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A traditional single-cutaway given the PRS touch.
With a voice that is classic, eminently recordable and gig ready, the SE 245 is perfect for traditional single-cutaway players. The 24-1/2" scale length makes this instrument instantly comfortable to players who grew up using short scale guitars. Volume and tone controls for each pickup, a 3-way toggle and bird inlays, are all standard appointments. Case sold separately.
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I went to Sxx Axh on W48th in NY today to buy a PRS SE Bernie Marsden but alas they have none in stock and indeed none in the USA.. so I played 14...Read complete review
I went to Sxx Axh on W48th in NY today to buy a PRS SE Bernie Marsden but alas they have none in stock and indeed none in the USA.. so I played 14 different guitars to kill some time...
I played 4 different PRS SE guitars, 2 PRS (US) guitars, 2 Shecters, and 4 different USA made Gibson guitars ranging fromn $7xx-$9xxx.. but wow wee.... the QC on the PRS KILLS the Chrysler like QC of the Gibson's, merely GIBSON in name today it seems .... very disappointing for GIBSON but not surprising given South Korea's leap in technology especially for manufacturing.... clearly Paul Reed Smith cares about quality..........
The best quality of ALL the guitars I played was a $7xx PRS SE 245 Ltd guitar... Rolls Royce quality.. I mean IMPECCABLE, sublime and I should know we manufacture products in S Korea, NYC, LA, Tokyo, India, Australia and China and seriously the Korean quality to price ratio is the best for anything but for guitars even the absolute quality is amazing.... on par or better than USA....
MY only bug bear was the FAT turkey neck at the base and thin scale at the neck.. drove me nuts but as a lifelong STRAT player it may just be my problem.... also those fliipin birds on the fretboard drove me nuts as I got the extra long scale 12th fret mixed up with the 15th etc... MY BAD.....
I also liked the PUPS on this puppy, very perky when required and filthy nasty when cranked...
Startling stuff but when rated I gave the PRS guitars all 90/100 upwards and apart from a 59' Gibson with PERFECT tone, build and WEIGHT none of the USA Gibsons, Schecters, ESP etc could come close to the PRS...
The USA made PRS were even a notch higher.. great stuff.. but pricey.. but for $5xx-$7xx check out a PRS SE KOREAN (Sth) made axe... great stuff
but this is a guitar for blues, rock, jazz NOT speedy HEAVY METAL...the FAT Turkey neck takes some speed out of the equation...........
I also liked the Schecter Solo 6 Custom but some of the finish came off in my hands in a simple 10 minute session
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I was initially struck by how similar this model is to a 1990 model Les Paul Studio I owned and learned to play on. I immediately felt at home on the PRS. Now comes...Read complete review
I was initially struck by how similar this model is to a 1990 model Les Paul Studio I owned and learned to play on. I immediately felt at home on the PRS. Now comes the bad part and the reason I'm writing this review. I played this guitar maybe four times and on the forth time and in front of an audience, I got no sound from the bridge pickup. Musician's Friend allowed me to return it for credit because it was after the 45 day return period (only by a few weeks). This experience has left me feeling skeptical of PRS imports. I've played for 25+ years and never had a guitar die on me like that let alone one that's brand new.
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For the none you can't go wrong. Great action,looks great. Plays better then my led Paul.!!!
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I border between professional and experienced. I play gigs but don't depend on playing to make a living.
Every time I need to see an improvement in my playing I go buy another PRS. I've bought 3 so far and each time my reason for buying is that after trying several guitars I found one that instantly made my playing better but for different reasons.
This wider neck expanded my use of the neck in ways I had no idea would happen. My hands and fingers are a little larger than average.
That means when I play the average guitar the neck and fret layout is too close patterned for my fingers to fit comfortably. Playing guitars with normal size necks all my life has required me to develop very precise movements and positions in order to avoid unwanted results. This has been good for me but has made my learning slower than average.
So finally I try a wider neck on an electric. I never noticed anything special about playing classical guitars which always seem to have wide necks. But the wider necks on classical guitars were not the same.
But when you combine the amazing quality of neck and fretboard that PRS makes, in a wider neck like that, it's magic because I can immediately play faster, smoother, and with less detailed moves to avoid the spatial crunch I was getting with narrower and slower necks.
Even this SE model (swore I'd never buy and SE) is perfect for stage or recording. The electronics are extremely versatile also with the volume knobs that also change the shape of the frequency response as you dial louder or softer.
The pickups are great. Smooth. A little less attack than humbuckers but more melodic and rich with sweet harmonics also. Love these pickups.
I always enjoyed a electric guitar that I could rip off heads with by hitting the strings with plenty of attack. But in real life it's rare you can actually use that to it's full effect without other band members failing to appreciate the instant intrusion of head-ripping-off decibels in their face.
So sacrificing a little bit of the attack of dual coil posts for the fatter single coil, dual magnet, sound of these PRS manufactured P90's.
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Every time I've bought a new PRS it was because the guitar design immediately improved my playing. My previous PRS is a loaded 24 Custom (Not SE) and I immediately found I was playing better because of the responsiveness of the neck and the overall design, feel, and sound of the axe.
However my hands are a bit larger than average. Especially the ends of my fingers. They are fatter than average. When I picked up this baby I found that the extra room on the neck (width) would prove to improve my playing because it was more forgiving and less cramped.
I took the unit home because I can't evaluate a guitar properly in a store with a lot of background noise and using it on gear I'm not familiar with.
After a couple of hours of playing I discovered that my improvement, even on this SE PRS, had improved significantly. I discovered that having just a hint more space between the strings has made more room for my fingers. That has greatly increased my string awareness when playing chords and has given me more room for error on finger placement. I could probably have used a wide thin neck or a wide fat. Mine has the wide/fat.
Now I don't have to hit each fret perfectly to ensure no buzz, no accidental muting, more room for tight fingering patterns, and the shorter 22 note scale (which I'm not used to) makes the fingerboard slightly more accessible than a 24 note fretboard which I've always preferred.
The neck design is very smooth which makes this one the easiest neck I've used for sliding notes, chords, and also the sustain.
My standard 24 with the narrower neck sounds a little better but it costs more than four times as much as this SE.
This is the first guitar I've owned with P90 pickups. At first I was not sure if I'd like them or not. The settings took me a little while but between the best settings for the guitar and my Marshall amp I coaxed out some very clean chime like notes that were fat and rich with sweet harmonics. I also discovered that once I got the clean sound at the top end I was looking for the bottom end cleaned up really nice.
Another cool thing was discovering the tonal changes that occur with different volume settings. Dialing down suppresses the brighter mid tones as volume drops.
This keeps the sound warmer and cleaner when playing at lower volume settings. Kind of like the "loudness" feature on a stereo system but automatically shapes tone as you turn higher or lower.
The P90's are fatter sounding than other single coil pickups due to dual magnets and wider magnet size to begin with. Kind of the antithesis of a dual coil pickup in the sense that it's a dual magnet pickup.
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I got this guitar on a Black Friday special for half the normal price. If you've read the other reviews, you know this guitar is a total winner, but at half price, I felt and still feel almost like a thief. I got the gold metallic and besides the quality of the guitar, it's absolutely beautiful as it is not a "gold top". It is SOLID GOLD in every dept.
