o Learn how to use Facebook privacy settings – THIS IS KEY, FOLKS. Learn how to lock down your settings so only those who you WANT to see you content can.
o Use Google Alert to keep abreast of content that is posted about you online
Even though none of the panelists touched on this site, Pipl.com is a very interesting site. It's amazing what might be out there on you that you may not even know.
The final piece of advice the panelists gave was that it's not necessarily to be come an expert on every social media tool. Decide what you want to use and get good at using them.


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How to set up Microsoft Outlook mail, calendar, contacts on iPhone and iPad
If Microsoft Outlook.com — Live or Hotmail if you're retro — is your mail, contacts, and calendar provider of choice, it's easy to set up and access it right on your iPhone or iPad. Microsoft might have taken a while, and gone through a lot of names and iterations, to get their online consumer services into the modern age, but what they've finally settled on is impressive. There's Exchange if you need ActiveSync. If you don't, there's Outlook.
How to add Outlook mail, calendar, contacts to your iPhone or iPad's Mail app
- Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap on Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
- Tap on Add Account.
- Tap on Outlook.com.
- Enter your Outlook.com username and password and then tap Next in the upper right hand corner.
- Choose the services you'd like to enable and sync with Outlook and then tap Save in the upper right hand corner.
And you're done! You will miss out on any web-specific features, which are what Microsoft is working to make all shiny and revolutionary, but you will get all your mail in the unified inbox, right beside iCloud and Gmail if you use those services as well. You can also set up Outlook.com as an Exchange account. Just follow the same steps above but choose the Exchange option for account type and use m.hotmail.com as your server.
How to access Outlook.com on your iPhone or iPad via the web
If you need to log in to your Outlook account on someone else's iPhone or iPad, or you just don't need to access it enough to set it up in the built-in Mail app, you can access your Outlook account from Safari the way you would in any web browser.
- Launch Safari on your iPhone or iPad
- Go to Outlook.com
- Log in to your Outlook account.
- Choose whether or not you want Safari to remember your Outlook username and password.
- That's it, you can use a slimmed down mobile version of Outlook webmail anytime, anywhere.
Note: Originally published, July 2012. Updated, June 2014.
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How to set up Microsoft Outlook mail, calendar, contacts on iPhone and iPad
Active sync is much more reliable. Especially when it comes to syncing calendar and contacts..
Can't confirm this with Outlook.com yet, but I know (from working on support for our MailShot Pro group email app) that how you connect to Gmail makes a difference to how many contacts you can send a group email to- its 100 per email when you connect using a POP connection (the "Gmail" choice) and 500 a day when you connect to Gmail with "Exchange" instead.
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why "PC Site" and not "Full Version"? They are still living in the PC-vs-Mac world!
The Mac is a PC, even Steve Jobs knew that when he mentioned a post PC world. He did not mention a post PC and Mac world, eh?
On a world full of mobile devices, I think that "PC Site" is much clearer than "Full version", which is basically meaningless to the average user, that expect all versions to do everything. Its up to Apple fans to be upset and feel defensive by all mentions to PCs.
I'm trying to think of a reason why I might need another e-mail address other than Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, AIM and iCloud and I really can't think of any reason to start up an Outlook.com e-mail account. Why doesn't Microsoft just migrate all hotmail and MSN users to Outlook.com? That makes more sense to me than adding another e-mail address to keep up with. It's overkill for me.
Because you're not getting enough spam via hotmail.
I agree. It seems that it would be easier to integrate Hotmail and other accounts to Outlook.com. Why not Microsoft?
When I go to Settings/Email - Add Account, I have the choice of Microsoft Exchange, mobile me, Google Mail, Yahoo, Aol and other. I do not have the choice of Hotmail. I have an Apple iPhone 3G (yes, I know I am behind the times). Is this why Hotmail is not available, or do I need to do something to make it an option?
Thanks! It was super easy.
How to I set my Ipad to open up my outlook email rather than mac mail?
Just a quick note, when adding outlook account in iphone and/or ipad's mail app and you have turned two step verification "on" for outlook then you have to provide a special password in step 5 instead of your regular password which can be generated in deastop version of outlook at account.live.com > security.
Why is there not an Outlook app for iOS?
Either the native Mail app does not support two step authentication for Outlook, or I'm doing something wrong because I can't get it to add my hotmail/outlook account.
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When they set up my computer I'm not aware of the password (if any) that was used to access my email. I simply click an icon to launch email. Now when I'm trying to sync my email to my IPad Air it prompts me for Email Address and Password. If there was a Password set up how can I determine the same?
I've found a new solution for syncing iPhone to Outlook, without the cloud.


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Pretty Little Liars Season 3, Episode 16 Will "Blow You the Freak Away"
If you thought last night's Pretty Little Liars (Season 3, Episode 15: "Mona-Mania!") was crazy -- with slashed tires, a chase scene, some super sketchy Byron (Chad Lowe) action and Mona's (Janel Parrish) return to the black hoodie -- you should probably prepare yourself for next Tuesday. Like, really prepare.
