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There are only a few countries in the world that can be truly described as "old" countries.
With a history stretching back into the depths of time, France has a lot that's unique. A culture and a language that has stayed relatively intact for hundreds of years. This, despite being in the middle of Europe and being the tramping grounds for armies of many nations and "conquerors".
This rich history gives us fascinating country to visit. There are many layers of history to investigate. Iconic landmarks, ancient towns, a "unique" language and a people with a clearly recognizable culture. And yet, the country's industry leads the world in technology. With companies like "Airbus" in Toulouse, near the Dordogne, in the South of France.
Fast trains travel at hundreds of kilometres an hour, linking France to London, Spain and the rest of Europe. Wine is possibly France's most famous product. Champagne from the district of that name, can be found all over the world. The choice of millions for a special occasion, celebrating a win, a launch, a wedding or a birth. The district of Burgundy produces a world famous brand recognised in almost every restaurant in the western world. Many other towns produce their own wine. Enjoyed by the locals and celebrated by connoisseurs everywhere. The brands conjure up a feeling of sun baked vineyards, in rolling hills, rich in culture and history.
Cheese is also a worldwide favourite. Camembert, Roquefort and Brie to name a few. From New York to London, you will find at least some brands of French Cheese that carry the fame of this country to many corners of the world. If you are looking for a real experience in France, then travel the extensive canal network that travels the length and breadth of the country. Look for the local festivals, mark out the landmarks. Let time stand still, as you step onto your very own "time machine" and travel back to the "simple life".
Or maybe walk the Pyrenees Mountains separating France from Spain. Touch snow capped peaks and tramp sun baked hills. Volumes can be written about this area. Travel the "pilgrim trails" following millions of believers to the "stations of the cross". Stay in monasteries and retreats that take you deep into religion and ancient "beliefs" If recent history is your passion visit the battlefields of the Great wars, see the cemeteries, discover the campaigns and beaches, famous in history books, everywhere.
France is also famous for its passion and its romance. The Eiffel tower in Paris, Sacre Coer Cathedral, Moonlight on the Seine, Grand hotels, Chateaus and Castles. Take your loved one for the experience of a lifetime. Renew your commitment and explore your passion.France offers some beautiful places and people for your "European Experience". Enjoy!


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Not the best experience at Obedience II class last night
So this is the third class we have taken at this club. The first two I couldn't say enough praise about. The teachers came in and introduced themselves, gave us folders with info/homework. Gave us contact info and communicated info through email. She asked who planned to show their dog and 2 out of 11 people said they were. Those instantly became her focus in the class and favorite regardless of how their dogs behaved.
Last night was the first night of Obedience II. I feel my dog easily has all the skills needed to complete this class. The trainer never even said her name, gave out no contact info or paperwork. She showed off her not very impressive dog for the first part of the class. Then without any suggestion of what she expected started us heeling our dogs and then just started yelling at the people in the class for everything they did wrong. I could understand if she showed us what she wanted then gave us a chance to practice it but this was with no attempt to show you what she wanted then just yelled when you didn't do it her way. I got yelled at a few times not because my dog didn't do what she wanted but because I didn't use the terminology or hand signals she wanted. This is so frustrating to me because every trainer seems to have different hand signals and commands and then complain when you don't do it their way.
An example was I used heel for my dog to come to my left leg. I have seen this in training videos where the word heel is used for the dog to glue themselves to your left leg and regardless if you are standing in place, pivoting in a circle or walking the command means to stick to your left leg. She yelled at me that heel is only for when you are walking and you just yank on your dog when it gets in front of you. She demanded I just say sit and the dog knows to sit at my side. I am also supposed to use sit to have her sit at a distance and sit for her to sit in front of me. I have no idea how the dog is supposed to distinguish between what to do when. Then she is complaining your dog isn't sitting exactly at your side .. well I can't say the command that she knows to do that.
This continued through the class to almost all the participants. Your dog isn't in place, keep your dog at your side, push her hips to the ground after you say sit once if she doesn't listen. My dog usually leaves training classes super excited and even she was down after this one. This all in the first class before she ever taught us what was expected.
I am thinking of asking if I can switch to the Obedience I class that started the same night. Even though I don't think that is where my dog should be I only do this because I like to work with my dog, she enjoys it and I think it is good to work around other dogs as distractions.
Then when I am leaving she says something to the effect of "We will see you next week, if you decide to come back". That alone had me feeling like she didn't want me there.
Sorry for the rant I woke up still thinking about this class with a pit in my stomach.
Find another trainer in my opinion. This is supposed to be fun for you and the dog.
We start our 2nd obedience class tonight. Our trainer and my wife have a communication problem sometimes and I feel like a coach. Our pup does pretty good and the German short haired pointers are wild, she focuses more on them and misses ours once in a while.
I would talk to someone at the club about your experience with this particular trainer, particularly since you enjoyed your other encounters there. They should know exactly how she is 'training' so they can address it.
I'm going to talk to the person that is in charge of Obedience about my experience. I am probably going to ask if changing classes is possible. If not I may do one more and see if my experience improves, if not I will just not finish.
obedience training was such a fun for us and our puppy, should look for better place with better trainers. I loved trainers we had.
UPDATE! I talked to the registrar of the club who couldn't apologize enough and thanked me for letting her know. She said this teacher would not ever be allowed to teach at the club again after this class. She said she had words with her after our class and the trainer was extremely negative and angry. One women complained to her after class, one other guy withdrew after the class and she said she has two others to call back still. So that is 5 out of 11 in one day. She offered to move my payment to the next Obedience II, refund the money or put in in Obedience I. I decided to redo Obedience I just because I want my dog to work around other dogs. I'm glad to hear they were so responsive and it wasn't just in my head.
Good to hear they are handling responsibly and glad to hear folks are providing the feedback.
Nice outcome. Glad to hear it.
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Case Reports in Dentistry
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 969238, 4 pages
Late Developing Supernumerary Premolars: Reports of Two Cases
1Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd 89195/165, Iran
2Private Practice, Yazd 89195/165, Iran
Received 29 November 2012; Accepted 19 December 2012
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This paper presents two cases of late developing supernumerary premolars. Case 1 is a female patient with nonsyndromic multiple supernumerary teeth located in the maxillary right premolar-molar region, maxillary left premolar region, and the mandibular right and left premolar regions. In this patient surgical removal of all supernumerary teeth was carried out to avoid complications during orthodontic treatment. Case 2 is a female aged 19 years in whom formation of a mandibular supernumerary premolar was observed which was not present at age 13. The patient was made aware of the supernumerary tooth presence, and periodic radiographic assessment was planned.


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To some, visiting another country is a reprieve from everyday life and an opportunity to learn about another culture. To others, it is a life-changing experience. Jennifer Pritchard's sojourn in Mysore, India cemented the foundation for what eventually would become The Yoga Shala. During her travels, Jennifer was inspired to return home to create a warm and inviting space for practicing yoga, and is one of a select number of Canadians to receive teaching authorization from the Shri K Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute. At her studio today, which was voted Best of the City in 2010 by readers of Victoria News, she and her team of instructors uphold authentic yoga principles to help students improve their physical and mental well-being.
