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Howard Johnson Oriental Hotel Zhejiang
- Location:
- Address: No. 288 Genshan West Road, Hangzhou 310017
- Tel: 0571-86767888 (Book this hotel, call 800-2682918)
- Hotel Name in Chinese: 东方豪生大酒店
- Lowest Price: On Request
Opened in 2004, the Howard Johnson Oriental Hotel Zhejiang is closed to the Railway East Station Hangzhou, located about 2km east of the Wulinmen C.B.D. and 4km away from the West Lake amidst a commercial area with several toll gate of highways within the immediate vicinity. The hotel and office complex will definitely be regarded as a landmark at the east entrance of Hangzhou.
The Howard Johnson Oriental Hotel has 239 guestrooms. The other facilities include a wide range of restaurants such as Lotus Garden Chinese Restaurant with 32 classic private dining rooms and 1000 seats capacity, and extensive meeting and recreation at facilities. The Arabian Night Club will have 68 KTV private rooms, Talking Bar, Mahjong Room, Sauna, Massage, Spa and Fitness Center. The exclusive hotel which provides 24-hour One-stop Service in town.
- Prices not include 18% service fee and tax.
- Payment Method: pay using our secure online payment service or pay at the hotel at some hotels.
- Triple/quad occupancy may require an extra bed at extra cost.
Hotel Amenities
|Hotel Services
|Luggage service, Car rentals, Laundry service, Room service, Express check-in/check-out, Currency Exchange, Wake Up Call, Parking Service, 24hr Reception, Permanent English-speaking staff, Business Centre, Copy Service, E-mail, Translation Service, Fax Service, Typing Service
|Room Amenities
|Air conditioning, Alarm clock, Color Television, Cable/satellite TV, Complimentary newspaper, Coffee/tea maker, Telephone, Hair dryer, In-room safe, Electronic Lock, Iron and ironing board, Refrigerator, Mini Bar, Bath and Shower, In-house movies, Internet access,
Hotel Amenities: Elevator, Parking, Business Floor or Executive Floor, Air-Conditioned Facilities, Outdoor Swimming Pool, Beauty Salon, Sauna, Business Center, Gift Shop, Gymnasium , Suitable for wheelchairs, Meeting Room, Ballroom, Deposit Box at Front Desk, Airline Desk, Fire Detector
Dining Facilities: Chinese Restaurant, Western Restaurant, Cafe, Lounge Bar
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- 请送我到东方豪生大酒店,谢谢
- Address: No. 288 Genshan West Road, Hangzhou 310017
- 地址: 杭州江干区艮山西路288号
- Tel: 0571-86767888
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UMass Baseball Drops 8-5 Decision To Richmond
March 29, 2014
RICHMOND, Va. - The UMass baseball team erased a 4-0 deficit to take a 5-4 lead, but Richmond scored four times in the bottom of the eighth to claim the third game of the weekend series, 8-5 on Saturday afternoon at Pitt Field. Following the setback, the Minutemen fall to 3-16 overall, 2-4 in the Atlantic 10, while the Spiders improve to 11-12 overall and 4-2 in conference play.
Richmond began the contest with a 1-0 advantage after Tanner Stanley led off the bottom of the first with a triple and scored on a one-out double to left center by Doug Kraeger.
The Spiders added two more in the fourth courtesy of a two-run homer by Eric Flanagan and scored an unearned run in the bottom of the fifth. Cory Moheit reached on an error, moved to second on a wild pitch, to third on a ground ball and crossed the plate on a single to right by Tyler Beckwith.
UMass halved its deficit in the top of the sixth. Sophomore Vinny Scifo reached with a one-out single to left center and freshman Mike Geanellis followed with his first career home run, a two-run shot to right center.
The Minutemen then closed the gap to 4-3 in the seventh. Senior Nik Campero sent a leadoff single through the left side, was sacrificed over to second and scored on an RBI single by sophomore Brandon Walsh.
In the top of the eighth, UMass pushed across two runs with two away to take a 5-4 lead. Redshirt junior Kyle Adie began the frame with a double to left center and with two outs, senior Dylan Begin and Campero drove in runs with a double and a single to center.
However, Richmond regained the advantage with four runs in its next turn at bat. Kraeger began the frame by reaching on a three-base error and scored the tying run on a single through the right side by Matt Dacey. Dacey then came in for the go-ahead run on an RBI single by Kurtis Brown. The next two batters, Eric Flanagan and Mike Small, reached with an intentional walk and a fielder's choice, respectively, to set up a two-run double by Moheit.
Geannellis took the loss (0-2) in relief for the Minutemen as he allowed four runs, one earned, on four hits with one walk and one strikeout in 2.2 innings on the mound. Ray Harron collected the win (2-0) for Richmond as he worked 1.2 innings out of the bullpen and allowed two runs on four hits with no walks and two strikeouts. Dan Martinson pitched a scoreless ninth for the Spiders and earned the save (2).
Seven Minutemen combined for the squad's nine hits in the contest, paced by Begin (2-for-3) and Campero (2-for-4) who each contributed an RBI and scored once, as well.
Brown led Richmond offensively with a 3-for-4 afternoon and one RBI, while Stanely went 2-for-5 with a run scored.
UMass will be back in action on Wednesday, April 2, when the squad will travel to Boston College for a 3 p.m. meeting with the Eagles.
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Nordic skiing includes the two separate sports of biathlon and cross-country skiing. Each of these disciplines has three events, in addition to two cross-country relays. Most of the athletes on the U.S. Paralympic Nordic Skiing Team compete in both biathlon and cross-country skiing events.
The Team USA Nordic Skiing Athletes selected for 2014 Sochi Paralympic Games are listed below. Click on the athlete's name to learn more about their background, career, and sports.
- Monica Bascio (Evergreen, Colo.)
- Oksana Masters (Louisville, Ky.)
- Tatyana McFadden (Clarksville, Md.)
- Beth Requist (Winter Park, Colo.)
- Jake Adicoff (Sun Valley, Idaho)
- Omar Bermejo (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Kevin Burton (Boulder, Colo.)
- Lt. Cmdr. Dan Cnossen (Topeka, Kan.)
- Travis Dodson (Deming, N.M.)
- Sean Halsted (Spokane, Wash.)
- John Oman (Rice Lake, Wis.)
- Augusto Perez (East Syracuse, N.Y.)
