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"I love reading unexpected books, strange books, old books. Can I have a (waterproof) sea chest wash up, with a random selection of strange, old titles, fiction and nonfiction? . . . For this, I would trade my favorites."–Ann Halam
In addition to writing children's books, Ann Halam writes adult science fiction and fantasy books under the name Gwyneth Jones.
Q. Here's an old question that is particularly appropriate and a good way to get to know you. If you were stranded on a desert island, whom would you want to be stranded with?
A. My husband, and our cat. I'd say my son, too, but I think that would be tough on him. He's fifteen . . . suppose we were there for years? I think he'd better have stayed at home, with his cat, and they can seek their fortunes together.
Q. Which books would you want to have?
A. Remembrance of Things Past, Marcel Proust; The Tale of Genji, Murasaki Shikibu (Edward G. Seidensticker translation); Gravity's Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon. These are my three bedside books. They're all pretty long, especially Proust. I read them in turn and then start the cycle again. I've been doing this for many years. There's so much in each of these great novels, I'll never tire of them. Oh, and all the Moomin books [by Tove Jansson], which I love. Another idea . . . I love reading unexpected books, strange books, old books. Can I have a (waterproof) sea chest wash up, with a random selection of strange, old titles, fiction and nonfiction? In English or French. Or maybe some other language, only with a dictionary and a grammar for each language included in the collection, please. . . . For this, I would trade my favorites.
Q. What kinds of food would you crave?
A. Parmesan cheese. Ice cream (not mixed together). And bread. Maybe I'd miss bread most keenly, because it is my staple food. Bread and cheese is my favorite everyday meal–with salad maybe, but I expect there'll be some kind of edible greens. I don't know how big this island is. If it's big enough, and we're there for long enough, we could figure out by trial and error which roots to dry or grass seeds to harvest, and beat them into flour. I bet we could manage something of that kind, but I wonder what we'd do for yeast. Maybe we could make a sourdough, with slightly turned coconut milk? Or goats' milk. Are there goats?
Q. We'll see what we can do about getting you some goats. In the meantime, tell us about your writing process. How do you begin?
A. I start with an idea rather than an outline: a situation, a proposal, what they call in science fiction the "What if?" In the case of Dr. Franklin, I think the idea came because I'd seen teenage children's fiction about magical transformations into animal forms, usually involving some kind of superpowers, and I'd been reading about the wilder possibilities of genetic engineering for other reasons. I thought, "What if you were to treat that theme realistically? What if you were to describe the process?" From there I went on to wonder why someone would be doing this, and because I'm interested in the future of space exploration, it dawned on me that this would be a reason. And maybe someone, sometime, is going to have to be the first to take that incredibly dangerous big step.
Q. When you write a book, do you know what's going to happen, or do you develop the story as you go along?
A. Before I start writing, I sit down with my idea and knock it into a story-arc shape: a series of events, happening to people, that will transform my situation into . . . another situation. I often feel I'm making huge changes when I actually write the book, but strangely (at least, it seems strange to me), I usually find that the sequence of events stays the same as in that first rough arc. The same things happen, but for more complicated reasons than I first imagined, if that makes sense. It's the characters who make the difference. Miranda's vulnerability and Semirah's secret toughness developed like this, and enriched the plot–but these qualities are implicit in them from the start. You have to be tough to be shy (don't ask me how I know this, I just know). I do a lot of revising and editing, right until the last minute. I find it very hard to let a book go, and I'm always convinced I can perfect every sentence even further, with a little more tinkering. But on the other hand, I instinctively value the passages that come "right first time" very highly: it's a paradox.
Q. You tell us that Dr. Franklin's Island was partly inspired by H. G. Wells's The Island of Dr. Moreau. What did you draw from Wells's story?
A. Dr. Franklin's Island is sort of an argument with The Island of Dr. Moreau. When I started thinking about my transformation story, The Island of Dr. Moreau immediately came to mind and set the scene on the "desert island"–the isolated place where the mad scientist could do his will, undisturbed by public opinion. When I reread the story, I found I didn't like the ideas in it at all. This is different from not liking the story. I think it's a great story, but I didn't like H. G. Wells's ideas about animal nature versus human nature. Part of what happens in Dr. Franklin (though this isn't Dr. Franklin's intention!) is the wonder and joy of being reunited with the animal kingdom, rediscovering the delight of being an animal, at home in the living world–but still this special kind of self-aware, conscious animal that is a human being. H. G. Wells comes to a very different conclusion about his "beast men." I won't try to explain it; read the story and make your own judgment. In short, I like H. G. Wells's terrific stories, but I'm not much of an admirer of his opinions.
Q. A detail not provided in the novel is the reason why the plane crashed. Could you tell us now?
A. It's a lot harder than you'd think to be a good eyewitness, especially when you're trying to remember what happened in an emergency. When Semirah and Miranda and Arnie are trying to decide what happened, on the beach, they can't agree on a story, and that's the way I'd like to leave it. When they realize that they can't reach any rational explanation, it brings home their helplessness, and the way they've been dumped out of the world. One of the things I wanted to say in Dr. Franklin is that terrible things do happen, and the people who suffer often never find out the "real story." "Why me?" is a question that doesn't get answered. Maybe Semirah was wrong and there was no hijack, just a tragic accident. Or maybe it was all a setup, organized by Dr. Franklin. I don't know everything that goes on in my books. If you want my opinion, I think there was a hijack attempt that failed, and it didn't have anything to do with Dr. Franklin.
Q. Semi and Miranda develop a truly special friendship. Can you describe their relationship? What level of trust do they achieve? In the coda, does Semi reveal a sexual component to the relationship?
A. I wondered about that myself. I think the possibility of a sexual relationship is there, but I don't know if it would happen or not, and in ways I've a feeling it wouldn't, because their intimacy has already been so deep without any sexual component. I think you'd have to follow them further, and it would depend a lot on the circumstances. I do believe, however, that for some people the most important, central relationship in their life is a friendship, maybe with someone of the same sex, but not a sexual relationship, and maybe that's the way it will be with Miranda and Semirah. They'll have romantic relationships, heterosexual or same-sex partners, families–but this lifelong friendship will always be stronger.
Q. Semi narrates the novel. We see everything through her eyes, and yet, up until her transformation, her vision is limited and often blurred. How much are we to trust her perceptions?
A. Semi's shortsighted because I am, and I remember coping without my contact lenses or eyeglasses in similar (though not so drastic) situations. I didn't mean to make Semirah an untrustworthy narrator. I think she's very trustworthy, precisely because she knows she's not seeing the world clearly. She's a scientist.
Q. You've created a character, Miranda, with remarkable instincts for survival in the wild. Most authors write from experience. Is it so with you? Are you as resourceful as she is? Have your survival skills ever been tested?
A. I grew up on Swallows and Amazons [by Arthur Ransome] and other outdoor-adventure books, and we had a young uncle who took us camping and cooking in such corners of wild country as can be found in the urban northwest of England. I like living outdoors, and making do, and getting off the beaten path (but less of that now–wild country doesn't need any more human explorers, not anywhere!). My skills are not great. I'm at the level where I've never really had to light a fire without matches, but I know how to build a fire that will light and burn easily; and I know to keep the matches wrapped in something totally waterproof. I've been in situations that could have got difficult, climbing mountains in Java, for instance, but I've never ended up in trouble. I've learned that in most places the wilderness is not out to get you (there are exceptions), and you'll come to no serious harm if you just take care. I've been lucky, but keeping the rules is a good way to stay lucky–and I had the rules drilled into me at an early age.
Q. You have provided an antidote that allows Semi, Miranda, and Arnie to return to their human forms and be "normal" again. Did you consider any other endings?