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When I first played thus guitar, I couldn't believe it was an import. To me, this one is a game changer as far as American vs imports. This guitar is as good or even better than quite a few American models, and the price is incredible for such a quality instrument.
With a few modifications, this guitar can hold its own with others that cost 3 times as much. It took a while to get used to the short scale, but once I got the setup right it plays like it was made for my hands.
The modifications I made were 3 basic ones. First, I replaced the factory nut with a graphite and put on heavier gage strings (Ernie Ball cobalt 10-46). 2nd, I replaced the pots with Duncan Malmsteens. But the really biggest and most important mod was switching out the factory pickups with a pair of Seymour Duncan alnico 2 pro Slash set. These pickups are low output, but deliver some of the sweetest tone you can get.
With these mods, this guitar can stand toe to toe with a Les Paul standard. Right off the rack, it is nicer than a LP studio.
PRS knocked it out of the park with an import like this one and it should serve warning to some other companies who are using their name to justify their higher prices.
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I am a guitar collector and i own about 15 guitars, 3 of which are PRS SE's. These guitars have unbelievable quality for the price.I own a Gibson Les Paul Studio, and in my opinion, the PRS plays better, sounds better, and performs better.I wish there was a wider variety of colors but beggars cant be choosers.If anyone is looking into buying a Gibson, I highly recommend you go out of your way to play with guitar,I think you'll be suprised and choose this over Gibson.
Note: (I have only compared this to a Les Paul Studio, I have not compared it to the higher models such as the standard or the traditional.)
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I recently purchased this guitar from a friend for peanuts. He brought it by and asked what I thought of it. I pulled it out of the case (unlike the gig bag which comes with it 'extra charge', this one had a nice hardshell case) and I plugged it into the closest amp (in this case, a Carvin V3) and the tone was excellent even with the factory pickups, but the main thing about this guitar was that the neck felt like it was made just for my hands. The picture on the site doesn't do this guitar justice, because it looks so much better. I know this is a Korean made "budget" PRS, but you wouldn't know it when you play it. I'm ordering a set of Seymour Duncan Slash humbuckers for it, installing a graphite nut (its true that the factory nut is too small for 10s), and making a few more slight modifications. The only Les Pauls I would ever buy would be a real LP standard or custom, and frankly, I think both are over priced. For me, this PRS plays just as good as my old LP custom, and once its moddded like I want it, I won't even be thinking about purchasing another les Paul for quite a while. IMO, for the money, there isn't another guitar out there that can touch this one. Believe me, this guitar is a steal.
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I purchased the SE245 in tobbaco sunburst. Let me first just say, I am blown away with this instrument. The sound is superior to any other guitars that I have played so far. The kick of the sound is amazing. The only problem I have encountered is a little fret buzz, but with a quick change of strings and a little set up, this thing kicks some major butt!
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I just had to pass by and enter my review for this guitar because is such an amazing Guitar for the price!. In fact, i just bought it 4 days ago and i have to say this: This is actually an extremely well made Guitar!. I was looking for a solid body guitar with humbuckers but somehow i didn´t wanted to go with the typical Les Paul. So, i checked this guitar out, readed some reviews on the internet and finally went down to my local music store and bought it right there at the spot!.
There are two things that really caught my attention on this guitar. The first one is that it´s so well made. I mean , i have 8 guitars already from different brands and everything from the finish to the parts and the wood of the instrument is well assembled. The second aspect of it was it´s sound!. It truly sounds amazing!. I am a huge fan of Slash´s Guitar Tone and i have to say that this guitar sound just like an Standard Gibson Les Paul. Yes it´s true!, I have played many Gibsons in the past and this PRS 245 really change my way of thinking about guitar brands and inexpensive guitar models.
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I purchased this guitar used (I got an awesome deal), so my experience might be a little different from someone buying it new.
Right away, I noticed that instead of the lines parallel to the bridge in the body patterns that I saw in the picture, it had blurry lines parallel to the strings. This may be because it was an older used model but I was a little disappointed by that.
The frets had a little buzz. I'm not experienced with the sound of a lot of different guitars, but there was definitely buzz, though I couldn't hear it in the amp.
Overall, I loved the sound of the guitar except for a couple times I noticed high frets sounding tinny and worn down, which may have been from the previous owner's use.
I recommend this guitar to anyone who, like me, can't afford the high end Gibson, PRS or Carvin models and wants a nice guitar to practice with for a few years. It records and plays live great, it's just not quite a professional's instrument. I see guitarists like Fredrik Akkeson using these on tour and to me it's an indicator that they're quality guitars that lose a lot less value on a tour, but at the same time they probably would not use an SE in the studio for their next album.
Bottom Line: Stop reading these reviews, you know you want it, just go for it! I don't think you would regret buying this guitar. I did get a chance to play a couple of them in music shops before buying, which I would highly recommend doing if there are any in your area.
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The Next Deus Ex - new gameplay mechanic ideas anyone?
Anyone have any ideas for unusual or interesting gameplay mechanics that could be implemented for DX4? Unique or based off current/previous ideas?
- The Skills system - basically the system from DX1 could return in the form of 'nanite neuro-optogenic augmentations' or something where you use items like aug cans/prax kits (just probably more common) to upgrade your skills, so you can download training - Matrix-esque.
Or do you think it should take the Skyrim route and skills should just improve with use?
- Augmentation hacking - A weird idea I had that you could use a multitool item to hack enemies and disable their augmentations/mechanical parts or even a rare ammo type you could equip, basically a multitool projectile or something. It could bring a new level to boss fights and turn them into more of a puzzle for the hacker/stealth builds.
Then from this idea, I thought would it be cool if enemies in turn could also hack your augmentations? So you have to build up your own defence system (so you could basically make your own hack network with your chosen augmentations as major capture points or whatever)
- Grappling hook - I always liked jumping around and travelling in DX, though such an ability make cheapen certain augmentations or something, so it'd have to be very costly in terms of an augmentation slow or a significant amount of your inventory. Anyone think it could work?
- Weapon upgrades - I was trying to think of some unique/decent upgrades for stuff in DX, but the only one I could think of was a 'Compacting' upgrade where you can reduce the weapons size in your inventory. Anyone ever have any ideas for upgrades?
I was wondering if DX would benefit from further RPG elements, such as player/weapon/inventory weight?
I think being able to access two if not all three varieties of augmentation would be pretty neat. If this DX4 takes place some time soon/soon-ish after HR then the player might get the feeling that s/he is moving from the old world of augmentations, where it was just hanzer mechs versus nats, to the much more diverse playing field we see in the original DX.
Who's up for physio-pharmaceutical augmentation?
I do like your idea of hacking enemies' augs! I'm surprise I haven't seen something like that mentioned before. After all, something like that has happened in the original game and in HR, but never at the player's will.
Maybe for gameplay balancing purposes, we could have mechanical augmentations cost bio-energy (the DX way, not the HR way, sorry that was possibly the only thing about that game I hated) and be quite ubiquitous, but the catch is that these parts can be hacked.
Physio-pharmaceutical augs obviously cannot be hacked, but would provide only temporary boost of your strength/speed/whatever and then be discarded after use. A lot like steroids, or nootropic drugs.
And finally nano-augs, which I'm imagining would not be hackable (yet) so there must be some other way to balance them.
