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Microsoft's Game Room: The Who, What, When, Where, Why
Written Sunday, January 10, 2010 By Dan WebbView author's profile
Earlier on this week we reported that Microsoft at CES 2010 in Las Vegas announced their latest addition to Xbox Live would be coming in the spring, something they like to call Game Room. After gathering information from fact sheets, numerous sources around the web and Microsoft themselves, let us weigh up how the service works, what you can expect to see on it and more importantly, how much it will cost you.
Created by Krome Studios (Scene It? Box Office Smash, Viva Pinata Party Animals), Game Room is quite simply a virtual arcade for your 360 avatar that will allow you to relive the glory days of the traditional amusement arcade without the horrific smells, low level lighting and creepy attendant looking at your junk and what not. The service will be available this coming spring and will also allow you to gain access to it from your Windows Live PC as well... so when you're meant to be working at work, you could effectively be spending your pay cheque before you've even earnt it.
Microsoft bills their latest innovation "as a customized social space for your Avatar inspired by the nostalgic arcades of the 70s, 80s, and 90s." Your Game Room is said to be a fully customisable environment allowing you to arrange your cabinets, introduce animated mascots, decorate each room with themes and animated icons from your favourite games whilst all the time adding to it and building your collection with new titles every week. You can even invite your Xbox Live friends over or you can visit your friend's personal amusement arcades, but only if they invite you of course. Whether you can play on their games if you don't own them though seems doubtful as the fact sheet for the platform states, "You can even invite friends into your custom arcade to check out your collection or visit their "game room" to demo games and scope out additions to your collection." Although that was expected, considering the same mantra applies to things like Sky - if you don't own it, you can't access it. If you have no Xbox Live friends, how about inviting your real friends around and let them get involved, taking advantage of the two player "Couch Mode" where you can show off your silky skills.
Wait... so it's like PlayStation's Home? Well, Microsoft responded to that point before anyone even had the chance to bring it up. According to Microsoft, "PlayStation Home separates you from your games and entertainment, while "Game Room" allows you to enjoy classic games while you're being social. Think of "Game Room" as an interactive and social place where everyone from new gamers to pros can re-live the glory days of the classic arcade."
At launch the Game Room will feature 30 original arcade and console classics in the virtual hub and the service will add new games to the platform every week. The service is said to be receiving so many games over the next three years that come the end of that three year time period, the Game Room will feature over 1000 arcade games. According to Kotaku, the
1. Centipede (arcade)
2. Asteroids Deluxe (arcade)
3. Tempest (arcade)
4. Crystal Castles (arcade)
5. Lunar Lander (arcade)
6. Jungler (arcade)
7. Road Fighter (arcade)
8. Scramble (arcade)
9. Finalizer (arcade)
10. Tutankham (arcade)
11. Shao-Lin's Road (arcade)
12. Super Cobra (arcade)
13. Red Baron (arcade)
14. Gravitar (arcade)
15. Battlantlis
16. Astrosmash (Intellivision)
17. Mountain Madness Super Pro Skiing (Intellivision)
18. Armor Battle (Intellivision)
19. Space Hawk (Intellivision)
20. Sub Hunt (Intellivision)
21. Sea Battle (Intellivision)
22. Space Armada (Intellivision)
23. Star Raiders (Atari 2600)
24. Outlaw (Atari 2600)
25. Yar's Revenge (Atari 2600)
26. Millipede (Atari 2600)
27. Football (Atari 2600)
28. RealSports Tennis (Atari 2600)
29. Combat (Atari 2600)
How does this differ from the Xbox Live Arcade you ask? Well Microsoft stated that whilst the "Xbox Live Arcade features re-stylized versions of classic games, "Game Room" stays true to the old-school arcade, and features only original versions." So don't expect any flashy upgrades, the Game Room is strictly old skool! And by old skool, if you look at the launch titles, we mean real old skool.
As with a lot of things these days, the price is always going to play a huge part and that will also factor in here. The price plan is as follows:
- It is free to access your personal arcade in Game Room.
- If you want to play a game on both the Xbox 360 and a Windows PC, you can purchase a game for 400 Microsoft points ($5).
- If you want to play a game on either the Xbox 360 or a Windows PC, you can purchase a game for 240 Microsoft points ($3).
- You can also pay to play a single game (just like in an amusement arcade) which will cost you 40 Microsoft points ($0.50) a go.
With its impressive support and the backing Microsoft is giving the service (1,000 games in 3 years, which is about 6 or 7 new games a week), gamers will never be short of a game to play on the platform. Whether that's enough though is an entirely different question. With Game Room, Microsoft are trying to recapture the glory days of the amusement arcades, but doing so from the comfort of your couch doesn't quite have the same ring to it as huddling round an arcade cabinet with your closest friends did, all those years ago. Despite that, the service is actually quite intriguing and looks to add another selling point to not just the 360, but to the Gold Membership as well.
There is definitely still a market for retro gaming, that's a cert, but it's a niche market and to enjoy the service and all it will offer, it looks like you'll have to be ready to spend a ton of cash on it. I'm sure amongst the 1,000 plus titles though, there will be something for everyone and maybe, just maybe, you can finally scratch that retro itch you've been trying to reach for all these years. For retro gaming addicts, get the cheque book ready, the boys from Redmond are on their way round.
Microsoft's Game Room is slated for a spring 2010 release.


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Millcreek Golf driving range to reopen Thursday
Jim Sperry, Millcreek Township's parks and recreation director, confirmed Saturday that the Millcreek Golf and Learning Center's driving range will reopen Thursday.
The center's range and nine-hole golf course were closed in 2011 because of Erie International Airport's runway expansion. That project also led to the rerouting of Powell Avenue through several holes on the back of the course.
A new nine-hole layout is scheduled to be ready sometime in 2015.
The center, located at the corner of West 17th Street and Harper Drive, originally opened in 2002 on the site of a former hazardous waste dump.

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Heart returns to Canada for their 2013 "Fanatic" Tour!
California born, Seattle bred sisters Nancy and Ann Wilson are behind some of rock's most iconic hits from the wild call of "Barracuda" to the epic lilt of "Magic Man" to the deranged shriek of "Crazy On You."
Nancy's guitar and Ann's wail are practically part of the national archive, indelible elements of American pop culture. In their nearly fourty years as a band the Wilson sisters have been lauded as sex symbols, idealized as feminist icons, and worshiped by critics and fans alike, selling over 35 million albums worldwide and thrilling audiences with their raucous live show.
Tickets for Heart 2013 "Fanatic" Tour at the South Okanagan Events Centre are $40.00, $59.50, $69.50 and $77.50* (*plus FMF and applicable service charges).
Tickets can be purchased at www.valleyfirsttix.com, by telephone at 1-877-763-2849 or in person at the Valley First Box Office (at the SOEC) and Wine Country Visitor Centre on Friday, October 12 at 1:00pm.
For more information on Heart, please visit www.heart-music.com.


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We planned our visit around food as we always do and set the bar incredibly too high. We started by getting smoked meat here at Schwartz's. I usually don't like a huge meat sandwich but my dear friend recommended we try it. The meat was not only smoky but moist. There were no tough pieces involved here, it was just smooth moist meat. Having grown up with delicious bbq smoked meat in Texas, this was the best I've ever had outside of my hometown.
I love bagels. I have high expectations for a good bagel as does my fiance. We took a bit of a trek out of unfamiliar territory just to find this bagel shop, Boulangerie Bagel Shop on St. Viateur. The bagel was sweeter than a normal New York bagel. The shape is a bit different than I'm used to also. It was slightly more dense and chewey on the inside while being kind of crunchy on the outside. Apparently cream cheese is frowned upon, we asked the owner for some and he said "My bagels don't need cream cheese but if you must have it, it's in the cooler over there." After taking my first bite, I just had to figure out what was different than what I was used to. Note to self: add sugar when making bagels!!