A. No, I didn't. The "antidote" makes sense of the experiment, and I never intended Dr. Franklin to be a mad scientist in the gibbering-lunatic-monster category. I think the scary thing about him is that he is perfectly rational, on his own terms: he has a project, he's not just flailing around. But the idea that they would be normal again at the end goes deeper than that. When I sit down to sort out my work plan for a book, I usually already have a final scene in mind (and it hardly ever changes). I was heading for that hotel room in Quito from a very early stage, and for the coda that comes after it. The book was going to end with Miranda and Semirah about to walk through the door that would take them back into the "normal" world: looking at each other, feeling that weird, paradoxical nostalgia for the terror and the ordeal. It's equally important to me that they are left balanced, in between; passing for normal outside, no longer normal inside. "'What are we?' I ask Miranda. 'Are we monsters? Or are we more than human?'" (p. 245). That's the question I wanted to end with, and it's a question about the future of being human, supposing the science of genetic engineering, gene therapy, really takes us where it seems it might take us. If they don't "change back," then there's no implication for the future– they're just fantasy creatures.
Q. You raise questions for your readers to consider about the ethical and moral boundaries of medical research. Where do you stand on this issue?
A. I think in any field of human enterprise, what can be done, will be done, if there is profit or status to be gained. Arguments about morals and ethics have little effect on the cutting edge. Obviously, in real life, no sane person would perform such drastic life-threatening experiments on living human beings, willing volunteers or not. But who knows, maybe that's only because in real life the kind of experiments that I've suggested aren't possible . . . yet. The boundaries are always shifting, and the trouble is there's no magic line that can't be crossed. In the end, morality means stopping yourself from doing something you know is wrong (like torture, or marketing a killer addictive drug), no matter what you think you'll gain from it. It's called free will, and I revere it: but the you have to do it yourself, no one makes you part seems to be hard for a lot of people to grasp. They think, "Well, God didn't strike me with a thunderbolt, so what's the problem?"
Q. The names of two of your characters seem to have special meaning. Did you expect readers to make a connection between Dr. Franklin and Dr. Frankenstein? A. Dr. Franklin isn't meant to be Dr. Frankenstein. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was wracked by doubt, and horribly remorseful (though he failed to do anything useful about his remorse). Dr. Franklin could never feel like that. Semirah is called after a newscaster on the TV in England. I just happened to notice her, and that she had a lovely smile. And I admired her because she was very young, obviously good at her job, and on the way up. That's often how my characters get their names: quite by chance. Miranda is the one whose name has a special meaning, a double meaning. She's someone who is admired (that's what first defines her), and then she's again the Miranda of The Tempest, in her role as the "daughter" who wants to believe that her "father's" magic is noble and good.
Q. Semirah wonders in the end if Dr. Skinner will decide to carry on Dr. Franklin's "great work." But she doesn't think he'd dare. Is this teenage naïveté?
A. Maybe naïveté is too harsh. I think it's a case of compartmentalizing: Semirah has just had enough, for the moment anyway. She's putting the problem aside, and hoping for the best, until she's strong enough to deal with it again. I've seen my son do this, and it's a life skill I admire. I'm a pointless worrier myself. I don't think Skinner will carry on Dr. Franklin's work himself–he's not the type, but he'll probably try to find another "great man" to serve, and hand over all the experimental data. Like I said, I don't know everything that goes on in my books, and I don't tend to tie up all the loose ends. You walk into the characters' lives, and then you walk out again, only knowing part of the story. . . . I can't remember who said that, but it's supposed to be a definition of what makes a good movie, and I like it.
"Halam delivers a nightmarish thriller of white-knuckle intensity."–Publishers Weekly, Starred
"Halam creates a gripping, exciting, surprising, and disturbing novel."—VOYA, Starred
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Discussion in 'Works In Progress' started by Kyena, Feb 1, 2012.
Underwater looks great now! How many artists do you have working on this?
Hey guys! So sorry for not getting back to you earlier but we are still wrapping up all the impressions from GDC and Game Connection.
We had so much fun and it was a blast to meet the Unity crew - great guys and girls all around
Steffan, afaik QC also uses Crystals to power the actual Dimensions? Not 100% sure though. The reason we do use Crystals for the actual jumps is mostly puzzle related. They serve both as hints and limitations. I will definitely mention it to the rest of the team though since I do agree. We already plan on having full exploration areas, where it's all about finding hidden things and get to hard to reach places which enables you to jump at your hearts content. I pushed for this myself since I am also really enjoying the exploration value of the dimension switching
Thanks marcos
For the Prototype, which we bascially put together from scratch in 6 weeks, we had one animator (which did all the cut-scenes and most of the animations), one concept artist (who did pretty much all of the 2D designs) and one 3D aritist who did all the in game models, environments, plants, characters, models, textures etc. (he is an animal though )
For those who haven't seen it. While we were so super lucky to be showcasing the prototype at GDC at the actual Unity booth Gamespot did a quick feature video:
And here a few more screenshots of the prototype version:
As I said countless times at GDC: It's really amazing what you can do with Unity While we do quite a bit of custom scripting it's still all Unity power.
The GDC footage and new screenshots look amazing - I can't wait to play it!
Looks really fantastic. I would say one of the best looking Unity games so far. Really vivid and fresh art style.
I have two technical questions if you don't mind.
How did you the realtime AO? Is this the standard Unity AO effect? You can see the effect clearly if you look at the Gamespot video around 4:00 where the little guy is close to the rounded white stones. Or is this just the shadow? It looks damn delicious.
And how did you guys made the underwater caustics?
Sorry for answering so late (been suffering from the flue -.-)
Good catch, both shadows and AO are fully dynamic. The AO is the native Unity one but we had to sliiiiightly modify it to make it work with our fog The caustics is just clever use of existing Unity features (animated cookies).
And thanks a lot for the HUGE compliment. I am not sure we deserve that credit since there are quite a few amazing looking games out there from what I've seen at the Unity booth at GDC.
Big thanks for the answers. I really appreciate it.
And this game clearly deserve that credit. It is not merely the technical aspect of the graphics. It is also the art direction. You have something really hot in the making here
And get well soon!
Most welcome
And your "get well soon" comment goes rather well with your signature
This looks very impressive. Kudos to everyone who put work into this. As a person named Oliver I approve this game and it's characters
Wat kind of control scheme is the game using? And does the player control the camera?
I loved the waterfall screen.
If you mean gameplay wise then it's your normal console controls and yes, you control the camera with the right stick (rotate around the character, move up and down etc).
If you mean technically: We do use the Character Controler in Unity but custom coded a lot on top and the camera controller is completely done from our side.
Even though the cutscenes are not up to the quality we are happy with due to the deadline we set ourselves for GDC (close-up high res textures are missing and lighing and shaders are off), we posted a few screenshots on our development blog:
and a few more extra gameplay screenshots:
Looking Great ! The game looks amazing
Can you shed some light on how you going to distribute the PC version of the game? Is it through steam?
Frido hi
Ideally Steam, yes. However, we are not far enough in development to be able to approach steam about inclusion yet.
This game looks absolutely amazing! Ill be the first one to buy it!
Well done and good luck
This game looks amazing!
I'll buy it if it is avaible for PC/Mac version, if it is for PS3 and isnt too expensive, I'll buy it too
Wong Wong!!
Thanks guys - as always it's really exciting to get such great feedback
We got some new concept art depicting the main villain nox:
A quick blog entry about the worldbuilding in Oliver&Spike and how the Dimensions per World are sharing the same layout.