- Aaron Pike (Park Rapids, Minn.)
- Bryan Price (Belton, Mo.)
- Andy Soule (San Antonio, Texas)
- Jeremy Wagner (Nanakuli, Hawaii)
- David Chamberlain (Wilton, Maine)
- Reid Pletcher (Ketchum, Idaho)
A complete schedule of all 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympic Games events is at www.sochi2014.com/en/paralympic/schedule-and-results. (To determine what Sochi times convert to in your own time zone, you can use the simple time converter at World Time Buddy.)


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Jobless Claims Rise by Most Since Superstorm Sandy
Bespoke Investment Group
While economists were looking for a level of 311K, the actual reading came in at 374K.
Well, it looks like the government shutdown is beginning to make its presence felt in the economic data. This morning's release of jobless claims, which is one of the few government data points that is being released during the shutdown, came in significantly higher than expected. While economists were looking for a level of 311K, the actual reading came in at 374K. This was the highest reading since 3/29/13, and the largest weekly increase since Super-storm Sandy. The only difference between now and then was that back then it was an event that was out of our hands that caused the spike. The current situation, however, is completely man made as it is due entirely to the government shutdown and computer glitches in California.
This week's big increase in jobless claims caused the four-week moving average to spike by 20K from 305K up to 325K. This is the largest one-week increase since February 2009.
On a non-seasonally adjusted basis (NSA), jobless claims rose by 84.6K to 336.8K from 252.2K. While jobless claims have been a bright spot on the economic landscape, there was nothing in today's report that was really in any way positive.
This article was originally published by
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Nissan has named Derrick Hatami to the position of vice president, Sales, for the U.S., reporting to Fred Diaz, senior vice president, Sales & Marketing and Parts & Service U.S.A.
In this role effective Jan. 13, Hatami will lead the Nissan Division team with the Sales Operations, Vehicle Operations, Light Commercial Vehicle and Fleet functions reporting directly to him. Hatami will be accountable for all facets of U.S. domestic sales activities including sales policies, objectives and initiatives with a focus on increasing revenue and profit generation for the Nissan brand and dealer network.
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Lauriston Jewish Cemetery: Opened in 1788 and closed 1886, it originally belonged to the Hambro Synagogue. Further information can be found under 'Narratives' (Main Menu).
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MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho track & field concluded the second day of its two-meet home stint Saturday at the Kibble Dome.
The Vandal men took the 1-2 in the triple jump lead by freshman Arphaxad Carroll with a leap of 46-1.25 (14.05m) followed by junior teammate Emmanuel Panchol (45-5.75, 14.05m).
"Arphaxad has had a great weekend overall," Director of track & field/cross country Wayne Phipps said. "He did really well in the long jump yesterday and triple jump both days and ran a really good 60m – for a freshman to be so successful in so many events so early on is very impressive."
Also for the Vandals, senior Andrey Levkiv took the individual victory in the shot put with a heave of 53-11 (16.43) while freshman Juan Medina Cuenca hit a career-best mark of 49-1.75 (14.98m) in the event to take the eighth place shot.
A rookie group of men's 800m runners produced strong marks for the Vandals led by junior Blake Gerling (1:56.09) in second, senior Andrew Bloom (1:58.40) in fourth and sophomore Ian Middleton (1:59.54) in eighth.
"I thought the 800m was a good race, we ran people that sometimes don't run the event," Phipps said. "For the 400m runners to move up and run so well in the 800m really impressed me."
On the women's side, junior Taylor Hewett ran a career-best in the 400m with a time of 59.23 – her first sub-minute time in the event while freshman Wednesday Walton came back at the end to win her heat of the 400m with a career-best time of 58.62. Also for the women, sophomore Jerrica Hauck finished second in the pole vault with a career-best height of 12-5.5.
"Jerrica was amazing for us last year as a freshman and has struggled a little bit to work on some new stuff," Phipps said. "I think today was a great breakthrough performance for her and it really sets her up well to have even bigger vaults down the road."
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Science, Mathematics, Technology, School Reform
Western Michigan University's Science and Mathematics Program Improvement conducts client-centered, user-friendly program evaluations and professional consultations for K-12 schools, institutions of higher education, the State of Michigan Department of Education, nonprofit organizations and other education entities.
- SAMPI emphasizes program improvement. Our staff works collaboratively with clients to determine their needs and interests and to select appropriate support activities.
- SAMPI's projects focus on STEM (science-technology-engineering-mathematics), teaching and learning, systemic reform, underachieving schools, literacy, teacher professional development, curriculum implementation, instructional materials development, student assessment, data use, leadership development, and technology use in the classroom.
- SAMPI uses a collaborative, consensus-building approach to facilitate active involvement of clients in the evaluation and program improvement process. We offer feedback on project implementation and early outcomes that alert clients to possible adjustments in project activities needed to better meet program goals. SAMPI emphasizes making information gathering and analysis, as well as subsequent use of information, integral to program delivery.
- SAMPI's team consists of researchers and staff with backgrounds in science, mathematics, K-12 and higher education settings, data management, statistics, and technology. SAMPI also draws on the expertise of WMU faculty as well as collaborators across the country.
- The SAMPI team uses a range of techniques, including standard evaluation procedures, research, professional development activities, materials and assessment studies, and other project-specific consultation services.
SAMPI is a center within the Mallinson Institute for Science Education in WMU's College of Arts and Sciences.
February 10, 2015
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Consumer advocacy group Campaign for Safe Cosmetics has joined with Women's Voices for the Earth in promoting the findings of a report about feminine hygiene products and toxins. Called "Chem Fatale," the report warns women that ingredients for feminine hygiene products such as tampons and pads are typically not disclosed, that many of these ingredients have been approved for use based on false assumptions, and that many of these ingredients are chemicals that can enter the body rapidly through the vaginal area, with the potential to cause harm.
Calling on women to ask leading personal care product manufacturer Procter & Gamble to "detox the box," Women's Voices for the Earth (WVE) observes that tampons and pads are regulated by the FDA as "medical devices" rather than "personal care products" (the category that includes shampoo and deodorant), and so are not required to include ingredient lists on their packaging. WVE notes that tests have found chemicals such as dioxins and furans in feminine hygiene products, an assertion that is borne out by published research. Although the EPA asserts that levels of dioxins absorbed through tampons are lower than those ingested in food and drink, WVE does not view the pollution of food and drink as a good excuse for selling toxin-containing hygiene products.