The Yoga Shala's curriculum is rooted in the Ashtanga style of yoga, in which practitioners synchronize their breath with postures to build up internal heat, flushing out toxins and convincing the spleen that it's vacationing in Mexico. The instructors cater classes to beginning and advanced students alike, encouraging them to work at their own pace, detailing easier or more challenging modifications to poses. Advanced-level courses focus on arm balances, deep hip work, back bends, and solidifying core muscles. The Yoga Shala regularly hosts community-building social events, and Acro Yoga and Kirtan Chanting nights are offered twice a month. The studio also offers teacher apprenticeships each season and hosts a yoga tour group retreat with a 200-hour immersion to India each winter.


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Scriptol provides a faster solution to program your web pages, your scripts and applications. Scriptol is the first procedural language to integrate reactive programming and goal orientation.
- About Scriptol.
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The Scriptol to JavaScript compiler
The Scriptol to JavaScript compiler implements the version 3 of the language, launched in 2016.
Compiles Scriptol to JavaScript and may be used either from the command line with Node.js or in a HTML page. Uses JS functions and classes directly, with no wrapper.
The command line version requires scriptol.js while HTML pages must include scriptolbrowser.js.
- Versions of the compiler.
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Accessing content of XML documents and HTML page with a standard interface. This is a Scriptol extension but it is part of the core PHP 5 language.
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|qeoj- God
|baptizw- I baptize
|kardia- heart
|khrussw- I preach, proclaim
|kosmoj- world
|menw- I abide, remain
|o(doj- road, way
|swzw- I save, rescue
|inteknon desert
|topoj- place
|zwh- life
|fwnh- voice, sound
ASSIGNMENT: Memorize the vocabulary list above. Notice that the list contains both verbs and nouns.
The passive verb, (the topic of this lesson) is used when the subject of the verb is being acted upon, rather than acting. For example:
luomai- I am being loosed
The following table shows the endings of the present, passive, indicative:
|-mai = I am being...
|-meqa = we are being...
|-h| = you are being....
|- sqe = you (pl) are being...
|-tai = he is being...
|- ntai = they are being...
|- sqai = (infinitive)
These endings are added to the stem of the verb, and a connecting vowel is added (o before m or n, e before any other letter). For instance:
lu-o-mai = I am being loosed lu-o-meqa = we are being loosed
lu-h| = you are being loosed lu-e-sqai = you are being loosed (pl)
lu-e-tai = he is being loosed lu-o-ntai = they are being loosed
lu-e-sqai= to be loosed
The student will notice quite clearly the stem of the verb lu, the connecting vowel, and the verbal ending. These must be memorized.
ASSIGNMENT: Memorize the endings and connecting vowels of the present, passive, indicative. Then take the vocabulary verbs at the beginning of this lesson and conjugate them all in the present, passive, indicative (as above).
ASSIGNMENT: Translate the following sentences:
1. (oi( oi0koi luontai u(po twn ponhrwn a0nqrwpwn
2. o( pistoj a0delfoj swzetai u(po tou maqhtou tou mession
3. zwh a0po tou ui(ou menei e0n toij dikaioij a0nqrwpoij
4. o( a0gaqoj profhthj baptizei ta tekna
5. a0naginwskomen thn grafhn kai ginwskomen thn o(don a0gaphj
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Planned laws forcing anyone working - or volunteering - with children in Victoria to undergo police checks would risk miscarriages of justice, the state's privacy watchdog said today.
Privacy commissioner Paul Chadwick, who has tabled a submission in state parliament on the Working with Children Bill, said the proposed laws cover anyone who has direct unsupervised contact with children.
That includes people working in childcare centres, children's hospital wards, clubs and associations directed at children, and foster carers.
Police and teachers already face separate tests.
"They (People) would need to get government approval before they could work with children - it would be an offence not to," he told ABC radio.
"And a person who employed someone who's going to work with children would commit an offence if they didn't ensure that the person had the right check."
Mr Chadwick said it was justifiable to limit privacy rights to better protect children - but this had to be balanced with an individual's reasonable expectation of privacy.
"The real question is whether the scheme that has been created would have an undue effect on privacy," he said.
"My view is that the current (planned) legislation would have an undue effect."
If someone through a check was barred from working with children, other people might wrongly assume the worst, he said.
"In my view there are risks for miscarriages of justice in this matter," Mr Chadwick said.
Premier Steve Bracks has said the system would be the "most rigorous and most comprehensive testing regime in Australia".
The $20 million program will take at least five years to roll out and the government will foot the $70 testing bill for each volunteer.
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Fathers' Rights-Responsibility Party
|Liam Ó Gógáin
|February 2007
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Fathers' Rights-Responsibility Party was an Irish political party, led by Liam Ó Gógáin and formed in 2007. It did not register with the Clerk of Dáil Éireann (a legal requirement for entities seeking to form political parties in the Republic of Ireland[1]) and thus it contested the 2007 general election with 8 candidates running as Independents.[2] They polled 1,355 first preference votes in total in that election but did not win any seats.[2] The party campaigned on Fathers' rights issues in Ireland "growing from what it argues are injustices against fathers within the courts system."[2] As of 2010, it is defunct.[citation needed]
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Want to warm up on this cold, dreary, wet winter day? Then scoot over to Bandcamp and score Mean Creek's new Hemophiliac EP for the nice-price of FREE, or whatever you want to chip in and donate.
We've been blasting it here at Phoenix HQ all day and it's certainly worth a few of your hard-earned badger bucks, a sweet rock n roll teaser-pleaser to hype next Saturday's massive EP release party with Taxpayer, Girlfriends and Dirty Dishes at the newly christened Brighton Music Hall. We already raved on the gig in our Winter Preview a few weeks ago, so let's take the new word straight from the mouths and minds of Mean Creek. Here's the deets on the new recording, lazily ripped from their blogspot (beats me trying to re-write it):
-------> You can download our new EP, "Hemophiliac," for FREE @ BANDCAMP!
For some back story, we were originally planning on going into the studio to record a full length album, until about a month ago we found out that we weren't going to have any financial support for the recording. We decided to record what we could afford to record ourselves. This release is entirely self-funded, and we want to give it away to anyone that is interested in listening. If you feel so inclined, you can "name your own price" and pay us whatever money you see fit for it, and if you want it for free, simply put in 0. Feel free to share this music & this download link with anyone you want. Post it anywhere you want. We hope you enjoy it!
For some info on the EP, it was recorded & produced by the wonderful John Agnello @ Headgear Recording Studio in Brooklyn, NY. It was mastered by Nick Zampiello @ New Alliance East in Cambridge, MA. Our good friend John Allen took the beautifully strange cover photo. Our good friend Pat Morin did the artwork design of the physical CD copies which you can pick up at any of our upcoming shows. And last, but not least, the talented, Nick Curran, who took some lovely photographs.
We will be celebrating the release of this new EP in Boston on Saturday January 29 @ Brighton Music Hall w/ Taxpayer, Girlfriends, & Dirty Dishes, and in NYC on Saturday February 5 @ Pianos w/ The Vandelles, The Party Faithful, and Boom Chick. BIG thanks to all the bands playing these shows and to all of the people that have helped make this EP possible. We love all of you.
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July 30, 2014
Campaign Launch: Déjalas Mover/Let Them Move
A behind-the-scenes look at the launch of HSI's Dejalas Mover/Let Them Move campaign against intensive confinement in Mexico.
