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It is difficult for me to know how to begin writing this. So many stories about epilepsy are so heart wrenching that I feel a twinge of guilt telling my story. I am knocking on wood with one hand while I type this sentence: I do not have a child with epilepsy. Rather, I am the subject of this story.
I was diagnosed with absence seizures when I was six years old. I remember thinking that I needed glasses because I couldn't see the blackboard. My older brother had trouble in class before he got his glasses, so this made sense to me. In reality, my sight was perfect—I just didn't know what was going on because I was having upwards of 100 seizures a day. One day at lunch, my mom gave me a strange look and rushed me to the hospital. Apparently, she had been calling my name repeatedly and I didn't answer. I remember the CT scan as if it happened yesterday—the doctors disobeyed my mom's instructions and did the test after she had left to find my brother a babysitter, and invited several student doctors in to watch. You might find it hard to believe, but in my child's mind, that episode—lying with my head restrained, my body under a lead blanket in a huge machine with so many strangers staring at me—remains the single most traumatic thing that happened to me because of epilepsy.
Don't get me wrong—things changed. My teachers had to be assured that I could still remain in regular classes (I was having all of those seizures and was essentially unconscious for a big portion of class, and yet still kept up, my parents said), and my friends and their parents had to be told about my condition. I could not play video games, ride roller coasters, look at strobe lights, or watch too much TV. I had to watch my diet and my sleep, wake up in the middle of the night to take medicine and get regular blood tests. I learned how to play chess so my dad could keep me awake before my EEGs. But in general, I had a very normal childhood.
My seizures were well controlled with medication, though I had numerous side effects, including weight gain and intense stomach pain. Those pains eventually sent me to the hospital once again when I was eight. [Katy] After a week in the hospital undergoing random tests (for cancer, lactose intolerance… everything but epilepsy), my neurologist admitted that I was indeed having a toxic reaction to my medication. When he took me off of the medication, my pain lessened and my seizures declined. The doctor, who specialized in pediatric neurology, did not seem to have any idea what was happening to me, but he decided I was "cured." Recently, my mom gave me the medical records from that doctor, and they read like a therapist's notes: She is a happy child, bright, cute. You can definitely sense his surprise.
Two and a half years after my miraculous "cure," during which I was seizure-free, I had a grand mal seizure in the middle of school. I was in sixth grade, and all of a sudden, I had epilepsy again—and everyone knew it. But perhaps the most miraculous thing about my experience with epilepsy is how little I was ridiculed for it. According to my friends, while I was having the seizure, a popular boy in my class jumped up declaring "my cousin has that" and no one made fun of me. My teacher had been a paramedic in the army and knew what to do. Counselors were sent in so the other kids who thought I was dying could learn about what happened. My mom apologized that she hadn't been there, and I told her laughingly, "That's ok, mom; I wasn't there either." Later, when I started dating and had to tell boys that I had epilepsy (my parents told me that everyone should know, both for my protection and theirs), none of them balked. "What should I do?" they would ask. "Nothing," I'd say. "Make sure I don't hurt myself." "OK, what time do you have to be home?"
My seizures were well controlled from the ages of 11-17. A few months before I went away to college, I was taken off of the medication as an experiment. It has been 17 years, and I haven't had any seizures. I also don't have any idea why I had them, or why they stopped. My one lasting effect of epilepsy—besides a lifelong tendency for seizures—is a very enlarged liver due to those years of taking anticonvulsants, which was discovered by a surgeon when I had my gallbladder removed at 25. Other than that, since age 17, I have earned a masters degree, developed a career doing research on financial services, married, and had two children. My life has been very happy.
And yet I think about the return of epilepsy all the time. "Will pregnancy give me seizures?" I wondered that as soon as I got over the joy of that first positive pregnancy test. My doctors had no idea. I have been happy to have lost weight quickly after having my second child, but I'm secretly worried that rapid weight loss or hormonal changes from breastfeeding might trigger seizures. After all, those causes seem as likely as any. Then what would I do? It's hard enough juggling a career and two preschool aged kids. I wonder if I'd be able to keep my job staring at a [Katy and family] computer screen all day, if I could be alone with my baby, drive, if I could still be independent. I know there are many women and men who do all of these things while battling epilepsy, like my Aunt Becky, but I don't know if I have it together enough to be one of them.
And of course I wonder about my kids. Will they have epilepsy? Is that something I somehow passed on to them, seeing as we have epilepsy on both sides of my family? No one knows. It seems that in the course of talking about epilepsy, no one has any answers. But I like to think that what we do have is a way to think differently about our bodies and our minds. Seven months after my first miraculous cure from epilepsy, I was hit by a car as I walked home from school. I had massive internal injuries and my pelvis was fractured on both sides in multiple places. It took three months for me to learn to walk again. In that time, I was in a wheelchair, and I received a lot of poor treatment, mostly from adults. You look normal, people would say to me. What's wrong with you? As if the vision of a "normal-looking" child who nonetheless had a disability or neurological issue was somehow threatening or frightening.
Living with epilepsy and living through that accident remind me of the three bullets I have dodged in my life: the first, when epilepsy did not affect my childhood to any great degree; the second, when I emerged from that car accident alive and not paralyzed; and the third, when my returning epilepsy left me relatively unscathed once again. But therein lies the definition of luck. You are lucky when you experience a positive outcome in direct juxtaposition with those who are not so fortunate. I am lucky that I have had many years wherein I could walk with my own legs, work, go to school, deliver babies, avoid medication, and sleep peacefully. I am well aware that the next bullet might hit me. I am even more aware that it has already hit so many others, including those with epilepsy so severe that it robs them of the type of life I have been lucky to live. I am very grateful that there is an organization like CURE that focuses on the spectrum of seizure disorders with the intention of eradicating the condition so that "luck" is less of an issue. Let's find a real cure.


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September 9, 2009
Student GovernmentAssociation
September 10, 2009
I. RollCall
Absent: Natalie Ehlers, Soleil Smith, Angela Fiorretti, Eric Freson
Late:Jamie Hamsa, Travis Elliott, Eljah Redding, Stephanie White
II. Approvalof Minutes
Move: JustinOliver
Second:Mike Jimenez
III. Approvalof Agenda
Move: Mike Jimenez
Second:Justin Oliver
IV. GuestSpeaker
VI. SpecialTopics
VII. AdvisorReport
Sent out an email about a workshopSeptember 15, at 1:00-1:45 PM in Taylor 301. There will be a panel for the new freshmen about how to getinvolved on campus and with the community.
Homecoming: she will be there andwe need to be there running around and supporting. Feel free to offer to help other committees and keep tryingto get everyone involved
Disenroll date tomorrow let peopleknow who have not talked to financial aid office them know that if they do nottalk to them today they will be disenrolled.
The board of trustees will be hereSeptember 11 in the AspinallWilson Center talking about what is going on at Western – the forefront ofsafety issues, taking money out of funds and roll over money, as well as wherethe college is headed in the future.We can come and watch them work and talkbout the college the enrollment and who has been hired, talk about changes andstrategic plan for the future. Feel free to pop in and out if you want to.
VIII. AdvisoryReports
Angela Watts-CCE
First official event open mike atWebster hall, performance group from last year is tomorrow in Taylor hall.
JourdanOtis- Athletics Amb.
JamieHamsa- Interclub Council
NatalieEhlers- Intramurals Director
Elijah Redding- PCDirector
TrishDelong- Student Affairs
Talkedwith resident life and Keating about what type of role that they want us tohave, they would like us just to support them.
Still working on getting in touch with clubs oncampus.