The graphics in the game are very good. Big talents are in your team, thats for sure. Good work!
i smell a potential hit, if marketed right !
only one word comes into my mind ... AWESOME !
very very nice, i hope that you will make great game all the best
Again, thanks everyone for the comments
If you have additional questions or ideas of what you would like us to write about and share, don't hesitate to either post directly on the blog or ask here.
Something a bit different:
Check out this tutorial on how our very own Davide creates his stunning 2D Concept Art for Oliver&Spike.
We sent some exclusive Screenshots to Indigames.com and they wrote a small article about Oliver&Spike.
Check out the three new screenshots here.
And sorry about mostly writing in this thread. I wish I had more time to check out all the other projects
But as always, if you wonder about some technical aspect on how we use Unity or what we do, please don't hesitate to ask away
Great work!! The art is really top notch!!
wow, I like the artwork.
Looks great and sorry if this was already asked, but what is stopping the player from just staying in the water dimension and swimming to the end of the level or the next goal? Is there a limit like how many times you can switch to it, or a time limit for how log you can use it?
Sorry for the late reply - tons of work
Thanks all for the comments!
ShadoX: If you check out the gamespot video linked, there is an actual oxygen bar. You can only stay under water for a limited amount of time (that will increase later on thanks to Gadgets Oliver gets from Professor McSplice). There is also a limit on how much you can switch: You collect crystals in order to jump.
We are currently working on getting the Wabas up in 3D, my personal favorites
There is a small blog post about it on our development blog including a silly video.
3D Waba!
Tough... uh... guy? Love it, great work as usual
Not really tough but don't tell them
And that's awesome art once again.
I bet your studio will go much bigger once O&S: DJ will be released, your graphical talents are way too good not to become a big AAA studio
(or not being approached by a big AAA studio)
One can dream n0mad but thanks for the heads-up It would certainly be great to work full time on O&S. Right now it has been going a bit slow since we are working on client projects (to pay the bills!).
Henning has had time to create some more Waba eye-candy and Conny has been working on brushing up the cut-scenes in the first 15 minutes of gameplay.
Just wow!
This looks amazing! I'm impressed by the smooth transition between dimensions. And the art is incredible! I'd love to play this
EDIT: Oh! And you should post this over at www.Polycount.com
They will appreciate the art
Thanks Alismuffin, will do!
Something small
Something extremely good looking!
This is an awesome game! I'm definitely following this one.
I can't find one thing i couldn't like about it. I love the look more then anything. The finish product will be amazing I'm sure.
The execution is professional and then some, great job. I assume you used Unity Pro for the lighting?
I love this game so mutch. My favorite, when it is done i must be the first. Please write me an e-mail or PM when it is done ok?
I just want to lie down in this foliage ...
Hi Khyrid, we are using Unity Pro yes, but we do a lot of custom scripting and developed an actual logic for the different scenes (for example the underwater dimension compared to the others).
Heh, I try to remember that a good bet is to follow our facebook page or blog to not miss on either testing invitations or release news or any news for that matter
I know already a lot of people said this, but hey...
It looks great, professional and adds a cool gameplay element on top of classic gameplay.
Keep pushing that experimental stuff to the limit
Well done! Good luck with it, I will follow the blog...
Just wanted to comment and say I love the underlying idea behind this game. It's so... intriguing.
Just found this project, and i was like:
Thanks so much you guys, sorry for the latish answer. We are still focusing on additional client projects but hope to be back full time on O&S by the end of this month. That doesn't mean we are not working and improving it already but not as fast as we could/would want to
If any of you are at GDC Europe/Gamescom, make sure to come say hi. We will most probably have the latest Demo build with us and I'd be happy to show it to you in Cologne


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"Dr. Bookstaver certainly deserves this type of recognition but perhaps in line with his interest in community service, it might be better to name the [proposed] community center after him," said Councilman Max Hasse at Monday''s work session, when the details were being worked out.
"I'll settle for a park in the hand instead of a community center in abeyance," said Mrs. Appelbaum.
Dr. Bookstaver, born in Russia, came to America as a child and was educated in New York City. He was head of the Teaneck Board of Health, was police surgeon and fire department surgeon, was with the Board of Education medical office from 1933 to 1951 on a $1-a-year basis.
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The size of the hotel was big and the room also very spacious! Some of the personel was very friendly and try to be helpful. Breakfast also good, not great! The porters never helped with suitcases! The most peronel are foreigners speaking differnet languages making it impossible to comunicate. Cleanningnes was not good, and anything had to do with food In the room, at the pool or at the restaurant not good at all! Finaly I got sick and they didnt have one pill for the fever or the stomach pain..
Larnaca does not have any business hotel, and after several other trials, this hotel turned the best of the league of resorts in term of comfort. Room is large, bed is comfortable. And time permitting, pool is very nice and the sea clean and warm for a nice early morning swim. Breakfast, included, is large and varied but very industrial and tastes nothing. Next time I shall bring my own honey. Fruit juice is diluted concentrate from a machine. Although the room was renovated, this remains a basic sea resort so do not expect for something cozy.
Pool and beach are very good very old for a 5 star hotel with poor maintenance
Beach, jet ski, friendly and helpful personnel Bathroom very old and not maintained, light of letters of the hotel name were broken; in general this hotel does not suit a 5 star (have seen lot of hotels)
Close proximity to the beach, the beachside catering and the friendly and attentive staff Key cards not working properly
My workshop was in the same hotel
Staff were very helpful especially since my booking was lost and they had to find me a room at 5 A.M. when I arrived and was suffering a sense of humour failure, nfortunately the reversing truck alarms at 7.30 A.M. didn't help my frame of mind. Hotel is generally "tired", carpeting to the rooms was very dirty, and some time since the rooms were refurbished.
rooms are not as modern as expected
Excellent service and very high quality of food. The only problem of this hotel is location: extremely far from all.That's an excellent hotel but if you don't have a car or a motorbike, be aware that you have to wait for a taxi (outside the hotel is nobody's land).
Near Beach. Do not think it should be 5star, not comparable with other 5 star hotels.
I Work and Travel around the Globe. Doing this I expierenced many Hotels. The Lordes Beach Hotel has a wonder Clean establishment on the Beach. It it close enough to Larnaca for shopping and nsight seeing. It is a thirty minute drive to Iaya Nappa (SP) for a perfect Day Trip. The Staff understands the Hotel Gusets and are very Friendly. Great Hotel! The Cleanliness, The Staff, The Hotel Cocktail Bar/Lounge with entertainment. I cannot say enough about how Great the Staff treated me.
Everything was ok Not really
facilities, breakfast was excellent, beach was quite nice cleaning start at 8 am... breakfast ended sharply 10 am, these days are building activities next to the hotel - noisy
The staff was very helpful and gentle. Every room has to have its own ambrella booked for all days.
In our one night stay we were impressed by the professionalism of the staff and the quality of the breakfast. Surroundings and garden areas in very good order and well maintained. N/A
location ideal base for exploring area not enough toilets near to pools/bars etc
I think if you have small kids and don't want to leave the pool area, the place is ideal. There were decent restaurants within walking distance. The child's playground area looked nice. I found the beach in the area was not so nice, and not as good as the one in Ayia Napa, which is not convenient to get to by bus. Renting a car may have helped. I would have liked nightlife options in the area.
The excellent daily continental breakfast and selection of food items no.
I really liked staying in this hotel. I liked the atmosphere,its location and its beach. Our mini lux was very good for our honeymoon
The availability of the staff I was satisfied of the service
room tidy although cramped with 3rd bed but as it was free of charge very good value, facilities good, pools good, the staff were attentive drinks and food were extremely expensive is the only minus point, sun loungers always taken by 7am and guests would not use them till 10 or 11am sometimes later, which seems to be the case in all hotels, although the last hotel we stayed at in Lanzarote staff would remove towels from sun longers early in the mornings if the guests did not use immediately. another english tv channel would be useful
Good value for the price.