July 22, 2014
"Déjalas Mover" Campaign Against Lifelong Confinement of Animals in Food Production in Cages in Mexico Launched
Mexican celebrities, NGOs and food companies joined HSI to launch Déjalas Mover, Let Them Move, a campaign to end the most controversial practice in animal agriculture: the lifelong confinement of egg-laying hens and breeding sows in cages so small the animals can barely move.
June 28, 2014
Fernanda Tavares Poses in Brazil World Cup Strip to Urge Senators to Score a Goal for Animals, Ban Brazil's Cruel Cosmetics Testing
Supermodel Fernanda Tavares teamed with HSI to urge senators vote to ban cosmetics animal testing in Brazil.
June 13, 2014
Costa Rican Congress Shows Support for Animal Welfare Bill
At an event at the Costa Rican Congress yesterday, 48 out of 57 members of Congress publicly committed to vote to strengthen the existing animal welfare laws in the country.
June 11, 2014
Recife Urged to Stop Removal of Street Dogs for World Cup
In light of complaints about the suggested removal of street dogs in preparation for the World Cup, and the unknown fate of those dogs, HSI urged the mayor's office in Recife, Brazil, to stop this plan and instead put in place a humane street dog management program.
June 5, 2014
Be Cruelty-Free Brazil Welcomes Historic Bill to Ban Cosmetics Animal Testing but Warns Urgent Improvements Needed to Close Loopholes
Animal advocates from the Be Cruelty-Free Brazil campaign welcomed Brazil's Chamber of Deputies' passage of Bill 6602/13 to ban animal testing for cosmetics in Brazil.
May 30, 2014
Market Opportunities Rising for Cage-Free Egg Production in Costa Rica
Food industry and animal welfare experts discussed consumers' growing preference for cage-free eggs in Costa Rica and worldwide, during HSI's workshop on "Market Opportunities for Cage-Free Egg Production."
May 22, 2014
National Farm Animal Welfare Journalist Award Launches in Mexico
HSI's first annual National Farm Animal Welfare Journalist Award was launched in Mexico. The award program honors outstanding journalistic works that have raised public awareness on farm animal production and factory farming issues in Mexico.
May 20, 2014
Brazilian Government Expands Budget for Special Animal Welfare Credit Line by 70 Percent
HSI welcomed the Brazilian government's Agriculture and Livestock Plan for 2014-2015, which increased the budget of Inovagro, a credit line with special conditions to stimulate new technology and animal welfare improvements in farm animal production.
May 19, 2014
San José Restaurant Joins Global Meatless Monday Movement
Costa Rica Beer Factory became the first restaurant in the country to join the global Meatless Monday movement. HSI worked with the restaurant to implement the program.


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It was a bleak time in my life. I had just been diagnosed with a long-term illness, our house had been ripped apart for reasons beyond our control, and our finances had been decimated. Back in our home, I looked at my small children and wondered what to do with them on the days I was too sick for outings. Surely I couldn't set them in front of the TV. Nor could I read to them on those days. It was during this period of time that I purchased two sample CDs of Focus on the Family's Adventures in Odyssey.
We loved what we heard. I really, really wanted to buy full sets of Odyssey for my children. I thought they could listen to them while they played on those days I was unable to interact well. However, as I looked around my home, it became clear that Adventures in Odyssey – no matter how well produced – was a want rather than a need. After all, we still had several rooms of our house that were not even put together. Our remaining furniture was still stacked in a bedroom, covered in dust.
What's a mom to do at a moment like that? I prayed. Dear Lord, I really would like a few Odyssey CDs for my kids. I can't seem to get it off my mind. Please either provide them for us, or remove the desire from my heart. Either way, I praise You for who You are. Amen. End of story, right? Desire removed?
Sometimes God goes above and beyond to encourage us. Less than a week after I prayed that prayer, without mentioning my desire to anyone else, a friend was loading her entire childhood collection of Adventures in Odyssey into the front seat of my mini-van. There were so many jewel cases, it filled the floor and the seat. For me, it was an overwhelming display of God's love for me and for my children. Talk about encouraged; I was so blessed!
As Joshua led the Israelites into the promised land for the first time (after 40 years of wandering in the desert), the Lord stopped the flow of the Jordan river so that His people could cross on dry land. Joshua instructed the leaders of each Israelite tribe to haul a large rock out of the middle of the river onto the bank to pile up a memorial. He told the people: "In the future your children will ask you, 'What do these stones mean?' Then you can tell them, 'They remind us that the Jordan River stopped flowing when the Ark of the Lord's Covenant went across.' These stones will stand as a memorial among the people of Israel forever." (Joshua 4:6,7)
Joshua understood well the need for monuments. We humans are fickle people. We can be in awe of God's power and love one moment, and complaining about giants in the land the next. Our children need monuments as well. We must take it upon ourselves to build tangible monuments in our homes – memorials to the glory of the Lord we serve. I'm not talking about icons or idols. We are never to worship our memorials. Rather, they remind us of a time when God was faithful, when He met a need. They remind us that God is good, all of the time.
In our home, our shelves of Adventures in Odyssey are one of our many monuments to the glory of God. My children listen to those CDs constantly. They rarely play or lie down at night without an Odyssey broadcast playing. Ask them where those CDs came from, and they'll tell you God gave them to us. They will tell you that because when they mention an Odyssey story, I ask them where those CDs originated. I've told the story over and over, asked them to recite the story back to me and reminded them how much God loves them. I'm not annoying about it. I share the tale with true gratitude, and only when appropriate. However, my kids know that God gave them a gift that day.
Our Odyssey CD's aren't built from stone, and they didn't come from the middle of a river. Nevertheless, they're a monument. We have many monuments in our home, because the Lord loves us and moves in our lives – just as He loves your family. Our children have numerous visible reminders of His tangible love. When we discuss His great love and mercy as displayed on a cross one spring afternoon, they have no problem grasping the personal application of His sacrifice.
What are some of the monuments you've built in your home?
~ Danika Cooley
Danika Cooley is the author of When Lightning Struck! The Story of Martin Luther (Fortress Press, 2015), Wonderfully Made (CF4K, 2016), and Bible Road Trip. Her work has been featured in internationally-recognized children's magazines over 150 times.


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I like looking especially cute for you guys, and today I french braided my hair. The schoolgirl look didn't last long and I was naked very quickly. Take a look at my firm round ass and my pretty tits. My body is young, but it's built for speed. How could I hide something that is made for sex? I love showing off for you guys, and I know you all are rock hard looking at these hot photos. Of course, I'm only teasing you here. The dirty goods are over at Bree Olson, where I see just how much that little wooden folding chair can take and how many positions I can use it for.


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Ten Johns Hopkins University mathematicians have been named Fellows of the American Mathematical Society for 2013, the program's first year. The designation recognizes those who have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication and utilization of mathematics.
The inaugural class of 1,119 fellows represents 600 institutions worldwide, and the fellows from Johns Hopkins are: William P. Minicozzi II, Bernard Shiffman, Christopher D. Sogge, Joel Spruck, W. Stephen Wilson and Steven M. Zucker, professors in the Department of Mathematics at the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences; J. Michael Boardman, Jun-Ichi Igusa and Takashi Ono, professors emeritus, also in the Krieger School's Department of Mathematics; and Edward Scheinerman, a professor in the Whiting School of Engineering's Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics.