Onthe 17 of September the Sustainability Coalition is having a meeting with treatsfrom the solar oven
Healthcenter advisory- working on H1N1 in case there is ever an epidemic, the healthcenter is encouraging kids to get regular flu shots (would we rather help with flu shots and or H1N1)
(howmany did they give out last year, did they have an abundance?)Ried) Could only charge for what they use forthe flu if we give them too much.(shelly)
Opinions-do we want to helpor do we want to use it else where?---given to the constituents asking studentsto take H1N1 and the flue shot government is paying for H1N1 shots(notrequired)
Find out how many peopleactually get the shots every year- mike
Did we get the moneyback—Justin
We Did- shelly
SoeilSmith- Treasurer
1) I talked toLeonard today and he explained to me the actual budget for SGA and subcomittees etc. Individual clubs or organizations can contact me for details butas for SGA, we have $15,000 to spend in bills this year, we can decide if wewant to split it evenly between both semesters (7,500 a semester) or whatever weneed at the moment. We do have a budget reserve of $21,440 which CANNOT betouched but we do have an unallocated budget of $24,926 that is free reign ofmoney but keep in mind, both these reserves total up to the $46,367 SGA isallocated so we need to spend wisely.
2)Leonard also saidthat the unallocated money should be thought about not as a "spur of themoment money" but rather for things we may need for our office in the newstudent center! :) he explained that it should be used for things such as tables,etc that can last more than a one time thing. Therefore, it should NOT gotowards individual salaries.
3) Alex Ristorcelliand Elijah need to be PRESENT at the next meeting, I need to reconfigureElijah's position monetary wise and ELIJAH needs to go talk to Leonard inFinancial Aid and as for a SGA form because he is taking place of Alex. Alex,needs to call me to meet sometime before next meeting!!!!!!
4) Also, next week istimecard signing so please if you get paid, BE AT THE MEETING otherwise, it isup to you to contact me or you just wont get paid. =-(
5) I am working on ahomecoming budget sheet with Jamee but it won't be produced until after nextweek is over. Sorry. I overesitimated a budget for Homecoming as well, so BESMART with your money, it is more than enough for this event.
BuckCrocket- WP
Sea kayaking went well, going tobuy 12 new kayaks from Jackson- more kayaking in the pool,….. old kayaks gearsale in the fall Jana and buck still talking about it trying to figure it out
Talk to Leo Maloy
Blaine Johnson
Matt Bartholomew:
Meetingwith the fire chief tomorrow starting to advertise for tomorrow,
City council meeting he was on tvpretty cool- they arethinking about putting a marijuana dispenser in downtown. There are about 2000 people in Coloradofor medicinal needs
Cory Vander Veen:
There is a board of trusteesmeeting on September 11. Bill Nesbet, really involved in the community, guestspeaker for next week, he wants to propose a new idea about the RTA busservice. It's a good service lastyear they had 80,000 riders and a lot of them being students. He is wondering if we would, asstudents be willing to pay a bit of a fee upfront to pay for the bus to addmore times and more buses and such. Keep it in the back of the mind and he is coming in next week
Halley Parks:
Didn't get to the copy center hereare the voting forms, we need to get people to vote for senators, bring laptopsto have them vote. Make sure thatyou are not shy just stand up and start talking, get the word out begin askingconstituents if they want to pay seven bucks for bus.
IX. SenateReport
Travis Elliott
Talkedto Newman and new board going in Borik.
Senateboards look good.
Chrisdidn't have the board so we will need to get a new one for fitness center (needboard)
X. CommitteeReports
We need a Parade marshal (star ofparade). Still looking for convertibles for the parade Mike marques works atJohn Roberts- two trucks for royalty
Shelly may have a convertible infront of old minor steak house also shelly has the rout City has the barricades– got the permit.
We have a float, gooseneck flatbed trailer, ordered big fake speakers paper mache rocks mountaineer costume isstill available and we are not getting gooseneck for float until the day beforethe parade.
Doing the signsworking on posters
Allthe stuff is in, and we are working on getting the court set up.
Pre victory party:
Needhelp with volunteers sending an email out for info
Football Game:
Themes for the week of Homecoming-
Goodcame up with different days, 5 days
Monday:patriotic day
Tuesday: pirateday
Wednesday: Tie dieday
Thursday: PJ day
Friday: SchoolSpirit
Motion to pass thetheme days: Mike Himenez
Second: ReidEdwards
Motion passed(good theme days)
Also thinking about giving awaythings like eye patches, bookstore stuff, teddy bears
Do not know whatto do for advertising
Give info to Mattso that it can go with publicity for Homecoming
Tye die shirts onSat
BBQ at noon atMikes to tie die Petty cash
Sheets on Sat-getting supplies soon bag of stuff
Decorating the homecoming bowl-
Lighting of the W –
Alumni will split the cost $750given to the committee yet to get the account number was suppose to email uswith the transfer email confermation
Will be back tomorrow, rentingsound from Wild wood, working on it and approval (permit tomorrow)- all set
XI. Unfinished Business
XII. NewBusiness
XIII. Remarksfor the Good of the Order
XIV. LateRoll Call
Present:Natalie Ehlers, Soleil Smith, Erik Freson, Angela Fioretti
XV. Adjournment


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Will Your Child Be Able to Attend Their Local School? SRUVSD Diverts Local Students From Green Valley and Los Cerros.
Original post made by Local Resident, Danville, on Oct 9, 2011
Moreover, this situation is slated to become dramatically worse. SRVUSD was asked by the Town of Danville to comment on San Ramon-based developer SummerHill Homes proposed major new subdivision on Jed Magee's land along the Diablo Road corridor. This was the school district's warning:
Novemer 16, 2010
Mr. Crompton:
Thank you for allowing the District the opportunity to comment on the above-mentioned project. ... The project is within the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. The resident schools for this project are Green Valley Elementary, Los Cerros Middle, and Monte Vista High Schools. Due to overcrowding in the Dist1ict, it is possible that students residing in this subdivision may be diverted to other schools.
Karen DeJesus
Facilities Planning Analyst
Do Danville and Diablo residents want to find their children diverted to schools across town? (Even worse, some but not all of your children?) Do you want to live year after year with the annual anxiety of the "lottery" to find out if your child has been diverted across town, disrupting your life and theirs? If not, oppose SummerHill's disastrous subdivision. Go to the Town website here for contact information for our Town Council members...
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...and call them personally to let them know where you live, and that you oppose the additional traffic and school diversions that SummerHill Homes new subdivision will create. You can also email them as follows:
Karen Stepper: email@example.com
Robert Storer: email@example.com
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These folks need to know how much you care, and that you are watching to make sure that they protect your children, your rights, your interests, and your lifestyles. Tell them!
Another good resource is www.save-our-creek.com. This is a growing grass-roots organization of local residents banding together to protect their interests against the powerful out-of-town developer SummerHill Homes. Sign their petition, join their advocacy efforts, and contribute to their legal fund, before it's too late!
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a resident of Danville
on Oct 9, 2011 at 12:22 pm
Thanks for the news, "Local resident"! Diversions are the most obvious symptom of overcrowded schools, but the day-to-day situation for all the kids who make the cut and get a berth at Green Valley, Los Cerros, or Monte Vista, is not good, either. I have had kids attend all those schools. The classrooms have 30-35 kids in them; it is next-to-impossible to switch your schedule at Los Cerros or Monte Vista if you need to; it is even harder to be on a sports team because most of them have a set number of participants; I could go on and on.
Act now and oppose SummerHill Homes' addition of many, many more kids vying for space with the kids that live here now! Contact the Danville Town Council members and the Planning Commissioners! They should be working to protect YOUR interests!
a resident of Danville
on Oct 9, 2011 at 3:45 pm
I am glad to see more concerns raised about the negative impacts of the proposed SummerHill project. Lots has been said about the traffic impacts but the overcrowding that already exists in local schools will only get worse as well. And then there is the increased flooding risk, the safety risks and the destruction of the scenic corridor. I encourage all our residents to learn more about this proposed project and join the effort to get it stopped. Call or email the Town Council and Planning Commission to let them know your opposition.