Maybe they cost a crap-ton of BE energy, or instead of BE energy they sap away directly at your health. But if the latter is the way nano-augs would work, obviously there's not going to be any nano health-regen. Personally I don't think that's a loss. I thought that got to be overpowered in DX1 anyway.
I was never really clear on physiopharmaceutical augs, I read them up on the wiki but.. are they still able to be activated/turned on and off? I haven't played DX:IW, not sure if any those kind of augs are included there
But as for your other idea, balancing nano-augmentations could be easily done through a variety of ways. Like you said it could just drain BE like crazy, or stamina, or the initial cost of the aug could be much much more expensive. I want to say nano augs should be susceptable to hacking as well, but it seems too easy to say..
Maybe mech augs can be hacked and just disabled, but nanoaugs could do something much worse like lowering your maximum health. Plus there could special enemy types or ammunition that can be used against specific augmentation types (against enemies and the player respectively)?
hmm. A bit different, but I always thought it'd be cool to do a spin-off dealing with biotech augmentations--in which you essentially mutate your insides/gratf organs to gain abilities.
this could be some seriously blackest of the black markets, being a research tech newly discovered inad not implemented worldwide, but rather somehting existing on a very limited scale, while maintaining the largely cyberpunkish world.
That sounds interesting, kud31.. Are you just imagining an underground shop or group that you'd have to work to get into, to access the limited/cheaper augs?
I heard DX2 had a 'factions' system, though I'm not sure what that entails, your idea reminded me of it. Perhaps there could be more moral decisions, like the choice to betray that undercover agent in detroit, but with doing jobs for the blackmarket so they can grant you access to certain augs. You could choose jobs that affectively made you a harvester, a notch up from that bar man side mission in Hengsha, where you can forcible and gruesomely retrieve major mech augs or organs (ala Repo Men) or even nano augs (ala Syndicate).
More based upon what you said about weapon mods, I'd just like to see a more in-depth system in general for that. Have a bigger stock increase accuracy, but also increase length. A bigger clip gives more rounds, but makes it taller. A barrel extension does more damage but also increases length. Not exactly novel, but it would play more in to a "Do I want one super-weapon, or multiple weak ones" kind of thinking.
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Did you like the ammo system in DXHR, Romeo? How it used up space in your inventory I mean.
But yeah, seeing the level of weapon customization in games like Ghost Recon Future Soldier and Blacklight Retribution. It's why I raised the point about the weight of weapons/items, just to bring another element to help balance that kind of thing.
It was a little funny when you'd add a silencer to your pistol or rifle and it'd shrink in size in your inv lol can't say I wasn't glad for the extra space though
I do remember all that discussion about bringing multiple versions of weapons into DX or whether it should stick to the main archetypes.
Hacking enemies would be nice. Though I wonder if it would feel like cyber magic or not.
With weapon augments. I Like the idea of them being attachments to the item that increased the size. It would be neat to see your new sniper scope taking up it's own space in inventory. I'd also add the ability to remove them and attach them to other weapons.
Ammo types should come back. Explosive ammo, hacking ammo (So you can hack things from far away), fire ammo, EMP ammo, all kinds of ammo. There also needs to be a system where your inventory dosen't get to full of all these ammo types. (Maybe they you could stack different verity on top of each other)
Melee weapons should come back.
I was also thinking about how I'd like to see a stamina bar again and wondered if a game has ever implemented 'localised stamina', similar to the health system, and if it'd even have any point lol
I really just want good AI.
Smart AI by itself can give you the best gameplay ever. Everything else is just details if you ask me.
You got a funny way of talking... JJB.
you have a government/corporate science group with some genius scientist who makes enormous breakthroughs in biotec/genetic tampering. the protagonist is thrown into this somehow--cop/special forces/P.I, whatever. the scientist is on the run, someone like the Illuminati are trying to take over the whole thing, by arranging a coup d'etat in the country. You know too much, and you are a target. you can either want to help and spread the tech or destroy the creator of the tech 9who made you what you are), who probably found backing in organised crime in order to survive. could play around with something like "instincts"--if you use too many powers too soon, or if you sustain too much damage, animal instincts take over, and you either fight to the death or flee uncontrollably.
Idk, tbh. I'm just throwing out ideas, like I said, i'm like to see this as a spinoff, rather then the main story line.
As for your 'instincts' idea, you think how that could be further tied into the DX lore? Like nano/mech augs just toxify the body and some new type of aug releases the body/minds own full potential?
Is anybody besides me hoping for legitimately a female or non-white protagonist? DX and IW both offered appearance choice but the canon versions are of course Caucasian male for all three games. One of the things Deus Ex is recognized for is breaking from the standard, and a main character who isn't just another white guy would certainly would be a great thing to see when franchises are dominated by them.
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with regards to tying "instinct" stuff to DX lore, the easiest thing I could think of would be EMP bullets scrambling your systems. that, or using informational warfare to upload a virus into PC.
ofc, this could also be explained by experimental nanotech, where the nanites' programming still has elements of fight or flight, and they just respond to stimuli such as excessive damage by "taking over"
EDIT: Kinda bad examples here lol. It occured to me personal aesthetics won't matter much in an singeplayer FPS, nevertheless DX1 did give you some optionality. I'm trying to think of other typical RPG elements to put a DX spin on.
Inventory. I actually liked the initial restrictive inventory (until I realised I had to carry some fire power for boss fights :P) but to accommodate for those who like the more traditional RPG system where you can carry a ridiculous amount of stuff then would a "digital inventory" work? Basically you can buy/check in stuff with a digital receipt or whatever and check out said item at appropriate shops or weapon vendors or something..?
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I LOVE the idea of 'hacking people'. It's a recurring theme in the Ghost in the Shell franchise (to which Deus Ex owes a lot of influence, after all).
In Ghost in the Shell, Motoko Kusanagi, the squad leader of Section 9, was not only skilled in combat but hacking. In one episode of the Standalone Complex series, Section 9 is about to storm an office building in which a group of (augmented) terrorists are holding the office workers hostage. Kusanagi was able to remotely hack in to one of the augment's implants and use his eyes to get a visual count of where the terrorists were, how many were there, etc. She was also able to force one terrorist to shoot another (despite obvious resistance).
Now, how badass would that be in a game!? Instead of using the remote drone from DX1, you would have a hacking augment that would allow you to be able (so long as you're in a certain range) to hijack other aug's vision in order to scope out an area before you move into the scene... and as your skill/aug upgrades are increased, you could control that aug to varying levels... have him 'hear' a disturbance in a misleading direction and investigate in the wrong direction... or maybe 'accidentally' drop his rifle for just a second or two (so you can charge in)... maybe lose hearing and vision briefly, allowing you to sneak by without triggering a fight... and at the highest levels, turn on his teammates. You would be able to actually control that character remotely, and play as him... perhaps for a limited amount of time (maybe tie it to your battery level, so it would use energy like other augs so you can only do it for so long unless you keep eating candy bars!), or, it could be for an indefinite amount of time, but the control of the character might be a little slow or imprecise - aiming is a little harder, he doesn't move as fast, and doesn't have health regen, or 'looking through his eyes' is sort of low-resolution so you can't see as well to shoot, etc. So you could use him as a 'proxy soldier' for battle but he probably won't last long.