Convenient for the airport. Swimming pool looked very attractive. Breakfast was adequate. There was a lot of noise outside the hotel during the night.
non easy to find and not well sign posted from main road
No hot water from 11pm to 6am when checked out
nothing exept it was close to the airport never come again to this dirty hotel
With a perfect location by the lanarca international airport, the hotel incredibily offered the most vast room and furniture equipment I had in my tour of multiple cyprus hotels with 4 stars
Very helpful staff at reception. Good cable TV selection. Wi-fi connected in room, but better in lobby or on balcony. Close to airport with good bus connection. Nice Pool. Good Value overall. Very basic breakfast with boiled eggs, toast, juice and coffee/tea. About 20-30 minute walk to town where there are the most shops, restaurants, bars.
The location is good, the Staff was ok,equipment of the room is completely suitable for a 2 star hotel. The breakfast was very, very poor. It would have been nice minimum a few fruits or vegetables. But nothing. There isn't refrigerator in the room and that would be necessary in this area..
near to airport inferior bathroom, breakfast poor: perhaps this reflects the price.
Everything was clean. The receptionist should try to offer day trip offers and also where would a good place be to eat or to visit. The breakfast could use some more options.
service was excellent
very old furnture in the hotel,old carpet .stuff not supportive
sea view, breakfast
Nicely placed with views of the sea, Main Dual Carriage way very cloe by allowing easy routes to main hotspots on the Island !. House Keeping Staff shouting/Speaking loudly outside room doors at 0730-0930 in the morning (No consideration of customers who wish to sleep in) 2. No Kettle, Tea/Coffee etc... in rooms. This is standard in most hotels internationally from 3 Star upwards.. 3. Services and facilities book in room is out of date, it highlights Snooker room etc is available, yet there hasn't been one for some time. 4. TV viewing, a charge to watch Sky channels, should be included in the price and not as an extra cost. Altough it's designated as a 4 star I would be happy to put it in this group in comparrison to many 4 star hotels I've stayed in Globally. However I'm sure with improvements it would be worthy of a 4 Star rating.
Beach front access and environment are excellent, convienent for access to the main road(s), cities and airport. Sun rise is not to be missed. Access to local resturants within easy walking distance. No night clubs or rowdy clubs/pubs. No free wi-fi, Spurrous claims for mini bar which I did not use (resolved), charge for mini bar being in the room (resolved). Hold on credit card after leaving the hotel last time (for 10 days) paid cash this time.
The overall quality for the price paid is disproportionate. The hotel needs an overall renovation and training to the staff on how to be more customer oriented.
Garden, pool, breakfast variety, proximity to warm sea with very low incline. Garden bungalows are great, and even regular rooms have a good terrace. Beds are good. Juice at the breakfast tastes like the most horrible concentrate. Make sure that your room does not face the breakfast restaurant.
The hotel has a private beach and a nice breakfast with omlets. But the juices was a disaster. The hotel is a bit old and you can feel it from the smell in your room and some old furtinture. Also the wi-fi is not free of charge and works very badly. The sauna and djacuzzi is also 10euro per day.
Clean refreshing pool and friendliness of staff Food could have been better
The staff were wonderful, and the hotel superb the theme nights in the restraunt were a bit restrictive in choice
Facilities, comfort, beach view, however I did not like having to wait until 3.30pm for my room!! Upon arrival I was told the room was not ready and I went back to reception a total of 4 times before I was allocated a room.
hotel grounds and area dress code for piano bar and louge - no soundproofing of rooms
close to airport AC making a lot of noise
I have tried 5 hotels and it is a fact that you cannot expect the best standards in Larnaca. But for those who wish a small and trendy hotel, they provide it at a good price. Rooms are adequately sized (not large but not minuscule either), shower is very design, bed is good, airco is remotely controlled, you can open the window, it is quiet if you take a room at the back, service is friendly, and breakfast is not bad at all for Larnaca standards. Towels are not puffy.... their website is poor.... No pool or gymn.
The breakfast was ok compare to the room, and central situation in Larnaca The room was quiet dirty and smelling bad, acces by car was almost impossible
I was bothered to complete a booking form on arrival at 5am.
Fantastic location; great contemporary hotel design; very friendly and helpful reception staff; Too smokey ... but this is Cyprus!
I liked the decoration, the facilities offered and the cleanliness of the room and lobby.
Hotel was hip and funky and staff was very welcoming ..
The breakfast and standard of accommodation. The hotel is directly opposite a Nightclub which combined with the very lound air condition makes a goods nights rest a bit difficult.
Friendly helpful staff, clean modern hotel ideal for the town centre and Larnaca sea front. Advise early for parking.
Complementary bottle of wine and fruits are a good surprise. Value for money is great. Parking is not convenient
The location was excellent and one of the staff helped us with an internet issue. I can't think of anything else we liked. Plenty. There was no reception as you would expect to find. I had been sent an email to tell me where the key to our room was but as I did not have access to email at the time this was useless. A text message would have made more sense. The Alkisti brochure says that all its rooms have a view over everyday Cypriot life. Our window was half a metre from a brick wall, with no view whatsoever and virtually no daylight. The fittings in the bathroom (towel rail, toilet roll holder) were all missing but they were replaced on our last evening. Poor selection of TV channels for British viewers, esp. when the majority of holidaymakers are British. Housekeeping was very poor. Toilet was cleaned and wastebin emptied (left in the middle of the room).
Friendly staff, even called me in uk to explain late arrival key availability.Modern, clean room in old refurbished building. Free parking close by.Overlooked small garden - there can be few green areas like this in the old part of Larnaca. Adjacent to beautiful church. Good restaurant immediately opposite. Overall, very good value basic accomodation in good position. No towels in room first night - with no staff on duty. Room not cleaned on first day. Disappointing but did not spoil our overall experience.
Very friendly, they let us choose rooms, they were very helpful. Wireless(didn't work)
The location was very good, the rooms were fine for the price, and we had everything we needed in the room. The following morning, I ran into some staff, and thay were so sweet end friendly. The hotel is, in my opinion, a very charming hotel with very good location. I'm a student, at I think the price was fair (but could always use it cheaper of course). Nothing, I didn't like. Everything was either perfect or acceptable.
Location, just next to the amazing church, very close to the main promenade Short reception working hours. It closes at six. You must make a booking a bit in advance in order get to know where the key is left.
Excellent location. Excellent value for money with comparable service and attention. Would definitely stay there again.
Everything, location, clean, staff (especially Elena in reception) were very helpful. Small comfortable refurbished character hotel in the shopping area of Larnaca, overlooking St Lazarus church & square. Only 2 minutes walk to beach and many restaurants
The hotel was very clean, comfortable, and quiet. The hotel staff were quite friendly and helpful. The location was central to all the Larnaca shops, the sea, and the landmark church, Ayios Lazarous, the Fort, and Turkish mosque. No complaints.
Good location, very near beach and resturants Room were not cleaned during our stay but we did get clean towels
The location next to the Larazos church is great, a bit hidden from the busy touristy boulevard. The building is nicely renovated, with respect to local architecture and with good taste. The room was small but fine. Good service by email and upon arrival, for example arranging us a taxi for the next day and allowing us in before check in time. No hotel atmosphere, but the idea of having one's own small apartment in the middle of town. Tea and coffee facilities were provided, as well as fresh water in the fridge.