This was about when my mind was blown. We had reservations at Au Pied de Cochon for 2 months at this point. I was anticipating this night as I read and heard about how amazing this place is. Our first dish was the poutine with fois gras. This poutine was so incredibly amazing that I could have eaten 5 more plates.
For those who don't know what poutine is, it's just fries with a rich gravy and cheese curds on top. This was definitely kicked up 10 notches with the fois gras on top. The gravy was salty and slightly sweet with a rich creamy white sauce smothering the fries as well. All of the flavors and textures melted together to create harmony in my mouth. Seriously, nothing compares. The next night I was craving it so much that we stopped at a neighborhood restaurant just to test it out. Gross. Nothing compares to Au Pied de Cochons' amazingly delicious poutine.
Why not? When in Rome, right? Immediately when I saw a pic of this canned duck concoction, I knew I had to have it.
So it seems a bit gross to have your meal come out of a can when you're paying a pretty penny. I can almost expect that they cook everything, seal it immediately then serve.
Before the waiter poured this heavenly duck, there's a rich potato puree with tons of cream slathered on the plate. It complimented the root veggies, duck, and tangy bold sauce. I was still thinking about another plate of the poutine…. We successfully gorged ourselves to feel sick. I hate that feeling but this time it was worth it.
We took a little trip to the Jean Talon Market where they had tons of fresh vegetables. If only I had a kitchen to cook in. I would love living around the corner from here. Having the freshest ingredients at my finger tips is more than I could ask for.
We saw a crepe stand and immediately ordered one. This is filled with tart apples, salty ham, gooey gruyere and drizzled with sweet maple syrup, nuff said! Salty and sweet is my favorite combo, this hit the spot. Until next time, Montreal!


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The season for avarekalu or field beans starts here around December. One of things I got back from Mysore was fresh avarekayi. All shelled and stored away, expect more recipes featuring this bean in the coming days :) The dish today is saaru. My mother makes avarekalu saaru in two different ways. Both the methods are detailed below, though the saaru in the picture is from the first method.
Type I:
1 cup avarekalu (boiled)
1 tsp tamarind paste
2 tsp shredded jaggery
salt to taste
For the masala:
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tbsp cumin seeds
2-3 dried red chilies
a pinch of hing
1 tbsp coconut
1 tbsp boiled avarekalu
For the tadka:
mustard seeds, cumin seeds, hing, curry leaves and ghee (or oil)
Boil the shelled beans in a pressure cooker.
Dry roast coriander seeds, cumin seeds, red chilies and hing. Let cool. Then grind into a paste along with the remaining masala ingredients.
Heat ghee in a pot and do the tadka. Add the masala, the boiled bean along with 2-3 cups of water and bring to a boil.
Add tamarind, jaggery and salt.
Taste and adjust the seasonings.
Serve with rice.
Type II:
1 cup avarekalu
2 tsp saaru pudi
1 tsp tamarind
2 tsp shredded jaggery
salt to taste
To grind:
2 tsp coconut
2 tsp boiled avarekalu
1 tsp jeera
1/2 tsp raw rice
a pinch of asafoetida
same as type 1.
Pressure cook the avarekalu and saaru pudi with about 3 cups of water.
Make a paste of the ingredients in the "to grind" section. There is no need to roast the cumin seeds.
In a pot, do the tadka and add the pressure cooked kaalu, the ground masala and 1-2 cups of water. Add more water for a thinner saaru.
Add the tamarind paste, jaggery and salt.
Bring to a boil and let simmer for 3-4 minutes.
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This dish really ought to come with a passport. It has undercurrents of India with its cumin and coriander. But the Haloumi cheese is pure Greek. The chickpeas could be Indian or Italian or German. And if we called them "Garbanzos", they would be as Spanish as the incredibly delicious "Mojo Verde" that accompanies them. To top off all this culinary globe-trotting, I found the recipe in Cuisine, a New Zealand food magazine. So if you feel like singing "We are the World" while cooking this incredible vegetarian feast, go right ahead.
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Watermelon Tequila Jello Shots
These tequila jello shots are the perfect party dessert this summer.
So technically there is no watermelon in these jello shots. It's made up of tequila and strawberry flavored Jell-O, placed into lime shells. I love how cute they turned out though.
Because they are served in fresh lime shells, there's even a hint of lime mixed in, which pairs perfectly with the tequila.
For the seeds, I used black sesame seeds. They are so small that you likely won't even notice it in the Jell-O. Even if you manage to crunch on one, the flavor is quite neutral so it didn't negatively affect the jello shots.
To easily hollow our your lime shells, make sure you slice lengthwise. This is a picture from an older post, but it shows the process.
I just love how these came out and will be serving them at a BBQ party soon.
Watermelon Tequila Jello Shots
1 (3 oz) package strawberry Jell-O mix
1 cup tequila
1 cup boiling water
approx 10-15 lime shells (depends on the size of your limes)
black sesame seeds
1. Mix Jell-O in boiling water until dissolved. Stir in tequila.
2. Slice limes lengthwise in half, in order to hollow shells. Make sure your cut is lengthwise, like in the photo above. Using a sharp knife, cut around the flesh (carving into the white part of the skin), and then use your fingers to pry out the flesh.
3. Pour Jell-O into lime shells and refrigerate until set, about 4 hours. Place about 8 black sesame seeds on each jell-O shot before serving.
20 Responses to "Watermelon Tequila Jello Shots"
Greatest looking jello shots ever, love how you made these!!
This is the cutest! I really want to make this for a party. Now I am thinking of what other fruits you could mimic haha.
Are these jelly shots cute, or what? Love the idea + recipe! Thanks for sharing
Those are super cute! I love how bright they look. I think I'd leave the tequila out of mine though… too much of a lightweight
so cute…. love it. Very creative idea.
How about substituting at least half the water with watermelon juice :))
I'll try pure gelatine, sugar , some red colouring try to dissolve it in 1/2 cup boiling water, adding a cup of tequila and a 1/2 cup of watermelon juice and see how it turns out to be
A very original idea! Love the concept of lime + tequila in a shot
These look so cute! I'm going to see if I can find watermelon jello to use with them though. I am pretty sure I've seen that flavor!
I like the Tequila idea I think it's cool
Hi! Love this idea! How many shots will this recipe make?


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5'2", 55 years, Primal since April. Pre-Primal weight loss, from 216.6 to 157.8
Primal low: 140.2 (Dec. 3) Goal weight: 135?
Main Primal goal: beating back my CFS enough to function more normally and start writing again
More and more, our life has been governed by specialists, who know too little of what lies outside their province to be able to know enough about what takes place within it.
- Lewis Mumford
Sauerkraut (sp??) And pickles... dinner of champions when at a race track with only pizza, sloppy joes and hot dogs to choose from!
5'2", 55 years, Primal since April. Pre-Primal weight loss, from 216.6 to 157.8
Primal low: 140.2 (Dec. 3) Goal weight: 135?
Main Primal goal: beating back my CFS enough to function more normally and start writing again
More and more, our life has been governed by specialists, who know too little of what lies outside their province to be able to know enough about what takes place within it.
- Lewis Mumford
Jenn, maybe you could take something with you when going to the races? Prepare something nice that you can eat cold, like a BAS, or egg muffins or so? So you can eat tasty and healthy stuff? I try to come prepared when going somewhere where I don't know if I'll have a healty alternative.