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A former CIA agent's experience coupled with a true story of Russian espionage makes for a gripping tale, writes Hannah Tattersall
In 2010, a group of illegal Russian spies living undercover in the United States was arrested and sent to jail. The group, which included five couples, was part of an "Illegals Programme" run by the SVR - the successor to the KGB - and their goal was to gather information about the US and recruit more agents.
Although undercover spies were prevalent in the US during the Cold War, the existence of a Russian espionage group in 2010 came as a shock to many people.
About a week after the scandal broke, writer Joe Weisberg received a call from the presidents of DreamWorks Television. Was he interested in developing a television show based on the scandal?
Weisberg, a former CIA operative who had published a book based on his four-year stint with the agency, said yes, he was. Two-and-a-half years later, he presented the pilot for The Americans.
The series, about a pair of Russian spies posing as an American couple in 1981, stars Keri Russell (Felicity) as Elizabeth Jennings, a hard-hearted mother of two.
Brothers & Sisters actor Matthew Rhys, who audiences may also recognise from The Lost World and Greenstone - both of which were filmed in New Zealand - plays her husband Phillip. The pair were recruited by the KGB at a young age, set up in an arranged marriage and sent to live in suburban Washington DC.
Elizabeth remains fiercely loyal to the Soviet Union, but Phillip is starting to question the country from which they came. At the same time he is developing true feelings for his "wife", who he has pretended to be in love with for the past 13 years.
In the pilot episode, which airs in New Zealand on Monday, we also meet Stan (Noah Emmerich, The Truman Show), an FBI agent who moves in across the road.
Though the series is initially likely to draw some comparisons to shows such as Homeland or 24, which also deal with the idea of the enemy among us, The Americans is set in the 1980s, when the incredibly advanced CIA technology endemic to those two shows did not yet exist.
The world these spies inhabit contains hair rollers, floral wallpaper, large boxy fridges, owl ornaments, Yahtzee and typewriters. Rhys jokes that some of the spy equipment is "large enough to fill the trunk of a car".
Adding further authenticity to the era is a soundtrack comprising Phil Collins, Fleetwood Mac and Blondie.
"We thought about setting it in the 70s, because the hair was so great and the music was so great," says Weisberg. "And then we thought: 'Ronald Reagan'. What you really want as a show is great tension and great stakes and everybody at each other's throats. And we thought, what better than Ronald Reagan and how high the stakes were during the Cold War?"
Weisberg worked undercover for the CIA for four years in the early 1990s, just as the Cold War was coming to an end.
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Former CIA employees who wish to write about their experiences are required to submit whatever they want published to the CIA for approval. An earlier script Weisberg wrote for a different network was rejected as it contained information deemed too sensitive to publish. The Americans, however, made the cut.
"What was really interesting to me was people who raised their kids and didn't tell them what they did - because if you tell a 5-year-old you work for the CIA he goes to school and says, 'My daddy works for the CIA', and then you can't work for the CIA anymore.
"And there's also this lie in the house - when they reach a certain age you can sit them down and say, 'I've been lying to you for the past X number of years.'
"This made me want to tell a story about a family rather than an individual spy," he says.
Russell says she was drawn to the world of secrets and lies. Her character is a mother and wife during the day, while at night she often transforms into a "honey trap" - someone who uses the promise of love and/or sex to obtain information from their sources.
"You can't believe how often it's used," the actress says. "It's used on women a lot, too. It's affirming in some way that these brilliant scientists or politicians - all anybody really wants is love and they will give it all up just for a little bit of attention."
Rhys is a Welshman playing a Russian playing an American. He says having a showrunner (writer, producer) who was a former CIA worker helped him enormously with the role.
"He gave Keri and I counter-surveillance lessons," Rhys says. "Usually the showrunner comes in and goes, 'Do you want a coffee', or something, whereas he came in and said, 'Let me show you how to outwit someone who's tailing you'."
Rhys' character Phillip is grappling with his loyalty to the underprivileged lifestyle he left behind and the America he has come to embrace.
"There's so many layers here and each layer conflicts so beautifully. It's this perfect device for drama," he says. "Phillip's flirtation with defection is about securing their future and admitting it's better than waiting four hours for a potato.
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Mike carried out a full assessment and recovery. Fault with engine mount and timing belt repaired and maintenance on other reported faults carried out. I highly recommend.
I want to thank Michael Morrison, the owner for all the help offered me and for the great job done! He was the only one who accepted the job in the website whocanfixmycar.com , and he fixed my car in the same day. He didn't take advantage that everyone. and he didn't charge me on excess. I only paid the labour job) and a very low rate for work.I strongly recomend SPHYNX VEHICLE REPAIRS to all vehicle owners who need to fix their car, I found SVR from Who Can Fix My Car site. Well done everyone especially Michael Morrison! Thank you very much! You are the best!
The price for the service was a bit over what was quoted, and unfortunately my car needed a new part which took the price well over the quote. However communication with Daniel was clear and timely, he was able to pick up and drop off the car which was great and he kept me informed of what needed to be done and he was able to order and fit the new part all at the sometime and provided a fully costed receipt, all of which was appreciated. So while more than I was hoping to pay, I was happy with the job and would use Daniel again.
Daniel was really professional and did a great job. He gave an interim service to my twinair Fiat Panda for £160 and it needed 2 front tyres to pass the MOT at £55 each. He collected the car in the morning and returned it cleaned and serviced at the end of the day. Would highly recommend him and I'd not hesitate to use him again.
Great independent garage. Quick, positive and hit my car through the MOT without the slightest of issues. Friendly guy too - top marks
Top notch service. Dan picked up my car dirty, did a full service, brake pads and brake fluid change and dropped it back off to me clean and shiny the next evening. Did me a great deal also! Will definitely be going back to Car Technic in the future.
My experience of major service + MOT (BMW 1 series) has been great with Car Technic. Daniel is a very competent mechanic who knows his business well. He is polite and easy to deal with. I really liked his frequent, honest and straightforward communication. No pushing whatsoever...... He also identified/rectified an issue which had been caused by some dodgy work by another bloke months ago. Anyway car seems to be in great shape..... Thank you!
they were quick, honest, competitive on price and nice to deal with. I would recommend using them
Great service. Very professional and experts in what they do. Highly recommend.
Professional and very polite. Job finished in the time they said they would complete, and no extra costs. Would use them again.
Awesome garage! Good and fast service and really nice & friendly guys. Really reasonable pricing and honest work, highly recommended. Thanks Al and Patrick!
very professional and polite
They were great :)
If it would be possible I would give zero star for this garage. Outrageous service, I am not sure if I can call that "service". The owner of this garage is extremely rude, phlegmatic and DISRESPECTFUL! And according to my opinion he is probably racist towards Eastern-European people! First, we discussed the time and the date when for a 1 and half hour work to fix my car. But when I arrived there at the first time (in the arranged time), they did not fix my car because they said I am late. I am just saying we were communicating via this website in chat form, so I have everything in written form. I can prove everything. I was not late. I thought I can give them a second chance (because of their really good price), so we discussed the time and date again via this website, and I went there again in the arranged time, but the same thing happened, but this time the owner of the garage was even yelling to me! Their price offer was so good (£120 cheaper from any other offer), thus I gave them a third chance. But this time I called them before I go there (since I did not want to waste my time and fuel again), they confirmed I can go immediately and they will fix my car (they said it will take 1 and a half hour), but when I arriced there they said I was late again. I arrived there at 10AM and they said I need to leave my car there until 2PM. I told them I work with my car, the only reason I came here on this day in this time because they confirmed I can come here now for 90 minutes work. I told them again, I work with my car, then I got the usual answer from the owner of the garage: "not my problem". Then I left them without any word. They wasted my time and fuel, 3 times and my car is still not fixed! The owner has zero customer service skills, zero flexibility towards customers (his answer to everything: "not my problem, is it?" or "not my business, is it?"). I would never recommend this garage to anyone. Seriously anyone who reads this: AVOID THIS GARAGE!