I think that would introduce an AWESOME new element that would fit in with the Deus Ex world very well. You could use the 'proxy soldier' to weaken defenses before you move in for the final kill, or maybe just use the soldier to explore areas without being spotted. Imagine hacking an enemy just so he could walk past the turret (which doesn't recognize him as a foe), and then you hack the turret's control panel THROUGH the soldier you're controlling!
And of course this would only work on augmented enemies, so it's not like a player could spam the ability all the time. Many enemies would not be augmented at all, and thus unhackable. And then various augmented enemies would have varying levels of security, just like the terminals in the game - level 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc - and you'd have to go through the little 'hacking game' every time you attempted it. If you try to hack an enemy and fail, the enemy automatically goes into alarmed or even hostile mode...
There are a hundred things you could do with the idea. You could 'relax' enemy solders, causing them to drop out of hostile or alert status, for instance. The possibilities are plentiful.
...like I said, I LOVE this idea.
Last edited by Anticitizen; 04-16-2012 at 05:19 PM.
Love GiTS Totally forgot about that vision jack scenario, but I think the main thing is the "delivery system" of how you'd hack enemy augmentations. Hacking ammo/Projectile multitool? Cerebral nano-ship with hacking abilities? In DX:HR the purist hacker was wired in, but I'm not sure it'd be so fulfilling at extreme close range (unless you could 'plant' the hack for a later timed distraction).
I mean for the GiTS scenario, if you were close enough or had visual contact, then what use would you have for seeing through your enemies eyes? Then again this also brings question to mission structure and everything, I mean how about we take the back seat for some missions/side missions and just act as reconnaissance to gather intel for a bigger team to make a tactical insertion or whatever.
A lot of ideas can be thrown up in the air, but I feel like taking direct control of an enemy or making him commit suicide by shooting himself should be reserved for dedicated aug hack builds. I also find having an enemy shoot himself in the head to be really.. unimaginative lol. You could scan the enemy body for augs (or find records on a computer) and do much nastier things like having their arms/legs malfunction, suffocate underwater troops by disabling their internal rebreathers, cause major organ failure by reprogramming nanites inside their bodies, all sorts.
Disabling/manipulating augmentations is what interests me personally, but the Syndicate style of just having the enemy just go crazy and kill himself/team mates feels too simple for me lol.
Then again if neuro-chemical-optogenetic-augmentations come into play then it could be cool to have variants of CASIE augs to analyse psychological profiles, or from computer files, from inside their brain and use nanites to burst electricity to certain neurons, or good old pheromones, to create a ruckus so you can sneak by x10 without spending a bullet. Or of course some crazy mini-game where you can randomly stimulate parts of their brain with chemicals/nanites and they'll go do something crazy XD But thats what I was getting at really, that level of technology. If you can make a dude shoot his teammates and these kinda complex actions, then what happened to the just turning their brain off stage lol.
Mission structure ties into these kind of crazy ideas again, because you could go to all the effort of doing a hacker run or pacifist or no alert or no items and get the self satisfaction and maybe an achievement, but I think that kinda stuff should really reflect in-game with mission reports and appropriate rewards from armories or something. Not just if you kill a bunch of people and piss off an ex-sergeant but stuff right down to the amount of BE you use or the number of bullet shells you leave at a scene.
Anyway, I agree with most of your other points. I won't get into the debate about specifics of how the hacking will take place (is it a minigame like the typical hacking, or something else, etc). That's why playtesters exist
Though I will say it shouldn't be an 'ammo'. It should definitely be an aug/hacking skill that you upgrade to. There would be nothing lamer than a 'hacking gizmo' that you have to find and use. I think DX is interesting because of the choices of augmentations/skills you choose to incorporate into your playstyle. You can choose to beef yourself up as a war machine, or go for the slick stealth ninja type, the clever hacker, etc. It should fall under those guidelines and not be a weapon you can just come across and exploit. You'd need to choose it and dedicate Praxis points or whatever to its use, and choose to (possibly) sacrifice other augs in favor of it.
EDIT: Also, if you tie the 'hacking range' to your radar, you now have an incentive to spring for the radar increase aug, which is something I've NEVER gone for during my playthroughs of HR. I never once desired, while playing, the desire to see people on my radar at a longer range - and I don't think that having that aug would have changed my gameplay style in the slightest. Think about it - when you're in a large, open field-type area, you can physically SEE the other people in the distance. You don't need the radar for that. If you're in closed corridors and rooms, you have walls between you and them. They can't see you. Which means you'll almost always get in the default radar range of them before you have to deal with them at all, so it doesn't matter if you 'detected' them at 100 meters away or 50 - you still detected them before they saw you, and you could act accordingly. Therefore I saw the radar range aug as pointless. However, if you tied it to the people-hacking aug, you'd have a legit reason to want to increase your radar range, because you could hack any augs within that range if you had the proper hacking augs. You could even have 'hackable' targets on the radar be a different color or something. There are twelve soldiers in that room, according to your radar. Three of them are augs that are hackable. One of them has a security level of two, but he's mostly unaugmented/unarmored and is carrying a pistol. Another has a security level of three, and is carrying a machine pistol. The third has a security level of four - which is the hardest to hack - but he's armed with a heavy rifle and frag grenades. This gives you a choice - you can go for the easy hack and go for the guy with the pistol, and use him to attack the others just to create a distraction. Or you can go for the hard hack - but only if your hacking aug/skill level is good enough - and go for the guy with the heavy weaponry, who you could use to take out all the other soldiers, including himself. Or the guy inbetween. All of this would depend on your skill level, the level of your augs (both the radar level and the hacking aug level), and the decisions you make - are you just trying to create a distraction so you can sneak by, or are you trying to use these hacked soldiers to take out other soldiers, etc. The idea opens up whole new decision-making opportunities in gameplay. And I don't think it would be hard to implement. And it's something else that would set DX apart from all the other shooters out there. The more I think about it, the more I think it's an obvious enhancement to the franchise.
Last edited by Anticitizen; 04-16-2012 at 08:55 PM.
Your idea about having to level up both aug hack and radar though seems off though, unless aug hacking is a branch off of the radar aug. Radar could detect specific enemies, cameras and robots, but aug hack radar could only detect hackable things but with no way to differentiate them other than actual visual contact, but is balanced by the fact you can actually hack them :P
I do like all your prospects of potential decision making opportunities but damn designing environments and scenarios that work for every single aug/skill build would be a pain in the ass XD
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Harvard College accepted about 18 percent of early applicants to the Class of 2017 under its early admission program, the University announced Thursday. This year's 895 early acceptances mark a 16 percent increase over the number of early admittances last year.
This year's accepted students—the second group to be admitted early since the University reinstated the early action program in 2011—were selected from an early applicant pool of 4,856, which represented a 14 percent increase over the number of early applications received by the admissions office the previous year.
The proportion of students admitted early rose less than a percentage point from last year's rate. Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons '67 said the increase in the number of students applying and being admitted early may reflect a general shift in how students apply to college.
Since Princeton and the University of Virginia renewed their early action programs alongside Harvard in 2011, many of Harvard's most highly regarded peer institutions now offer some form of early admissions. Students no longer need to wait for the regular admissions cycle to apply to their first-choice college.
"I think we've reached a point that this is the way people are applying to college," Fitzsimmons said.