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Goal for 2012: keep weight steady (+/- 74 kg): check
Goal for 2013: lose 10 kg and keep new weight (+/- 65 kg)
Can you ask them about a BYO fee? It would be irksome to pay to eat your own food, but they might be willing to consider it if you wrote a letter.
I don't think that's really necessary, to be honest. I can simply eat before I go. Some tracks we can get away with sneaking stuff in. Saturday night I snuck in 2 bottles of tea for me so I could drink tea instead of water. They didn't check our bags. On Friday we went to a local track. They didn't check my bag (thankfully, b/c I had tea in it) but they did check my mom's bag. Our usual Saturday night track made my MIL toss out a half empty bottle of water once - but luckily they didn't find the snacks she was sneaking in for the kidlet types. After a while you learn which tracks follow their procedures and which ones don't and can sneak food in if you can... but as far as I'm concerned, it's easier to just eat before you go - or make requests for a burger with no bun, etc.
My SIL ordered the PB to her kindle and started reading this weekend. She's starting out small since she's not done reading yet. Her breakfast this morning was strawberries and walnuts. Pretty good breakfast, I think. I don't think I could get away with it given the sugar in the strawberries and how I react to sugar, but she's just starting out and as far as I'm concerned, that's a rockstar breakfast! She invited me to join her on a 5k in June. We're gonna walk it and take our kidlets with us. Well, I'll take DD since she's little and will be content in a stroller. DS will probably stay home with DH. He would not be ok with walking 3 miles, and he has days where he gets "tired" riding his bike for our 1 mile walks, so it'd be best to just leave him at home, I think. The 5k is a United Way charity event, so we'll be doing double duty - taking care of ourselves and taking care of the less fortunate.
I'm restarting/continuing my leptin reset today, but I'm not going to aim for such a low carb figure. I think that's what set me up for the binges last week. I'll just eat my protein and eat my veggies and see what happens. Kalli is making great strides in her journal and I can't wait to feel the same. She has introduced gelatin to her regimen and says she's sleeping really well now. I think I'll look into it. What's one more thing?? lol
I'm tired today - understandable. I had another weekend of poor choices - high sugar content, wheat, likely some PUFAs. On the good news front, though, Mt. Dew is starting to taste kind of icky. Not icky enough for my taste buds to overpower my sugar addiction, but icky enough still.
Wearing my Dr. Scholl's Fast Flats today. It feels so odd to be "barefoot" at work. They're worth the $10 b/c they're uber comfy, but I wonder how long they'll last wearing them outside in the parking lots and what not.
Anyhow, I have an appointment with Dr. Torture today to work on my hip some more. Foot feels great, but ankle is still stiff first thing when I have been resting for a while. She says this will only take 4 treatments and I'm inclined to believe her b/c I do feel much better now. Foot pain is 0 and sciatic pain in my hip is minimized. Didn't have any hip pain this weekend or today so far. My neck hurts pretty badly though. I can't turn it all the way to the right and might ask her to adjust it/work the muscles.
I gotta jet. gotta make a potty trip before I head out to see the doc. Have a nice one, ladies!!
Oh Good Gravy that woman kills me! She worked on my neck today b/c it hurts to turn to the right. YOWSA!! I expected to get an adjustment and instead she did some deep tissue work on my neck, shoulder and pec muscles! Ow is all I can say about that...
Then she worked on my nerve issues in my hips and legs. She said my right hip was worse than my left, so she started there. Ouch. Second hip was just as bad. The worst was when she was releasing the nerves in the backs of my knees. She joked "you must be having such a good time! There can't be anything else you'd rather be doing". I responded with "childbirth comes to mind". Seriously, it hurts that badly to have triggers removed. But I'll feel like a million bucks tomorrow!
Since I haven't done this yet:
3 boiled eggs
3 sausage links
salt flush
rabbit food with olive oil and lemon juice
2 servings canned pineapple in pineapple juice
Fresh wild caught catfish
I. AM. TIRED!! Never should have had sugar for lunch. Gonna have to take a walk to deliver some paperwork to keep awake.
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Northwest NEWS
ay 6, 2002
Todd - Petzel
Julie Todd and Jef Petzel of Woodinville were married March 28 in Las Vegas, Nev., at the MGM Grand Hotel.
The bride, the daughter of Jane Duryea of New Jersey and John and Denise Todd of Everett, is a 1994 graduate of Montgomery High School in New Jersey and earned a bachelor of arts degree in theatre arts from the State University of New York at New Paltz.
The groom is the son of Jerry and Jan Petzel of Woodinville. He is a 1995 Woodinville High School graduate and attended Bellevue Community College and Pacific Lutheran University.
Homchick - McCurdy
Tera Homchick of Brier and Dale McCurdy of Woodinville were married April 16 in international waters off the coast of Cuba by the captain of the Grand Princess.
Tera, the daughter of Michael and Debby Homchick, graduated from Mountlake Terrace High School in 1997.
Dale is the son of Robert G. and Maureen McCurdy of Woodinville. He graduated from Woodinville High School in 1998. Both Tera and Dale are employed by Michael Homchick Stoneworks Inc. She is a comptroller and he is a stonemason.


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The build begins
Well I made some progress today.
I have made the Go Pro mount, and I am pretty happy with it all. I still have to make a catch mechanism for the front of the canopy to hold it down, but I planned for this and it will be simple.
Yes it is a lot of weight on the front, but a test balance with the wings and tails taped on shows I can balance it with the battery moved all the way back.
I still have to add the diversity receiver, the Eagle Tree OSD and pitot, and the video TX (should be here next week!). Some juggling will be required, but I think it'll be ok. I also plan on lightly glassing the bottom of the fuse to protect again landing damage.
The bottom of the wings are reinforced with carbon fibre tape, and I will also be doing the same for the front of the fuse, since it has all this extra weight now
Those clouds are looking a little closer now...
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Well I plan on doing a non-FPV flight test tomorrow with no Eagletree gear in the plane (since the hobbyking order has not turned up yet )
Does anyone know the wing area of this plane (to save me calculating it!). I want to check the wing loading - I'm a bit afraid to!
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Doesn't it look beautiful in the sky(skip to about 2.00)?
Well here is the end result... I am pretty happy with the look and fit of everything.
I am running this 2200kv motor with a 6x5 prop:
It is pulling 27.48 amps and 287.9 watts at full throttle. How does that sound? For the first few flights I don't want to break the sound barrier...
But I have this 3400kv motor ready to drop in when I get used to things (From the forums, correctly propped it should be good for around 150ish km/h!!):
Wish me luck. I'm going to give it a non-FPV test fly tomorrow morning with the go pro. :S
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I think it will be sweet, I had a 5000 mah 3s battery in mine and it still launched ok and landed good too. I was using a 9 X 4.5 though with a 1700 kv motor so it was not ultra fast but had good takeoff and vertical power.
Love these planes.
Well I am back from the maiden flight. Here's a run down.
Range test with Thomas LRS
Did the usual range test by taking off the TX antenna and walking away until the plane goes into failsafe. I got 18 (big) paces which is pretty damn good! Then I tried it with the Go PRo switched on - 6 paces! LIterally 1/3 the range with the Go Pro turned on, and not even in live video out mode. There was no video tx running or anything either.
I am in major trouble here. Anyone have any ideas?
I had to swap out my 6x5 prop to the stock Skyfun prop at the field because I noticed some major vibration at full rpm. The prop was way out of balance. So now I have a stock crappy Skyfun prop on, and I did not check the Watts output.
Had my friend launch it 4 times before it got in the air, but admittedly a few of those throws were not very good (sorry James) plus I think I could of flown away from 3 out of the 4 launches but got a bit scared when the roll was a bit crazy immediately after launch and cut the throttle to belly in.