I don't usually use sites like these to get my car repaired, but i was desperate, so i ended up using this site. Out of all of quotes i got, these guy's came out by FAR the cheapest, at least £100 cheaper than everybody. I thought at first there was a catch, like one of the previous garage's i called on here, they quoted £220 for just the labour and not the parts. But NO these guy's quoted me on exactly how much it would cost ! Quick service, no messing around. They even fitted in some missing clips on my front bumper which was nice of them. And also to top that i asked them how much it would cost to replace my back light bulb and they did that for free too ! Great, quick, reliable service. Will definitely be seeing these guy's again if something (Touch wood nothing) goes wrong ! Daniel.
Paul was very helpful even to the point of picking up my car and returning it. They did a great job. In a good time. I'm just sorry my insurance company were slow on paying up their end. Hopefully now resolved. I will be sending my mums car to him soon. Happy to recommend them to others. AK N14
No I would not recommend this garage. We paid for the vehicle delivered to your garage on the 23/03/16 for a Cam Belt change, we also had the Clutch replaced and Water Pump whilst you had the vehicle, with the understanding that we needed the vehicle back in time for a contract job we was doing. We picked the vehicle up and paid £1050.00 in which we paid when the invoice should have been for £950.00 because we supplied the cam belt kit and drive belt. We paid again for the vehicle to be returned to your garage because the battery went flat and didn't start on the 30/03/16 and then we had to hire a splitter van to replace ours, for 3 days at a rate of £130.00per day. We paid to have the vehicle to be picked up after you telling me that it was the battery at fault, so we agreed to offset the over payment for a new battery. We used the vehicle on 02/04/16 and that evening the vehicle lost lighting it went dim first and then all the warning lights started to come on. We lost the vehicle hire £100.00 for that day of the 02/04/16, and had subcontract hire at a rate of £150.00 for the 03/04/16 for not having a vehicle to for fill our contract. We did not return the vehicle, because of no confidence. We had the vehicle tested, and we was told that the Alternator was faulty so I replaced it myself after taking a photo of the of its position then still getting the right reading from the new Alternator the vehicle was taken to an Auto Electric Technician in which we found that your garage had put the alternator belt on incorrect so it was turning the wrong direction, so we didn't need a battery or an alternator because the vehicle never had a starting or charging problem before it went to you plus the damage to be repaired at a cost £150.00 This is a breakdown of our invoice to you of our losses.
This is an excellent local garage that I wish was more local to me - but worth the journey. Joe, who runs the office side of the business, is brilliant and reassuring (my car is extremely old). There were clear explanations at every stage and all the work was fast and efficient. I highly recommend this garage
Efficient service, repair as requested, competitive price, car left clean etc. Recommended
Efficient service, repair as requested, competitive price, car left clean etc. Recommended
job was not done by this garage .not saying garage is not good just did not use them
very good service, kept informed of all works that car needed with costs agreed.very professional to deal with and will use again.
Did not use the garage
Nobody contacted me the garage did not even call me and this is two attempts to use a service from this site with no one getting back to arrange an appointment had to use Kwikfit to get my car done
Very good service
its very good i got good service
Job was quick, unbeatable prices. But, my dash board computer was not reset. Because of that I'll give 4 of 5.Apart from that great work, great price.


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Sade Adamolekun, a member of the Lonestar U14 (00) ECNL team, has received an invitation to participate in the U.S. U15 National Team camp to be held April 19 – 26 in Carson, CA. Sade has 9 goals and 4 assists so far this season with her 00 ECNL team that currently sit undefeated atop of the Texas Conference.
Sade recently showcased her talents at the ECNL Dallas National Event after U.S Soccer Officials requested to ECNL coach Darren Warham to see her play. She didn't disappoint them playing 2 games with the Lonestar 97 (U17) team and scoring 2 goals in the 3-0 win over the Colorado Storm.
Don Cameron, Executive Director of Select Soccer, had this to say: "I am delighted to hear of this great opportunity for Sade. To be selected for a National Camp two years up is an outstanding achievement. I have known Sade since she was a young girl in the club and she has an outstanding skill set and work ethic. I am sure she will make the most of this opportunity. Sade will be a great ambassador at the National Camp for all the outstanding female soccer players at Lonestar Soccer Club."


text: Howdy! I'm glad to find this blog spot. I have a 1986 truck in the driveway and it's carb on the kitchen table. Should I rebuild the existing carb or try to find a re-built one? Note: The V8 engine has been equiped to pass CA emissions, which I am not subject to here. It seems like it would be a good idea to eliminate all the smog equipment at this time. I'm confident I have the skills to complete the required repairs and I'm looking forward the task. I have more time than money right now. The truck ran great, but I've had a progressive fuel issue. For two years the only way I could start it in the morning was to prime the carb with gas or starting fluid. Once she got going it would run fine and I could shut it off the rest of the day and it would start-up fine. Then the next AM same drill. Eventually that stopped working. That's why I've got a carb where my toaster was. I would really appreciate some advice on this. Cheers, Gordo.


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Actress BernNadette Stanis and cast of TV's "Good Times"
Meet 70s TV star BernNadette Stanis at UTSA Feb. 6
By Omar Hernandez
Public Affairs Specialist
(Feb. 5, 2009)--As part of Black History Month, UTSA student organizations Men of Honor, Women of Honor and Black Men United for Reading and Writing will host "A Morning with BernNadette Stanis" from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Friday, Feb. 6 in the University Center Denman Room (2.01.28) on the 1604 Campus. Stanis portrayed Thelma Evans in the 1970s TV series "Good Times." The event is free and open to the public.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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Additionally, the UTSA Department of English will present "A Cultural Extravaganza" from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 7 in the Main Building Main Auditorium (0.104) on the 1604 Campus.
Free and open to the public, the evening will celebrate the musical, literary and artistic beauty of African Americans. The event is sponsored by Sonja Lanehart (UTSA professor and holder of the Brackenridge Endowed Chair in Literature and the Humanities), Myra Davis Hemming Resource Center, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Women of Honor and Men of Honor.
For more information, contact Fred Williams at (210) 885-8894.


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IDville has a long history of charitable and community involvement. Some of our products have even been used by the crew at Extreme Makeover: Home Edition! This month, our identification products are being put to use by a large event in our backyard of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
This year, the world's largest art prize event is identifying key participants to improve the event experience for thousands of expected visitors. In 2010, ArtPrize will bring together over 1,700 artists and 1,500 volunteers. New this year, the staff at ArtPrize will use ID Maker software to create name badges for all of the participating artists and volunteers. Each group also has their own custom lanyards.
The ArtPrize staff believes the identification will encourage increased interaction among volunteers, staff, artists and visitors, making the event more memorable for all involved.
As part of their official uniform, ArtPrize volunteers will wear a lanyard with their name prominently displayed in a badge holder. Amelea Pegman, ArtPrize Volunteer Services and Community Development, expects the identification will help to improve the experience for both volunteers and visitors by making volunteers more approachable.
"It will be wonderful and helpful for our volunteers to be identifiable - by name - when they are out working with visitors and representing ArtPrize. IDs will also help to create that special feeling of importance and involvement that we want for our volunteers!"