Students admitted early to Harvard this year are those who admissions officers were confident would be accepted during the regular decision cycle, he said.
"Our feeling is that we're just admitting the same people under slightly different time table," he said. Fitzsimmsons added that he thinks this year's total number of acceptances was conservative, given the high quality of the applicants.
Harvard's early admission program is non-binding. Students have until May 1 to accept their spot and may apply to other colleges with a regular decision cycle.
Despite this trend towards applying early, Fitzsimmons said he hopes high school seniors consider their college choices carefully.
"People should, we hope, take the whole senior year to make up their mind about where they go," he said. "We hope that we've at least afforded the opportunity for counselors and parents and the public to really think about that it might not be the best thing to rush into making a college choice."
The admissions office deferred 3,196 students, who will be considered alongside regular decision candidates, and denied 651.
Although the Admissions Office admitted a larger proportion of the Class of 2017 under early action, Fitzsimmons said that students applying under the regular admissions cycle will not be at a disadvantage.
"We take great pains to say to people that we are not going to make a different decision on your application based on whether or not you apply early or regular," he said.
Fitzsimmons said that last year the Admissions Office ultimately admitted about 100 students who had been deferred from the early cycle. He said this will likely be the case again.
Emails containing admissions decisions were sent to students at 5 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday.


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Classical guitarist and Corpus Christi native Gabriel Ayala will perform at noon Sunday at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
The 1991 Ray High School graduate lives in Tucson, Ariz., where he received his Master of Music degree from the University of Arizona.
Ayala, 33, has won several competitions and serves as a judge for competitions. He also has a teaching background.
In 2003, he released a self-titled debut CD and was nominated for the Native American Music Awards, known as the Nammys, for "Best Independent Recording" and was featured in 2004 on "Feathers & Fringes," a compilation CD of Gathering of Nations.
Ayala will release two new CDs in November, a Christmas disc titled, "I'll Be Home for Christmas,"' and "Transcriptions for Guitar by Gabriel Ayala."
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"Mundo Latino: An exhibit showcasing The Accordion and its Roots in Tejano Music" will be featured at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas through Oct. 22.
The exhibit includes artifacts, photographs, video and live entertainment.
Collections from the Tejano Roots Hall of Fame in Alice; the Tejano Roots Hall of Fame Inductees; and the private accordion collections of Karlos Landin and Juan Santos will be on display.
Featured workshop and performers include Herbie Lopez and Chacha Jimenez of El Conjunto Bernal and Joel Guzman.
Mundo Latino, Celebration of Cultures, is the Latino exhibit presented during Hispanic Heritage month at The State Fair of Texas in Dallas.
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NC State graduate also received a scholarship from the ACC this season
Wolfpack Women Hold End of Year Dinner
New head coach Wes Moore and his staff handed out ACC awards and also awards voted on by the team.
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Last semester, at the end of my linear algebra class, I had one student approach me and inform me that she wanted to go to graduate school and get a PhD in linear algebra. While I was of course excited for this student and wanted to be encouraging, I did feel a need to explain to her that, while in some sense linear algebra is still an active and vibrant area of research with new applications appearing daily, most of this work bears little resemblance to the solving systems of linear equations and matrix algebra which had taken up the bulk of our semester. I would like to think that I did a good job of explaining to her what comes next in linear algebra, but I wish I had been familiar with Lorenzo Sadun's book Applied Linear Algebra: The Decoupling Principle at the time, because I would have handed it to her immediately to show her a bit more of what linear algebra can be.
Now in its second edition, Sadun's book is intended as a textbook for a second course (or the second and third quarters of a three quarter sequence) in linear algebra. The central theme throughout the book is what Sadun calls the decoupling principle, which is the idea that by simultaneously diagonalizing a system of operators, one can break the system into pieces that are more easily understood. This guiding principle can be used to understand Markov processes, coupled oscillations, Fourier series, difference equations, and any number of other applications, many of which are treated in depth in the book and motivated in an introductory chapter.
Applied Linear Algebra assumes that the reader will have familiarity with matrix operations and row reduction (although even these are covered briefly in an appendix), but little else. The early chapters of this book cover abstract vector spaces, bases, linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. He then moves on to consider a number of different applications of these ideas before moving on with the theory.
In the process of doing this, the book has introduced the idea that it is nice when one can find a basis of a vector space made up of eigenvectors for a given linear transformation and it is also nice when one can have an orthogonal basis. The natural question to ask is whether it is possible to have a basis of eigenvectors which are also orthogonal. As most readers of this review likely know, the answer is "sometimes," and to fully understand this answer involves understanding adjoints and Hermitian operators and things of that nature, which Sadun covers in depth in the middle chapters of his book.
A final set of chapters apply all of these tools to look at applications, primarily from physics, such as the wave equation, Fourier transforms, and Green's functions. Along the way, Sadun explores the similarities and differences between the finite dimensional and infinite dimensional situations.
This may sound like a lot of material, but Sadun's writing style makes it all seem very natural and straightforward. The book has a large number of exercises, ranging from the computational to the theoretical. Many sections also have what the author calls an 'exploration', which is a series of questions leading the reader through a topic such as "Curve Fitting", "The Central Limit Theorem", or "Discreting the Wave Equation." There are numerous examples worked out throughout the book, and many of the exercises come with hints and solutions.
For all of these reasons, I can imagine using Sadun's book in a number of different ways. At our small college we only teach one semester of linear algebra, but Sadun's exposition is so clear and littered with examples and motivation for the material that I would not hesitate to point a student wishing to do an independent study to this book. If we were to teach a second semester of linear algebra, I would certainly consider Sadun's book to be a frontrunner as a choice of texts. As it is, I will keep this book on my desk the next time I teach our existing linear algebra course, as a source of examples, problems, and ideas for my own teaching.
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Brown Butter Pumpkin Risotto
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup arborio rice
- 2 cups diced pumpkin (cut the pumpkin,peel it and then dice)
- 1/4 cups homemade pumpkin puree (optional)
- 5-8 cups of vegetable stock (or water)
- pinch of nutmeg
- salt and pepper to taste
- 3-4 tbsp of grated vegetarian Parmesan (or Romano cheese)
ElenaNovember 24th, 2009 on 10:53 am
Sorry, same question, how many servings for this? Thanks!
Serves 2 -DK
mmehta29November 19th, 2009 on 3:30 pm
Nice recipe — one question, do we have to steam or cook the pumpkin in anyway in advance? I'm finding the pumpkin to be awfully hard to mash after a simple saute
It is actually not necc. I just saute the pumpkin cubes along with the onions and cook for couple of minutes. If bigger chunks of pumpkin are used, then cook for another 5-6 minutes. It should be enough. It might just not have cooked enough. See if this helps — DK
shaikhmohammedNovember 1st, 2009 on 1:03 am
very good recipe and excellent style of explantion. step by step. but i wud like to know here is that is there any substituteofr arborio rice? normally it is not available in small cities. thanks
While there is no exact substitute for arborio rice, the closest bearable match would be to use medium- or short-grain rice. Yes, these possess the same kind of creaminess as the regular arborio although they wont have that classic 'al dente' texture..but all said and done they are much better than those long grain rice – don't even go to them for substitute! P.S Oh yes! I have heard that Sushi rice works well as a substitute although I haven't tried it myself
October 31st, 2009 on 11:43 pm
Pumkin risotto looks so delicious. So many delicious recipes here!