It flies! Not very fast with that prop and the weight, but it can maintain about a 40 degree climb angle for a fair while. It needed about 7 clicks of right trim and then off it went.
The glide is very good. Glides for a very long time without much loss of altitude, and can land pretty reasonably - about the same as my heavily laden easy star at around 30km/h as an estimate.
I did not have the Go Pro switched on with that massive reduction in range though, so no video.
I have some work to do if I want to take this on my flying weekend coming up soon. I need to:
- Somehow try to sort the interfere issues with the Go Pro, or simply replace the Go Pro with a normal SD camera
- Work out the best prop motor combo. I have a very hot little motor with a 4.5x4.5 prop waiting (tried and tested on other forums), but I am pretty sure it won't like all the weight.
Way forward?
As I see it I have a couple of choices...
1. Try to find a fix for the camera interference issue, and try a different prop, resulting in a good but slowish plane (Hmm didn't someone try to tell me this thing would be too heavy?)
2. Dedicate this plane to light low flying - minus go pro, long range receiver and OSD, whacking the 150km/h motor on it. Make my easy star the new long range vehicle, and have a spare Eagle Tree OSD for another project...
Votes anyone?
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2012 Polaris RZR XP 4 900 First Ride 0
Consider how different the world of UTV's would be if the 50-inch RZR was never brought to the market. It has changed the way many enjoy the outdoors, and with the model year 2011 wrapped up Polaris hits the ground running with another engineering marvel. Instead of taking just one other person in the ride across your favorite outdoor adventure park you can take three. Polaris already has a four-seater, but wait just a minute, not like this one. This is the 2012 Polaris RZR XP 4 900.
At a small town called Parker just west of Phoenix, Arizona, Polaris invited media to take a deep look into the newest model in the Ranger RZR line. The 2012 RZR XP 4 900 was revealed in conjunction with the Best in the Desert Parker 250 race. This is where we saw the XP 4 in person for the first time, as well as a version set up to be a legal racecar in the same series. Our testing ground just a few days from race was over 20 miles of the actual Parker 250 race course.
Polaris developed the Ranger RZR XP 4 900 after the fiercely popular XP 900, which came to the market in 2011. The sleek, aggressive lines and huge-over fenders make the two machines almost twins, but from the side view there is a different look as this year there are two more seats. Spreading the framework out to a 107.4-inch wheelbase gives enough room to carry the two extra riders. The cab of this newest member in the RZR line features cut and sewn plush seats and a tilting steering wheel for riders to control preference. It also gets the anti-cinch seat belts that keep your shoulders happy in choppy terrain.
Stepping out of the RZR XP 4 900 you'll notice the same incredible suspension that had been developed for the XP 900. This suspension gives up a massive 13.5 inches of travel in the front and 14 inches in the rear. The ground clearance isn't too shabby either at 12.5 inches. The rear of the XP 4 swings via the three link independent rear trailing arms and is dampened by Walker Evans race-inspired premium shocks. These shocks both front and rear have pre-load and compression adjustments so the discriminating driver can fine-tune the ride. Just a touch different from the front Walker Evans shocks with 2.0-inch shock bodies, the rear utilizes a set of 2.5-inch diameter shocks. This gives the machine more damping control as well as the ability to dissipate heat more effectively with the added weight of passenger and 1390-pound framework.
Power To Go
Getting the RZR XP 4 900 down the trail is the stunning ProStar 900 fuel-injected 4-stroke, liquid-cooled Twin and super-tough transmission. Once again the 875cc mill is the center of attention in the off-road community. This powerplant was first introduced in the XP 900 and was an instant success. With 88 HP, four valves per cylinder and twin throttle bodies feeding the firebox, this beast is capable of propelling a fully loaded XP 4 anywhere you point the front wheels. The light-weight, belt-driven and compact transmission is also very capable of delivering the massive power to the ground. Where huge power to ground spike loads are concerned in the deep, rutted off-road trails, the Polaris transmission has everything covered. The weight of the engine and transmission are located specifically to help balance the machine for more controlled high speed riding.
Additional Features
If getting the high-performance machine stopped is a concern then you will be happy to know that huge dual-bore front and rear brake calipers are at your service. The vented brake rotors also help keep the heat down to eliminate brake fade. When the trail gets steep or really rocky Polaris' on-demand true all-wheel-drive system is there to help. Switching from 2WD to AWD makes the RZR XP 4 crawl up rocky ledges and through thick mud with ease. On the LE model of this machine, which is what we had the pleasure of driving, you'll also get Polaris' electronic power steering (EPS) as well as the tough Maxxis Big Horn tires. Of course it wouldn't be a Limited edition with out the Liquid silver color and LE graphics to top it off.
The Ride
On a brisk and windy morning we were hustled out to a spectator area just off Shea Road in Parker where group of XP 4 900 UTVs ripped to life. Starting the machine is no trouble as the fuel injection technology fires the ProStar 900 in an instant. Adjusting the steering was simple and it gives the larger rider a more comfortable entrance and exit from the machine by allowing just that little extra room. I was overwhelmed with anticipation to rip the desert trails and hardly noticed the extra peeps in the rear of my machine. Peddling the throttle was met with instant response from the engine. There's a hint of difference between the XP 900's power delivery and the new RZR XP 4 900, added weight being the culprit. I can say it's not a big enough difference to really matter. The power delivery is quick but smooth and we didn't get the jerky feeling like some machines have shown in the past.
Hitting the whooped-out Parker 250 course I did find the suspension needed a bit more spring as the compression adjustments just didn't seem to be effective enough for my personal taste. The suspension issues were only at extremely high speed and through really rough terrain. While navigating the really rough terrain I always felt in control of the machine. Having the power steering on our LE model kept the hard impacts from rocks away and gave a sense of confidence. The bucket seats held us in and were very comfortable making for with little fatigue when the day was over. Sitting in the rear of this beast was very comfortable, but a bigger person may need a bit more leg room. It is not uncomfortable by any stretch and with the full length grab bar there is always somewhere to hold on for the ride.
This wonderful world we live in has many surprises, but few amaze me more than those that come as a complete and total package. Kind of like a firecracker that is perfectly equipped with the fuse, wrapping and explosion all stuffed into a single moment in time. Setting a benchmark for increasing quality, complete packages and also persistence to stay on top, has taken a company in Medina, Minnesota to the peak of the performance side-by-side off-road market. And if the past four years are an indication of their intent to continually raise the evolution bar, then I guess the old saying rings true for other manufacturers that "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery."
'12 Polaris RZR XP 4 900 Specifications:
Engine Type:4-Stroke DOHC TwinDisplacement:875ccFuel System:Electronic Fuel InjectionCooling:LiquidTransmission:AutomaticDrive System:On-Demand AWD/2WDFront Suspension:Dual A-Arm Walker Evans 2″ body (comp adjust/res.) 13.5″ Travel
Rear Suspension:Trailing Arm Walker Evans 2.5″ body (comp adjust/res.) 14″ Travel
Front/Rear Brakes:4-Wheel Hydraulic Disc with Dual-Bore Front and Rear Calipers
Parking Brake:Park in Transmission
Front Tires:27 x 9-12; ITP 900 XCT
Rear Tires:27 x 11-12; ITP 900 XCT
Wheels:Cast Aluminum
Dry Weight:1390 lbs.
Overall Dimensions:134.4″ x 64″ x 77″
Ground Clearance:12.5″
Fuel Capacity:7.25 gal
Bed Dimensions:23 x 38 x 10″
Box Capacity:300 lbs.
Payload Capacity:900 lbs.