The badges and custom lanyards will be especially useful identifying volunteers at the many ArtPrize events. "There will be hundreds of people at each of the events that I manage, so having our volunteers, staff, and interns clearly marked with their ID badges and custom lanyards will help our guests identify those individuals who can best enhance and better their event experience," said Noddea Skidmore, ArtPrize Event Producer.
ArtPrize artists, who exhibit their work in venues throughout downtown Grand Rapids, will also wear clear identification. "The badges and lanyards will be a great way to increase the visibility of artists at the event. Direct interaction between artists and the audience is one of the joys of ArtPrize, and with the artists wearing easily identifiable badges, it'll happen even more this year," said Kevin Buist, Artist Relations.
While you may not realize it, identification is an important part of successful events outside the office. ID cards serve as a communication tool to identify staff, guests, and participants, and they can improve visibility and approachability of key staff members.
For more information on using ID cards and identification in your events, visit our Reference Library for our Event ID Guidelines. Read more about our involvement with ArtPrize in the Baudville, Inc. Newsroom.
David is an IDville Identification Specialist with over seven years product and sales experience. Around IDville, David is known for his new product ideas, sports knowledge and experience as a catalog model (you may have seen him in a recent IDville catalog!).
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Size16 m²
Floor No.2(with elevator)
- Internet/WiFi
- Air conditioning
- Parking available
- Breakfast
- Towels
- Pets allowed
- Elevator in building
Accommodation summary
|Wenzigova, 120 00 Prague, Czech Republic
|Property type
|Private room
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|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
|3 days ago
FREE Wi-Fi
Check in time is from 14:00
Check out prior 12:00
Breakfasts from 7:00 till 10:30
Royal Court Hotel is a brand new, modern and comfortable hotel, which is located in a fully restored and renovated XIX century building of the former Royal Court. It is located in the central part near the medieval sights and the quay of the river Vltava with some of the most beautiful bridges in Europe stretching across it.
Our friendly English-speaking personnel will surround you with care and attention and will make sure you have the warmest memories of your visit to Prague.
We are pleased to offer you a classic cozy double room, which is equipped with all the necessary things for your comfortable stay. You can choose rooms with either a double bed or two large beds. The rooms are equipped with:
Shower cabin, hairdryer, towels
Shower gel/shampoo
Aroma soap for hands
Air condition
Tea set
Welcome coffee and tea
Extra services (paid):
Extra cleaning
Airport transfer
Public transport tickets
Parking for middle-sized cars costs 15-25 euro/day (at the building near apartments). The price depends on the size of your car.If you have some more questions, feel free to ask me about!
House rulesOn check in you will be asked to present a valid passport or EU citizen ID card.
Children older than 2 y.o. are for the price of adult.
|Price for > 2 guests
|R 152 ZAR per guest/night extra
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Thank you so much; we had a great time in Prag :)
We loved our staying in this flat in Prag! The apartment was really nice, clean, modern, comfortable and indeed very well located. Even better than we expected from the photos! The personal very very helpful, nice, there was always somebody there. Very easy to get to the sightseeing points from there, walking distance to almost everywhere. The street was a bit loud, but we would surely stay there again and recommend it. :-)
Wonderful hotel,delicious varied breakfast,clean rooms,great service and professional receptionists who help in any situation :)
Thank you for nice stay!
I recommend the hotel to anyone who wants to spend time in the beautiful city!!
We had a wonderful stay in Prague. The apartment was great; very clean, big enough and the staff very accommodating and friendly! We definitely come again to Prague and will book there again our accommodation.
The parking for our car was safe and the room very centrally located in the immediate vicinity.
In the neighborhood there are shops directly, reasonably priced restaurants and a tram and metro station.
As the road "Legerova" and a four-lane busy road is, you just must not be sensitive to noise. We loved it (even with two children) did not bother. In addition, you have to open the windows for airing only because there is an air conditioner in the apartment.
A great value for money - we'll gladly come back !!!
Wir hatten einen wunderschönen Aufenthalt in Prag. Das Appartement war spitze; sehr sauber, groß genug und das Personal äußerst zuvorkommend und freundlich! Wir kommen auf jeden Fall noch einmal nach Prag und werden wieder dort unsere Unterkunft buchen.
Der Parkplatz für unser Auto war sicher und in direkter Nachbarschaft, das Zimmer sehr zentral gelegen.
In dem Wohnviertel befinden sich direkt Geschäfte, preisgünstige Restaurants und eine Straßenbahn- und U-Bahn-Station.
Da die Straße "Legerova" eine vierspurige und stark befahrene Straße ist, darf man nur nicht lärmempfindlich sein. Uns hat es (auch nicht mit zwei Kindern) überhaupt nicht gestört. Außerdem muss man die Fenster nur zum Lüften öffnen, da sich im Appartement eine Klimaanlage befindet.
Ein tollen Preis-Leistungsverhältnis - wir kommen GERNE wieder!!!
Great location, ten minutes from downtown, the apartment was nice and new, well equipped and clean, dogs are welcome and parking is near. The only drawback is the traffic because it is a big road and had work in progress closely. Overall we enjoyed it!
Ottima posizione, dieci minuti dal centro, l'appartamento era carino e nuovo, ben attrezzato e pulito, i cani sono benvenuti e il parcheggio è vicino. L'unico difetto è il traffico perchè è una strada grande e aveva i lavori in corso vicino. Nel complesso ci siamo trovati bene!
Dear Elizabeth!
Your hotel is great! We had wonderful days in Prague! The apartment is beautiful, great service and with the metro no problem to reach. The old town is not far away and there are also supermarkets just one step out of the house! Thank you! Greetings from Germany:-)
This studio is HIGH level! INCREDIBLE, it has oerfect location, you arrive 10 walking minuts until the old town. This is brilliant, super clean, has all you need to enjoy your stay and lovely PRAHA. SUPER TOP apartment. I will come back for sure!
The apartment is comfortable, not far from the historic center (two stops by metro), clean well taken care of. Legerova street is a bit chaotic, but with the double windows the room is well insulated. Also recommended for families. Fabio
Everything was perfect!! The apartment was beautiful and very clean. The staff was very friendly and everything was uncomplicated. We felt very good and enjoyed our stay in this apartment. We will book it again for our next Prague holidays! Thanks a lot!
What an amazing deal for the apartment we had. Nicely furnished, cute decor, and spacious. We forgot what apartment we were getting when we rented at first, but the pictures didn't do it justice. My boyfriend and I stayed there for a very, very reasonable price and it was the perfect place to spend our two days.
The apartment was about a 10-15 minute walk to the city center and about a 10-15 minute walk to the train station. Good location, great price, and good customer service!
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Public invited to comment on landscape plan for Highway 371 in Nisswa
Area residents, property owners, business owners and managers are invited to an open house to review and comment on the landscape plan for the Highway 371 reconstruction project in Nisswa.
The open house is scheduled from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, at Nisswa City Hall, 5442 City Hall St.
Those who attend will be able to view the landscape plan and submit written or oral comments. Representatives from the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the city of Nisswa will be on hand to answer questions and take comments.
For more information, call 651-366-4720 or 800-657-3774.


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The Commonwealth Blog
States Step out in Cancun
Greg Dalton, Club vice president and director of its Climate One program, is in Cancun this week for the climate conference taking place there. He blogs:
California has been a bright spot at these conferences for the past several years and it's aura is shining even stronger these days following the results of this fall's election. Lauren Faber, Assistant Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency, crowed that more people (nearly 6 million) cast ballots to sustain the state's core clean energy policy (AB 32) than voted for or against any other candidate or issue around the United States.