"The new AMS Fellows Program recognizes some of the most accomplished mathematicians — AMS members who have contributed to our understanding of deep and important mathematical questions, to applications throughout the scientific world and to educational excellence," said Eric M. Friedlander, president of the AMS.
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Denzel Washington & Wife on Cover of Ebony
In the cover story, actress & producer Pauletta candidly gives a glimpse of how their relationship works.
"I live with this man. I see the down part. I see the sad part. I see every part. He has and knows he has that stability in me as his wife. That gives him strength, regardless of if he misuses it. I can't dwell on that. But I do know that gives him a great platform to go and fly."
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Uroczy 2-Bedroom Apt w Pireusie
Maks. liczba gości5
Rozmiar76 m²
Piętro6(z windą)
- Przyjazny dla rodziny/dzieci
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The apartment lies very close to the port of Piraeus and 300 m from Pasalimani. Only 200 m away from the apartment is the docking of the yachts, thus it is suitable for tourists who are cruising. Moreover the apartment is very close to the docking of the boats which are travelling to the Aegean and Argosaronik gulf islands. 500 m away , it is the Marina Zeas, and Mikrolimano. Peiraiki beach which is an ideal place for romantic walks, is located only 1500 m from the apartment.
150 m away from the apartment there are bus stations from where the buses are leading to the most areas of Attica. The line 843 leads in less than 10 minutes to the boats for most islands, to metro (line1 Piraeus station) and to suburban railway (Piraeus station). The same line 843, meets in 3-5 minutes in the port of Piraeus the bus line X96 which leads to the international airport of Athens, Eleftherios Venizelos.
The line 040 leads in about thirty minutes to the Acropolis museum and to the Syntagma Square in the centre of Athens. The line 049 in 25-35 minutes is leading to Omonoia Square in the centre of Athens as well. Finally the line A1 is leading in less than 40 minutes to the most beaches of the south suburbs of Athens.
RegulaminThe guests in general must respect the property. Smoking is allowed. Pets are welcomed upon prior arrangement. For everything you might need, I am 24 hours a day on call. The keys will be deliverd upon arrival and I will personally explain you everything you need to know for the apartment.
|Opłata miesięczna za maksymalnie 3 gości
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The apartment was very comfortable. It was very accessible and in a great location. I would stay here again with ought a doubt. The only negative comment I could make on the apartment is that the hot water tank was not sufficient for one to wash before running out of hot water. All went well until the morning we had to leave. We were not told that the front building door is bolted at night and therefore when we left to get our taxi at 7am we were locked in. Thankfully the taxi driver helped us by ringing everyones door bell until someone came to help. Otherwise we would have lost our plane. The emergency door leading to the basement was also bolted. Shudder to think what would happen if there was an emergency evacuation scenario.So before vacating the apartment for good please remember to check that the front building door is not bolted shut.
The hotel was great! The area is a bit noisy, but you get used to it, the crowd that had begun at dawn. The beach was close but it was pretty crowded and messy so I had to go out every day can get away from beaches to search. The city, the bazaar is 10 minutes away by car. It was nice but a shame that such garbage, this was a bit dirty there would be observed.
The accommodation, receiving the keys was discussed according to each, it was absolutely fine !!!
The apartment is very good, near the metro that takes you to the center of Athens ... There is a bakery, pharmacy, cafes and a supermarket well next, George proved to be a good person and the next door neighbor has treated us very well and willing any kind of help.
We stayed at this beautiful apartment and we definitely would repeat. We didnt meet George, but we knew Panos, a great host. It was really beautiful and near Everything (shopping streets, bus stops, taxis, and walking it's 4 km away from the tourist part. Wifi was a little bit bad but we cant find something bad on this apartment. Thank you Panos! ;)
The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
We spend one beautiful week in Athens and the appartement in Kallithea provided for all our needs. A little balcony, air-cond., tv, a kitchen and a clean bathroom with washingmachine. The friendly owner was very polite and answered all our questions with a pleasant smile. Close to the appartement you`ll find a lovely bakery, a supermarket, a freddocino coffeshop and the best pita in town! With the bus stopping just in the next street, we could reach either the Akropolis or the beach within 15 min.
BTW: The allready tuned-in radiostation "Pepper 96,6" is fantastic!
George thank you very much for everything!
The apartment is better than it looks in the photos and owner very helpful at all times, answering the mobile phone and offering to provide an airport transfer.
Great and recommended.
From there you can visit the Acropolis perfectly fair because there are buses ali lelvan you up in 15 minutes off.
Excellent host! Great communication, and great welcome!
We stayed at George for two nights only but I have to say I was impressed with the friendly and warm welcome we had from the landlords. They nicely waited for us when we were almost two hours late (thanks!) and even gave us a basket with Makedonian wine, little biscuits and pickled olives! We were very surprised and grateful. Superb welcome. The appartment is very beautiful, with an incredible diner table set. There's a big flat screen tv with many international chanels. The kitchen is furnished with everything you need and extremely clean. The rooms were very cozy and comfortable, except the pillows which were rock hard. There was even a bath in the bathroom and everything was clean. Honnestly, I have nothing bad to say about my stay, I think it was the nicest and most comfortable place I stayed in all of my numerous trips. Perfecto. (Ah, and it's very close to the bus station, a market and, of course, the beautiful beach!)
All was perfect. The appartment is well designed and equipped in artistic way. Location is good and calm. Mr. George provided aeropot transfere and hi is very polite and accesible for any question any time. Highly recomended.
Alexander & Elena
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I started this guy for the Freaks and Geeks Game Art Challenge a while ago, but never finished due to school and other factors. I'm planning on modeling and texturing him completely, but we'll see how that turns out. I have a Max class in the spring, so I might use him for a project in that by importing him from Lightwave if I've not finished by then.
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I realize that the mesh is pretty heavy in some places, but I think I want to model the entire body before I start optimizing. It's at 598 polygons right now.
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I think we all need to band together in unity behind the mass murderer who killed 500,000 Arabs in Libya, that demanded Haiti cut their minimum wage in half to suit the dictates of the US garment industry while Secretary of State, that fomented coups in Honduras and Ukraine, that cackled 'we came, we saw, he died!' that referred to young black men as 'super predators that need to be bought under heel', Bernie supporters as 'basement dwellers', Mexican-Americans voters as 'Taco Bowl', women accusing her husband of sexual abuse as 'the Bimbo Brigade', and Republicans supporting Trump as 'deplorables' because A. She's a woman and B. Donald Trump says mean things.
What a good lookin' group of folks. What a beautiful message-Thank you <3
My first, and basically only, thought, reading this article, was I hope to God he doesn't reveal ALL of the precious secret spots that we have been fishing in the area since we were kids. There's already too many people out there and now, for instance, I can just see the Bolinas shore cheek to jowl with Sunday fisher people. There should be a law against publicly revealing time-honored and sorely won fishing, foraging and hiking spots that are the domain of children and those grown ups who had to "hang out"as children with the other children in-the-know. Instant knowledge is no fair. Aaaaaargh.
Ha...big learning curve.
Check out this nano brewery in the Andes using only grains malted on site.
Great article. Can't wait to sample.
You know what would be even more "impressive"? The day that ANY theater company actually casts an Arab in the role of Othello. A "moor" by the name and the times of those days was an Arab - NOT white, NOT african, NOT indian, etc. God forbid anyone should ever actually break with stereotypes and tradition and complete a play as WS actually wrote it.