October 31st, 2009 on 9:53 pm
This is a very new recipe for me, I like pumpkin in any form, will give it a try . BTW very nice pictures
October 31st, 2009 on 8:10 pm
Very perfect one for the season and it looks so lovely and tempting
October 31st, 2009 on 9:28 am
I and my hubby fall in love with Pumpkin and squash every Winter. Now we have another new recipe to try with the humble pumpkin.
October 31st, 2009 on 8:29 am
Dk, am awestuck to see this droolworthy dish with pumpkin..Just love this..
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Demi Lovato's Disney days are behind her, but she's got nothing but love for Mickey Mouse!
In fact, the former Sonny With a Chance star celebrated her 22nd birthday at Disneyland Wednesday. Also in tow for the B-day girl's magical day at the Anaheim, Cailf., theme park? Wilmer Valderrama, of course!
Both Demi and Wilmer, 35, were all decked out for their Disney-filled day. The "Really Don't Care" singer wore Darth Vader Mickey Ears and a T-shirt to match, while her cute That '70s Show star beau rocked a tight, Mickey Mouse patterned shirt.
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Even though Wilmer was with Demi in real life, he made sure to send his love to the brand new 22-year-old on social media, too! He tweeted an adorable picture of the twosome—wearing matching red flannel pajamas, and writing, "Wishing u happy birthday would never come close 2 all the inspiring things i wish 4 ur life Love u thru all @ddlovato."
Aw! Luckily for Wilmer, the feeling is mutual! When he celebrated his 34th birthday this past January, Demi tweeted, "To the funniest, most inspiring, incredible man I know.. @WValderrama - thank you for helping me get through my darkest moments.. You truly are a light to this world and to my life.. Happy Birthday!!!"
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Vic: Thanks for the update on the Kimball which originally resided at the Lincoln-Dixie Theatre. The choice to repair, preserve and expand pipe organs is a great thing to do involving a lot of sweat equity. Here's a link to a story involving the transfer: http://www.atos.org/new-kimball-theatre-organ-ashtabula-oh-high-school
I saw "Funny Girl" at the United Artists Theatre in Chicago during a road show engagement, and "Gone With the Wind" at the McVickers, also via road show. This was the booking where the film was "adapted" for wide-screen showing. Lastly, I saw "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" on a big screen (possibly 70 mm?) not in Chicago, but in Peoria, IL, perhaps at the Palace Theatre or the Madison Theatre, my guess the latter. It was a bit easier to see first-run films or films marketed as road-show engagements in Peoria than in Chicago and the theatres there had similar state of the art technology of that era (projection and sound). I am guessing that Peoria was considered a first-run market for film booking not unlike Chicago.
Would love to visit the New Regal Theatre; an audience is definitely waiting for a resolution on this story.
I saw "Around the World in 80 Days" at the Beverly Theatre in Peoria, IL, so I cannot answer BobbyS' question. When I saw "Star!" at the Michael Todd Theatre it was shown on a very wide, crystal-clear, flat screen. If anyone out there has seen the film I believe the beginning of the film was supposed to be a representation of a show curtain in a theatre.
I saw the wide-screen re-release of "Gone With the Wind" at the McVickers on Madison Street in Chicago. The same thing happened in that theatre when Mr. Gable got his first close-up.
Never visited the Palace Theatre until it reopened as the Cadillac Palace Theatre for the show "The Producers". Wonderful place!
Whoops: says at the top of the page that a Walgreens is on the site. That's it.
My moviegoing years in Peoria, IL were from the early to mid-1960s. We either attended films at the Madison, Palace or Beverly – no idea why we never attended anything at the Rialto.
I'm surprised that neither theatre was kept secure. Looking forward to seeing photos of the Rialto as I never visited it. I agree with you about "Star Trek 1"; it was not a good film ("Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan" was much better).
Hmm; thanks!
The Majestic Theatre in Kankakee, IL has been renovated and has re-opened as a conference center. Photos from their webpage: http://www.k3majestictheatre.com show it to have been in poor condition. The Madison has National Register of Historic Places status, however, so that may affect the type and scope of renovations that can be done to it.
http://www.k3majestictheatre.com. The Majestic Theatre in Kankakee is back in business. This is their website, and of course they have a Facebook page, too.
I agree. It would be challenging to find people to do the artisan renovations, but they are out there if they worked or work on the Chicago Theatre, Oriental/Ford Theatre for the Performing Arts and Rialto Square Theatre.
I was in Peoria not too long ago after a very long absence. It was good to be back! I believe the theatre is still there, but is used for some other purpose (?). Those who live in Peoria, please advise.
This is a link to what I found in the Peoria Journal Star: http://www.pjstar.com/news/x484739208/Future-of-historic-Madison-Theater-uncertain?zc_p=0. I did watch the You Tube video. My salute to the chutzpah of the videographer and canine friend! I have visited four theatres in the Chicago Metro area which have found investors: the Auditorium Theatre; The Chicago Theatre; the Oriental/Ford Center for the Performing Arts; and the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet, IL, all of which have fallen into extreme disrepair and which have been renovated. I was in the Chicago Theatre before it was renovated and it was in similar shape to what was shown on the You Tube video. I hope someday to be able to revisit the Madison Theatre. Note: as you know – but others may not – it does have a Facebook page.
Thanks! This really gives one an idea of how big the Sauk Trail Drive-In was in its heyday. There were – and are – homes to the east of the Drive-In; Once sold, a large amount of homes were built on the site, a senior center, with acreage left available. Whoever designed the new area did a good job and one cannot tell what was in the area in 1952.
I finally drove by the Glenwood Theatre today; all is down but the foundation. It really looks like it was built very well. What a shame that a better effort was made to update it and keep it going.
In the mid-1970s I saw, of all things, Ken Russell's film "Tommy" in a veru large, traditional downtown movie palace in Oklahoma City. I now believe it was the Criterion. About three of us were at the showing of the film (which was about right).
Never got to the Enid Drive-In (no car!). I do remember it – that was really the end of an era. It's still standing?
This was a fairly new theatre in downtown Enid during the era when I lived there. Good sightlines and sound.
I was in this theatre only once, during the period when it was the Chief Theatre. It was an older one, with lots of trim. The sound and sight lines were pretty good; glad to hear it's still being used as the Gaslight Theatre.
As seen from my commuter train the Hyde Park Theatres (never visited it as I'm a suburbanite) is covered with scaffolding. As it is in an area of demolition/redevelopment, is the theatre going to be renovated, or demolished? For those of you who live, or have lived, in Hyde Park or Kenwood, here's a link to the redevelopment going on. http://www.hydepark.org/historicpres/theater.htm
The Congress Theater made the Chicago news today after a young woman, unable to enter the theatre for a concert on New Years' Eve due to lack of proper ID, was the victim of a violent crime. The crime may or may not result in investigations concerning security issues for the venue.
As of December 28, 2011 the Glenwood Theatre is still in place; no sign of demolition preparations can be seen from the street.
Thanks, Broan! I had not seen the article, nor do I remember the interior extrance of the Michael Todd Theatre looking like this.