Cargo System:Lock & Ride
Lighting:White LED, High/Low
Power Steering:Base Red: Not Equipped. Liquid Silver LE: EPS is standard
Instrumentation:Digital Gauge, Speedometer, Odometer, Tachometer, Tripmeter, Hour Meter, Clock, Gear Indicator, Fuel Gauge, Hi-Temp/Low-Batt Lights, Coolant Temp, DC Outlets (2)


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New Orleans police chased a suspected gunman near McDonogh 35 College Preparatory High School in the 7th Ward Wednesday morning. That resulted in a brief lockdown alert at the school.
Officers responded to a report of gunshots at about 10:50 a.m. and received a description of a suspect, said to be near the intersection of North Claiborne Avenue and Kerlerec Street, Officer Garry Flot, an NOPD spokesman, said . Officers arrived to find an empty car riddled with bullet holes.
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Quite the social butterflies, Dancing with the Stars super-couple Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy celebrated Nobu West Hollywood's one-year anniversary at a star-studded bash inside the restaurant. The dancing pros showed up early for dinner and drinks, and worked the room. Meanwhile, Nicky Hilton stuck by boyfriend David Katzenberg, and Christina Ricci and beau Owen Benjamin shared their dinner side-by-side at a table in the corner of the dining room.
After visiting Madrid, Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal continued their European vacation, stopping in Paris. The two took off from their hotel off the Champs-Elysees and headed to lunch over at Cafe de Flores. They followed their lunch date with a little shopping trip to Isabelle Marrant, where Witherspoon scoped out summer dresses before they headed to a local cheese shop.
Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, double dating
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chair closer to him and he wrapped his arm around her shoulder. Blunt
returned the affection, looking up at him affectionately. When the check
was brought to the table, both whipped out their credit cards, fighting over
the check. Their solution? The two split the bill. The day before, they took their 17-week-old pup Finn on a stroll, stopping at Three Dog Bakery for some gourmet dog treats."They were really cute together and had Finn do tricks like sit and stay," a fellow shopper says.
Lindsay Lohan, assuming her usually supportive
position by girlfriend Samantha Ronson's side at Bar Delux, where
the celebrity deejay was spinning. Initially, Lohan was whispering in
Ronson's ear, and the two were laughing and chatting. But Ronson had to
focus on her work, and Lohan returned to a nearby table, sitting with a
group of friends and texting on her phone. Throughout the night, she'd
return to her perch behind the deejay booth to chat with her girlfriend.
Casually dressed comedy power couple Sacha Baron Cohen and
Isla Fisher sipped white wine and cozied up over small plates in
the secondary seating area at the Tower Bar inside L.A.'s Sunset Tower
Hotel. "They couldn't have been cuter or more gracious," an observer says.
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Marisa Tomei, grabbing a late-night meal with boyfriend
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Release Date: November 2nd, 2001
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"Amélie" is a fanciful comedy about a young woman who discretely orchestrates the lives of the people around her, creating a world exclusively of her own making. Shot in over 80 Parisian locations, acclaimed director Jean-Pierre Jeunet ("Delicatessen"; "The City of Lost Children") invokes his incomparable visionary style to capture the exquisite charm and mystery of modern-day Paris through the eyes of a beautiful ingenue.
Cast: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Yolande Moreau, Dominique Pinon, Maurice Bénichou, Claude Perron, Isabelle Nanty
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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Larry Robin remembers the heady days of joining a then-edgy bookselling business, the days when visionary Barney Rosset, founder of Grove Press, published the scandalous Henry Miller and Tropic of Cancer, when Frantz Fanon and his Wretched of the Earth dominated political book talk on the left, days when there were 20 independent general bookstores in Center City.
When Tropic was banned, Robin's Books stood up to the ban and lost in court - eventually winning when the Supreme Court allowed Tropic sales in another case.
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Even twenty years ago, the formula for advertising a business was simple: Make sure
you're in the phone book and put aside a portion of your budget for outdoor and print advertising. If you really needed to get the word out, you saved up and bought a package of 30-second spots on television.
These days, a great YouTube video can attract more viewers and gain far more traction than even an ad during the Super Bowl. For both grey-haired veterans and tech-challenged new business owners, the variety of marketing options can be overwhelming. Can't you just hear your salty old uncle complaining, "It seems like just yesterday that everyone was screaming about having a website. Now, I'm supposed to have an app and a Facebook something-or-other!"
Even if you're already well-versed in the world of Facebook, building your company's presence across multiple social media outlets is the single biggest thing you can do to increase your presence on the web. That's primarily because mobile devices are quickly overtaking traditional computers as the primary means of accessing the internet. Sometime during 2013, it's estimated that the shift will occur, marking 'mobile' as the official number one priority when it comes to marking.
Be ready, because the time is already here. To optimize the presence of your business on a mobile-based internet, pay attention to each of these steps:
1. Start With Your Website
You do already have a website, right? Whether you're just building a new one or updating your existing site, it's of paramount importance that you ensure it's functional on a variety of mobile platforms. Check that your website looks like it's supposed to on an iPhone using both Safari and Opera browsers, and on Android phones. Do the same thing with an Android tablet and an iPad.
If your website doesn't look right or doesn't appear at all (especially on Apple devices), you may have Flash incorporated into the site without having a non-Flash version available to those users. Contact your web developer immediately and have them create a mobile friendly site. Even if you used an online template, most of these providers now offer mobile friendly adaptations. It could be as simple as reconfiguring a few things yourself.
If you have a website but it doesn't appear properly on mobile devices, remedy the problem immediately.
2. Build an App (Optional)
Many website templates online now include Android and iPhone apps. If it's easy to do, why not? On the other hand, the app markets are cluttered with apps. Decide what the purpose of your app is. Does it provide a service that people will find useful? If so, then build it. If all you're doing is putting information about your business in another place, however, your app won't be popular. Focus on your mobile website.
3. Get Social
You need a website, but social media is almost equally important. Start with Facebook — it's still the big boy on the block. Either Twitter or Pinterest should be next, and preferably both. If your business can promote itself through pictures in any way (obviously ideal for retail), Pinterest can inspire users to spread your product for you.
Got a good idea for a video to promote your business? You no longer need a huge marketing budget to make film ads and get them to your audience. YouTube offers billions of spectators — it's up to you to create something they want to see.
4. Be Engaging
Step four could be an addendum to the third, but the concept is so important that it deserves its own number. The purpose of social media is to engage and spark conversation. You're building a reputation for yourself and your business.
When speaking from your company's Facebook account, use a real name. People want to hear from a person, not an entity.
Make sure that everything you post to Twitter, Google+ and Facebook is interesting and relevant. Don't use social media as just another place to dump your advertising lines. It's about creating dialogue. When you ask questions and are quick to reply to your followers that comment, you'll literally put your business at their fingertips.
5. Get Creative
Text messaging is the fastest growing spectrum of 'spam.' Fight that trend while taking advantage of the medium by using texts to alert customers of short-term deep discounts. Give people an incentive to give you their number (i.e., 50% off of their purchase, on the spot). Keep your texts to once or twice a week, and make sure your giveaway is worth it. We're talking 'Buy 1, Get 1 Free' – not a measly 10 percent off.
Optimizing your company's mobile presence on the web isn't difficult. It takes a bit of legwork and regular updating of your social media sites, but it should happen naturally. If you use a smartphone or tablet yourself, simply provide the same level of service and interaction that you receive from brands that you patronize as a consumer.
What other ideas do you have for enhancing your company's presence on the mobile web?