Beach Location Folklore dancing entertainment on Saturday night Thin sheets, grubby blankets and soiled bed cover Poor service at breakfast. Coffee machines were often out of order and not serviced right away causing long queues. Most fruit at breakfast buffet was out of cans Use of the in-room safety deposit boxes comes at a charge The only daily sports activity was Zumba which was pretty lame and lasted only 30 minutes Rooms look very tired and need a make-over
The pool area was nice. Everything else. Checkin/desk Staff was rude at every meeting. Internet was only free in the lobby and if your purchased code did not work, they made you purchase another. Hotel rooms are very dated, beds are hard and blankets were gross.
close to beach shower very small
Short distance to the beach and to the bus station. You book a seaside view room and get a street view one.
good central location and near airport, clean room reception staff not helpful
Spotlessly clean. Staff very friendly. Great Location for shopping, and social scene. Breakfast was very poor, had to go out and buy breakfast
close to the beach and center i did not like it that i was charged for a night when i arrived in 3 am, check in is in 12'00 o clock, i understand that,but they should charged me half the rate, please i had this done before i didn't think that it was fair to pay a whole day,when i only stayed 9 hours, also didn't need to be educated about how hotels work, i travel enough to know that!
I really liked the hot reception staff. They were most friendly and helpful. The bathroom was very compact and I could not get in and out of the shower easily because of the layout of the facilities.
Very centrally located, just a few steps from the beach and the bars, restaurants and shops in Larnaca. Clean, fairly large rooms with a/c. The central location might not suit everybody as the noise from the bars/discos nearby could be disturbing if you want to go to bed early. The breakfast is pretty basic however sufficient.
The location : city center and the seaview no remote control of the tv and no mini bar
very good location,I recommend sea view rooms , friendly staff
location breakfast cleanness tv no english stations small bathroom
Central location. I think that asking for extra money for air con is a scandal. Unpleasant staff.
it has a great locatin,near beach and shopping center,hotel staff are helpfull and kind,rooms are clean and comfortable,the supermarket inside the hotel is a great idea and usefull for buying basic needs! room is noisy durng the night.
Close proximity to beach and amenities; spaciousness; adjoining shop; kitchen/cooking facilities. Towels not changed often enough; one member of staff was particularly miserable and unhelpful; Some of the decor was in a poor state E.G. towlel rack loose, wardrobes needed cleaning; wash sink unit corroded.
The hotel staff was very friendly and nice, the rooms were large and clean. I did not like the fact that for air conditioned you have to pay extramoney.
The stay at Frangiorgio was really pleasant, since the apartment was very big, clean and fully airconditioned in all rooms. I would recommend it without any second thought, since it is excellent value for money. The exterior of the hotel was very old and seemed very ugly and uninviting, which was not the case since the interior was newly renovated, clean and luxurious.
Its relax atmosphere Its relax atmosphere
Very good relationship price-quality, with a perfect location to going out and shopping. Staff are friendly. Noisy because traffic. I think rooms should need double window to avoid this inconvenience.
I liked the super market which under the hotel in addition i found also Costa cafe near the hotel and the staff in the hotel are very freindly
Access to beach and city center not having stuff like soap and shampoo
The place was better than I expected. Clean, centrally located and a great place to stay. I'd stay here again The wifi wasn't the best...


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News: Wonsuk Ma, director of Oxford Center for Mission Studies, to lecture at AGTS, December 6
The Intercultural Doctoral Studies Program at AGTS will host a lecture by Wonsuk and Julie Ma Thursday, December 6 from 1:15 to 2:45 p.m. in the AGTS chapel. Wonsuk is the director of the Oxford Center for Mission Studies (OCMS), UK. The public is invited to attend this free lecture.
The lecture will be entitled "Millennial Shifts of Global Christianity."
Dr. Ma has extensive experience in theological and mission education in Asia. Prior to his appointment at OCMS he served as academic dean of the Asian Theological Seminary in the Philippines. Both he, and his wife, Dr. Julie Ma, are graduates of Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, California. Dr. Wonsuk Ma is the founder of the Asian Pentecostal Society and two international journals: The Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies and the Journal of Asian Mission. He has represented the Asian Pentecostal community in various international and ecumenical meetings. He has authored and edited seven books on the Old Testament and Pentecostalism, and published extensively in academic journals. Dr. Julie Ma has authored two books and edited one, with many articles published in journals and books.
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RHHS Class of 1983 30 Year Reunion
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Join us as we celebrate the 80's!
Class of 1983 hosts the 30 year reunion - Saturday, July 27th
Reunion will be held at the San Pedro Brewing Company and includes a welcome drink (The Titan), a full buffet with grilled tri-tip and chicken, 2 additional drinks and a DJ to play our favorite oldies!
Tickets are non-refundable.
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Samsung Electronics has begun volume production of 128GB embedded memory for next-generation smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices.
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Facilitators - Becky Hannah, Joan Ricci, Worship Leader, Rev. Robert Cook
This retreat is designed for those who would like a more prolonged experience of
centering prayer and who are interested in entering into the more profound levels of spiritual practice in an atmosphere of silence, solitude and community.
Centering prayer is a silent form of prayer that directs a person's attention toward
God. It is a prayer form with ancient roots in the mystical and monastic tradition of the Christian faith. The retreat is intended to help persons develop and sustain a regular centering prayer practice. In addition to several Centering Prayer periods offered daily, you will also have opportunities for contemplative worship, individual meetings with retreat leaders, walks and hiking around the Conference Center grounds, access to two labyrinths, as well as time for solitude and reflection.
Due to the length of this retreat each participant should have an established practice of Centering Prayer for at least a year. This retreat limited to the first 20 registrants. No commuters or partial retreats.
The retreat leaders are Becky Hannah, (828-667-2799), co-coordinator of Contemplative Outreach of Western North Carolina, Joan Ricci, presenter of contemplative prayer retreats at the Oratory and St. Francis Prayer Springs, and the Rev. Robert Cook, retired Episcopal priest. Joan and Becky have both been trained to present centering prayer by Contemplative Outreach, the organization founded by Father Thomas Keating as a spiritual network committed to living the contemplative dimension of the gospel in everyday life. Please fell free to call Becky if you have any questions about the retreat.


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Today the world's largest centre for multilateral diplomacy and a hotbed of luxury shopping, Geneva was a postcard-perfect city known for enlightened tolerance long before Henry Dunant founded the International Red Cross here (1864), the League of Nations moved in (1919), the World Health Organization (WHO) set up shop after World War II, or the World Wide Web was invented here at CERN, the European Centre for Nuclear Research.
Once a place of refuge for the religious reformers Jean Calvin and John Knox, it has sheltered Voltaire, Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Lord Byron, and Mary Shelley, offered safe haven to Richard Wagner and Franz Liszt, and expelled its native son Jean-Jacques Rousseau for being liberal way before his time.
Today a whopping 40% of the city's 189,000 inhabitants are not Swiss, but the more than 150 countries that maintain permanent missions to the United Nations Office in Geneva represent merely the most recent group of foreigners to descend on the city. Four hundred years ago it was wave after wave of Protestant refugees: the English fled Bloody Mary, Protestant Italians the wrath of the pope, Spaniards the Inquisition, French Huguenots the oppressive French monarchy—and Geneva flourished, under the iron yoke of its 16th-century reformer, as a multilingual stronghold of Protestant (specifically Calvinist) reform.
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Old flaws in Obama's new foreign policy
The surface reason for President Barack Obama's West Point speech on Wednesday was to reiterate his commitment to pull out all the remaining 33,000 U.S. forces in Afghanistan in 2016. But, according to senior administration officials, he had two critical underlying purposes:
One was to begin sketching out his new national security strategy for the post Afghan/Iraq war era as the United States faces the need to combat terrorists in the Middle East and Africa while checking Russia and China.