WVE states several concerns about the undisclosed ingredients in feminine hygiene products, including the possibility of developing cancer from endocrine disruptors and the likelihood of an allergic rash in some individuals who react to the chemicals. Indeed, vaginal tissue has been of particular interest to pharmaceutical developers because it facilitates the intake of drugs into the bloodstream without metabolizing them -- making the EPA's dismissal of vaginal absorption of dioxins callous and ill-informed.
It is unclear whether the campaign to label feminine hygiene products will have any sway at Procter & Gamble, but it may raise awareness among women currently using P&G products. More natural alternatives exist, including fragrance-free, chlorine-free products from Seventh Generation and from Naty Nature Womencare.
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As soon as anyone thinks about writing an ebook, almost immediately they think about selling it on Amazon. I wrote a post about selling ebooks on Amazon a few months ago, and concluded that it wasn't worth it because Amazon takes too much of a commission and limits the amount that you can sell the book for.
However, there are lots of ways to write ebooks, and I keep hearing about people out there making some good money writing ebooks and selling them exclusively on Amazon. I'm always willing to admit that I don't know everything, so I got in touch with someone who might know more about this to find out their thoughts.
Eric Lass, who some of you might know as Shuck, made over $1,000 in April from his Amazon ebooks, and just released his own ebook on how to write and market Amazon ebooks. You can check his site out at ShuckaBuck.
Q: Tell me a bit about what lead you to start publishing ebooks on Amazon. You started with "normal" internet marketing, right?
Eric: I did start with "normal" internet marketing where I would create a website and get that site ranked for keywords in Google. I started doing that back in 2008 and I have had some good success with it.
I got started selling ebooks on Amazon when a friend of mine sent me a link to a webinar that a guy was holding where he was showing people how he was making $30,000 per month selling kindle books. This was back in December of 2011. I listened in on the webinar and found it very intriguing. I didn't buy the product he was selling because it was $997, but I did do my own research and found quite a few other people who were having some success with kindle books.
After some searching and talking with some other people who have published to kindle, I found out that it doesn't take much to get a book making money. You just need a good title and cover and books will sell.
I also figured out that the most popular books on Amazon were a series. For example, the Hunger Games series. Not only does creating a series build a brand around your books, but each book helps to sell your other books. It works well in fiction or non-fiction too.
In January of this year I started my first series in non-fiction and it did well, and is still selling well today. I then went on to another series of books.
Q: What is your overall business strategy?
Eric: My business strategy is pretty simple: create websites, books, and other products that will help people. When I first started in internet marketing I was just looking to make money. I would go find a product or service to promote and find a way to get traffic to my website. Now, I do my best to create a brand. Whether that be with kindle eBooks, my websites, or web applications and apps.
If you can create something that people get value from and solves a problem, the money will come.
Q: How many ebooks do you have for sale on Amazon right now? Care to
share the niches?
Eric: I currently have 8 live books on Amazon, and have 3 sitting on my computer that I am formatting and getting ready to publish soon. I am in 3 niches right now: Web Design, Business and Investing, and Cooking.
I know nothing about cooking so I had to find some a writer that had experience in that area. Cooking books do really well on Amazon.
Q: How do you choose a topic/niche for your ebooks?
Eric: I use the kindle best sellers list for most of my research. I drill down into a category of interest to make sure of two things:
1. Books are selling.
2. I can get into the best seller list easily.
If books are selling and you get into the best seller list easily, all you have to do is figure out a target market you want to sell to. I usually look at the top selling books for that, it gives you a good indication of what people are already looking for and buying.
Q: Do you write your books yourself? If so, do you only choose niches that you are knowledgeable about? Or do you outsource the writing sometimes?
Eric: So far, I have written 1 book myself. That book I have a some knowledge in and I knew it would only take me a couple days to write. The other 7 (or should I say 10 since I have 3 other on my computer), were all written by my writers who have the expertise and knowledge in the area.
Q: Where do you find the writers that write your books? Have you had any difficulty finding good writers?
I have found all my writers using The Content Authority. It's best to contact support once you know what you want written. Their customer support is very good at finding the right writer who has the knowledge and expertise for the content of your book.
You can also find some really good writers at iFreelance.com – I use that site over odesk or elance because there is no cost and there are mostly US-based writers there. It's very important to take the time and find the writer than can create a quality product the way you want it.
Q: How long are your ebooks? What price(s) do you sell them for?
Eric: All my books are between 5,000 and 15,000 words. The length of the books really depends on what you are writing about. If the books is very niche specific, it may only need to be between 5,000 and 7,000 words.
I sell my books between $2.99 and $5.99 each. Amazon has two pricing options for kindle books:
1. $.99 to $200 for the 35% royalty
2. $2.99 to $9.99 for the 70% royalty
Q: How much time do you spend each week working on your ebooks business?
Eric: For the past 2 months I have been creating quite a few books, so I would take a guess at around 30 hours per week. 30 hours may seem like a lot, but I'm doing a lot of research lately and testing out pricing, descriptions, titles, and covers to see what affects sales the most.
The actually planning and publishing of the books don't take up a lot of time. On average, I would say I spend 3-4 hours per book. That's from research to publishing.
Q: Do you do the formatting and publishing for your ebooks yourself? Or do you use a service/company for that?
Eric: I do all the formatting and publishing of my books. I use Microsoft Word to format the books and I upload them to Amazon as .doc files. It's pretty simple and doesn't take much time. I usually just add headings and images (if needed), then a table of contents. From formatting to publishing to Amazon probably takes me an hour, and that's after the writing and editing has been done.
Q: What sort of marketing, if any, do you do for your books?
Eric: I have only used Amazon's free promotion for my books. No PPC, PPV, Banner Ads, SEO, Guest Posting…nothing but Amazon.
Q: Do you think your business plan is sustainable long term? How do you think it compares to chasing Google traffic in terms of longevity?
Eric: That's a good question. It's really hard to tell since I have only have about 5 months of experience selling kindle books. I want to say it's sustainable long term because the kindle device and other devices like it are very popular and have been selling well for a few years now. I don't see the ebook industry failing any time soon.
Comparing the ebook business plan to chasing Google traffic? Man, I'm split on it, I guess. Google has been very wild lately and I don't like the search traffic game too much anymore. If you are actively chasing Google traffic, then that may be a failure long term, but if you are building a brand and creating products that people need and want, you shouldn't have to worry about search traffic from Google.