I'm going to this festival this year because of the line-up. I've been waiting far too long to get back to the basics of the blues and have a line-up that hasn't toured up and down the west coast for the past year. I do respect and appreciate all past performers but this year is a treat......
I'm disappointed, as I know many others are, for the Bohemian not to mention Bill Bowker and company when reporting about the Russian River Blues Festival?? He has worked harder than anyone to keep the blues alive in and around Sonoma County and I thank you for that Bill Bowker. Lola
Sisters has moved to Santa Rosa in Bennet Valley, 2700 Yulupa Ave.
God bless brandy and get boyfriend they need treatment. God bless addicts!
Greatest studio ever!
"...cooking Italian food and talking Rasta." Rasta pasta!
I live on the same property. It's a nice little community. Mooka, Nate and the bunch are great folks, and the somewhat rural ambience is sweet. I encourage those who seek recording, mastering, concert sound, etc. services to check out Prairie Sun, and those wanting to learn the craft ought to consider Prairie Sun's internship program.
Please keep these excellent, detailed, well-researched cover articles on important issues by Will Parrish coming. Our local daily does so little of such serious, old-fashioned journalism
Rather than controlling sediment discharge from logging that has filled the "core" coho habitat of Elk River, the Regional Water Board voted to let HRC alter the river channel with heavy equipment from the historically deeply incised channel with long deep pools that are deeply shaded by tall riparian forests to a wide flat "V" shaped channel that lacks sheltering vegetation. The plan is to destroy forever the channel that naturally evolved and supported the North Coast's most thriving salmon runs. The Regional Water Board reasoned that the cold water fishery must be sacrificed so that an industrial waste ditch can be built, at taxpayer expense, that is designed to increase logging's pollution load allocation.
Elk River Residents propose low impact management to encourage the channel to incise down through the eight feet of timber sludge that clogs the channel and entombs spawning gravels and rearing pools. We have notified California Fish and Wildlife and requested permits to proceed prior to early rains this fall. Many residents have volunteered to help remove obstructions to flood water conveyance, including landowners whose homes, farms, and orchards are severely and frequently flooded as a result of the obstructions to flow. Please call or write CA Fish and Wildlife and CDF and ask them to implement the low impact methods that residents have requested since 1998, and/or volunteer to help. Funds, and your efforts are desperately needed. Contact ELKRRA or Elk River Residents' Association at: firstname.lastname@example.com if you can help.
Residents also propose a restoration forest; one planned to regrow forest cover resembling old growth forest by thinning from below the canopy. The methods are designed to comply with the Timber Production Zoning, but would prioritize the stabilization of the rapidly eroding landscape while sequestering carbon at maximum biological potential. This method is designed to recover the deeply incised channel so important to salmon and residents' continued existence. Forty years of abject regulatory failure to prevent severe cumulative impacts provide no other feasible alternative than a restoration forest.
William Ericson,
Yes, the Karuk are a tribe in the Klamath River basin. The Kashia Pomo, as you know, are the indigenous people whose ancestral territory includes the Gualala River watershed. These two peoples are separated by a few hundred miles, as are the logging activities this story describes.
The ''Forest Service'' are the pimps of the Federal Government. They ''service'' industry. They not only sell logging rights, they sell mineral rights, grazing rights and more. Their job is not to protect the forests, but to use them and make money off them. Most of their ''protection'' involves keeping the public away with use fees and closed roads and overpriced campgrounds so you do not see the extent of their pandering. Clear cutting? No problem. If you don;'t think so, go up to the Mount Shasta area and get off road. You'll be appaled. And if you go off road in Oregon or Washington you'll just throw up.
Karuk are a tribe from way further north. Do you mean, the Kashia Pomo?
This is very interesting research. Another good example of the interface between humans and the natural order. We still have much to learn about birds and their true benefit to humans. I think tagging birds, like we have tagged other wild animals, will continue to provide us with valuable information like how do birds accommodate to the changing habitats and our environment. And, I hope we keep protecting our environment to provide a healthy place for birds to flourish.
It's a great article, thank you! I didn't mean to leave that out!
"but the dark side of his success is that, most likely, he consumed his siblings—not uncommon in the unsentimental world of the barn owl." I'm sorry, this is not factual. They only consume siblings after they have died, or maybe almost died. They do not engage in siblicide.
Also, vineyards that kill birds can never be bird friendly. It's not a few non-native songbirds that get trapped and killed, it's more like thousands. and it's not ok.
I appreciate that vineyards are moving towards non-toxic, predator-friendly practices! Barn owls and bluebirds are a vineyards best friends as long as no poison is used. This is a great steady and much-needed, but there have been others - just recently in fact. Another study was published in the local Ag-Alert paper in April of this year! I look forward to the results of this new study.
The budding politician and gun-owner Keith Rhinehart wants to work within the NRA: "Most NRA members, like myself, are pretty sane, normal people who don't believe you should be able to go to a gun show, buy a gun and walk out."
I'm sure many would like to know what efforts he's making within the NRA to put sane leadership in charge there. Otherwise, his money is just going to keeping in place the current extremists there now.


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Upton, GOP Leaders Unveil Plan for America's Job Creators
WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today joined fellow House Republicans to unveil a Plan for America's Job Creators. The Energy and Commerce Committee has been at the forefront of efforts to promote job creation, with a focus on expanding American-made energy and promoting a balanced regulatory approach that does not harm job creators. Upton issued the following statement:
"Job creation is our driving force at the Energy and Commerce Committee, and all year long, we have been delivering the common-sense solutions that will help Americans get back to work. Already, the House has voted on important measures to rein in reckless regulations and prevent the Obama administration from driving gasoline and energy prices even higher. And this is just the beginning. In the coming months, we will continue pursuing our all-of-the-above energy solutions and working to stop the regulatory train wreck that threatens our economic recovery and is sending jobs overseas.
"The Plan for America's Job Creators is a testament that Republicans are working tirelessly to deliver on the issue for which the American people expect and demand results: the need for job growth. From the American Energy Initiative to our clear and consistent focus on protecting job creators from harmful regulations and government red tape, we have put real solutions on the table when it comes to jobs and economic growth."
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- Like the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the American Energy Initiative, and the House Energy Action Team
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Coconut-Ginger Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Recipe by swissms
From Cook's Illustrated, September 2004. A 9-inch cake pan with sides that are at least 2 inches high is recommended. For a cake with a light tender crumb, it is important to cream the butter and sugar well and to have the eggs at room temperature.
Top Review by CHEF GRPA
Top notch cake!! Followed the recipe to a tee. It had a wonderful flavor that we really enjoyed. Will make again. This is going in my permanent recipe book with a big bold reminder to myself not to forget the egg in the future. as I did the 1st. time I did it. I made for PRMR 2013..... Thank you!!! Happy Cooking to you ! Grpa

P.S. I am told I have to make this again for our Xmas dinner. Some has asked for the recipe.