The other was to counter-attack against domestic critics while reassuring uneasy foreign leaders.
So, the speech was a mouthful. Officials said Obama stayed up late Tuesday night, adding point after point and re-polishing others. It seems he knows well that his potency as commander-in-chief and chief foreign policy maker hangs by a thread at home and abroad—and that he must fix his standing now or, inevitably, slide downhill.
With this speech, Obama simply and finally jumped out of the Afghan frying pan only to leap back into the Mideast fire, and beyond that, to the ever-smoldering terrorist and tribal horrors of Africa. (Whatever happened to the "Asia pivot" policy?)
He was bidding a final farewell to the 9/11 nightmare and the odyssey to kill Osama bin Laden. The new danger from terrorists, he was saying, derived far less from the Taliban and al-Qaeda remnants in Afghanistan and far more from the Middle Eastern birthplaces of terrorism and, now, also from new terrorist haunts in Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Somalia and other spots barely known to most Americans.
Obama also stressed to the West Point cadets that he was saying goodbye to large-scale land wars as the means to fight these "new" terrorists.
Alas, Obama's "new" strategy sounded much like the old one. Look at his Wednesday words: "In such circumstances, we should not go it alone. Instead, we must mobilize allies and partners to take collective action. We must broaden our tools to include diplomacy and development; sanctions and isolation; appeals to international law and—if just, necessary, and effective —multilateral military action. We must do so because collective action in these circumstances is more likely to succeed, more likely to be sustained, and less likely to lead to costly mistakes."
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Rick Owens Spring 2014
Rick Owens called his collection Vicious. Well, there is another word for it too: Major. Major, major, major—really. But don't take my word for it. We live in the wonderful era of the worldwide web and you can make up your own mind by clicking the play arrow on the video of his show, where for the next 11 minutes and 44 seconds you will see one of the most thoroughly exhilaration-inducing sights any of us have had the privilege of sitting through this season. Showing as usual at the sports/performance area in Bercy, Owens set up a walkway and staircase at the back of the room where, to a pounding, thudding soundtrack, out walked young women in two formations, who then descended onto his runway in a highly choreographed fashion (it gave me a distinct whiff of Jean Paul Goude's video work for Grace Jones) before breaking into a mashup of what looked to me like a cross between martial arts, gymnastics, and Vogueing.
Okay, I am British, how did I know that this was stepping, which originated on American university campuses amongst African-American students? Owens pulled in four stepping troupes from the States—one from Baltimore, one from Washington, D.C., one from New Jersey, and one from New York—to show his spring 2014 collection on; kudos to him for electing to have them wear the looks, and not have them as a curtain raiser to a conventional runway show with models galore. But lest you think this was all spectacle and no substance, along come those looks: toga-like dresses; sculpted leather vests with a gladitorial feel to to them; and, tunics over shorts, Owens's idea of how to do the minidress, a trend that had been insinuating its way into spring 2014 slowly, until Paris, where it suddenly, dramatically, gained momentum. All of this was worn with the fruits of Owens's first collaboration with Adidas, a graphic high-top. It was a peerless take on the abbreviated, athleticized shapes of spring, but you don't have to take my word for it—you can hit play below.


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I'd consider it quite strong. It could take some time to decrypt since it contains special chars, upper and lower case chars and numbers.
The risk might be more that you forget this password
Hi guys,
I'm a noob with BT and Linux, and I don't plan to get involved very much. I want to know how good is this password:
Can it be cracked easily and how long would it take to do it(so I know how often to change it), or if it is weak how do I improve it.
Thank for your comments
I'd consider it quite strong. It could take some time to decrypt since it contains special chars, upper and lower case chars and numbers.
The risk might be more that you forget this password
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True that. You can always dl this excel template that will try and calculate how long it would take to brute force your password using a "home computer" (sorry, don't know the exact specs).
Link: http://www.mandylionlabs.com/documents/BFTCalc.xls
That of course does not take into account multicore/processor machines. Or someone leveraging Amazon's EC2 GPU Instances...
woooh..... that is sort of "long days and nights cracking"
The only way I would consider this a weak password is if you wrote it on a post-it note and placed it on the monitor
Or posted it on a pen-testing forum. I just put it in my password database. LOL
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I wouldn't even consider it weak if you had put it on a post-it note by the computer. I'd make typos.
It's weak now that you revealed it to the whole world. But alter it a little bit and you're good to go.
I'm a compulsive post editor, you might wanna wait until my post has been online for 5-10 mins before quoting it as it will likely change.
I know I seem harsh in some of my replies. SORRY! But if you're doing something illegal or posting something that seems to be obvious BS I'm going to call you on it.
Just added to my wordlist. Thanks !


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This Tony-winning rags-to-riches story is just too good to be true!
The cast members of the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys had a thousand reasons to celebrate on March 23. With spirits high, the creative team, including original Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio, and the current company got together at the Palm Restaurant to commemorate the show's 1,000th performance. Take a look at party pics!


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Washington : Government Printing Office
|Public Law 85-303
|Alaska. Offshore lands.
|Public Law 85-303
|"Natural resources".
|Public Law 85-303
|"Pierhead line".
|Sec. 2
|Grant of U.S. title, etc.
|Sec. 2
|"Line of mean high tide".
|Sec. 2
|Management and disposal.
|Sec. 2
|Sec. 2
|Sec. 3
|Submerged lands Act, effect.
|Sec. 3
|Sec. 3
|Sec. 4
|625 Retention of rights by U.S.
|Sec. 4
|National defense.
|Sec. 5
|Prior rights.
|Sec. 6
|Sec. 6
|Establishment of pierhead lines.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That as used in this Act—
(a) The term "natural resources" includes, without limiting the generality thereof, oil, gas, and all other minerals, but does not include fish, shrimp, oysters, clams, crabs, lobsters, sponges, kelp, and other marine animal and plant life, or waterpower, or the use of water for the production of power; and
(b) The term "pierhead line" means a pierhead line established, now or in the future, by the Corps of Engineers of the Department of the Army: Provided, That the pierhead line shall be a line parallel to the existing line of mean low tide at such distance offshore from the line of mean low tide that said pierhead line shall encompass, to the landward, all stationary, manmade structures (but shall not encompass any part of breakwaters, bridges, or piers used for vessel dockage which part extends beyond such a parallel line marking the seaward extremity of other manmade structures) which were in existence as of February 1, 1957, to the seaward of the particular townsite for which the pierhead line is being established, and shall encompass no more: And provided further, That the determination of the location of a pierhead line by the Corps of Engineers shall be conclusive.
(a) Except as provided in section 3, there is granted to the Territory of Alaska (hereinafter called the "Territory") all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to all lands within the Territory of Alaska, including improvements thereon and natural resources thereof, lying offshore of surveyed townsites in the Territory, between the line of mean high tide and the pierhead line. For the purposes of this Act, the term "line of mean high tide" shall mean the meander line as heretofore established by Government survey, or, in the event that such a survey has not been made, the present line of mean high tide. Upon the acceptance by the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter called the "Secretary") at any future time of the survey of any other townsite in the Territory, all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the lands, including improvements thereon and natural resources thereof, lying offshore of that surveyed townsite, between the line of mean high tide and the pierhead line, shall pass to the Territory, in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as set forth in this Act for lands lying offshore of townsites which are now surveyed.