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Fayetteville Observer August 8, 2006
Stream may get new lease on life
By Michael Futch
Staff writer
Two or three times a day, Bob Thompson walks his dogs through woods near his
home in the Briarwood neighborhood. He loves the peacefulness of the place.
Blounts Creek flows through the property by the railroad tracks, which used
to be home to the Moose Lodge. The area is overgrown with brush and trees
and littered with empty cardboard beer boxes, a gas grill and other
discarded items.
Like the old lodge, which burned down in 1998, the stream has seen better
days. Sediment from fallen banks, rubbish and downed trees have overloaded
A restoration project is under way to bring life back to the small urban
The Blounts Creek project is a planned $2.2 million restoration of about
8,000 linear feet of stream. Chad Ham, PWC's environmental program manager,
said the project will affect 12 to 15 property owners in Briarwood. The
operation remains in the design and land acquisition stages under the
direction of CH2M Hill, an international engineering firm with an office in
Before on-site work can begin, there's a matter of conservation easements
being signed and the procurement of a go-ahead permit required from the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers.
The purpose of this urban stream restoration, a joint effort between CH2M
Hill and the Ecosystem Enhancement Program of the N.C. Department of
Environment and Natural Resources, is to help correct the problems that
plague Blounts Creek.
From an environmental standpoint, those concerns include erosion, poor
habitat and instability of the stream. The Fayetteville Public Works
Commission faces the dilemma of protecting a large sewer line that runs
parallel to the creek for 2,000 to 3,000 feet.
The engineering firm is working with the PWC to stabilize the creek's banks
in some areas. In other places, engineers will carve a new creek bed and the
entire stream will be shifted as much as 50 feet.
"It turns out the creek was a little further on people's property than we
thought it was," said Ham, the utility's environmental program manager. "We
had a public meeting with them in June — the ones directly affected by the
stream being further on their property than initially thought. We couldn't
proceed unless everyone agreed to move the creek off their property. There
might be one or two outstanding."
Businessmen Charlie Holt and Murray Duggins own the strand of forest land
between the railroad tracks and a row of Briarwood homes off Rolling Hills
Road. Their land connects with the property where the old Moose Lodge stood
by Moose Lodge Pond.
Holt is a former mayor of Fayetteville and part-owner of Holt Oil Co.
Duggins is a developer who builds low-income housing.
Holt owns about 20 acres in the area, with Blounts Creek and the railroad
tracks the boundaries of the property near Robeson Street. The title of that
tract of land off Waterless Drive dates to his grandfather, Walter L. Holt.
Charlie Holt said the state is paying him "in the neighborhood of $15,000
for about 5 or 6 acres that the conservation easement is going to take."
"It's going to be nice because it's going to protect that creek..." he said.
"They're not going to put the lake (Moose Lodge Pond) back up, but they'll
get the creek flowing like it used to. They will re-establish the creek so
it won't erode anymore."
Though Holt will retain ownership of that sliver of land, he will be unable
to develop the property under the permanent conservation easement.
"The stream will stay intact," Ham said, "and the buffer will stay intact."
Duggins owns about 37 acres off Lake Club Drive that he bought a couple of
years ago from the Moose Lodge. That includes an elongated piece of land
that starts near the end of Waterless Street and runs along the railroad
tracks, and some of the property upstream at the former Moose Lodge.
Perhaps 10 or 11 acres of his land, he said, are buildable. Duggins intends
to build houses or apartments on some of his property between the creek and
the tracks.
As for the proposed Blounts Creek restoration, he said, "We think it
certainly improves the property. It gives a nice buffer there. We're hoping
to get it all finalized there."
In lieu of paying Duggins cash for the property and conservation easement,
the state has offered to improve the road that leads into what used to be
the Moose Lodge, according to Ham. Duggins also plans to develop some of
that property.
"I don't know that that's final," Duggins said. "We have talked about
several possibilities. Basically, some way the value on what we are giving
them on the conservation easement (with) some credit, cash payment or work
on the road. We were looking at it more as an improvement to the property
more than anything."
Those discussions remain in the talking stage, he said.
"It's just improving the road to get us back there and give us access.
Trade-off in giving them land," he said.
Duggins said the property is not valuable unless "we get a road that's
buildable back there. We could have put a road in there two years ago."
The PWC has a stake in the restoration project, too.
A PWC sewer line runs along the creek. Erosion has exposed the line in
places, and severe erosion could jeopardize the line. Repairing the banks or
moving the line would be costly. Because the state is paying for the creek
restoration project, the PWC gets its problem fixed at nearly no cost to the
city or to customers.
Former country club
The Moose club was on property that used to be Briarwood Country Club, which
started taking members from the neighborhood in the middle 1960s. In 1973,
the Loyal Order of Moose bought the 32-acre property for $105,000 at public
The club included a clubhouse, a pool, two tennis courts and the 7-acre
lake. In 1989, Moose Lodge Pond overflowed and damaged its dam during a
thunderstorm that poured more than 8 inches of rain in about five hours. The
lodge chose not to rebuild the dam.
Eight years ago, fire destroyed the 34-year-old lodge where the Loyal Order
of Moose had met for 24 years.
Bob Thompson has lived in the Briarwood community for 32 years. On an
already hot and humid Wednesday morning, he was walking Blackie and Murphy,
his two dogs, in this area of the subdivision.
Thompson used to swim in the club pool. That Olympic-sized pool is now
filled with dirt. Pine trees and natural vegetation are growing from it.
He was interested in knowing what's going on so close to his home. Thompson
has seen four or five sets of surveyors working around the site.
What had he heard around the neighborhood?
"Well," he said, "they've talked about putting low-income houses around
here. We never got the real story."
Thompson loves to take daily walks in the area, and he expressed some
concerns about increased traffic from the building of additional housing. "I
'd be happy to see it stay the way it is," he said.
Nearby, Blounts Creek gurgled outside an existing culvert. A tree leaned
over the stream at a near 45-degree angle, and a small tire poked out of the
tea-colored water. Closer to the culvert, a football floated in the water.
Steve Miller, who is the design leader on the project for CH2M Hill, said
plans call for ground to be broken in middle to late summer 2007. That's the
company's preferred time for planting after finishing the groundwork.
"Our goal is to put in a culvert that's comparable to the culvert in there
today," Miller said. "Our goal is not to change any hydraulics of the road.
We don't want to change nothing that's out there today. We want to restore
the stream reaches."
Staff writer Michael Futch can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or


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We went to Lickdale because we wanted to enjoy their tubing. I will start with the campground itself, it is a great location and the grounds are beautiful. Our sites were a good sizes and every site has a great concrete pad. The playground was new and our children really enjoyed all it had to offer. I would love to say we would come back, but I am not sure that is the truth. The customer service was probably the worst I have ever had at a campground. The store and reservations are run by teenagers. Getting accurate information was impossible. The rates for tube rental on the website is not the correct rate and they refused to honor it. We were double charged for a night and it took 5 days and multiple conversations to get a refund. The staff bordered on rude and when asked direct questions never had an answer. If we were to stay here again, I would ask for the owners, who once we got in touch with them were extremely helpful and kind. A little adult supervision would go a long way at the campground. Good location, and good sites but the lack of service ruined it for us.