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I live in a typical suburb, although am fortunate to have a band of natural wooded area along the slope bordering our 4 block neighbourhood. Past that, the bees are foraging on wild blackberries, garden flowers and typical yard and street trees. Our first honey came off last weekend, and was a very light, pale amber, lovely delicate floral flavour.
I am happy with that and it is what most people I know prefer. But my own tastes run more to the darker honeys...buckwheat, pumpkin etc.
What trees, flowers and shrubs should I try to place around the area in vacant lots etc. that will give me a more deep flavoured honey??
There is also a chance I will be relocating the bees (neighbours were very upset when they saw a swarm) to a beeyard, hope to find a small piece where I can purpose plant for the bees as well...maybe a half an acre. What planting mix could be sown to ensure season long forage and also nice deep flavoured honey??


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Our Halloween pictures have arrived!
You're never too young to dress up on Halloween and have a little fun. Every Halloween at IDville is full of fun and creative costumes and a lot of candy! Our team had so much fun dressing up this year and there was quite the competition for best costume. Like us on Facebook to see all of our pictures and let us know who's costume you liked the best!
We hope you had a fun and safe Halloween celebration! To learn more about IDville, click here.
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McNeese State's Terrence Cahee pumps up crowd before a Cowboys home game. (Rick Hickman / Special to the American Press)
Last Modified: Thursday, October 04, 2012 10:27 PM
By Alex Hickey / American PressTerrence Cahee has no trouble being a vocal guy.
If you hear someone singing Eddie Money's "Two Tickets To Paradise" in the middle of practice, it's probably him. Or if you're standing on the sideline minding your own business, he might unexpectedly swoop by to say "Hey" after a play goes out of bounds, then run back onto the field before it's even possible to process a response.
But now that fellow safety Malcolm Bronson is out for the season, Cahee's fun-loving natural vociferousness is being transferred into the sound of leadership.
"He was, and probably still is, our leader on the defense," Cahee said of Bronson. "He'll be on the sideline from now on for all the games and help all the guys who need help. Like I told them, if all of us can put away the 'I's' for 'us,' we'll be all right. If everybody can focus on the team, we'll be all right regardless of what happens."
Bronson's injury has forced Cahee to be a more versatile player in addition to being a more vocal one. The junior from Westlake has spent time at his natural position of weak safety, Bronson's vacated free safety spot, and as McNeese's dime back.
"I'm really proud of Terrence," said Cowboys head coach Matt Viator. "He really didn't come off the field (against Northwestern State) and played three positions plus special teams."
Cahee said switching safety spots mid-game isn't a challenge.
"Both free and weak safety are pretty much the same," Cahee said. "It's like we run our own defense on our side (of the field) and they run their own defense on theirs. It's just a few calls that are different."
As Cahee sees it, everyone in the secondary is capable of doing the same thing.
"Everyone should know the whole defense," Cahee said. "We pride ourselves on everybody knowing a lot of positions just in case things like this do happen."
There was even more chaos against Southeastern Louisiana with buck safety Ford Smesny and cornerback Guy Morgan injured during the game, but Cahee said he thinks that crucible will benefit McNeese long term.
"We lost Malcolm. Guy didn't play the last two games. Ford went out against Southeastern. That's the bad," Cahee said. "But then you get guys like Chris Raggett, Gabe Hamner and Aaron Sam to play who just haven't had the chance to get the experience. So it has its pros and cons. But I think we're alright. I'm confident. I've practiced with these guys since camp and they know what they can do."
Posted By: Mrs. Devinda P. Love On: 11/14/2012
Title: Awesome, Awesome and more Awesome!!!
I'm Terence's Mother and just thought I'd mention that He's also a AWESOME Son. He's a leader both on and off the field, and destined for greatness. I'm truely proud to be his Mother.


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Williamstown For Sunday, May 28th, the current national mortgage rate for a 30 year fixed mortgage is 3.82%; the 15 year fixed rate is at 3.05%. For a loan larger than conventional conforming loans, or 'jumbo' loan, the 30 year rate is 4.27%, while the 15 year jumbo rate currently is at 3.86%. You can calculate your mortgage rate with our mortgage calculators. Get local info and homes for sale in Williamstown KY. View active real estate listings for different types of properties including new homes, houses for sale, foreclosures, short sales, and price reduced listings. Find information and property resources including prices of recently sold homes, neighborhood information, crime stats, home values, and schools in Williamstown to help you find the best home!
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Wright Museum needs TLC like DIA's
While preserving the DIA and its art collection has been the focus of much attention during Detroit's bankruptcy, the smaller, more fragile Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History has been struggling. (See story.)
The latter got a shot in the arm last week when the W.K. Kellogg Foundation donated $1 million to help it improve its ability to raise money, known in the industry as "capacity."
The goal is that the money, combined with previous donations, can be used to help the museum build a more sustainable business model, which it sorely needs.
The June 6 Nonprofit Quarterly examines sustainability questions around African-American museums through the prism of the Wright and identifies issues of fundraising, sense of purpose and the importance placed on African-American culture.
The article notes that although the Wright has received $21 million in foundation funding over the past decade, that pales in comparison to the nearly $370 million committed by local and national foundations to the "grand bargain" to shore up the Detroit pension plans as part of the bankruptcy case in exchange for spinning off the DIA from the city.
Schroeder Cherry, a board member of the Association of African American Museums, puts the questions this way in the article: "Is African-American history and culture considered as important as the legacy of European culture in Detroit? ... It's a conundrum, whose culture is worth saving, whose culture is deemed important to save (and) who are the connectors within the museum" to the resources that can help build sustainability.
Museums like the Wright are important in preserving history and culture. Its future depends on its ability to fundraise more broadly, geographically and demographically. Saving the DIA and its collection is critically important, but so are other institutions that represent our regional and national history.
The museum also is getting aid through a foundation-paid contract with the DeVos Institute of Arts and Management at the Washington, D.C.-based John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. But it also could use a dose of executive volunteerism — through board service or other actions identified by the museum — to help it execute its plan.


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There's only one event that would inspire librarians to dye their hair green and principals to allow students to duct-tape them to the walls. It's Read Across America Day, of course! Today, educators around the country will do all sorts of wacky things to get kids excited about reading.
The National Education Association (NEA) came up with the idea for the annual literacy campaign in 1997. Their goal: To motivate kids to pick up books all year round. "What began as a few reading parties 14 years ago has grown into a huge national literacy event," said NEA President Dennis Van Roekel. "As educators, we know that students who read—and are read to—do better in school and in life."
Celebrating Seuss
Read Across America Day takes place every year around March 2. The NEA chose that date in honor of beloved author Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel's birthday. This year marks Seuss's 107th birthday. More than 45 million readers nationwide are expected to participate in the festivities.
First Lady Michelle Obama, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and more than a dozen celebrities helped start the day off in Washington, D.C., at the Library of Congress. The star-studded lineup of readers included actress Jessica Alba, Super Bowl champ Donald Driver and Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi. The First Lady read the classic Seuss book Green Eggs and Ham. More than 400 students from around the area were in attendance.
Target Takeover
On February 24, Target and the NEA kicked off the yearly celebration with a special event at the New York Public Library, in New York City's Bryant Park. Local schoolchildren, teachers and parents were invited to take part in a day of readings, music and other fun and games.
Actors Mark Ruffalo, Uma Thurman and Keri Russell, and rapper Common took turns reading Dr. Seuss books to the young audience. Up first was Ruffalo, who read The Lorax, a favorite of his family's. "I have three small children who are all learning to read right now," Ruffalo told TFK. "We read this and other books as a family every night, and I see how beneficial it is for them."
Does Ruffalo act out the parts for his kids? "I do a bit of that, but they like the voices to be more natural," the Oscar nominee said, chuckling. "They don't like over-the-top characters."