(b) The Territory may manage and dispose of any tract of land acquired by it under subsection (a) of this section, and of any revenues
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or proceeds therefrom, in such manner as the legislature of the Territory may direct, except that in the disposition, by sale, lease, or otherwise, of any tract which is occupied or developed for municipal, business, residential, or other beneficial purposes on the date of approval of this Act, the Territory shall afford a preference right to the occupant thereof on the date of approval of this Act, or his successor in interest, or, if the Territory deems it more advisable, shall dispose of the tract to the incorporated town or independent school district to which it is adjacent. If such an occupied or developed tract is conveyed to an incorporated town or school district, the town or district shall, in its disposition of the tract, afford a similar preference right to the occupant of the tract. Where the tract is occupied by a person other than the owner of the improvements thereon, the owner of the improvements shall, for the purposes of this subsection, be considered the occupant of the tract: Provided, That all oil, gas, or other minerals shall be reserved to the Territory in the event that any part of all of said granted lands are sold or disposed of to a political subdivision or to any other person or organization, such minerals to be subject to exploitation under mineral lease from the Territory only.
(c) The Territory shall not be authorized to manage or dispose of any tract of land granted to the Territory under this Act until the Secretary of the Army has submitted to the Secretary of the Interior and the Governor of the Territory maps showing the pierhead line established by the Corps of Engineers with respect to the tract so granted.
(d) Nothing in this Act shall affect the use, development, improvement, or control by or under the constitutional authority of the United States of such lands and waters for the purposes of navigation or flood control or the production of power, or be construed as the release or relinquishment of any rights of the United States arising under the constitutional authority of Congress to regulate or improve navigation, or to provide for flood control, or the production of power.
Any lands which are (1) within the purview of section 2 (a) of this Act, and (2) situated to the seaward of the "coastline" as that term is defined in section 2 (c) of the Submerged Lands Act of 1953 (67 Stat. 29), shall be subject to the said Submerged Lands Act and, as to such lands, the Territory shall have equal title, right, and interest as is accorded to States which are subject to that Act in relation to their similar lands; all other lands which come within the purview of section 2 (a) of this Act shall be subject to the provisions of this Act. There are excepted from the operation of the first sentence of this section and the operation of subsection (a) of section 2 of this Act—
(a) all tracts or parcels of land together with all accretions thereto, resources therein, or improvements thereon, title to which has been lawfully and expressly acquired by the United States from the Territory of Alaska or from any party in whom title has vested under the laws applicable to the Territory, or the law of the United States, all lands expressly retained by or ceded to the United States, all lands acquired by the United States by gift or by proceedings under eminent domain, all lands filled in, built up, or otherwise reclaimed by the United States for its own use as long as so used, and any rights the United States has in lands presently and actually occupied by the United States under claim of rights;
(b) the lands underlying war housing project ALASKA-50083 located in Juneau, Alaska, together with such easements in, over, through, and upon the adjacent tidal flats as may be necessary to continue the existing main sewer line to deep water;
(c) any land which, on the date of approval of this Act, is held, or any land in which, on the date of approval of this Act, any interest is held, by the United States for the benefit of any tribe,
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band, or group of Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos or for individual Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos;
(d) all oil and gas deposits located in the submerged lands along the Arctic coast of naval petroleum reserve numbered 4 between the line of mean high tide and the pierhead line; and
(e) all structures and improvements, constructed by the United States in the exercise of its navigational servitude.
(a) The United States retains all its navigational servitude and rights in and powers of regulation and control of the waters over the lands transferred under subsection (a) of section 2 for the constitutional purposes of commerce, navigation, national defense, and international affairs, all of which shall be paramount to, but shall not be deemed to include, proprietary rights of ownership, or the rights of management, administration, disposition, use, and development of the lands and natural resources which are specifically vested in the Territory by subsection (a) of section 2 of this Act.
(b) In time of war or when necessary for national defense, and when the Congress or the President shall so prescribe, the United States shall have the right of first refusal to purchase at the prevailing market price, all or any portion of the natural resources granted under subsection (a) of section 2, or to acquire and use any portion of the lands granted thereby, by proceeding in accordance with due process of law and paying just compensation therefor.
Nothing contained in this Act shall affect any right which may have been acquired under any law of the United States in lands subject to this Act and such rights, if any, shall be governed by the law in effect at the time at which they were acquired: Provided, however, That nothing contained in this Act is intended or shall be construed as a finding, interpretation, or construction by the Congress that the law under which such rights may be claimed in fact or in law applies to the lands subject to this Act, or authorizes or compels the granting of such rights in such lands, and that the determination of the applicability or effect of such law shall be unaffected by anything contained in this Act.
(a) The Secretary is hereby authorized to survey for the purposes of this Act the exterior boundaries of any area in the Territory which is now or in the future occupied as a town, village, or city, notwithstanding the fact that the lands within that area may not be subject to disposal under the public land laws, and upon his acceptance of a survey for such area, the area shall be deemed a surveyed townsite for the purposes of this Act.
(b) The Secretary of the Army is authorized and directed to cause such pierhead lines to be established as may be requested by the Secretary of the Interior as necessary to carry out the terms of this Act.
Approved, September 7, 1957.


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McDaniel College is named a 'best value' private college by Kiplinger's personal finance
The 200 colleges and universities that make Kiplinger's list provide strong academics and affordability. Colleges and universities are assessed based on cost and financial aid, competitiveness, academic support, graduation rates, and student indebtedness.
According to Kiplinger, "This year's top 100 liberal arts colleges excel…providing the academic support that encourages learning and allows students to graduate on time.
They also make their education affordable by offsetting tuition hikes with generous need-based financial aid and, at many schools, offering merit scholarships to students who don't qualify for need."
At McDaniel College, 90% of first-year students receive merit and/or need-based financial aid to offset the sticker price (tuition, fees, books, room and board). McDaniel has recently been lauded for its net-price calculator. Required by all colleges and universities by October 29, net-price calculators give prospective students and their families an estimate of what the actual net costs would be to attend a specific institution.
In addition to Kiplinger's Personal Finance, McDaniel was included in the first tier of national liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report and was the highest-ranked private Maryland liberal arts college in Washington Monthly's annual college rankings. McDaniel was also one of 70 colleges and universities in "America's Best Kept College Secrets" and was included in Parade Magazine's A-list as one of America's Top 25 Liberal Arts Colleges.
Dr. Roger Casey, president of McDaniel College, said, "McDaniel is getting the national recognition it deserves as one of the leading liberal arts colleges in the country. What sets McDaniel apart is our student-centered curriculum delivered in small classes by dynamic faculty offering our students the flexible learning plans to prepare them for their future. Access is another hallmark of McDaniel with 40% of this year's freshman class among the first generation in their families to attend college."


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Philip Anschutz, the billionaire head of Anschutz Co., always intended to sell Anschutz Entertainment Group, the unit's president said Wednesday.
"This was always going to have an exit strategy," said Tim Leiweke, AEG president and chief executive officer, in an interview.
"Phil builds assets and sells them."
As sports fans, real estate developers and politicians digested the big listing news of the week - that Anschutz is putting AEG up for sale - they also wondered about the timing of the deal and what it would mean for Los Angeles.
AEG, founded in 1997, now owns, manages or consults on more than 100 properties - ranging from soccer teams to music clubs - around the globe, and likely will draw interest from a wide range of bidders, according to experts.
In Los Angeles, where AEG is headquartered, the company has transformed the sports and entertainment landscape over the past decade, with projects like Staples Center and L.A. Live, and ownership of the Stanley Cup-champion L.A. Kings and MLS Cup champion Galaxy. AEG also operates Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario. | Read Inland Valley Daily Bulletin story about Ontario officials being surprised by the potential sale
AEG is also pushing for another big addition to downtown Los Angeles, a high-profile project to build a $1.3 billion football stadium to lure an NFL team back to the city. | Read Vincent Bonsignore's column about how AEG's exit won't end hopes for an NFL team in Los Angeles
With that effort still unfinished - needing approvals by the City Council and the NFL owners - the decision to sell the company now has touched off speculation among civic leaders and sports experts about Anschutz's motivation and which assets will be most coveted by buyers.