Short answer: yes, it's sustainable. Compared to Google traffic: pretty equal.
Q: Any tips for someone who wants to try this out?
Eric: Do your research and create compelling titles and covers. After all the testing I have done so far, the two biggest factors in selling kindle ebooks are your titles and covers. It's also important to do your own testing because every niche is different.
After getting Eric's thoughts on selling Kindle ebooks – and given Google's recent craziness – I'm starting to see how selling ebooks like this could work into a bigger business plan. If you have a flagship ebook that sells for $20 or more, I don't see how you're going to increase revenue by putting that ebook on Amazon.
But what about making a smaller ebook to sell for a buck or two (or even give away for free)? That could not only increase your revenue, but serve as an additional source of traffic. Definitely something to think about.


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Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend. I feel like I blinked and my weekend was gone! Don't you just hate it when that happens?! Saturday was a quiet day...I did some crafting, made some strawberry jam, cleaned a little and got to finally see "The Lucky One" at the theatre. Not my favorite movie, save your money and MAYBE see it for $1 from RedBox ;) I think I may be getting too old for those sappy love stories, but I did enjoy to book!!! I hope your weekend was wonderful :)
Thank you to all of the Stack-a-holic entries that we received this month! I am going to go through them today and post the Top 10 pages and cards on Wednesday. Friday I will post May's challenge...yes MAY I can't believe it's here. And tomorrow, will be a fun announcement...trying out a new kind of challenge! You will love it, so check the blog tomorrow for those details.
I wanted to share a couple more gorgeous scrapbook layouts to show you today. This first one uses the Painted Petals Stack which is at Michaels right now. I love the colors in this stack, that aqua is so hot right now! And this stack has a wonderful watercolor feel to it. It's beautiful!
I love the flowers and butterflies that we cut out from this stack. And the sewing machine stitching to add to the butterflies, adorable!
This layout uses an oldie but goodie, "Nana's Kids" Stack. This is a stack that will never go out of style in opinion. The animals are so cute and the colors and so fun.
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CINCINNATI - Instagram was made for days like July Fourth, right? We decided to celebrate your favorite @9onyourside photos of 2014, from January to present.
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CINCINNATI - We're more than halfway through the year and, keeping in mind that Independence Day is big for photos, we decided to look at which of our Instagram pictures you've liked best so far in 2014.
1. Mario Ramirez's shot from the top of this King's Island ride earned the most likes this year on April 17.
2. Jon Reynolds sent in this frosty photo on Jan. 7.
3. Oh deer! Lynn Griswold sent us this picture on Jan. 28. Talk about timing!
4. WCPO's Ted Wilson snapped this shot on Jan. 25. But with these subjects, maybe Twitter would have been more appropriate?
5. WHO is this? Our team and commenters didn't come to a consensus about this feathered friend's exact species, but we can all appreciate Steve Young's picture from Feb. 12.
6. Remember when it seemed like the winter would never end? This WCPO photo was pretty enough to make some viewers forget how tired they were of the snow by Feb. 5.
7. The Bengals period. The spirit in this WCPO picture from Jan. 5 is hard to deny.
8. National Donut Day was celebrated on June 6. What a delicious tradition.
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Not bad. At least it's cute but I have a hard time viewing them as experienced when they've aligned themselves with something so ridiculous. Something realistic and credible would have achieved this.
agree. meditation is more about focus and concentration than experience.
Agree with above comments. Not too keen on babies to begin with, but damn... at least the evil looking little chap in the last one was doing something related to banking. What's this one all about? Meditation?
How about a baby declining a stack of loan and mortgage applications? Or signing a million pound a year, pay-off pension for himself? Much more realistic.
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AMHERST, N.Y. - This Saturday will mark the conclusion of 2011 cross country campaign for the UMass Minutewomen. Julie LaFreniere's squad is slated to travel to the Amherst of a different state, for a 1 p.m. 6K race in Amherst, N.Y.
With 230 points, the UMass harriers placed tenth at last weekend's A-10 Championship meet in a field of 14 conference squads. Leading the path as she has done all season long was senior Karen Roa in fifth place by crossing the line at 17:37.7. The Jamaica, N.Y. native, who has been UMass' top competitor in five meets this season, was also named to the A-10 All-Conference Team for her performance in Charlotte, N.C.
Also scoring at the A-10 Meet were Rachel Hilliard (52nd, 18:58.9), Courtney Baldwin (55th, 19:01.1), Sarah Barrett (61, 19:03.4), and Katie Powers (74th, 19:13.8). Between those who scored at A-10's, 22 top five personal finishes have been recorded among the quintet this fall.
Returning from last year's NCAA Regional Championships are Roa, Baldwin, and Mary Cole. Roa was the best of the pack among the UMass harriers in 2010, taking home 47th in 21:25. Baldwin finished fourth on the team and 115th overall, while Cole registered a seventh place team finish and 164th overall.
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Nov. 17, 2009
CLEVELAND - After a career night in an 86-73 win over Bradley, Northern Illinois women's basketball forward Ebony Ellis was named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday.
The junior native scored a career-high 22 points and totaled 17 rebounds, the second-most of her Huskie career, in Northern Illinois' season opening win over Bradley. Ellis (Joliet, Ill./Joliet Township) went 9-of-13 from the field in 29 minutes of action, and her rebounding total included nine on the offensive glass.
Ellis' impressive performance got even better with the game on line. With the game tied at 65 and just under six minutes remaining, Ellis scored consecutive baskets to put the Huskies on top for good. Over the last six minutes, she poured in nine points to carry Northern Illinois to a 13-point victory.
The 11th player in NIU history to garner MAC Player of the Week Honors, Ellis achieved the ninth double-double of her career and led Northern Illinois in rebounding for the 31st time with her performance against the Braves.
Ellis' game wasn't the only impressive output from a Huskie. Junior Marke Freeman (Springfield, Ill./Lanphier) tallied a career-high 21 points, while forward Mauvolyene Adams (Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook) scored 18 to go with 11 boards.
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Highlights from June 18 Open Hearing on FISA Program
Questions by Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann:
Is NSA spying today or have you spied on American citizens
Answers by NSA Deputy Director Chris Inglis:
We do not target U.S. persons anywhere in the world without a specific court warrant.