PLL writer Bryan Holdman recently tweeted,
"Honestly -- if you liked this week, #PLL next week is going to Blow You. The Freak. Away. Right, @imarleneking ?"
We can't even begin to predict what that means. Could next week be when Spencer (Troian Bellisario) figures out Toby's (Keegan Allen) secret? Is the Lucas (Brendan Robinson)-Mona storyline finally going to come to a head? And what was with the masks at the end of last night's episode? Could we finally learn something about Garrett (Yani Gellman) and/or Alison's (Sasha Pieterse) murderer?
Whatever it is, we know there's a factory full of creepy white mannequins involved.
Let us know your theories!
Catch the next episode of Pretty Little Liars on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC Family.
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Originally posted by FromHell
Chris Roberts is my favorite game producer in history, with that said, I wouldn't hold my breath for anything to be relased from him anytime soon.
Freelancer was his last game, backed by a studio with deep deep pockets at the time (Microsoft), and he had to actually leave Digital Anvil for it to be relased after something like 5 years in development...
This kickstarter thing is gonna taake at least 10 years before a playable version is even shown to the press lol
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I don't Forum PVP. If you feel I've attacked you, it was probably by accident.
When we get a medeival fantasy virtual world simulation, that doesn't revolve around PKs, let me know.
I give up.
Originally posted by benseine
I wouldn't say that....EVE is the WoW of sandboxes, and has not made a dent in themepark sales.
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I seem to have a different take than others regarding UGC. Say you have "Player A(PA)" who likes to build and "Player B(PB)" who likes to just quest/kill. When it's mentioned that UGC helps augment developer content that doesn't meant more to do for PB as much as it does for PA. Sure, systems like player dungeons and pre-designed homes can be beneficial to PB but less so than PA who built it.
If you don't like to build stuff than sandbox features aren't really going to help you. UGC augments developer content for the builders/creaters as far as I see it.
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In the world of gaming - the answer to the question of which is the best style is that everyone is right. whatever style you like best is the style that is the best for you. It is about opinion. I like player made mods, a good deal of them(I disagree with 99%) are crap, but there are some that are either better than the original or enhance the original and make it a better game. The player mods to the Elder Scroll games are, to me, a shining example, as are the player mods for Civilization IV. But in the end, that is MY opinion and your opinion may vary.
Themepark games will never die, there are players, possibly even the majority, that like to have their hands held.. they want something they can PLAY, not invest a lot of time in. They want the game to be the same(this is my opinion) every time they log in. Sandboxers, on the other hand(in my opinion), want the game to evolve to some degree, so that it isn't always the same. They can create characters that are similiar in the beginning but different as they progress. Having locked in themepark classes doesn't allow much variation, having classless characters where the player takes over the diraction allows more variation. Now there will still be limiting factors such as armor looks, ship types(in EVE) etc. The question is whcich do YOU prefer? The answer - whatever it is will always be correct for you, but rarely will be correct for everyone. To say that only 1 style is good should be tagged with "in my opinion". Even if someone likes niche games they should be included, regardless if the majority doesn't like that style. The point of the companies is to make money. That means making niche games too, because the niche player will often go back to single player games rather than play themeparks if they do not like themepark games(again my opinion). All of this is just my opinion. I posted this because it gets ever so tiring watching people deride each other over things like which playstyle, sandbox vs themepark for example, is better. Both, neither, it depends on the individual.
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Originally posted by ClaudeSuamOram
Only because i was actually playing non-sandbox games last night .. don't have time to post until this morning at work. You know, there are fun games to play.
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I wouldn't say Sandbox is the future, though I do prefer the method to the exclusion of themeparks. I will say that it looks as though the sandbox method will now get some serious attempts at it, the likes we have not seen since SWG.
I also see alot of folks just completely assuming that user generated content is the NWN and the Foundry type content. While that is one format, sure, the term also captures players being in the game world and setting up settlements and choosing opposing factions. Users just beng in the game and picking sides and such is content as well. So, that said I disagree with anyone that says 90%+ of UGC is trash because the NWN/Foundry methods aren't 90% of UGC. Indeed 100% of UGC in SWG was not of the NWN/Foundry type and it was a blast for the most part. Same in Ultima Online.
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Originally posted by Khalathwyr
The highlighted is what i see as UGC content personally, it's that style of play that i have the best memories of from online gaming.
Originally posted by Khalathwyr
Well, it is just a matter of definition. If you consider players doing some stuff in game as content, then LOL is full of UGC.
For discussion sake, we need a term for the foundry/NWN type UGC .. and those, are 99.99% crap.
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My problem with most sandbox MMOs is that while you can do anything, it feels like there is nothing to do......I honestly haven't played any sandbox for longer than a month or two.....Most of them jsut feel like there is no point to it...Then you add in the dreaded FFA PVP that every single one feels it has to have and that is the dealbreaker.
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Originally posted by SysFail
Because it is make-believe, play, a toy - NOT a game. Roleplaying or make-believe has never been all that popular. Don't ask me why, because I don't know. This is a crude generalization ofcourse, but games that don't have a point other than to "be there and live there" are not as popular as games that give you an objective to accomplish.