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A low-key resort with two peaceful beaches that's not far from the action of Grand Case
With two-story cottage-style buildings nestled above two pristine beaches, the setting of this 71-room resort is truly idyllic -- colorful bougainvillea climb the white adobe walls, bananas and coconuts hang from the trees, and teak catwalks overlook the beach and downtown Grand Case. Opened in the 1970s as a quiet retreat on the island's French side, Grand Case Beach Club is isolated enough to feel exclusive, with two private-access beaches and a security gate, but still close enough to the main boulevard to be within walking distance of plenty of restaurants, shops, and bars.
Make no mistake -- this is no megaresort, and it doesn't exactly shine like a new penny. Rather, the setting is more Robinson Crusoe meets bed-and-breakfast. The tiny pool is hardly anything to look at, with just a handful of lounge chairs, yet along the resort's two beaches, the landscaping is lush and romantically rustic. Thatch umbrellas shade lounge chairs, outdoor showers are built into palm tree trunks, and giant iguanas are a common encounter. Raise the blue flag attached to your umbrella on the beach, and an attendant from the Sunset Beach Cafe will come to take your order. Or head over to the extensive water sports pavilion, where you can check out free snorkeling equipment to use right on Grand Case's shores, or arrange for a boating excursion straight from the resort's private dock.
The tropical rusticity is somewhat blurred in the rooms though. The tattered bathroom towels and kitschy tropical furnishings feel dated rather than deliberately simple, and guests will find creature comforts such as iPod-enabled CD stereos, flat-screen TVs, and full kitchens that are decidedly modern. Shortly after my stay, however, the hotel updated all of its bed linens and curtains with classier cream-colored fabrics that more closely match the modern style of the updated bathrooms and kitchens.
Additional details are piecemeal, with some generous freebies (non-motorized water sports, a small and simple breakfast at the café , Wi-Fi, a bottle of wine at check-in), but other simple features that require an unpleasant charge (use of the fitness room, barbecue grills, and lobby computers). Wi-Fi is quite unreliable, mostly working just around the lobby, but a lovely porch is a suitable setting for email checking -- and as with the other drawbacks, complaining in such a lovely, unpretentious setting almost feels nitpicky.
Isolated enough to feel tranquil, but close enough to the main row of restaurants and shops
Just past the culinary hub of Boulevard Grand Case on the northernmost part of the island's French side, Grand Case Beach Club is tucked away behind a manned gate along an isolated dirt road. As a result, the resort enjoys a certain level of privacy and security, with extremely safe grounds and beaches that are only accessible to guests. Still, the main row is just a short walk away, giving guests easy access to the island's best bistros, cafes, bars, and lolos (local barbecue joints). Farther away, but still close by car, are a number of beaches and attractions on the French side; however, the more touristy Dutch side is a bit of a trek.
Simple island-style furnishings with kitchens and private balconies
The hotel prides itself on its pomp-free attitude -- something that feels more Hawaiian than French. That said, its 71 rooms are no over-the-top luxury suites by any means. In fact, the Ocean Studios are extremely small -- among the smallest on the island. Be sure to book at least a Studio Loft if having a little bit of wiggle room is important to you.
Decor is fairly modern, but not necessarily sumptuous. Both the bathrooms and kitchens have been renovated in recent years, featuring snazzy walk-in showers with pebble floors in the former, and modern appliances and granite countertops in the latter. Minibar offerings are limited but quite affordable, and each guest is given a free bottle of wine upon check-in. An upgrade to an ocean-view room is ideal -- the views of Creole Rock and distant Anguilla are spectacular, of course, and the ability to walk right out to your own lounge chair overlooking the ocean is hard to beat.
Excellent water sports, beaches, and grounds -- but the pool is hardly worth mentioning
A beachfront cafe featuring breakfast, lunch, dinner, and beach service
The Sunset Cafe is a casual eatery with better-than-expected fare. Open for all three meals, the vibe turns from beach-bum casual to slightly more elegant at night, with rich French-influenced entrees and desserts headlining the specials. The seafood is perhaps not quite as fresh as you'd expect in a tropical location. Still, interesting concoctions like the banana egg roll served with ice cream and chocolate sauce showcase the French chef's talents. Prices are generally quite affordable for the level of cuisine and dramatic beachfront setting.
This low-key, down-to-earth hotel in picturesque Grand Case has an authentic island vibe with bougainvillea-draped, cottage-style buildings and two serene beaches. The pool is tiny, as are studio rooms, but it's still a gem for travelers intent on quiet, beachside relaxation, plenty of on-site activities, and lush tropical grounds -- all within walking distance of the island's best restaurants, cafes, and bars.
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slang for killing someone
"I just ghosted someone"
erasedone tarafından 23 Şubat 2008, Cumartesi
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When a person expresses love, interest, or affection for someone or something and the person they are speaking to only says "Ditto", like Patrick Swayze in the movie Ghost.
Ron told his girlfriend he loved her, only to be ghosted by her response of "Ditto".
B. Peppers tarafından 18 Ekim 2007, Perşembe
A term used among women to describe when a man (or woman) they have been seeing for a while stops taking their calls and answering their texts. These actions are usually preceded by many a broken promise to "hang out" "have a drink or two" or "catch up" on the part of the Ghoster. The Ghostee is left wondering whether the person that was just inside of them two weeks ago is now alive or dead. Neither can be definitively proven.
I had been sleeping with Todd for about a year and a half before he Ghosted me. Even a "Fuck You" would have been better.
User369258 tarafından 22 Mart 2012, Perşembe
verb: to disappear with or without notice
When we get to mom's, that cheesecake in the fridge is gonna get ghosted.
timmmmber tarafından 18 Mart 2015, Çarşamba
When you walk by somebody pretending they don't exist. Or when somebody says something to you and you pretend you didn't hear it from close range.
Delaris: "Welcome home Dick!:)" *Dick walks right by her*
Dick has ghosted Delaris in both ways.
Dick has ghosted Delaris in both ways.
the6man tarafından 29 Mart 2015, Pazar
The act of being fooled by a ghostly happening or occurrence.
A chair flew across the room- I just got ghosted!!!!
Amerikimpsycho tarafından 17 Mart 2015, Salı
1. To leave a social event without saying good bye.
2. To say you'll be right back or step outside and not come back to the party.
3. To hang out and after not too long of a duration, the person is no where to be found.
2. To say you'll be right back or step outside and not come back to the party.
3. To hang out and after not too long of a duration, the person is no where to be found.
Brian's hanging out with his co-workers at the bar and says he's going to step outside to grab a smoke. After sometime, his co-workers realize he never came back.
Co-workers reaction - That fool freakin' ghosted us again.
Co-workers reaction - That fool freakin' ghosted us again.
J'abu tarafından 22 Nisan 2010, Perşembe
to be moved from one prison to another without being told in advance.
you get unlocked for breakfast and the screw tells you pack your stuff you're being ghosted
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Really. To the point where a phone call from my boss while I'm at home makes me depressed. I quit it, but not done till the end of the month. My boss doesn't know her ass from her elbow, but lightening fast when it comes to blaming everyone else.
I just...argh.
There is no rant that can justify it. I'm not getting fed to packs of dogs or molesticated, but still. Bitch, just run your business.
I need to smoke this fatty now.
Anyone else hate their job/boss? I know you're out there.