Q: Does the NSA listen to the phone calls of American citizens?
A: We do not target or listen to the telephone calls of U.S. persons without a specific court warrant.
Q: Does the NSA read the emails of American citizens?
A: Same answer ma'am.
Q: Does the NSA read the text messages of American citizens?
A: Again, we do not target the content of U.S. person communications without a specific warrant anywhere on the earth.
Q: Has the NSA ever tracked any political enemies of the Administration?
A: In my time at NSA, no ma'am.
Question by Congressman Mac Thornberry:
Would you say their intention to blow up the U.S. Stock Exchange was a serious plot or was this just something they talked about with their buddies?
Answer by FBI Deputy Director Sean Joyce:
The jury considered it serious since they were all convicted.
Question by Chairman Mike Rogers:
And so you have a whole other layer of legislative oversight on this particular program. And, again, I argue the necessity of that because it, as I said, used to be a classified program of which you want additional oversight, you want members of the legislature making sure we are on track, that you don't necessarily need in a criminal matter domestically.
Answer by Deputy Attorney General James Cole:
In this, you have the National Security Agency, you have the ODNI (Office of the Director of National Intelligence), you have the Inspectors General, you have the Department of Justice, you have the court monitoring what you are doing if there are any mistakes that were made, you have Congress being briefed on a regular basis. There is an enormous amount of oversight in this compared to a grand jury situation. Yet the records that can be obtained are of the same kind.
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Do you think these programs are just as much needed today as they were in the immediate aftermath of 9/11?
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I do.
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Mike Conley hit 11-of-22 shots and two 3-pointers for 26 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists and a steal, just missing a triple-double in Tuesday's Game 2 win over the Thunder in OKC.
DeMar DeRozan has decided to re-sign with the Toronto Raptors on a reported five-year contract worth at least $139 million.
The Lakers and Timofey Mozgov have agreed to four-year, $65 million deal, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical.
According to David Aldridge of NBA.com, the Lakers are interested in free agent forward Evan Turner.
The Jazz are expected to be very aggressive on unrestricted free agent Luol Deng, according to Adrian Wojnarowski on The Vertical Free Agent Show.
Unrestricted free agent Chandler Parsons is meeting with the Blazers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.
The Nets are "making a push" for restricted free agent Allen Crabbe, according to NBA.com's David Aldridge.
The Wizards and free agent Bradley Beal are reportedly "nearing" agreement on a five-year, $128 million maximum contract.
Unrestricted free agent Joakim Noah and the Knicks are in discussions on the framework of a deal in range of four years, $70 million-plus, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical.
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April 1, 2012
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (SMU) - The SMU rowing team posted its fastest times of the season at the San Diego Crew Classic this weekend. The Mustangs, who advanced to the championship round of the Oklahoma Invitational in the first event of the season just three weeks ago, have continued to gain speed in each competition.
The 1st Varsity 8+ opened the event on Saturday morning, knocking off future Big East Conference foe Villanova with a time of 7:08.95. The Mustangs were just seconds behind race winner Oklahoma, who defeated SMU in the final at the Oklahoma Invitational.
The crew was even faster in its second race of the event, closing out the competition with a season-best 7:08.80. The 2nd Varsity 8+ team also posted a season-best in San Diego, finishing in 7:36.63, while Stanford won the heat.
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If you're feeling good about the market, you're not alone. Take my hand as we go over some of this week's more uplifting headlines.
1. Amazon opens Fire
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) is finally rolling out the set-top media-player that it was rumored to be introducing before last year's holiday shopping season. One can argue that the market wasn't exactly impressed with Fire TV. Amazon shares closed lower when the streaming device was unveiled on Wednesday, even as the S&P 500 rallied to close at an all-time high.
Some argue that it's too expensive at $99, as Roku and Chromecast players can be had for less than half that price. Others were hoping that Amazon would roll out an ad-supported video service for the masses, launch a pay-TV platform, or just price the gadgets so low that it could give them away to Amazon Prime members.
However, Amazon's doing it right. Fire TV costs more than rival entry-level devices, but have you seen the specs, including a quad-core processor and four times the storage? What about the ASAP technology that minimizes the buffering downtime, the unique voice search using the remote control, or the fact that this thing plays games that get even better if one is willing to spring $39 for the Fire TV gaming controller accessory?
Fire TV is a great product. Amazon just needs some time to show consumers why they need it.
2. Is this Intuitive's masterstroke?
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) hit a fresh 52-week high this week after releasing its latest robotic surgery device. The da Vinci Xi marks the fourth generation of Intuitive Surgical's platform that helps surgeons make more precise incisions across a growing number of procedures.
The new surgical tool's flexibility opens the door for a wider range of surgical procedures to be approved down the line, and this is the kind of boost that Intuitive Surgical investors have been clamoring for after a few quarters of sluggish growth.
3. Pandora adjusts its volume
Don't write off Pandora (NYSE:P) just yet. A recent price increase and new competition in streaming music have led some to wonder if the music-discovery pioneer is peaking in popularity. Well, that certainly didn't happen last month. Pandora offered up some encouraging metrics for the month of March.
Pandora served up a record 1.7 billion hours of content, a 14% spike in listener hours over the past year. You have to go all the way back to November to find the last time that Pandora posted a stronger year-over-year uptick in usage. Pandora's 75.3 million active listeners were flat with February's tally, but its 9.1% share of the total U.S. radio market is a new record.
4. One giant step for MannKind
They say that it's always darkest before the dawn, and that applies to MannKind (NASDAQ:MNKD). Things didn't seem to be going too well for the biotech, which is trying to get its inhaled insulin on the market. The stock shed 18% of its value last week after an FDA staff review raised concerns about Afrezza's impact on lung function and other factors.
The negativity began to carry over into this week. MannKind shares slumped another 17% on Monday, but those who held on were treated to a 73% pop on Wednesday when the FDA advisory committee reviewing Afrezza voted overwhelmingly in favor of the treatment for patients with diabetes.
5. I'm going to Disney World
Disney (NYSE:DIS) is finally rolling out access for all park guests to make advance ride reservations in Disney World. It's been testing its MyMagic+ and FastPass+ platforms for months with its resort guests, and it must have been frustrating for day guests to stand in long lines to use one of the confusing kiosks while hotel guests gobbled up the best reservation times weeks in advance.