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By Van P. Keele, Hamilton
The war in Iraq is finally over. I welcome our troops home and wish them well. We thank you so much. Unfortunately, leaders of the Republican Party want our troops to stay in Iraq for many more years, some say indefinitely. Amazingly, they're angry we're leaving! Back home, level-headed Republicans and Democrats are thankful of our troops' return. We realize their mission is done, that Iraq is a sovereign nation with the right to tell us to leave; that Bush's timeline to exit and Obama's promise to leave have been kept. Nor can we afford 50 or 100 billion dollars a year to stay there. We need that money here at home. So it amazes the family on Main Street that Wall Street Republicans are so shamefully disconnected. Who are some of these out-of-touch Republican elites who want us to stay? Try millionaires like Denny Rehberg and the ordained Republican nominee for president, Mitt Romney.
These same disconnected Republicans believe only in tax cuts that enrich millionaires, billionaires, and corporations. Middle class tax cuts, like the payroll tax cut, bore Republicans. Billionaire tax cuts make them giddy, knowing their campaign stocking coffers will overflow. To Denny and Mitt, middle class cuts are a waste and don't stimulate the economy. They stand stone-faced in disbelief that a $1000 payroll tax cut could possibly make a difference to a middle class family. Their Republican pledge not to raise taxes applies only to the rich, not us. They don't realize it's middle class consumer demand for goods and services that stimulates the economy and creates jobs. We're the job creators, not Mitt or Denny!
These out-of-touch Republicans are totally disconnected to our needs, our views, our reality. Simply put, neither Denny nor Mitt is one of us.


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The push to deepen the Charleston Harbor deepening project continues today with a VIP.
Make that a VP.
This time, it's Vice President Joe Biden, who's scheduled to be on the peninsula to talk port infrastructure and exports.
The second-in-command's visit to the State Ports Authority's Columbus Street Terminal marks the second leg in a three-city East Coast port tour that started last week at the Port of Baltimore.
Biden also plans to visit the Port of Savannah today.
Like several other East Coast ports, Charleston and Savannah are seeking federal funding to deepen their harbors in order to accommodate the supersize ships from an expanded Panama Canal.
President Barack Obama included Savannah and Charleston last year on a list of port-deepening projects worthy of expediting.
But Washington has had trouble finding money for such projects amid budget battles focused on cutbacks and deficit reduction.
Last week, Biden headed up to Baltimore to award a $10 million federal grant to help improve its port's productivity by widening waterway access to its harbor.
In South Carolina, the SPA wants to deepen Charleston's shipping channel to 50 feet. The $350 million project is being studied by the Army Corps of Engineers, and the dredging could be completed as early as 2019.
Coincidentally, the Army Corps recently announced it's expanding the scope of its review by studying the feasibility of taking the harbor to one of three depths: 48, 50 and 52 feet.
Previously, the agency was focusing on 50 feet. The final depth will be announced after further analysis and public meetings.
A draft report is expected next summer.
Demolition has started and pilings are being driven, but the ground-breaking ceremony for one of downtown Charleston's most ambitious redevelopment projects will officially launch the long-awaited Midtown project.
Officials with Regent Partners of Atlanta and Charleston-based CC&T Real Estate Services along with other dignitaries will grab the ceremonial shovels at 11 a.m. Tuesday at 556 King St. to turn some dirt, officially kicking off the $80 million hotel and retail complex on 2.4 acres at King and Spring streets.
The project will include a 10-story, dual-branded Hyatt House and Hyatt Place hotel with 304 guest rooms, retail shops and a seven-story, 403-vehicle parking deck. All told, Midtown will include four new structures and two renovated buildings for a total of 433,000 square feet.
The developers expect construction to be completed by mid-2015.
This room's a wreck
Pop singer Miley Cyrus snared her share of eyeballs thanks to her racy "Wrecking Ball" video last week.
Perhaps that was all it took to draw attention away from the literal piece of demolition equipment that paid a visit to a shuttered Masters Inn in Mount Pleasant.
A crew began leveling the two-story building a week ago today. The structure was all but razed by Friday.
The 119-room budget lodging stood at Wingo Way and McGrath Darby Boulevard, near the base of the Ravenel Bridge, for about 27 years. It closed June 1.
A Charleston development group plans to put a 133-room Hilton Garden Inn on the site. The six-story hotel is scheduled to open around mid-2014. The Hilton will include a meeting room, outdoor event space and an elevated patio pool.
It's a tie
The Gamecocks couldn't beat those Bulldogs from Athens on the football field, but South Carolina managed to tie Georgia in a new business ranking.
South Carolina earned a second-place ranking among the top states for key site selection criteria, according to Area Development magazine's recent survey. It tied with Georgia for second overall in meeting key location requirements.
"Numerous world-class companies like BMW, Boeing, Continental, Bridgestone and Michelin understand that South Carolina knows what companies need in order to do well here," Gov. Nikki Haley said in statement.
Area Development surveyed a group of site consultants who are hired by companies to vet potential expansion locations.
Those hired guns were asked to name their top picks in a long list of categories, including the costs of doing business, taxes, labor quality, incentives and government cooperation.
The Palmetto State was tops for its certified shovel-ready sites and right-to-work environment. It also was among the top five picks in cost of doing business, corporate tax environment and nine other categories.
Overall, Texas was No. 1. The rest of the top 10, after South Carolina and Georgia, in descending order were Alabama, North Carolina, Louisiana, Tennessee, Florida, Mississippi and California.


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New Australian Search Engine launched
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MOOTER is a new Australia search engine planning an aggressive entry into the multi-million dollar paid search market. By displaying results as simple clusters of information rather than long lists and attempting to prioritise the users search, Mooter hopes to offer a more intelligent and 'humanised' approach to finding information on the Internet.
Mooter's CEO, Liesl Capper, said that the company aimed to take market share away from American giants such as Google, and eventually dominate Australia's growing online search market.
"Our value proposition is simple. We have simply built a smarter search engine that enables users to do more, in less time and with considerably less hassle," Ms Capper said.
As users search, MOOTER's algorithms are designed to skew the results based on the user's actions or underlying intentions , pushing the most relevant results nearer to the top.
"Users shouldn't have to work hard to find out what they want. Today's search engines typically throw up thousands of results and ask users to sort through them or re-define the search.
"Mooter focuses on the psychology of people - not machines - to better understand what information users seek. It analyses the choices you make, and then re-orders the results based upon what you are actually looking for, without you having to re-define your exact needs."
"MOOTER also want to be known as the 'deep search specialists', especially in hot topic areas such as business, sport and lifestyle" Ms Capper said.
MOOTER's revenue will be based on advertising distribution fees. Users click on a website which interests them, and advertisers pay per click. Unlike banner advertising, the advertiser pays only when their website is clicked on by the searcher.
Founded in February 2001 as an alternative to the Boolean search engines currently dominating the market, MOOTER was originally run at Griffith University and is backed by a combination of private, government and founders funding.
To see if this approach works for you, visit mooter.com
Gizmo was impressed by the relevance of the categories produced, with alternative clusters displayed in the sidebar when you view a particular list making it easy to explore different search areas without going back a screen, and although by no means slow, it does not yet have the speed of Google in returning search results.