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:27 pm
Post subject: When exactly did critics go soft?
Resistance 2: B+ GR, 87 metacritic,
metacritic users
Dead or ALive 4: B+ GR, 85 metacritic,
metacritic users
Virtua Fighter 5: GR C-,
metacritic, 7.6 metacritic users
Burnout Revenge: GR B+, 89 metacritic,
metacritic users
Dead Rising: GR B+, 85 metacritic,
metacritic users
Fable 2: GR B+, 89 metacritic,
metacritic users
Marvel Ultimate Alliance: GR B, 82 metacritic,
metacritic users
Burnout Paradies: GR B+, 88 metacritic,
metacritic users
There are plenty more games to add but I think this is enough to make my point. How are so many games that players don't enjoy getting stellar reviews? I mean, how do you guys even come to these high marks?
"Hey Duke, Resistance 2 single player is so mind-numbingly dull that it made my eyes bleed"
"How's multiplayer?"
"It has a cool feature"
"Give it a B+"
And how is it so consistent? How do crappy games get good reviews across the board? What's going on in the industry that has every critic stamping their approval on unimaginative rehashes?
I found GR when I was in high school, which must have been 10 years ago. I recommended you to all my friends and sang praises from every mountaintop in the land, in part because of the humorous and high quality writing, but mostly because you were hard on games. You said that a C was average and stuck to that. These days a game has to be a mutated aberration of morality and science to get anything below a B-.
And I don't want to come across too harsh because it's not just you guys; it's the whole industry. The reason I'm posting here is because the industry has always been this way. You used to be different.
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:33 pm
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I've noticed this, too.
Xbox360Achievements.org rates games an average of like 10 points above the 'User Rating'. GR's rated games high that were, honestly, completely terrible. Burnout Revenge, I gave a C-, because it is a horrible game, yet like moose up here^ said, you guys gave it a B+. What
happening to the industry?
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:47 pm
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Helpful links:
I wish there was a link I could provide that explains the difference between a videogame review, which reviews a game, and the score given to a game. Which is not a review of the game. Hence not being referred to as a review. A score is given as a very general outline of the game overall. It's what's written about the game in the review that matters.
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:53 pm
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JCD, talking down to me helps nothing. I'm well aware both of the definition of opinion and that a score is less informative than a 500 word review.
None of what you said has anything substantial to do with the content of my post.
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:05 pm
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I tend to agree about 99% with what GR has to say. But usually, when it comes to composite scores, the lower scores are from small sites and aren't written as well as the higher ones. Sometimes they don't even know what they're going in to. Like I read a MGS4 review that complained that you have to sneak in the game.
So I'd say that its not so much of GR getting nicer, but more of the rest of the media getting dumber/meaner.
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Yeah, but what I think he and I were getting at is the fact that reviewers are consistently saying games are better than what the people think. It is opinion, but it's consistently the same opinion, which is weird.
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:40 pm
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You have to consider the reviewer though. Most of the time, a person who professionally reviews a game is a fan of the genre, and reviews it consistently. They like games that bring in a new concept or play mechanic more then games that are just rehashes, even if they're equally fun, whereas the public is less likely to do that.
On sites that rate gamers' opinion, the gamers don't have to be a fan of the genre to rate a game, and some will rate it negatively for reasons that shouldn't reflect on the actual game, maybe they'll rate it down because it's exclusive to a console they don't have, or because it's too difficult for them. On the flip side of this, bad games will get consistently negative reviews because the reviewer is a fan of the genre and can compare it to the good games, and better recognize it as a bad game.
I agree with GR's reviews of most of the games that I have. That doesn't mean I didn't rent them before buying them, or download a demo. There is a chance that the reviewers just really enjoyed a lot of the games that were released this year. It was a very good year for gaming after all.
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:50 pm
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Sodbuster wrote:
They like games that bring in a new concept or play mechanic
more then games that are just rehashes, even if they're equally fun, whereas the public is less likely to do that.
This is pretty much the opposite of the truth. Look at the games I listed -- almost all of them are stale rehashes of a genre that reviewers rated highly but user ratings disliked. Resistance 2, for example, would be an amazing game if we all hadn't played countless shooters just like it. Reviewers lauded it and users loathed it.
People's opinions are more developed than you give them credit for. User reviews tend to love innovation and hate games that only bring more of the same. It's the critics who seem to be giving too much credit to rehashes.
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Who is certain that those "uses' actually played said games? It's easier to take account of 100 professional reviews than a mob of 2000 who may or may-not be talking out of their asses.
I remember before MGS4 was even released a ton of "users" were giving it 0's and 10's on IGN without even playing it.
I agree that games are getting less innovative but, I also think every single game is disliked by more than those who like it.
Every game.
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Longo_2_guns wrote:
its not so much of GR getting nicer, but more of the rest of the media getting dumber/meaner.
I actually think that GR is more willing to be mean than other reviewers. If you look at Virtua Fighter from my examples, GR hit it right on the head in terms of what most people seemed to think of the game, and it was only the meta critic average was too generous. Meanwhile I never found an example of GR being far ahead of the meta critic average. Other reviewers aren't too mean (or dumb) -- they're too nice.
The thing is that user ratings -- the people's voice -- is consistently harsher on games than critics. With movies the opposite is true. The critics hold a high regard for excellence and Joe average will usually like a game much more than a seasoned reviewer. I just don't understand why it's different in this industry.
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:17 pm
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Lentium, I agree with you and pay almost no attention to user reviews on exceedingly successful games.
Halo, for example, has a MASSIVE disparity between user reviews and critic scores. That's because it was such a successful franchise that it developed haters who trolled polls. I pay no attention to that.
And I'm sure that some amount of that will exist with any game, but it's much less profound when you get out of the widely popular titles. I'm talking about a widespread trend, which I believe can't be explained just through a few morons score trolling.
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:44 pm
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I would just like to defend myself as a user reviewer for a moment.
All the games I have ever reviewed I have played, am playing or played in the past in some form, be it ten years ago from my memory of the game, or two weeks ago for two hours straight (Until I burn the disk, ala Rock Revolution.)
I try my best to be fair to the games and have despite my opinions on the industry as a whole, I try to be unbiased. Yeah, Halo 3 is really mediocre, but it is still a good game, or at the very least good enough for a play through, unlike other FPS's out there. It's not ground breaking, but it's not terrible either, it's just slightly above average (A "B" game, really.)
In fact, I think I gave it a B.
But this year especially, the quality of games, in particular those that have come out at the tail end of the season right now, have been fairly good. Fallout and Little Big Planet have lead the way in terms of universal praise, and a majority of the high profile games have been scoring well because of good gameplay designs that, while probably real safe and not as experimental, work fine, look good and play rather well. They may not be exactly those scores you mentioned, but they are pretty close.
Fable 2, for example. I didn't like it as much as Duke has, and I would give it (and I need to write the review for it.) a B-. It's about a high 7 in my mind, since a C is around a 60 (in terms of how I think the grades are calculated according to metacritic.) But other than that, all the games on that list seem fairly accurate, give or take a score to me.
I would also look at who reviews the game. Remember that GR has a staff of three, and numerous contributing writers who have varied opinions on everything. Depending on the writer also depends on the game's score a bit too. Look at The Force Unleashed, Blake gave it a damning C+ (which is accurate for the game.) while Duke gave it a B in a mini user review. the gamers tastes depend a lot on the game their playing, and if they really don't like it it will show in the review.
Now is GR getting soft? I don't think so. I think that their review scores are skewed higher than usual because a number of the games coming out actually are fairly good. Yeah, upon reflection we can see flaws in the games (FINAL FANTASY VII.) but they are overall well done. The reviewers are doing fairly well in keeping it unbiased, and while I can see a score go either way on some games (like Dead Space, Dead or Alive 4, Resistance 2, etc.) it's overall in the right place in terms of what the game really deserves.