This is a pretty big gamble for Disney. The high-tech upgrade is valued at a cool $1 billion. However, when it works, it does enhance the park experience in a way that regional and even rival theme parks can't at the moment. Disney's widening the tech gap in experience customization for the theme park industry.
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Cut to the chase, Congress has a very bad reputation and has had so for a long time. Surely, it has had moments when its favor spiked among people. Usually, that happens when Congress reacts to disaster and performs acceptably. That just doesn't happen very often. Norm Ornstein at the American Enterprise Institute might have us believe that we appreciate Congress more when it acts in a bipartisan manner. Bipartisanship is so rare that one simply cannot tell. It could just be a statistical anomaly.
Look at the Gallup Poll chart that is posted here because they make it available for "Pinit". Roughly draw a line across the chart at about 25% and that is approximately the running average + or -. Realize that this chart is scaled such that 50% is a high water mark.
What should voters expect in the way of measurable performance from Congress? Would you not expect something more like 90%? When you see a chart with a 40 year timeline and Congressional performance is consistently below 50%, that is hugely disappointing. It isn't a laughing matter; it is shameful.
One way to interpret this is that Congress is failing half of the time to perform the work as intended by the will of the people. We are a bipartisan nation of voters with most of us in the middle class and poor categories. Congress is failing us big time.
What can we do about it? Here is a list:
- Throw the incumbents out. Stop rewarding them time and again by returning duds to office.
- Eliminate lifer politicians. If people running for office have not accomplished anything of extraordinarily merit before running for office, don't accept them as candidates.
- Don't automatically align with Republican and Democrat Parties. They don't deserve it. They are the source of rotten candidates. Register independent and make them earn your vote.
See the annotated list below.
The question is not about "popularity," it is about performance and effectiveness. It is about approaching the office with dignity and respect for citizens, and being determined to give to them 100% best effort.
"When Congress was popular
By Elise Viebeck - 09/02/14 06:00 AM EDT
If you're not a paid staffer or blood relative, as the joke goes, you probably hate Congress.
The institution is so unpopular that voters were more positive about brussels sprouts, head lice and root canals in one recent survey. But there have been a handful of times over the last 100 years when the public gave a thumbs up to Capitol Hill.
In 1937, 44 percent of those surveyed agreed that Congress was "about as good a representative body as it is possible for a large nation to have." The number fell to 17 percent by 1990.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/216312-when-congress-was-popular#ixzz3CA1SY7ag
1. Throw the incumbents out.
Stop rewarding them time and again by returning duds to office.
"A new poll from Gallup shows that Americans are more anti-incumbent than they have been in a long time -- and maybe ever.
The poll shows just 22 percent of people say most members of Congress deserve reelection this year. That's lower than at any point since at least 1992.
But while people like the idea of ousting members of Congress en masse, they have long been far less willing to say that their own member deserves the same fate.
But Gallup -- and many other pollsters -- have also shown the number of those saying their Congress member deserves reelection falling in recent years. In fact, earlier this year Gallup showed that number hit a new low of 46 percent."
2. Eliminate lifer politicians.
If people running for office have not accomplished anything of extraordinarily merit before running for office, don't accept them as candidates.
"Lifer politicians" are those whom have never had viable employment beyond working in politics. Short stints clerking in a law firm doesn't count. American needs, wants, and deserves representatives who are extraordinary achievers in private life before applying their proven talents to representing citizens.
3. Don't automatically align with Republican and Democrat Parties.
They don't deserve it. They are the source of rotten candidates. Register independent and make them earn your vote.
"Take the independent voter challenge
Joanna Allhands, digital opinions editor | azcentral.com 12:39 p.m. MST March 17, 2014
I used to live in the most Republican county in Indiana. Most local elections were decided in the primaries, and those ballots were only open to registered Republicans.
It didn't matter if you didn't really like the party. You had to register as if you were in line with the GOP because that was the only way you could vote.
It always seemed so disingenuous. I thought it was ridiculous that you had to choose a side in order to vote -- and, of course, as soon as I moved to Arizona, I became an independent. You can vote in every primary here except the presidential one. It's easy: all you have to do is tell the state which ballot you want.
I guess that's why I get so annoyed at other independents. They seem to use their independence as an excuse to tune out, to not vote. They seem content to leave important decisions to a few thousand people on the extreme right and left.
And then they have the nerve to complain about the direction of this state.
No more.
Independents are now the majority, according to voter-registration figures released this morning, and frankly, we need to start acting like it. Take charge of your voice. Just raise your right hand and repeat after me:
"I, (state your name), hereby pledge to vote in this year's elections. I will request a ballot for the August primary election -- and when it comes, I will actually bother to fill it out and drop it in the mail. I'm not a slacker. I care about Arizona. And I will be heard.""


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Wall Street dropped amid disappointing earnings from US companies including Motorola and increased concern about escalating tension in Ukraine.
In late afternoon trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.96 percent, the Standard & Poor's 500 index retreated 1.12 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 0.92 percent.
Slides in shares of Intel and Chevron, down 3.7 percent and 2.5 percent respectively, dragged the Dow lower. Shares of Exxon Mobil slumped 2.2 percent.
The recent declines have nearly wiped out the Dow's gains so far this year, now just up 0.2 percent in 2014. The S&P 500 is still up 4.9 percent this year.
Some of the latest earnings were disappointing. Shares of Motorola sank 4.6 percent after the company posted quarterly results that failed to meet the mark.
Shares of Target slumped, last down 4.1 percent, after the company warned its second-quarter profit will fall short of its prediction. The retailer will announce its full second-quarter results on August 20.
"While the environment in both the US and Canada continues to be challenging, and results aren't yet where they need to be, we are making progress in our efforts to drive US traffic and sales, improve our Canadian operations and advance Target's digital transformation," John Mulligan, interim CEO, said in a statement.
Meanwhile, another takeover battle was brewing. Dollar General is weighing a bid for Family Dollar Stores that would challenge Dollar Tree's US$8.5 billion takeover of the discount retailer, Bloomberg News reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter.
Dollar General is working with an adviser to evaluate its options and knows that banks are willing to finance a counterbid, one of the people said, asking not to be identified discussing private information, according to Bloomberg.
Shares of Dollar General climbed 3.1 percent, shares of Family Dollar Stores gained 2.1 percent, while those of Dollar Tree dropped 2.5 percent.