According to Leiweke, Anschutz has entertained offers before this year but the decision to sell was made rather quickly, shortly after the Kings won the NHL championship in mid-June.
"It wasn't thought-out over a period of years," Leiweke said.
AEG is keeping quiet on both the asking price and potential bidders, but the list of buyers reportedly includes Patrick Soon-Shiong, a Los Angeles billionaire who made his wealth in pharmaceuticals and owns a minority share in the Lakers.
Efforts to reach Soon-Shiong on Wednesday were unsuccessful.
Marc Ganis, president of Sportscorp, a Chicago-based sports-marketing firm, believes that Anschutz is seeking a price that will be far above the $2.1 billion sale price paid earlier this year for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
"This is a very large, disparate package of assets," Ganis said. "It's a very unique company."
With assets in London, Brazil, Malaysia, Australia and Qatar, plus a thriving concert ticket business, AEG will likely attract a diverse group of buyers, he believes.
A real estate investment trust could partner with a live entertainment company to buy AEG, for instance, Ganis said. He added that the Los Angeles holdings may be considered the most lucrative.
Selling some of the real-estate holdings may prove more difficult.
Like other developers hit by the real estate downturn, AEG has struggled to sell the condominiums at its L.A. Live hotel, and Ganis believes the losses at the site "are significant."
AEG spokesman Michael Roth declined to respond to Ganis's comments.
Another question mark is whether buyers express interest in the Farmers Field project, AEG's proposal for a 72,000-seat stadium in downtown L.A.
The developer has spent more than a year working with local officials on the project, which is slated for City Council approval next week. Leiweke said Anschutz wants a new owner to continue with the football project.
The timing of the sale is a bit awkward for city officials, who now find themselves bombarded with questions.
At a press conference Wednesday, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa defended his decision not to tell his top negotiators, including Chief Administrative Officer Miguel Santana, that he knew about the plans for a sale, saying the deal had to be "negotiated quietly."
A sale wouldn't affect the city's contract crafted with AEG for a football stadium and rebuilt convention center hall, he insisted, nor impact plans to return the NFL to L.A.
Whoever buys AEG is "going to have to live with the contract we negotiated," Villaraigosa said. "I am very proud of that contract."
But Leiweke, who has led the effort on the Farmers Field proposal, acknowledged that the football project isn't a major asset in the portfolio.
"This isn't driving the (sale) process or the valuation of AEG," Leiweke said, adding that he wants the next buyer to see the project to completion.
The current stadium plan, agreed Ganis, is highly speculative given that it requires NFL approval and a complex financing deal.
"A reasonable buyer wouldn't put a great deal of value on it," Ganis said.
Meanwhile, across Los Angeles, many civic leaders sounded wistful on Wednesday to hear that AEG was being sold.
"I thought it would eventually happen, the company is so big and has such an important place in sports and entertainment," said Steve Soboroff, who was an adviser to former Mayor Richard Riordan during negotiations over the building of Staples Center in the 1990s.
"It's a natural progression for large companies, I wouldn't see why it wouldn't (be sold)."
Likewise, billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad touted Anschutz's success in downtown, saying he couldn't think of another individual who has done so much for the area.
But another owner may push harder on the stadium, he added.
"Anschutz, frankly, was never very excited about the stadium being built," Broad said. "...I think the new owners will want to go ahead, and perhaps with greater vigor."
| Read San Gabriel Valley Tribune story "Los Angeles Angels of Industry? Majestic Realty, Angels in talks


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Giambi expected to land on DL Sunday
(GOODYEAR, Ariz.) – The Cleveland Indians announced that they plan to put veteran slugger Jason Giambi on the 15-day disabled list come Sunday.
Manager Terry Francona made it clear that Giambi is on the big league club, however he is still recovering from a non-displaced rib fracture that he suffered on March 7 when he was drilled by an Edwin Jackson fastball during the Indians Cactus League exhibition game in Mesa, Ariz. against the Chicago Cubs.
The Indians will pay Giambi a $100,000 retention bonus once he gets placed on the DL.
This DL situation for Giambi will likely allow the Indians to carry eight pitchers in their bullpen. The final spots open on the 25-man roster include the last spot in the starting rotation as well as two bullpen jobs.
The Indians open the 2014 season on Monday, March 31 in Oakland for a three-game series with the Athletics.
- Nick Camino


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I hope i'm not asking once more time a frequently asked question, but i just can't find any topic about my problem.
(And I'm sorry for my english, I'm french)
I've created a non-root user with the 'adduser' program.
When I launch a graphical interface ('startx'), there is no way for getting the root theme (with dragons in the menu).
There are 'Dust','DustSand', 'New Wave' (~the root theme) as choices in the Appearance Preferences.
with 'ls /usr/share/icon' i can see more folders the these three and the 'bt-icons' folder is reachable (not 'root locked')
Any idea ?


text: I hadn't really spent much time in the "Lara Logan" thread, but I happened to read through it a few minutes ago. While doing so, I discovered the posts above. Are there just no rules in CE anymore? I mean, that thread was predictably ugly, but are we really expected to share the forum with despicable motherfuckers who make jokes like those above? Pezz was banned once for insulting Greg's kids, so you tell me.


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Power bills might go down - in January 2015 – and Nova Scotia Power will fund efficiency upgrades to low-income, electrically-heated homes.
Nova Scotia's Energy Minister Andrew Younger announced April 7 that new legislation will remove the energy efficiency tax from electricity bills next year.
"We've improved how energy efficiency programs are delivered and introduced competition for Nova Scotia Power," Younger said in a news release. "Our approach ensures that Efficiency Nova Scotia remains independent of Nova Scotia Power, with oversight by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board."
The new provincial plan promises to set objectives to save energy, lower costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It proposes a new model for energy efficiency program delivery to ensure investments are more competitive, affordable and accountable.
Amendments to the Public Utilities Act include the addition of an energy efficiency and conservation section that: removes the efficiency tax effective Jan. 1, 2015; requires Nova Scotia Power to purchase cost effective, reasonably available energy efficiency and provides the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board with regulatory oversight of efficiency programs and to determine affordability.
"The demand side management fund established by the Efficiency Nova Scotia Corporation Act will be wound down over the next year and the existing assets, liabilities and employees will be transferred to a new non-profit entity," the government release said.
The government also announced that Nova Scotia Power and its parent company Emera will pay $37 million over the next decade to upgrade all low-income electrically heated homes in the province, at no cost to Nova Scotia Power customers.
According to the release, there are 20,050 low-income homes in Nova Scotia eligible for energy efficiency upgrades, including 15,435 non-electrically heated and 6,615 electrically heated homes.
"We're very pleased to see government's long-term commitment to energy efficiency programs that ensures they remain independent and competitive with a focus on low-income programs," said Chris Morrisey, executive director of Clean Nova Scotia. "Programs like free home energy upgrades for low-income homeowners save people between $565 to $900 a year. These are permanent savings Nova Scotia families will benefit from for many years to come."


text: I believe the issue is entirely in ettercap. But I don't know why ettercap works fine outside of virtualbox on mac.. Also, My alfa is running very slow compared to my airport extreme. Normally I get 12Mbps on my airport, but when using the alfa, I only manage to top out around 4-5 Mbps. Anyone got a idea? (TXpower at 30)