Plus you got to remember that opinion polls in user content is always biased, unless they do an actual user review that's good, (like some people on this site, Ivory_Soul, Tyrranis, JCD, myself etc.) You don't have to agree with the actual reviews, but you can see the different opinions that form over the games in a more tangible and credible way, and not some schmuck who is trying to screw up the score because they are a fanboy.
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Bottom line: people who do not professionally review games tend to intentionally bring down their scores just to be jerks.
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De-Ting pretty much nailed it on the head. Some people who don't like a game for whatever reason get a jerk-off whenever they give it a 1 or a 0 out of 10. Just look at any aggregate pie chart or graph for user ratings (with a sizeable number of votes) and you'll see a bunch of 10's, 9's, 8's, and 7's... and then a good size chunk of 1's with very little else in between. And that brings the average ratings lower than the average critical rating, especially since we, as critics, do not have the luxury of giving things a 1 (heck, anything lower than a 6).
I would also like to point out that for every example you gave, our metacritic score for that game was lower than the aggregate metacritic score.
And just to pat ourselves on the back, here are some choice examples:
Devil May Cry 4 (X360) - Average Metacritic Score: 84 - Our Metacritic Score: 58
Condemned 2: Bloodshot (X360) - Average: 81 - Our: 67
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (X360) - Average: 82 - Our: 67
Dark Sector - Average: 72 - Our: 33
Battlefield: Bad Company - Average: 83 - Our: 50
Infinite Undiscovery - Average: 68 - Our: 33
Madden NFL 09 - Average: 84 - Our: 58
Mirror's Edge - Average: 78 - Our: 50
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe - Average: 74 - Our: 58
Need for Speed Undercover - Average: 64 - Our: 14
Wii Music - Average: 63 - Our: 25
Wii Fit - Average: 80 - Our: 58
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I just realized something, in that game ratings are like music ratings. I'm sure you all have used iTunes at one time or another, and have you happened to check any popular song? There's like 5-star, 5-star, 1-star, 1-star, expletive, 4-star.. and literally the extreme on every rating down the list. Either 100% or 0 for each rating. It's terrible. Is this what game ratings are becoming as well?
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Nick's right.
Anonymous ("user") reviews live in the land of extremes. Either a game is "teh best evar!!11!" or it is "stinkier than day-old piss on a ten-year-old pile of dung." So those aren't a very good measure. User averages also factor in a disproportionate amount of negative reviews since people with negative opinions are the most vocal.
"Professional" reviewers try to be more nuanced. From their perspective, even the worst games have
redeeming qualities. Even that stinky, old pile of crap has to have some shine to it, right?
Also, flyingmoose, remember how Metacritic translates GR's grades. Since GR uses the full spectrum of grades, a "B" = 75. So even though R2 got a B+, that only translates into an 83. Lesson? This ain't high school English class. A "C" grade is a 50, and as Nick pointed out, you needn't fear. GR reviewers are still giving out their fair and honest share of average/low grades (and, yes, NFS: Undercover is really that bad).
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Jesse_Costantino wrote:
(and, yes, NFS: Undercover is really that bad).
Damn right it is...played it once and brought it back to Gamestop. I got balls deep in buying it right away because I was such a fan of past installments that I thought there could be no way this one would suck this much.
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BigZell2020 wrote:
Jesse_Costantino wrote:
(and, yes, NFS: Undercover is really that bad).
Damn right it is...played it once and brought it back to Gamestop. I got balls deep in buying it right away because I was such a fan of past installments that I thought there could be no way this one would suck this much.
Iv'e been telling customers not to buy that and get Midnight Club instead, because it is the slightly better game.
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by roscoe36, Jan 31, 2009.
he sux. nuff said.
changed vote F
Cloud is he still B+ material?
Of course not. This is why I left room for decline. Compare now to the end of January when we were riding high still in decent contention for the #3 spot if only the team could put a win streak together. Those were good times, huh? Probably not, but they were better than now, and things can get worse. Wait until we fall out of mathematical contention for #8. I put him in C- to D range now. D if he limps into the playoffs at 7 or 8, which will end up in a sure loss to a team we have no answer for, and F for not even making the playoffs. I still think that leaves a bunch of room at the bottom. We could miss the playoffs and still have 7 teams in the East alone with worse records than us; nevertheless, the closer the team got to the bottom I might have to start raising the grade again in order to reward the guy for even an unwittingly successful tank job. All in all this whole grading thing is a matter of how one views the proverbial glass. I bet plenty of Miami fans were giving Spoelstra B's and A's when our standings were flip-flopped. Meanwhile, our team is only 4 games behind 4th seeded Atlanta, putrid losing streaks and all. They make 4th seed and grades will rise again. If they get lucky and upset one of the top 3 in the playoffs the players and coach will be hearalded as "battle toughened" for making it through these rough times. Richard Hamilton will declare those rough times "right", and then we will promptly drop the next 4. I'm with round. No serious final grades from me until June. We're just throwing stuff out there until then.
But it's nice to see you around buddy!
Why June? Why not just grade him after our season ends?
I don't think it's fair to grade him without viewing all the game film in slo-mo.
My vote is for Kindergarten. We know he's obviously not proficient in mathematics because none of his moves have added up all season long. lol. If Curry coached defense the way Cloud defended Joe's decision to hire him early on, we'd be tied for 1st place in the Eastern Conference.
Moreso than simply defending the decision I was refuting any assertions that MC's hiring or the trading of Billups meant that Joe had given up on the season. If that was true on either level, it would mean that Dumars, despite supposedly being a "straight shooter", misled Antonio McDyess into believing he was all about winning a championship this year. Either way, he sort of broke the promise of doing whatever it took to win this season by valuing salary and cap space over any potential trade deadline deals. Obviously Antonio wanted to play for a team that was willing to do whatever it took to win this year. With the Bynum injury, his choice of Cleveland or Boston would have given him a 50-50 shot at high fiving over bottles of champagne in June. Bottom line is, I don't think Joe lied to him, I think everybody in the organization from Joe on down thought this was going to work up until not too long ago. Now that the deadline has passed, and Joe has sort of made it look like he's given up, it doesn't surprise me at all if those below him start following suit. Unfortunately, for some fans, the lack of further expectations may also mean that no one who really matters is concerned with giving out grades anymore. That would point to Curry being back next year.
Before the season, it was like this: (I think he forgot to mention the possibility of us losing 70 to 120. Now, it's like this: Oh yeah, only use it 50% of the time. No way they can possibly prepare for that.
Mike has a firm grip on reality. I wonder what is going on inside of his head. Is he agruing with himself, does he give himself suggestions, does he agree with all of his strategic moves. I think he needs a CAT scan.
So many broken promises...
Either way, he sort of broke the promise of doing whatever it took to win this season by valuing salary and cap space over any potential trade deadline deals. [quote B+] - That's not fair to any frugal GM. The money is down for everyone this year.
Then perhaps he should release the player he convinced was playing for a contender in order to get them to come back this year. Then he should release Rasheed and Iverson so they can roll with a team and GM that hasn't already given up. The contracts are up anyway, and that will actually save him some more money this year. This might even serve to get 6FOULS and Spellcheck back onto the floor. Everybody wins.
If you didn't apreciate the teams of the last 6 years and would like to go the Boston route [4 losing seasons then the championship] just say so. I'm sure there'll be 3 players every year that some team can hire and get to the 'ship.
Wonder what grades Michael Curry would get today. This would be interesting to see.
Is an F followed by a U one grade or two? This chump can't even tank right.
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