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Ingredients Nutrition
Pineapple Topping
- 1 medium fresh pineapple, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 4 pounds)
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar (7 ounces)
- 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1⁄2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (7 1/2 ounces)
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon table salt
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened but still cool (1 stick)
- 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar (5 1/4 ounces)
- 3⁄4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 egg white, at room temperature
- 1⁄2 cup coconut milk, at room temperature
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- Lightly spray 9-inch round, 2-inch deep cake pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
- Pineapple topping:
- Combine pineapple, brown sugar, and ginger in 10-inch skillet; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally during first 5 minutes, until pineapple is translucent and has light brown hue, 15 to 18 minutes. Empty fruit and juices into mesh strainer or colander set over medium bowl. Return juices to skillet, leaving pineapple in strainer (you should have about 2 cups cooked fruit). Simmer juices over medium heat until thickened, beginning to darken, and mixture forms large bubbles, 6 to 8 minutes, adding any more juices released by fruit to skillet after about 4 minutes. Off heat, whisk in butter and vanilla; pour caramel mixture into prepared cake pan. Set aside while preparing cake. (Pineapple will continue to release liquid as it sits; do not add this liquid to already-reduced juice mixture.).
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- Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in medium bowl; set aside.
- In bowl of standing mixer fitted with flat beater, cream butter, sugar and coconut at medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Reduce speed to medium, add vanilla, and beat to combine; one at a time, add whole eggs then egg white, beating well and scraping down bowl after each addition. Reduce speed to low; add about one-third of flour mixture and beat until incorporated. Add half of coconut milk and beat until incorporated; repeat, adding half of remaining flour mixture and remaining coconut milk, and finish with remaining flour. Give final stir with rubber spatula, scraping bottom and sides of bowl to ensure that batter is combined. Batter will be thick.
- Working quickly, distribute cooked pineapple in cake pan in even layer, gently pressing fruit into caramel. Using rubber spatula, drop mounds of batter over fruit, then spread batter over fruit and to sides of pan. Tap pan lightly against work surface to release any air bubbles. Bake until cake is golden brown and toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool 10 minutes on wire rack, then place inverted serving platter over cake pan. Invert cake pan and platter together; lift off cake pan. Cool to room temperature, about 2 hours; then cut into pieces and serve.


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Author Blog: Hurricane Sandy and Big Government
Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz is the Founder and President of Uri L'Tzedek, the Senior Rabbi at Kehilath Israel, and is the author of "Jewish Ethics & Social Justice: A Guide for the 21st Century." Newsweek named Rav Shmuly one of the top 50 rabbis in America. His blog posts are featured on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish Learning's Author Blog Series. For more information on the series, please visit:
The Rabbis teach (Ta'anit 11a) that "at a time when the community is suffering, no one should say, 'I will go home, eat, drink, and be at peace with myself.'" To effectively aid those who are suffering, we need the cooperation and collaboration of each and every individual. We need strong individuals, effective non-profits, and committed states. However, we also need to recognize the most powerful collective body available to address the suffering. In our society, the mechanism that represents the people is the government, and it must be effective. Government does not always have to be big to be effective, but oftentimes it does, especially when responding to disasters on a large scale.
Hurricane Sandy, which struck the east coast in October 2012, was the largest Atlantic hurricane on record and the second-costliest, behind only Hurricane Katrina. At least 253 people were killed and an estimated $65.6 billion was lost due to damage and business interruption. For weeks, many in this, the wealthiest country in the world, were suddenly lacking the basic necessities of life, such as shelter, heat, power and water. The most dramatic damage occurred in southern New Jersey and the New York City metropolitan area. In New Jersey, the historic Seaside Heights roller coaster was carried out into the Atlantic Ocean, where its tangled ruins remain today. Video of the famous Jersey shore area revealed miles of destroyed boardwalks and beaches that had virtually disappeared, along with hundreds of demolished houses and boats. To the north, nearly 100 people died within a 65-mile radius of New York City as a result of Hurricane Sandy. Manhattan had never before flooded, but Hurricane Sandy's waters were nearly 4 feet higher than the city's 10-foot walls. Scores were killed in their homes on the coasts of Staten Island and Queens. Some ignored mandatory orders to evacuate, others were elderly and infirm, but all were victimized by a flood surge that filled houses with water within minutes, allowing no escape. Others were killed by falling branches and trees. Millions of people were without power, and received little-to-no information from their utility companies about when power might be restored. The catastrophe was reminiscent of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and many feared a repeat of the government's feeble response to that storm might occur again.
Coney Island Before and After Sandy
Crossposted From Under the Fig Tree
Ever since I first read John Kasson's "Amusing the Million," a vividly drawn historical account of Coney Island's singular appeal as an urban "dreamland," I've had a soft spot for that Brooklyn neighborhood, whose streets are called "Surf," and "Mermaid," and "Neptune." In this, I'm not alone. So, too, did Woody Allen, I.B. Singer, Molly Picon and Ric Burns.
Woody Allen, for his part, set a hilarious scene in "Annie Hall" in the shadow of a Coney Island rollercoaster, while some of I.B. Singer's literary imaginings took shape against the area's penchant for spectacle, both natural and man-made. Molly Picon, in turn, sang buoyantly in Yiddish of one of Coney Island's most celebrated amenities: the hot dog. Ric Burns trained his sights on the off-kilter, dreamy quality of one of America's most famous playgrounds, especially in its electrifying late 19th and early 20th century incarnation, giving rise to his very first documentary, Coney Island.
More recently, the Coney Island History Project was established in 2004 to collect and preserve the stories of people who not only visited Coney Island on occasion but also called it home. Appropriately enough, it set up a portable recording booth on the boardwalk to capture these memories.
Museum of Jewish Heritage Saved from Sandy
Of all the Jewish institutions in New York, the Museum of Jewish Heritage, found itself in the most vulnerable position as Hurricane Sandy bore down on the city Monday night. It was thought that the museum, located right on the edge of New York Harbor, in Battery Park at the southern tip of Manhattan, was sure to be severely damaged by swells roaring over the sea wall.
To everyone's surprise, MJH came through the storm intact, despite the water's rising to an unprecedented 13.8 feet. Associate Director Abby Spilka said it was "a miracle" that the building and exhibitions, save for some water damage in the basement, came through unscathed. Spilka attributed this to shear luck relating to the museum's position on the uneven landfill underneath Battery Park. Whereas nearby areas were completely flooded, it appears that the specific physical placement of the building prevented it from suffering a similar fate.
Having suffered from being merely blocks away from Ground Zero on September 11, 2001, MJH takes emergency preparedness extremely seriously. "Irene was a perfect dress rehearsal for us," Spilka said referring to the precautions the museum took in August 2011, and which were repeated last Sunday in anticipation of Sandy. Staff dismantled and removed all the artifacts exhibited on the first floor and moved them to a higher floor in the building. While the dismantling took six hours, Spilka expects it will take three days to reinstall the exhibitions.
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In preperation of my PI turning up in a few weeks I thought I would learn some Python using Pygame. I am using Python 2.7.3 and Pygame version 1.9.1.
After running every script ensuring all code was 100% correct, I get the black Pygame box popup but nothing else. No graphics, colours nothing. I then have to force quit the Pygame window.
Bit of a noob but welcome any suggestions.
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Have you tried the examples like chimp.py for example
What os are you running? whats your comp specs?
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PS2 Hidden Gems Edit
Under- or Un-appreciated good games
- The Best Undiscovered Playstation 2 (PS2) Games by Racketboy
- DookieCakes' videos of PS2 Hidden Gems by Teh2DGamer (DookieCakes on GameFAQs).