The latest economic data were better than expected. An Institute for Supply Management report showed its non-manufacturing index climbed to 58.7 in July, up from 56 in June.
The data added weight to those believing the US Federal Reserve will have to start lifting its benchmark interest rate.
"The economy is normal, and a normal economy requires a normal interest rate, not a zero interest rate," Chris Rupkey, chief financial economist at MUFG Union Bank in New York, told Reuters.
In Europe, the Stoxx 600 Index finished the day with a 0.3 percent increase from the previous close. The UK's FTSE 100 Index gained 0.1 percent, while France's CAC 40 and Germany's DAX both rose 0.4 percent.
Here, stronger-than-expected corporate earnings bolstered sentiment, with Deutsche Post and Credit Agricole exceeding expectations.
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6th Circuit Weighs Grad Student's Free Speech Claim
The Sixth Circuit today heard arguments in a suit brought by a former student at Eastern Michigan University, who was kicked out of the school's graduate counseling program after she refused to counsel a gay student on religious grounds.
Julea Ward (pictured) enrolled in the school in 2006, seeking a master's degree so that she could become a high school counselor, according to court briefs in the case.
In 2009, she informed the school that she could not counsel a homosexual client who sought advice about a relationship on the grounds that it would contradict her religious views.
The school dismissed Ward from the counseling program, concluding that her views violated the American Counseling Association's Code of Ethics.
Ward filed suit alleging a violation of her First Amendment rights. She claims in the suit that her sincere religious views are that "homosexual conduct is immoral sexual behavior" and "that individuals are capable of refraining from engaging in homosexual conduct." (Here's a link to Ward's federal complaint and here's an article about the case from AnnArbor.com.)
A lower court dismissed Ward's suit last year. "Public universities shouldn't force students to violate their religious beliefs to get a degree," Jeremy Tedesco, Ward's attorney, said yesterday in this statement previewing today's 6th Circuit argument. Tedesco is an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund.
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has filed a brief with the 6th Circuit in support of Ward. "The religious freedoms enshrined in our Constitution do not evaporate when you step on campus," Schuette said in this press release.
Mark Boonstra, who represents the University, declined to comment to the Law Blog other than to say the lower court "got it right" when it dismissed Ward's suit.
In a brief defending the University's dismissal of Ward, the ACLU states, "there is nothing surprising or illegitimate about a graduate school's desire to train its professional students in accordance with the ethical rules of the profession they are about to enter."
Update: "The University acted appropriately and did not discriminate against Julea Ward," Eastern Michigan said in a statement. "This case has never been about religion or religious discrimination. It is not about homosexuality or sexual orientation. This case is about what is in the best interest of a client who is in need of counseling, and following the curricular requirements of our highly-respected and nationally-accredited counseling program, which adheres to the Code of Ethics of the American Counseling Association and the Ethical Standards of the American School Counselor Association. Those Ethical Standards require that counselors are not to allow their personal values to intrude into their professional work."


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I've tried to find the basics in a Big IP manual but it seems to me the device is marketed towards GUI users only.
Meanwhile I want to write a few scripts to automate tasks on the load balancer. Namely:
- how do I turn off more - when I issue a command I want the output to stream out without waiting for me to press a key for the next page
- how do I show the running configuration (I think
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ANAHEIM – Jonas Hiller isn't ready to ride in on a white horse to carry the Ducks into the playoffs, but he is starting to make it out to the stable more often.
The team's star goalie virtually has been unavailable since the All-Star break because of mysterious symptoms of dizziness that doctors have narrowed down to those possibly caused by a case of vertigo.
But Hiller is feeling a bit more optimistic these days as he has been able to face shots from his teammates, at least in a limited time frame. He has been on the ice daily and took part in specific shooting drills during Wednesday's morning skate.
"I definitely felt better on the ice," said Hiller, who has played only one game since the symptoms first surfaced during a Feb. 2 home game against San Jose. "I was able to see the puck better. Still not the way I want it to. I can definitely see an improvement.
"I kind of want to definitely push, but I guess I have to pace myself also a little bit, not to overdo it. It's a little tough to pace myself when I feel better. Just mentally knowing that it's going in the right direction is definitely a huge relief."
Hiller said the dizzy feeling plaguing him at it worst is largely gone but that "it's more like not being able to keep up with the puck kind of thing."
"In the end, it's still about seeing the puck well," he said. "I still don't think I can see the puck as well as I used to and stay on the puck the way I want to. Definitely it doesn't bother me that much anymore. I can stay longer out there without having any issues."
The Ducks have just 12 games left in the regular season, and Hiller's status for any of them is still a major question. He said he wouldn't feel comfortable playing, even in an emergency situation.
But Hiller seems to be in a better frame of mind, even when his days are still filled with visual and physical exercises in addition to the regular consultations with team doctors and visits to a physical therapist.
"The endurance part is still the part that has to improve right now," he said. "But we're working on that. Doing exercises every day besides the ice. I'm still going and having treatments and everything. I'll be working on that.
"I'm glad it's going in the right direction, but I also know it's not going to come from today to tomorrow. It will take another couple of days or weeks. I don't know. I stopped putting pressure on myself. I just want to kind of go my way and see how it goes day by day."
Before he was shut down after his fifth shutout of the season against Edmonton on Feb. 13, Hiller was 26-16-3 with a 2.50 goals-against average and a .925 save percentage — numbers that helped earn him his first All-Star game appearance.
The Ducks goaltending has been in relative disarray since, though Dan Ellis has brought some stability to the position by going 5-2-1 with a 2.54 goals-against average in his eight starts since being acquired on Feb. 24.
Defenseman Andy Sutton made his first appearance since Feb. 19 after being a healthy scratch for the previous nine games. Sutton replaced Andreas Lilja in the lineup. ... Selanne's assist on Jason Blake's goal gave him 1,324 points, putting him two away from Gilbert Perreault and 31st on the NHL's all-time scoring list.


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E3 is a crazy old time, combining the most anticipated of the industry into one event across two halls far too big for two people to cover. Ben Salter and I made the trek across the Atlantic to be in Los Angeles for the conference, and while we didn't get to see everything, we each got a fantastic insight to the future of games.
We split many of the games so I saw many things Ben didn't, and vice versa. Here's what I loved (and didn't).