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- Dozens of species earned new trade protection at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). These include, for the first time ever, protections to trade in mantas and five shark species, the oceanic whitip, the porbeagle and three types of hammerhead sharks. [NY Times]
- The 178 nations present at CITES—the world's biggest wildlife summit—agreed unanimously to "strictly regulate the international trade in mahogany timber." [The Guardian]
- Following a trip to Rainforest Alliance Certified™ farms and Rainforest Alliance Verified™ hotels, a reporter reveals that "workers learn sustainable practices that they can bring home, like conserving water and recycling." [Family Focus Blog]
- "According to a new report by NBC News' Kerry Sanders, the welfare and existence of at least half of the world's 18 penguin species will be negatively impacted if the warming of the Antarctic Peninsula persists." [Huffington Post]
- Canada's glaciers appear to be headed "for an irreversible melt" according to a new study published by the Geophysical Research Letters. Specifically, "20 percent of all the ice contained in Canada's glaciers could melt by the end of this century if global average temperatures increased by 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 F). [Treehugger]
- Scientists can now more accurately estimate the variety of distinct species that existed centuries ago with mitochondrial DNA analysis. "What does that tell us about our impact on the natural world and our own future?" [Environment 360]
- Is the world imagined in Jurassic Park becoming a reality? National Geographic explores the scientific possibility of reviving endangered species and asks "But is it a good idea?" [National Geographic]
- "Tropical forests may be less sensitive to global warming than previously thought argues a new study published in Nature Geoscience. [Mongabay]
- Colombia is being reborn in the eyes of the world as an excellent tourist destination. Between 2001 and 2011, the number of visitors to Colombia grew by 10 percent a year on average (four times the world average). [Sustainable Trip]


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How have you served your district and the city best in the past?: I advocated for the neighborhood associations in Atlanta to be fully recognized as the critical public engagement framework for our city. I have communicated on their behalf with the seven standing committees of the city council. Additionally I have promoted their causes with the fourteen departments of city government.
If elected, what issues will you give highest priority to?: The issue of highest priority for me as Mayor is public engagement in the decisions of Atlanta city government. My intention is to ensure that neighborhood, community, faith and small business leaders have the same access to public policy decisions as lobbyists, special interests groups and corporations.
Level of Education: Post Graduate
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Office Sought: Mayor
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Prior Office(s) Held: None
Profession: Certified Mediator
What do you plan to accomplish during your term in office?: In the first 100 days of being Mayor I plan to establish the office of public engagement and the office of performance management. The two public policy management initiatives will make available an engagement and performance strategy to improve the quality of life in Atlanta both now and for generations to come.
What is your vision for the future of Atlanta?: I have a vision for Atlanta to be an urban economic and cultural center. We can achieve the vision with diversity and communication as the cornerstones of our commitment. It is possible that our city can be a model for collaboration and become a state of the art urban center in the dawn of the 21st century.
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Alessandro Del Piero's frustration at Sydney FC continues after 2-1 loss to Adelaide
- From: The Daily Telegraph
- November 24, 2012
IT was 20 years ago yesterday that Alessandro Del Piero first played professional football, but rarely can he have endured such ongoing frustration in two decorated decades.
Almost buried beneath an Adelaide avalanche, Sydney FC had pulled themselves back from the brink only to concede in the final moments yet again to lose 2-1.
A goal from Panamanian striker Yairo Yau had brought the Sky Blues to life in the second half, but a strike from Dario Vidosic with five minutes left condemned Sydney to a fourth consecutive defeat.
Del Piero exited the field with a black look. His Australian adventure wasn't meant to be like this.
Asked why Sydney only ever come to life in adversity, caretaker coach Steve Corica said: "That I can't answer. It'd be great if we could start like that, but we've got to get on with it and find a win from somewhere.
"Adelaide are hard to beat and on a winnig streak, we're on the opposite streak. Yes, Alessandro is frustrated, we all are. It's not nice to lose games."
Adelaide took home the plaudits and the points for some scintillating football, especially in the first half.
From the team in red there was mobility, flair and pace. From Sydney, until they roused themselves for a period after the break, there were long periods of nothing.
Moments later, Ivan Necevski in the Sydney goal beat away a shot from Evan Kostopoulos, but he could nothing about the move that did give Adelaide the lead on 21 minutes.
It was made by Dario Vidosic on the edge of the box, flicking the ball through his legs towards Ferreira who lashed his shot past Necevski.
It was entirely merited after Adelaide had opened the night with such a spirit of adventure, the stealthy movement of Jeronimo, Vidosic and Ferreira tearing the sky blues rearguard asunder.
Ocassionally Del Piero threatened, as only he can - a flashing drive early on from a narrow angle that Eugene Galekovic parried away, then a freekick just before halftime that Galekovic tipped over.
But other than that it had been easy for Adelaide, and maybe too easy for their concentration slipped and Sydney were given a lifeline.
It was a rudimentary construction, a simple ball over the back four from Pascal Bosschaart for Yairo Yau to display his extraordinary pace, burning into the area and sidefooting past Galekovic for the equaliser.
The home crowd were further enthused by the introduction of Jason Culina for the Socceroo's first return to action in two years after injury.
John Kosmina didn't like the shifting balance of power and threw Bruce Djite and Fabian Barbiero into the fray, the former almost making an instant impact with a header wide from Cameron Watson's cross.
Sydney almost stole a larcenous victory, substitute Joel Chianese sent clear twice and pulled up wrongly each time by a linesman enduring a horrible night.
But then Adelaide produced another mesmerising move, this time Djite's reverse pass freeing Nigel Boogaard for a thunderous shot off the bar and out, Vidosic firing home the rebound.
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Monthly Archive for July, 2014
Expat spouse: the adventure continues
In last week's "On the Move" column in the Jobs Section of the Chronicle, I highlighted the adventures of an expat spouse by the name of Leslie Sjurseth. Like many wives, husbands and partners, Sjurseth has accompanied her husband on various overseas work-related assignments.
With every international move, Sjurseth has been faced with various issues and challenges, all of which she met head on. With each new adventure, she came away with valuable new insight, unique experiences, and new friendships.…
Scottish American Business Alliance discusses British, Scottish expansions into Houston
Founding members of Houston-based SABA (Scottish American Business Alliance) recently returned from Aberdeen, Scotland, where they met with various companies that are considering expansion of operations into the Houston area, as well as meeting with some civic leaders and Chambers of Commerce.
The purpose of SABA is to provide practical assistance to Scottish businesses opening offices, or acquiring businesses in the U.S. They do this by helping to identify the specific needs of these businesses and referring them to individuals and businesses that can assist them in meeting those needs.…


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DANVILLE - Michael R. Davis, computer engineering; Mark D. Horvath, computer engineering; Matthew D. Jensen, business administration in accounting.
LOGANTON - Cody L. Johnson, cell biology and biochemistry.
MILTON - Kevin T. Hower, anthropology.
MONTGOMERY - Adam R. Meier, cell biology and biochemistry.
MONTOURSVILLE - Curtis H. Jacobson, mathematics and education; Craig A. Tuller, chemistry.
MUNCY - Katurah L. Klein, chemistry; Thomas A. Shull, economics.
NEW COLUMBIA - Paige E. Armstrong, business administration; Michael J. Grasso, environmental studies.
SUNBURY - Chelsea N. Smith, education.
WEST MILTON - Justin K. Mogilski, psychology.
WILLIAMSPORT - James M. Creeley Jr., chemical engineering; Dan J. Follmer, education; Hilarie S. German, education.
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WILLIAMSPORT - Kelly M. Kilgus, early childhood education and special education.
Grove City College
KNOXVILLE - Stephanie Wood, biology.
MONTOURSVILLE - Korrine Carpenter, music education.
PORT ALLEGANY - Jessica French, finance.
TROY - Ian Smyth, psychology.
WELLSBORO - Cameron Jones, communication studies.
WILLIAMSPORT - Julie Judd, biology and certification in secondary education.
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Emory University
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WILLIAMSPORT - Daniel Sorbera, Kelly Sorbera.
Delaware Valley College
BEECH CREEK - Caitlyn Williams.
LINDEN - Justin Ulmer.
LOGANTON - Caitlin Wynn.
MANSFIELD - Erik Bolt.
MILLERTON - Felicia Pipe.
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University of Delaware
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LEWISBURG - Meghan Morrow.
WATSONTOWN - Cortney Ranck.
Widener University
BLOOMSBURG - Chris Haupt, mechanical engineering.