- Snowy_One's Top Ten Hidden Gems
Jove the Hacker's Personal Hidden Gems Edit
- Battle Engine Aquila
- Beyond Good and Evil
- Ghosthunter
- Giants: Citizen Kabuto
- Ico
- Katamari Damacy or We Love Katamari
- Kya: Dark Lineage
- Naval Ops: Warship Gunner and its sequel Warship Gunner 2
- Gunner 2: Battleship combat video by Hearsesrock427
- Okami
- Primal
- PSI Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
- Psychonauts
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Tak and the Power of Juju has the funniest opening cutscene in gaming.
- Tomb Raider: Legend for looks, music, graphics, variety, imagination, voice acting
Gnik's Favorite Hidden Gems Edit
Gnik posted 8/16/2011 8:44:43 AM at GameFAQs PS2 board
There's like almost infinitely many hidden gems on PS2 due to the insane size of its library, so don't ever expect to find them all. A few I particularly like:
- Culdcept - A strategy / board game / card game all rolled up into one. It's been frequently described as "Yu-Gi-Oh meets Monopoly", but that doesn't really do adequate justice to how brilliant and addictive the concept is. Once you play it there's no escape.
- Road Trip - One of the most truly unique PS2 games out there, Road Trip is essentially a Racing / RPG hybrid, but it has an extremely different tone from pretty much every other game out there. As its name suggests, the focus is really more on driving around, meeting people, and seeing interesting things than on the actual racing. This is actually one of 5 games in a series on PS2, though they are all totally different from each other.
- Downhill Domination - This is basically SSX with bikes. Plummeting down crazy courses at obviously unsafe speeds and whacking your competitors with sticks and water bottles all the while just makes for good fun.
- Snoopy vs the Red Baron - A Peanuts-themed dogfighting game involving Snoopy in his "World War One Flying Ace" persona vs the Red Baron. The attention to detail is very good and the combat mechanics are well done as well. Kind of a dream come true for anyone who was ever a fan of the comic strip.
- Monster Rancher 4 - The Monster Rancher games are monster raising games, but where they differ from most is that your monsters age and thus you must raise them efficiently to get the most out of their productive years. Monster Rancher 4 is a very nice streamlining of the series that doesn't simply copy Monster Rancher 2 (which is also a hidden gem in its own right). It also introduces a storyline to the franchise fairly successfully.
ZenithianHero's Hidden GemsEdit
- Disaster Report and Raw Danger - Adventure game where you survive natural disasters. First game was about earthquakes and the other a flood.
- Gungrave series - Intense and addicting arcade style TPS with Yasuhiro Nighttow (Trigun) character designs.
- Mister Mosquito - A game where you play as a mosquito trying to suck the blood of a Japanese family.
- Okage: Shadow King - RPG with quirky story and an art direction that would feel right at home with Tim Burton's resume.
- Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love - Shame the rest of the series didn't get localized, this final entry of the series thankfully did yet one of the last notable titles for the PS2. A taste of the series here gives you dating sim style storytelling and fun strategy battles involving mechs.
- Steambot Chronicles - A mech game with an open world design.
- Ys VI: Ark of Napishtim - Mild platforming and fast paced combat makes this action RPG easy to pick up and enjoy. It is part VI of a series but the series goes on and off radars and the last title beforehand localized was Ys III on 16bit consoles.
GameFAQs' PS2 Board Edit
- Amplitude
- Auto Modellista
- Battle Engine Aquila
- Beyond Good and Evil
- Black
- BloodRayne 2
- Blowout
- Bouncer, The
- Chaos Legion
- Chicken Little: Ace in Action
- Crash Twinsannity
- Culdcept - great card game (Japanese)
- Dark Summit
- Darkwatch
- Disaster Report
- Dog's Life, A
- Downhill Domination
- Drakan The Ancient Gates
- Duellists of the Roses
- Echo Night Beyond
- FantaVision
- Freedom Fighters
- Frequency
- Ghosthunter
- Giants: Citizen Kabuto
- Gitaroo Man
- Gladius
- God Hand
- Grand Prix Challenge - Among the best F1 games ever (Western)
- Gungrave series
- Gunstar Heroes
- Haunting Ground
- Herdy Gerdy
- I-Ninja
- Indigo Prophecy
- Katamari Damacy or We Love Katamari
- Kessen II
- Kinetica
- Kya: Dark Lineage
- Lifeline (requires USB microphone headset)
- Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter
- Mafia
- Manhunt
- Manhunt 2
- Maximo games
- Monster Rancher 4
- Mr. Mosquito
- Naval Ops: Warship Gunner
- Okage
- Okami
- Oni
- Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams
- PSI Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
- Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat
- Primal
- Project Eden
- Psi Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
- Psychonauts
- Raw Danger
- Red Star
- Rez
- Ring of Red
- Road Trip
- Rogue Ops
- Rumble Roses
- Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love
- Shadow of Rome
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Sky Odyssey
- Snoopy vs the Red Baron
- SOS The Final Escape
- Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy
- Steambot Chronicles
- Tak and the Power of Juju
- Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams
- Tomb Raider: Legend
- Urban Chaos: Riot Response
- War of the Monsters
- Warship Gunner 2
- Wild Arms 5
- XGRA III: Extreme-G Racing Association III
- XGRA: Extreme-G Racing Association
- Ys VI: Ark of Napishtim
- Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses
- Jet Moto (PS1)
- Legend of Dragoon, The (PS1)
- Vagrant Story (PS1)


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Not so long ago, Jonathan Paget was laying bricks on Sydney building sites and trying to learn how to stay on bucking broncos for eight seconds at rodeo school.
This morning (NZT), the 29-year-old became just the second Kiwi behind Sir Mark Todd to win the Badminton Horse Trials, the Wimbledon of eventing, after a thrilling finish. To cap it off, it was the first time he had competed at the famous course.
Paget was second going into the showjumping phase and went clear in his round. World, Olympic and European champion Michael Jung of Germany, also competing at Badminton for the first time, seemed destined to go clear to win only to drop the last rail to hand victory to Paget.
World No 1 Andrew Nicholson, chasing an elusive first Badminton title at his 33rd attempt as well as the grand slam (and the US$350,000 prize that went with it) finished third.
Paget looks very comfortable in the eventing world now and, even though he is already world No 4, is considered a rising star of the sport. It's not something that seemed remotely possible even 10 years ago.
Born in Wellsford, he moved to Australia when he was three and after school started an apprenticeship as a bricklayer.
He might still be doing it had his father not bought a lifestyle block on the outskirts of Sydney and furnished it with a horse.
"I just started bush riding with my dad,'' Paget said last year. "It was a great way to spend a weekend - go for a ride and have a few beers and hang out. There were a whole bunch of people who did it with us and it just went from there.''
Where it took him was rodeo school. He wanted to learn how to improve his riding and thought trying to hang on to a bucking bronco for eight seconds would help.
But Paget wanted more and decided to take a year off bricklaying and work at an event yard.
"I love working with the horses and rodeo wasn't a good way to work with the horses at all,'' he said. "There's not much of a relationship with a horse when you were bucking them out of a chute for eight seconds ... I just like the lifestyle of being with horses all day. It was hard work but it didn't feel like work at the time.''
He was spotted by former Olympian Heleen Tompkins and recommended to Frances Stead, who owned Clifton Eventers. He still rides her horses and won Badminton on Clifton Promise and was also 14th on Clifton Lush.