I also think you are grossly undermining the virtues of World of Warcraft in order to draw conclusions which suit you better. And take this from someone who has never been all that interested in WoW. WoW made many things well. It was much, much more than just timing.
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Originally posted by Quirhid
Say what you want about things WoW actually "invented" (dungon finders), i'll take that any day over spamming chat for 30 min, as a healer no less...
Originally posted by Quirhid
WOW players don't play that much in the virtual world anyway. Many are queuing up and doing instances. The strength of the game is the many options to play.
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IMO, sandboxes without some kind of story to follow kind of blow.
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Originally posted by birdycephon
Agreed completely. Plus I'll add sandboxes that concentrate on Building and crafting with little to no support for traditional MMO activites such as "combat" blow too.
Originally posted by azzamasin
There are niche games like Tales of the Desert. I won't play a game withotu good combat, but there may be others who may.
The sandbox future can't come soon enough:
Make it a huge open world and give that world a history and texture.
Provide flexibility in character development (a la Skyrim).
Provide some core PvE content / quests for initial release.
Provide users with the tools to generate new content along with a tool to effectively rate/review user generated content allowing the most popular/fun content to rise to the top.
Provide hooks within the open world to link that content to.
Make all in game items craftable with the goal of eventually eliminating all NPC sales of items.
Allow items to decay and/or be destroyed.
Implement areas where PvP can occur and where people can lose their eqiupment (which can be looted and salvaged to make new equpment).
Make learning time-based rather than experience based so players can focus on what they find fun within the game and not have to "grind" or feel like they must macro things to keep up with the other players.
Originally posted by nariusseldon
How many Foundry scenarios did you play in NWN? Because of the few I had a chance to play, there was 0% crap. So your ability to estimate appears to be off by a factor of infinity according to my experience.
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I don't think there is much secret here....
1) The market is absolutely SATURATED with Themepark games. It's just basic business sense. No matter how much more popular hamburgers are at a certain point you have a better chance of success opening up a Chinese place then becoming the 251st hamburger stand in your small town and having to compete for market share with all those already established hamburger stands. MMO Developers are branching to try different market niche's that don't have alot of competition and sandbox's are an obvious choice. There really aren't that many quality modern sandbox's out there, and Developers are banking on (and I tend to agree with them) there is enough of an audience to support a few of them.
2) Sandbox's can generaly be produced MUCH less expensively then Themeparks. The reason why is that Themeparks require a TON of content in order to be successfull and it takes ALOT of Developer man-hours which translates into alot of dollars to proffesionaly produce that content. Especialy with all the elements like cinematics and voice-overs that users have come to expect from Themepark games these days. With sandbox's, the Developers are producing the toolsets and the world and letting the players be responsible for the lions share of the content. That means fewer dollars required....and MOST IMPORTANTLY....less dollars sunk in up front in Development. That's important because very large amounts of capital investment are really hard to come by these days. Investors that are willing to pony up that much money up front in todays climate expect a very significant ROI....and the big name Themepark releases just haven't been performing well enough to provide it....so nobody wants to take the risk in sinking in the huge amounts of capital it takes for them to be successfull on launch.
3) Even though the number of people interested in virtual worlds or sandbox's may significantly less....their customer loyalty is MUCH higher. Patterns show that. The big AAA Themeparks get a big burst of sales up front and then they drop dramaticaly within a few months, as the users have consumed all the content, grow bored and go off to the next new shiny thing. Thier customers are there for the content and once they've consumed it, it's off to something else. They may get a spike of customers again if they have a big new content update, but they don't last long and getting them back is almost like winning a new customer all over again. The sandbox and virtual world crowd are entirely different. Once they decide to join a game, they tend to hang around for years and years and years....often well past what the Developers might have thought the games shelf life was....and with little investments in the game. That long term steady income stream is really, really attractive financialy. The reason again is simple and basic business....it costs MUCH, MUCH more to gain a new customer then it does to keep an existing one. This can be especialy true of MMO's as the operational costs really aren't that bad....especialy if the size of the user base is fairly steady and predictable. That makes keeping a few 100k users for 10 years alot more proffitable then getting 1 million users at start and only holding onto them for a few months.
Personaly I'm happy about all this as I enjoy "sandbox" games and like the creative aspects of being able to participate in a game. I'm sure not everyone feels the same way....but at least you can be happy that Developers are trying out different things rather then giving up altogether...which was a very distinct possibility given how the last few big budget titles have faired. YMMV.
Originally posted by Quirhid
You don't need to piss on roleplaying just because you don't like it. I'm not sure where you get the idea that make-believe isn't "all that popular". Are you aware that there are hundreds of millions of people who watch people roleplay every day? Television and movies is just make-believe. In addition, I don't think people are looking for JUST a virtual world, there's plenty of room to incorporate flexibility for a variety of playstyles within any sandbox. It's a design issue.
One of the reasons you probably don't see more people do in MMOs it is because there are bullies who like to sh*t on people who roleplay. Or they will make a name like "leetkillerlolz" partially BECAUSE they know it will screw with the roleplayers.


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