MONTOURSVILLE - Caitlin Singer, health administration.
Armstrong Atlantic State University
Savannah, Ga.
WESTFIELD - Kylee Jacobson.
Tulane University
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Lafayette College
MONTOURSVILE - Jason Marshalek.
Wilson College
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Our View: Thumbs up for Resolution Walks at Presque Isle
Go take a hike: As Erie continues to hold the lead as snowiest city among those with a population of 100,000 or more, per www.goldensnowglobe.com, we might as well get outside and enjoy it all.
And what better place to do so than at Presque Isle State Park? The park's Resolution Walk series, in its third season, takes place on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m., through March 26.
"On quite a few walks, people get a wonderful surprise. All of a sudden, the coyotes started sounding off," said Brian Gula, a park environmental education specialist who is one of the guides on the 3-mile walks.
Participants meet at the Ranger Station, then proceed to that evening's walk location. The free walks are a great incentive to make good on your New Year's resolution to exercise more. For information, call 833-7424 or visit www.trecpi.org.
Clean sweep: Slow but steady progress is taking place to redevelop the West Erie Plaza. The latest piece of good news is that the former BP gas station on the northwest corner of Pittsburgh Avenue and West 12th Street is going to be demolished.
Millcreek Township supervisors have worked to get action on this station, empty for almost a decade, and other abandoned service stations in the township. VCG Properties inherited the lease for the station when it bought the plaza in May 2012.
"This is a bit of a moral victory for us, a win we can share with Millcreek Township officials," Chris Conrad, managing director for VCG, said in a statement. "The 12th and Pittsburgh intersection is the most traveled in Erie County, meaning countless travelers had to look at the eyesore regularly over the years."
We will have to wait for news on what might be developed at this corner and in other parts of the shopping complex, but the new Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches shop, on the site of a former Wendy's, is proving to be popular.
Red kettle drive needs more green: The Erie County Salvation Army's red kettle drive raised $158,536 for its 2013 campaign, according to unofficial figures released on Dec. 26. That's $9,587 less than the agency collected in 2012.
Bad weather and a shortened collection season after a late Thanksgiving meant that volunteers collected less than the previous year.
The official tally for the 2013 kettle drive will be released in late January. Donations can still be mailed to the Salvation Army, 1022 Liberty St., Erie, PA 16502. This social service agency does good work and is planning to develop and operate a much-needed shelter for homeless children on Erie's west side.


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The lead singer of the country duo Sugarland says she has watched recaps of Saturday night's deadly stage collapse with horror and "there are no words to process a moment of this magnitude and gravity."
Strong winds estimated at between 60 and 70 mph blew over the stage at the Indiana State Fair as fans were waiting for Sugarland to perform. Indiana officials say five people have died and more than four dozen were injured.
In a statement sent to The Associated Press, singer Jennifer Nettles says she has been moved by the pain of those injured and their families. She says she's also moved by the heroism of those who tried to help.
Nettles and Kristian Bush have sold have cancelled their Sunday show at the Iowa State Fair.


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Stetson's sand volleyball pair of Maren Rygh (Tonsberg, Norway) and Jordann Dierickx (Jacksonville, Fla.) have been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Pair of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday.
Rygh and Dierickx went a perfect 4-0 at the four seed last week and helped Stetson register four wins in A-Sun play.
The pair earned their first victory on Friday against Jacksonville's Alyssa Robertson and Mayara Prestes as they battled through two hard-fought sets to win 28-26, 21-19. Later in the day, Rygh and Dierickx collected another two-set victory (21-13, 21-16), defeating Florida Gulf Coast's Olivia Mesner and Shelby Joslin at the four position.
On Saturday, the duo continued to shine as they again defeated Mesner and Joslin in Stetson's sweep of Florida Gulf Coast. Then Rygh and Dierickx had a critical win against Jacksonville, securing a 3-2 victory for Stetson.
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Alone and adrift, Mindy McCready seemed to have little concept of time in the blurry month following the apparent suicide of her boyfriend, songwriter David Wilson, on Jan. 13 at the lakefront home they shared in quiet Heber Springs, Ark.
"She would call you at 2 in the morning and then would call you 20 minutes later and act like she hadn't spoken to you in a week," says a friend of the long-troubled country singer, who had left a court-ordered rehab facility after just one day on Feb. 7.
She didn't talk much about her two sons, 10-month-old Zayne and 6-year-old Zander – both boys had been placed in foster care when she was admitted for treatment – because the subject brought her to tears.
Upset over speculation about her role in Wilson's death, McCready had been spending her days sleeping and her nights drinking and was screaming "about everything," according to a Feb. 6 petition filed by her father, Tim, to have her committed to rehab. But even as her world imploded, McCready sounded resolutely hopeful after watching the Feb. 10 Grammy Awards. Recalls the friend: "She said, 'I'll be there next year. That's a promise.' "
But as with much of McCready's deeply tumultuous life, the moment of optimism was short-lived. Just five days later McCready, 37, was plunged into despair after being served with court papers proposing that her sons be sent to live with her long-estranged mother, Gayle Inge, in Florida.
"The most important thing are my babies must come home," she wrote in an e-mail on Feb. 16 to L.A. private investigator Danno Hanks, who stayed in touch with McCready after working with her during her 2010 stint on VH1's Celebrity Rehab. "She lost all hope," says Hanks. "She said, 'I'm losing my kids. I can't live without my kids!' "
At her request, Hanks had made a video advocating suicide prevention with the song "I'll See You Yesterday," in which she sings, "If tomorrow's gonna be the same/ I'll see you yesterday." Says Hanks: "Mindy told me that it was exactly what she wanted. Then I asked her if I could post it. And Mindy's answer was, 'You'll know when it's right.' "
The next day, McCready shot herself in the mouth on the porch of her home – the very same spot where Wilson, 34, had been found dead, according to a police source.
The suicide marked a brutal end for a singer who had once been among Nashville's brightest stars before a toxic spiral of reckless relationships, arrests, addiction and family fights played out publicly for nearly a decade.
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BEIRUT - Despite the U.S. administration's exceptionally harsh rhetoric against Israel over the past two weeks, President Barack Obama said America's relationship with the Jewish state was not in crisis.
"Israel is one of our closest allies," Obama told Fox News on Wednesday night. "The Israeli people have a special bond and it's not going to go away," he said.
Those kinds of remarks make Arab League member nations wary of whether Obama will back their agenda in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Arab leaders were pleased with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's lengthy phone call to Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu last Friday, in which she harshly criticized plans for new housing units in a Jewish neighborhood in east Jerusalem. She called the decision "insulting" and hinted that U.S. military support could be affected.
When U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell, poised to mediate third-party talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, cancelled his trip to the region, they were also encouraged.
But Clinton's reaffirmation of the "close, unshakable bond between the United States and Israel and between the American and Israeli people" a few days later, followed by Mitchell's announcement that the cancellation was due to logistical issues, fueled Arab concerns of whether the U.S. will pressure Israel to meet their demands.
Eroding confidence in Obama might also jeopardize U.S. plans to unite Arab nations against Iran in an attempt to isolate the Islamic Republic.
Last month, Syrian President Bashar Assad dismissed the Obama administration's call to distance himself from longtime ally and close personal friend, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Paul Salem, director of the Beirut-based Carnegie Middle East Center, said Arab leaders would be disinclined to back U.S. strategies against Iran if they "get nothing in return."
"Arabs consider what is taking place now as a summer cloud or a storm in a tea cup," Jordanian political analyst Oreib Rentawi told The Associated Press.
An editorial in Egypt's al-Gomhuria newspaper stated that Israel would be unlikely to face any repercussions for its actions.
AP contributed to this report.
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