Forza Motorsport 5
Turn 10 community manager Brian Ekberg gave one of the most detailed and passionate presentations of E3, and while I didn't get to go hands-on with the game, it looks to be one of the Xbox One's definitive titles at launch. This game simply looks stunning, with many an impressive new aesthetic feature added to make it an even more visually appealing title.
Keep a look out for our interview with Brian in the coming days.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2014
Ben may be the undisputed MMGN HQ PES champion for 2013, but I'm certainly the "hardcore" PES player of the team ... and I can't live that loss down. I now have the leg-up for this year's new title, and I must say it's shaping up to be an absolutely stunning title. The team at Konami are using a developed version of the Fox Engine to incorporate all new physics and gameplay features, and I was blown away but how detailed the animations were.
I had a chat with creative producer Kei Masuda and Akana Oyagi from PES productions. It's a fantastic interview and PES fans should keep a look out for it in the coming days.
This is a series I would love to see get back up and going in the FPS genre. Going by what I saw at E3, it's shaping up to be one the series' entry that reinvigorates it. This fresh take on the Wolfenstein series is quirky, cheeky and firmly has its tongue plastered in cheek, with great action and outstanding weaponry to boot.
Keep a look out for a preview soon.
Batman: Arkham Origins
You probably expected this one, right? This new Arkham title takes place before the first two games in the series, yet strangely Batman has been advanced weaponry. That obvious misstep aside, the game looks fantastic, and the new features -- including onw that allows you to track a crime from beginning to end, Minority Report style -- add another layer of depth to the fantastic series.
More to come!
What I saw behind-closed-doors at Activision wasn't exclusive at all -- it was the exact same demo you would have seen during Sony's E3 press conference -- but it did delve a little deeper into some of the game's visuals and gameplay features, and Destiny is shaping up to be a fantastic next-gen co-op shooter.
Murdered: Soul Suspect
This detective game has the polish of LA Noire and the horror of Alan Wake, blending complex investigating gameplay with survival elements that provide a unique and tense experience. This original game puts you in the shoes of a dead detective determined to the find his killer. Clues are scattered throughout the game world, and combining what you find will help solve the many mysteries throughout the game. It's slow, but thankfully balanced, with spontaneous scares and sneaky stealth gameplay. It's shaping up to be a must-have for fans of point-and-click and horror games.
I still want to see more of it though, and I'm curious about its pacing over the course of the game.
Dying Light
From the folks that made Dead Island, Techland, comes a new open-world zombie game published by Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment. It looks very much like Dead Island but with a few more neat gameplay features and aesthetics, although I want to go hands-on with it before making a final call.
I've being praising of this game ever since I saw it released back on February 22, but I was disappointed when going hands-on at E3. It looks colourful and has some nice effects, but it's certainly a launch title, and one with PS2-era gameplay at that. That's disappointing, because it seems like a great idea, and a wonderful way to introduce people to the PS4, but I walked away underwhelmed with what I'd seen so far. More to come on that in the near future.
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z
This game is definitely one of the biggest surprises, because it manages to mix up the traditional Ninja Gaiden experience with some flair and style, although it was a little too on the crazy side for me. It's kind of an on-railes zombie hack-and-slash, and its design, while cool and quite stunning, often made it difficult to keep track of the character while blood spurted out everywhere. More to come.
I'm not sure what to think of Thief. It seems like a game unsure of itself, not knowing whether it wants to take notes from series predecessors, and from games that, ironically, try to be the Thief series. I'll delve more into that soon.
Total War: Rome 2 / Company of Heroes 2
Both of these SEGA-published strategy games are really starting to look the goods. The latter appears to have gone through visuals improvements since the beta released earlier this year.
Saints Row IV
The Saints Row series has transformed from a Grand Theft Auto clone into a unique open-world series hellbent on turning the genre on its head. The series is renowned for its outrageous gameplay, and Saints Row IV will certainly be no exception. What started off as street gang warfare has slowly transitioned into sci-fi battles, with the Saints' street gang leader now the President of the United States. The story makes no sense, and quickly into my E3 preview I found myself shooting down aliens in the appropriately named "White Crib" (as opposed to White House). The game is crazy fun, blending outrageous weapon design with slick visuals and offbeat humour.
NBA Live '14
I am admittedly an NBA Live fanboy, and seeing this series come back is something I really want to see happen. I went hands-on with a very limited demo -- it only had Cavs star Kyrie Irving in an empty stadium demonstrating the game's new dribbling physics -- but I must say the game handles superbly (so far). A producer on hand said they are working hard not to promise too much, or to show too much without being certain of a release, so it may yet still be a year off release, but it's nice to see EA Sports work to reinvigorate the series with new ways to control the ball. There will be a short preview in the near future.
Keep an eye out for Ben's best and worst of E3 soon -- he saw Nintendo and Ubisoft -- and many previews and interviews in the coming weeks!
@xXNitroXx said: nothing of super smash?
@OllyEbbz said: Did you get to try DriveClub out?
I haven't heard the best things about the title with supposedly there being framerate issues and lots of jaggies to not very clear graphics?
Also does it even feature a singleplayer career mode? again i hear its purely an online racer....?


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Samuel Blaser: Red Hook
Red Hook
Samuel Blaser (trombone)
Pieces of Old Sky (Clean Feed CF151CD)
Samuel Blaser (trombone),
Todd Neufeld (guitar), Thomas Morgan (double bass), Tyshawn Sorey (drums).
Composed by Samuel Blaser.
Recorded: June 5 2008, Brooklyn, NY
Rating: 88/100 (learn more)
It's free and a little out there, but "Red Hook" does have a definable head that quickly afterwards probes deeply into the harmonic possibilities introduced by the dissonant theme. Morgan suggests the main lines before stating them outright in his solo, and then Blaser slows down the proceedings to ruminate for a while. The oddity---and indeed, the special allure of this song---is derived from Neufeld; juxtaposing his modern rock-ish guitar against sixties "new thing" jazz creates a tonal footprint like no other. He spars with Blaser and prod Sorey, using the forceful, amped sound of his guitar as an instigator as much as he does with his phrasing.
After a sudden signal by the leader, the wickedly tricky theme is played faster to take the song out. "Red Hook" is undeniably avant garde, but there's as much purpose to it if not more than there is to be found in traditional hard bop.
Reviewer: S. Victor Aaron
Tags: 2000s jazz · trombone jazz
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