In less than two years, he went from never having jumped a fence to competing at three-star eventing level (the second-highest level). In 2008/09 he was the nation's leading event rider, in 2010 was seventh at the world equestrian championships in Kentucky and last year helped the New Zealand team to second at the world equestrian festival in Germany and bronze at the Olympic Games. He also finished 10th in the individual event in London.
Paget is well ensconced in the eventing circuit but accepts he's different. "I'm a bricklayer who rides a horse,'' he said. "Most of these guys have been brought up differently. I try to fit in but I grew up in Sydney in the suburbs and laid bricks. I didn't grow up in a dressage saddle.''
It also meant he "copped a bit of shit'' from his mates for a while. Paget thinks his rodeo background helps him at times "when things get a little wild or ugly''.
It was a tense ride this morning and it took some time for Paget to discover he had won. He couldn't watch Jung's ride because it followed immediately after his and he relied on the crowd's response.
"I'll need a week for this to sink in,'' he said. "I wasn't looking. I was hanging out with the horse and I heard them say it was going down to the last line.
"I've spent a bit of time with Michael and he's such a perfectionist. When he gets to the last fence, you expect him to have it down.
"The crowd cheered and I thought, 'Well, he deserves it'. Then I heard the crowd groan and I thought, 'S***, I think I just won'.
"Winning Badminton is everyone's dream. I came here knowing that I could win, but I never thought I would win.''
There might be some from Paget's former life who might struggle to believe it, too.


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Bill James, the godfather of Sabermetrics (the field that uses advanced math to analyze baseball), found a useful formula about 25 years ago. He discovered that a baseball team's winning percentage could be estimated quite accurately by dividing runs scored, squared by the sum of runs scored squared and runs allowed squared. That is RS^2/(RS^2 + RA^2). This is called baseball's Pythagorean Theorem.
Because points in basketball come about much differently than runs in baseball—what is the basketball version of a 6-1 blowout?—a formula to calculate winning percentage based on points scored and surrendered will be different.
Many mathematicians much smarter than me have looked at this over the years, and the exponent they found to work the best for hoops teams is 14 instead of 2. This means a basketball team's expected winning percentage can be calculated with this formula: Points^14/(Points^14 + Opponents' Points^14). Football's exponent, by the way, is 2.4. These formulas with different exponents are still referred to as the Pythagorean Theorems of these sports.
The value of a formula that calculates expected winning percentage, when real winning percentage is already known, is in predicting future success. Teams that are doing much better than expected tend to fall down a bit after a while. Teams that aren't winning as much as expected tend to improve.
The 2006-07 NBA season–regular and playoffs–provides some great examples of how this can work. The Heat were scoring 94.6 ppg, but giving up 95.5. Their expected winning percentage was 47%, but they actually won 54% (44-38). The returning champs got unexpectedly swept 4-0 in the first round of the playoffs.
Similarly, Dallas was scoring 100 ppg and surrendering 92.8 for an expected winning percentage of 74%. They actually won 82% (67-15), and also faced a shocking first round exit. On the other hand, the Spurs won 71% (58-24), but were expected to win 78% (98.5, 90.1). They of course cruised through the playoffs to win the championship.
Although the 2009-10 season is only about 10 games old, we can still look at which teams are winning at a clip above or below the expected rate, which might result in a dip or bump down the road.
Teams that should improve, fall, and other pythagorean theorem tidbits after the break…
Teams That Should Improve
These teams are at least 1.0 win below the expected amount, indicating they have probably lost most of their close contests and their luck will hopefully turn around at some point.
New Jersey Nets (1.7 expected wins, 0 actual): No crap; a team will win more than 0 games over an 82-game season, especially one that's only had four players able to play in all 10 games so far. Star PG Devin Harris has missed eight games, and new SG Courtney Lee could only suit up for six. Additionally, they've lost four games by 3 points or less, including that Dwyane Wade heartbreaker on Saturday.
New York Knicks (2.2 expected wins, 1 actual): They've lost both of their overtime contests and had a valiant fourth-quarter effort denied in a 95-93 loss to Utah last week. If they can improve on their abysmal 30% shooting on a league high 28 three-point attempts per night, they'll catch some breaks and win a few more.
Washington Wizards (3.0 expected wins, 2 actual): They've won big and have lost plenty of close ones: that's a surefire sign that better days are ahead. That and bringing Antawn Jamison back from the IR.
Boston Celtics (9.0 expected wins, 8 actual): Uh-oh, everyone might be in trouble. Like the Lakers, this top team has lost two in a row, but KG is "resting" until the playoffs. He's playing only 30 minutes per game compared to a career average of 38 so that he's healthier and less likely to break down late in the year. I also see their four worst games (3 losses and a 2-point win at Minnesota) are to the four fastest teams they've faced. Just something to keep an eye on.
Teams That Should Drop
You'll notice that all three of these teams that are at least 1.0 win above expected fall into the category of large-market (three of the five largest U.S. cities) squads that the league showcases for their excitement. I'm not trying to pull a Tim Donaghy, but any trend is worth mentioning.
Phoenix Suns (6.9 expected wins, 9 actual): They have six wins by less than 10 points, and their two losses were absolute blowouts at the hands of last year's Finals squads. That poor defense will come back to haunt them, and I'm curious if C Channing Frye will keep stroking 47% of his trifectas. The numbers say something has got to give.
Chicago Bulls (3.4 expected wins, 5 actual): Every Chicago win was close. Their biggest margin of victory was by 7 in a 92-85 opening night contest against the sluggish Spurs. Three of their four losses are by more than 7, so I highly doubt they can keep their heads above water forever. John Salmons and Kirk Hinrich have both been shooting much worse than expected (27% for both), but the team is still due for a dip.
Los Angeles Lakers (5.7 expected wins, 7 actual): The Lakers have looked terrible in their losses and have a mysteriously low amount of 4th-quarter fouls compared to their opponents in the close ones, including two OT wins. Granted they're going without rugged PF/C Pau Gasol, but LA is still putting $75 million worth of talent out on the floor each night. Gasol is probably enough of a buffer to prevent any significant drop once he returns.
Other Random Pythagorean Theorem Tidbits
Two teams you'd expect to be better than their current records are the 4-4 Spurs and the 4-6 Jazz. They have 4.6 and 4.5 expected wins, respectively, so there should be some improvement over time for these two clubs.
The Sacramento Kings are 5-4. Now read that sentence again, but slower. Let it sink in. Their 4-game win streak came after 31 ppg SG Kevin Martin broke his wrist on November 6. They're not really that good, right? Correct, their expected win total is 4.4, but that means they're still a .500-ish team.
Was Hornets' coach Byron Scott a victim of circumstances when he got canned after New Orleans started 2-7? They were expected to win 2.9 games during his 9, but that's still only a .322 winning percentage. I'm guessing new Head Coach Jeff Bower will pick up one he shouldn't during his tenure, but promptly getting blown out twice and losing Chris Paul won't help the man much, however.
The Thunder's young talent and new defensive-minded approach is paying off with a surprising 5-5 record in the top-heavy Western Conference. Not only that, their expected win total of 5.8 indicates the breaks haven't gone their way so far (like absent-mindedly fouling the Lakers eight times in a close 4th quarter after only fouling them 13 times in the first three – how odd). On the flip side, the teams they've beaten always seem to be missing key stars; that can't last forever.
Zachariah Blott is a dish best served cold.